WXTR, which had been purchased by Liberty Broadcasting, was soon paired with the Frederick, Maryland-licensed WZYQ (103.9 FM) (which aired a Top 40 format), in an attempt to attain better signal coverage for WXTR-FM.

[3] Finally, Bonneville purchased the WXTR-FM/WZYQ combo, and, under program director Dale O'Brian, changed the format over to contemporary hit radio at 11 am on July 15, 1996, as "Z104" with the call letters WWZZ and WWVZ.

[8] The format proved an effective alternative to WIHT and to local stations WWDC (DC101) and WHFS (HFS 99.1), both of which specialized in hard rock.

[10] On January 22, 2007, at 3 pm, after the announcement of the end of WGMS (which had aired on various frequencies in the Washington market for 60 years), 104.1/103.9 flipped to adult hits, branded as "George 104".

[13] The format change to "George" took place after an abortive effort by Bonneville in late 2006, to sell the two frequencies to Washington Redskins owner Daniel Snyder.

News accounts suggested that a comment to The Washington Post from an unnamed Bonneville executive, who said Snyder had offered "50 percent more than WGMS was worth", had stalled the negotiations.