Format Change Archive » Cleveland

WNWV Brings Back The Wave

Lance — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 05:00:13 +0000

Previous Format: AAA “V107.3”
New Format: Stunting (Will Become Smooth AC “107.3 The Wave” on 1/4/12)
Date & Time Of Change: December 19, 20111
More Info: RadioInsight, Wikipedia

Related Changes: 107.3 The Wave WNWV Becomes AAA Boom 107.3
Aircheck Contributed by Rob MacKenzie

92.3 The Fan Debuts

Lance — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 10:00:09 +0000

Previous Format: Modern Rock “Radio 92.3″
New Format: Sports “92.3 The Fan”
Date & Time Of Change: August 29, 2011 at 6:00am
More Info: RadioInsight, Wikipedia

Mix 106.5 WMVX Becomes The Lake

Lance — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 11:30:25 +0000

Previous Format: Hot AC “Mix 106.5” WMVX
New Format: Variety Hits “106.5 The Lake” WHLK
Date & Time Of Change: January 3, 2011 at 7:30am
More Info: RadioInsight

107.3 The Wave WNWV Becomes AAA Boom 107.3

Lance — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 16:00:38 +0000

Previous Format: Smooth Jazz
New Format: AAA
Date & Time Of Change: December 28, 2009 at 12:00pm
More Info: RadioInsight, Wikipedia
Note: Soon after launch, the station was renamed V107.3 due to a copyright claim on the Boom name.

96.5 WKDD Moves to 98.1, Making Way For WAKS

Lance — Tue, 03 Jul 2001 04:00:59 +0000

Previous Format: Hot AC “96.5 WKDD”
New Format: CHR “96.5 Kiss-FM” WAKS (Kiss concurrently moved from 104.9)
Date & Time Of Change: July 3, 2001 at 12:00am
More Info: Wikipedia

Related Changes: 95.5 WCLV moves to 104.9
Aircheck Contributed by Jason Takach

95.5 WCLV moves to 104.9

Lance — Tue, 03 Jul 2001 04:00:00 +0000

What may go down in history as the most complex programming swap took place in Cleveland at the stroke of midnight on July 3, 2001. Triggered by a three way ownership swap involving Radio Seaway, Salem Communications, and Clear Channel the changes went down as follows:

1420 WHK Cleveland and 98.1 WHK-FM Canton’s programming moved to 50kw 1220 in Cleveland.
1220 WKNR Cleveland’s sports programming moved to 850 in Cleveland.
850 WRMR’s Cleveland’s Standards programming moved to 1420 Cleveland as WCLV.
96.5 WKDD Akron moved to 98.1 in Canton.
104.9 WAKS “Kiss-FM” moved to 96.5 in Akron with a new tower covering the entire Cleveland metro.
95.5 WCLV Cleveland’s Classical programming moved to 104.9 Lorain as WCLV-FM
95.5 debuted a new Contemporary Christian format as “95.5 The Fish” WFHM.

WCLV moved its Classical programming to the weaker 104.9 signal in an attempt to preserve the longevity of the format in a day and age when Classical radio stations are rapidly disappearing from the radio dial. They put the money made from the sale of the 95.5 signal to establish a nonprofit foundation that will enable the 104.9 and 1420 signals to operate for a long time to come.