‘Tis the season for Christmas radio in Chicago. And this 12 months, it comes a bit later than common.
With 24 days till Thanksgiving and 51 days till Christmas, Chicago radio station 93.9 LITE FM will formally flip the change to vacation music Tuesday, however commuters heading in to work in the course of the morning rush hour commute will not hear it.
In line with the station, Christmas music will broadcasting “around-the-clock vacation music” beginning at 3 p.m.
“93.9 LITE FM listeners have joined us every vacation season to rejoice essentially the most magical time of 12 months in Chicago,” Mick Lee, iHeartMedia Chicago’s 93.9 LITE FM program director and afternoon present host, mentioned in a press release. “We’re thrilled to rejoice our twenty fifth 12 months as Chicago’s Christmas station, spreading cheer, unity and heat all season lengthy.”
The music will “activate” with a particular commercial-free two-hour celebration, organizers mentioned.
Final 12 months, the station started enjoying vacation tunes on Nov. 1. In 2023, music started on Nov. 2 and in 2022 it kicked off Nov. 1.
The Nov. 4 date is the most recent change since 2020, when 93.9 began enjoying vacation music continuous on Nov. 6.
The station has beforehand performed festive music by way of the tip of the 12 months, however no finish date was given for this 12 months’s music.
