Life Goes On: The Lessons We Learned From Eighties Music takes its title from John Mellencamp’s “Jack and Diane.” Editor Eric J. Shoars compiles 17 first-person testimonials about the personal meaning that Gen-X’ers found in 1980s songs from “Don’t Stop Believin’” to “We’re Not Gonna Take It” to Men at Work’s “Overkill” and Rush’s “Subdivisions.”

United Stations has appointed Ken Prehl as Director of Affiliate Sales & Special Projects.

RCS Worldwide President/CEO Philippe Generali will retire from the company at the end of February.

Townsquare Media Country 97.5 WOKQ Portsmouth NH has announced the addition of Garrett Doll as Brand Manager and morning host.

Nielsen Audio has released Day 2 of its monthly four day sweep of ratings in PPM markets. Today's releases include Washington DC, Boston, Miami/Fort Lauderdale, Seattle, Phoenix, Detroit, Minneapolis, Tampa/St. Petersburg, Denver, San Diego, Baltimore, and St. Louis.

Today's markets include June monthly ratings for Colorado Springs, Madison, Mobile, Toledo and Wichita. Spring ratings for Boise, Daytona Beach, Fort Pierce/Stuart/Vero Beach, Fort Walton Beach/Destin, Lakeland/Winter Haven, Melbourne/Titusville/Cocoa, Pensacola, Pueblo, Salina/Manhattan, and Topeka.

In a memo to staff today, Audacy President/CEO Kelli Turner unveiled a new operational structure for the company.

SummitMedia's "Classic Country 1070" KFTI Wichita KS has been off the air since January 16 following significant damage to its transmission facilities.

Ocean State Media, the parent organization of Public News/Talk "The Public's Radio" and Rhode Island PBS, has announced it will acquire Sports "103.7 WEEI" WVEI-FM Westerly/Providence from Audacy.

Dick Broadcasting Classic Hits "92.3/101.1 The River" in Eastern North Carolina is preparing to break its simulcast.

The nightly syndicated "Ground Zero with Clyde Lewis" will exit syndication at the end of January.

Super Hi-Fi has unveiled a strategic partnership with Connoisseur Media that will see Connoisseur utilize Super Hi-Fi's AI powered automation on select stations and CEO Jeff Warshaw join its Board of Directors.

Today's markets include December monthly ratings for Columbia SC, Des Moines, Little Rock, Monterey/Salinas/Santa Cruz, Spokane, and Springfield MA. Fall ratings for Gainesville/Ocala and Hot Springs.

Audacy Sports "ESPN 1320" KIFM Sacramento will revamp its on-air lineup starting Monday, February 2.

There is certainly enough trauma as 2026 begins that you could, as the online world has chosen to do, describe 2016 as “the last good year.” In radio, a lot of our current landscape issues were already taking hold, particularly the beginning of a seemingly endless pop-music doldrums and its impact on not just CHR but Hot AC and AC as well. It was around then that Classic Hits and Classic Rock became all-ages formats, for the first time.

Cumulus Media CHR "Q99.7" WWWQ Atlanta continues its post-Bert Show revamp with a new logo and weekday lineup.

MediaCo has announced the appointment of Maire Mason as VP/GM for the company's radio properties in New York and television properties in New York, Chicago and Denver including Hip Hop "Hot 97" WQHT and Adult R&B 107.5 WBLS.

The FCC is sending 97.5 Licensee TX LLC's Regional Mexican "Ke Buena 97.5" KBNA-FM, Spanish Talk 750 KAMA and Silent 920 KQBU El Paso TX to a license revocation hearing for a supposed unauthorized transfer of control from Luz Maria Rygaard to Lorena Margarita Peréz Toscano and misrepresentations and/or lack of candor in dealing with the commission. The FCC says that Rygaard closed on the purchase of the LLC in May 2022 for $10,000 with the agreement making no mention of any outstanding debt, loan agreements, debt instruments, or acknowledgement of indebtedness. A petition with the FCC filed in August 2023 sought to permit an increase in foreign ownership to 100% with Toscano acquiring the company. She, along with her father and sisters, own Grupo Audiorama Comunicaciones with six stations across the border in Juarez MX and were acquiring the stations to resolve $2.45 million in debt owed to them. Additionally, the FCC points out that Toscano is first cousin to Rygaard. The commission says that when Rygaard acquired the stations, Toscano acquired the right to collect the repayment of debt owned by 97.5 Holdings to Grupo Radio Centro that originated in 2017 when GRC owned 25% of the group. The 2021 sale of the stations saw Toscano pay Grupo Radio Centro $1,987,500 to acquire the right to be repaid the debt, but that was not included in the sale filings. Further communication between the FCC and Rygaard left the commission with the belief an unauthorized transfer of control took place with Pro Radio, a company owned by Toscano and her sisters, controlling the programming and advertising sales for several years now with no written evidence that Rygaard implemented contractual arrangements to retain control of the stations with Rygaard employed by Pro Radio until January 2024 as Chief Financial Officer. A Notice of Violation has been issued to Vasquez Broadcasting Corporation's 1480 WSDS Salem Township/Detroit MI for multiple issues including no locked fences around its four towers and a portion of one having fallen, tower painting that was severely faded and flaking exposing bare metal violating FAA standards, extinguished tower lighting, operating outside licensed parameters, no equipment performance measurements or directional antenna field strength measurements, or no EAS log. The commission released its quarterly station count list, which for the end of the year shows continuing trends including the drop in licensed AMs, commercial FMs and translators, while non-commercial FMs and LPFMs rise. [supsystic-tables id=667] Pirate Actions The FCC has issued Notice of Apparent Liability For Forfeiture proposing $20,000 fines against four property owners for pirate signals operating on their properties: Robert Bekune for "Powerhouse Radio" on 98.5 Irvington NJ Henderson Lennox Elcock for "Wild FM" on 106.3 Brooklyn NY Etzer Toussaint for "Radio Tele Model" on 88.9 Spring Valley NY Jean Boncoeur for "Radio Gold Stars" on 90.5 Spring Valley NY License Cancellations After being silent since December 2024, Great Eastern Radio's 1400 WTSL/97.5 W248DA Hanover NH have been cancelled. Dockins Broadcast Group surrendered the license of 103.9 KTNX Arcadia MO. KTNX had been simulcasting Rock "107.1 The Zone" KLMZ Leadwood. United Houma Nation turned in the license of 88.9 KUHN Golden Meadow LA. Midwest Communications surrendered the license for 1230 WIBQ Terre Haute IN. Silent Notifications Christopher Johnson's 880 WAPC Clanton AL (Transmitter failure) Post Rock Communications' 93.7 KZFX Ridgecrest CA (Sale of station) Colorado State University's 89.5 KTSC-FM Pueblo CO (Transmitter replacement) State Radio's 1330 WMLT Dublin GA (Power issue) KM Radio of Independence's 1220 KQMG Independence IA (Lack of power to site) KM Radio of Independence's 95.3 KQMG-FM Independence IA (Lack of power to site) Duncan Media's 1580 WLPK Connersville IN (Tower collapse following wind storm) University of Massachusetts' 91.7 WUMT Marshfield MA (Sale of tower site) CSN International's 90.3 KJFT Arlee MT (Technical reasons) Wolf Radio Inc's 103.9 WSEN Mexico NY (Tower collapse following wind/ice storm) Coos Bay School District #9's 1420 KMHS Coos Bay OR (Transmitter failure) Potomac Radio Group's 1190 WTSD Leesburg VA (Loss of programming) Breck Media Group's 104.5 KWBB Upton WY (Antenna failure) Booster Applications Audacy seeks to build multiple boosters for two of its New York stations.

Longtime Audacy Sports "670 The Score" WSCR Chicago host Terry Boers passed away today at the age of 75.

Today's markets include June monthly ratings for Akron, Bakersfield, Charleston SC, Harrisburg/Lebanon/Carlisle, and Omaha/Council Bluffs. Spring ratings for Canton, Hagerstown/Chambersburg, Lancaster PA, Lincoln, Myrtle Beach, New London, Wilmington DE, and York.

San Francisco’s Last Top 40 Disc Jockey is the memoir of longtime programmer, air talent and educator Don Sainte-Johnn, whose extensive career included hosting the last top 40 airshift on RKO’s legendary AM Top 40 powerhouse KFRC. Sainte-Johnn came to San Francisco as PD of Oldies KFRC-FM (K106), now Hip-Hop/R&B KMEL. In 1975, PD Michael Spears, prompted by hearing an aircheck of St. Johnn on R&B WJPC Chicago, asked him to cover for an ailing weekender, beginning his journey to first African American host of a daytime shift on the station. Here’s an excerpt from Sainte-Johnn about his first shift on KFRC.

After 33 years in mornings in Denver, Dom Testa has exited as morning host at KSE Media Classic Hits "Kool 105" KXKL.

Full Metal Jackie has added a pair of new affiliates with the show's launch on Saga's "Lazer 99.3/98.5" WLZX Springfield MA and "105.9 The Mountain" WTMT Asheville NC.

Thomas Hodgins' Alexandra Communications is selling its three stations in Baker OR. Alexandra sells "Supertalk" 1430 KLBM La Grande and 1490 KBKR Baker, and Classic Hits “Hit Radio 95.3" KKBC-FM Baker to Randy and Debra McKone's Elkhorn Media Group for $50,000.

Connoisseur Media's "Bay Country 94.5" KBAY Gilroy/KKDV Walnut Creek CA has promoted Emily Harlan to Music Director.