 Following a sale in 1976, the country format was changed to easy listening music, which continued until 1980, when Bott Broadcasting purchased WFWR and changed the calls to WFCV.The 1090 kHz frequency in Fort Wayne was previously assigned to WFTW, which was a 1 kW daytime AM station owned by Fort Wayne Broadcasting, Incorporated.It began broadcasting August 10, 1947, with studios in the Purdue University Building, 220 E. Jefferson Street in Fort Wayne.