Rumour has it, this was to Include Bell Media here in Canada, yet that has not been confirmed…
Courtesy of InsideRadio
November 5, 2021
The trend of going all-Christmas earlier has picked up during the past few years, most notably among stations owned by iHeartMedia. This year that trend accelerated. The company says more than 80 of its stations made – or will make – the move to all-holiday music at 5pm local time today (Nov. 5). The all-at-once effort ties in with the second annual iHeartRadio Holiday Special, a virtual concert hosted by Mario Lopez airing Nov. 24 across its AC, hot AC and classic hits stations. READ MORE
I enjoy the Holidays including Christmas music, for all they bring to the season and with me coming back to Jesus for the celebration of his birth. But no Christmas music should be played in Canada and USA until at minimum after Nov. 11 Remembrance Day / Veterans Day.
No, this had nothing to do with Bell Media and none of their stations have flipped to Christmas, yet.
Meanwhile, CKRA 96.3 FM in Edmonton went all-Christmas all the time a couple of days ago, giving me no reason to listen to that station for at least 6 weeks.