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		<title>California 103.1 Calgary Becomes Classic Hits XL103</title>
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On March 3, 2008 at 3pm, NewCap Broadcasting&#8217;s Smooth Jazz &#8220;California 103.1&#8243; CIQX Calgary changed formats to Classic Hits as &#8220;XL103&#8243;. In accordance with Canada&#8217;s more strict licensing regulations, Newcap needed the CRTC to remove the clause in the station&#8217;s license requiring a specialty format in order to change the format.

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		<link>http://www.formatchange.com/california-1031-calgary-becomes-classic-hits-xl103/</link>
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		<title>96.5 The Mountain Chattanooga flips from AAA to CHR</title>
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With one of only four 100kw signals in the Chattanooga market, 96.5 WDOD-FM has always been looked upon as a potential sleeping giant. At the same time, the CHR format has never had a signal with the potential to be heard throughout the region. The format had not been heard at all in the area [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.formatchange.com/965-the-mountain-chattanooga-flips-from-aaa-to-chr/</link>
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		<title>"O-Rock" 105.9 WOCL Orlando Becomes "Sunny 105.9&#8243;</title>
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Following the departure of Howard Stern to Sirius in December 2005, WOCL&#8217;s Modern Rock format fell on hard times. Drew Garabo and Savannah were brought in following their departures from crosstown FM Talker WTKS to host mornings, but the format floundered behind 101.1 WJRR for the young male audience it desired. Finally on Friday, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.formatchange.com/o-rock-1059-wocl-orlando-becomes-sunny-1059/</link>
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		<title>93.9 WWFT Indianapolis Becomes "Warm 93.9&#8243;</title>
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On November 17, 2007 93.9 WWFT Fishers/Indianapolis dropped its 11-month old News/Talk format in favor of Christmas Music as &#8220;The Christmas Channel&#8221;. This move, in retaliation for Emmis&#8217; announced move of 1070 WIBC to 93.1 FM on December 26, gave Indianapolis its 2nd all-Christmas format. On December 26, WWFT stunt changed to an announcement [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.formatchange.com/939-wwft-becomes-warm-939/</link>
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		<title>WCKG Becomes Fresh 105.9</title>
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With the return of Dan Mason to the head of CBS&#8217; Radio division it soon became apparent that the company&#8217;s FM Talkers were in danger. The &#8220;Free-FM&#8221; brand was dropped and the format was dropped in New York, Philadelphia, Detroit, Phoenix, San Diego, and Pittsburgh. In early October 2007, rumors began swirling that the Chicago [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.formatchange.com/wckg-becomes-fresh-1059/</link>
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		<title>94.1 WYSP Returns To Rock From Talk</title>
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Summary Coming Soon
In the meantime, discuss the change at the RadioInsight Philadelphia Board.

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		<link>http://www.formatchange.com/941-wysp-returns-to-rock-from-talk/</link>
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		<title>106.3 WGVC becomes "Charlie-FM"</title>
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In late November 2006, a computerized &#8220;countdown&#8221; was broadcast on 106.3. The countdown lasted about a week. It&#8217;s purpose was to countdown until a new station would emerge. During the countdown, some various phrases/quotes from many sources (like movies, music) were played every 30 seconds for the duration. The new format was GreenStone Media&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.formatchange.com/1063-wgvc-becomes-charlie-fm/</link>
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		<title>101.1 WCBS-FM Returns</title>
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When Dan Mason returned as President of CBS Radio in the Spring of 2007, the first thing he did was make it clear that many of the blunders of the past few years needed to be fixed. The &#8220;Free-FM&#8221; brand was slowly dissolved, leading to the return of K-Rock. San Francisco&#8217;s KFRC was [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.formatchange.com/1011-wcbs-fm-returns/</link>
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		<title>"Free-FM" KZON becomes Rhythmic CHR "101.5 Jamz"</title>
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With the Memorial Day weekend flip of WFNY New York back to Rock and the relaunch of KFRC in San Francisco, the new management of CBS Radio made it clear that the &#8220;Free-FM&#8221; network of talk stations would not be long for the world. While many of the stations simply drop the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.formatchange.com/free-fm-kzon-becomes-rhythmic-chr-1015-jamz/</link>
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		<title>103.3 KLOU becomes "My 103.3&#8243;</title>
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With the &#8220;Oldies&#8221; branding becoming taboo due to the aging of the target audience, broadcasters have looked for new ways to position the format. In St. Louis, when Clear Channel brought on market legend Smash for mornings at KLOU they used the opportunity to reposition the market&#8217;s longtime oldies station as programmed by [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.formatchange.com/1033-klou-becomes-my-1033/</link>
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