Radio Rushes To Holiday Music Amid The Covid-19 Pandemic

The List Of All-Christmas Stations

As radio research companies like JACOBS MEDIA, EDISON RESEARCH and NUVOODOO indicate, listeners are looking for comfort and relief more than anything amid the current COVID-19 pandemic. Stations across the country are racing to be the first in their individual markets to become the "official Christmas station." Some, like WPGF-LP (SPORTS 56)/MEMPHIS and WLIT (93.9 LITE FM)/CHICAGO, flipping as early as mid-OCTOBER. Every year traditional stations flip earlier and earlier, and this year is no different.

Here's a look at stations already playing all-CHRISTMAS music so far:

• KDGE (STAR 102.1)/DALLAS Gets In A Festive Mood (NET NEWS 11/5)
• KKCW (K103)/PORTLAND Flips The Switch To Christmas (NET NEWS 11/6)
• KMIY (My 92.9)/TUSCON Makes Festive Flip To Christmas (NET NEWS 11/10)
• KOSI (KOSI 101.1)/DENVER To Light The Yule Log For The 19th Year (NET NEWS 11/6)
• KPOI (105.9 THE WAVE)/HONOLULU Lights Yule Log (NET NEWS 11/10) 
• KQXT (Q101.9)/SAN ANTONIO Now Rocking Around The Christmas Tree (NET NEWS 11/9)
• KRWM (WARM 106.9)/SEATTLE Kicks Into Its 20th Year Of The Sounds Of The Season (NET NEWS 11/4)
• WALK/LONG ISLAND, NY, Flips To Holiday Music On Friday (NET NEWS 11/11)
• WDZH (98.7 THE BREEZE)/DETROIT Flips To All Christmas (NET NEWS 11/2)
• WFUZ (ALT 92.1)/WILKES BARRE-SCRANTON Switches From Alternative To CHRISTMAS 92.1 (NET NEWS 11/5)
• WJBR (Mix 99.5)/WILMINGTON, DE Flips On The Christmas Lights (NET NEWS 11/3)
• WJKK (MIX 98-7)/JACKSON, MS Unwraps Christmas Music (NET NEWS 11/10) 
• WJSR/RICHMOND Flips From JACK To SANTA 100.9 (NET NEWS 10/14)
• WLIT (93.9 LITE FM)/CHICAGO Teases Christmas Music (NET NEWS 10/12)
• WMTX (MIX 100.7)/TAMPA BAY Flips The Switch to Holiday Music (NET NEWS 11/9)
• WOGT (107.9 NASH ICON)/CHATTANOOGA Goes All-Christmas (NET NEWS 11/6)
• WPGF-LP/MEMPHIS Flips To 87.7@SANTA Christmas Music (NET NEWS 10/21)
• WPLW (STAR 92.9)/RALEIGH, NC, Flips To Holiday Music (NET NEWS 11/2)
• WROZ (FUN 101.3)/LANCASTER Punches The All Christmas Format Button (NET NEW 11/2)
• WTOJ (Magic 103.1)/WATERTOWN, NY Feeling Christmas Magic (NET NEWS 11/11)
• WWLY (WILD WILLIE 100.1)/PANAMA CITY, FL Flips To Country Christmas (NET NEWS 11/5).

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