Tag: music radio

Scott Shannon shared his insights during an appearance on the For the Record podcast with Dave Sholin and Rick Bisceglia.

"The lesson for music radio is not that low cost is bad. The lesson is that once the experience starts to feel stripped down, transactional, and emotionally thin, the audience may still use you while caring less every time they do."

"Seven Classic Rock songs are secretly dominating streaming in 2026."

"Two programs nailed it — regardless of staff size or ticket allotment."

A mascot can always protect the brand because it can't age out of the demo, hold you hostage during a contract negotiation, get poached by a competitor, or go on Facebook and rant about the President.

"If you look at Top 40 ratings now, just following callout and keeping “Ordinary” or “Golden” in power indefinitely isn’t working for people."

Imagine if RockTernative radio was run like the Premier League. Where bottom-ranked stations didn't just have lower ratings, they were fighting to avoid being...

Bad Bunny comes in at number two, followed by Drake, The Weeknd, and Ariana Grande.

Shannon joins after spending more than 30 years programming stations in the Lone Star State.

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