Why Wait Till November?

[Trophyhead]

100.5 apparently jumped on Monday to an All-Christmas music format. I heard the tunes playing in a thrift store on Tuesday, and see by 95.7's website that their cluster is acknowledging the "change."

A website review also indicates that Star 105.7 didn't follow suit, yet.

Maybe this is what put the Buzzboard into a tailspin.

[Trophyhead]

I see now by my Facebook page that Star has "jumped" to Christmas music. Based on my previous exposure, albeit a few years distant, these moves were commonly made between Nov. 5-9.

[krafty]

Back in the good ol' Stan Atkinson days (and compared to now, they were) EZ-now-star would slowly add 1 xmas song per hour or so each week until Turkey day when they'd run the xmas music for about 48 hours thru black Friday. Then back to normal with interspersed xmas songs gradually being added again until the morning of Christmas Eve when they went full-on until midnight on the 26th.

I miss those days...

[ftballfan]

Could 106.5 be flipping formats after the holidays?

[Qs23]

Could 106.5 be flipping formats after the holidays?

Oh, so close. I just heard WZOX switch to Jack FM. That makes it now 5 formats since Midwest bought the station?

[Deleted User 12201]

I see that logo, and yeah, it doesn't seem as compatible with the sleepy dentist's office music. Not sure what format change could work around here, though, unless they spike it towards classics-based AAA or something.

I noticed that a new (and hipper) logo appears on WTRV's Facebook page.

Might a significant format change be in store after the holidays?

[ftballfan]

Could 106.5 be flipping formats after the holidays?

Oh, so close. I just heard WZOX switch to Jack FM. That makes it now 5 formats since Midwest bought the station?

With that move, could 106.5 move toward Hot AC or even CHR after Christmas?

[ChrisKun2K5]

WTRV's new logo is virtually identical to the one another "River" (WRVF Toledo) used in the late '90s/early '00s, for what that's worth.

[TheGadgetGuy]

While I would love for the Kalamazoo market to have a true CHR station, getting closer into competition with WKFR would not work unless Midwest put money into the new station, which we all know they won't do.

[hunterw]

https://radioinsight.com/headlines/1716 ... nd-rapids/

Looks like the river is Officially the first station to flip to christmas music this season.

Not something I'm sure GR wants to be known for, but maybe in Frankenmuth!!