by may 1976, wwl-fm returned to easy listening music. the format featured mostly instrumental songs with several soft vocals each hour. on december 26, 1980, to separate the fm station's image from its am and tv counterparts, the call letters were changed to wajy. the station, calling itself "joy 102," moved closer to a 50/50 mix of instrumentals and vocals, some from soft rock artists such as elton john, olivia newton-john, stevie wonder and chicago.