 Faced with FCC deregulation of low-wattage FM stations in the early 1980s, and in order to protect the frequency, the student managers decided to apply for a 25,000 watt license, which would extend the audience throughout the Baltimore and Washington DC area.This became the largest radio station power increase on record.The application was approved in 1982, however the station went off the air in 1983-4 due to renovation of AMR II in which the studios were located.