(now WMAL-FM) flipped to mainstream rock (mostly heavy classic rock with a few newer songs). Throughout 2010, WVRX slowly siphoned listeners from WBIG, especially in WVRX's target demographic of men 25-54. By the third week of August 2010, WBIG had plummeted to 14th in the overall Arbitron radio ratings after rising to 8th place after the demise of WTGB. On August 30, 2010, the station fired its morning show staff, host Jon Ballard and news anchor Bill Stabler. After being fired, Ballard called into Elliot in the Morning on WWDC, where Ballard worked afternoons until 2006. He began to discuss the incident with Elliot Segal. Reportedly, although Ballard did not criticize WBIG-FM or Clear Channel, WWDC management cut off the conversation by ending the show early and "dumping" to music, a process normally used to avoid content that would garner FCC fines. After Ballard's firing, the station shifted its playlist completely to classic rock, and began promoting the fact that it was now running with no disc jockeys. By October, DJ's would return, with Lisa Berigan doing middays, Doc Reno doing afternoon drive, and Big Rig doing nights. On November 20, Tommy Griffiths became the station's morning host. In July 2016, "Big 100.3" reverted to the "Big 100" branding. In April 2022, iHeartMedia announced a marketing partnership with the NFL's Washington Commanders, where the team would see marketing spread across the iHeart Washington portfolio with talent having a presence at events such as draft parties and training camp, as well as the team appearing at the group's stations and promotional events and concerts. WBIG-FM would take over as the broadcast home of Commanders games, taking over from a joint simulcast of WMAL-FM, WSBN, and WTEM. The broadcast is restricted to the immediate Washington DC area, an audio message regarding these restrictions plays outside of the Washington DC market when streamed on iHeartRadio. Short-spaced signal WBIG-FM is short-spaced to WRNB, an urban adult contemporary station licensed to Media, Pennsylvania, just outside Philadelphia. Washington and Media are only 112 miles apart. The minimum distance between two Class B stations operating on the same channel according to current FCC rules is 150 miles. The two stations are grandfathered at this short space, and operate with some interference between Baltimore and the Pennsylvania-Maryland border. References External links Official website Washington Post article examining the format change BIG-FM Radio stations established in 1948 1948 establishments