The New 96.1 has switched to all Christmas

[DavidZ]

Apparently they flipped the switch yesterday according to this article from RadioInsight.

Over A Dozen Stations Make Early Christmas Music Move - RadioInsight

More and more, November 1 is becoming to unofficial start of the Christmas season and with it over a dozen stations have moved to all-Christmas music. Following the October 19 switch at WMGA Huntington WV, the following stations began Christmas music on Halloween: iHeartMedia AC “Mix 94.5” WMXL...

radioinsight.com

 

[Yeziknoradio]

Is there any difference in sound/playlist options between Audacy and Townsquare?

 

[SirRoxalot]

Is there any difference in sound/playlist options between Audacy and Townsquare?

You tell me.

Lauren Daigle - Light Of The World

Bruce Springsteen - Santa Claus Is Comin To Town

Paul Mccartney & Wings - Wonderful Christmastime



Vanessa Williams - Do You Hear What I Hear?

Leroy Anderson - Sleigh Ride

Kelly Clarkson - Underneath The Tree



Wham! - Last Christmas



Ray Conniff - Ring Christmas Bells



Martina Mcbride - Let It Snow



Michael Buble - Its Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas



Peabo Bryson - Its The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year



Jose Feliciano - Feliz Navidad

Air Supply - Winter Wonderland

Dean Martin - Let It Snow

Jimmy Eat World - Last Christmas



Madonna - Santa Baby

Boston Pops Orchestra W/arthur Feidler - Sleigh Ride

John Lennon - Happy Xmas



Nat King Cole - Silent Night

Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You

Bing Crosby - Its Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas

Taylor Swift - Last Christmas



The Ronettes - Sleigh Ride

Carpenters - Home For The Holidays

Burl Ives - Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer

Eurythmics - Winter Wonderland

Ed Sheeran & Elton John - Merry Christmas

Bob Seger And The Silver Bullet Band - Little Drummer Boy

Michael Buble - A Holly Jolly Christmas

Carrie Underwood - The First Noel

Darlene Love - Christmas

Justin Bieber - Mistletoe

 

[tbolt909]

Is there any difference in sound/playlist options between Audacy and Townsquare?

I would expect that almost every Christmas Radio format in the country is about the same. They just recycle the same charred ones year after year. I've found many Christmas songs from Rock artists that are actually pretty good. None of them are on Radio playlists...

 

[Yeziknoradio]

You tell me.

Lauren Daigle - Light Of The World

Bruce Springsteen - Santa Claus Is Comin To Town

Paul Mccartney & Wings - Wonderful Christmastime



Vanessa Williams - Do You Hear What I Hear?

Leroy Anderson - Sleigh Ride

Kelly Clarkson - Underneath The Tree



Wham! - Last Christmas



Ray Conniff - Ring Christmas Bells



Martina Mcbride - Let It Snow



Michael Buble - Its Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas



Peabo Bryson - Its The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year



Jose Feliciano - Feliz Navidad

Air Supply - Winter Wonderland

Dean Martin - Let It Snow

Jimmy Eat World - Last Christmas


Madonna - Santa Baby

Boston Pops Orchestra W/arthur Feidler - Sleigh Ride

John Lennon - Happy Christmas


Nat King Cole - Silent Night

Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You

Bing Crosby - Its Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas

Taylor Swift - Last Christmas


The Ronettes - Sleigh Ride

Carpenters - Home For The Holidays

Burl Ives - Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer

Eurythmics - Winter Wonderland

Ed Sheeran & Elton John - Merry Christmas

Bob Seger And The Silver Bullet Band - Little Drummer Boy

Michael Buble - A Holly Jolly Christmas

Carrie Underwood - The First Noel

Darlene Love - Christmas

Justin Bieber - Mistletoe

Sounds like they did change up some of the artists with similar sounding tunes.
I'm pretty sure Star 102 used to play Wham's version of Last Christmas while the NEW 96.1 FM is playing Jimmy Eat World's version...also Taylor Swift's version.

 

[SirRoxalot]

Sounds like they did change up some of the artists with similar sounding tunes.
I'm pretty sure Star 102 used to play Wham's version of Last Christmas while the NEW 96.1 FM is playing Jimmy Eat World's version...also Taylor Swift's version.

Wham is from the '80s, so it's probably a little old for the Star (either one) audience, and too new for WECK2. I guess George Michael fans will have to wait for WHTT to start sprinkling in Christmas tunes.

 

[Yeziknoradio]

Wham is from the '80s, so it's probably a little old for the Star (either one) audience, and too new for WECK2. I guess George Michael fans will have to wait for WHTT to start sprinkling in Christmas tunes.

Yup. That sounds right. Sticking with the artists that best fit the format is always best. For a second there I thought that Christmas music was the exception to the rule, but when there's a version that BEST fits the format, it makes great logic to stick with that version. Wham on WHTT it is...(closer to Christmas, I gather...)

 

[KurtLockport]

WLVL switched to LIVE Christmas music, in studio on the piano, on Monday December 4. For a couple hours anyway.

https://wlvl.com/assets/podcaster/1749/2023_12_04_1749_144902_.mp3

 

[RadioGuy1864]

WLVL switched to LIVE Christmas music, in studio on the piano, on Monday December 4. For a couple hours anyway.

https://wlvl.com/assets/podcaster/1749/2023_12_04_1749_144902_.mp3

If a tree falls in the forest....