The Southern Ontario/WNY Radio-TV Forum / When will Easy 101.3 play Christmas music?

**Posted by haydenmatthews14** November 16, 2024 12:18 am

So Fresh 103.1 in London has started playing all Christmas music. CHYM 96.7 Kitchener/Waterloo is playing all Christmas as well. Magic 106.1 in Guelph is playing all Christmas 104.3 Fresh Radio in Kingston is playing all Christmas. But on Monday November 18th 98.1 CHFI Toronto will be turning on the switch to all Christmas music. But there is no word on Easy 101.3's website of when they will make the switch to Christmas music. So far Move 105.7 in Niagara is still playing regular music. 104.7 Heart FM is also playing regular music as well, same with their HD2 format. 105.1 The River in Niagara Falls and Lite 92.1 in Brantford is also playing their regular music as well. But when will Easy 101.3 make the switch?

**Posted by mace** November 16, 2024 8:12 am

Thank you for this. Now I know which stations to avoid for the next six to eight weeks.

**Posted by Easily Amused** November 16, 2024 9:56 am

mace wrote:
Thank you for this. Now I know which stations to avoid for the next six to eight weeks.

Seconded. 😁
Especially McCartney's 'Wonderful Christmastime'.

**Posted by Radiowiz** November 16, 2024 2:03 pm

The Christmas format used to also be a handy way to change format.
Drop the current format. Go ALL Christmas, then on Boxing day...surprise! New radio station!
I wonder if we will see this happen anywhere this year...?

**Posted by RadioAaron** November 16, 2024 2:53 pm

Radiowiz wrote:
The Christmas format used to also be a handy way to change format.
Drop the current format. Go ALL Christmas, then on Boxing day...surprise! New radio station!
I wonder if we will see this happen anywhere this year...?

There's at least one

**Posted by RadioActive** November 16, 2024 7:42 pm

Just as a matter of interest, on Friday, at least 85 iHeart stations in the U.S. all flipped to Christmas music at the same time.

iHeartMedia Celebrates the Holiday Season with Annual Holiday Music Flip Across Broadcast Stations Nationwide and the Return of the “iHeartRadio Holiday Special”

**Posted by haydenmatthews14** November 16, 2024 9:05 pm

RadioActive wrote:
Just as a matter of interest, on Friday, at least 85 iHeart stations in the U.S. all flipped to Christmas music at the same time.

iHeartMedia Celebrates the Holiday Season with Annual Holiday Music Flip Across Broadcast Stations Nationwide and the Return of the “iHeartRadio Holiday Special”

Nearest iHeartMedia one is 100.3 WNIC Detroit which can be heard in Windsor since it's close to Detroit.

**Posted by haydenmatthews14** November 16, 2024 9:08 pm

Last edited by haydenmatthews14 (November 16, 2024 9:08 pm)

**Posted by haydenmatthews14** November 17, 2024 1:49 pm

104.7 Heart FM's HD2 Channel is now playing Christmas music.

Last edited by haydenmatthews14 (November 17, 2024 1:49 pm)

**Posted by mace** November 17, 2024 3:43 pm

December 26th can't come soon enough. Call me a scrooge. I only listen to a limited amount of Christmas music on December 24th and 25th. Boxing Day back to normal please.

**Posted by RadioActive** November 17, 2024 4:09 pm

Maybe this will bring you back...

(Love the name The Marsden-ettes. Any relation to David?)

**Posted by haydenmatthews14** November 21, 2024 9:42 pm

Someone told me on the Digital Home forum that all of the "Move" radio stations including CHRE 105.7 Niagara will flip to All Christmas music Friday morning. But still no word if Easy 101.3 will do the same thing.

**Posted by RadioAaron** November 21, 2024 9:55 pm

haydenmatthews14 wrote:
Someone told me on the Digital Home forum that all of the "Move" radio stations including CHRE 105.7 Niagara will flip to All Christmas music Friday morning. But still no word if Easy 101.3 will do the same thing.

I think Rogers may have forgotten that they bought it.

**Posted by Saul** November 21, 2024 11:22 pm

Big 101.1 in Barrie seemed to be all Xmas rock when I was up that way a day or two ago...

**Posted by mace** November 22, 2024 8:39 am

Easily Amused wrote:
mace wrote:
Thank you for this. Now I know which stations to avoid for the next six to eight weeks.
Seconded. 😁
Especially McCartney's 'Wonderful Christmastime'.

Or Marshmello World which was originally recorded by Bing Crosby in 1950 but there are numerous versions by other artists. I cringe and my teeth start to ache when I hear any version of this saccharin sweet tune. Technically, it isn't even a Christmas song because the holiday is never mentioned in the lyrics.

**Posted by mace** November 22, 2024 8:58 am

RadioActive wrote:
Maybe this will bring you back...

(Love the name The Marsden-ettes. Any relation to David?)

I might actually enjoy this, considering my favourite Christmas song is "The Twelve Pains of Christmas" by Bob Rivers.

**Posted by Easily Amused** November 22, 2024 11:01 am

mace wrote:
Easily Amused wrote:
mace wrote:
Thank you for this. Now I know which stations to avoid for the next six to eight weeks.
Seconded. 😁
Especially McCartney's 'Wonderful Christmastime'.
Or Marshmello World which was originally recorded by Bing Crosby in 1950 but there are numerous versions by other artists. I cringe and my teeth start to ache when I hear any version of this saccharin sweet tune. Technically, it isn't even a Christmas song because the holiday is never mentioned in the lyrics.

'Marshmallow World' by Dean Martin, along with his version of 'Let It Snow' always were tolerable to me. They also struck me as having been recorded when he had a few. 😁

I mentioned in a different thread that it was only in the last few years that I had heard the Waitresses 'Christmas Wrapping'. Another contributor observed that I obviously hadn't worked retail.

**Posted by markow202** November 22, 2024 11:07 am

mace wrote:
Thank you for this. Now I know which stations to avoid for the next six to eight weeks.

Exactly

**Posted by RadioAaron** November 22, 2024 11:26 am

RadioAaron wrote:
haydenmatthews14 wrote:
Someone told me on the Digital Home forum that all of the "Move" radio stations including CHRE 105.7 Niagara will flip to All Christmas music Friday morning. But still no word if Easy 101.3 will do the same thing.
I think Rogers may have forgotten that they bought it.

Ha.

They remembered they bought it long enough to sell it.

https://gta.boardhost.com/viewtopic.php?id=13392

**Posted by darcyh** November 22, 2024 12:55 pm

RadioAaron wrote:
RadioAaron wrote:
haydenmatthews14 wrote:
Someone told me on the Digital Home forum that all of the "Move" radio stations including CHRE 105.7 Niagara will flip to All Christmas music Friday morning. But still no word if Easy 101.3 will do the same thing.
I think Rogers may have forgotten that they bought it.
Ha.

They remembered they bought it long enough to sell it.

https://gta.boardhost.com/viewtopic.php?id=13392

When it was locally owned I used to listen to CKOT all the time. No longer since the new owners changed the programming.

It has a fairly new tower, I wonder why Rogers sold it.

Now will 101.3 become a My FM repeater?

**Posted by JON POLE** November 22, 2024 1:04 pm

No. It will not be a myFM repeater. Both stations will operate under their own brands.

**Posted by LOSat** November 22, 2024 1:47 pm

As these discussions usually take a bit of time, Rogers may have opted not to do the Xmas switch this year.

Pure speculation on my part but maybe Rogers is looking at another cluster in the South Western Ontario area: Blackburn or vice versa Blackburn is looking at 102.3 Seems odd that Rogers would create a London/Tillsonburg radio cluster (at last studio-wise) only to dismantle it. The single London radio property sticks out like a sore thumb.

**Posted by haydenmatthews14** November 22, 2024 8:45 pm

LOSat wrote:
As these discussions usually take a bit of time, Rogers may have opted not to do the Xmas switch this year.

Pure speculation on my part but maybe Rogers is looking at another cluster in the South Western Ontario area: Blackburn or vice versa Blackburn is looking at 102.3 Seems odd that Rogers would create a London/Tillsonburg radio cluster (at last studio-wise) only to dismantle it. The single London radio property sticks out like a sore thumb.

So if Blackburn accquired CHST-FM would it branded as COOL 102.3 just like the COOL stations in Sarnia, Wingham and Chatham? 98.1 would keep the Classic Rock format and 102.3 would still maintain the Classic Hits format.

**Posted by kevjo** November 23, 2024 11:43 am

mace wrote:
Easily Amused wrote:
mace wrote:
Thank you for this. Now I know which stations to avoid for the next six to eight weeks.
Seconded. 😁
Especially McCartney's 'Wonderful Christmastime'.
Or Marshmello World which was originally recorded by Bing Crosby in 1950 but there are numerous versions by other artists. I cringe and my teeth start to ache when I hear any version of this saccharin sweet tune. Technically, it isn't even a Christmas song because the holiday is never mentioned in the lyrics.

Except for Kim Stockwood's version (which coincidentally is Can-Con) where she adds in Merry Christmas near the end.

Last edited by kevjo (November 23, 2024 11:44 am)

**Posted by SpinningWheel** November 23, 2024 12:14 pm

RadioActive wrote:
Maybe this will bring you back...

(Love the name The Marsden-ettes. Any relation to David?)

It's a little blurry, but at the bottom it says Broderick Crawford appears courtesy of Jim Beam Distillery Ltd. This album must be really weird. I did a search and nothing relevant shows up.