 Through the years, WGMR has changed formats a couple times, from country to alternative and Top 40 at the turn of the 21st century.Prior to the top 40 format, WGMR was the State College region's alternative music station, branded as "101.1 The Revolution", and was rated one of the Top 10 alternative stations in the country for a couple of years.The station switched formats and became a Top 40 radio station using the handle "The All New Revolution 101" and then later shortened that to "G101".