KODA is now Christmas music

[AnyHuman]

Just read that Sunny 99.1 KODA-FM is now playing Christmas music as well as tons of other iHeartMedia stations.

 

[Junkieradio]

They ar not playing Christmas music yet.

 

[Mediafrog+]

Sunny is running a “Best of the 80s weekend” as of Saturday afternoon. Maybe the Christmas music starts on Monday?

 

[TheBigA]

The December ratings book begins November 11, so some stations are starting then.

 

[JustinT]

Sunny's social media accounts indicate a flip to holiday music on 11/8 at 8 a.m.

 

[stan]

There should be a special ring in hell for stations that have Christmas music beginning earlier than December 15.

 

[HTX]

There should be a special ring in hell for stations that have Christmas music beginning earlier than December 15.

At least before thanksgiving

 

[AnyHuman]

RadioInsight posted the article about them all flipping on Friday... Guess that was wrong about KODA.

https://radioinsight.com/headlines/215017/iheartmedia-flips-over-80-stations-to-christmas-music/

At least people who listen to that station can enjoy their sanity before Monday. I remember not hearing any Christmas music before Thanksgiving on the radio when I was younger.

 

[robertg1202]

They announced this morning that the switch will happen this Friday at 5 PM.

 

[jras20]

Way to early. But what ever BobFM has their Christmas channel back up on HD-3.

 

[Mrtejano]

Way to early. But what ever BobFM has their Christmas channel back up on HD-3.

Where is bobfm? Haven’t heard that in a while.

 

[Mediafrog+]

Where is bobfm? Haven’t heard that in a while.

KBPA in Austin.

 

[tb_]

KODA hasn’t flipped yet, so this is very much fake news. Tuned in earlier to hear them burning another Billy Joel song to a crisp.

 

[Mrtejano]

KRBE HD2 already flipped to Christmas

 

[stan]

KCOL in the triangle started their wretched Christmas music Monday. Must be an iHeart thing.

 

[JustinT]

There should be a special ring in hell for stations that have Christmas music beginning earlier than December 15.

There’s so many more options now then we used to have when the Christmas formats started:

- Online, a zillion different soft rock options.
- Over the air, there’s KKHH, which is playing basically the same music as Sunny at this point.

 

[Mrtejano]

There’s so many more options now then we used to have when the Christmas formats started:

- Online, a zillion different soft rock options.
- Over the air, there’s KKHH, which is playing basically the same music as Sunny at this point.

ksbj also plays Christmas all season and 105.7 plays more religious Christmas music too.

 

[AnyHuman]

I think I know why all these stations change to Christmas music so early... It's because they want you in the spirit so you can buy more from their advertisers, then the money will come around to advertising dollars for the Christmas stations, at least some of it.

 

[BamaTX]

I think I know why all these stations change to Christmas music so early... It's because they want you in the spirit so you can buy more from their advertisers, then the money will come around to advertising dollars for the Christmas stations, at least some of it.

$$$

 

[stan]

I think I know why all these stations change to Christmas music so early... It's because they want you in the spirit so you can buy more from their advertisers, then the money will come around to advertising dollars for the Christmas stations, at least some of it.

That’s their hope. Unless of course people select another station not playing Christmas music because they’d rather not listen to it for nearly 2 months. Or just listen to Pandora or Spotify as usual.