by R.E.M. on a continuous loop. ABC sold its non-Radio Disney and ESPN Radio stations, including KXXR, to Citadel Broadcasting in 2007. Citadel merged with Cumulus Media on September 16, 2011. KXXR-HD2 In 2007, the station added an HD signal for its main programming. It also offered an HD2 channel featuring a CHR/Top 40 format branded as "The Machine" which aired for several years until the station ceased HD operations at midnight on December 31, 2014. On January 2, 2018, KXXR-HD2 "The Machine" returned to the air with its "commercial free" CHR/Top 40 format. Programmed by KQRS-FM jock Chris Nelson, "The Machine" features a totally commercial-free format and is often first to break new music first compared to competition. KXXR-HD2's main competition includes iHeartMedia's heritage CHR station in the market, KDWB-FM, along with Hubbard Broadcasting's KSTP-FM. Currently, there is no online streaming available for "The Machine" and is exclusive to KXXR-HD2. In January 2023 KXXR-HD2 switched from top 40/CHR (as 'the Machine") to a simulcast of soft adult contemporary-formatted WGVX 105.1 FM Lakeville (as "Love 105"). References External links radiotapes.com Featuring Minneapolis/St. Paul radio airchecks dating back to 1941 including beautiful music WAYL-FM and an aircheck of the late Tawn Mastrey, an announcer formerly on 93X. Rick Burnett's TwinCitiesRadioAirchecks.com A site for airchecks of WAYL, KXXR's predecessor, and many Twin Cities stations from the 1960s and 1970s. Radio stations in Minneapolis–Saint Paul Active rock radio stations in the United States HD Radio stations Cumulus Media radio stations Radio stations established in 1960 Former subsidiaries of The Walt Disney Company