[membership level="2,3"] <img src="https://radioinsight.com/wp-content/images/2021/03/kwxy-200x200.png" alt="1340 92.3 KWXY Palm Springs" width="200" height="200" class="alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-205932" />Before the pandemic, Labor Day Weekend leading into the Fall ratings period was one of the top four format change periods on the calendar along with Post-Christmas, Memorial Day weekend and July 4 weekend. With travel restrictions going back up and usage of radio down, the old strategy of launching a format when lots of people are on the road doesn't mean as much anymore. Thus, we've had just a trickling of new format launches leading into Labor Day weekend and not many domain registrations of note. Of the ones that have come in: MacDonald Garber Broadcasting has registered <a href="http://StarCountry1067.com">StarCountry1067.com</a> for currently Silent 106.7 WSRT Gaylord/Traverse City MI. WSRT has been <a href="https://radioinsight.com/headlines/182504/northern-broadcasting-takes-wsrt-wsrj-silent-preparing-to-sell-94-3-wfcx/">mostly off the air</a> since December 2019 with MacDonald Garber acquiring the former "<strong>ESPN Northern Michigan</strong>" from Northern Broadcasting for $215,000 <a href="https://radioinsight.com/headlines/184974/station-sales-week-of-3-6/">in March 2020</a>. A flip to Country would create a competitor to Midwestern Broadcasting's <a href="https://www.wtcmi.com">103.5 WTCM-FM</a> Traverse City. <hr /> Stephens Media Group has registered <a href="http://1069TheBlitz.com">1069TheBlitz.com</a> and <a href="http://TheBlitz1069.com">TheBlitz1069.com</a> for what is currently Yakima WA market Oldies "<a href="https://kruznktcr.com">Kruzn' KTCR</a>" 980 KTCR Selah/K295BT Wahpato WA. KTCR has a CP to launch a new translator on 102.5, while K295BT will be fed by an HD subchannel of 99.7 KHHK Yakima. <hr /> IVox Radio's recently took both of its recent acquisitions in Palm Springs off the air as it prepares to relaunch the stations. <a href="https://www.desertsun.com/story/money/business/2021/09/02/palm-springs-radio-stations-kwxy-kgx-coming-back-air-new-owner/5672854001/?fbclid=IwAR2LAXtR5eVnubHlvcZV7XRlokXTxYr09x99X_9E-33_-cHFQXNDeToDwnw">The Desert Sun reports</a> Conservative Talk "<strong>920 KGX</strong>" KKGX/99.1 K256CU Palm Springs and Beautiful Music/Oldies 1340 KWXY/92.3 K222DA Cathedral City will return to the air later this month with slightly modified programming. KKGX will be rebranded as "KKGX Alternative Talk Radio" with a broader mix of Talk during the day and an undisclosed music format at night. KWXY will be "modernized" with owner Louie Comella stating, "There’s some 1960s and '70s things in there that are lacking and there’s some instrumental stuff that’s not necessarily appropriate." IVox has registered new domains of <a href="http://KKGXRadio.com">KKGXRadio.com</a> and <a href="http://KWXYRadio.com">KWXYRadio.com</a> for the stations, as their previous URL's now redirect to the CDC. <hr /> <strong><em>Anonymous Registrations:</em></strong> <a href="http://935TheRocket.com">935TheRocket.com</a>, <a href="http://943KixFM.com">943KixFM.com</a>, <a href="http://947TheVibe.com">947TheVibe.com</a>, <a href="http://969TheWave.com">969TheWave.com</a>, <a href="http://1005KoolFM.com">1005KoolFM.com</a>, <a href="http://Hot959FM.com">Hot959FM.com</a>, <a href="http://Hot98Radio.com">Hot98Radio.com</a>, <a href="http://Kiss1057.com">Kiss1057.com</a>, and <a href="http://Wild965.com">Wild965.com</a>. [/membership]