IHeart Media shuffles its cluster lineup in the Puget Sound region. Pittsburgh Public Media acquires Rhythmic Oldies WZUM, which will flip to Jazz as a simulcast of WYZR, which is expected to sign on later this year. Rhythmic-leaning Top 40/CHR KTFM/ San Antonio is relaunched with a new branding, adopting Alpha Media's 'Energy' moniker. The move will leave the LA Galaxy without an English-language radio station, forcing the team to resort to Internet-only game broadcasts the Los Angeles Clippers' broadcasts will move to KEIB. The KFWB License Trust announces the sale of Sports Talk KFWB/ Los Angeles to Mercury Capital Partners, who'll flip the station to brokered multicultural programming. Paul radio market picks up a Rhythmic Top 40 outlet, as KNOF drops its longtime Christian Contemporary format to become 'Go 95.3,' with an emphasis on cutting-edge artists and local content.

WFWI Fort Wayne, Indiana relaunched with hybrid Classic Adult Hits as 'Big 92.3.' įor the first time since sister station KTWN-FM flipped to Top 40 in 2010, the Minneapolis-St. KFMB-FM San Diego, which dropped the Adult Top 40 format and Jack FM branding after 10 years and began stunting with a wheel of formats on December 26, 2015, debuted a Mainstream Rock format, branded as 'KFM-BFM 100.7.' KDSP will also take the Fox Sports Radio affiliation from KKFN and KEPN, the latter becoming a full-time affiliate of ESPN Radio on the same day. The Denver radio market will see the number of sports stations increase to five, with the addition of former Oldies KRWZ (the flagship station of the Denver Nuggets, Colorado Avalanche and Colorado Rapids the flip to take place April 5), and former Talk KDSP & K300CP (the flagship station for the Denver Broncos). Īfter dropping the ' Nash Icon' format for Christmas music as 'Warm 98.9', then stunted again with AC on December 26, followed by a series of hints of yet another flip via Twitter, W255CJ in Atlanta flipped back to Alternative and revived the '99X' branding. KBIU Lake Charles, Louisiana drops AC for Rhythmic Top 40 as 'Hot 103.3.' The flip brings the format back to the market after it was dropped by Nash Icon sibling KQLK in September 2014. Notable events January DateĬlassic Hits WMXJ Miami relaunches with a 80s-based format as '102.7 The Beach.'

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