As per usual, the holiday ratings season was especially kind to KOST (103.5 FM), for years LA’s “official” holiday station. Sure, others have tried to steal the station’s Christmas thunder, but none have thus far succeeded and KOST once again walked away with the top spot by a long shot, earning a 13.4 share of the ratings for the holiday period covering roughly the last four weeks of 2021. This was almost three times the 4.4 share earned by second-place KRTH (101.1 FM).
Interestingly, the 13.4 was slightly down from the same period in 2020, when KOST earned a whopping 13.9. But it was still a remarkable feat, and the slight decline — well within the typical margin of error — is likely due to supply chain problems. (Yes, that was a joke.)
The only other full-time holiday station in town, which got a much later start with the music than did KOST, was Go Country 105. It’s…
