After 11 days of Christmas music, a group of radio stations in the far northern Twin Cities metro area has reverted to its previous format.
Category: Format changes
Green Bay FM Station Ends Commercial Era
The era of commercial broadcasting for WPCK/104.9 (Denmark-Green Bay) came to an end with a goodbye announcement as 2019 closed.
Western Minn. Station Jumps to Rock Variety Hits
Ingstad Media’s KRVY/97.3 (Starbuck) has transitioned from Adult Contemporary to Rock Variety Hits as “97.3 The Kangaroo.”
New “Wave” of Adult Contemporary for Wausau
After a month running Christmas music, “Wave 100.5” has formally launched on WAVL/100.5 (Rothschild-Wausau) with an Adult Contemporary format.
UP Stations Swap Formats
Iron River Community Broadcasting has swapped the formats of its two west-central Upper Peninsula stations.
Eastern Iowa Station Switches to Hard Rock
KMCS/93.1 (Muscatine) has transitioned from “Vintage Sound” Classic Rock to Hard Rock as “93.1 The Buzz, everything that rocks.”
Freedom 1570 Launching in Minneapolis
After four years as “Wellness Radio,” Salem Media’s KDIZ/1570 (Golden Valley-Minneapolis) is poised to relaunch as “Freedom 1570” on Monday.
Station Giving Wausau a New Format for Christmas
A social media post indicates WAVL/100.5 (Rothschild-Wausau), formerly WDTX, has dropped its Sports format as expected and is now running Christmas music.
Wausau Station Changes Format, Another Flip Coming ‘Very Soon’
A Wausau station has changed its format, telling Facebook fans that it’s adopted the programming of a sister station that will also change format “very soon.”
Variety Hits Format Back in Madison
iHeartMedia’s WXXM/92.1 (Sun Prairie-Madison) has transitioned from Classic Hits to Variety Hits but kept its “Rewind 92.1” moniker.