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    FCC Approves Seven Technical Rule Changes

    Posted: 12 Jul 2021 01:30 PM PDT https://radioinsight.com/headlines/210641/fcc-approves-seven-technical-rule-changes/



    The FCC has approved its proposal to eliminate seven rules that Acting Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel pegged as redundant, outdated or in conflict.

    The seven changes are described as:
    Maximum Rated Transmitter Power for AM Stations

    We propose to amend section 73.1665(b) to remove the maximum rated
    transmitter power8 limit for AM stations. We tentatively conclude that an equipment limitation on potential transmitter power is outdated and
    unnecessary given our current reliance on actual operating antenna input
    power as the most accurate and effective means of ensuring that AM stations adhere to their authorized (nominal) power limits. The restriction on AM transmitter power goes back many decades and was adopted in substantially
    its current form in 1978. We tentatively conclude that based on our
    reliance on actual operating antenna input power, retaining an
    equipment-based maximum rated transmitter power rule is unnecessary and inconsistent with the standard set out in section 73.51 governing the
    operating power of AM stations. Accordingly, we propose to amend section 73.1665(b) by removing the maximum rated transmitter power for AM stations
    as set out in Appendix A and deleting the corresponding “Table 1 to
    paragraph (b)” and seek comment on this proposal, and on any other changes
    to the rules necessary or appropriate to reflect this change.
    NCE Community of License Coverage

    We propose to amend sections 73.316(c)(2)(ix)(B) and 73.1690(c)(8)(i) 12 to harmonize with the later-adopted NCE FM community coverage standard set out
    in section 73.515 of the rules. This change will create consistency across different rules regarding the requirement for community coverage for NCE FM stations. Specifically, we tentatively conclude the requirement in section 73.515 that stations reach 50% of their community of license or 50% of the population in their community should replace the more general requirement
    in 73.316 and 73.1690 that the station cover “a portion of the community.” Section 73.316(c)(2)(ix)(B) applies to applications for FM directional
    antennas and states, in relevant part, that a noncommercial educational
    (NCE) FM station in the reserved band applying for a short-spaced
    directional antenna must demonstrate that its 60 dBu contour covers “at
    least a portion of the community of license.” Similarly, section 73.1690(c)(8)(i), which relates to applications for reduced operating
    power, states that an NCE FM station seeking to reduce power must continue
    to provide a 60 dBu contour over “at least a portion of the community of license.” Applications covered by these rules must already satisfy the 50% standard because of the requirement in section 73.515. Accordingly, we
    believe the “portion of the community of license” standard incorporated into these rules is obsolete and conflicts with the later-adopted, more specific, NCE FM community coverage standard set out in section 73.515.
    Section 73.515 provides that an NCE FM station operating on a reserved
    channel must provide a predicted 60 dBμ signal “over at least 50 percent of its community of license or reach 50 percent of the population within the community.” To bring sections 73.316(c)(2)(ix)(B) and 73.1690(c)(8)(i) into conformity with section 73.515, we propose to amend these two rules to
    state that an NCE FM station operating on a reserved channel must provide a predicted 60 dBμ signal to at least 50% of its community of license or
    reach 50% of the population within the community. We seek comment on this proposal.
    FM Transmitter Interference to Nearby Antennas

    We propose to eliminate section 73.316(d), which we tentatively conclude is
    an unnecessary burden on applicants. We seek comment on this conclusion as
    well as any other applicable considerations we should take into account
    when eliminating this rule. This is a seldom-used rule, which we
    tentatively conclude does not prevent interference to any significant
    degree, if at all. Section 73.316(d) provides that “[a]pplications
    proposing the use of FM transmitting antennas in the immediate vicinity
    (i.e. 60 meters or less) of other FM or TV broadcast antennas must include
    a showing as to the expected effect, if any, of such approximate
    operation.” Based on our experience, we tentatively conclude that broadcast radio antennas within this physical proximity are unlikely to create interference problems if they are otherwise compliant with the transmission system requirements set out in section 73.317 of the rules, and we are not aware of any industry complaints of such interference during the more than
    70 years this rule has been in effect.16 Therefore, we propose to eliminate section 73.316(d) as an unnecessary application requirement and seek
    comment on this proposal.
    NCE FM Class D Second-Adjacent Channel Interference Ratio

    We propose to amend section 73.509(b), which sets out signal strength
    contour overlap requirements for NCE FM Class D stations, to harmonize the requirements with the more permissive standard applied to all other NCE-FM stations. This change will create consistency across different NCE FM
    station classes regarding contour overlap limitations. We tentatively
    conclude that the current Class D contour overlap requirement is not
    necessary given the proven efficacy of the less restrictive requirements
    for other stations and anticipate that this change will allow Class D
    stations greater site selection flexibility as well as the opportunity to potentially increase their coverage areas. Section 73.509(b) provides that applications by NCE FM Class D station licensees will not be accepted if
    they propose overlap of the applicant station’s 80 dBu (interfering)
    contour with the 60 dBu (protected) contour of any second-adjacent channel station (i.e., a 20 dBu interference ratio).In contrast, section 73.509(a) prohibits overlap of any other NCE applicant station’s 100 dBu
    (interfering) contour with the 60 dBu (protected) contour of any second-adjacent channel station (i.e., a 40 dBu interference ratio). When
    it adopted section 73.509(a) in 2000, the Commission explained that the 100
    dBu standard “is a better gauge of potential second-adjacent channel interference than the 80 dBu standard” and that “adoption of a less preclusive 100 dBu standard would create opportunities for NCE FM and FM translator stations to increase power and coverage, and provide them with greater site selection flexibility.”However, because of a then-pending proceeding to establish the LPFM service, the Commission deferred any
    action on proposals involving NCE FM Class D stations.The LPFM service has
    now been established and is currently a relatively mature service, so we tentatively conclude that the time is ripe to extend the otherwise
    universal 100 dBu contour overlap standard for second-adjacent channels to
    NCE FM Class D stations. We seek comment on our proposal to amend section 73.509(b) to harmonize with the general NCE FM contour overlap limits set
    out section 73.509(a).
    Protection for Grandfathered Common Carriers in Alaska in the 76-100 MHz
    Band

    We propose to delete the outdated requirement that radio stations operating
    in the 76-100 MHz band protect common carrier services in Alaska. This rule
    is unnecessary and obsolete because our licensing databases indicate that
    there are no common carrier services remaining in this band in Alaska.
    Sections 73.501(b), 74.1202(b)(3), the second sentence of 74.702(a)(1), and
    the second sentence of 74.786(b)21 all contain similar language requiring broadcast services to protect grandfathered common carrier services in
    Alaska operating in the 76-100 MHz frequency band. With the exception of section 74.786(b), which was added in 2004 to apply the Alaska rule to
    digital LPTV and TV translators, this suite of rule provisions was created
    in 1982 when the Commission reallocated the 76-100 MHz band in Alaska from government and non-government fixed services to broadcast services. In
    doing so, the Commission grandfathered existing common carrier operations, protecting them from new broadcast services in that band. At the time, the Commission also anticipated that “[o]ur provision for Fixed use of this
    band may indeed become obsolete as the common carriers gradually move to
    other parts of the spectrum. If so, we will then delete the Fixed
    provisions from these Rules.”

    In 2005, the Commission deleted two of the original five rules adopted in
    1982, sections 73.220(b) and 73.603(b), on the basis that there were no
    longer any common carrier stations in Alaska in the 76-100 MHz band.28 For
    the same reason, we propose to delete the remaining sections 73.501(b), 74.1202(b)(3), and portions of 74.702(a)(1) and 74.786(b) of the
    Commission’s rules as obsolete and unnecessary. We seek comment on this proposal.
    AM Fill-in Area Definition

    We propose to amend the definition of “AM fill-in area” set out in section 74.1201(j) of the rules to conform to the requirement in section 74.1201(g) that the “coverage contour of an FM translator rebroadcasting an AM radio broadcast station as its primary station must be contained within the
    greater of either the 2 mV/m daytime contour of the AM station or a 25–mile (40 km) radius centered at the AM transmitter site.” We do not propose any change to section 74.1201(g). The change proposed to section 74.1201(j)
    will create consistency across different rules governing fill-in translator transmitter siting. In 2009, when it modified the FM translator rules to
    allow AM stations to retransmit using fill-in FM translators, the
    Commission adopted new section (j) and amended section (g) to define an AM fill-in area for FM translators as the lesser of the 2 mV/m daytime contour
    of the AM station and a 25-mile (40 km) radius centered at the AM
    transmitter site. When the Commission relaxed this cross-service siting requirement in 2017, it amended section (g) to provide that an FM
    translator rebroadcasting an AM broadcast station must be located such that
    the 60 dBu contour is contained within the greater of either (a) the 2 mV/m daytime contour of the AM station, or (b) a 25-mile radius centered at the
    AM station’s transmitter site. However, it did not update section (j) to reflect this change. We propose to do so now and seek comment on this
    proposal.
    International Agreements

    To update our rules and fully implement the provisions of the relevant agreements with the Canadian and Mexican governments, we propose to revise
    text governing the licensing of broadcast stations in the border region as
    set out in sections 73.207(b) and 74.1235(d). We tentatively conclude that
    the current text should be revised and updated to comport with the
    requirements set out in the 1992 U.S.- Mexico FM Broadcasting Agreement and
    the 1991 U.S.-Canada FM Broadcasting Agreement, as amended.

    First, we propose to update sections 73.207(b)(2) and (3) to reflect treaty requirements. Section 73.207(b)(2) states, “Under the Canada–United States FM Broadcasting Agreement, domestic U.S. allotments and assignments within
    320 kilometers (199 miles) of the common border must be separated from
    Canadian allotments and assignments by not less than the distances given in Table B, which follows.” The 1991 U.S.-Canada FM Broadcasting Agreement contains minimum distance separations but offers contour overlap parameters
    for short-spaced stations to demonstrate compliance with the Agreement. Accordingly, we propose to revise section 73.207(b)(2) to remove the
    reference to the 1991 U.S.-Canada FM Broadcasting Agreement and include
    contour overlap-based protection for short-spaced stations. We also propose
    to update section 73.207(b)(2) by replacing the current Table B with the superseding minimum distance separations table set out in the 1997
    Amendment to the 1991 U.S.-Canada FM Broadcasting Agreement.

    Similarly, section 73.207(b)(3) provides that “[u]nder the 1992 Mexico– United States FM Broadcasting Agreement, domestic U.S. assignments or allotments within 320 kilometers (199 miles) of the common border must be separated from Mexican assignments or allotments by not less than the
    distances given in Table C in this paragraph (b)(3).” This provision is no longer accurate, as, except for intermediate frequency separations, the
    1992 U.S.-Mexico FM Broadcasting Agreement provides for
    contour-overlap-based protection as well as minimum spacing protection. Therefore, we propose to revise section 73.207(b)(3) to remove the
    reference to the 1992 U.S.-Mexico Broadcasting Agreement and include
    contour overlap-based protection for short-spaced stations. We seek comment
    on these proposed changes.

    We also propose to update section 74.1235(d), governing FM translators, to conform with the relevant treaties. With respect to Canada, section
    74.1235(d) states, “Applications for FM translator stations located within 320 km of the Canadian border will not be accepted if they specify more
    than 50 watts effective radiated power in any direction or have a 34 dBu interference contour, calculated in accordance with § 74.1204 of this part, that exceeds 32 km.” This provision codifies section 4.3 of the 1991 U.S.-Canada FM Broadcasting Agreement. In 1997, the United States and
    Canada amended section 4.3 of the 1991 U.S.-Canada FM Broadcasting
    Agreement to increase the permissible effective radiated power (ERP) for
    border FM translator stations from 50 to 250 watts and the interference
    contour from 32 to 60 kilometers. To implement this change, in 1998, the Commission amended section 74.1235 by adding section (d)(3)2 which states, “Applications for translator or booster stations within 320 km of the Canadian border may employ an ERP up to a maximum of 250 watts, as
    specified in § 74.1235(a) and (b). The distance to the 34 dBu interfering contour may not exceed 60 km in any direction.” Because the first sentence
    of section (d) is outdated and conflicts with section (d)(3), we propose to modify the first sentence of section 74.1235(d) to conform to current
    treaty requirements and eliminate section 74.1235(d)(3).

    With respect to Mexico, section 74.1235(d) provides, “FM translator
    stations located within 320 kilometers of the Mexican border must be
    separated from Mexican allotments and assignments in accordance with § 73.207(b)(3) of this chapter and are limited to a transmitter power output
    of 10 watts or less. For purposes of compliance with that section, FM translators will be considered as Class D FM stations.” In the 1992 U.S.-Mexico FM Broadcasting Agreement, translator stations are classified
    as LPFM stations rather than full service stations, and thus not subject to
    the distance separations set out in 73.207(b)(3) and the accompanying Table
    C. Therefore, we tentatively conclude that neither our rules nor the
    relevant international agreements require translator stations to adhere to those distance separations. In addition, the 10-watt transmitter power
    output limitation is a superseded provision originally set out in the U.S.-Mexican FM Broadcast Agreement of 1972 and is no longer consistent
    with current treaty requirements. For these reasons, we propose to delete
    the above two sentences in the introductory paragraph of section 74.1235(d)
    as set out in Appendix A. We seek comments on this proposal.

    Finally, we propose to revise the translator power limitations set out in sections 74.1235(d)(1) and (2). The 1992 U.S.-Mexico FM Broadcasting
    Agreement provides in relevant part that a translator’s ERP may not exceed
    50 watts in the direction of the other country nor produce an interfering contour more than 32 kilometers in the direction of the other country.
    Within 125 km of the common border, the maximum distance to the protected contour of a translator must be 8.7 km in the direction of the other
    country. However, a translator located more than 125 km from the border may operate with more than 50 watts in the direction of the other country,
    provided that its protected contour is not greater than, starting from 125
    km from the border, 8.7 km in the direction of the other country. In
    addition, translators must “protect the allotments and assignments of the other Administration based on their maximum permitted parameters in
    accordance with the Table of Allotments and Assignments.” To accurately implement these provisions, we propose to amend sections 74.1235(d)(1) and
    (2) to reflect current treaty requirements, as set out in Appendix A.
    Because the changes proposed above are intended to codify the existing
    state of international agreements to which the United States is a party, we request commenters to focus on whether the proposed changes properly
    implement the relevant treaty provisions rather than suggest changes to any
    of the agreed-upon limits.



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    Kevin LeGrett Rises To President of iHeartMedia Sports; Alexis Ginas To Los Angeles Region President

    Posted: 12 Jul 2021 01:18 PM PDT https://radioinsight.com/headlines/210642/kevin-legrett-rises-to-president-of-iheartmedia-sports-alexis-ginas-to-los-angeles-region-president/



    iHeartMedia has announced that it has appointed Kevin LeGrett to President
    of iHeartMedia Sports.

    In his new role, LeGrett will work closely with all groups within the
    company to coordinate its sports assets across all iHeart audio platforms
    to maximize the impact for its listeners, partners and clients. He has been with the company since 2010 first as Senior Vice President of Operations overseeing 46 northeastern and midwest markets and all political
    advertising. In 2015 he moved to Los Angeles as Market President and later added oversight of Phoenix, San Diego, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, Austin
    and Washington, D.C. as Division President of the iHeartMedia Markets
    Group. Prior to joining the company he served as Market Manager for CBS
    Radio Rochester NY and Northeast Region President of Citadel Broadcasting.

    LeGrett will continue as Division President for the iHeartMedia Markets
    Group in addition to his new role, but will pass the torch as Los Angeles Market President to Alexis Ginas. Ginas joins the company from her media
    and technology strategic advisory Madison Valley. She has previously served
    as SVP/Cross Platform Solutions for Fox Sports, VP/Global Brand Solutions
    for The Match Group, Director of Digital Media Sponsorship Sales for
    Warner Music Group, and Director of Corporate Business Development for MTV Networks.

    iHeartMedia announced today that Kevin LeGrett will take on the role of President of iHeartMedia Sports, effective immediately.

    iHeartMedia Sports is the largest sports audio network in the U.S., with products across broadcast, streaming, digital, podcast and experiential.
    In his new role, LeGrett will work closely with all groups within the
    company to coordinate its sports assets across all iHeart audio platforms
    to maximize the impact for its listeners, partners and clients.

    The portfolio includes the iHeartSports Network, which provides customized local, regional and national sports content and updates across 500+
    stations, reaching more than 75 million people monthly; the Fox Sports
    Network which features the largest nationally syndicated shows on more than
    600 stations with the biggest names in the industry like Dan Patrick and
    Colin Cowherd; and 80 dedicated sports stations nationwide with 100+ NFL,
    NBA, MLB, NHL and NCAA teams. Additionally, it features the iHeartPodcast Network, the No. 1 podcast publisher globally according to Podtrac, with
    more than 40 national and 100 local sports podcasts and 14 of the top 30
    most listened to sports podcasts plus a recently announced exclusive
    podcast agreement with the NFL.

    “We have assembled a one-of-a-kind, cross-platform sports portfolio that is best-in-class. We have scale. We have targetability. We have first party
    data. We have the best on-air talent in the business, and we have the right leader,” said Greg Ashlock, CEO of the Multi-Platform Group for
    iHeartMedia. “Kevin’s experience in broadcast, digital, experiential, podcast and sports in both national and local roles have prepared him to
    excel in this position and build on the momentum and unique scale and
    assets of iHeart.”

    “I am excited to harness the power of iHeartMedia Sports for clients, partners, and our local markets while expanding our offerings and leading position throughout the sports industry, building on our unique position in both audio and sports,” said LeGrett.

    Prior to his current role as Division President and President of the L.A. Region for iHeartMedia, LeGrett served as Division President and Executive
    Vice President of Operations for the iHeartMedia Markets Group overseeing
    Los Angeles, Phoenix, San Diego, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, Austin and Washington, D.C., and with responsibility for the political strategy for
    the company as well. He is a 20+ year media veteran who joined iHeartMedia
    in 2010.

    Also announced today, Alexis Ginas has been named President of the
    iHeartMedia Los Angeles Region. LeGrett is transitioning his duties as
    head of the Los Angeles Region to Ginas, but will continue as Division President for the iHeartMedia Markets Group and adds the new
    responsibilities as the President of iHeartMedia Sports.



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    Pair Of Conservative Talkers Prepping To Launch In St. Louis Area

    Posted: 12 Jul 2021 12:50 PM PDT https://radioinsight.com/headlines/210638/pair-of-conservative-talkers-prepping-to-launch-in-st-louis-area/



    Two independently owned Conservative Talk stations are launching in the
    next two weeks in the greater St. Louis area.

    The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Joe Rusch and Jeff Allens EpicSTL
    will debut NewsTalkSTL on Educational Media Foundations 101.9 K270BW Bellefontaine and Gateway Creative Broadcastings 99.1 KLJY-HD3 Clayton.
    Rusch and Allan are both veterans of the former Emmis St. Louis cluster.
    Rusch spent 21 years at the cluster in roles including General Sales
    Manager, Director of Emmis Marketing Group, National and Sponsorship Sales Manager, and General Manager. He has also been interim GM of Stone Canyon Medias Flagstaff AZ cluster since 2019. Allen spent 23 years at the cluster with stints programming Classic Hits K-Hits 96.3 KIHT, Conservative Talk FM News Talk 97.1 KFTK-FM, 80s Hits 104.1 The Mall WMLL turned Standards Red
    @ 104.1 WRDA, and Country Kix 106.5 WKXK. He is currently Director of Programming for Stone Canyon Media and consults Zimmer Communications
    stations in Missouri.

    The NewsTalkSTL lineup will include many known local names. KSSZ Columbia
    MO afternoon host Mike Ferguson will pull double-duty in mornings from 5:30
    to 9am. Vic Porcelli, who has previously worked at 101.1 WVRV, 550 KTRS,
    102.5 KEZK and 103.3 KLOU in the market, will follow from 9 to 11am.
    Westwood Ones Dan Bongino Show will follow from 11am-2pm. Tony Colombo, who recently departed Audacys 1120 KMOXs Dave Glover Show, will host from
    2-3pm. Bill OReillys commentary will follow at 3:00 followed by KFTK-FM
    weekend host and former Missouri Speaker of the House Tim Jones and
    podcaster Chris Arps from 3:30 to 6. Former KFTK-FM hosts Rodney Boyd and
    Randy Tobler will have undisclosed shifts on the station.

    Local real estate agents and former KFTK-FM weekend hosts Rick and Tracy
    Ellis will follow with the debut of Real Talk 93.3 on KRTK (formerly KLUQ) Hermann and 104.3 KVMO Vandalia MO. That ultra-rightwing station will
    feature Gateway Pundit editor Joe Hoft in mornings and Dr. Eric Nepute from 9-11am. It too will carry Dan Bongino from 11am-2pm. While the station has
    yet to announce its afternoon show, Westwood Ones Ben Shapiro will air from 7-9pm followed by simulcasts of One America News in late nights.



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    KYNO Fresno To Move To 940

    Posted: 12 Jul 2021 11:55 AM PDT https://radioinsight.com/headlines/210635/kyno-fresno-to-move-to-940/



    One Putt Broadcasting is moving Oldies 1430 KYNO Fresno to its 50kW 940
    signal on Monday, July 19.

    940 is currently home to Sports 940 ESPN KFIG. While the call letters will
    move to 1430, it is not yet known if the Sports format will move the
    opposite direction on July 19.

    One Putt is tying the move to 940 to the 75th anniversary of the launch of
    the original 1300 KYNO in 1946. The station was Top 40 from the late 50s
    until 1980. Then KYNO owner Gene Chenault hired programmer Bill Drake in
    1963 leading to the creation of Drake-Chenault Enterprises consultancy that oversaw stations such as KHJ Los Angeles, KFRC San Francisco, WRKO Boston,
    and CKLW Windsor.



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    Kevin Graham Moves From WBAP/KLIF To KNBR As Program Director

    Posted: 12 Jul 2021 11:16 AM PDT https://radioinsight.com/headlines/210633/kevin-graham-moves-from-wbap-klif-to-knbr-as-program-director/



    Cumulus Media Sports 680 KNBR/104.5 KNBR-FM San Francisco has filled its Program Director vacancy with the transfer of Kevin Graham from the
    companys News/Talk 820 WBAP Fort Worth and Conservative Talk 570 KLIF
    Dallas.

    Graham has programmed the Dallas duo since November 2016. He previously
    spent his entire programming career in Sports formats with stints
    programming 93.7 WEEI Boston, 1050 WEPN New York, 620 KTAR Phoenix, 1270
    WXYT Detroit, and 1320 KFNZ Salt Lake City. During his stint at WEEI,
    Graham was also Sports Format Captain for Entercom.

    Jeremiah Crowe, who has programmed KNBR since 2017 is departing to relocate
    to Las Vegas.

    CUMULUS MEDIA announces that it has appointed Kevin Graham as Program
    Director of Bay Area Sports/Talk radio station KNBR 104.5FM / 680AM The
    Sports Leader. Graham joins Cumulus San Francisco from Cumulus Dallas,
    where he was Program Director for News/Talk stations WBAP-AM and KLIF-AM.

    Graham brings deep experience in Sports radio programming to KNBR, and was previously Brand Manager for Entercom/Audacy’s WEEI Sports Network in
    Boston, MA, and Program Director/Afternoon Sports Talk Host for CUMULUS MEDIA’s Sports/Talk station KFNZ-AM in Salt Lake City, UT. He has also
    served as Program Director for ESPN Sports Radio stations in New York and Pittsburgh, PA, and has programmed Sports radio stations in Detroit,
    Phoenix and Columbus, OH. Graham has been voted one of the top 3 best
    Sports Radio Programming minds in the country by Jason Barrett Media
    readers and in 2020, was named one of the Top 50 Program Directors in
    America by Radio Ink magazine.

    Larry Blumhagen, Vice President/Market Manager, Cumulus San Francisco,
    said: “Kevin brings extensive experience and a history of successes in
    spoken word formats, from News to Sports. I’m confident that his proven track record in programming along with his collaborative approach will be a winning combination for the San Francisco market.”

    Kevin Graham commented: “I am humbled to go from legendary News/Talk
    stations WBAP/KLIF to KNBR, one of the best Sports radio brands in the
    country. I am very grateful to continue to work for Cumulus and Larry
    Blumhagen and the great KNBR Team, and thank Dave Milner, Brian Philips and Bruce Gilbert for their confidence in me. It was an absolute honor to be
    able to work with and learn from Dan Bennett, one of the best market
    managers in radio, and the talented Cumulus Dallas team. While the last
    five years were some of the most rewarding in my career, I am excited to
    return to my roots and be back in Sports radio!”  




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    Your Lost Factor Favorites Are Easily "Justified"

    Posted: 12 Jul 2021 09:00 AM PDT https://radioinsight.com/ross/210213/your-lost-factor-favorites-are-easily-justified/



    When I asked readers for their top five favorites among our Lost Factor leaders, some stuck mostly with songs from their favorite era; a few had a spread from the early ‘70s through the early ‘90s (the full range of years in consideration). Generally, there was not much that ‘70s and ‘90s kids agreed on, except the KLF. Maybe a band that began as the Timelords,
    sampling the Dr. Who theme in “Doctorin’ the Tardis,” had a special edge in
    warping the time/space continuum. 

    “Justified and Ancient” is, in many ways, the right record to share the top of your Lost Factor voting. It was a critically respected record and a
    goofy novelty. It was one of a relatively few Alternative hits that made it
    to Top 40 during a great time for new-wave dance pop, especially from the
    UK. Peaking just short of power rotation at No. 11, KLF never went to
    recurrent or gold for most Top 40 stations. Besides, as those stations fled
    the CHR format in 1992, there were relatively few songs that endured anyway.

    Ross On Radio readers were asked to choose songs that made the Lost Factor
    Top 100 of the 1970s, 1980s, or 1990-94. The resulting top 10 features a
    good spread of the eras, including the three songs that tied for No. 1,
    also including “Starting All Over Again” and “How Do I Make You.” (Both of
    those songs made my list as well.) Many individual lists were a mix of the respected and ridiculed, but in the aggregate, it’s a strong group of
    quality songs that are not “better off lost.” Besides the KLF, only “Timothy” ticks the “goofy ‘70s” box, but its combination of daring and
    genuine power-pop greatness makes it more than an oddity.

    Here’s the overall reader top 10, followed by individual lists. (There are
    a few cases where listeners voted for overall Lost Factor favorites and not
    the 260 songs in consideration. Choosing from the lists when we’ve run so many was an involved assignment, and I wanted to include everybody who
    voted.) You can hear or see them on this YouTube playlist. Thanks to all
    who participated. And thanks for your support of Lost Factor.

    Overall Reader Top 10

    1T – KLF f/Tammy Wynette, “Justified and Ancient”

    1T – Linda Ronstadt, “How Do I Make You”

    1T Mel & Tim, “Starting All Over Again”

    4T – Bangles, “In Your Room”

    4T – Beginning of the End, “Funky Nassau”

    6T – Buoys, “Timothy”’

    6T – Gary “U.S.” Bonds, “This Little Girl”

    6T – Paul McCartney, “Take It Away”

    6T – Quarterflash, “Take Me to Heart”

    6T – Ray, Goodman & Brown, “Special Lady”

    Steve Allan, Research Director, Inc.

    1 – Melanie, “Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)”

    2 – Clarence Carter, “Patches”

    3 – Buoys, “Timothy”

    4 – Gary “U.S.” Bonds, “This Little Girl”—“If Bruce Springsteen had done
    this himself, we’d still be hearing it”

    5 – Boz Scaggs, “Jojo”==”One of his best songs”

    Brett Allen

    1 Paul McCartney, “Take It Away”

    2 – Dirt Band, “An American Dream”

    3 – Charlie Dore, “Pilot of the Airwaves”

    4 – Hot Butter, “Popcorn”

    5 – Linda Ronstadt, “How Do I Make You”

    Rich Appel, Host of That Thing With Rich Appel

    1 – Gary “U.S.” Bonds, “This Little Girl”

    2 – Gilbert O’Sullivan, “Get Down”

    3 – Mariah Carey, “Anytime You Need a Friend”

    4 – Lobo, “Don’t Expect Me to Be Your Friend”

    5 – Charlie Dore, “Pilot of the Airwaves”

    Ken Barnes, Ross On Radio Editor

    1 – Bangles, “In Your Room”—“Easy winner, still think it’s a great record”

    2 – Linda Ronstadt, “How Do I Make You”

    3 – Madonna, “Who’s That Girl”—“Can’t shake decades of fandom”

    4 – Cover Girls, “Wishing on a Star”

    5 – Buoys, “Timothy”—“Not for general consumption, but it deserves a place
    for sheer audacity”

    Jim Bartlett, Magic 98, Madison Wis.

    1 – Ronnie Dyson, “(If You Let Me Make Love to You) Why Can’t I Touch You”


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