ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪt, ˈeɪɾi z ˌɔn ˈeɪt wʌzðə θˈɜːdmˈoʊst lˈɪsənd tə stˈeɪʃən ɔnðɪ ˌɛksˈɛm sˈɜːvɪs, wɪð ɐn ˈɑːɹbɪtɹˌɑːnˈɛstᵻmˌeɪɾᵻd kjˈuːm ʌv sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt,θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd lˈɪsənɚz pɜː wˈiːk.
In 2008, '80s on 8 was the third-most listened to station on the XM service, with an Arbitron-estimated cume of 698,300 listeners per week.