And this smart method is the one many of us are accustomed with and is the way I would do it too. I just do not understand the need to saturate listeners with seasonal Christmas music 24/7, before Thanksgiving weekend, for nearly 45 days before the holiday.
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How much Christian music do stations play when they go all-Christmas?
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And this smart method is the one many of us are accustomed with and is the way I would do it too. I just do not understand the need to saturate listeners with seasonal Christmas music 24/7, before Thanksgiving weekend, for nearly 45 days before the holiday.
Again, it's because 25-54 women love, love, love it. Don't try to understand 'em....
One of many things you do not understand.
When I worked at KWVE in the early 1990's (Contemporary Christian format), we had to play reels of pre-recorded music that was 99% religious with the only exceptions being one version of "White Christmas" (instrumental I believe) and "Carol of the Bells". If you wanted non-secular Christmas music, this was the station to go back then.
Seriously Big A??? I understand plenty, you always and consistently disagree, and have been for years. No need to get personal here.
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Seriously?
Big A is doing nothing that hasn't been said over and over to you for years.
Rotations
Library Size
Current appeal of old songs
Chart positions vs. playability
Forgotten songs
Target audience appeal
Mix and blend
Ethnic appeal
Novelty songs
These are just a few of the areas where posters who have real broadcast experience have tried to show you "the error of your ways" and you persist in your impractical, unworkable beliefs.
No you dont. If it wasnt a ratings winner and a revenue winner, stations wouldnt do it
When you last worked in radio.. were they playing cds, carts or records?
Nothing personal at all. Going 24/7 Christmas in November makes great business sense. If you don't understand that, then you shouldn't try.
Yes I do. I choose to disagree on certain aspects which make little sense in terms of small market / small station programming. And besides, most of my appreciations regard the success of smaller stations doing what they do and they certainly have more leeway.
As to your last question, all three.
Stations who are doing more.. esoteric, wide, huge variety have been doing it for years and have the heritage.. plus its not all about the music for them in many guess
Why don't you go lease or buy a signal and try it the way you think it should be done?
WRONG
Impractical and unworkable to you, reality to most small market radio stations. 101.3 KFEZ Music of the 80's, check them out. There's far, far more to radio broadcasting than a KOST or KRTH.
niche tight formats liek that dont last long on marginal signals... i know 2 all 80s stations and after a year or two, both added some early 90s hits
It depends if you want to make money or not. If money isn't an issue, and you're a hobbyist, play whatever you want.
The reason you don't understand Christmas in November is because they want to make money. You don't.
You then extrapolate your opinions of what you like into generalizations about everyone else, and that's incorrect.
Yes, KOST and KRTH make money. I thoroughly doubt that KFEZ, which is a rural station trying to rimshot a large market, will make money. The signal has a decade-long tradition of not making money, and even operated at low power for a considerable time because they could not afford the replacement parts.
Using KFEZ as an example is like entering a Corvair in a drag racing competition.
I did hear the Christian version of "Carol of the Bells" by Ray Conniff. Sounds good until the end, and I make sure to change stations before they get there.
What happens at the end that gets you to change the station? A sinful, jazz-inspired beat? A manic, distorted guitar solo? Conniff himself screaming"I am the almighty Satan! Obey or die!"?
Probably because of how the end of the song is so high pitched that they're screaming. I'll agree it's not a good ending although I like the rest of the song.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBPnKTpS8BE
All of them sound like they have turned into monsters at the end, so that's not too far off.
I just heard a version of "I'll Be Home for Christmas" that starts with "Silent Night", but no words. So that doesn't really count.
Also, how do you put presents ON the tree? They get it right later in the song.
Also, how do you put presents ON the tree? They get it right later in the song.
I could be listening to WMAG but just out of habit I've been going to WYNA, also iHeart. I just heard "Silent Night".
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