Just a very capsulized version of why you have that static.Obviously, the folks who bought WOWO to move the license then sold it.They would never abide its current lineup:
In September 1994, in a move unprecedented in the broadcasting industry, Inner City Broadcasting purchased WOWO for the sole purpose of reducing its power and redirecting its signal.
As a result, WLIB was finally able to power up to 50,000 watts daytime/30,000 watts night, and be heard full-time in the entire New York market.
On March 31, 2004, WLIB became an affiliate of Air America, a liberal talk network.
Thanks, I never knew that!