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April 12, 2021, Issue 751

Analysis: See Spots Run

The introduction of PPM measurement led to a cardinal rule of programming: Spot-sets are best positioned across quarterhour boundaries to offset listening losses. Terms like “bow tie” (spot blocks straddling :15 and :45 on the hour) and “hourglass” (straddling :00 and :30) became standard programming lexicon. Extended music sweeps – even entire dayparts or days without commercials – also became part of the PPM programming arsenal. So, what are stations doing now? What’s working, and what isn’t? Country Aircheck analyzed daily Mediabase logs of Country competitors in eight PPM markets on a random Wednesday in February to see when stop-sets ran and how long they were during the midday shift. Of course, some stations may vary placement on different days or may have commercial-free days not represented here. Analysis included Nielsen Persons 2554 midday data for the month to see if there were any strategies that seemed to pay off better than others. Though prohibited from revealing the specifics of which stations were analyzed, five are Audacy owned, four are iHeartMedia and the remaining seven represent one owner each. The most popular strategy was a simple “bow tie,” with spots airing around :15 and :45 every hour and no extended music sweeps. This strategy was found on six stations, including all five Audacy stations – not surprising since they all carry the company’s Katie & Company midday show. Four stations ran the “bow tie” but eliminated one spot block during the daypart creating an extended music sweep. The timing of the sweep varied, but three of the four stations that used this approach are owned by iHeartMedia. Three stations used the bow tie format but with a music sweep lasting longer than one hour. One station employed an hourglass format with no extended sweeps. (continued on page 11)

Talkin’ Squad. Amen: Broken Bow’s Chase Rice (in white) with WQIK/ Jacksonville’s John Scott, Toni Foxx and Brad Thornton (l-r).

From Endorsers To Influencers

According to BigCommerce.com, the past five years brought a boom in brands utilizing social media influencers. From an ancillary marketing tactic to a $5-10 billion dollar industry, influencer marketing continues to be among the more accessible and measurable of the social media marketing strategies. Radio is also discovering the power of branding on-air talent as influencers, defined as “someone who has built a loyal following through their online content creation.” What remains to be seen is to what extent radio is willing to embrace social media influencing as a viable revenue stream. “Digital advertising allows us to get in Dan McKee deeper with our existing customers as well

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as expand with new ones,” says Summit/Knoxville GSM Dan McKee, whose team includes Acct. Execs. for Country WCYQ. “Our DJs are some of the best social influencers out there.” McKee says his sellers are charged with bundling on-air and digital campaigns, explaining, “We do social posts during live remotes that are paid for, [and] we include them in with live endorsement packages. We also bundle them with major station promotions that are sponsored.” Game On Brand: With the ability to monetize multiple platforms – Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, TikTok and Twitch being among the most popular – content is key. “If I’m recommending a mattress on a morning show or telling you to buy someone’s book on a YouTube show, I’m still putting my stamp of approval on something in exchange for compensation,” explains Cherry Creek Country KIYK & KCIN/St. George, UT afternoon personality Chris Cruise. “The problem comes in when content creators begin peddling Chris Cruise anything and everything just to make a buck.” Cruise, who also hosts the syndicated Throwback 2K show, has been self-monetizing his weekly YouTube series to dip his toes in the influencer waters. During the second season of his Home Studio Catalyst, he started charging a nominal fee for industry-related businesses looking to sponsor an episode; his YouTube channel has approximately 1,500 subscribers, and the weekly video series garners an average of 300 views per episode. Metrics System: As with any pitch to advertisers, it’s all about understanding the audience and breaking down the metrics. Professional influencer Leah Rhodes, who is married to Tape Room Music VP/GM Blain Rhodes, previously worked in the music industry as a Mgr./ Production for Tailight TV before monetizing her more-than-20,000 followers on Instagram. “You have to be confident in what you bring to the table, have an understanding of the insights and demographics your account can bring and have a clear and direct vision of how you will benefit the brand,” explains Leah Rhodes Rhodes. Often, the audience following radio personality social channels varies from the station’s P1s. Gaining a true understanding of the social audience for each personality can open the door to revenue streams that don’t require on-air avails. “An influencer brings about a sense of trust, unlike just running a digital ad,” says Rhodes, echoing the longstanding premise of endorsements. “It brings a personality and authenticity you can’t attain with an advertisement

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Under The Influencer: Rhodes shares a photo of one of her three kids getting excited for a Bojangles dinner as part of her sponsored content.

alone. It’s inevitable that in our current climate, personalities of all kinds with social media platforms will continue moving into the influencer space.” McKee agrees and notes, “We need to be wherever our audience is. You never know what the future holds; however, we are committed to make sure we are credible.” He prevents oversaturation by limiting endorsements for each on-air talent. And, when creating content around campaigns, Cruise is quick to point out the importance of both authenticity and creativity. “Each platform is unique and brings its own revenue opportunities,” says Cruise. “Treat each new platform as its own and be willing to create content geared specifically toward that platform and audience.” Rhodes agrees, saying, “I knew that if I wanted to actively grow my audience, consistency was key. Your audience has to know that when they open up that app, you have something for them to look at.” With the continuing popularity of social media and the growing ad expenditures in the influencer marketing sphere, radio has the opportunity to grow NTR by embracing the move from on-air endorsements to online influencers. “The term ‘influencer’ is losing the stigma it once had, and it has become a very real source of revenue over the past several years,” advises Rhodes. “As long as it is done tastefully, it holds credibility with both brands and online audiences.” Reach McKee here, Cruise here and Rhodes here. –Monta Vaden

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... AN GI E WAR D AN D TI M SATT ER FI EL D

A day in the self-isolated lives of married industry pros iHeartMedia WUBL/Atlanta APD/midday personality Angie Ward and Point-To-Point Marketing VP/Digital Tim Satterfield: AW: Pre-pandemic, my one-way commute was an hour-and-a-half; getting that three hours a day back changed a lot for my world. Ironically, I don’t feel that Tim and I have much more time together, as our offices are at opposite corners of the house. TS: Having Angie at home is the biggest change to daily life. But, while we both work a lot, we were also very socially active – dinners, brunches, happy hours, games, shows and travel – so right now it feels like all work and no play. AW: I’m up by 6:30am for breakfast and a workout before passing Tim on the stairs as he heads to his office. I do my show-prep, schedule social posts and record shows before stopping for lunch whenever [Amazon Echo smart speaker] Alexa tells me to. After lunch, I shift my focus to helping the sales team with recording spots, videos and specs or attending a client video meeting. TS: Have you seen Groundhog Day? It’s coffee, conversation with Angie, work, lunch, work, dinner, conversation with Angie, watch television, work and go to bed. Same order every day, with the occasional supply run, school pick-ups, feeding the horses and workout sprinkled in. AW: I already had a home studio, but we’ve added two larger screens, a ThinkPad, a new keyboard and a RodeCaster. Tim, being the expert he is, added lights for my video calls and live social media posts, and I added a sunlight lamp to brighten my mood! TS: I’ve worked from home for almost 10 years, so there was no change in my office. We did create a couple

of permanent video conference locations around the house, though. My goal was to get a 10 on RoomRater! AW: In the beginning, it was a big plus to go live and interact with listeners, but after a year, my creativity for content slowed. However, one of my Instagram Reels on the station feed did go viral and get 2.9 million views! TS: I’m fortunate to work with the best creative teams, and the biggest adjustment to our concepts and contests was to have a more compassionate tone. Managing clients’ social media is a primary focus for me daily, so I tend not to spend a lot of time on my own. Of course, I closely follow @AngieWardOnline! AW: No new hobbies ... that I will admit to, anyway! TS: It’s been about revisiting old hobbies for me, including trout fishing and some tennis. That’s where I hit the ball straight to Angie, and she hits it as far away from me as possible. AW: The first thing I want to do when everything reopens is take my parents on a trip. TS: I want to take a 10-day trip to our favorite villa in the Caribbean. AW: We watch a lot of sports, and for the first time since I was a kid, I watched every Atlanta Braves game of last season. TS: Working our way through the entire Bond film series chronologically was the biggest binge of 2020 ... and a great excuse to have after-dinner martinis. AW: I have made a ton of throwback playlists and am also loving my Dolly Parton essentials – she’s my spirit animal. TS: I use music to calm the day-to-day chaos, so I listen to a lot of chill instrumentals and Latin Jazz. And, of course whatever Angie is playing when she’s on-air,

Chart Chat

Congratulations to Chris Stapleton, Royce Risser, Damon Moberly, David Friedman and the Mercury promotion team on landing this week’s No. 1. “Starting Over” jumps from No. 7 to score Stapleton his second No. 1. “Broken Halos” became his first on March

Chris Stapleton

Tim Satterfield & Angie Ward because she makes me listen to her. AW: My go-to quarantine snack has been peanut butter and chocolate chips. TS: Mine has been ... all of them. Which is why my pants don’t fit. AW: The silver lining for me has been spending more time with my family. I honestly didn’t realize how little time I was able to see them until we slowed down. TS: Having Angie at the house has been fantastic! And, I was reminded how lucky and thankful I am to have my work family at PTP. Reach Ward here and Satterfield here.

19, 2018. Songwriters are Mike Henderson and Stapleton. Also of note, the six-place vault marks the largest move into the No. 1 slot since “Whatever She’s Got” by David Nail made the same 7-1 move the week of January 27, 2014. And kudos to Bobby Young and the Capitol crew on scoring 102 first week adds for Luke Bryan’s “Waves,” which leads this week’s add board and scores the second-highest one-week add total so far this year.

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News & Notes

Mountain Wireless, Inc. is selling Classic Country WCTB/ Fairfield, ME to J. Hanson Company, Inc. for $1.8 million in a deal that includes Oldies-News-Talk WSKW-AM and AC WFMX/ Skowhegan, ME. Rocking M Media/Wichita is selling Country KKGQ to Chad Boerger’s Pinnacle Media, LLC for $623,000 plus a program to benefit non-profit Envision Broadcast Network’s mission to help blind and visually impaired youth. Jeff Androlunis is selling Colonial Radio Group Country WYAY/Bolivia, NC to Steve Clendenin’s Maryland Media One for $400,000. Clendenin is also moving forward with a proposed purchase of Country WMIR/ Conway, SC from Androlunis. Colt Comm has sold Classic Country KKCA/Bakersfield, CA to Precious Mayes’ SheMogul Media, LLC for $315,000. Bonneville Country KYGO/Denver has entered into a deal with Good Parts Media’s Prep Country. For additional information, contact GPM here. iHeartMedia WSIX/Nashville afternoon host “Wayne D” Danielson has launched the It’s All Relative Podcast talking to the significant others and support systems behind country artists. The inaugural guest is Tyler Hubbard’s wife Hayley Hubbard. Listen here. Benztown has launched Radio Merch Shop creating and operating customized “pop-up” online stores for stations where listeners can buy station-branded products. More here. Tracy Johnson Media Group has introduced AudioLogger. The app records any station, and the audio can be accessed on any platform or device. Details here. The Biztape podcast with Colin McKay and Joseph Wasilewski has been added to Bobby Bones’ Nashville Podcast Network. Miranda Lambert’s nonprofit MuttNation Foundation will spend 2021 focusing on helping animals most in need: pit mixes, senior dogs, black dogs and dogs with disabilities, and debunking the myths about these pets that may hamper efforts to get them adopted. Clint Black will host and co-produce Talking In Circles With Clint Black, set to premiere on Circle Network May 22 at 10pm ET. The weekly series will feature Black in conversation with fellow artists, including Darius Rucker, John Rich, Sara Evans, Travis Tritt and Steve Wariner. Preview here. Singer/songwriter Kendell Marvel has signed a worldwide publishing agreement with Concord Music Publishing. Marvel’s

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songwriting credits include cuts from Chris Stapleton, Blake Shelton, Brothers Osborne, Jake Owen, George Strait and more. Singer/songwriter Nate Smith, managed by Kevin “Chief” Zaruk and Simon Tikhman, has signed with Creative Artists Agency (CAA). Former Starstruck Entertainment staffers Cooper Anstett and Anthony Manker have launched artist management firm Group Projects. Among the flagship signees is singer/ songwriter Josh Kerr. The inaugural Ducks Unlimited Expo (DUX) at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth has been slated for June 25-27 featuring performances by Jordan Davis, Travis Denning and Caylee Hammack. Tickets and additional information here.

Analysis: See Spots Run

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There were two hybrid formats – one stopping :15 and :30 including a two-hour music sweep, and one with stops around :30 and :45 every hour with no extended music sweep. The market-bymarket breakdown is below; view the graph on page 13. Market A: Both stations ran bowtie sets. Station A had a onehour music sweep starting shortly after 11:45am, while Station B had none. Station A ran the largest inventory load of any stations in our analysis by a large margin, with a total of over 80 minutes in a five-hour span; the second largest total in our analysis was 63 minutes. Despite this, Station A led with a 4.5 share over Station B’s 3.3. Station A also led in weekly TSL, 75 minutes versus 60. Market B: One of two in which neither station carried a music sweep, and the only market in which stop-set placement was totally offset. Station A ran bow tie, while Station B ran hourglass placement (though most of their spot blocks actually ended just before the quarter hour boundaries). This market was also one of the tightest battles: Station B had a 4.9 share, topping Station A’s 4.1, but Station A had the TSL advantage. Market C: Station A had one of the longest music sweeps, beginning before 10am and continuing until about 11:30am. Outside of that, both stations ran bow tie placement. Station A had double the TSL of Station B and the largest TSL lead in our analysis. This was also the largest ratings lead we saw in any of the markets – Station A topped Station B 5.5 to 2.8. Market D: Both used bowtie placement. Station B ran an hourlong music sweep starting just after 11:45am. Again, the station with the music sweep seemed to have the advantage, leading 6.9 to 4.3 with a 30-minute TSL advantage.

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Spotset Analysis Of Eight Markets

Market E: The first of two markets where stations vied with extended music sweeps. Station A ran a 70-minute sweep starting just after 11:15am, while Station B ran a sweep of over 90 minutes starting just after 11:45am. Station B, with its longer sweep, topped Station A 5.1 to 3.9, and led in TSL. Market F: The second market in which stations went head-tohead with extended sweeps. Both kicked off just after 11:45am. Station A’s was about an hour-and-a-half long and covered the entire noon hour, while Station B’s was just under an hour long. Station A topped Station B 4.2 to 3.2 and had an extra quarterhour of TSL. Market G: Station A ran a nearly two-hour long music sweep, while Station B ran none, just bow tie placement. The sweep might be expected to lead Station A to victory, but this market proved it’s not that simple. Station A did lead in TSL, but it was not enough to overcome Station B’s cume advantage, which led to a 4.8 share versus Station A’s 3.4. Market H: The second market in which neither station ran an extended sweep. It also featured one of the hybrid formats. Station A placed its spot-sets across the :30 and :45 quarter hour boundaries, creating one short sweep and then a longer sweep every hour. Station B ran a basic bow tie. The stations tied in the TSL battle at one hour each, while Station A won the quarter-hour battle with a 3.8 share over Station B’s 3.0 share. This despite Station A carrying a much greater spot load. Summary: Perhaps the most surprising result is the fact that actual spot load was not a major differentiator for ratings. In five of the eight markets, the leading station had the larger spot load. The two stations with the largest spot loads each led in their respective markets, and the station with the smallest spot load did not lead in its market. Of course, this is not an endorsement to increase spot loads, as listening could just have easily been affected by numerous factors not accounted for in this analysis – personalities, promotions, contesting and marketing among them. PDs React: Programmers from markets that weren’t analyzed were asked for their thoughts on spot-sets, with WXTU/ Philadelphia’s Mark Razz noting that whatever stations do, they

should hold to it. “It boils down to consistency,” he says. “Listeners don’t like surprises when it comes to their routine. We’re trying to be as good a radio station as possible 24/7.” KNCI/Sacramento’s Joey Tack is a fan of extended music sweeps, running three per day. “Research tells us that when folks are told there are no commercials that hour, it motivates them to stick around,” he says. “We intentionally promote the heck out of those sweeps all day and through our marketing. Those three periods provide us the biggest bang for our buck and result in higher AWTE and Persons listening.” WQDR/Raleigh employs a similar threesweep-per-day strategy. “Everyone’s got to assess what works best for them,” says Mike Biddle, who has experimented with various approaches. “I was programming our Top 40 station with [hourglass placement], and we didn’t really see much of a difference.” He says the prevalence of stations going head-to-head with bow tie placement is because, “[Most people] would rather take their chances trying to be the first out. That’s more of an equal race. There obviously isn’t a foolproof way to do that, otherwise we’d all be doing it, and we’d all be winning.” As KYGO/Denver’s Brian Michel reminds, doing good radio is multifaceted. “It’s easy to get caught up in the mechanics,” he says. “In theory, that should help the ratings. However, all the mechanics in the world won’t overcome a poor listening experience. Mechanics for the sake of mechanics isn’t the answer.” Reach Razz here, Tack here, Biddle here and Michel here.

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–Chris Huff CAC

SEEK & EMPLOY

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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. Midwest WDEZ/Wausau, WI OM Rusty James is looking for a Brand Mgr./on-air personality with strong music scheduling aptitude and digital and social media skills. Send résumés and airchecks to James here. Steel City KBEQ/Kansas City PD Todd Nixon is seeking an afternoon personality to succeed TJ McEntire. Send résumés and airchecks to him here. Midwest WNCY/Appleton-Oshkosh, WI Brand Mgr. Dan Stone is searching for a midday personality. Send résumés, references and airchecks to him here. Alpha KZEN/Columbus, NE Dir./Content David Gustafson is looking for a morning host. See the complete job description and apply here; reach Gustafson here.

NORTHEAST

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. Saga Classic Country WSIG/Harrisonburg, VA Dir./Group Programming Scott Chase and PD Paul “Uncle Pauly” McDaniel are searching for a morning co-host. Send résumés and airchecks to Chase here. VerStandig WAYZ/Hagerstown, MD is seeking an afternoon personality. Send résumés and airchecks here. Summit/Richmond, VA is seeking an OM for the cluster that includes Country WKHK. PD duties for Hot AC WURV and a possible on-air shift are included. Send résumés and airchecks here. Seven Mountains Chief Programming Officer JC Burton is looking for an afternoon personality to join the Pennsylvania “Bigfoot Country” combo WCFT/ Bloomsburg, WQBG/Elizabethville & WRGB/ Mifflinburg. Send résumés and airchecks to Burton here.

Golden Isle/Brunswick, GA Dir./Programming Mark “The Shark” Ediss is seeking a successor for outgoing OM/PD/on-air talent Paul Andresen. The cluster includes Country WRJY. Duties will include on-air, production, promotions, sales and handling technical issues. Send résumés and airchecks to Ediss here. Curtis/Lenoir, NC GM Charlene Hall is looking for an OM/on-air talent for the cluster that includes Country WKVS. See the complete job posting here; send résumés, programming philosophies and airchecks to Hall here. Beasley WKXC/Augusta, GA OM Tee Gentry is seeking an on-air personality to join the Kicks Wake Up Krew. Send résumés and airchecks to Gentry here. Summit/Louisville is searching for a GM to oversee the cluster that includes Country WQNU. Complete job description here; send résumés and cover letters here with the subject line General Manager Louisville. Curtis WQDR/Raleigh PD Mike Biddle is looking for a morning co-host to succeed Janie Carothers and join incumbent Mike Wheless for The Q Morning Crew. Three or more years of experience is required. See the complete posting here; send résumés, production samples, social media links, references and airchecks to Biddle here. Summit/Louisville OM Cagle is seeking a fulltime midday personality with at least two years of on-air experience; PPM experience is a plus. Candidate should have an engaging presence, strong social media and tech skills, production and digital editing chops and the ability to communicate in an authentic way. Send résumés and airchecks to Cagle here. Cumulus/Savannah, GA is searching for a PD/ afternoon personality for Country WJCL to succeed the retiring Gerry McCracken. See the complete job description and apply here. Stephens/Alexandria, LA OM/PD Scott Mills is looking for a full-time Dir./Production and on-air talent to join the cluster that includes Country KLAA & Classic Country KBKK. Send résumés and airchecks to Mills here.

SOUTHEAST ADX WYCT/Pensacola OM Kevin King is seeking a full-time midday talent with additional duties that may include promotions and on-air work for sister stations within the cluster. Interested candidates can send résumés and airchecks here. King is also searching for a WYCT/Pensacola morning co-host to succeed Candy Cullerton who will serve alongside PD/morning host Brent Lane. Must be knowledgeable in digital content creation and be active on a variety of social media outlets. Apply here; reaching King here.

SOUTHWEST

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. LKCM Country KFWR/Fort Woth, TX PD Shayne Hollinger is looking for a morning co-host with five or more years of full-time on-air experience. Knowledge of Texas, Red Dirt and Americana music is preferred but not required. Send résumés, cover letters and airchecks to Hollinger here.

Cox/Houston is searching for a DOS for the cluster that includes Country KKBQ & Classic Country KTHT. See the complete job description and apply 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. 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/Yakima, WA Dir./Content Brian Stephenson is looking for a Brand Mgr./morning host for Country KDBL. Send résumés and airchecks to him here. Beasley/Las Vegas VP/MM Peter Burton is searching for Cat Thomas’ successor to handle OM & Urban AC KOAS PD duties. Details here; send cover letters and résumés to Burton here. Townsquare KXLB/Bozeman, MT Market Pres. Scott Souhrada is seeking a Dir./Content with on-air duties to succeed Dave Wooten. See the complete job description and apply here. Cherry Creek Media Group PD Mark Elliott is looking for a PD/afternoon personality to join the KGGL/Missoula, MT team. Send résumés and airchecks to Elliott here.

OTHER RWPC Pres. JJ Jobe is looking for a Brand Mgr./PD to join a three-station cluster in Tennessee. Must-haves include excellent writing skills, on-air and production chops and experience with Wide Orbit and Adobe Audition. Send résumés and airchecks to Jobe here. Monument VP/Promotion Drew Bland is searching for a Coord./Promotion to handle administrative support for him and the team of regional promotion executives. See a complete job description and apply here; reach Bland here. Recently launched White Mustang Records is looking to staff a regional promotion team with immediate attention on the Southeast, Midwest and Northeast. Interested parties can contact White Mustang’s Michael “Benjy” Cruz here. Spotify is seeking a Nashville-based Sr. Editor/ Country Music to “curate the best in music listening and programming experiences for a multitude of moods, moments and genres; demonstrating a passion for analytics and collaboration; and have your ear to the ground in the music community.” See the complete job description and apply here.

SEEKING JOBS •Cactus Jack Former Entercom/Phoenix Dir./Production GoGoJack@msn.com 602-430-5908

•Cory Mikhals Former KIZN/Boise morning co-host CoryProductions@icloud.com

•”Big” John Horton Former KFSA/Ft. Smith, AR afternoon host •Tony Kelly Former WUSN/Chicago morning producer BigJohn@TheBigJohnShow.com KellyT_60468@yahoo.com •Kris Richards 708-642-8518 Former WKJO/Smithfield, NC afternoons FireCop947@yahoo.com •Greg Cole Former WKCQ/Saginaw, MI OM/PD •AJ McCloud GCole27000@gmail.com Former WWFF/Huntsville, AL 916-502-4734 APD/afternoons AJ.McCloud@charter.net •Jonathan West 256-503-2301 Former WKTI/Milwaukee afternoons •Mac Daniels JonathanWestRadio@gmail.com Former KPLX & KSCS/Dallas PD 320-774-9300 MacDaniels@me.com •Marc Lavik (aka Dave Marcus) •Dave Schaefer Former on-air talent Former iHeartMedia/Farmington, NM SVPP ZimaGuy@gmail.com & Country KTRA PD 401-467-6737 DRSchaefer@gobrainstorm.net

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

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

•Steve Knoll Former KMAG/Ft. Smith, AR PD/on-air talent SteveKnoll@cox.net

•Daryl Thomas Ledyard Former WBBS/Syracuse on-air talent DarylLedyard@gmail.com

•Bill Hickok Former KBMR/Bismark, ND morning host BillHickok1950@gmail.com

•Ryan McCall Former WGLR/Platteville, W MD/afternoons RyanMcCall@yahoo.com

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

•David Dean Former KXDD/Yakima, WA afternoons DaviDean5@gmail.com

•Ron “Keyes” Stevens Former WQRB/Eau Claire, WI afternoon host RonStvns@yahoo.com

•Kasper Former WUSN/Chicago afternoons KasperShow@gmail.com and www. KasperShow.com

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

•Brian “Wookie” Kostek Former WDSY/Pittsburgh APD/MD/afternoons BKostek24@gmail.com

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SEEKING JOBS

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

•Darlene Evans Former WKIS/Miami middays DarleneInc@yahoo.com

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

•Nathan Cruise Former In2une Dir./Regional Promotion NCruise27@gmail.com 615-496-6356

•Jake Byron Former KUPL/Portland mornings JakeByronMedia@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 •Kelley Bradshaw-Brock Former WKDF/Nashville afternoons KelleyBra13@gmail.com 423-802-4987 •Tim Taylor Former KWJJ/Portland afternoons Tim.Taylor1@comcast.net •Ginny Harman Former KFRG/Riverside mornings GinnyHarmanVO@gmail.com •Nina D. Former KMLE/Phoenix afternoons MissNinaD@gmail.com •Erin Austin Former KILT/Houston Asst. MD/middays ErinAustinOnline@gmail.com •Amber Rainey Former KSON/San Diego middays AmberRaineyOnAir@gmail.com •Jared “Marshall” Goldberg Former KMLE/Phoenix APD/middays & Cluster Dir./Digital Programming ImJaredGoldberg@gmail.com •Tami Rumfelt Former WPAW/Greensboro afternoons TamiRumfelt@gmail.com •Mike Allan Former WNSH/New York nights MikeAllanRadio@gmail.com

•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 •Nicholas Nixon Former KFRG/Riverside personality Kn3ick@outlook.com 909-754-3031 •Kerry Wolfe Former WMIL/Milwaukee SVPP & PD KerryLWolfe@hotmail.com 414-788-3764 •Chase Daniels Former WRWD/Poughkeepsie, NY PD/afternoons ChaseDaniels106@gmail.com •Keith Abrams Former iHeartMedia/Cleveland OM KeithAbrams961@gmail.com •Mike McKay Former WQRB/Eau Claire, WI Brand Mgr./mornings McKProd@charter.net •Jimmy Elliott Former WOVK/Wheeling, WV WPP/PD/ MD/mornings JimmyElliottSchlosser@gmail.com •JJ Cook Former iHeartMedia/Cedar Rapids, IA SVPP IowaViking@mchsi.com •Steve Powers Former iHeartMedia/Mobile, AL SVPP StevePowers961@yahoo.com •Jim Dorman Former iHeartMedia/Wichita SVPP & Country KZSN PD/middays JimDorman2@aol.com

SEEKER SPOTLIGHT CHASE DANIELS

Former WRWD/Poughkeepsie, NY PD/afternoons ChaseDaniels106@gmail.com Connect with him via LinkedIn here.

“I bring creativity, passion and an ability to multitask in fast-paced situations and am also good at adapting to change on the fly while always providing the best possible product. What sets me apart is the connections I make with my audience in order to conform to any market I’m in.”

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February 2021 CDM Scoreboard Here are February 2021 (three-month rolling average, 11/5/20-3/3/21) Nielsen Audio Continuous Diary Measurement (CDM) ratings results listed alphabetically by market. Total shares among subscribers in CDM

Station/City

January 2021 CDM Share

WQMX/Akron, OH 5.8 WQXK/Akron, OH (Youngstown) 1.8 WGNA/Albany, NY 8.1 WKLI/Albany, NY 2.4 WKBE/Albany, NY + 1.1 KRST/Albuquerque, NM 4.9 KBQI/Albuquerque, NM 2.8 KBQI-HD2/Albuquerque, NM + 2.1 WCTO/Allentown, PA 7.7 KUZZ/Bakersfield, CA 10.9 KRJK/Bakersfield, CA 1.4 KCWR/Bakersfield, CA + 1.4 WYNK/Baton Rouge, LA 4.5 WZZK/Birmingham, AL 6.2 WDXB/Birmingham, AL 4.7 WYRK/Buffalo, NY 9.4 WEZL/Charleston, SC 5.2 WUSY/Chattanooga, TN 11.5 WUUQ/Chattanooga, TN + 4.9 WOGT/Chattanooga, TN 1.4 KATC/Colorado Springs, CO 4.0 WCOS/Columbia, SC 5.5 WWNQ/Columbia, SC 2.5 WHKO/Dayton, OH 8.7 WCLI/Dayton, OH 2.1 WYDB/Dayton, OH 1.3 WNKN/Dayton, OH + 1.0 KHKI/Des Moines, IA 7.9 KJJY/Des Moines, IA 3.9 KXNO-HD2/Des Moines, IA 0.3 KHEY/El Paso, TX 5.7 KSKS/Fresno, CA 5.4 KHGE/Fresno, CA 3.7 WWGR/Ft. Myers, FL 3.9 WCKT/Ft. Myers, FL 3.0 WHEL/Ft. Myers, FL 2.0 WBCT/Grand Rapids, MI 6.5 WTNR/Grand Rapids, MI 1.4 WRNS/Greenville, NC 10.0 WSSL/Greenville, SC 6.0 WESC/Greenville, SC 5.5 WKSF/Greenville, SC 1.2 WRBT/Harrisburg, PA 4.0 WZCY/Harrisburg, PA 1.9 WFVY/Harrisburg, PA 1.1 WIOV/Harrisburg, PA 1.7 WDRM/Huntsville, AL 8.5 WWFF/Huntsville, AL 1.6 WMSI/Jackson, MS 3.9 WUSJ/Jackson, MS 2.2

January 2021 CDM Rank

February 2021 CDM Share

February 2021 CDM Rank

1 8 2 13 18 4 12 16t 3 1 15t 15t 5 3 5 1 2 1 5 10t 7 4t 11t 1 11 14 15t 2 8 14t 5t 3 6t 6t 9t 13 2 17 2 3 4 16 6 9 13t 10t 1 11 6t 10

5.9 1.8 7.9 2.0 1.1 4.6 3.0 2.9 7.7 10.9 1.5 1.4 4.8 6.8 4.3 9.3 5.9 11.1 4.0 1.6 4.0 5.4 2.3 7.9 1.9 1.4 1.1 7.1 4.7 0.2 5.9 5.0 3.1 3.5 2.8 1.5 6.4 1.4 10.4 5.9 4.7 1.2 3.6 2.4 1.0 1.5 7.8 1.4 3.8 2.2

1 8 1 14t 18t 6 10t 12t 3 1 15 16 4 3 7 1 2 1 5 11 6t 5 14t 1t 11t 14 16 2 6 15t 5 3t 10 9 12t 16t 3 16t 2 3 4 16 6 9 14 11t 1 12 8 9t

markets were up slightly month-to-month from 403.4 to 405.1 (0.4%). Ranks (in parenthesis) are among subscribers. A “+” indicates a Classic Country outlet; a “t” indicates a tie. Ranks are among subscribers.

Station/City

January 2021 CDM Share

WHJT/Jackson, MS + WIVK/Knoxville, TN WCYQ/Knoxville, TN WDKW/Knoxville, TN + WMYL/Knoxville, TN KSSN/Little Rock, AR KMJX/Little Rock, AR + WAMZ/Louisville, KY WQNU/Louisville, KY WWQM/Madison, WI WMAD/Madison, WI WKSJ/Mobile, AL KTOM/Monterey, CA WNOE/New Orleans, LA WRKN/New Orleans, LA KTST/Oklahoma City, OK KJKE/Oklahoma City, OK KXXY/Oklahoma City, OK + KNAH/Oklahoma City, OK + KXKT/Omaha, NE KFFF/Omaha, NE + WKHK/Richmond, VA WBEE/Rochester, NY KXLY/Spokane, WA KDRK/Spokane, WA KNHK/Spokane, WA + KISC-HD2/Spokane, WA WRNX/Springfield, MA WWYZ/Springfield, MA WHLL-AM/Springfield, MA WBBS/Syracuse, NY WOLF/Syracuse, NY WFRG/Syracuse, NY WKKO/Toledo, OH WCKY/Toledo, OH + WMIM/Toledo, OH KIIM/Tucson, AZ KMIY/Tucson, AZ KWEN/Tulsa, OK KXBL/Tulsa, OK + KVOO/Tulsa, OK KTGX/Tulsa, OK KFDI/Wichita, KS KZSN/Wichita, KS KFTI-AM/Wichita, KS WGGY/Wilkes-Barre, PA WCFT/Wilkes-Barre, PA WSJR/Wilkes-Barre, PA WCTO/Wilkes-Barre, PA

2.8 8.4 4.8 2.0 1.5 4.5 4.3 5.5 4.2 4.0 3.6 4.1 3.3 5.4 0.6 4.9 3.9 3.8 2.0 7.2 2.0 5.7 8.6 5.3 3.6 2.1 1.0 3.6 0.5 0.5 8.0 2.3 1.6 6.8 2.0 1.0 7.9 3.0 4.5 5.0 4.0 2.4 9.2 5.7 1.0 6.4 1.8 1.4 1.1

January 2021 CDM Rank

February 2021 CDM Share

9 2 7 12 13 9 10t 2 9 9 10 6 5t 5 19t 5 7 8 15 2 15 5 1 5 10t 15t 20t 5 10t 10t 2 11 13 3t 10 11t 1 11 4t 5 9 11 1 6 13 3 11 13 14

2.2 9.2 4.6 2.8 1.5 6.1 5.2 5.6 3.6 3.9 4.3 5.5 4.0 5.6 0.4 4.9 4.1 3.8 2.3 7.5 2.0 6.1 9.0 5.8 4.1 2.3 0.7 4.6 0.7 0.6 8.4 2.4 1.5 6.7 1.7 0.8 6.8 3.2 4.7 5.1 2.9 1.8 7.4 5.9 1.5 6.7 1.8 1.8 1.0

February 2021 CDM Rank

9t 1 7 11t 13t 3 6t 2 11 7t 6 3t 5 5 21 5 7 8 13t 2 16 4 1 2 7 14t 22 4 9t 11t 1 11 12 3 10 12t 2t 9 6 5 10 12 1t 5t 14t 2 11t 11t 14t

April 12, 2021

Artist/Title (Label)

CHRIS STAPLETON

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

Starting Over (Mercury)

24697

5064

8062

1584

41.923 7.222

158

42.798 2.284

157

0.669

158

34.478 2.099

159

158

GABBY BARRETT/The Good Ones (Warner/WAR)

23673

1126

7653

318

DUSTIN LYNCH/Momma's House (Broken Bow)

21091

360

6652

JAKE OWEN/Made For You (Big Loud) 4

20187

1222

6580

378

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

19272

610

6249

220

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Long Live (BMLGR)

19181

-6576

6196

-2001

35.853 -10.796

159

BRETT YOUNG/Lady (BMLGR)

18289

-6231

5580

-2093

38.873 -7.274

159

PARMALEE f/BLANCO BROWN/Just The Way (Stoney Creek)

17317

-2397

5461

-809

31.253 -4.042

158

RASCAL FLATTS/How They Remember You (Big Machine)

16493

667

5270

182

27.151

159

SAM HUNT/Breaking Up Was Easy In The... (MCA)

15979

590

5124

253

27.687 1.381

153

DYLAN SCOTT/Nobody (Curb)

15384

359

4941

109

25.338 0.266

159

ERIC CHURCH/Hell Of A View (EMI Nashville)

15216

384

4927

100

28.11

2.641

159

JORDAN DAVIS/Almost Maybes (MCA)

14099

474

4499

149

23.306

0.39

158

LUKE COMBS/Forever After All (River House/Columbia) 4

12433

1465

3926

508

21.481 2.882

158

DIERKS BENTLEY/Gone (Capitol)

12429

262

4038

22.333 0.954

158

MIRANDA LAMBERT/Settling Down (RCA)

12353

429

3982

19.848 0.499

158

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

11671

266

3767

55 -91

18.539 -0.147

153

JASON ALDEAN/Blame It On You (Macon Music/Broken Bow)

11605

436

3664

206

19.339 2.049

159

BLAKE SHELTON/Minimum Wage (Warner/WMN)

11463

3627

19.476 0.365

159

CHRIS YOUNG & KANE BROWN/Famous Friends (RCA)

11327

1151

3518

407

18.054 2.141

154

T. MCGRAW & T. HUBBARD/Undivided (Big Machine/BMLGR)

11104

218

3644

110

17.677 0.185

157

COLE SWINDELL/Single Saturday Night (Warner/WMN)

9768

262

3232

14.906 0.383

149

DAN + SHAY/Glad You Exist (Warner/WAR)

9665

436

2982

14.249 0.715

156

CARLY PEARCE/Next Girl (Big Machine)

8382

2764

11.197 -0.306

159

LAINEY WILSON/Things A Man Oughta Know (Broken Bow) 4

7617

1772

2542

602

10.013 2.829

147

36.43

32.01

0.861

0.98

4 =Top 5 Point Gainers

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April 12, 2021 LW

Artist/Title (Label)

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

BRANTLEY GILBERT/Hard Days (Valory)

7598

182

2378

10.585 0.107

155

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

7587

454

2460

113

12.766

1.8

158

CHASE RICE f/FGL/Drinkin' Beer... (Dack Janiels/BBR/BMLGR)

5513

508

1634

126

8.096

1.077

139

ELVIE SHANE/My Boy (Wheelhouse)

5156

1794

-2

6.582

0.181

141

SCOTTY MCCREERY/You Time (Triple Tigers)

4968

461

1605

128

7.161

1.237

142

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

4843

-54

1566

-5

4.73

-0.128

142

KANE BROWN/Worship You (RCA)

4703

268

1466

5.556

0.329

138

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

4459

285

1446

107

5.806

0.275

138

GARTH BROOKS & TRISHA YEARWOOD/Shallow (Pearl)

4454

240

1408

105

5.267

0.137

108

LUKE BRYAN/Waves (Capitol) 4 DEBUT

4250

1375

8.51

102

LADY A/Like A Lady (BMLGR)

3814

595

1152

171

5.547

1.307

118

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

3661

217

1158

4.249

0.257

123

J. RODGERS f/L. COMBS/Cold Beer… (River House/Columbia)

3434

185

1091

4.846

0.276

122

J. ALLEN & B. PAISLEY/Freedom Was A Highway (Stoney Creek)

3365

1029

4.278 -0.495

107

KENNY CHESNEY/Knowing You (Blue Chair/Warner/WEA)

3219

291

958

4.718

0.471

115

MICHAEL RAY/Whiskey And Rain (Warner/WEA)

3215

187

994

4.539

0.33

RUSSELL DICKERSON/Home Sweet (Triple Tigers)

3013

292

921

4.426

0.586

105

JON PARDI/Tequila Little Time (Capitol)

2930

180

904

3.043

0.438

107

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

2646

855

2.752

0.107

LOCASH/Beers To Catch Up On (Wheelhouse)

2587

812

2.474 -0.035

INGRID ANDRESS/Lady Like (Warner/WEA)

2564

842

2.839 -0.102

RYAN HURD w/MAREN MORRIS/Chasing After You (Arista)

2502

500

798

176

2.143

0.396

103

LAUREN ALAINA w/JON PARDI/Getting Over Him (Mercury)

2075

-60

612

-1

2.477

0.006

TEDDY ROBB/Heaven On Dirt (Monument)

2061

-110

781

-50

2.012

0.089

HARDY/Give Heaven Some Hell (Big Loud)

1750

-11

580

-5

1.338

0.045

4 =Top 5 Point Gainers

congratulations

chris stapleton #1 song

"STARTING OVER" co-written with Mike henderson THANK YOU DAVE COBB, MERCURY NASHVILLE, AND RED LIGHT MANAGEMENT!

Chart Page 2

April 12, 2021 Country Aircheck Add Leaders LUKE BRYAN/Waves (Capitol)

Adds 102

RYAN HURD w/MAREN MORRIS/Chasing After You (Arista)

IAN MUNSICK/Long Haul (Warner/WEA)

CALLISTA CLARK/It's 'Cause I Am (Big Machine)

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

KANE BROWN/Worship You (RCA)

Activator Top Point Gainers LUKE BRYAN/Waves (Capitol)

1113 4

SAM HUNT/Breaking Up Was Easy In The... (MCA)

1109 4

LUKE COMBS/Forever After All (River House/Columbia)

1040 4

LAINEY WILSON/Things A Man Oughta Know (Broken Bow)

748 4

ERIC CHURCH/Hell Of A View (EMI Nashville)

686 4

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

619

COLE SWINDELL/Single Saturday Night (Warner/WMN)

541

KENNY CHESNEY/Knowing You (Blue Chair/Warner/WEA)

JAKE OWEN/Made For You (Big Loud)

411

LADY A/Like A Lady (BMLGR)

CHRIS YOUNG & KANE BROWN/Famous Friends (RCA)

398

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

RASCAL FLATTS/How They Remember You (Big Machine)

356

Activator Top Spin Gainers

Country Aircheck Top Point Gainers 4 4250 4 1772 4 1465 4 1222 4

LUKE BRYAN/Waves (Capitol)

236

SAM HUNT/Breaking Up Was Easy In The... (MCA)

226

LUKE COMBS/Forever After All (River House/Columbia)

201

LAINEY WILSON/Things A Man Oughta Know (Broken Bow)

175

ERIC CHURCH/Hell Of A View (EMI Nashville)

149

CHRIS YOUNG & KANE BROWN/Famous Friends (RCA)

1151

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

149

GABBY BARRETT/The Good Ones (Warner/WAR)

1126

JAKE OWEN/Made For You (Big Loud)

136

667

CHRIS YOUNG & KANE BROWN/Famous Friends (RCA)

117

610

COLE SWINDELL/Single Saturday Night (Warner/WMN)

595

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

CHRIS STAPLETON/Starting Over (Mercury) LUKE BRYAN/Waves (Capitol) LAINEY WILSON/Things A Man Oughta Know (Broken Bow) LUKE COMBS/Forever After All (River House/Columbia) JAKE OWEN/Made For You (Big Loud)

RASCAL FLATTS/How They Remember You (Big Machine) TENILLE ARTS/Somebody Like That (19th & Grand) LADY A/Like A Lady (BMLGR)

5064

Country Aircheck Top Recurrents

Country Aircheck Top Spin Gainers

Points

1584

THOMAS RHETT/What's Your Country Song (Valory)

22539

1375

LUKE COMBS/Better Together (River House/Columbia)

14763

602

LUKE BRYAN/Down To One (Capitol)

14461

508

LEE BRICE/One Of Them Girls (Curb)

13424

CHRIS YOUNG & KANE BROWN/Famous Friends (RCA)

407

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

11319

JAKE OWEN/Made For You (Big Loud)

378

NIKO MOON/Good Time (RCA)

9517

318

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

7862

SAM HUNT/Breaking Up Was Easy In The... (MCA)

253

DARIUS RUCKER/Beers And Sunshine (Capitol)

7652

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

220

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

7528

206

GABBY BARRETT/I Hope (Warner/WAR)

6758

CHRIS STAPLETON/Starting Over (Mercury) LUKE BRYAN/Waves (Capitol) LAINEY WILSON/Things A Man Oughta Know (Broken Bow) LUKE COMBS/Forever After All (River House/Columbia)

GABBY BARRETT/The Good Ones (Warner/WAR)

JASON ALDEAN/Blame It On You (Macon Music/Broken Bow)

4 =Top 5 Point Gainers

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April 12, 2021

COUNTRY AIRCHECK ACTIVITY LOCASH/Beers To Catch Up On (Wheelhouse) Moves 43-45* 2574 points, 804 spins 2 adds: WBUL, WKIS INGRID ANDRESS/Lady Like (Warner/WEA) Moves 44-46* 2534 points, 817 spins 4 adds: KHGE, KKIX, KSSN, WMAD TEDDY ROBB/Heaven On Dirt (Monument) Moves 48-47 2171 points, 831 spins 1 add: WSSL

Send yours to adds@countryaircheck.com

APRIL 19

KELSEA BALLERINI f/K. CHESNEY/Half Of My Hometown (Black River) MADDIE & TAE/Woman You Got (Mercury) NIKO MOON/No Sad Songs (RCA) DILLON CARMICHAEL/Hot Beer (Riser House) THOMAS RHETT/Country Again (Valory)

APRIL 26

LAUREN ALAINA f/JON PARDI/Getting Over Him (Mercury) Moves 49-48* 2135 points, 613 spins 5 adds: KASE, KMNB, KZSN, WMAD, WRBT RYAN HURD w/MAREN MORRIS/Chasing After You (Arista) Debut 49* 2002 points, 622 spins 8 adds: KCCY, KCYE, KKIX, KPLX*, WAVW, WLHK, WNCB, WWGR HARDY/Give Heaven Some Hell (Big Loud) Re-entry 50* 1761 points, 585 spins 3 adds: KCYY, KSSN, WKIS

ADD DATES

LUCAS HOGE/Get Lost (Forge) BROTHERS OSBORNE/I’m Not For Everyone (EMI Nashville) MO PITNEY/Local Honey (Curb)

MAY 3

DUSTIN LYNCH F/MACKENZIE PORTER/Thinking ‘Bout You (Broken Bow)

CHECK OUT

APRIL 13

CLAY WALKER/Need A BarPack Sometimes (Show Dog) BRIAN KELLEY BK’s Wave (Warner Music 638 Nashville/Nashville 1697 points, spins; No addsSouth)

Kelley co-produced, alongside Corey Crowder, and co-

penned the four songs included on his(BMLGR) debut EP: “Beach RILEY GREEN/If It Wasn’t For Trucks Cowboy,” “Made831 By The Water,” “Party On The Beach” 1544 points, spins; No adds and “Sunday Service In The Sand.”

CAITLYN SMITH f/OLD DOMINION/I Can’t (Monument) APRIL 16452 spins 1524 points,Heart ERIC CHURCH (EMI Nashville) 2 adds: WKIS Coming outKHGE, of Church’s 28 days in the mountains of North Carolina, where the tracks were recorded and written, the

LARRY FLEET/Where I Findup God 24-song collection is broken into(Big threeLoud) albums. Heart is 1483 points, 547 Nolater adds available April 16, Soulspins; a week (4/23) and the middle album, &, is exclusively available to the Church Choir as a vinyl record April 20.

APRIL 16

(continued) BLAKE SHELTON Austin (Warner/WMN) To commemorate the 20th anniversary of the song that first took him to No. 1, the Austin vinyl will also feature B-side track “Problems At Home” to stay true to the original single. TIM MCGRAW Here On Earth Ultimate Edition and Ultimate Video Edition (Big Machine) The Ultimate Edition features six new tracks, including “God Moves The Pen” and McGraw’s collaboration with Tyler Hubbard, “Undivided” – and two bonus movie tracks: “Keep Your Eyes on Me” with Faith Hill from The Shack and “Gravity” from Free Solo. The Ultimate Video Edition boasts all tracks on the Ultimate Edition with the addition of videos for six songs.

Chart Page 4

April 12, 2021 LW

Artist/Title (Label)

Points

GABBY BARRETT

9779

+/- Points

Plays

+/- Plays Stations ADDS

JAKE OWEN/Made For You (Big Loud)

9229

411

1960

136

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Long Live (BMLGR)

8798

-1462

1844

-327

The Good Ones (Warner/WAR)

268

2080

ERIC CHURCH/Hell Of A View (EMI Nashville) 4

8320

686

1707

149

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

8298

619

1752

149

DUSTIN LYNCH/Momma's House (Broken Bow)

7440

161

1586

11 7 4

10 9 9

SAM HUNT/Breaking Up Was Easy In The... (MCA) 4

7116

1109

1470

226

BRETT YOUNG/Lady (BMLGR)

6404

-2490

1400

-544

BLAKE SHELTON/Minimum Wage (Warner/WMN)

6262

1267

DIERKS BENTLEY/Gone (Capitol)

6257

-278

1216

-39

15 11

DYLAN SCOTT/Nobody (Curb)

6102

308

1273

12 12

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

6095

158

1202

13 13

MIRANDA LAMBERT/Settling Down (RCA)

5996

120

1176

20 14

LUKE COMBS/Forever After All (River House/Columbia) 4

5934

1040

1182

201

14 15

TIM MCGRAW & TYLER HUBBARD/Undivided (Big Machine/BMLGR)

5924

115

1185

16 16

JORDAN DAVIS/Almost Maybes (MCA)

5920

176

1215

17 17

CHRIS YOUNG & KANE BROWN/Famous Friends (RCA)

5819

398

1118

117

18 18

RASCAL FLATTS/How They Remember You (Big Machine)

5764

356

1164

19 19

JASON ALDEAN/Blame It On You (Macon Music/Broken Bow)

5041

133

980

21 20

DAN + SHAY/Glad You Exist (Warner/WAR)

4426

276

834

22 21

CARLY PEARCE/Next Girl (Big Machine)

4020

152

830

23 22

COLE SWINDELL/Single Saturday Night (Warner/WMN)

3927

541

811

24 23

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

3498

234

730

25 24

LAINEY WILSON/Things A Man Oughta Know (Broken Bow) 4

3296

748

679

175

26 25

BRANTLEY GILBERT/Hard Days (Valory)

2585

529

27 26

ELVIE SHANE/My Boy (Wheelhouse)

2379

146

468

29 27

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

1849

189

363

31 28

CHASE RICE f/FGL/Drinkin' Beer. Talkin' God. Amen. (Dack Janiels/BBR/BMLGR)

1833

277

335

28 29

KENNY CHESNEY/Knowing You (Blue Chair/Warner/WEA)

1797

-7

340

-1

30 30

GARTH BROOKS & TRISHA YEARWOOD/Shallow (Pearl)

1703

121

369

4 =Top 5 Point Gainers

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April 12, 2021 LW

Artist/Title (Label)

Points +/- Points

34 31

LADY A/Like A Lady (BMLGR)

1677

308

344

33 32

JON PARDI/Tequila Little Time (Capitol)

1538

125

288

32 33

SCOTTY MCCREERY/You Time (Triple Tigers)

1532

339

35 34

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

1484

334

301

36 35

JAMESON RODGERS f/LUKE COMBS/Cold Beer… (River House/Columbia)

1384

290

297

37 36

KANE BROWN/Worship You (RCA)

1126

185

229

Debut 37

Plays

+/- Plays

Stations Adds

LUKE BRYAN/Waves (Capitol) 4

1113

236

38 38

MICHAEL RAY/Whiskey And Rain (Warner/WEA)

984

168

40 39

TIM DUGGER/You're Gonna Love Me (Curb/MCC)

979

155

189

44 40

RYAN HURD w/MAREN MORRIS/Chasing After You (Arista)

962

264

165

39 41

JIMMIE ALLEN & BRAD PAISLEY/Freedom Was A Highway (Stoney Creek)

841

175

41 42

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

829

197

42 43

PARKER MCCOLLUM/To Be Loved By You (MCA)

778

113

43 44

HARDY/Give Heaven Some Hell (Big Loud)

756

141

45 45

KAMERON MARLOWE/Giving You Up (Columbia)

690

48 46

ELLE KING & MIRANDA LAMBERT/Drunk (And I Don't Wanna Go..) (RCA)

674

47 47

ERIC CHURCH/Lynyrd Skynyrd Jones (EMI Nashville)

580

-80

-8

49 48

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

565

-12

130

52 49

CARLY PEARCE/Should've Known Better (Big Machine)

550

100

55 50

MITCHELL TENPENNY/Bucket List (Columbia)

540

100

TRAVIS DENNING/ABBY (Mercury)

528

224

LILY ROSE/Villain (Big Loud)

526

-144

-13

LAUREN ALAINA w/JON PARDI/Getting Over Him (Mercury)

503

142

101

58 54

RUSSELL DICKERSON/Home Sweet (Triple Tigers)

474

120

57 55

KYLIE FREY/I Do Thing (Deep Frey'd)

471

101

TAYLOR SWIFT f/MAREN MORRIS/You All Over Me (Republic/MCA)

445

307

51 57

LOCASH/Beers To Catch Up On (Wheelhouse)

441

-20

105

-7

59 58

CHRIS STAPLETON/Maggie's Song (Mercury)

440

56 59

CHRIS STAPLETON/You Should Probably Leave (Mercury)

430

RILEY GREEN/If It Wasn't For Trucks (BMLGR)

416

Debut 51 46 52

Debut 53

Debut 56

Re-Enter 60

4 =Top 5 Point Gainers

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