Also in July 2000, Bob Sauber, whose son Tom managed WFRA-AM-FM in addition to his own WAQM, wanted to retire and put his stations up for sale.
All three (Sauber also owned WTIV in Titusville, the first of the group) were purchased by Altoona-based Forever Broadcasting, LLC for an undisclosed sum.
The station had a very large staff of on air personalities with names such as "Ted Bear" (who was legendary Northwest Pennsylvania broadcaster Todd Adkins in disguise),"Billy Valentine","Drew Love" and "Cupid."
Callers dedicated "Goodnight Kisses" each evening at 10pm, and overnight host "Jason Valentine" connected with many listeners with outrageous radio games and stunts.
Program Director Todd Adkins took pride in his station and was always a caring man to his staff, encouraging them to grow and develop their on air talent.
The final year and a half of the station brought the loss of 24/7 live disc jockeys, automation, and what would eventually be the beginning of the end of the golden era of Kiss FM.
Personalities such as Tyrel and Brett Hart took on air positions in a different market and were replaced by voicetracking and glitchy automation that rarely worked.
All of these features made the station a local treasure and invaluable resource that is now gone from the Meadville, Franklin, and Oil City communities; replaced by a cheap automated radio station known as "Majic" that has eliminated jobs and does not offer listeners and community members the overall experience that Kiss FM did for many years.
Throughout its run as Kiss FM (and even dating back to the Mix 99.3 days) legendary countdown host Casey Kasem's shows were always carried on the station.
As of January 2023, the slogan remains "Today's Best Music" When the station was a Hot AC format as "Kiss FM" it boasted a large staff of live and local on air personalities.
Until 2006, the station had a live personality in studio 24/7, even during the syndicated shows "American Top 40 with Casey Kasem" and "Saturday Night 80s."
[4] On October 16, 2023, WHMJ and WXMJ changed their formats from top 40/CHR to classic hits, branded as "WUZZ Radio".