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Hosted by Mario Lopez, The Special Will Broadcast on ����ֱ��’s AC and Classic Hits Stations Nationwide on November 23 

Each Year Audiences Double on Holiday Music Radio Stations Compared to Non-Holiday Programming – Making ����ֱ�� Stations Across the Country the No. 1 Most Listened to Holiday Music Destination 

New York – November 11, 2022 – ����ֱ�� announced today the return of their iHeartRadio Holiday Special, a broadcasted event hosted by Mario Lopez. This two-hour special event 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 ����ֱ��’s AC and Classic Hits stations nationwide and on the iHeartRadio app on November 23 at 7 p.m. local time. 

Every holiday season, ����ֱ�� converts music radio stations in its key markets to all Christmas music through Christmas Day. Each year, these stations continue to have the largest audiences of all radio stations in each market – often doubling the audience size from non-holiday programming – making ����ֱ�� the No. 1 holiday music listening destination.  

This season, ����ֱ��’s annual station flip to Christmas music kicks off today, November 11 at 5 p.m. local time, 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.

Listeners can hear even more holiday cheer anywhere they are across more than 250 platforms and 2,000 devices with the iHeartRadio app with iHeartRadio Original stations like “,” playing all the holiday favorites; “,” hosted by Santa Claus and featuring a message line where kids can leave Christmas wishes for the big man himself; “,” the place to hear all the timeless holiday classics; or for listeners who like to jam out, they can check out , ,  and more. iHeartRadio has a holiday station for every musical taste and listeners can check them out on the dedicated .

“You always know it’s the holiday season when iHeartRadio stations across America start playing Christmas music,” said Tom Poleman, Chief Programming Officer for ����ֱ��. “To get everyone in the mood we’re bringing back the iHeartRadio Holiday Special with Alicia Keys, Backstreet Boys, Dan + Shay, John Legend and Meghan Trainor, who will be sharing holiday memories with our host Mario Lopez to help us all get in the spirit.”    

Proud partners of the iHeartRadio Holiday Special include The Home Depot, JCPenney, Disney Bundle and The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.