bigtalkradiofan
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« on: October 29, 2008, 01:59:55 AM » |
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With Halloween nearly upon us...we all know what is coming... Contest: Guess what station will be the first to flip to "All Christmas Music" and by what date in each market? * Milwaukee-Racine -  ? * Madison - ? * Appleton-Oshkosh - ? * Wausau-Stevens Point - ? * Green Bay - ? * La Crosse - ? * Eau Claire - ? * Sheboygan - ? |
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bigtalkradiofan
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« Reply #1 on: October 29, 2008, 02:27:17 AM » |
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My guesses are:
* Milwaukee-Racine - 99.1, 11/1
* Madison - 94.9, 11/15
* Appleton-Oshkosh - 91.1, 11/15
* Wausau-Stevens Point - 96.7, 11/27
* Green Bay - 104.3, 11/1
* La Crosse - 94.7, 11/27
* Eau Claire - 98.1, 11/1
* Sheboygan - ?
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AlexBrowne
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« Reply #2 on: October 30, 2008, 11:42:09 PM » |
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WRIT in Milwaukee has been playing spots announcing that their all-Christmas format is coming "in November." Ho-ho-ho.
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« Reply #3 on: October 31, 2008, 03:59:17 PM » |
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AlexBrowne wrote:
WRIT in Milwaukee has been playing spots announcing that their all-Christmas format is coming "in November." Ho-ho-ho.
"...in November"? HAHA!! WRIT has started all Christmas music at 3PM TODAY!! 10/31/08.
I would assume that WMYX was planning to go all-Christmas tomorrow 11/1, but WRIT wanted to get the jump on them.
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AlexBrowne
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« Reply #4 on: November 01, 2008, 12:12:23 AM » |
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dxer720 reports accurately that "WRIT has started all Christmas music at 3PM TODAY!! 10/31/08."
Yes, and it's just awful! My wife loves Christmas music, but it just didn't sound right (rit?) to either of us on our way to a Halloween party!! We need the Bobby "Boris" Pickett And The Crypt-Kickers on October 31, not Burl Ives warbling "have a holly jolly Christmas"! What are these pinheads thinking??
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« Reply #6 on: November 07, 2008, 05:40:09 PM » |
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WRONG! 1st all Christmas station this year was the former WMVN Movin' 101.1 in St. Louis, MO: http://www.radio-info.com/smf/index.php/topic,111118.0.htmlOctober 10th. Unfort. the format is gone from that station as it becomes ESPN Radio 101.1 next January. |
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bigtalkradiofan
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« Reply #7 on: November 11, 2008, 02:35:01 PM » |
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WRONG! The contest was for WI markets (as demonstrated by my listing the major markets in WI - and the fact that this forum is devoted to radio in WI). |
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« Reply #8 on: November 12, 2008, 01:28:11 PM » |
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I wonder if WMYX would have gone all Christmas this year if they would have known about the WKTI flip? They might have wanted to welcome displaced KTI listeners.
Oh well, they are actually better off being one of two christmas stations than being the only Hot AC. They will get a huge ratings spike like they do every year. Plus they avoid giving WRIT a Christmas gift of being the exclusive holiday station.
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« Reply #9 on: November 14, 2008, 11:10:44 AM » |
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Meanwhile, down the road in Madison, WOLX starting Christmas music on Tuesday, 11/11...their earliest switch ever as "Madison's Home for the Holidays"
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