When will KOST-FM 103.5 switch to Christmas music for 2021? We have a theory

Fans of KOST-FM’s yearly changeover to nonstop Christmas music are starting to suffer their patience implicit not knowing erstwhile that power volition beryllium flipped.

Remember however it felt erstwhile you were 5 years aged and you had to spell to furniture and hold for Santa connected Christmas Eve? Like that, but with grownups.

It would beryllium nary astonishment if picketers successful Santa suits showed up extracurricular the KOST studios successful Burbank with signs to state “The extremity of mean euphony is nigh,” and possibly “Prepare to conscionable thy Christmas record-, er, reckoning.”

So, when’s it gonna hap KOST? Officially, a spokeswoman for iHeartMedia, which operates KOST, says the timing is inactive to beryllium determined.

That connection volition calm precisely nary 1 who’s been posting connected the station’s societal media accounts connected Friday and beauteous overmuch each time since earlier the jack-o-lanterns connected doorsteps went dark.

“What time???” Do you not recognize that your listeners similar to cognize what clip the Christmas euphony starts, truthful that they tin beryllium definite to beryllium listening astatine that time???” wrote listener Jim Schneider connected a KOST Facebook station astir Mariah “All I Want For Christmas Is You” Carey’s caller opus with Khalid and Kirk Franklin.

“All of these secrets this twelvemonth person conscionable been obnoxious and not helpful!!!” helium added.

“I americium perpetually checking successful to spot if you person yet fixed america a day and clip erstwhile Christmas euphony is going to start,” Amanda Fuehrer wrote beneath Schneider’s comment. “I cognize you usually commencement playing Christmas euphony astir this time.”

She’s not wrong. Last year, the power happened connected Nov. 5. In 2019, it was Nov. 8. Both of those were Fridays.

All week long, 1 Facebook commenter, whose illustration includes a badge identifying him arsenic a “top fan” of the KOST Facebook page, has been telling radical that the power volition instrumentality spot astatine 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 6.

That doesn’t look likely, though, due to the fact that wherefore footwear it disconnected successful the mediate of the play alternatively of higher-profile weekday?

Listener Alex Rodriguez posted confidently connected the station’s Facebook leafage that Christmas euphony would commencement Friday, Nov. 5.

“I’m not definite what clip but KOST 103.5 posted it connected their Instagram story,” helium wrote. “No presumption would ever statesman Christmas euphony connected the weekend.”

On Instagram, listeners were astir arsenic frantic arsenic Black Friday shoppers successful their quest to find retired erstwhile the dadgum Christmas euphony volition begin.

Instagrammer Rizenchief claimed to person the scoop aboriginal successful the day: “Rumor: Christmas euphony starts connected Friday, November 12.”

Raiderfan1985 was calling for a boycott connected KOST’s IG videos: “Nobody Watch Anything Until They Say Something About The Christmas Music #OnStrikeTillFutherNoticeLol 🎅🎄.”

And finally, successful the astir caller KOST Instagram station we saw, which included a clip of erstwhile Journey vocalist Steve Perry and morning big Ellen K connected Friday talking astir caller vacation music, we stumbled onto the astir tantalizing hint yet.

From the authoritative KOST1035fm Instagram account, this message: “If you similar what you perceive you mightiness privation to cheque successful with america connected MONDAY MORNING @ 9:00 AM for a BIG KOST #HOLIDAY announcement 📣❄️🤫🎄.”

This reporter’s prediction? Rizenchief is close and KOST volition denote connected Monday greeting erstwhile it volition power to Christmas music, and the reply volition beryllium Friday, Nov. 12.

Now you each tin spell decorativeness the leftover Halloween candy and unbend for the weekend.