WZSR was sold in 1974 to Mal Bellairs for $95,000 and returned to the air with the call sign WXRD which simulcast AM 850 WIVS (an AM radio station licensed to Crystal Lake, Illinois and serving the Chicago metropolitan area) in the morning and aired a progressive rock format the remainder of the day.
In 1974, the station was sold to Mal Bellairs for $95,000 and returned to the air, with its call sign changed to WXRD. WXRD simulcast AM 850 WIVS in the morning and aired a progressive rock format branded "The Crossroads" the remainder of the day. WAIT (850 kHz) was an AM radio station licensed to Crystal Lake, Illinois and serving the Chicago metropolitan area. 
