John and Heidi Small were told that it was a bad idea to start an all-’80s radio station.

But six years ago, the husband-wife team went ahead with their plan.

They run Sunny Radio in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and they speak with Here & Now‘s Jeremy Hobson about some of their favorite songs.

Note: We have a Spotify playlist and an Apple Music playlist for our weekly DJ Sessions.

Music From The Segment

a-ha, “Take On Me”

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Biz Markie, “Just A Friend”

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Night Ranger, “Secret Of My Success”

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Poison, “Nothing But A Good Time”

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Katrina and the Waves, “Walking On Sunshine”

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Steve Winwood, “Higher Love

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Guests

John and Heidi Small, owners and hosts at Sunny Radio. The radio station tweets @sunnyradio.

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