With the Butler family no longer owning the newspaper or broadcast properties, WBEN attempted to contemporize the sound during the mid-late 1970s by firing some of its longtime on-air institutions, hiring DJs and playing Top-40 music.

Unlike the other eating clubs, Terrace rarely hires DJs for dancing because there are always several members who are DJs themselves.

However, the Stringfellows hired named DJs including Peter Tyler and Brett Sinclair.

Some large nightclubs may hire DJs to work in the club every week as employees.

But if a dance bar has a large dance floor and hires well-known professional DJs, it is considered to be a nightclub or discothèque.

Lonzo hired local DJs Antoine "Yella" Carraby and Andre "Dr. Dre" Young who were DJs on KDAY.

The station later hired new DJs for its morning and afternoon hours, but was otherwise automated outside of some syndicated programming on weekends.

The switch was kicked off with a music marathon, but the station is working on hiring local DJs.

Nowadays people hire DJs and have a dance party followed by dinner.

WERD was playing classic R&B when on July 4, 1995, new program director Mitch Faulkner started playing rap music at night and hired younger DJs.