Much of the station's local news, talk and community programming was simulcast until 1992 with its sister station 1600 WCGOinChicago Heights, Illinois, now off the air.[10][11][14][13] In 1985, the station began airing the Warren Freiberg - Libby Collins Show, which had been heard on 106.3 WLNRinLansing, Illinois, since 1973.[14]
In 1992, WTAS began airing an urban gospel format, simulcasting the programming of 1510 WWHNinJoliet, Illinois.[13][15][16] In 1993, the station was purchased by Word of Faith Fellowship, Inc. for $800,000,[17][18] and on October 22, 1993, its call sign was changed to WEMG-FM, with the station continuing to air a black gospel format.[3][19][20] In 1997, the station was sold to Dontron, Inc. for $1.8 million.[21] In summer 1997, the station was taken silent.[22] On October 31, 1997, the station's call sign was changed to WYAA.[3] The station returned to the air January 5, 1998.[23][24] As WYAA, the station played gospel oldies, love songs, and Christian jazz, along with brokered religious programming.[23]
On June 1, 2000, the station's call sign was changed to WVJM, and the station adopted an urban contemporary format as "Hot 102".[25] As an urban contemporary station, WVJM "Hot 102" carried the syndicated Doug Banks show.[25][26] On March 26, 2001, the station's urban contemporary format was moved to longtime gospel station 92.3 WYCAinHammond, Indiana, along with the call letters WVJM.[2][27] The call letters WYCA briefly moved to 102.3, before being moved to 106.3 WYBAinLansing, Illinois, on April 22, 2001, with 102.3 adopting WYBA as its call sign.[3][28] As WYBA, the station initially aired an R&B format as "The Groove".[29][30]
The station switched to its current gospel music format as "Rejoice 102" on February 17, 2003.[30] On September 30, 2003, the station's call sign was changed to WYCA, as 106.3 in Lansing changed its call sign to WSRB and dropped its gospel format in favor of an urban AC format.[3][28] With the end of the gospel format on 106.3, gospel announcer Darryll King moved her weekday program from 106.3 to 102.3, though she continues to host a show on WSRB on Sundays.[31][32] WYCA is now the lone religious outlet for Crawford in the Chicago area.
Gospel announcer Darryll King once hosted the morning show. King has won numerous awards for her work in black gospel radio.[31]
