in 1983, kroe stopped playing vinyl records and moved to a reel to reel medium. in the 1980s, popular programs included "polka party" featuring polka music and stories delivered in polish. another popular program was the "make believe ballroom," with 1940's big band sounds. the polka party ended in the mid 90's, and the big band show moved to kwyo in 1998. the music on kroe was switched to a westwood one satellite-delivered country music format in the 1990s.