 After that ended, WFKP began playing a "Country Holiday Favorites" format and announced that after Christmas the station would begin simulcasting with sister station WRWD-FM, also from Poughkeepsie.On November 28, new call letters of WRWC would follow.On November 2, 2009 WRWC changed its call letters to WKIP-FM and changed its format to news/talk, swapping formats with sister station 1370 AM, WRWD.