to replace the retiring jocks, the station recruited young spider harrison, a native new yorker who at the time was an afternoon urban air personality and program director at wtlc-fm in indianapolis. harrison steered the nighttime format into a blend of soul and rock, in an attempt to target an entire new generation of young night-time listeners throughout the country. however, wlac appeared to gain little arbitron improvements from local listeners, this despite nonstop promotional events staged throughout the nashville area. only hoss allen kept his program, which he converted sometime in the late 1970s or early 1980s to a black gospel format, by moving it to the overnight slot before morning drive-time; despite his complying with management wishes (unlike richbourg and nobles), wlac never promoted allen's shows actively again.