On December 29, 2011, Northern Lights announced that KHTC would drop the rhythmic format and "Now" branding on January 1, 2012, and shift to a modern adult contemporary format, branded as "96.3 K-Twin." At Midnight on January 1 (after "In Paris" by Jay-Z and Kanye West), the station officially flipped to the new format, with "Misery" by Minneapolis band Soul Asylum being the first song being played, followed by "Beautiful Day" by U2 and "Learn to Fly" by Foo Fighters.
1EMF owns this station operated by iHeartMedia. 2EMF owns this station operated by The Association for Community Education. 3Sale of this station to Family Stations pending FCC approval. 4EMF operates this station owned by Southeastern Ohio Broadcasting System under a local marketing agreement; acquisition of this station pending FCC approval.
