iHeartMedia (Nasdaq: IHRT) has announced the return of their “iHeartRadio Holiday Special,” a broadcasted event hosted by Mario Lopez.
The two-hour special event begins on Nov. 23 at 7:00 p.m. EST and will feature interviews with Alicia Keys, Backstreet Boys, Dan + Shay, John Legend and Meghan Trainor discussing their favorite holiday songs and traditions. The special will broadcast across iHeartMedia”™s AC and Classic Hits stations nationwide and on the iHeartRadio app.
Every holiday season, iHeartMedia converts music radio stations in its key markets to all Christmas music through Christmas Day. This season, iHeartMedia”™s annual station flip to Christmas music kicked off Nov. 11 with more than 80 stations across the country broadcasting the season”™s festive music from today”™s biggest artists as well as holiday classics from Bing Crosby, Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra and more around-the-clock.
“You always know it”™s the holiday season when iHeartRadio stations across America start playing Christmas music,” said Tom Poleman, Chief Programming Officer for iHeartMedia.
This year”™s partners in the “iHeartRadio Holiday Special” include The Home Depot, JCPenney, Disney Bundle and The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.