WPOR

[2] On March 2, 1971 WPOR and WPOR-FM were sold to Ocean Coast Properties.

[3] 25 years later in March 1996 WPOR and WPOR-FM were sold again, this time to current owner Saga Communications for $10 million.

[6] The reason for the new call letters was made clear on May 24, 1999 when it changed its format to adult standards and became known on air as The Bay.

[7] WPOR's Jon Shannon has hosted the POR Morning Crew since March 2001.

The situation changed with the debut of WTHT in Portland, another country station.