WGXI/1420 (Plymouth) has changed format coinciding with the launch of new FM translator W253CW/98.5.
Category: Format changes
Rock Returns to Fort Dodge
Alpha Media’s KZLB/92.1 (Fort Dodge) has dropped Classic Hits/Rock for Hard Rock as “92 Rock,” bringing the format back to the market after an absence of seven years.
Two Format Changes Follow Iowa Station Sale
Wennes Communications Stations is changing the formats of both stations it recently bought in Decorah, Iowa.
Southern Minnesota Classic Hits Station Rebrands
Townsquare Media has rebranded one of it southern Minnesota Classic Hits outlets to “Fun 104.3.”
Duluth FM Station Returns to the Air
After several weeks of silence, WJRF/89.5 (Duluth) has returned to the air simulcasting another station.
Classic Hits Station Now on Both Sides of Lake Superior
The only commercial radio station on Minnesota’s North Shore is now simulcasting a Classic Hits/Oldies format based on the other side of Lake Superior.
“Life,” “Faith” Networks Expand on Former Refuge Stations
The University of Northwestern-St. Paul is expanding its “Life” and “Faith” formats on a number of stations that formerly carried “Refuge Radio.”
“Refuge” Goes Silent after 37 Years
A Christian radio operation based out of Duluth for the past 37 years fell silent over the Labor Day weekend. WJRF/89.5 (Duluth) is off the air and other former “Refuge” signals are now carrying different programming.
Hard Rock Returns to Quad Cities as ESPN Moves Back to AM
Two Quad Cities stations changed format at the start of the Labor Day weekend, coincidentally returning both to formats they’d carried at the turn of the century.
“Up 102” Comes to Twin Cities HD Radio Dial
iHeartMedia has launched Contemporary Christian outlet “Up 102” on the HD2 signal of KEEY/102.1 (St. Paul).