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Oldies Christmas

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keyjock

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Happy November everyone! Now just a couple of days after Halloween, Oldies is running a promo teasing the holiday flip. I predict Nov 15th! Looks like that date is significant because there are a few holiday type things happening in Boston that coming weekend: Fanuell Hall holiday lighting and Macy's(Boston) Thanksgiving parade at Downtown Crossing, etc. Just this past weekend past weekend, the mall in my area began hanging their Holiday decor. Jeez, pretty soon, it will actually BE Christmas in July!
Don't forsee a format change after the Xmas cheer. Some have hinted at Movin, noting what happened at sister station oldies powerhouse KFRC in September.
JMO ::)
 
Thanks for the reminder to change my presets.............wouldn't want to torture myself by mistakenly hitting the wrong button in traffic...........don't think it would stand up in court as the reason for my road rage.
 
I'm surprised they haven't already flipped! I was in a mall in southern NH last weekend -- pre-Halloween --- and they were already in full Christmas mode.
 
:p

Considering the fact that many retail outlets OVERCHARGE US FOR PRACTICALLY EVERYTHING (including bottled water), I'm STILL surprised that Christmas music at the mall doesn't begin in AUGUST! ::)

argytunes
 
If the GM/Nassau change takes place on Nov 15 I'll take that opportunity to change 99.5 to 102.5 and
find someone else (WBOQ maybe?) to take WODS' place (though I already do have 104.9 as a pre-set,
what with Red Sox games this past season)

Christmas stuff up way early in many stores including boxes of Christmas cards at Walgreen's. When you care
enough to send [box of 20 for $4.99]..
 
keyjock said:
Happy November everyone! Now just a couple of days after Halloween, Oldies is running a promo teasing the holiday flip. I predict Nov 15th! Looks like that date is significant because there are a few holiday type things happening in Boston that coming weekend: Fanuell Hall holiday lighting and Macy's(Boston) Thanksgiving parade at Downtown Crossing, etc. Just this past weekend past weekend, the mall in my area began hanging their Holiday decor. Jeez, pretty soon, it will actually BE Christmas in July!
Don't forsee a format change after the Xmas cheer. Some have hinted at Movin, noting what happened at sister station oldies powerhouse KFRC in September.
JMO ::)
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has joseph gallant been consulted on this?
 
keyjock said:
Don't forsee a format change after the Xmas cheer. Some have hinted at Movin, noting what happened at sister station oldies powerhouse KFRC in September.
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KFRC was no longer the "powerhouse" it once was in the San Francisco ratings by any means. It was floundering as an oldies station in that market. By contrast, WODS is successful and is the second highest rated adult demo music station in the Boston market behind WMJX, and has been for a few years now (they even beat WMJX in one book). I'd think any major change after Christmas is unlikely there.
 
The hint that it'll happen soon keeps running on their promos--am guessing next Fri, the Fri before T-giving,
could be the day. Nov 17...in the past it was around the 18th, 19th, wasn't it? Doing it on Friday means
go out there and shop yer butts off and enjoy well over a month of straight Christmas tunes on 103.3.
 
raccoonradio said:
The hint that it'll happen soon keeps running on their promos--am guessing next Fri, the Fri before T-giving,
could be the day. Nov 17...in the past it was around the 18th, 19th, wasn't it? Doing it on Friday means
go out there and shop yer butts off and enjoy well over a month of straight Christmas tunes on 103.3.
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chitchatjf said:
Here it is November 10th Still no flip.
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read well that which is writ here, young Padawans... Nov.15 says The Keyjock, then Nov.15 it will most assuredly be...

of a more interesting ponderous nature will be the post-holiday return - will they still be Oldies 103-3 or will they break in a new Image Nickname during the holiday festivities and then slowly work in the new positioner during Jan/Feb?
 
of a more interesting ponderous nature will be the post-holiday return - will they still be Oldies 103-3 or will they break in a new Image Nickname during the holiday festivities and then slowly work in the new positioner during Jan/Feb?
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My guess would be "Boston's 103" or "Boston's 103.3" or perhaps the simpler "103.3."
And the word OLDIES will still be in all of their visuals, in addition to retaining the current slogans.
 
keyjock said:
My guess would be "Boston's 103" or "Boston's 103.3" or perhaps the simpler "103.3."
And the word OLDIES will still be in all of their visuals, in addition to retaining the current slogans.
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'VBF used "Boston 105" for a while, didn't they? i know the history of 105.7's "identifiers" has been a bit shaky, even if the call letters have been (formatically) consistent over the years.

i'm more surprised that stations with an image package directly targeting the city have not fared better.

WBOS - one might think a set of calls such as that would do well in the city.
 
up visiting and the Cambridgeside Galleria is chock full of the sounds and sights of santa and thanksgiving is a week away. Wasn't it a few moments ago we were hearing Sly Stone's Hot Fun Gobble gobble are there any thanksgiving songs to go around?
 
Christmas Oldies and Holiday Favorites on Boston's Holiday Music Station begin tomorrow (Wed 11/15) morning at around 8:30, any takers$$$$?
 
keyjock said:
Christmas Oldies and Holiday Favorites on Boston's Holiday Music Station begin tomorrow (Wed 11/15) morning at around 8:30, any takers$$$$?
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hmmmm. around 8:30??? why not an exact time? 8:29:47 ?? 8:30:12 ?? :eek:

surely Uncle Dale can hit the holiday format shift with network precision... (duckin'&grinn')

make sure you and Unca Dale come north for the Radio Club Holiday Extravaganza that i understand is in the works. i still have my shirt from a few years back - u got yours?
 
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