 The ratings continued to slide, and in August 1984, it became WROQ (AM) and flipped back to Top 40, while simulcasting its then-FM sister station (now WNKS) in morning and afternoon drive-times.In June 1986, it changed its calls to WAES (a phonetic version of the old calls) with an oldies format, briefly bringing back its old "61 Big WAYS" moniker.Also, in September of that year, the Kaplans sold the stations for $15 million to CRB Broadcasting, who would then sell them to Adams Radio in July 1988, then to Tenore Broadcasting in March 1989.