Editing IHeartMedia (section)

===iHeartMedia and rock radio===
iHeartMedia had ended several long-running rock formats in several markets due to the decline of the format and shifts in overall market demographics, to negative listener reception, including:
* [[KSJO]] [[San Jose, California|San Jose]] (formerly an iHeart station) – flipped to Spanish-language oldies on October 28, 2004, after 35 years as a rock station<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/SAN-JOSE-KSJO-s-switch-to-Latin-oldies-rocks-2685778.php|title=KSJO's switch to Latin oldies rocks headbangers' world|work=The San Francisco Chronicle|first=Janine|last=DeFao|date=November 7, 2004|access-date=September 18, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141101033513/http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/SAN-JOSE-KSJO-s-switch-to-Latin-oldies-rocks-2685778.php|archive-date=November 1, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[KLOL]] [[Houston]] – flipped to Spanish-language pop on November 12, 2004, after 34 years as a rock station<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.chron.com/entertainment/music/article/KLOL-suddenly-switches-to-Spanish-format-1563017.php|title=KLOL suddenly switches to Spanish format|access-date=September 18, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017015823/http://www.chron.com/entertainment/music/article/KLOL-suddenly-switches-to-Spanish-format-1563017.php|archive-date=October 17, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> (the station was sold to CBS Radio a few years later)
* [[WBWL (FM)|WFNX]] [[Boston]] – flipped to adult hits on July 24, 2012, after 29 years as an alternative rock station<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/2012/07/24/radio-station-now-whba-the-harbor/EVXEW0arXVOxkosDU8viVO/story.html|title=WFNX replaced by WHBA-FM, the Harbor|access-date=June 21, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170614132437/http://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/2012/07/24/radio-station-now-whba-the-harbor/EVXEW0arXVOxkosDU8viVO/story.html|archive-date=June 14, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[WWPW|WKLS]] [[Atlanta]] – flipped to mainstream top 40 on August 29, 2012, after 38 years as a rock station<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.myfoxatlanta.com/story/19422685/rock-fans-upset-over-loss-of-project-9-6-1-radio-station |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120902205800/http://www.myfoxatlanta.com/story/19422685/rock-fans-upset-over-loss-of-project-9-6-1-radio-station |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 2, 2012 |title=Rock fans upset over loss of Project 9-6-1 radio station }}</ref>
* [[KZEP-FM]] [[San Antonio]] – flipped to rhythmic hot AC on August 8, 2014, after 25 years as a classic rock station and 45 years of some form of rock music on the frequency (the classic rock format was moved to low-powered translator [[K227BH]])<ref>{{cite news|url=http://blog.mysanantonio.com/jakle06/2014/08/john-lisle-gone-kzep-moved-hot-104-5-launched/|title=John Lisle gone, KZEP moved, Hot 104.5 launched|access-date=September 18, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812101338/http://blog.mysanantonio.com/jakle06/2014/08/john-lisle-gone-kzep-moved-hot-104-5-launched/|archive-date=August 12, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[KDGE]] [[Dallas]]–[[Fort Worth, Texas|Fort Worth]] – flipped to Christmas music on November 16, 2016, then Mainstream AC on December 26 after 27 years (11 years on [[KZMJ|94.5]] before moving to 102.1 in 2000, and 16 years on 102.1) as an alternative rock station.<ref>{{cite web|title=102.1 The Edge is no more; radio station sends listeners to The Eagle {{!}} GuideLive|url=http://www.guidelive.com/music/2016/11/16/1021-edge-radio-station-kdge-moves-to-eagle|website=GuideLive|language=en|date=November 16, 2016|access-date=March 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312061000/http://www.guidelive.com/music/2016/11/16/1021-edge-radio-station-kdge-moves-to-eagle|archive-date=March 12, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>