 After just over 3 successful years in the Top-40 format, the station rebranded itself as ""Cape 104"" on August 1, 1983; a few months later, the call letters were changed to WKPE.Under the management of Roth Media and legendary Program Director Jack Alix "Cape 104" would become one of the Cape's most iconic stations.WKPE enjoyed ratings success throughout the 1980s.