 After the station's sale to new owner Douglas Tanger in 1988 it maintained its classical programming as WBOQ ("W-Bach"), adding on-air hosts well-versed in the form, such as professional flutist Heather Kent and program director Steve Murphy, a singer and choral conductor.In the late 1990s WBOQ transitioned to a mix of Broadway and movie music, and later to a jazz standards format.At the end of 2003 the station flipped to an oldies format under new owner Todd Tanger and Program Director Charlie Curtis, a veteran air personality at such oldies outlets as WCBS-FM in New York and WOMC in Detroit.