 WBNQ began airing Casey Kasem's American Top 40 during the XT-40 era and continued to do so through the 1980s.WBNQ enjoyed #1 ratings in 2000 and had a run of consecutive number one ratings from 2001 to 2004.Despite increased competition in 2005 from WRPW which was then operating as a Rhythmic, but has since changed to News/Talk, WBNQ has remained a top rated station with #1 or #2 12+ Arbitron rankings.