Eric Perkins
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Radio listeners take note – there is some more action on the FM dial. Less than a week after WLTE traded in its “lite rock” format for BUZN 102.9 country music, 96.3 Now (KHTC FM) is tweaking its playlist.

On Sunday, KHTC will become 96.3 K-TWIN (KTWN FM) and go from a contemporary Top 40 roster to an adult Top 40 line-up, playing music from 1985 to the present. A sampling of artists you will hear on the new station include Red Hot Chili Peppers, Green Day, Adele, Linkin Park, Daughtry, Foo Fighters, Bon Jovi, U2, Nickleback, Soul Asylum, Coldplay, Maroon 5 and Foster the People. While that means some overlap with what the station is currently playing, the new playlist will focus more on guitar-based, pop-alternative music and past hits, according to a news release.

The station will also debut a new morning show on Wednesday featuring KARE 11’s Eric Perkins, Tony Fly and Danni Starr.

Steve Woodbury, general manager of the station, which is owned by the Pohlad family, said there will also be an emphasis on more local news, weather, and sports on K-TWIN.

“There’s a real opportunity for a locally owned and operated radio station that can personally connect with Twin Cities listeners,” Woodbury said. – Amy Carlson Gustafson

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