D/FW Radio: iHM Pushes The Edge Off The Cliff

Longtime Dallas radio home for alternative music KDGE 102.1 The Edge (KDGE) is no more,

iHeartMedia has shut it down after 27 years.

Currently, the station is playing "Closing Time" by Semisonic on repeat, along with a message telling listeners "You can hear the sound of 102.1 The Edge at 97.1 the Eagle. Beginning Thursday at 5:00 you can hear the new 102.1." Another message says "Thanks for 27 great years."

KDGE.iheart.com now redirects visitors to the KEGL 97.1 FM The Eagle's website.

The Fort Worth Star-Telegram speculates IHM could be trying to still some thunder from rival KLUV 98.7 FM, which is expected to do its traditional switch from classic hits to a Christmas format any day now; the station with the Christmas format tends to rule the Nielsen Audio ratings for a couple of months.

The Edge went on the air at 94.5 FM on June 30, 1989, with a mix of of current music. Elvis Costello, Midnight Oil, the Communards, lots of reggae -- Ziggy Marley [and] Bob Marley, UB40 ... Love and Rockets, the Cure, the new Bob Mould, the Indigo Girls, Caterwaul, Crowded House, Tim Finn.”