Rogers Sports & Media has dropped the longtime “Country 104.3” format from CJQM-FM (Sault Ste. Marie) and flipped the station to Classic Rock.
Category: Format changes
Iowa Station Switches from Rock to Hot AC
LA Communications’ KDHK/100.5 (Decorah) has started 2025 with a switch from mainstream Rock to Hot Adult Contemporary.
The Family Closes On Milwaukee Purchase, Adds Second FM Translator
Wisconsin’s The Family Radio Network has closed on its purchase of an AM station and its FM translator in Milwaukee and also reached a deal to buy another Milwaukee-area signal.
Mankato Station Returns to “Z99,” Segues to Top 40
Alpha Media’s KEEZ/99.1 (Mankato) has returned to “Z99” branding and segued from Hot Adult Contemporary to Contemporary Hit Radio.
Milwaukee Gets Another Country Outlet As “Fonz” Goes AM/HD2-Only
The Milwaukee Radio Alliance has split up the signals that had carried the “Fonz” Oldies format, with two FM signals now carrying a Country format while “Fonz” continues on AM.
Winnipeg Sees Second Format Change in Month
For the second time in October, a Winnipeg radio station has changed format — and both now offer different variations of Alternative music.
Audacy Brings “Fan” Back to FM in Milwaukee, Displacing “Hot”
Audacy has brought “The Fan” back to FM in Milwaukee, displacing a “Hot” Hip-Hop format that had replaced Sports Talk four years ago.
Weekly Log: SD Station Wins Marconi; MN Format Change
A Rapid City station has won a major national award. Elsewhere, WCCO radio has named a new meteorologist and a western Minnesota radio station recently changed format.
Northern Twin Cities Metro Gets “Amor”
Santamaria Broadcasting’s KMNQ/1470 (Brooklyn Park), which serves the northern half of the Twin Cities metro area, has switched to “Amor.”
Winnipeg’s “Power 97” Transitions to Iconic Alternative
Corus Entertainment has transitioned Winnipeg heritage Rocker “Power 97” (CJKR-FM/97.5) from mainstream Rock to Alternative Classics.