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How to Program Best of Shows

One of the benefits of a content recycling strategy is maintaining a consistent sound, even when personalities are on vacation. When primary personalities cannot be live for their normal show, the goal should be...

Summer Music

For your Summer programming and promotion pleasure, here is a list of the most popular songs with a summer theme. Use these to launch a Songs Of Summer weekend or to give your station a...

Download: DMR Christmas Programming and Ratings study

Download this Christmas programming and ratings study produced by DMR Interactive showing the benefits stations experience when switching to an all-Christmas music format. This is described in greater detail in our Christmas Programming and...

Download: Christmas Songs Safe List

Here is a list of highly-researched Christmas songs safe list that should be a great starting point for most radio stations to program and schedule Christmas songs, updated with fresh research for 2022, courtesy...

Programming: The Santa Claus Show

It's one thing to add Christmas music to holiday programming. And it's fine to launch a holiday-themed promotion. But everyone else is doing that. How about hiring Santa as an air personality on The...

Play the Christmas Hits: And Here’s What Those Hits Are

Whether flipping to an All-Christmas format or just adding songs to an existing format, radio programmers should follow a longstanding programming guideline: Play the hits. But what are the Christmas hits? There are so...

Feature: We Need A Little Christmas

Here's a great idea for shows that are not playing All-Christmas music or cannot execute a major promotion but want to reflect the mood and feeling of the holidays. We Need A Little Christmas...

How To Create Better Holiday Programming

The year is winding down, and the staff is counting the days until the Holiday break. The rating period is ending, and it's time to relax with family and friends. Now finish strong. Great...

Stunt: Great Christmas Idea For Your Show

Austrian radio host Joe Kohlhofer began his morning drive-time show by locking the door to the studio and taking over his station's format. The stunt kicked off the holiday season and got a lot...

Should You Play All Christmas Music?

Every year, more and more stations flip to all Christmas music. And they do it earlier and earlier. In many markets, multiple stations battle to win the position as the All-Christmas station. It seems...
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