Unlike the slow Memorial Day and Independence Day holiday weekends that preceded it this year, this Labor Day weekend has been back to normal levels of format change activity. Here’s a rundown of what’s taken place.
Upcoming Changes
Lansing – Midwest Communications Sports “92.1 The Team” WQTX will flip to 90s Hits “Fuel 92.1” on Wednesday at 6am.
Completed Changes
Ithaca – Saga’s 95.9 W240CB/WQNY-HD3 has flipped to Alternative “Alt 95.9” after is stunting with only music from X Ambassadors over the holiday weekend.
Denver – Entercom Oldies “Cruisin 1430” KEZW relaunches as Soft Oldies “EZ 1430“.
Portsmouth NH – Port Broadcasting’s “Classic Rock 92.1/97.1” WXEX-FM Sanford ME and 1540 WXEX/97.1 W246BP Exeter NH stunted with The History of Rock and Roll prior to flipping to 70s based Oldies as “The Seacoast Oldies Station“.
Orlando – iHeartMedia began operating Star Over Orlando’s Brazilian 810 WRSO Orlovista/93.1 W226BT Orlando/97.9 W250CE Kissimmee and has made a pair of changes. W226BT has replaced 102.5 W273CA as the FM side of Conservative Talk 540 WFLF. WRSO and W250CE have flipped to Spanish News/Talk as “Acción 97.9”
Louisville – Alpha Media flipped Classic Hip-Hop “G105.1” WGHL Shepherdsville to Alternative “Alt 105.1“.
Bakersfield – iHeartMedia flipped Spanish AC “La Preciosa 105.3” to AC “Sunny 105.3“.
Tallahassee – Adams Radio rebranded Variety Hits “99.9 Hank-FM” WANK to “Tally 99.9” WXTY.
Sioux City – Saga Communications debuted Classic Country “104.5/99.9 The Outlaw” on 99.9 K260BO Yankton SD and 104.5 K283AG Sioux City IA.
Philadelphia – Aztec Capital Partners Spanish Tropical “El Zol” 1340 WHAT/99.9 W260CZ rebranded as “Z99.9” (pronounced Zeta 99.9).
Burlington VT – Vox AM/FM Sports “ESPN 101.3” WCPV rebrands as “101.3 The Game” as it switches network affiliation from ESPN Radio to Fox Sports.
Crossville TN – 3B Properties moved CHR “101.9 The Vibe” to 1410 WBBX/94.1 W231DY as “94.1 The Vibe” in order to launch Christian AC “Spirit 101.9” on W270BI/WIHG-HD2.