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WGVX (105.1 MHz), WLUP (105.3 MHz) and WWWM-FM (105.7 MHz) are three separate radio stations that make up a trimulcast serving the Minneapolis-St. Paul radio market. The three stations are owned by Cumulus Media, along with sister stations KQRS-FM and KXXR. The three stations broadcast a soft adult contemporary radio format, with the moniker "Love 105."

WGVX/WLUP/WWWM-FM
Broadcast areaMinneapolis-St. Paul
FrequencyWGVX: 105.1 MHz
WLUP: 105.3 MHz
WWWM-FM: 105.7 MHz
BrandingLove 105
Programming
FormatSoft adult contemporary/oldies
AffiliationsThe Bob and Sheri Show
Ownership
Owner
KQRS-FM, KXXR
History
First air date
WGVX: 1992
WLUP: 1973
WWWM-FM: 1993
Former call signs
WGVX:
KZPZ (1990–1993)
WTCX (1993–1994)
KREV (1994–1997)
KXXP (5/1997–10/1997)
KZNR (1997–2001)
WLUP:
KABG (1973–1983)
KXLV-FM (1983–1991)
WLOL (1991–1994)
WREV-FM (1994–1997)
KXXU (5/1997–10/1997)
KZNT (1997–2001)
WGVY (2001–2012)
WNSH (11/2012–1/2013)
WRXP (2013–2018)
WWWM-FM:
KOUO (1992–1993)
KCFE (1993–1997)
KXXR (5/1997–10/1997)
KZNZ (1997–2001)
WGVZ (2001–2016)
Call sign meaning
WGVX: "Groove of the Twin Cities" (previous format)
WLUP: warehoused calls formerly on WCKL/Chicago, which chose the call sign in reference to "The Loop", Chicago's downtown district
WWWM-FM: warehoused call letters formerly on WQQO/Toledo
Technical information
Facility IDWGVX: 61379
WLUP: 54838
WWWM-FM: 61541
ClassWGVX and WWWM-FM: A
WLUP: C3
ERPWGVX: 2,600 watts
WLUP: 25,000 watts
WWWM-FM: 950 watts
HAATWGVX: 152 m (499 ft)
WLUP: 91 m (299 ft)
WWWM-FM: 254 m (833 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
WGVX: 44°42′04″N 93°09′04″W / 44.701°N 93.151°W / 44.701; -93.151Coordinates: 44°42′04″N 93°09′04″W / 44.701°N 93.151°W / 44.701; -93.151
WLUP: 45°34′40″N 93°12′56″W / 45.577778°N 93.215556°W / 45.577778; -93.215556 (WLUP)
WWWM-FM: 44°58′34″N 93°16′20″W / 44.976111°N 93.272222°W / 44.976111; -93.272222 (WWWM-FM)
Repeater(s)93.7 KXXR-HD2 (Minneapolis)
Links
WebcastListen Live
Listen Live via iHeart
Websitelove105.fm

The studios and offices are in Southeast Minneapolis in the Como district. WGVX's transmitter is located southeast of Apple Valley, WLUP's transmitter is located in Cambridge, and WWWM-FM's transmitter is located atop the IDS Center in downtown Minneapolis.

History

Three signals, one station

Prior to their unification as REV105, the three stations were known by other names.

Today's WGVX was first licensed as KZPZ on November 15, 1990. It was officially signed on the air in late 1992 as WTCX by J. Tom Lijewski, who had previously worked at other Twin Cities stations. The station aired a Hot AC format targeting the south metro area of the Twin Cities. This was the initial FM station later purchased by Cargill Communications in 1993 to form REV105 a year later, when the call letters were changed to KREV.

WLUP is the oldest of the three stations, having signed on the air June 21, 1973 on 105.5 as KABG, with a Middle of the Road format. The call letters were changed to KXLV in 1983, and in 1991, the station increased its power, which necessitated a move to 105.3. On December 13, 1991, it became the latest of the many frequencies to use the WLOL call letters, after WLOL-FM was purchased by Minnesota Public Radio and the KSJN call letters were moved from 91.1 to 99.5 earlier that year. This longtime AC station became the northern signal of REV105, with the call letters changed to WREV in 1994.

WWWM-FM was first licensed as KOUO on March 26, 1992 to Jack Moore (creator/owner of the former Twin Cities stations WAYL (93.7 FM) and KTWN (107.9 FM)). It signed on as KCFE on March 11, 1993, airing a smooth jazz/adult album alternative format (which resembled the original format of Cities 97 from the 1980s) as "Cafe 105.7". It was modeled largely on Moore's KTWN, from the late 1970s to early 80s. The station carried Don Imus's syndicated morning show for a short time. In October 1996, KCFE was sold to Cargill and briefly became REV105's third transmitter, prior to all three stations being sold to ABC Radio the following March.

REV105

REV105, "Revolution Radio," was owned by Cargill Communications, headed by Jim and Susan Cargill, heirs to the massive Cargill company fortune. It broadcast under the call signs KREV, WREV, and later KCFE on three different frequencies (105.1, 105.3 and 105.7). REV105 played a fairly wide variety of music, mostly alternative rock, and put a lot of time into promoting music from local performers. Minnesota has a very active music community, and a number of diverse artists have received national attention (see Music in Minnesota). Area high school students also contributed to some of the programming put on the air, such as the weekly "Rock 'n' Roll Homeroom".

The station's genesis came out of another station. From 1990 to 1992, KJJO (KJ104) was an adventurous modern rock station, and gained a devoted (if small) listening audience. The station switched to country music in 1992, and many held out hope that KJ104's format would resurface soon. Two former KJ104 staffers, Brian Turner and Kevin Cole, actively sought out stations to pick up the format. On several occasions, they were turned down by previous owners of both WTCX and KCFE.

Finally, with financial backing from the Cargills, Turner and Cole found that the owner of WTCX was ready to sell. In November 1993, the Cargills purchased WTCX for $2.6 million, along with big band music-formatted KLBB for $1 million and small suburban country music outlet KBCW for $400,000. The plan was to turn the one FM and two AMs into a modern rock radio network, eventually simulcasting programming around the country. Plans eventually changed, and they decided to go with a more local approach (though REV105 did syndicate a show, Spin Radio, for a short time). Soon, the Cargills were able to purchase WLOL (located next to WTCX on the dial, but broadcasting from a location far to the north). Turner, Cole, and the Cargills were reluctant to change the big band music format on KLBB, since it did have a small, if dedicated, following, and decided not only to keep the format, but to simulcast it on their other AM signal, 1470 (105.3's legendary call letters, WLOL, were shifted to 1470). The only other changes made to KLBB was to give it a "hipper" sound, incorporating more lounge music and fresher advertising and imaging. Hence, the foundation of Rev 105 was set, with KREV and WREV soon to come.

The group's intended programming plans were public knowledge at the time and highly publicized. ABC Radio already owned classic rock KQRS-FM and felt the time was right to lay its own claim to the rapidly rising alternative rock format. On February 4, 1994, ABC agreed to purchase KQRS' main rival, KRXX, from Entercom, and KQRS management immediately took control of the station. Within two days, the former 93X became the Twin Cities' newest modern rock station, "93.7 The Edge". In effect, ABC killed two birds with one stone by striking down a rival to KQRS, and warding off a potential new one. This did not change Turner's and Cole's plans at all, as they felt their station would be different enough to compete in the market. Pending Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approval of Cargill's own station deals, WTCX officially went off the air February 7, 1994 (coincidentally, the first full day of The Edge's new format). WLOL followed on April 24. On May 1, REV105's eclectic new alternative rock format took to the air, with the first official song being "Crazy" by Patsy Cline.

REV105 was a unique station. It would not be an ordinary, consultant-programmed modern rock station like "The Edge". Rather, it took many elements from typical modern rock stations, added a heavy amount of new, obscure and local artists, and mixed in other musical styles such as industrial, punk, classic rock, hip-hop, world, dance and techno. According to Cole, when REV started, it would play the newly popular Green Day next to old Who songs, comparing and contrasting two different instances of similar music.[2] In addition, there were a large number of specialty shows, featuring other musical styles like "old school" funk, imports, club mixes and ambient music. REV105 was instrumental in introducing newer artists to the airwaves, such as Ani DiFranco and Soul Coughing. As music critic Jim DeRogatis said, "The brilliance of REV105 was that I would hear a set that would go Bob Marley to Nine Inch Nails to Black Sabbath. And that's how real people listen to music."

The new "Revolution Radio" was a mild success, even with the high-powered competition from "The Edge". In the first full ratings book, it earned a 1.5 overall Arbitron rating, and did even better in the 18-34 age breakdown. Ratings were hampered throughout the station's history by signal reception issues, the eclectic nature of its format, and its limited budget. Signal issues were perhaps its biggest issue, as Rev's ratings were similar or higher than any of its successor stations. The limited transmitter reach of 105.1 and 105.3 were helped when Cargill purchased another neighboring signal, KCFE, in October 1996, which improved its reach in the southwest suburbs and particularly in Minneapolis, where a large number of its listeners resided.

Formats of the 105s
Name (call signs) Format
REV 105 (KREV/WREV/KCFE) Alternative (1994–1997)
(KCFE added October 1996)
X105 (KXXP/KXXU/KXXR) Active rock (1997)
Zone 105 (KZNR/KZNT/KZNZ) AAA (1997–1999)
Classic alternative (1999–2000)
Alternative (2000–2001)
V105 (WGVX/WGVY/WGVZ) Rhythmic oldies (2001–2002)
Drive 105 (WGVX/WGVY/WGVZ) AAA (2002–2004)
Alternative (2004–2007)
Love 105 FM (WGVX/WGVY/WGVZ) Soft AC/Oldies (2007–2012)
Mainstream AC (2012–2013)
105 The Ticket (WGVX/WRXP/WGVZ) Sports (2013–2015)
105 The Vibe (WGVX/WRXP-WLUP/WGVZ-WWWM-FM) Classic hip hop (2015–2018)
Love 105 FM (WGVX/WLUP/WWWM-FM) Soft AC (2018–present)

Switch to X105

REV105 enjoyed an almost three-year run, but the end came at Noon on March 11, 1997, when the station was purchased by competitor Disney/Capital Cities/ABC, which already owned two powerful 100,000 watt stations in the Twin Cities, KQRS-FM and KEGE ("The Edge"). By 1:15 that afternoon, most of the air staff was fired, and after playing "Hello, Goodbye" by The Beatles, the station was reborn with a hard rock format as "X105", with the three stations receiving the call letters KXXP, KXXU and KXXR. The first song on "X105" was "Rock You Like a Hurricane" by The Scorpions.[1][2]

This situation became a focal point for critics of the Telecommunications Act of 1996. Fans of REV105 banded together to protest the loss of REV105, and out of this, the group Americans for Radio Diversity was formed. The purchase received fairly widespread news coverage, with articles appearing in Billboard magazine and Rolling Stone, where Soul Coughing frontman Mike Doughty stated, "Having officially walked through every radio station in North America, I can honestly say REV was the only one that had a cause that was righteous." Of course, Doughty had a somewhat personal stake in the station, as it is partially credited for making him very popular in the state. (Some[who?] have said that one in eight Soul Coughing albums were sold in Minnesota.)

Many feel that the motivation to purchase REV105 was to eliminate the competition, as ABC obtained the rights to all intellectual property of REV105, including its logos and website, and Cargill reportedly signed a non-compete agreement. The purchase was seen in some ways as a defensive maneuver against other growing radio conglomerates such as Chancellor Broadcasting, which then owned seven radio stations in the Twin Cities (eventually purchased by radio giant Clear Channel Communications in 1999). Of course, Cargill could not compete as a stand-alone owner in this environment and saw this as a perfect opportunity to sell the station. According to Cargill, "As we saw all this consolidation in the market, we just didn't feel we were going to be able to survive." [3]

REV105 was in many ways a successor to the Twin Cities area's original "alternative" station, KJJO (now KZJK), which changed its format in 1992. Kevin Cole, the former program director at REV105, and a veteran of the old KJ104, later resurfaced at KEXP in Seattle. General Manager Brian Turner eventually went back to KTCZ, where he worked in the 1980s, to host its morning show, and later worked at upstart alternative rock station KTWN. In 2005, a few former REV hosts reunited at Minnesota Public Radio for the launch of KCMP, "89.3 The Current", which airs an adult album alternative format loosely inspired by REV105.

Zone 105

Soon after the birth of X105, a new hard rock station arrived in the Twin Cities when WBOB dropped country music and switched to a hard rock format with Howard Stern's syndicated morning show. ABC has worked to fight off any potential competitors to its main highly rated station, KQRS-FM. At 2 p.m. on September 18, 1997, KEGE dropped its alternative format and began simulcasting on the 105s as part of a format swap (with KEGE becoming 93X once again). On September 24, after 6 days of simulcasting, the 105s became Zone 105, with an adult alternative format. After a few months, 93X took the KXXR call sign from the former X105, and the three Zone 105 stations became KZNR, KZNT and KZNZ.[3]

After the station became Zone 105, a few of the old REV hosts were brought back. Brian Oake, who had gone over to The Edge, and Mary Lucia hosted the morning show. Lucia also hosted a weekly local music program named Popular Creeps from the local Bryant-Lake Bowl. Creeps won multiple awards for programming quality.

Over time, Zone 105 went in more of a classic alternative direction, but toward the end of its run, leaned more towards alternative rock. None of the post-REV 105 incarnations of these frequencies were true alternative rock, as the frequency had to keep a safe distance between itself and sister station 93X. For this reason, any song with a rock "edge" was discarded by the 105s during this time.

V105

On March 8, 2001, after so-so ratings as an alternative rock station, Zone 105 became V105, an automated rhythmic oldies outlet.[4][5] Call letters were changed to WGVX, WGVY and WGVZ. V105 lasted less than a year before reverting to a revised version of the old "Zone" format as "Drive 105" on January 17, 2002.[6]

Drive 105

Drive 105's format was an adult-oriented version of the alternative rock format, and similar in many ways to the previous Zone 105. However, the fact that it was forced to distance themselves from sister station 93X by avoiding harder-edged rock meant that it played a lot of music that has more in common with the AAA format. For the better part of the last several years, the station frequently promoted "This station is not owned or operated by Clear Channel Communications," though the station was actually part of another huge media conglomerate, The Walt Disney Company.

Drive 105, along with sister stations KQRS-FM and KXXR (93X), were often referred to as Disney's "Wall Of Rock". Both 93X and the 105's are programmed with formats designed to fight competition off of Disney's flagship in the market, top-rated KQRS. When WRQC became a rival to KQRS in 1997, the current KXXR switched to a similar format, despite a profitable alternative format already on that frequency. It is widely known in the local market that Disney would go to great lengths to protect its "cash cow".

In fact, Drive 105 was in large part created to ward off competition from KTCZ ("Cities 97"). After the fall of Zone 105 and in the months before Drive 105 was created, Cities 97 made significant gains in the 25-54 age group. Disney saw this as a threat to KQRS and created Drive 105 originally to jab at Cities 97's ratings. To keep a distance from sister 93X, the station targeted an older age group than most alternative stations. Like predecessor Zone 105, Drive would avoid any song that featured a significant amount of guitar distortion. When the station first began in January 2002, it aired messages such as, "Remember when Cities 97 and KS95 sounded different? We do, that's why we're true to the music." This was a stab at Cities 97's old slogan, "true to the music," and a criticism of a recent tweak in the direction of pop-sounding KS95. During its first two years on the air, Drive 105 frequently made cracks at Cities 97. However, this came to an end after criticism from the public and as the station began to take on an identity of its own.

Love 105

 
"Love 105" logo (2007-2013)

Ratings-wise, Drive 105, like all of the previous formats, were hampered by the limited signal reach in the Twin Cities area and experienced only moderate success, usually reaching a 1% or 2% overall ratings share. Just before 3:00 p.m. on May 7, 2007, the plug was pulled on the three signals' longest-running incarnation to that point. Drive 105 played its last song, "Say It Ain't So" by Weezer, prior to temporarily switching over to a simulcast of sister station KXXR, in anticipation of a format flip. The flip to the Soft AC/Oldies format with the moniker "Love 105" happened at 5:30 the next morning, with Sonny and Cher's "I Got You Babe" as the new format's debut song.[7]

"Love 105" featured mellow songs by artists including Chicago, Neil Diamond, Barbra Streisand, Sade, Bread, and many others. The playlist also initially included occasional adult standards, from the likes of Frank Sinatra and Bobby Darin, along with some more traditional oldies.

Shortly after the relaunch as Love 105, the station, along with ABC's other non-Radio Disney and ESPN Radio stations, were acquired by Citadel Broadcasting. Citadel merged with Cumulus Media on September 16, 2011.[8]

Citadel Broadcasting would move WGVZ's transmitter from Eden Prairie to the IDS tower in downtown Minneapolis. This significantly improved reception of the station in Minneapolis and western Saint Paul despite the drop in effective radiated power from 5,800 watts to 950 watts.

On April 13, 2012, the station transitioned to mainstream adult contemporary, dropping all pre-1970s oldies, and adding current adult contemporary fare to fill the void left by WLTE, when that station flipped to country music the previous December.[9] In November 2012, Love 105 switched to all-Christmas music during the holidays, again filling a void created by the departure of WLTE.

On November 26, WGVY's call letters were changed to WNSH;[10] the call signs of WGVX and WGVZ remained unchanged. The call sign change was temporary, done to "park" the call letters so that they could later be used on FM 94.7 in New York City, which would use the calls to reflect its "Nash FM" country music franchise.[11] On January 29, 2013, the WNSH call letters moved to New York, with the WRXP call letters parked on 105.3.[12]

105 The Ticket

 
Former "105 The Ticket" logo, 2013-2015

At 8 a.m. on March 30, 2013, a day after inadvertently releasing a new logo and identity ("Radio 105") online (and after playing "Some Nights" by Fun and "Dreams" by Fleetwood Mac), the three stations dropped the AC format and began stunting with a broad range of music with no liners except for legally-mandated top-of-the-hour IDs. After stunting all weekend, on April 1 at 11 a.m., after playing "Gangnam Style" by Psy, the three stations dropped music altogether and became a CBS Sports Radio Network affiliate as "105 The Ticket".[13]

The station's programming was mainly made up of nationally syndicated sports talk shows from CBS Sports Radio, including The D.A. Show, TBD in the AM, The John Feinstein Show, The Jim Rome Show, The Doug Gottlieb Show, Mojo, and Ferrall on the Bench.

On September 9, 2013, Mike Morris and Bob Sansevere began hosting Mike & Bob Afternoons that aired from 3:00 to 6:00 pm. Morris is a former Minnesota Viking long snapper, while Sansevere is a longtime St. Paul Pioneer Press columnist and former contributor to the KQ92 Morning Show.[14]

On June 9, 2015, 105.1/105.3/105.7 dropped Sansevere, Morris, and Holsen in favor of running CBS Sports Radio around the clock.[15] Program Director Scott Jameson told the St. Paul Pioneer Press that the stations would "provide an alternative to the other two local (sports) stations" and "focus on the network product and provide it to people who prefer that." The stations retained local high school sports coverage on weekends. The change came as the stations registered just a 0.3 share in the previous three Nielsen Audio PPM ratings, well behind iHeartMedia's KFXN-FM and Hubbard's KSTP.[15]

The Ticket, in an oversaturated sports talk market, did not live up to expectations, garnering less than 1.0 overall in the Arbitron ratings (with the final rating being a meager 0.1 in the July 2015 ratings).

105 The Vibe

 
"105 The Vibe" logo (2015-2018)

On August 14, 2015, at 3 p.m., the 105 frequencies flipped to classic hip hop as 105 The Vibe, which competed with K273BH/KTCZ-FM HD3 in the format. At the time of the launch, the Twin Cities market did not have a single commercial Urban, Urban AC or Rhythmic CHR formatted station. The only station that came close to the Urban/Rhythmic format was non-commercial KMOJ.[16] In January 2016, KNOF flipped to KZGO with a current-based Rhythmic CHR format.

On June 22, 2016, WGVZ changed its call letters, no longer matching its simulcast partners. It is now WWWM-FM, part of a warehousing move where a co-owned station in Toledo, Ohio, changed its call letters to WQQO from WWWM-FM.

In June 2018, Cumulus Media applied to move the WLUP call letters to the WRXP signal in Minneapolis. The previous WLUP in New York state became WXMS upon acceptance of the application by the FCC.[17] The change took effect on June 12, 2018.[10] Cumulus had acquired the WLUP call sign earlier that year as part of its purchase of Chicago radio station WKQX from Merlin Media (whose CEO, Randy Michaels, owns the New York state station through Radioactive, LLC); the WLUP-FM call letters were formerly used on another Chicago station, WCKL, prior to its 2018 sale from Merlin Media to the Educational Media Foundation.[18]

The ratings, however, still remained low for the trimulcast, with just an 0.8 in their last books under the format, the October 2018 Nielsen Audio ratings.

Love 105 returns

On November 8, 2018, at Midnight, the 105 frequencies flipped to Christmas music, reviving the "Love 105" branding. The relaunch was mainly because of the overall success the trimulcast had experienced during its first run under the "Love 105" branding and Oldies/AC format. On December 28, at Midnight, the stations officially returned to the Soft AC/Oldies format they first pioneered in 2007 by playing "Yesterday Once More" by The Carpenters and "Love Will Keep Us Together" by Captain & Tennille.[19][20]

With the flip, the three stations became the Twin Cities affiliate of the syndicated Bob & Sheri Show in the mornings and John Tesh's Intelligence For Your Life during the evenings. Local on-air personalities on the three stations include midday host Amy Pontes, who goes by Amy Karlson on air and is voicetracked from sister station WWLI in Providence, RI, and afternoon host Jay Philpott. Philpott also serves as the stations' program director.

HD Radio

In July 2019, a transmitter upgrade gave WLUP the ability to broadcast in HD Radio. WGVX and WWWM-FM do not transmit HD Radio signals.[21][22] 105.3 WLUP turned off its HD1 signal in early 2022. On January 27, 2023, Love 105 began transmitting its format on the HD2 multicast channel of one of its sister stations KXXR (93.7-HD2), displacing the Top 40 format station known as "The Machine"

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External links

  • Official website
  • Americans for Radio Diversity
  • 89.3 KCMP "The Current" (to hear former Rev105 DJs Mary Lucia, and Steve Nelson)
  • A tribute and memorial to REV 105
  • A collection of REV105 airchecks, including first and last moments, as well as some promos that poke fun of The Edge.
  • REV 105 audio clip
  • REV105 website by Doc Ozone & Gonzo that was ready to go one week before it went off the air
  • Kevin Cole's page on KEXP
  • radiotapes.com Featuring Minneapolis/St. Paul radio airchecks including Zone 105.
  • WGVX in the FCC FM station database
  • WGVX on Radio-Locator
  • WGVX in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
  • WLUP in the FCC FM station database
  • WLUP on Radio-Locator
  • WLUP in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
  • WWWM in the FCC FM station database
  • WWWM on Radio-Locator
  • WWWM in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

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St PaulFrequencyWGVX 105 1 MHzWLUP 105 3 MHzWWWM FM 105 7 MHzBrandingLove 105ProgrammingFormatSoft adult contemporary oldiesAffiliationsThe Bob and Sheri ShowOwnershipOwnerCumulus Media Radio License Holdings LLC Sister stationsKQRS FM KXXRHistoryFirst air dateWGVX 1992WLUP 1973WWWM FM 1993Former call signsWGVX KZPZ 1990 1993 WTCX 1993 1994 KREV 1994 1997 KXXP 5 1997 10 1997 KZNR 1997 2001 WLUP KABG 1973 1983 KXLV FM 1983 1991 WLOL 1991 1994 WREV FM 1994 1997 KXXU 5 1997 10 1997 KZNT 1997 2001 WGVY 2001 2012 WNSH 11 2012 1 2013 WRXP 2013 2018 WWWM FM KOUO 1992 1993 KCFE 1993 1997 KXXR 5 1997 10 1997 KZNZ 1997 2001 WGVZ 2001 2016 Call sign meaningWGVX Groove of the Twin Cities previous format WLUP warehoused calls formerly on WCKL Chicago which chose the call sign in reference to The Loop Chicago s downtown districtWWWM FM warehoused call letters formerly on WQQO ToledoTechnical informationFacility IDWGVX 61379WLUP 54838WWWM FM 61541ClassWGVX and WWWM FM AWLUP C3ERPWGVX 2 600 wattsWLUP 25 000 wattsWWWM FM 950 wattsHAATWGVX 152 m 499 ft WLUP 91 m 299 ft WWWM FM 254 m 833 ft Transmitter coordinatesWGVX 44 42 04 N 93 09 04 W 44 701 N 93 151 W 44 701 93 151 Coordinates 44 42 04 N 93 09 04 W 44 701 N 93 151 W 44 701 93 151 WLUP 45 34 40 N 93 12 56 W 45 577778 N 93 215556 W 45 577778 93 215556 WLUP WWWM FM 44 58 34 N 93 16 20 W 44 976111 N 93 272222 W 44 976111 93 272222 WWWM FM Repeater s 93 7 KXXR HD2 Minneapolis LinksWebcastListen LiveListen Live via iHeartWebsitelove105 fmThe studios and offices are in Southeast Minneapolis in the Como district WGVX s transmitter is located southeast of Apple Valley WLUP s transmitter is located in Cambridge and WWWM FM s transmitter is located atop the IDS Center in downtown Minneapolis Contents 1 History 1 1 Three signals one station 1 2 REV105 1 3 Switch to X105 1 4 Zone 105 1 5 V105 1 6 Drive 105 1 7 Love 105 1 8 105 The Ticket 1 9 105 The Vibe 1 10 Love 105 returns 1 11 HD Radio 2 References 3 External linksHistory EditThree signals one station Edit Prior to their unification as REV105 the three stations were known by other names Today s WGVX was first licensed as KZPZ on November 15 1990 It was officially signed on the air in late 1992 as WTCX by J Tom Lijewski who had previously worked at other Twin Cities stations The station aired a Hot AC format targeting the south metro area of the Twin Cities This was the initial FM station later purchased by Cargill Communications in 1993 to form REV105 a year later when the call letters were changed to KREV WLUP is the oldest of the three stations having signed on the air June 21 1973 on 105 5 as KABG with a Middle of the Road format The call letters were changed to KXLV in 1983 and in 1991 the station increased its power which necessitated a move to 105 3 On December 13 1991 it became the latest of the many frequencies to use the WLOL call letters after WLOL FM was purchased by Minnesota Public Radio and the KSJN call letters were moved from 91 1 to 99 5 earlier that year This longtime AC station became the northern signal of REV105 with the call letters changed to WREV in 1994 WWWM FM was first licensed as KOUO on March 26 1992 to Jack Moore creator owner of the former Twin Cities stations WAYL 93 7 FM and KTWN 107 9 FM It signed on as KCFE on March 11 1993 airing a smooth jazz adult album alternative format which resembled the original format of Cities 97 from the 1980s as Cafe 105 7 It was modeled largely on Moore s KTWN from the late 1970s to early 80s The station carried Don Imus s syndicated morning show for a short time In October 1996 KCFE was sold to Cargill and briefly became REV105 s third transmitter prior to all three stations being sold to ABC Radio the following March REV105 Edit REV105 Revolution Radio was owned by Cargill Communications headed by Jim and Susan Cargill heirs to the massive Cargill company fortune It broadcast under the call signs KREV WREV and later KCFE on three different frequencies 105 1 105 3 and 105 7 REV105 played a fairly wide variety of music mostly alternative rock and put a lot of time into promoting music from local performers Minnesota has a very active music community and a number of diverse artists have received national attention see Music in Minnesota Area high school students also contributed to some of the programming put on the air such as the weekly Rock n Roll Homeroom The station s genesis came out of another station From 1990 to 1992 KJJO KJ104 was an adventurous modern rock station and gained a devoted if small listening audience The station switched to country music in 1992 and many held out hope that KJ104 s format would resurface soon Two former KJ104 staffers Brian Turner and Kevin Cole actively sought out stations to pick up the format On several occasions they were turned down by previous owners of both WTCX and KCFE Finally with financial backing from the Cargills Turner and Cole found that the owner of WTCX was ready to sell In November 1993 the Cargills purchased WTCX for 2 6 million along with big band music formatted KLBB for 1 million and small suburban country music outlet KBCW for 400 000 1 The plan was to turn the one FM and two AMs into a modern rock radio network eventually simulcasting programming around the country Plans eventually changed and they decided to go with a more local approach though REV105 did syndicate a show Spin Radio for a short time Soon the Cargills were able to purchase WLOL located next to WTCX on the dial but broadcasting from a location far to the north Turner Cole and the Cargills were reluctant to change the big band music format on KLBB since it did have a small if dedicated following and decided not only to keep the format but to simulcast it on their other AM signal 1470 105 3 s legendary call letters WLOL were shifted to 1470 The only other changes made to KLBB was to give it a hipper sound incorporating more lounge music and fresher advertising and imaging Hence the foundation of Rev 105 was set with KREV and WREV soon to come The group s intended programming plans were public knowledge at the time and highly publicized ABC Radio already owned classic rock KQRS FM and felt the time was right to lay its own claim to the rapidly rising alternative rock format On February 4 1994 ABC agreed to purchase KQRS main rival KRXX from Entercom and KQRS management immediately took control of the station Within two days the former 93X became the Twin Cities newest modern rock station 93 7 The Edge In effect ABC killed two birds with one stone by striking down a rival to KQRS and warding off a potential new one This did not change Turner s and Cole s plans at all as they felt their station would be different enough to compete in the market Pending Federal Communications Commission FCC approval of Cargill s own station deals WTCX officially went off the air February 7 1994 coincidentally the first full day of The Edge s new format WLOL followed on April 24 On May 1 REV105 s eclectic new alternative rock format took to the air with the first official song being Crazy by Patsy Cline REV105 was a unique station It would not be an ordinary consultant programmed modern rock station like The Edge Rather it took many elements from typical modern rock stations added a heavy amount of new obscure and local artists and mixed in other musical styles such as industrial punk classic rock hip hop world dance and techno According to Cole when REV started it would play the newly popular Green Day next to old Who songs comparing and contrasting two different instances of similar music 2 In addition there were a large number of specialty shows featuring other musical styles like old school funk imports club mixes and ambient music REV105 was instrumental in introducing newer artists to the airwaves such as Ani DiFranco and Soul Coughing As music critic Jim DeRogatis said The brilliance of REV105 was that I would hear a set that would go Bob Marley to Nine Inch Nails to Black Sabbath And that s how real people listen to music The new Revolution Radio was a mild success even with the high powered competition from The Edge In the first full ratings book it earned a 1 5 overall Arbitron rating and did even better in the 18 34 age breakdown Ratings were hampered throughout the station s history by signal reception issues the eclectic nature of its format and its limited budget Signal issues were perhaps its biggest issue as Rev s ratings were similar or higher than any of its successor stations The limited transmitter reach of 105 1 and 105 3 were helped when Cargill purchased another neighboring signal KCFE in October 1996 which improved its reach in the southwest suburbs and particularly in Minneapolis where a large number of its listeners resided Formats of the 105s Name call signs FormatREV 105 KREV WREV KCFE Alternative 1994 1997 KCFE added October 1996 X105 KXXP KXXU KXXR Active rock 1997 Zone 105 KZNR KZNT KZNZ AAA 1997 1999 Classic alternative 1999 2000 Alternative 2000 2001 V105 WGVX WGVY WGVZ Rhythmic oldies 2001 2002 Drive 105 WGVX WGVY WGVZ AAA 2002 2004 Alternative 2004 2007 Love 105 FM WGVX WGVY WGVZ Soft AC Oldies 2007 2012 Mainstream AC 2012 2013 105 The Ticket WGVX WRXP WGVZ Sports 2013 2015 105 The Vibe WGVX WRXP WLUP WGVZ WWWM FM Classic hip hop 2015 2018 Love 105 FM WGVX WLUP WWWM FM Soft AC 2018 present Switch to X105 Edit REV105 enjoyed an almost three year run but the end came at Noon on March 11 1997 when the station was purchased by competitor Disney Capital Cities ABC which already owned two powerful 100 000 watt stations in the Twin Cities KQRS FM and KEGE The Edge By 1 15 that afternoon most of the air staff was fired and after playing Hello Goodbye by The Beatles the station was reborn with a hard rock format as X105 with the three stations receiving the call letters KXXP KXXU and KXXR The first song on X105 was Rock You Like a Hurricane by The Scorpions 1 2 This situation became a focal point for critics of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 Fans of REV105 banded together to protest the loss of REV105 and out of this the group Americans for Radio Diversity was formed The purchase received fairly widespread news coverage with articles appearing in Billboard magazine and Rolling Stone where Soul Coughing frontman Mike Doughty stated Having officially walked through every radio station in North America I can honestly say REV was the only one that had a cause that was righteous Of course Doughty had a somewhat personal stake in the station as it is partially credited for making him very popular in the state Some who have said that one in eight Soul Coughing albums were sold in Minnesota Many feel that the motivation to purchase REV105 was to eliminate the competition as ABC obtained the rights to all intellectual property of REV105 including its logos and website and Cargill reportedly signed a non compete agreement The purchase was seen in some ways as a defensive maneuver against other growing radio conglomerates such as Chancellor Broadcasting which then owned seven radio stations in the Twin Cities eventually purchased by radio giant Clear Channel Communications in 1999 Of course Cargill could not compete as a stand alone owner in this environment and saw this as a perfect opportunity to sell the station According to Cargill As we saw all this consolidation in the market we just didn t feel we were going to be able to survive 3 REV105 was in many ways a successor to the Twin Cities area s original alternative station KJJO now KZJK which changed its format in 1992 Kevin Cole the former program director at REV105 and a veteran of the old KJ104 later resurfaced at KEXP in Seattle General Manager Brian Turner eventually went back to KTCZ where he worked in the 1980s to host its morning show and later worked at upstart alternative rock station KTWN In 2005 a few former REV hosts reunited at Minnesota Public Radio for the launch of KCMP 89 3 The Current which airs an adult album alternative format loosely inspired by REV105 Zone 105 Edit Soon after the birth of X105 a new hard rock station arrived in the Twin Cities when WBOB dropped country music and switched to a hard rock format with Howard Stern s syndicated morning show ABC has worked to fight off any potential competitors to its main highly rated station KQRS FM At 2 p m on September 18 1997 KEGE dropped its alternative format and began simulcasting on the 105s as part of a format swap with KEGE becoming 93X once again On September 24 after 6 days of simulcasting the 105s became Zone 105 with an adult alternative format After a few months 93X took the KXXR call sign from the former X105 and the three Zone 105 stations became KZNR KZNT and KZNZ 3 After the station became Zone 105 a few of the old REV hosts were brought back Brian Oake who had gone over to The Edge and Mary Lucia hosted the morning show Lucia also hosted a weekly local music program named Popular Creeps from the local Bryant Lake Bowl Creeps won multiple awards for programming quality Over time Zone 105 went in more of a classic alternative direction but toward the end of its run leaned more towards alternative rock None of the post REV 105 incarnations of these frequencies were true alternative rock as the frequency had to keep a safe distance between itself and sister station 93X For this reason any song with a rock edge was discarded by the 105s during this time V105 Edit On March 8 2001 after so so ratings as an alternative rock station Zone 105 became V105 an automated rhythmic oldies outlet 4 5 Call letters were changed to WGVX WGVY and WGVZ V105 lasted less than a year before reverting to a revised version of the old Zone format as Drive 105 on January 17 2002 6 Drive 105 Edit Drive 105 s format was an adult oriented version of the alternative rock format and similar in many ways to the previous Zone 105 However the fact that it was forced to distance themselves from sister station 93X by avoiding harder edged rock meant that it played a lot of music that has more in common with the AAA format For the better part of the last several years the station frequently promoted This station is not owned or operated by Clear Channel Communications though the station was actually part of another huge media conglomerate The Walt Disney Company Drive 105 along with sister stations KQRS FM and KXXR 93X were often referred to as Disney s Wall Of Rock Both 93X and the 105 s are programmed with formats designed to fight competition off of Disney s flagship in the market top rated KQRS When WRQC became a rival to KQRS in 1997 the current KXXR switched to a similar format despite a profitable alternative format already on that frequency It is widely known in the local market that Disney would go to great lengths to protect its cash cow In fact Drive 105 was in large part created to ward off competition from KTCZ Cities 97 After the fall of Zone 105 and in the months before Drive 105 was created Cities 97 made significant gains in the 25 54 age group Disney saw this as a threat to KQRS and created Drive 105 originally to jab at Cities 97 s ratings To keep a distance from sister 93X the station targeted an older age group than most alternative stations Like predecessor Zone 105 Drive would avoid any song that featured a significant amount of guitar distortion When the station first began in January 2002 it aired messages such as Remember when Cities 97 and KS95 sounded different We do that s why we re true to the music This was a stab at Cities 97 s old slogan true to the music and a criticism of a recent tweak in the direction of pop sounding KS95 During its first two years on the air Drive 105 frequently made cracks at Cities 97 However this came to an end after criticism from the public and as the station began to take on an identity of its own Love 105 Edit Love 105 logo 2007 2013 Ratings wise Drive 105 like all of the previous formats were hampered by the limited signal reach in the Twin Cities area and experienced only moderate success usually reaching a 1 or 2 overall ratings share Just before 3 00 p m on May 7 2007 the plug was pulled on the three signals longest running incarnation to that point Drive 105 played its last song Say It Ain t So by Weezer prior to temporarily switching over to a simulcast of sister station KXXR in anticipation of a format flip The flip to the Soft AC Oldies format with the moniker Love 105 happened at 5 30 the next morning with Sonny and Cher s I Got You Babe as the new format s debut song 7 Love 105 featured mellow songs by artists including Chicago Neil Diamond Barbra Streisand Sade Bread and many others The playlist also initially included occasional adult standards from the likes of Frank Sinatra and Bobby Darin along with some more traditional oldies Shortly after the relaunch as Love 105 the station along with ABC s other non Radio Disney and ESPN Radio stations were acquired by Citadel Broadcasting Citadel merged with Cumulus Media on September 16 2011 8 Citadel Broadcasting would move WGVZ s transmitter from Eden Prairie to the IDS tower in downtown Minneapolis This significantly improved reception of the station in Minneapolis and western Saint Paul despite the drop in effective radiated power from 5 800 watts to 950 watts On April 13 2012 the station transitioned to mainstream adult contemporary dropping all pre 1970s oldies and adding current adult contemporary fare to fill the void left by WLTE when that station flipped to country music the previous December 9 In November 2012 Love 105 switched to all Christmas music during the holidays again filling a void created by the departure of WLTE On November 26 WGVY s call letters were changed to WNSH 10 the call signs of WGVX and WGVZ remained unchanged The call sign change was temporary done to park the call letters so that they could later be used on FM 94 7 in New York City which would use the calls to reflect its Nash FM country music franchise 11 On January 29 2013 the WNSH call letters moved to New York with the WRXP call letters parked on 105 3 12 105 The Ticket Edit Former 105 The Ticket logo 2013 2015 At 8 a m on March 30 2013 a day after inadvertently releasing a new logo and identity Radio 105 online and after playing Some Nights by Fun and Dreams by Fleetwood Mac the three stations dropped the AC format and began stunting with a broad range of music with no liners except for legally mandated top of the hour IDs After stunting all weekend on April 1 at 11 a m after playing Gangnam Style by Psy the three stations dropped music altogether and became a CBS Sports Radio Network affiliate as 105 The Ticket 13 The station s programming was mainly made up of nationally syndicated sports talk shows from CBS Sports Radio including The D A Show TBD in the AM The John Feinstein Show The Jim Rome Show The Doug Gottlieb Show Mojo and Ferrall on the Bench On September 9 2013 Mike Morris and Bob Sansevere began hosting Mike amp Bob Afternoons that aired from 3 00 to 6 00 pm Morris is a former Minnesota Viking long snapper while Sansevere is a longtime St Paul Pioneer Press columnist and former contributor to the KQ92 Morning Show 14 On June 9 2015 105 1 105 3 105 7 dropped Sansevere Morris and Holsen in favor of running CBS Sports Radio around the clock 15 Program Director Scott Jameson told the St Paul Pioneer Press that the stations would provide an alternative to the other two local sports stations and focus on the network product and provide it to people who prefer that The stations retained local high school sports coverage on weekends The change came as the stations registered just a 0 3 share in the previous three Nielsen Audio PPM ratings well behind iHeartMedia s KFXN FM and Hubbard s KSTP 15 The Ticket in an oversaturated sports talk market did not live up to expectations garnering less than 1 0 overall in the Arbitron ratings with the final rating being a meager 0 1 in the July 2015 ratings 105 The Vibe Edit 105 The Vibe logo 2015 2018 On August 14 2015 at 3 p m the 105 frequencies flipped to classic hip hop as 105 The Vibe which competed with K273BH KTCZ FM HD3 in the format At the time of the launch the Twin Cities market did not have a single commercial Urban Urban AC or Rhythmic CHR formatted station The only station that came close to the Urban Rhythmic format was non commercial KMOJ 16 In January 2016 KNOF flipped to KZGO with a current based Rhythmic CHR format On June 22 2016 WGVZ changed its call letters no longer matching its simulcast partners It is now WWWM FM part of a warehousing move where a co owned station in Toledo Ohio changed its call letters to WQQO from WWWM FM In June 2018 Cumulus Media applied to move the WLUP call letters to the WRXP signal in Minneapolis The previous WLUP in New York state became WXMS upon acceptance of the application by the FCC 17 The change took effect on June 12 2018 10 Cumulus had acquired the WLUP call sign earlier that year as part of its purchase of Chicago radio station WKQX from Merlin Media whose CEO Randy Michaels owns the New York state station through Radioactive LLC the WLUP FM call letters were formerly used on another Chicago station WCKL prior to its 2018 sale from Merlin Media to the Educational Media Foundation 18 The ratings however still remained low for the trimulcast with just an 0 8 in their last books under the format the October 2018 Nielsen Audio ratings Love 105 returns Edit On November 8 2018 at Midnight the 105 frequencies flipped to Christmas music reviving the Love 105 branding The relaunch was mainly because of the overall success the trimulcast had experienced during its first run under the Love 105 branding and Oldies AC format On December 28 at Midnight the stations officially returned to the Soft AC Oldies format they first pioneered in 2007 by playing Yesterday Once More by The Carpenters and Love Will Keep Us Together by Captain amp Tennille 19 20 With the flip the three stations became the Twin Cities affiliate of the syndicated Bob amp Sheri Show in the mornings and John Tesh s Intelligence For Your Life during the evenings Local on air personalities on the three stations include midday host Amy Pontes who goes by Amy Karlson on air and is voicetracked from sister station WWLI in Providence RI and afternoon host Jay Philpott Philpott also serves as the stations program director HD Radio Edit In July 2019 a transmitter upgrade gave WLUP the ability to broadcast in HD Radio WGVX and WWWM FM do not transmit HD Radio signals 21 22 105 3 WLUP turned off its HD1 signal in early 2022 On January 27 2023 Love 105 began transmitting its format on the HD2 multicast channel of one of its sister stations KXXR 93 7 HD2 displacing the Top 40 format station known as The Machine References Edit Rev 105 Becomes X105 March 11 2015 https www americanradiohistory com Archive RandR 1990s 1997 RR 1997 03 14 pdf bare URL PDF https www americanradiohistory com Archive RandR 1990s 1997 RR 1997 09 26 pdf bare URL PDF City Pages http www americanradiohistory com Archive RandR 2000s 2001 RR 2001 03 16 pdf bare URL PDF http www americanradiohistory com Archive RandR 2000s 2002 RR 2002 01 25 pdf bare URL PDF Drive 105 becomes Love 105 May 8 2007 Cumulus now owns Citadel Broadcasting Atlanta Business Journal September 16 2011 Retrieved September 16 2011 Love Adjusts In The Twin Cities April 13 2012 a b Call Sign History WLUP CDBS Public Access Federal Communications Commission Retrieved June 12 2018 Cumulus Announces National Nash Brand For Country Entertainment from FMQB 1 22 2013 FCC Station Search Details WRXP Federal Communications Commission Retrieved January 29 2013 Cumulus Debuts 105 The Ticket Minneapolis April 1 2013 http www kare11 com news article 1038428 396 Tom Barnard joins FM 105 The Ticket a b Minneapolis Ticket Drops Local Programming June 9 2015 Classic Hip Hop Vibe Comes To The Twin Cities August 14 2015 Cumulus Applies To Move WLUP Calls To RadioInsight RadioInsight 2018 06 06 Retrieved 2018 06 06 Venta Lance April 3 2018 Cumulus To Acquire 101 1 WKQX Chicago amp WLUP IP RadioInsight Retrieved June 12 2018 Love 105 FM Format Switch 12 27 2018 Archived from the original on 2021 12 12 via www youtube com Love 105 Returns To The Twin Cities November 8 2018 Homepage HD Radio YouTube www youtube com Archived from the original on 2021 12 12 Reece Doug April 4 1998 KREV Fans Rally for Radio Diversity Billboard archived at Americans for Radio Diversity Evolution Radio City Pages Hwang Francis April 3 1997 Radio Free Minneapolis The Minnesota Daily archived at Beatworld com Who Killed Rock Radio REV 105 the Reader and Life on Main Street The Minnesota Daily The music stops for alternative station REV 105 The Minnesota Daily Haugen Dan The End of Radio As We Know It Star Tribune Rand Michael Radio Killed the Radio Star Northpine com News Archive March 1997 Northpine com News Archive Van Alstyne Rob January 27 2005 Left of the Dial Pulse of the Twin Cities Riemenschneider Chris May 7 2007 Drive 105 looking for Love Star Tribune FCC Database 4 External links EditOfficial website Americans for Radio Diversity 89 3 KCMP The Current to hear former Rev105 DJs Mary Lucia and Steve Nelson A tribute and memorial to REV 105 A collection of REV105 airchecks including first and last moments as well as some promos that poke fun of The Edge REV 105 audio clip REV105 website by Doc Ozone amp Gonzo that was ready to go one week before it went off the air Kevin Cole s page on KEXP radiotapes com Featuring Minneapolis St Paul radio airchecks including Zone 105 WGVX in the FCC FM station database WGVX on Radio Locator WGVX in Nielsen Audio s FM station database WLUP in the FCC FM station database WLUP on Radio Locator WLUP in Nielsen Audio s FM station database WWWM in the FCC FM station database WWWM on Radio Locator WWWM in Nielsen Audio s FM station database Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title WGVX amp oldid 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