Its original call sign was WHOK, which stood for its owner, the Hocking Valley Broadcasting Company.
[3] (The FM station was later sold and is today Urban AC outlet WXMG.)
By the 1970s, WHOK was airing a full service, middle of the road format of popular adult music, news and sports, while the FM station had an authomated country music sound.
[5] Stan Robinson was recipient of the Russell W. Alt Award for his 43+ years of promoting county fairs in Ohio.
Each year he'd broadcast from The Fairfield County Fair and he hosted The Stan Robinson @ RJ Pitcher Inn.