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A key to Radio Formats and Cities of License can be found here.
(Dates in parentheses represent when each entry was published on here.)
- WKZG/104.3 Green Bay/Appleton, WI flips to 80's/90's Hits "KZ104.3". Station was previously Adult Hits "Chuck FM" (WCHK) and stunted for over a month with Christmas music. (12/26/2012) (Discuss)
- WTDY/1670-AM & 106.7-FM Madison, WI drops News/Talk for Sports "The Zone" (WOZN) with CBS Sports Radio lineup. Station stunted with Christmas music, followed by Rock music after 12/25/2012 before debut on 01/02/2013. (Discuss)
- KTLB/105.9 Fort Dodge, IA revamps short-lived "The Beach" in favor of Classic Hits Hippie Radio. The station stunted with Christmas music, followed by various song loops after 12/25/2012. (01/01/2013) (Discuss)
- KKSD/104.3 Watertown, SD also flips to Classic Hits "Hippie Radio". It was previously Classic Rock "104.3 The Fox". (01/01/2013) (Discuss)
- WOKY/920 Milwaukee, WI will drop Classic Country in favor of Sports on 01/07/2013, simulcasting some programming from sister station WTSO/1070 Madison, WI. (01/02/2013) (Discuss)
- WGBW/1590 Green Bay, WI picks up ESPN Radio from WDUZ/1400-AM & 107.5-FM "The Fan". WDUZ has switched to CBS Sports Radio. WGBW was previously serving Manitowoc/Two Rivers with an Oldies format. (01/02/2013) (Discuss)
- As first reported by our message board, two format flips have occurred in the Great Bend, KS market. Long running Hot AC KZRS/107.9 "Star 107.9" has flipped to Oldies "Old School 107.9" while Adult Hits KSOB/96.7 "Jack FM" has flipped to Classic Country "Kansas Country 96.7". (01/03/2013) (Discuss)
- WQRT/1160 "Real Talk 1160" Cincinatti, OH has dismissed its airstaff and will go silent on 01/07/2013. The station will sign back on with a new format on 02/01/2013. (01/03/2013) (Discuss)
- KBGG/1700 "The Champ" Des Moines, IA drops ESPN Radio in favor of CBS Sports Radio. (01/06/2013) (Discuss)
- KTOP-AM/1490 Topeka, KS drops ESPN Radio in favor of CBS Sports Radio. (01/06/2013) (Discuss)
- As first reported by our message board, KXDI/93.9 Dickinson, ND has signed with a Country format on as "I94". This makes the 2nd country station on the FM dial in the market. (01/10/2013) (Discuss)
- KRDS/95.5 New Prague, MN has flipped from Oldies to a simulcast of KCHK/1350, which runs a Classic Country format, but also includes popular Polka programming (Discuss) (01/11/2013).
- KMCS/93.1 "Mac FM" Muscatine, IA to drop Adult Hits in favor of Classic-based Rock "Vintage Sound 93.1" on 01/14/2013. (01/12/2013) (Discuss)
- WGKC/105.9 Champaign-Urbana, IL drops Classic Rock in favor of Country "US 105.9". (01/13/2013) (Discuss)
- The long anticipated KNNZ/89.1 Fargo, ND has signed on with an Alternative format as "Ken's FM 89.1." (01/15/2013) (Discuss)
- WIND/560 Chicago rebrands as "The Answer". (01/21/2013) (Discuss)
- As first reported by our our message board, suburban KQSP/1530 Minneapolis goes silent pending a format change. It previously carried an Urban Oldies format as "Magic 1530." (02/05/2013) (Discuss)
- Country station KZSN/102.1 Wichita, KS rebrands from "Kissin' 102.1" to "102.1 The Bull." (02/08/2013) (Discuss)
- KATQ-FM/100.1 Plentywood, MT flips to Classic Rock. It was previously simulcasting the Country format of KATQ-AM/1070. (02/17/2013) (Discuss)
- KIMI/107.7 Omaha, NE signs on testing with Classic Rock music. Station owner Victor Michael has posted a video on YouTube with audio of the test broadcast. (02/18/2013) (Discuss)
- WJEK/95.3 Champaign-Urbana, IL breaks simulcast with the ESPN Radio programming on WSJK/93.5 to flip to Adult Contemporary "Sunny 95.3." (02/18/2013) (Discuss)
- W298BB/107.5 Indianapolis signs on relaying WIBC/93.1-HD3 as "107.5 The Fan," simulcasting most of the lineup on WFNI/1070 "The Fan." (02/19/2013) (Discuss)
- As first reported by our message board, KQSP/1530 Minneapolis has returned on the air with a Tropical format. (02/24/2013) (Discuss)
- WWYW/103.9 Crystal Lake-Chicago, IL drops Classic Hits "Y103.9" in favor of Classic Rock "103.9 The Fox." (02/25/2013) (Discuss)
- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports that African American targetted talk and music station WMCS/1290 Milwaukee will be flipping formats. It is currently stunting with Elvis Presley songs. (02/26/2013) (Discuss)
- As first reported by our message board, two format flips will occur in Sioux Falls on 02/28/2013: KSQB/95.7 is flipping from Adult Hits "Q95.7" to Classic Hits "Kool 95.7," picking up sister station's KXQL/107.9 current format. KXQL will flip to a simulcast of KELO-AM/1320. (02/27/2013) (Discuss) 03/04/2012 Update: 95.7 has changed call letters to KQSF, 107.9 has changed to the KELQ call letters (KELO-FM "Lite 92.5" carries an AC format.)
- After stunting for several days, WMCS/1290 Milwaukee debuts an Adult Standards format as "Martini Radio" with the WZTI call letters. (03/01/2013) (Discuss)
- WPCN/1010 Stevens Point, WI replaces True Oldies Channel (WSPT/97.9's full-time format) on overnights and weekends in favor of news/talk programs and CBS Sports Radio. (03/03/2013) (Discuss)
- As first reported by our message board on 03/01/2013, KFNL/92.7 Fargo, ND has gone silent. The station ran an Active Rock format as "92.7 The Bone," under a JSA with Radio Fargo-Moorhead (sale pending to Midwest Communications.) (03/05/2013) (Discuss)
- KFNS/590 & KXFN/1380 St. Louis are poised to drop "The Fan" sports in favor of "590 The Man" & "1380 The Woman." (03/08/2013) (Discuss)
- WBKV/1470 West Bend, WI has dropped classic country in favor of News/Talk. (03/15/2013) (Discuss)
- WIRL/1290 Peoria, IL drops classic country in favor of oldies. (03/15/2013) (Discuss)
- KGFX "River 92.7" Pierre, SD transitions from Hot AC to CHR. (03/17/2013) (Discuss)
- WSLM/1220 Salem, IN drops simulcast with classic hits WSLM-FM/97.9 in favor of classic country. (03/21/2013) (Discuss)
- WLLM/1370 Lincoln, IL tweaks Christian format to Southern Gospel. (03/21/2013) (Discuss)
- "U-Rock 107.9" (WUIL) Champaign/Urbana, IL has applied for WKIO call letters, and our message board is speculating a format flip, which is quite common with call sign changes. (03/22/2013) (Discuss)
- As first reported by our message board, AC station KZLT/104.3 Grand Forks, ND has reverted to the "Lite Rock 104.3" branding. (03/23/2013) (Discuss)
- As first reported by our message board, WAUN/92.7 Green Bay, WI (also heard on translators W255AQ/98.9 Sturgeon Bay, WI and W245BS/96.9 Green Bay, WI) has dropped the "Smooth Bays" Smooth Jazz format in favor of Regional Mexican as "La Mas Grande." (03/25/2013) (Discuss)
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