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It was the popularity and financial success of WAKR-TV's sister radio station that kept the TV station afloat, which was severed when the radio stations were spun off and WAKR-TV became WAKC.

Into the 1990s, while WEWS carried first-run programming like The Oprah Winfrey Show, Wheel of Fortune, Jeopardy !, and Live with Regis and Kathie Lee, WAKC was left with The 700 Club, Bewitched, The Brady Bunch and infomercials in the 7: 00 p. m. hour.

In addition, WAKC's newscasts struggled in ratings even in Akron, often being beaten by WEWS.