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I am so so so very angry.... why are they changing format??? and why the hell do I want to hear "baby jesus songs" before even halloween????

I love your station. I listen to it all the time. I love the play lists that you normally have... however, the last few times I attempted to listen to your station I have been forced to do otherwise. What is the deal with the Christmas music??????? IT'S OCTOBER 10th! I really can't think of anyone who wants to listen to that right now. I work in retail and we get complaints all the time when we have Christmas stuff out right after Halloween, but playing this music BEFORE Halloween is just plain ridiculous. I don't know whose idea this was, but this person should be reprimanded! I may just have to find another station to listen to permanently :(

I ACTUALLY SAID THE EXACT SAME THING TO MYSELF WHEN I WAS DRIVING HOME! WHATS THEIR EMAIL? IM SENDING THEM A PIECE OF MY MIND! >:(

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I'm an 11 year old girl and I loved 101.1, but I mean, c'mon. It's the middle of October and they've already got Christmas stuff up. I'm all for Christmas, but, I like to enjoy the other 2 holidays before it. Why does this number on the dial continue changing formats? Wasn't 101.1 another station only a year ago or so, before Movin 101. I really liked the upbeat stuff from today *and* a few years back. My mom loved it too! To everyone wishing the Christmas stuff would go and the old Movin come back - you can forget it. It's now gonna be some stupid SPORTS channel. NO ONE WILL LISTEN TO THIS CRAP!!! NO ONE NEEDS A SPORTS CHANNEL ON THE RADIO!!!

OK, Listen all you Movin fans... Movin is gone - capoot - Bonneville International Radio Company *Owns 101.1* is Movin the format to Sports Talk FM as of January 1, 2009. Enjoy the Christmas Music because at this point 101.1 will no longer play music - just Sports Talk... can you imagine that? I love sports but a station that plays sports 24/7 - give me a break! I barely can listen to 1380 AM All Sports Talk in STL as it is. I can tune in for about 20 minutes. Bonneville should have made 101.1 a little more hitmusic and left it alone. The ratings were getting better and now it will be a lame Sports FM Talk station.

I loved 101 Now it sucks!!

movin' 101.1 was the only channel top 40-ish dance music channel i could deal with the kids listening to in the car. 104 and 107 are too much for the small people to hear. i guess they're stuck listening to my 3 doors down all the time.

movin 101.1 rox bu now it suckshh

I agree that 101.1 should not play christmas music this early. I USED to wake up to this station every morning because I didn't have to hear all the talk of other stations. After waking up to jingle bell rock and thinking I had slept for a couple months, I am listening to 105.3 Mary in the morning. She is wierd. Moving music was good for the morning person and now it is gone.

When I first heard Christmas music on 101.1, I really had to convince myself that it wasn't a hoax, a joke, or an advertisement sound byte of some kind. I'm really relieved to know that I'm not the only one who thinks 101.1's timing is ridiculous and distasteful. 101.1 was my rock! How dare they screw with my seasonal clock! I don't think the "Christmas Spirit" should be scraped and thinned-out over three months -- where's the magic in that? Christmas and Halloween don't mix -- unless your watching a Tim Burton film. Then it's okay.

lol this station now is just a joke....

I hated Movin' 101 and am still vexed that The River was replaced by that disgraceful format. Don't we have enough pop stations in St. Louis? Now I never listen to radio and rely solely on my iPod. Good riddance Movin' 101, you'll still be another station I'll never tune in to.

UNREAL! Ok, so you're changing formats, to sports talk, that in itself sucks. But playing non-stop Christmas music early in October takes the cake!

You've lost me as a listener, my whole office, my friends and family....

I wonder how long till you realize that this is a mistake, yank the sports and start another session of endless Jingle Bells???

I love Christmas, but I think EVERYONE (myself included) is going to be SICK of Christmas music before the Christmas season is here! Stupid, stupid, stupid! I miss The River and The River staff!

Christmas Music is beautiful. So happy you are playing it!
Thank you. There are some of us who love it!

I love the Christmas music. Sure its early but so what. Enjoy it for the love. soon you'll be hating it because of all the money your spending on Christmas! So sit back and enjoy! LOL

Movin was great to listen to for less talk more music and in the last week I have heard so much X-mas music it is getting old. You can only hear jingle bells, white christmas, frost etc... so much before your done with it. I heard the same song played 3 times in an hour just sung by 3 different people in their special way--- uhhh!! Just because they are sung by different people with different melodys does not mean I'm going to want to hear We Wish you a Merry Christmas more than 2 times a day. I don't care if Kids sing it then a woman then a man sings it all in their own unique style...it's still too much.

Maybe they could put in some other songs like Peter Cottontail or Halloween songs like the monster mash. These are considered HOLIDAY too. All these people saying "I love Christmas songs" are going to be wishing it would just stop come end of November just when they should be getting into the holiday mood. Guess I will try 93.3 less talk there at least.

Hey ok i love listening to 101.1 butit october why are you playing christmas music it's sooo annoying im ok with having it in december but seriously it FREAKIN october it hasnt even been halloween yet!!!!

I would agree with Anonymous about how upset people are. It is funny if you really think about it. And the responses show people need to have more cheery spirits anyway. What Scrooges.

Why so upset? It is a free station and the owners can play what they want. When it changes to an all sports format in January, the listeners will change anyway.

I think there are too many people who feel like life is not under their control. Guess what? It isn't.

Oh.

Feliz Navidad :-)

Ok I like the rest of you believe Oct is way to early to listen to X-mas music becuase I know that by mid December I am normally sick of it to begin with! However, I am more upset that Movin is gone. I can't believe they are replacing it with a sports channel. Once they make the switich they will lose a lot of their listners

GIMMME BACK MY MOVING 101.1!!!!

Some said before that now they have NOTHING to listen to with their kids anymore, but what about 98.1, I listen to that in the car with mine and there is nothing to beware of. Also, my kids are thrilled that Christmas music is actually on this early and don't proceed to fight the whole way there over what station to listen to. Also, the station got BOUGHT by a different company. This means they CAN'T decide what music is on. I also have heard that since all of their radio djs are fired because the station does not exist anymore, they just play recordings of last Christmas. So if you don't like it stop complaining and turn the channel or put in a CD, its not the end of the world.

What??? You mean to tell me that MOVIN is done after Christmas? I thought they were just getting a Holiday start and getting Christmas music on the air before KEZK. Now I hear they are going SPORTS? Who the heck will listen to an FM sports station all day? NOT ME! Good grief! Thanks Movin and Merry.... well forget it!

I LOVE IT! It has stirred up a forgiving and giving spirit in me and I LOVE IT! thanks for playing it - and to those who say it's too warm, what about 30, is that cold enough for Christmas music?

You have lost so many listeners and i agree changing it to a sports channel you will have no radio station left because you will have no listeners. I miss it to bad its gone forever they could of at least played the normal stuff and stated the christmas after thanksgiving i work in retail and it sucks i get so sick of hearing it everyday i dont want to get off and tune to my station and hear more.....

I was very disappointed as well to find the x-mas music and even more disappointed to learn that "keep on movin'" 101.1 was changing format because the exec's at "Booooooo"nneville decided to change formats. I've been all over the internet and I've found out what the deal is with 101.1 the switch and now the partnership it's ridiculous. TRUE x-mas music usually and I do stress usually puts people in an overall better mood/state-of-mind and we do need that in these trying (economic) times - not to mention with so much hate and intolerance in the world. But as I've read in looking for answers about what happened to my favorite station - even sports fans don't want to listen to sports TALK all day long(therefore many are considering moving to satellite).But just think about it with the economy in crisis and all the billions of dollars in bailouts it seems so plain to see that the powers that be (trillionaire tycoons of coporate conglomerates) are looking to find another way to power up via the almighty dollar. By making this switch to sports talk radio like many of you all stated there will be an unprecedented switch to satellite radio (many in the x-mas season - everyone will be giving and receiving satellite radio) and once again these trillionaire (gazillionaire - really) tycoons will secure their power base with what else our money. (Because the last time I checked no one I know owns or operates ANY satellites. Happy Holidays. Peace and Love to ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

omg. I am sooooooo mad!!!!!!!!!!!! Who in their right mind would EVER change movin 101.1 from music to talk. NO ONE will ever tune in to that station anymore. I swear as soon as people found out about movin 101.1 everyone was addicted and in love with that station. THANKS FOR RUINING IT FOR EVERYONE!