In 1979 the station was dealt a blow when one of its most popular DJs, Johnny Gee (real name John Gallaher), was kidnapped and murdered by the infamous Briley Brothers outside of a nightclub his band was playing at when he caught them attempting to break in his car.

Some of the DJ who were on WXGI during this period were "Big" John Trimble, David Holt, Gretchen Hart, Bill James, Gary Micheals, and Eric Slater.

Finally in 2004, the station abandoned music altogether for an all sports format adding programming from ESPN Radio.

Former CEO of Red Zebra, Bennett Zier, stated at the time, "I am excited about our continued growth and our new ability to serve loyal Redskins fans in and around Richmond.

[7] That station was sold to the Educational Media Foundation and switched to a Contemporary Christian music format as WLRB on November 2, 2016.