I worked at LTJ back in the 80's and 90's. It's a very small operation, owned by a family. They also own BOB-FM in Pittsburgh and I think that's it... they owned a couple of things in St. Louis way back when but those are long gone.
The station went to what amounts to a variation on the "Fresh" format this summer. They now have just two live shows, in the drives, and a canned voice backsells EVERY song.
So despite going to a smaller market, he's likely getting more money and maybe doing something a little more challenging.