After 16 years in the country format, 106.7 WYAY had found itself as the forgotten sibling of sister “Kicks 101.5” WKHX. However, ABC/Disney did not want to open a door for a competitor to its dominance of the country audience in the Atlanta area. With WKHX leaning current based, a hole was opening for a gold based station to target the older demographics. At 3:00pm on September 1, 2000, Eagle 106.7 was born.
