2013 in North American Radio

The following is a list of events affecting radio broadcasting in **2013**. Events listed include radio program debuts, finales, cancellations, and station launches, closures and format changes, as well as information about controversies.

## References

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1. ↑ "WEZQ Punching Its Ticket For Sports" from Radio Insight (December 12, 2012)
2. ↑ "Soul 730 Dallas Sold; Drops Format" from Radio Insight (January 1, 2013)
3. ↑ "PowerTalk 96.7 Debuts In Fresno" from Radio Insight (January 1, 2013)
4. ↑ "Who’s Dropping A Beat Into Boston?" from Radio Insight (December 28, 2012)
5. ↑ "Cumulus Signs Multi-Year Contract With Arbitron" from All Access (January 3, 2013)
6. ↑ "Curtis Media Launches 96.9 WBZJ Raleigh" from Radio Insight (January 3, 2013)
7. ↑ WOKY-AM changes to all sports talk format from *Milwaukee Journal Sentinel*, January 2, 2013
8. ↑ Edmonton’s JOE FM flips to FRESH FM Template:Webarchive from *Radio West / Canadian Radio News*, January 9, 2013
9. ↑ Fresh Talk 93.3 Little Rock To Move; Pave Way For More Sports from Radio Insight, January 7, 2013
10. ↑ "TuneIn Expands Deal With CBS Radio To Stream Music Stations" from All Access (January 10, 2013)
11. ↑ Fybush, Scott (January 14, 2013). NERW 1/14/13: After 47 Years, WFME Flips. Fybush.com. Retrieved on April 2, 2013.
12. ↑ "Cumulus Announces National "Nash" Brand For Country Entertainment," Template:Webarchive from FMQB, January 22, 2013
13. ↑ "New Is Now In Norfolk" from Radio Insight (January 25, 2013)
14. ↑ "Hollywood Hamilton Joins Premiere Networks National Lineup" from All Access (January 28, 2013)
15. ↑ KSPW's Simon Nytes Fired After Faking Being In Military from All Access (February 7, 2013)
16. ↑ Bobby Bones Moves From CHR To Country from Radio Insight (February 4, 2013)
17. ↑ "CCM+E Brings EDM 'Evolution' To KIIS HD2" from All Access (February 8, 2013)
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19. ↑ "After WBUR Purchase, Martha’s Vineyard Station WMVY May Move Online", WBUR website
20. ↑ Cox Media Sells 6 Market Clusters To Two Radio Groups from All Access (February 12, 2013)
21. ↑ KNST Flips To Country As ‘Wild Country 97.1,’ Bones For Mornings from All Access (February 14, 2013)
22. ↑ "92.5 K-BUC Debuts In San Antonio" from Radio Insight (February 22, 2013)
23. ↑ "Good Karma Acquires & Flips WUUB West Palm Beach" from Radio Insight (February 25, 2013)
24. ↑ "WMCS Milwaukee Abandons Black Talk" from Radio Insight (February 26, 2013)
25. ↑ "KCOH Houston Relocates" From Radio Insight (March 1, 2013)
26. ↑ "Earth Is Moving In Greenville/Spartanburg" from Radio Insight (March 1, 2013)
27. ↑ "ESPN Radio Returns To Florence" from Radio Insight (March 1, 2013)
28. ↑ "FCC Report 3/1: Jacksonville Upgrade Could Lead To Savannah Shuffle" from Radio Insight (March 1, 2013)
29. ↑ "Star 101.9 Monroe Flips To Urban AC" from Radio Insight (March 3, 2013)
30. ↑ "Bell/Astral Merger Take 2; Two Ottawa Stations Sold" from Radio Insight (March 4, 2013)
31. ↑ "CRTC approves Bell-Astral merger, from CBC News, June 27, 2013
32. ↑ Maughton, Peter (March 8, 2013). True Oldies Channel replaces Fox Sports & Bloomberg Biz on WNRS. *CNYRadio.com*. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
33. ↑ "Miami Reaches An Evolutionary State" from Radio Insight (March 12, 2013)
34. ↑ Message from Playboy Radio on SiriusXM Template:Webarchive (March 14, 2013)
35. ↑ Smooth Bays Shifts To Regional Mexican from Radio Insight (March 26, 2013)
36. ↑ URock Champaign-Urbana Shifts To Classic Hits from Radio Insight (March 26, 2013)
37. ↑ Alternative Returns To Atlanta from Radio Insight (March 28, 2013)
38. ↑ "Minneapolis Gets More Sports On '105 The Ticket'" from All Access (April 1, 2013)
39. ↑ "WRNB Flipping From Urban AC to Old School" from All Access (April 1, 2013)
40. ↑ "OMG! Power Makes A Move In Albuquerque" From Radio Insight (March 28, 2013)
41. ↑ Presenters suspended for April Fool hoax. Radio Today (April 1, 2013). Retrieved on April 2, 2013.
42. ↑ "Call Letter Swap Puts WRDU On 'Classic Rock 100.7,' WTKK On Former 'Rush Radio 106.1'" from All Access (April 2, 2013)
43. ↑ "Rewind 106.3 Coming To Ft. Wayne" from All Access (April 3, 2013)
44. ↑ "CodComm Flips To Top 40 On WHYA As Y101" from All Access (April 4, 2013)
45. ↑ "EMF Acquires KOUL Corpus Christi" from Radio-Insight (April 5, 2013)
46. ↑ "KDAY Los Angeles Sold" from Radio-Insight (April 9, 2013)
47. ↑ KDAY SOLD AGAIN from Radio Insight (December 11, 2013)
48. ↑ Official: Sinclair Buys Fisher For $373.3M, *TVNewsCheck*, April 11, 2013.
49. ↑ "96X Returns To Memphis" from Radio Insight (April 11, 2013)
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53. ↑ TV Coverage Of Manhunt: Unprecedented, But Just Like It Used To Be WBUR-FM, April 19, 2013
54. ↑ LinkedUpRadio, Envisionwise Website Service /. Contact Mixx 99.3.
55. ↑ "New Look And Sound For WMNP As 'Mixx 99.3" from All Access (April 29, 2013)
56. ↑ "Rock 104.5 Jacksonville Retires; Begins Stunting" from All Access (April 28, 2013)
57. ↑ "Wichita’s Fiesta Turns On The Lite" from Radio Insight (May 1, 2013)
58. ↑ "KVIL Dallas Turns Out The Lite" from Radio Insight (May 2, 2013)
59. ↑ Community Broadcasters Announces Acquisition of Radio Stations Spanning Two Markets in Upstate New York Template:Webarchive. *Press release*. Retrieved May 6, 2013.
60. ↑ "106.3 Pop-FM Reno Debuts" from Radio Insight (May 6, 2013)
61. ↑ "WINK-FM Fort Myers Becomes More-FM" from Radio Insight (May 6, 2013)
62. ↑ "Dublin, GA Format Swap" from Radio Insight (May 7, 2013)
63. ↑ "SiriusXM Sets Lineup Revamp" from Radio Insight (May 4, 2013)
64. ↑ "Z96.5 Brings Alternative To Kalamazoo" from Radio Insight (May 13, 2013)
65. ↑ "JVC Media Acquires Gainesville/Ocala Cluster" from Radio Insight (May 15, 2013)
66. ↑ "Pattison Acquires Winnipeg and Calgary Stations" from Radio Insight (May 16, 2013)
67. ↑ "H2O Dallas Becomes Hot 107.9" from Radio Insight (May 17, 2013)
68. ↑ "No Longer Streaming Worldwide" from Radio Insight (May 20, 2013)
69. ↑ "What’s Next For 106.5 Jacksonville?" from Radio Insight (May 19, 2013)
70. ↑ "107.9 The Mix Indianapolis Launches" from Radio Insight (May 23, 2013)
71. ↑ "Journal Acquires WNOX; Format Moves" from Radio Insight (May 9, 2013)
72. ↑ "Classic Hits 93.1 Launches In Knoxville" from Radio Insight (May 23, 2013)
73. ↑ "Cumulus Launches Five Additional NashFM’s" from Radio Insight (May 24, 2013)
74. ↑ Naughton, Peter (May 16, 2013). Former Congresswoman Buerkle to host WSYR talk show. *CNYRadio.com*. Retrieved May 17, 2013.
75. ↑ Family Radio Stations On The Block from Radio Insight (May 27, 2013)
76. ↑ Arbitron Sues Saga For Copyright Infringement from Radio Insight (May 28, 2013)
77. ↑ CRTC OKs Ads On CBC Radio 2, Espace Musique For 3-Year Term from All Access (May 29, 2013)
78. ↑ K-Hits Sacramento Moves To 101.5 from Radio Insight (May 30, 2013)
79. ↑ WBXY Is Dancin' In Gainesville from All Access (June 3, 2013)
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81. ↑ "Rogers Planning A Canadian National Country Brand" from Radio Insight (June 2, 2013)
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84. ↑ "Juan Makes Santa Fe Less Blu" from Radio Insight (June 5, 2013)
85. ↑ Apple's Tim Cook Unveils iTunes Radio from All Access (June 10, 2013)
86. ↑ "Pandora Buys Terrestrial Radio Station in South Dakota, Aims for Lower ASCAP Royalties" from Billboard (June 11, 2013)
87. ↑ Clear Channel Launches 102.9 Now Seattle from Radio Insight (June 14, 2013)
88. ↑ "Lite’s Out In Chicago" from Radio Insight (June 17, 2013)
89. ↑ "Firings Follow Morning Bit Gone Bad At 790 The Zone/Atlanta" from All Access (June 17, 2013)
90. ↑ KCPW Salt Lake City Drops NPR Affiliation from Radio Insight (June 18, 2013)
91. ↑ "NashFM Announces America's Morning Show, from RadioInsight, originally posted October 6, 2013 and updated June 19, 2013
92. ↑ "Blair Garner To Leave After Midnite," from Radio Insight, November 7, 2013
93. ↑ TRN pulling the Phil Hendrie Show. *Radio and Television Business Report*. Retrieved June 17, 2013.
94. ↑ "Alberta’s king of talk radio, Dave Rutherford, fired after criticizing station over flood coverage," from *National Post*, June 26, 2013
95. ↑ "What's The Deal With 97.3 Birmingham?" from RadioInsight, originally reported June 25, 2013, with last update May 7, 2013
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97. ↑ "Breeze Blows Into Tulsa" from Radio Insight (July 1, 2013)
98. ↑ "Cumulus Media Networks To Offer 'Nights Live With Adam Bomb'" from All Access (July 1, 2013)
99. ↑ "Lites Off; Country On For Dayton" from Radio Insight (July 3, 2013)
100. ↑ "Billings’ Pop Crush 97.1 Debuts" from Radio Insight (July 3, 2013)
101. ↑ "Cumulus’ NashFM Expansion Continues" from Radio Insight (July 3, 2013)
102. ↑ "Cumulus Sells DFW Rimshot" from Radio Insight (July 3, 2013)
103. ↑ KTCK To Replace WBAP On 96.7 Dallas from Radio Insight (October 7, 2013)
104. ↑ "B98.7 Salt Lake City Shifts To Adult CHR" from Radio Insight (July 3, 2013)
105. ↑ "IHeartRadio Launches International Suite" from Radio Insight (July 8, 2013)
106. ↑ "WTCB Columbia Freshens Up" from Radio Insight (July 15, 2013)
107. ↑ "L&L Acquires Jackson Cluster" from Radio Insight (July 15, 2013)
108. ↑ Hubbard Acquires 10 Stations From Sandusky from All Access (July 16, 2013)
109. ↑ "WMNI AM/FM Columbus To Break Simulcast" from Radio Insight (July 9, 2013)
110. ↑ "Jack Returns To Columbus" from Radio Insight (July 24, 2013)
111. ↑ Area 102.9 Albuquerque Debuts (July 24, 2013).
112. ↑ "99.7 Amarillo Is Fun" from Radio Insight (July 26, 2013)
113. ↑ Legends 99.7's Facebook page
114. ↑ "CBS Flips Mega 107.5 Dallas" from Radio Insight (July 26, 2013)
115. ↑ "Univision Shuffles Dallas Signals" from Radio Insight (July 29, 2013)
116. ↑ "KNRQ Eugene Moves To 103.7" from Radio Insight (July 28, 2013)
117. ↑ "EMF Acquires Cumulus’ Portland Move-In" from Radio Insight (August 5, 2013)
118. ↑ "WCFN Cincinnati Goes Old School" from Radio Insight (July 30, 2013)
119. ↑ Radio Disney Places Stations On The Market from Radio Insight (August 11, 2013)
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121. ↑ "Clear Channel Sells SiriusXM Stake; Stations To Leave Service" from Radio Insight (August 2, 2013)
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125. ↑ Rush Limbaugh could return to WPHT. *philly.com*. Retrieved October 10, 2013.
126. ↑ "It's Official: WMGC/Detroit Flips To Sports" from All Access (August 12, 2013)
127. ↑ "KYZZ Returns As K-Mozart" from Radio Insight (August 12, 2013)
128. ↑ "KRXO Oklahoma City To Flip To Sports; Classic Rock Moving" from Radio Insight (July 10, 2013)
129. ↑ "KENZ Begins Salt Lake Shuffle As Classic Hits 101.9" from Radio Insight (August 16, 2013)
130. ↑ "KNOB Turns Its Bob To Alternative" from Radio Insight (August 17, 2013)
131. ↑ Notification of Suspension of Operations KWDZ – United States Federal Communications Commission
132. ↑ "WAXY-FM Completes Miami Move-In" from Radio Insight (August 18, 2013)
133. ↑ KIFM San Diego Goes Easy from Radio Insight (August 19, 2013)
134. ↑ "Fago Gets Big" from All Access (August 20, 2013)
135. ↑ "WRQX Ditching Its Mix Moniker For All The Hits" from Radio Insight (August 19, 2013)
136. ↑ "Newcap Acquires Toronto And Vancouver Stations" from Radio Insight (August 26, 2013)
137. ↑ "Format Change Stunt In Muscle Shoals Leads To Extra School Security And AAA" from Radio Insight (August 30, 2013)
138. ↑ "Entercom Flips Seattle’s Mountain To Hot 103.7" from Radio Insight (August 30, 2013)
139. ↑ "Cumulus Makes Dial Global And Townsquare Deals Official" from Radio Insight (August 30, 2013)
140. ↑ "Cumulus To Reacquire Green Bay Stations From Clear Channel" from Radio Insight (August 30, 2013)
141. ↑ "Z-Rock Salt Lake City Flips To Alt 94.9" from Radio Insight (September 2, 2013)
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143. ↑ Nash FM branding 6 More Stations from All Access (September 6, 2013)
144. ↑ WRQQ Baton Rouge Shifts To Classic Hits from Radio Insight (September 13, 2013)
145. ↑ "KOLW Goes From Kool To Hot" from Radio Insight (September 19, 2013)
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147. ↑ WURV Richmond Presses Play from Radio Insight (September 24, 2013)
148. ↑ Pergament, Alan (September 25, 2013). Ch.2's Levin and Dudzik a comedy team; Schultz hire a bad PR move Template:Webarchive. *The Buffalo News*. Retrieved September 25, 2013.
149. ↑ Notification of Suspension of Operations WDDY – United States Federal Communications Commission
150. ↑ Notification of Suspension of Operations WDZY – United States Federal Communications Commission
151. ↑ Notification of Suspension of Operations WKSH – United States Federal Communications Commission
152. ↑ Notification of Suspension of Operations KRDY – United States Federal Communications Commission
153. ↑ Radio Disney Sells Three (December 8, 2013).
154. ↑ "Nielsen Retires Arbitron Name" from Radio Insight (September 30, 2013)
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157. ↑ KRTR Shifts To Filipino Programming from Radio Insight (October 4, 2013)
158. ↑ Herbert, Geoff (October 6, 2013). Syracuse radio station starts playing holiday music 11 weeks before Christmas. *Syracuse Post-Standard*. Retrieved October 7, 2013.
159. ↑ "WSHE Miami Drops A Beat Again" from Radio Insight (October 11, 2013)
160. ↑ Monday, October 14, 2013 (October 14, 2013).
161. ↑ 161.0 161.1 ‘SportsRadio 1310 the Ticket’ to also air on 96.7 FM Template:Webarchive – *DFW.com* (released October 7, 2013, updated October 8, 2013)
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163. ↑ KSAS Changing Frequencies from Radio Insight (October 27, 2013)
164. ↑ "B93.9 Starts Country Duel In Raleigh" from Radio Insight (November 1, 2013)
165. ↑ "Kiss Returns In Jacksonville" from Radio Insight (November 1, 2013)
166. ↑ EMF Buys In San Diego & Swaps In Colorado (November 7, 2013).
167. ↑ "http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/86534/94-7-wqqr-drops-classic-rock-for-christmas/" from Radio Insight (November 1, 2013)
168. ↑ "Christmas Comes Early Across America" from Radio Insight (November 1, 2013)
169. ↑ "WJLI fills Classic Rock void in Paducah" from Radio Insight (November 6, 2013)
170. ↑ Phoenix's Goldmine gets a pulse from Radio Insight (November 6, 2013)
171. ↑ Eagle moves in Augusta to make way for Country from Radio Insight (November 8, 2013)
172. ↑ FCC Prepares Vote On Foreign Ownership from Radio Insight (October 24, 2013)
173. ↑ Proposal To Loosen Foreign Ownership Restrictions Approved By FCC from All Access (November 14, 2013)
174. ↑ WRCN TO FLIP TO NEWS/TALK; AFTER CHRISTMAS MUSIC from Radio Insight (November 15, 2013)
175. ↑ QUINN & ROSE EXIT WPGB from Radio Insight (November 18, 2013)
176. ↑ "After 86 years, WTMJ-AM to end Wisconsin Badgers broadcasts," from *Milwaukee Journal Sentinel*, November 22, 2013
177. ↑ WHERE’S DJ LAZ? SBS PREPPING MIAMI SWAP? from Radio Insight (November 26, 2013)
178. ↑ "WILV Rewound No More" from Radio Insight (December 1, 2013)
179. ↑ Montreal FM Pair Gets CRTC OK For Power Increases from All Access (December 2, 2013)
180. ↑ EMF Acquires Hot 103.5 Huntsville from Radio Insight (December 6, 2013)
181. ↑ ARN OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCES LAUNCH OF KIIS 106.5 SYDNEY from Radio Insight (December 8, 2014)
182. ↑ Cease and desist using KIIS name from RadioInfo Australia (December 18, 2013)
183. ↑ I101 CHICAGO SHIFTS TO RHYTHMIC HOT AC from Radio Insight (December 9, 2013)
184. ↑ WDRQ/Detroit Flips To Country from All Access (December 13, 2013)
185. ↑ WXKS GETS CAUGHT LYING TO AUDIENCE from Radio Insight (December 17, 2013)
186. ↑ Byers, Dylan (May 5, 2013). Rush Limbaugh may leave Cumulus. *Politico*. Retrieved May 6, 2013.
187. ↑ Hinckley, David (May 6, 2013). Rush Limbaugh: Don’t blame me for WABC’s declining ad sales. *New York Daily News*. Retrieved May 6, 2013.
188. ↑ Byers, Dylan (July 28, 2013). Cumulus planning to drop Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity. *Politico*. Retrieved July 29, 2013.
189. ↑ 189.0 189.1 Faughnder, Ryan (December 6, 2013). Clear Channel moving Rush Limbaugh from KFI to revamped KTLK. *Los Angeles Times*. Retrieved December 6, 2013.
190. ↑ Clear Channel Flips Two In Des Moines from Radio Insight (December 26, 2013)
191. ↑ KFBK-FM Moves To 93.1; Making Way For New 92.5 Format from Radio Insight (December 26, 2013)
192. ↑ WJDX Flows Down The River from Radio Insight (December 26, 2013)
193. ↑ KSSX Heats Up Rhythmic AC "Kiss-FM" from All Access (December 26, 2013)
194. ↑ WEGI To Rewind Itself from Radio Insight (December 26, 2013)
195. ↑ Calgary's Lite Becomes Kiss from Radio Insight (December 26, 2013)
196. ↑ Hot Country Launches in Vero Beach from Radio Insight (December 26, 2013)
197. ↑ Gainesville's Party On The Move from Radio Insight (December 26, 2013)
198. ↑ 93.7 THE BEAT HOUSTON LAUNCHES from Radio Insight (December 31, 2013)
199. ↑ Naughton, Peter (December 2013). Hank Brown to retire at year's end. *CNYRadio.com*. Retrieved December 25, 2013.
200. ↑ "CBS Sports Radio Network To Debut 1/2/2013" from Radio Insight (June 21, 2013)
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202. ↑ "D.L. Hughley To Host Syndicated Afternoon Show" from Radio Insight (August 18, 2013)
203. ↑ Nickelodeon Joins Kids Radio Battle (September 30, 2013).
204. ↑ WLYB Brings Rhythmic AC Format To Western Alabama from All Access (November 27, 2013)
205. ↑ Former WIBX hosts offer *Sportswatch* postmortems. *CNYRadio.com*. Retrieved January 18, 2013.
206. ↑ American Comedy Network Closes from All Access (February 7, 2013)
207. ↑ "Michael Baisden To Leave His Syndicated Show" from Radio Insight (March 20, 2013)
208. ↑ Rumor Mill: WKZV off air for good (May 17, 2013).
209. ↑ WUTI to be silent for weeks after vandals hit tower site.
210. ↑ In re: WUTI(AM), Utica, NY (PDF). Federal Communications Commission (August 11, 2014). Retrieved on August 14, 2014.
211. ↑ WQSV To Close On Saturday from All Access (June 5, 2013)
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213. ↑ "As Nick Cannon's Weekend Countdown Show Comes To An End, Rob Wagman Plots Something New" from All Access (May 28, 2013)
214. ↑ "Univision Cancels Piolin" from Radio Insight (July 22, 2013)
215. ↑ Fybush, Scott (September 9, 2013). Another flip at Buffalo's KB. *NorthEast Radio Watch*. Retrieved September 12, 2013.
216. ↑ Conservative hosts Jim Quinn, Rose Tennent out at WPGB. *Pittsburgh Post-Gazette*. Retrieved November 19, 2013.
217. ↑ Radio Discussions shuts down from RBR (December 3, 2013)
218. ↑ Radio Host John Gambling to Retire (November 11, 2013).
219. ↑ GERALDO TO GO LOCAL ON WABC; DEPART SYNDICATION from Radio Insight (November 25, 2013)
220. ↑ Obituary for Jim Nayder Template:Webarchive from *Chicago Tribune*, June 28, 2013
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222. ↑ Miami's "Queen of the Radio" Betty Pinto Dies from All Access (August 8, 2013)
223. ↑ Buffalo broadcasting pioneer Bill Mazer dies at 92 Template:Webarchive. *WBEN*. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
224. ↑ David "EZ Street" Hamilton Passes Away from All Access (November 12, 2013)
225. ↑ Remembering Jerry Boulding from All Access (November 29, 2013)
226. ↑ Harold Camping-Home With The Lord from Family Radio Website (December 16, 2013)
227. ↑ Larry Lujack 1940–2013 from RobertFeder.com (December 18, 2013)
228. ↑ NL Broadcasting Icon Geoff Stirling Dead at 92. VOCM (December 22, 2013). Archived from the original on December 24, 2013. Retrieved on December 22, 2013.