of which are used to measure a radio station's success. Back to country as "Thunder 104" In the summer of 1992, KJJO announced it would switch back to country music, which was increasing in popularity, amid a large outcry from KJ104's dedicated modern rock fans. At 6 a.m. on September 8, after signing off the modern rock format by playing "It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)" by R.E.M., "Thunder 104" debuted. As a country station, ratings went up slightly, but the station could not compete with the established country leader KEEY ("K102"), or WBOB ("BOB 100"). To set itself apart from the competition, KJJO evolved into a classic country format as "Classic Country 104” in April 1994, and ratings slightly improved. Also that same month, several former KJ104 employees were working at bringing the rock format back to the local airwaves, which culminated with the debut of REV 105. Two months prior to this, hard rocker KRXX became KEGE "The Edge," and was soon the highest-rated modern rock station in the country, succeeding where KJJO, as KJ104, failed. Smooth jazz and modern AC With K102 and BOB 100 firmly establishing in the country format, KJJO gave up on country and flipped to smooth jazz on March 28, 1995, under new call letters KMJZ. During this time, ownership transferred several times; Nationwide Communications, a subsidiary of Nationwide Insurance, bought both the AM and FM stations from the estate of longtime owner Roy H. Park. Nationwide Communications was bought by Jacor in October 1997; Jacor would spin the station off to Infinity Broadcasting in June 1998 (Infinity would be renamed CBS Radio in December 2005). On September 24, 1998, at 4 p.m., the station changed format once again, to Modern AC as WXPT, "104-1 The Point." The first song on "The Point" was "The Way" by Fastball. After gradually adding in songs from the 1980s throughout the course of 2000, WXPT shifted to a full-fledged '80s hits format on November 17, 2000, and rebranded as "Mix 104.1." The first song on "Mix" was "Beat It" by Michael Jackson. While never a dominant station, "Mix" was a modest ratings and financial success, as the station's transmitter woes were finally resolved by the move to KMSP-TV's antenna array in Shoreview, Minnesota, where most of the market's big FM stations have their transmitters. CBS Radio later sold