In the 1960s, the station's studios were moved to a small building on Terry Road, near Jackson State University.
In 1983, WJQS was sold to John Pembroke who switched the call letters to WOAD and changed the format to black gospel.
Other on-air personalities include Kent Emmons of National Lampoon Comedy Radio, Lori Hafer (a recording artist and member of the Hillside Singers who is also the daughter of the format's founder, Al Ham), Al Hardee, Johnny Magnus and singer Steve March Torme, son of entertainer, Mel Tormé.
A typical hour of music (see below) may include a wide variety of artists, ranging from Frank Sinatra to Dean Martin, Nat King Cole to Tony Bennett and Ella Fitzgerald to Michael Buble.
From January 2009 to February 2011, WJQS broadcast the Radio Shopping Show in conjunction with the business talk format and then Music of Your Life.