Jingle all the way, 24 hours a day, on Oklahoma City radio

 
BY GEORGE LANG | Published: December 3, 2012   

Three days before Thanksgiving, it was already beginning to sound a lot like Christmas in Oklahoma City.

At 6 a.m. Nov. 19, two radio stations, KMGL-FM 104.1 and KXXY-FM 96.1, flipped the switches on their all-Christmas formats and out came the “Jingle Bells.” In past years, most radio stations that could fit Christmas music into their format — usually adult contemporary and country stations such as KMGL and KXXY — started seasoning their playlists with holiday songs after Thanksgiving, but would only shift to an all-Christmas slate around 6 p.m. on Dec. 24.

photo - KMGL’s radio personalities Jessi Stone, Steve O’Brien and Jennifer Leigh, from left, are in the studio Tuesday in Oklahoma City. The station has begun its 24-hour Christmas music programming. Photo by Chris Landsberger, The Oklahoman
KMGL’s radio personalities Jessi Stone, Steve O’Brien and Jennifer Leigh, from left, are in the studio Tuesday in Oklahoma City. The station has begun its 24-hour Christmas music programming. Photo by Chris Landsberger, The Oklahoman

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Steve O’Brien, program director at KMGL, said he thinks that the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks created a desire for more traditional holiday music.

“I think at that time, we were all kind...
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