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November 2, 2020, Issue 729

Career Change? Buy A Station

As the old adage goes, you don’t truly have a career in radio until you’ve been fired or hired away by the competition. Ongoing corporate cutbacks, furloughs, layoffs and restructuring have many programmers and personalities facing yet another move or even having to work in a different industry. But what if there were another option? Bennett Radio Group Owner/Operator Stan Bennett and Hill Broadcasting Owner/Operator Danny Hill tell Country Aircheck how they Stan Bennett went from working for others to working for themselves by purchasing their own stations. Sell My Vessel: Bennett, who left his post as Binnie Media VP/Programming in July after 25 years with the company (CAT 6/23), purchased a cluster in Mexico, ME – including Country WOXO – that had been silenced in March (CAT 3/25) following previous owner Dick Gleason’s death. His mid-pandemic Danny Hill acquisition included five stations and four translators for $300,000 (CAT 7/15) and drew questions from friends, including, “Are you nuts?” “Owning my own station is something I’ve wanted to do since day one, though,” says Bennett. “One of my stations, WIGY, is one I grew up listening to and where I worked when I first started my career, so I had been looking at trying to buy Gleason Media for a few years, but they weren’t ready to sell.” Following Mr. Gleason’s passing, his widow Kathy decided to shut down the stations, and a broker called Bennett with an offer to purchase immediately. Hill’s path to ownership was a bit more of a zigzag, weaving through on-air, programming and sales experiences in Kansas, California and Hawaii. Two years ago, following his mother’s passing, he set out to fulfill his final promise to her. “She had a $50,000 life insurance policy, and I (continued on page 7)

Everywhere But One: Records/Arista’s Matt Stell celebrates his second No. 1 “Everywhere But On” with his Arista promo team. Pictured (top, l-r) are David Berry, Josh Easler, Ryan Sanders and Olivia Laster; (middle, l-r) Ali O’Connell, Rusty Sherrill, Luke Jensen and Lisa Owen; (bottom, l-r) Wide Open’s Brendan Rich, Stell and Sony’s Lauren Thomas.

Instrumental: CMHoF Big Night

Since closing its doors to the public in March, the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum has suffered a revenue loss eclipsing $30 million. But, when one door closes, another door — or exhibit case — opens. Like most museums, the CMHoF has historically enforced a strict hands-off policy for its exhibits. Despite the devastating blow the pandemic has delivered, it also created a unique and (hopefully) once-ina-lifetime set of circumstances for treasured instruments to be safely removed from climate-controlled cases and played once again. Instruments and artists were paired according to emotional and artistic connections, and performances were filmed during the Museum’s six-month closure. The result was Big Night (At The Museum), a free digital fundraiser that has already raised more than $743,000 for the non-profit’s

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WITH A day in the socially-distanced lives of Restless Road’s Zach Beeken, Colton Pack and Garrett Nichols: GN: The pandemic has made connecting with people a lot harder. My daily life still includes songwriting and making music with the band, and tech like Zoom allows us to meet with co-writers virtually and have meetings with our team remotely. CP: I’ve had more time to spend with my wife and kids, which has been great! ZB: The biggest change has been … how much money I’m spending on UberEats! CP: My routine is pretty much the same everyday: wake up, make coffee and breakfast and spend time with my family before I write songs. ZB: I’ve always enjoyed being spontaneous, so I’ve never lived my life with too much routine. But, I try to be as productive as possible and have fun while doing it. GN: Zach and I have lived together ever since I joined the band in 2015. If we were going to drive each other crazy, it would have already happened! CP: I just moved my family down to Nashville in September, so it’s been an adjustment for my wife and two daughters. We watch a ton of movies, so that’s one thing that keeps us from driving each other crazy. Our kids still do a pretty good job of doing that!

Coronavirus Relief Fund. The Countdown To Big Night (At The Museum) was hosted by Tenille Townes and Carly Pearce, who paid tribute to Dolly Parton and The Judds live from the CMA Theater. “A love of country music brings us together tonight,” began Townes in a thread of sentiment that wove throughout the night.

ZB: We’ve been trying to hit the gym as hard as possible so we can keep up with Kane Brown when we hit the road with him again! GN: We’ve also picked up playing disc golf during quarantine. We played with Mitchell Tenpenny recently, and he’s really good! ZB: My creative levels have been up and down, but that’s no different than any other time in life. Creativity has a mind of its own, and you have to be willing and able when it shows up. GN: Quarantine gave us time to slow down and focus on our songwriting. I truly believe we’ve written some of our best songs over the last few months, and I can’t wait for fans to hear what we’ve been working on. CP: I’ve been bingeing all of the Harry Potter movies. ZB: Netflix adding the Top 10 feature is the best thing that has ever happened. CP: We’ve loved finding new ways to connect with fans. We got a band phone number to text directly with fans and started a TikTok. We’ve been able to show our personality through TikTok, and it’s been amazing to see how fast we’ve grown a fan base on the app. GN: The ability to go live has been an incredible tool to stay connected with our fans. It’s cool getting to talk and interact with people all over the world, giving them a chance to hear us sing!

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ZB: I have consumed more queso than I care to admit … and that’s all I’m saying. CP: My go-to snack is pepperoni, cheese and pickles. I know it’s a weird combination, but my wife and I eat them almost every night. I Expected The Rocky ZB: I’m Mountains To Be A Little confident we’ll find more silver Rockier: The trio cover linings as time John Denver. goes on, but so far, I’m grateful for the extra time I’ve spent with my family, as well as the time we’ve had as a band to grow creatively. GN: One positive has been getting to slow down and focus on creative outlets and hobbies. Being able to spend time with family and loved ones has been really nice, as well.

Backlit by the Nashville skyline, Brad Paisley and Dan Tyminski opened the main event playing Don Rich’s 1964 Fender Telecaster and Buck Owens’ red, white and blue American acoustic guitar, respectively, on Owens’ instrumental “Buckaroo.” Armed with John Prine’s David Russell Young custom-made guitar, Miranda Lambert

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sang Prine’s “That’s The Way The World Goes ‘Round.” “I don’t want to wash my hands,” admitted Lambert, describing the act of holding the guitar as “magical.” Tim McGraw recalled introducing himself to Miranda Lambert Keith Whitley at a show in Jacksonville, FL, “I’m a country singer, and I’m going to move to Nashville someday,” to which Whitley replied, “Well, son, good luck to you. I hope I run into you up there.” Cut to a few years later, McGraw arrived in Nashville May 9, 1989 ... the day Whitley died. Calling the experience “eye-opening,” McGraw realized, “There’s a lot of bright lights, fun, music, art, entertainment ... but behind all of that, there’s a lot of pain, too.” Holding onto Whitley’s C.W. Parsons acoustic guitar, McGraw glanced back at photo of the late singer/ songwriter with the words “Potential Fulfilled” across it, saying “I don’t know … I’d like to have heard a lot more” before performing “Don’t Close Your Eyes.” In a tribute to Patsy Cline, Tim McGraw Reba McEntire took center stage with “Sweet Dreams,” a song she covered and released in 1979. McEntire’s connection to the track runs deep, with it not only being her first Top 20 hit, but the last she sang onstage the night of the 1991 plane crash that killed seven of her band members. In a full circle moment, Randy Travis fan Kane Brown held the Hall of Famer’s Gibson J-185KOA guitar with a photo of someone Travis was a fan of, George Jones, taped to the back. “I love you Randy,” said Brown. “You’re the guy.” Brown was accompanied by Alex Anthony for his offering of Travis’ “Three Wooden Crosses.” “Wow … is it weird to smell it?” asked Ashley McBryde in a lighthearted moment before carefully placing Loretta Lynn’s 1956 Gibson J-50 guitar around her neck and singing “You’re Lookin’ At Country.” Additional highlights included Keb’ Mo’ performing “Loving Arms” while playing Jimmie Rodgers’ 1928 custom Weymann guitar; Rodney Crowell and Emmylou Harris’ “Love Hurts” duet;

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Alison Brown playing Earl Scruggs’s 1930 Gibson RB Granada banjo, Ricky Skaggs once again donning Bill Monroe’s 1923 Gibson F-5 mandolin and host Marty Stuart playing Lester Flatt’s 1950 Martin D-28 guitar for “Blue Moon of Kentucky” and “Heavy Traffic Ahead;” and Carlene Carter and Stuart closing the show with “Will the Circle Be Unbroken.” The full program is available to watch here. Viewers are invited to make donations via YouTube Giving or by texting “Donate” to (833) 977-2643. —Caitlin DeForest

Chart Chat

Congratulations to Matt Stell, Steve Hodges, Josh Easler, Lauren Thomas and the Arista promotion team on landing at No. 1 with “Everywhere But On.” The song is the second single and title track from Stell’s 2019 EP. Songwriters are Lance Miller, Paul Sikes and Stell. Matt Stell And kudos to RJ Meacham and the Curb crew on notching 43 adds for Lee Brice’s “Memory I Don’t Mess With,” landing atop this week’s board.

Facing The Election Music ... Or Not

With just one day before the election and more than 94 million ballots already cast, Country Aircheck asked programmers about encouraging voter registration and turnout, and how they plan to cover election results. Entercom VP/Country Format Captain & Country WYCD/Detroit PD Tim Roberts: “Entercom Country has been promoting voting and helping voters understand where and when to vote in every state for the past several months. Additionally, we have the advantage of using Entercom scale as the leading NewsTalk Radio company and will be using reports Tim Roberts around the clock from our sister stations across our platforms.” Cox/Tampa OM & Country WQYK PD/afternoons Travis Daily: “We don’t get in the weeds or too deep into politics, but we have been saying ‘make sure you vote, and then we all need to come together and support whoever wins.’ We have also been

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running artist-voiced imaging pieces that say, ‘Be heard on Nov. 3.’ Our morning show will handle sharing results the following day.” Hubbard/West Palm Beach OM & Country WIRK PD Bruce Logan: “We have taken a decidedly hands-off approach to this year’s election, because we feel people come to us looking for a break from this type of news Travis Daily and information. There’s only one Country station in West Palm Beach, so we plan to own that hill and let our News-Talk sister WFTL-AM handle election coverage.” Summit/Wichita, KS OM & Country KFDI PD Justin Case: “Our number one concern is not adding to the polarization of the election. National results could take a while, and we need to remind people of the process Bruce Logan while projecting calm and staying fact-based. We are avoiding terms like ‘crisis’ and urging our staff to slow down and not react to every story.” Summit/Springfield, MO OM & Country KTTS PD Tom Oakes: “We will have updates every 30 minutes beginning at 7pm CT, as we have a number of local and state races to cover in addition to the Presidential race. Our news department will handle all live updates in addition to our regularly scheduled newscasts throughout the day. We will also have reporters covering the two parties at their election headquarters here in Springfield.” WPAW/Greensboro, NC PD/afternoons Clay “JD” Walker: “Along with our Entercom sister stations nationwide, we have been encouraging folks to vote, but other than that, 93.1 The Wolf has

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been nothing other than an oasis of positivity and a break from all the drama llamas.” KUZZ/Bakersfield PD/middays Brent Michaels: “We have a full-time news department that has been covering the national and local races for the last few months. We’ll be doing updates every hour tomorrow after the polls close to keep our audience up-to-date.” Clay “JD” Walker WKSJ/Mobile, AL PD/afternoons Bill Black: “We make it a point not to take sides in elections, and I make sure the staff goes out of their way to remain neutral in local, state and federal elections. We always remind listeners to get out and vote – we’ve done that for years – but due to the intensity of this year’s race and listeners’ desire to know the outcome, ‘KSJ will air election night updates twice per hour Brent Michaels via our partnership with NBC News 24/7.” KRYS/Corpus Christi PD/mornings “Big Frank” Edwards: “In Texas, we had 18 days to early vote, and I would mention that a few times each morning. As we have for many years, on election night, we will use hourly updates via our News-Talk sister station to cover local, state and federal results. It’s a fired-up election year, for sure ... and the signs Big Frank may come down and ads may come off the airwaves, but the passionate feelings won’t soon just go away.” WXBQ/Johnson City, TN PD/mornings Nikki Thomas: “We’ve been running sweeps and encouraging people to get out

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and vote in addition to providing ongoing coverage about the election, and we’ve pushed early voting as a means of controlling COVID-19 exposure. Our sister station lost a host who is running unopposed for the Tennessee House of Representatives, which is yet another reason for us to remain as neutral as possible.” WUSJ/Jackson, MS PD/mornings Traci Lee: “We are talking about our responsibility to vote, because we have several local and state issues on the ballot – including legalizing marijuana and changing the state flag. We are encouraging people to look over the sample ballot before they get to the polls, but we are staying as far away from the Presidential election as we can.” –Monta Vaden & Caitlin DeForest

News & Notes

The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) will be hitting members with a one-time assessment equal to their annual membership dues as a means of recovering lost revenue from the NAB Show, which makes up 70% of the organization’s operating budget. Read the letter to members here. Consolidated Media is selling Country WBQL-AM/ Clarksville, TN and its FM translator at W288DQ to Saga Communications for $175,000. Independent Broadcasters Association (IBA) Pres. Ron Stone says his organization is working with Eastlan on a new digital ratings system. Roger Malinowski has joined NuVoodoo Media Services as VP/Business Development. Red Peach Country KXKZ/Ruston, LA afternoon personality Patrick Hall has re-upped with Wrigley Media Originals, marking his third year in a television development deal with the company. Reach Hall here. Tenille Townes will perform a Giving Tuesday Concert at Nashville’s Marathon Music Works Dec. 1 in partnership with Big Hearts For Big Kids and Hands On Nashville. Tickets here. Jessie James Decker is teaming with Nocking Point Wines on Stay Gold wine. Order here.

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(continued from page 1) promised her I would invest it in a home or business,” explains Hill. “When we couldn’t find a house in the Bakersfield area, my wife asked how much a radio station would be; I laughed and said, ‘millions of dollars.’ But after researching I knew I could buy a station in the $300,000 range if I were able to do $10,000 down and get a 10-year term with monthly payments of approximately $2,000.” One afternoon, Hill was feeling especially emotional after hearing Cole Swindell’s “You Should Be Here” on the drive home and hit scan. When the radio stopped, he had landed on what he thought was a pirate radio station – one he had never heard before. On a whim, he made contact with the owner and asked if he would be willing to sell. After some negotiation and explaining to the owner that this would change his life, the deal was done, and Hill picked up what is now Sign On: Bennett finalizes Classic Hits KRWI/Bakersfield his purchase for $250,000 – $10,000 down and $1,600 per month with the former owner carrying the note. If You Build It, They Will Cume: Both Bennett and Hill were tasked with rebuilding their stations in one form or another. Bennett set out to renovate studio space, install and upgrade equipment and purchase backup generators. “These stations had not been updated for decades, so securing [former Binnie Country WTHT/ Portland, ME engineer] Bob Perry to help me upgrade the studios and backup systems was a priority,” he says. Bennett, along with help from his wife and Perry, was able to get WOXO back on-air within weeks, and he just recently signed on Hot AC WIGY. “I can’t do huge promotions and be a reporter with these stations, so we went a different direction, and I’m playing four decades of hits on each of my stations,” notes Bennett. “If mistakes are made, those are my decisions now, and I’m the one who will deal with the consequences, but I’m also the one who built this – literally – with my own two hands. And that feels good.” Hill also had upgrades to do, including replacing the tower antenna, which had frozen over, broken off and was dangling by the coax cable. “The former owner, Steve, is a fantastic engineer

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WI TH A day in the self-isolated life of Emmis WLHK/ Indianapolis PD/midday personality Ryan Wild: I haven’t had this much face time with my family in as long as I can remember, but I also miss seeing all my friends and coworkers I previously saw every day. I’ve gone from having a view of Monument Circle out my window, to no view at all as I work based out of a closet in my guest room. Even though the staff is working remotely, this team gets things done! I was finally able to unbox equipment that had followed me from move to move, so I have everything I need here in my closet – except that view. I might have to buy a picture and fake it. We live on Zoom now, and when I get to take a break during the day, I get to see my wife and kids instead of having to call them, so that has been a major plus. Sometimes I can get into a rut here and there, because I vibe off of people. Not having that energy to spark creativity from others can sometimes slow me down. But, as far as programming and promotions, Hank FM is charging forward and finding ways to fit what we need to get done into the current environment. I think we have been doing some of our most creative work

during this time. We have stayed connected to the audience by reminding them we are all going through this together. I’ve also tried to stay connected to the people in my personal orbit and have been more thoughtful and intentional with my communication, including asking how everyone’s mental health is during this time. I’ve finished up some projects around the house I had previously put off and found a few new and creative ways to put off doing others. Does that count as a hobby? When this is all over, I can’t wait to take a real vacation. I’ll probably hit up The Smokies with the family. I have been binge-watching The Boys on Amazon Prime and, as a result, have rediscovered my love of Fresca. You also can’t beat a good plate of nachos. I hope others take this opportunity to remind themselves that we need each other and to put the swords down when talking to one another. I’m reminded of a sermon I heard once about how when we die, our headstone always displays a dash between when we were born and when we died ... and that dash is the most important

and helped me mount the new antenna and get it turned up to where it was supposed to be,” says Hill. “Once we had it up and running, you could hear my signal all over Bakersfield, and we had a fantastic coverage area.” His signal was later bolster by a translator, which was gifted to him by a pastor looking to offload his church’s translator for financial reasons. “He gave it to us free of charge if we promised to take over monthly payments, but I upped the ante and offered to air his church services on both our signals every Sunday as long as he’s preaching there,” Hill explains. “Now, we reach all throughout Central California and cover approximately 1.5 million people with the simulcast on the two signals.” Checks And Balancing Acts: Both men have relied upon their varied career history to handle multiple duties and keep staffing lean. “I have done on-air work, production, promotions and programming during my career, so I’m handling programming, operations and doing mornings on WOXO,” says Bennett. “My wife handles the business and financial duties, and we’ve brought in [comedian] Mark Turcotte for mornings on WIGY.” He also has a staff of four rookie sales executives, led by consultant Dave Dean, and is going out on sales calls of his own, as well. Bennett remarks, “It isn’t something I’ve previously done, but I’m enjoying getting out and sharing information about our stations and talking about being genuinely local.” Hill is also handling sales and says it is easily the most important skill he brought with him from past experiences. “The first day out, I was able to put approximately $110,000 in billing on the books, and my ongoing goal is to close at least one client per week to continue adding to the stable,” he says. He and his wife, Kait, handle mornings – and syndicate their show via Sun Broadcast Group – and other dayparts are handled by former radio pros who

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Child Like part. How did you spend your dash? Did you spend it dividing the world, or did you spend it uniting, affecting change and leaving behind a legacy of love? I hope others will say I did that years after I am gone. Exchange mental health check-ins with Wild here.

are voicetracking for minimal salary or trade. “I pay my midday guy $250 per month, and afternoons is done by a local restaurant owner who trades out his on-air work for spots,” Hill explains. “Everyone is from the area, so they are local trackers who all previously did radio before launching into other careers.” Hill is also scheduling both commercial and music logs, writing scripts and producing client spots and imaging, all from his home studio. “I was already wearing multiple hats and working all hours of the day and night, but I was doing it for someone else, in their name and for their bottom line,” he says. “Now, I’m doing it all, but I’m doing it all for myself, for my wife, and for our five kids and their futures. And I’m the one pocketing the profit. This is the most fulfilling thing I’ve ever done.” Stereo Type: Both Bennett and Hill say they have managed to stay afloat during the pandemic by keeping overhead low – with free and discounted software and trading out for needed equipment – transitioning to new client categories and superserving the local audience. “We are already making enough money to pay the bills, and I’m going to be putting money back into the stations soon, which is money that goes directly back into my community,” says Bennett. “And I get to play radio for the rest of my life without worrying about someone else ending my career. I would recommend ownership to anyone who may be considering it.” Hill agrees, and says he credits his success to a combination of luck and hard work. “I celebrated my two-year anniversary of doing this full-time on Halloween, and I think if anyone is humble and ready to work hard and learn, they can do it, too,” he says. If you have questions about ownership or would like to talk more in-depth about their career paths, contact Bennett here and Hill here. –Monta Vaden CAC

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AVAILABLE JOBS MIDWEST Summit KFDI/Wichita OM Justin Case is searching for a morning co-host. See the complete posting here; send résumés and airchecks to Case here. Federated WQHK/Ft. Wayne, IN OM Jimmy Knight is searching for a morning co-host to join incumbent Josh Michaels. Send résumés and airchecks to Knight here. Griffin KVOO/Tulsa OM Steve Hunter is seeking a morning show host or team. See the complete job description here; send résumés and airchecks to Hunter here. MacDonald WKCQ/Saginaw, MI OM/PD Jason Addams is looking to add a full-time on-air personality for nights. Send résumés and airchecks to him here. Alpha KZKX/Lincoln, NE PD Rob Kelley is searching for a morning co-host. Complete job description and application here; reach Kelley here. Midwest/Evansville, IN OM Aaron Santini is seeking a Prod. Asst./on-air talent for the cluster that includes Country WLYD. Send cover letters, résumés and airchecks to him here.

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Forever WFGI/Johnstown, PA is seeking a fulltime morning co-host. Send résumés, airchecks and salary requirements here. WVRC WKKW/Morgantown, WV PD Mike Vincent is searching for part-time on-air talent for weekend and fill-in positions. Send résumés and airchecks to him here. iHeartMedia/Baltimore RSVPP Jeff Kapugi is seeking a Dir./Creative Services for Country WPOC; programming duties and weekend/fill-in airshifts are also possible. Apply here; send résumés and creative composites to Kapugi here. Alpha/Fredericksburg, VA is looking for a Market Mgr. for the cluster, which includes Country WFLS. Interested candidates can see a complete job description and apply here. Alpha WFLS/Fredericksburg, VA Dir./Content Bill West is searching for a morning co-host to succeed the retiring Jessica Cash. Apply here; reach West here. Adirondack WFFG/Glen Falls, NY PD Chris

O’Neil is seeking a morning host to also assist with promotions, social media, voicing and producing commercials and website management as needed. Send résumés and airchecks to him here.

SOUTHEAST Cumulus WKAK/Albany, GA PD Bill Dollar is looking for an afternoon personality/Production Dir. Apply here. Cumulus WKDF/Nashville PD Paul Williams is looking for an afternoon personality with five-plus years of experience. See the complete job posting and apply here. Cumulus/Shreveport, LA is searching for a VP/MM to succeed Aaron Criswell. See the complete job posting and apply here. Sun WXNX (Trump Country 93.7)/Fort Myers, FL has an immediate need for on-air and programming talent to join the private, familyowned television and radio company. Send résumés and airchecks here. Hall VP/Programming & Country WPCV/ Lakeland, FL OM/PD Bob Walker is seeking a morning co-host to join incumbents Julie Kay and Dale Roberts (a.k.a. DJ Thee Trucker). Send résumés, cover letters, social media links and airchecks to Walker here. Golden Isles/Brunswick, GA Dir./ Programming Mark “The Shark” Ediss is looking to add a utility player to the four-station cluster that includes Country WRJY. Duties include traffic, front desk, promotions and on-air. Send résumés and airchecks to Ediss here.

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Townsquare KQBR/Lubbock, TX Brand Mgr. Lance Ballance is seeking an APD/on-air personality to succeed Jan Miller. Send résumés and airchecks to him here.

WEST COAST Badlands/Rapid City, SD is searching for a GM/DOS who can build, train and motivate a team for the cluster that includes Country KRKI. Interested parties can send résumés and references here. Ruby Radio/Elko, NV VP/Programming Tom

Chase is seeking on-air talent for the cluster that includes Country KBGZ and Classic Country translator K263BD. Applicants can send cover letters, résumés and airchecks to Chase here. Bonneville KYGO/Denver PD Brian Michel is searching for a morning co-host to join incumbent Tracy Dixon. Reach Michel here, and apply here. Frontier/Juneau, AK GM Cherie Curry is seeking an OM/PD/on-air talent for the cluster that includes Country KTKU. Send résumés with references and an aircheck to Curry here. Townsquare KUAD/Ft. Collins, CO Dir./Content Brad Hansen is looking for a morning host or team to succeed Jordan Soto and Michael Mason. View the complete job description here; send résumés and airchecks to Hansen here.

OTHER Cherry Creek Media Group PD Mark Elliott is searching for experienced OMs and PDs for future openings. The company’s Country properties include KAAR/Butte, MT; KCIN & KIYK/St. George, UT; KMON/Great Falls, MT; KGGL/Missoula, MT; KKXK/Montrose, MT; KWCD/Sierra Vista, AZ; KYSN/ Wenatchee, WA; KYYZ/Williston, ND; and Classic Country KMON-AM/Great Falls, MT. Candidates with a minimum of three-to-five years of experience and a background in programming multiple formats in small to medium sized markets can send résumés, airchecks and programming philosophies to Elliott here. RWPC Co-President and consultant Scott Huskey is on the hunt for a Country PD/on-air talent in a medium market in the South. Send résumés and airchecks to him here. PLA Media Exec. Dir. Mark Logsdon is seeking a part-time Coord./Publicity to work a minimum of 30 hours per week. Send résumés, references and writing samples here. RWPC Pres. JJ Jobe is looking for a hands-on GM for a small Southeast market. Send cover letters and résumés to him here. Kobalt Music Group is searching for a Mgr./ Midwest Promotion for the In2une team to handle multiple formats, including Country, Pop, Hot AC, Rhythmic, Alternative and Active Rock. See the complete job posting and apply here.

SEEKING JOBS •Cactus Jack Former Entercom/Phoenix Dir./Production GoGoJack@msn.com 602-430-5908 •Heather Stevens Former WQXK/Youngstown, OH middays Heather.Stevens2019@gmail.com •Tony Kelly Former WUSN/Chicago morning producer KellyT_60468@yahoo.com 708-642-8518 •Greg Cole Former WKCQ/Saginaw, MI OM/PD GCole27000@gmail.com 916-502-4734 •Jonathan West Former WKTI/Milwaukee afternoons JSWest33@yahoo.com 320-774-9300

•Doug Dodds Former ZFKY/Grand Cayman PD/ morning host DougDoddsEmail@gmail.com •Marc Lavik (aka Dave Marcus) Former on-air talent ZimaGuy@gmail.com 401-467-6737 •Denis “Catfish” Miller Former KSNI/Santa Maria, CA afternoon host DenisMil@hotmail.com •Cory Mikhals Former KIZN/Boise morning co-host CoryProductions@icloud.com

•AJ McCloud Former WWFF/Huntsville, AL APD/ afternoons AJ.McCloud@charter.net 256-503-2301

•Brittany Tully Former WYNK/Baton Rouge PD BriLynn718@gmail.com

•Mac Daniels Former KPLX & KSCS/Dallas PD MacDaniels@me.com

•Amy Nic Former WAMZ/Louisville afternoon host AmyNicRadioChick@gmail.com

•Steve Knoll Former KMAG/Ft. Smith, AR PD/ •Kristin Monica on-air talent Former WQNU/Louisville APD/mornings SteveKnoll@cox.net Kristin@RadioKristin.com •Bill Hickok •Paul Cannell Former KBMR/Bismark, ND Former WRKN/New Orleans PD morning host PFCannell@gmail.com BillHickok1950@gmail.com

•Tom Travis •Ron “Keyes” Stevens Former iHeartMedia/Oklahoma City SVPP Former WQRB/Eau Claire, TomTTravis@gmail.com WI afternoons RonStvns@yahoo.com •Dave Schaefer •Kris Richards Former iHeartMedia/Farmington, NM •Lee France Former WKJO/Smithfield, NC afternoons SVPP & Country KTRA PD Former KAGG/Bryan, TX PD/middays FireCop947@yahoo.com DRSchaefer@gobrainstorm.net LeeFranceWV@gmail.com •”Big” John Horton Former KFSA/Ft. Smith, AR afternoons BigJohn@TheBigJohnShow.com

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•Scott Davidson Former WHOF-HD2/Canton, OH PD/ on-air host Davidson1023@gmail.com

•Corey Dillon Former KNUC/Seattle afternoons/ Social Media Mgr. CoreyDillonRadio@gmail.com

•Trace Hamilton Former WEBG/Chicago night host TheTraceHamilton@gmail.com

•Brian McKay Former WXTU/Philadelphia middays, Dir./Production BMackDJ@gmail.com

•Daryl Thomas Ledyard Former WBBS/Syracuse on-air talent DarylLedyard@gmail.com •Shawn Carey Former KXXY/Oklahoma City on-air talent Shawntze@sbcglobal.net •Ryan McCall Former WGLR/Platteville, WI MD/ afternoons RyanMcCall@yahoo.com •David Dean Former KXDD/Yakima, WA afternoons DaviDean5@gmail.com •Kasper Former WUSN/Chicago afternoons KasperShow@gmail.com and www. KasperShow.com •Brian “Wookie” Kostek Former WDSY/Pittsburgh APD/MD/ afternoons BKostek24@gmail.com •Chuck Edwards Former WYCD/Detroit mornings ChuckOn995@yahoo.com •Terry Phillips Former Entercom/Detroit Dir./ Creative Services Terry@TerryPhillips.com •Bernadette Gibbons Former Entercom/New York Coord./Promotions BernGibbons23@gmail.com

JEFF PIERCE

Former Saga/Portland, ME OM JefferyPierce@me.com

•Guy David Former KYGO/Denver mornings GuyDavid02@gmail.com Agent: David Brody, 877-888-1267 •Jason Pullman Former WUSN/Chicago mornings PimpYourPromo@gmail.com •Jeff Hunt Former WXCY/Wilmington, DE MD/evenings JeffreyJHunt@gmail.com 570-309-4698 •Brent Jones Former Capitol Dir./Midwest Promotion DBJones615@gmail.com 615-482-5653 •Kim Brixton Former WNWN/Battle Creek, MI mornings/middays KimBrixton@gmail.com •Mark McKay Former Riser House Dir./Southeast Promotion MMcKay973@gmail.com •Fletcher Keyes Former WWQM/Madison, WI PD KeyesCreative@gmail.com www.FletcherKeyes.com •Steve Richards Former Townsquare/Albany, NY OM SVal622@sbcglobal.net 901-481-2669

•Jeff Pierce Former Saga/Portland, ME OM JefferyPierce@me.com

•Jody Wheatley Former WQMX/Akron MD/ Promotions Dir. JodyWheatley13@gmail.com

•Blair Thomas Former WXCY/Wilmington, DE mornings BThomas330@yahoo.com

•Kelley Bradshaw-Brock Former WKDF/Nashville afternoons KelleyBra13@gmail.com 423-802-4987

•Brad King Former WBYT/South Bend, IN APD/ MD/middays BradKingRadio@yahoo.com and here

•DeAnna Lee Former KKWF/Seattle middays DeAnnaLeeDance@gmail.com

•Dr. Don Carpenter Former WYCD/Detroit mornings Dr.DonCarpenter@gmail.com

SEEKER SPOTLIGHT

•Tim Taylor Former KWJJ/Portland afternoons Tim.Taylor1@comcast.net

•Jake Byron Former KUPL/Portland mornings JakeByronMedia@gmail.com

•Tim Richards Former Entercom/Phoenix VP/ Branding, KMLE PD Tim915@gmail.com

•Adam Rondeau Former WCVL/Charlottesville, VA mornings BrondeauShow@gmail.com

•Alek Halverson Former KKWF/Seattle Interim PD/ afternoons AlekHalverson22@gmail.com

Check out his airchecks here; connect via LinkedIn here. “The path I have chosen is leadership, which has manifested itself in many ways throughout my career. I have led the way for companies, for the people employed by those companies and in the service of communities in which those companies did business. My goal in life is to help others, and that is exemplified in my past successes, both personally and professionally. I am a leader who coaches while working alongside his team, and as my career continues to evolve, my goal is to continue using these leadership skills while helping team members realize their potential.” •Mandy James Former KMNB/Minneapolis mornings MandyJKDSN@gmail.com

•Tami Rumfelt Former WPAW/Greensboro afternoons TamiRumfelt@gmail.com

•Chris “Fish” Shatek Former KMNB/Minneapolis middays/ Dir. Creative & Imaging ChrisShatek@gmail.com

•Mike Allan Former WNSH/New York nights MikeAllanRadio@gmail.com

•Ginny Harman Former KFRG/Riverside mornings GinnyHarmanVO@gmail.com •Nina D. Former KMLE/Phoenix afternoons MissNinaD@gmail.com •Chris Huff Former KILT/Houston PD CHuff73@hotmail.com •Erin Austin Former KILT/Houston Asst. MD/ middays ErinAustinOnline@gmail.com •Greg Raneiri Former KSON/San Deigo APD/MD/nights G.Raneiri@gmail.com •Amber Rainey Former KSON/San Deigo middays AmberRaineyOnAir@gmail.com

•Darlene Evans Former WKIS/Miami middays DarleneInc@yahoo.com •Nathan Cruise Former In2une Dir./ Regional Promotion NCruise27@gmail.com 615-496-6356 •Mark “Skid” Lavin Former WOTW/Orlando Dir./ Production & On-Air MarkLavin@yahoo.com 407-619-5346 •“Wes McShay” Gardipe Former Appaloosa Dir./Western Region Programming WesGardipe@gmail.com 307-899-0007 •JD Justice Former KCTO/Duluth, MN Brand Mgr./mornings JDJusticeVoice@yahoo.com

•Jared “Marshall” Goldberg Former KMLE/Phoenix APD/middays & Cluster Dir./Digital Programming ImJaredGoldberg@gmail.com

WUBL

November 2, 2020

October 2020 PPM Scoreboard

Country radio shares were down 11.4 points (3.15%) compared to last month. Of the stations listed, 23 saw share increases, 52 decreased and 9 were flat month-to-month. Overall cume was up 202,800 (0.78%) compared to last month. The cume leader was Cumulus’ KPLX/Dallas with 973,500. Entercom’s WNSH/New York was second with 879,200. Versus October 2019 PPMs, radio shares were down 9 points (2.5%) yearover-year from last year’s 359.8 shares. Cume decreased from 32,360,300

Station/City

Sep 6+ Share

Rank

WUBL/Atlanta 4.0 8 WKHX/Atlanta 2.7 15 KVET/Austin^ 4.1 6 KASE/Austin^ 2.8 14 KOKE/Austin 1.0 22 WPOC/Baltimore 6.2 2 WKLB/Boston 5.1 7 WBWL/Boston 2.2 17t WCTK/Boston (Providence) 1.1 21t WSOC/Charlotte 7.4 1 WKKT/Charlotte 6.4 3 WUSN/Chicago 2.3 19 WEBG/Chicago 1.8 23 WUBE/Cincinnati^ 8.4 3 WNKN/Cincinnati+ 4.5 8t WNNF/Cincinnati 2.9 16 WYGY/Cincinnati^ 1.1 18 WGAR/Cleveland 8.2 3 WCOL/Columbus, OH 9.1 1 KPLX/Dallas^ 4.9 4 KSCS/Dallas^ 4.4 5t KYGO/Denver 5.1 2t KWBL/Denver 2.8 16 WYCD/Detroit 5.2 4 WDRQ/Detroit 3.7 13 WTQR/Greensboro 5.3 6 WPAW/Greensboro 4.3 9 WWYZ/Hartford 6.9 3t KKBQ/Houston^ 3.8 10 KILT/Houston 3.0 15 KTHT/Houston^+ 2.4 20 WFMS/Indianapolis 7.2 4 500 WLHK/Indianapolis 5.7 6 WQIK/Jacksonville 4.7 6t WGNE/Jacksonville 4.3 9t KFKF/Kansas City^ 6.5 3 KBEQ/Kansas City^ 4.4 10t WDAF/Kansas City 5.4 6 KCYE/Las Vegas 3.6 8t KWNR/Las Vegas 3.3 12 500 373.8 2.3 KKGO/Los Angeles 15t WGKX/Memphis 4.6 369.3 7t WLFP/Memphis 3.5 11 359.8 400 WKIS/Miami 2.9 14t WNSH/Middlesex (New York) 3.4 13

373.8 400

359.8

Oct 6+ Share

Rank

Sep Cume

3.5 9 493,800 2.4 16 341,200 4.5 5 207,700 2.8 13t 158,900 1.0 21t 68,800 5.4 6 318,100 4.7 7 566,200 2.2 14 373,200 0.8 23t 124,900 7.3 2 381,500 6.4 4 392,000 2.3 18 730,900 * * 573,600 8.0 3 359,700 4.3 6t 162,500 2.1 15 192,700 0.9 18t 93,600 6.0 8 340,000 9.3 1 313,400 4.8 3 993,000 4.2 6 666,700 5.6 2 356,100 2.4 17 211,300 5.1 6t 564,300 2.6 18 409,400 4.5 8 175,400 4.3 9 167,100 6.1 5t 184,400 3.7 11 703,500 3.1 14 684,200 2.0 21 369,100 6.8 4t 265,000 5.3 6 220,400 4.7 7 169,300 4.0 9t 152,400 6.2 4 240,400 5.7 5 202,100 5.6 6 192,300 3.5 9 168,500 3.1 12t 144,200 2.4 16 678,200 3.8 9t 100,600 2.5 12 71,600 2.9 11t 305,200 350.1 349.4 10t 122,200 3.5

Oct Cume 501,600 362,400 240,200 187,800 76,900 281,300 518,400 359,800 112,700 393,000 394,300 765,200 * 358,100 170,800 178,200 113,300 312,400 325,800 973,500 702,100 337,900 213,800 605,600 395,000 159,300 159,800 173,000 736,700 682,200 392,800 263,300 249,900 187,600 185,700 256,500 246,600 296,200 172,300 154,100 682,800 109,900 70,300 316,900 349.7 135,000

Rank

Oct 6+ Share

Rank

Sep Cume

Oct0 Cume

WKMK/Middlesex (Monmouth) 1.1 22t 0.6 25t 29,500 39,200 WMIL/Milwaukee 7.6 3 6.2 4 316,800 299,100 WMBZ/Milwaukee^ 1.6 11 1.5 11t 93,900 105,800 WVTY/Milwaukee^ 1.0 14 1.2 14 71,800 91,900 KEEY/Minneapolis 4.9 11 5.4 7 434,500 467,000 KMNB/Minneapolis 2.6 15 2.7 15 347,300 373,700 WSM-FM/Nashville^ 6.3 4 7.0 2 192,300 192,900 WSIX/Nashville 5.6 7t 5.1 9 176,900 195,300 WKDF/Nashville^ 4.3 10t 3.9 12 180,900 181,900 WNSH/Nassau (New York) 1.7 22 1.5 23 101,900 116,500 WNSH/New York 2.4 15t 2.0 19 857,700 879,200 WGH/Norfolk 3.5 5 4.1 4 147,600 166,100 WWKA/Orlando 5.8 5 3.9 9 216,600 209,600 WXTU/Philadelphia 4.2 9 3.6 11 482,600 514,000 KNIX/Phoenix 5.9 3t 7.3 1 550,700 559,700 KMLE/Phoenix 3.6 9t 3.1 13t 430,200 433,400 WPGB/Pittsburgh 4.9 8 5.3 5 205,300 200,300 WDSY/Pittsburgh 5.1 5t 4.5 9 281,600 261,600 WLYI/Pittsburgh * * 1.5 14t * 73,300 WOGG/Pittsburgh * * 1.1 18 * 69,100 WOGI/Pittsburgh * * 1.0 19 * 84,200 KUPL/Portland 3.6 11 3.4 9t 272,200 246,400 KWJJ/Portland 2.9 14t 2.3 18 277,500 231,700 WCTK/Providence 10.3 2 10.4 2 318,300 306,600 WQDR/Raleigh 5.5 7 6.1 5 218,400 242,000 WNCB/Raleigh 2.5 14t 2.6 15 139,900 146,300 KFRG/Riverside 5.6 3t 4.5 3t 263,600 273,600 KNCI/Sacramento 7.7 3 7.5 2 340,600 347,700 KUBL/Salt Lake City 4.8 7 4.1 10 249,400 212,400 KSOP/Salt Lake City ^ 3.3 14 2.6 16 196,700 165,500 KEGA/Salt Lake City * * 1.6 18 * 134,700 KCYY/San Antonio^ 5.2 5 5.6 3 378,500 418,100 KAJA/San Antonio 4.3 9 4.2 7t 343,100 317,900 KKYX-AM/San Antonio^+ 1.7 22 1.5 22t 96,600 95,000 KSON/San Diego 3.8 8t 4.3 7 256,800 268,200 KRTY/San Jose 4.2 8 3.2 10t 126,000 114,400 KKWF/Seattle 3.3 14t 3.0 16 397,300 351,700 KNUC/Seattle 2.2 20t 2.6 18 271,800 309,100 KSD/St. Louis 4.3 11 7.0 3 413,300 420,400 WIL/St. Louis 4.9 8t 4.4 9 410,200 378,300 387.0 382.0 381.8 4.4 8t 5.3 3 366,100 378,600 WFUS/Tampa WQYK/Tampa 4.6 5t 4.5 369.1 366.67t 302,000 297,000 362.2 WMZQ/Washington 3.0 12 3.0 12 329,500 319,600 355.6 WIRK/West Palm Beach 3.1 9 2.3 10 97,300 350.895,600

381.8 387.0 382.0 369.1 350.1 349.7

349.4

Sep 6+ Share

Station/City

299.2

369.3

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to 26,095,600 (19.36%) year-over-year. Note that October 2020 PPM dates range from Sept. 10-Oct. 7, with the many states still under coronavirusrelated quarantines and shelter-in-place orders. Revisit coverage of Country cume decreases in the May 26 issue of Country Aircheck Weekly here and the September 14 issue of Country Aircheck Weekly here. Legend: A “+” indicates a Classic Country outlet; a “^” designates co-owned Country stations in the metro; a “t” indicates a tie; and a “*” indicates a station that is a recent subscriber for which ratings were not currently available. Ranks are among subscribers.

366.6

355.6

362.2

350.8

300

299.2

Format-Wide PPM Ratings Aggregate share for Nielsen Audio subscribing stations month to month.

300 200

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November 2, 2020 LW

Artist/Title (Label)

MATT STELL

Total Points +/- Points Total Plays +/- Plays Audience +/- Aud Stations ADDS

✔

Everywhere But On (Records/Arista)

26297

4472

8578

1433

47.124 7.953

159

RUSSELL DICKERSON/Love You Like I Used To (Triple Tigers) ✔

24966

2899

7804

1057

46.129 4.802

158

MORGAN WALLEN/More Than My Hometown (Big Loud)

21568

587

6867

168

1.345

159

JASON ALDEAN/Got What I Got (Macon Music/Broken Bow)

21319

-4581

7057

-1286

39.764 -8.14

159

BLAKE SHELTON f/G. STEFANI/Happy Anywhere (Warner/WMN)

21075

688

6834

158

36.274 1.446

159

JAMESON RODGERS/Some Girls (River House/Columbia)

20566

-6233

6631

-1979

159

HARDY f/L. ALAINA & D. DAWSON/One Beer (Big Loud)

20428

698

6666

170

34.801 1.601

159

CHRIS LANE/Big, Big Plans (Big Loud) ✔

17671

1662

5718

599

30.619 3.401

155

PARKER MCCOLLUM/Pretty Heart (MCA)

17315

852

5440

253

30.774 1.554

157

JON PARDI/Ain't Always The Cowboy (Capitol)

15716

782

5036

244

29.404 3.193

158

KENNY CHESNEY/Happy Does (Blue Chair/Warner/WEA)

14947

413

4712

125

26.508 1.408

159

Artist/Title (Label)

13 4

113

14 3 16 5 17 2 18 6 19 1 20 7 22 9 21 8 15 10 23 11 24 12 27 13

DAN + SHAY/I Should Probably Go To Bed (Warner/WAR)

40.44

36.43 -11.768

Total Points +/- Points Total Plays +/- Plays Audience +/- Aud Stations ADDS

MATT STELL ✔ LADY A/Champagne Night (BMLGR) ✔

14368

811

4603

228

24.875 1.484

156

Everywhere But On (Records/Arista)

13609 26297

1634 4472

4295 8578

563 1433

23.774 7.953 3.061 47.124

159

14 2 15 3 16 4 17 5 18 6 19 7 20 8 21 9 22 10 23 11 24 12 25 13

KELSEA BALLERINI/Hole In The Bottle (Black River) RUSSELL DICKERSON/Love You Like I Used To (Triple Tigers) ✔ DARIUS RUCKER/Beers And Sunshine (Capitol) MORGAN WALLEN/More Than My Hometown (Big Loud) CHRIS STAPLETON/Starting Over (Mercury) JASON ALDEAN/Got What I Got (Macon Music/Broken Bow) NIKO MOON/Good Time (RCA) BLAKE SHELTON f/G. STEFANI/Happy Anywhere (Warner/WMN) RASCAL FLATTS/How They Remember You (Big Machine) JAMESON RODGERS/Some Girls (River House/Columbia) DUSTIN LYNCH/Momma's House (Broken Bow) HARDY f/L. ALAINA & D. DAWSON/One Beer (Big Loud) LUKE COMBS/Better Together (River House/Columbia) ✔ CHRIS LANE/Big, Big Plans (Big Loud) ✔ FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Long Live (BMLGR) PARKER MCCOLLUM/Pretty Heart (MCA) KIP MOORE/She's Mine (MCA) JON PARDI/Ain't Always The Cowboy (Capitol) TENILLE ARTS/Somebody Like That (19th & Grand) KENNY CHESNEY/Happy Does (Blue Chair/Warner/WEA) JORDAN DAVIS/Almost Maybes (MCA) DAN + SHAY/I Should Probably Go To Bed (Warner/WAR) DYLAN SCOTT/Nobody (Curb) LADY A/Champagne Night (BMLGR) ✔

12316 24966 10489 21568 10157 21319 10059 21075 10013 20566 9746 20428 9089 17671 8272 17315 8269 15716 7440 14947 6631 14368 6297 13609

705 2899 1094 587 783 -4581 870 688 939 -6233 689 698 1778 1662 277 852 -2624 782 326 413 288 811 510 1634

4026 7804 3434 6867 3269 7057 3232 6834 3109 6631 3216 6666 2799 5718 2652 5440 2703 5036 2379 4712 2217 4603 2064 4295

250 1057 358 168 205 -1286 -324 158 250 -1979 263 170 563 599 85 253 -896 244 62 125 121 228 114 563

19.246 46.129 16.105 40.44 16.806 39.764 14.554 36.274 15.888 36.43 14.653 34.801 16.438 30.619 12.631 30.774 14.038 29.404 9.419 26.508 9.364 24.875 9.035 23.774

158 158 158 159 157 159 148 159 156 159 155 159 151 155 153 157 156 158 153 159 146 156 143 159

3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0

KELSEA BALLERINI/Hole In The Bottle (Black River)

12316

705

4026

250

19.246 1.514

158

DARIUS RUCKER/Beers And Sunshine (Capitol)

10489

1094

3434

358

16.105 1.356

158

CHRIS STAPLETON/Starting Over (Mercury)

10157

783

3269

157

NIKO MOON/Good Time (RCA)

10059

870

3232

205 16.806 1.261 -324 14.554 1.593

148

RASCAL FLATTS/How They Remember You (Big Machine)

10013

939

3109

250

15.888

156

DUSTIN LYNCH/Momma's House (Broken Bow)

9746

689

3216

263

14.653 1.316

155

LUKE COMBS/Better Together (River House/Columbia) ✔

9089

1778

2799

563

16.438 3.754

151

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Long Live (BMLGR)

8272

277

2652

12.631 0.494

153

KIP MOORE/She's Mine (MCA)

8269

-2624

2703

-896

14.038 -3.716

156

TENILLE ARTS/Somebody Like That (19th & Grand)

7440

326

2379

9.419

0.344

153

JORDAN DAVIS/Almost Maybes (MCA)

6631

288

2217

121

9.364

0.312

146

DYLAN SCOTT/Nobody (Curb)

6297

510

2064

114

9.035

1.573

143

1.514 4.802 1.356 1.345 1.261 -8.14 1.593 1.446 2.15 -11.768 1.316 1.601 3.754 3.401 0.494 1.554 -3.716 3.193 0.344 1.408 0.312 1.484 1.573 3.061

2.15

Chart Page 1

November 2, 2020 LW

Artist/Title (Label)

BROTHERS OSBORNE/All Night (EMI Nashville)

6273

462

2086

179

8.135

0.955

147

MORGAN WALLEN/7 Summers (Big Loud)

6022

291

1834

10.038

0.54

123

LUKE BRYAN/Down To One (Capitol)

5675

1541

1595

531

123

MAREN MORRIS/To Hell & Back (Columbia)

4971

566

1610

197

5.902

0.218

134

GABBY BARRETT/The Good Ones (Warner/WAR)

4658

577

1544

190

6.21

1.041

132

PARMALEE f/B. BROWN/Just The Way (Stoney Creek)

4483

1523

5.484

0.292

117

BRETT YOUNG/Lady (BMLGR)

4423

421

1334

106

7.255

0.793

123

KEITH URBAN w/PINK/One Too Many (RCA/Capitol)

4197

453

1291

144

6.146

0.101

113

TAYLOR SWIFT/Betty (Republic/MCA)

4178

142

1340

5.694

0.141

127

SAM HUNT/Breaking Up Was Easy In The 90’s (MCA)

3832

663

1144

179

5.268

1.108

104

BRANTLEY GILBERT/Hard Days (Valory)

3478

213

1141

3.526

0.321

123

BRETT ELDREDGE/Gabrielle (Warner/WMN)

3476

1061

-2

4.105 -0.167

115

RUNAWAY JUNE/We Were Rich (Wheelhouse)

3298

279

1116

3.712

0.324

117

LITTLE BIG TOWN/Wine, Beer, Whiskey (Capitol)

3077

-130

1010

-15

3.012

0.015

103

MIRANDA LAMBERT/Settling Down (RCA)

2757

233

877

102

3.313

0.332

JAKE OWEN/Made For You (Big Loud)

2741

129

841

3.039

0.289

J. ALLEN & N. CYRUS/This Is Us (Records/Columbia/Stoney Creek)

2559

918

-6

1.903 -0.054

104

ROBERT COUNTS/What Do I Know (Arista)

2433

136

748

2.494

0.086

COLE SWINDELL/Single Saturday Night (Warner/WMN)

2366

-42

717

-6

3.455

-0.19

DIERKS BENTLEY/Gone (Capitol)

2244

-2369

646

-838

3.92

-4.817

104

PRISCILLA BLOCK/Just About Over You (InDent/Mercury)

2175

269

602

2.819

0.395

Debut 46

Total Points +/- Points Total Plays +/- Plays Audience +/- Aud Stations ADDS

10.339 2.117

CARLY PEARCE/Next Girl (Big Machine)

2157

698

2.153

0.134

CAROLINE JONES/All Of The Boys (Mailboat)

1982

753

0.985

0.022

Debut 49

OLD DOMINION/Never Be Sorry (RCA)

1980

206

588

2.237

0.215

Debut 50

MICHAEL RAY/Whiskey And Rain (Warner/WEA)

1892

1463

504

377

3.565

2.969

Chart Page 2

November 2, 2020 Country Aircheck Add Leaders

Activator Top Point Gainers

Adds

1597 ✔

LEE BRICE/Memory I Don't Mess With (Curb)

LUKE BRYAN/Down To One (Capitol)

DIERKS BENTLEY/Gone (Capitol)

RUSSELL DICKERSON/Love You Like I Used To (Triple Tigers) 1086 ✔

GARTH BROOKS & TRISHA YEARWOOD/Shallow (Pearl)

MATT STELL/Everywhere But On (Records/Arista)

JUSTIN MOORE/We Didn't Have Much (Valory)

LUKE COMBS/Better Together (River House/Columbia)

898 ✔

LUKE BRYAN/Down To One (Capitol)

CHRIS LANE/Big, Big Plans (Big Loud)

873 ✔

MICHAEL RAY/Whiskey And Rain (Warner/WEA)

LADY A/Champagne Night (BMLGR)

843

MITCHELL TENPENNY/Broken Up (Riser House/Columbia)

JUSTIN MOORE/We Didn't Have Much (Valory)

764

KANE BROWN/Worship You (RCA)

DUSTIN LYNCH/Momma's House (Broken Bow)

553

ERIC CHURCH/Hell Of A View (EMI Nashville)

DARIUS RUCKER/Beers And Sunshine (Capitol)

515

GABBY BARRETT/The Good Ones (Warner/WAR)

NIKO MOON/Good Time (RCA)

438

Activator Top Spin Gainers

Country Aircheck Top Point Gainers MATT STELL/Everywhere But On (Records/Arista)

4472

RUSSELL DICKERSON/Love You Like I Used To (Triple Tigers)

2899

LUKE COMBS/Better Together (River House/Columbia)

1778

CHRIS LANE/Big, Big Plans (Big Loud)

1662

LADY A/Champagne Night (BMLGR)

1026 ✔

1634

✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

RUSSELL DICKERSON/Love You Like I Used To (Triple Tigers)

316

LUKE BRYAN/Down To One (Capitol)

272

MATT STELL/Everywhere But On (Records/Arista)

217

CHRIS LANE/Big, Big Plans (Big Loud)

194

LADY A/Champagne Night (BMLGR)

167 157

LUKE BRYAN/Down To One (Capitol)

1541

LUKE COMBS/Better Together (River House/Columbia)

MICHAEL RAY/Whiskey And Rain (Warner/WEA)

1463

JUSTIN MOORE/We Didn't Have Much (Valory)

148

DARIUS RUCKER/Beers And Sunshine (Capitol)

1094

DARIUS RUCKER/Beers And Sunshine (Capitol)

108

939

NIKO MOON/Good Time (RCA)

106

870

JON PARDI/Ain't Always The Cowboy (Capitol)

RASCAL FLATTS/How They Remember You (Big Machine) NIKO MOON/Good Time (RCA)

Country Aircheck Top Spin Gainers

Country Aircheck Top Recurrents

Points

MATT STELL/Everywhere But On (Records/Arista)

1433

LEE BRICE/One Of Them Girls (Curb)

22734

RUSSELL DICKERSON/Love You Like I Used To (Triple Tigers)

1057

LUKE COMBS/Lovin' On You (River House/Columbia)

18825

CHRIS LANE/Big, Big Plans (Big Loud)

599

GABBY BARRETT/I Hope (Warner/WAR)

11425

LADY A/Champagne Night (BMLGR)

563

MORGAN WALLEN/Chasin' You (Big Loud)

11122

LUKE COMBS/Better Together (River House/Columbia)

563

MADDIE & TAE/Die From A Broken Heart (Mercury)

10912

LUKE BRYAN/Down To One (Capitol)

531

LUKE BRYAN/One Margarita (Capitol)

10119

MICHAEL RAY/Whiskey And Rain (Warner/WEA)

377

SAM HUNT/Hard To Forget (MCA)

9170

DARIUS RUCKER/Beers And Sunshine (Capitol)

358

B. SHELTON w/G. STEFANI/Nobody But You (Warner/WMN)

8541

NIKO MOON/Good Time (RCA)

324

CHRIS JANSON/Done (Warner/WAR)

8175

263

MAREN MORRIS/The Bones (Columbia)

7996

DUSTIN LYNCH/Momma's House (Broken Bow)

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November 2, 2020

COUNTRY AIRCHECK ACTIVITY DIERKS BENTLEY/Gone (Capitol) Moves 29-45 2,244 points, 646 spins 29 adds including: KMDL, KNCI, KSSN, KUAD, KWNR, KXKT, KYGO, WBCT, WBWL, WCTK PRISCILLA BLOCK/Just About Over You (InDent/Mercury) Debuts at 46* 2,175 points, 602 spins 5 adds: KHGE, KXLY, WAVW, WRNS, WSOC CARLY PEARCE/Next Girl (Big Machine) Moves 49-47* 2,157 points, 698 spins 6 adds: KCYE, KEEY, KILT, KMLE, WKSJ, WNSH

A D D DAT E S November 9

ERIC CHURCH/Hell Of A View (EMI Nashville) JASON ALDEAN/Blame It On You (Macon Music/BBR)

November 16

ADAM DOLEAC/Whiskey’s Fine (Arista) TROY CARTWRIGHT/Hung Up On You (Warner/WAR)

November 23 None Listed

CAROLINE JONES/All Of The Boys (Mailboat) Moves 50-48* 1,982 points, 753 spinS 1 add: KMLE OLD DOMINION/Never Be Sorry (RCA) Debuts at 49* 1,980 points, 588 spins 1 add: WKRO MICHAEL RAY/Whiskey And Rain (Warner/WEA) Debuts at 50* 1,892 points, 504 spins 13 adds including: KCCY, *KPLX, WAVW, WDAF, WDRM, WNOE, WRNS, WXBQ C. JOHNSON & R. MCENTIRE/Dear Rodeo (CoJo/Warner/WMN) 1,697 points, 408 spins 1 add: WOGK JUSTIN MOORE/We Didn’t Have Much (Valory) 1,680 points, 554 spins 17 adds including: KFRG, KJKE, KKGO, KUZZ, WCKN, WDAF, WDSY, WGH, *WHKO, WXBQ ELVIE SHANE/My Boy (Wheelhouse) 1,550 points, 550 spins 3 adds: *WBUL, WGTY, WQDR

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November 13

Chris Stapleton Starting Over (Mercury) Shenandoah Every Road (Foundry Records) Josh Abbott Band The Highway Kind (Pretty Damn Tough Records) Johnny Cash and The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Columbia/Legacy) Easton Corbin Didn’t Miss A Beat (—)

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November 2, 2020 LW

Artist/Title (Label)

Points

BLAKE SHELTON f/GWEN STEFANI

10663

+/- Points

Plays

+/- Plays Stations ADDS

MORGAN WALLEN/More Than My Hometown (Big Loud)

10212

361

2074

MATT STELL/Everywhere But On (Records/Arista) ✔

10030

1026

2197

217

Happy Anywhere (Warner/WMN)

2198

JASON ALDEAN/Got What I Got (Macon Music/Broken Bow)

9765

-525

2076

-107

RUSSELL DICKERSON/Love You Like I Used To (Triple Tigers) ✔

9295

1086

2042

316

HARDY f/L. ALAINA & D. DAWSON/One Beer (Big Loud)

9089

1923

JAMESON RODGERS/Some Girls (River House/Columbia)

8688

-1991

1773

-551

JON PARDI/Ain't Always The Cowboy (Capitol)

7720

373

1596

KENNY CHESNEY/Happy Does (Blue Chair/Warner/WEA)

7212

145

1414

10 9 9

PARKER MCCOLLUM/Pretty Heart (MCA)

7182

1517

11 11

DAN + SHAY/I Should Probably Go To Bed (Warner/WAR)

6872

130

1395

12 12

LADY A/Champagne Night (BMLGR)

6621

843

1378

167

14 13

CHRIS LANE/Big, Big Plans (Big Loud) ✔

6523

873

1405

194

16 14

DARIUS RUCKER/Beers And Sunshine (Capitol)

5872

515

1148

108

13 15

CHRIS STAPLETON/Starting Over (Mercury)

5785

1158

21 16

LUKE COMBS/Better Together (River House/Columbia) ✔

5012

898

972

157

19 17

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Long Live (BMLGR)

5002

375

999

18 18

KELSEA BALLERINI/Hole In The Bottle (Black River)

4992

290

1078

17 19

KIP MOORE/She's Mine (MCA)

4657

-170

1003

-46

20 20

RASCAL FLATTS/How They Remember You (Big Machine)

4543

344

944

24 21

DUSTIN LYNCH/Momma's House (Broken Bow)

3686

553

825

22 22

JORDAN DAVIS/Almost Maybes (MCA)

3351

-132

635

-11

23 23

BROTHERS OSBORNE/All Night (EMI Nashville)

3227

645

25 24

MORGAN WALLEN/7 Summers (Big Loud)

2744

187

535

38 25

LUKE BRYAN/Down To One (Capitol) ✔

2736

1597

497

272

27 26

NIKO MOON/Good Time (RCA)

2679

438

577

106

26 27

TENILLE ARTS/Somebody Like That (19th & Grand)

2419

133

535

28 28

KEITH URBAN w/PINK/One Too Many (RCA/Capitol)

2298

116

382

30 29

MIRANDA LAMBERT/Settling Down (RCA)

1818

127

319

29 30

DYLAN SCOTT/Nobody (Curb)

1734

-67

373

-7

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November 2, 2020 LW

Artist/Title (Label)

Points +/- Points

34 31

MAREN MORRIS/To Hell & Back (Columbia)

1644

198

Plays

327

+/- Plays

Stations Adds

36 32

GABBY BARRETT/The Good Ones (Warner/WAR)

1498

239

375

32 33

TAYLOR SWIFT/Betty (Republic/MCA)

1488

-6

304

31 34

BRETT ELDREDGE/Gabrielle (Warner/WMN)

1432

-86

268

-19

35 35

BRANTLEY GILBERT/Hard Days (Valory)

1358

235

33 36

LITTLE BIG TOWN/Wine, Beer, Whiskey (Capitol)

1274

-185

235

-26

37 37

BRETT YOUNG/Lady (BMLGR)

1246

236

40 38

LARRY FLEET/Where I Find God (Big Loud)

1160

136

179

39 39

DIERKS BENTLEY/Gone (Capitol)

1001

-116

203

-13

Debut 40

JUSTIN MOORE/We Didn't Have Much (Valory)

976

764

183

148

41 41

ELVIE SHANE/My Boy (Wheelhouse)

956

172

-1

47 42

SAM HUNT/Breaking Up Was Easy In The 90’s (MCA)

930

282

165

42 43

PRISCILLA BLOCK/Just About Over You (InDent/Mercury)

886

-9

148

-4

43 44

RUNAWAY JUNE/We Were Rich (Wheelhouse)

864

184

45 45

PARMALEE f/B. BROWN/Just The Way (Stoney Creek)

813

105

190

49 46

CARLY PEARCE/Next Girl (Big Machine)

732

118

112

48 47

CHRIS JANSON/Waitin' On 5 (Warner/WAR)

616

-12

-4

58 48

DALLAS REMINGTON/Uncommon Man (Road Warrior)

600

163

115

46 49

JIMMIE ALLEN & NOAH CYRUS/This Is Us (Records/Columbia/Stoney Creek)

582

-113

112

-17

50 50

JAKE OWEN/Made For You (Big Loud)

570

-34

132

-11

51 51

CAROLINE JONES/All Of The Boys (Mailboat)

542

-12

132

-6

56 52

BOBBY MCCLENDON/Maybe Tonight (Star Farm)

519

100

54 53

LAUREN ALAINA f/L. GRAHAM/What Do You Think Of (Mercury)

500

44 54

COLE SWINDELL/Single Saturday Night (Warner/WMN)

490

-296

-28

57 55

CODY JOHNSON & REBA MCENTIRE/Dear Rodeo (CoJo/Warner/WMN)

487

59 56

RYAN HURD/Every Other Memory (RCA)

480

55 57

DREW PARKER/While You're Gone (Make Wake)

460

-30

-3

PARKER MCCOLLUM/Like A Cowboy (MCA)

446

100

ZAC BROWN BAND/The Man Who Loves You... (Home Grown/19th & Grand)

432

-92

-16

GONE WEST/I'm Never Getting Over You (Triple Tigers)

400

Debut 58 52 59

Debut 60

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