Denver Radio: KOSI ReAdds 'Baby It's Cold Outside'

Bonneville's KOSI 101.1 FM has announced it has placed the song “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” back into its daily rotation. The results of an on-line poll with over 15,000 responses, conducted at www.kosi101.com, showed overwhelmingly that KOSI 101.1 listeners were in favor of the holiday classic returning to the air.

Over the weekend, the station began receiving complaints from listeners regarding the song as a result of a national story that a radio station in Cleveland has stopped playing the song. On Monday, the station decided to rest the song and began conducting the on-line poll to determine the community’s position on the song.

“We value the opinion of all our listeners and appreciate the feedback we received,” said KOSI 101.1 Program Director, Jim Lawson. “Respondents voted 95% in favor of us keeping the song as part of KOSI 101.1’s tradition of playing all of your holiday favorites. While we are sensitive to those who may be upset by some of the lyrics, the majority of our listeners have expressed their interpretation of the song to be non-offensive.”

On Monday, the station stopped playing the song, as explained in a statement from Lawson sent to FOX31. A short time later, the radio station put the poll on its website.

"We wanted everyone to weigh in because that is the only way we could make a good choice," KOSI morning show host Jenny D. said. "We can’t choose for you. This is more your station than ours. We’re letting you have a voice that I think a lot of people need."

Jenny fielded calls all morning long on the controversial topic.

"We talked to people and it never stopped, and that was a good thing because everyone was telling us how they feel. I hope they know we were there to listen."

Some believe "Baby, It's Cold Outside" is inappropriate for modern times due to its lyrics.

In the song, a man is trying to convince a woman to stay with him instead of returning home, citing poor weather. The female vocalist sings, “I really can’t stay,” to which the male singer responds, “But baby, it’s cold outside.”

Other lyrics sung by the woman include: “Say, what’s in this drink?” and “I simply must go … The answer is 'no.'”

 Jenny also shared her own personal story of surviving a sexual assault when she was in college. She said she is not offended by the song’s lyrics that some complained encouraged date rape.