. ▁Laz er ▁file d ▁a ▁counter comp la int ▁request ing ▁an ▁inj unction ▁to ▁stop ▁Gold ▁Coast ▁from ▁claim ing ▁that ▁K ML A ▁is ▁the ▁number - one ▁r ated ▁station ▁in ▁Vent ura ▁County , ▁cit ing ▁Ar bit ron ▁ratings ▁reports ▁to ▁the ▁contrary . ▁On ▁November ▁ 6 , ▁a ▁j ury ▁awarded ▁$ 5 5 3 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁dam ages ▁to ▁Gold ▁Coast ▁Radio ▁and ▁prom oter ▁Un iver so ▁Musical . ▁However , ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 0 , ▁Super ior ▁Court ▁judge ▁Henry ▁Wal sh ▁agreed ▁with ▁Laz er ' s ▁counter c laim , ▁grant ing ▁the ▁inj unction ▁prohib iting ▁Gold ▁Coast ▁from ▁making ▁false ▁and ▁mis leading ▁claims ▁of ▁having ▁the ▁top - r ated ▁station . ▁On ▁January ▁ 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Wal sh ▁set ▁aside ▁the ▁j ury ▁award ▁and ▁ordered ▁a ▁ret rial , ▁cit ing ▁ins u fficient ▁evidence ▁presented ▁by ▁the ▁pla int iffs ; ▁the ▁second ▁j ury ▁granted ▁Gold ▁Coast ▁and ▁Un iver so ▁Musical ▁a ▁smaller ▁award ▁of ▁$ 9 9 , 8 0 0 ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 8 . ▁ ▁On ▁July ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁at ▁mid night , ▁Gold ▁Coast ▁Radio ▁began ▁operating ▁K UR Q ▁in ▁Gro ver ▁Beach , ▁California ▁under ▁a ▁local ▁market ing ▁agreement ▁with ▁El ▁Dor ado ▁Broad c aster s , ▁dro pping ▁the ▁pre - ex isting ▁modern ▁rock ▁format