Complex sentence: In spring 1996, Sunny became "Reno's Soft Rock Station" and had begun to phase out songs by Neil Diamond, Barbra Streisand and other soft AC artists.
Split into simpler sentences: In spring 1996, Sunny's slogan was changed to "Reno's Soft Rock Station". Sunny had begun to phase out songs from artists like Barbra Streisand and other soft AC artists.