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July 18, 2016, Issue 508

Disaster Planning Revisited

“There is no playbook for this and I trust no one will ever be able to write one.” That’s Cox WWKA/Orlando PD Drew Bland discussing circumstances most broadcasters – most Americans – wish never had to be addressed. Most recently Baton Rouge. Last week, Dallas. And the list grows: San Bernardino, Chattanooga, Charleston, to name a very few. Orlando, of course, endured a mass shooting at a local nightclub that killed 49 just last month (CAT 6/13). Given the shocking nature of the event, it’s easy to cede Bland’s point. He is, however, one of many broadcasters who believe that disaster planning, to the extent possible, goes a long way. Country Aircheck spoke to others with experience for thoughts on response procedures, which tragically now seem to need an update that includes mass shootings. Roles And Capabilities: Even with that new paradigm, the approach is substantially the same for disasters man-made or natural. “The first thing you have to do is sit down with the stakeholders and identify what your role Dan is going to be,” says veteran broadcaster and Halyburton American Red Cross public affairs volunteer Dan Halyburton. “Look internally and ask who you can expect to be during a disaster, what resources you have, and who will respond and how.” “Playing a lot of ‘what if?’ is the only way to think through your response,” says KFDI/ Wichita OM/PD Justin Case, whose station recently received a national Edward R. Murrow award for severe weather coverage Justin Case (listen here). “Do (continued on page 5)

Boston B Party: Capitol’s Luke Bryan (front, center) in Boston with (back, l-r) UMGN’s Royce Risser, WPOR/Portland, ME’s Jon Shannon and KP Entertainment’s Kerri Edwards; (front, l-r) WBWL’s Lance Houston, WKLB’s Mike Brophey and Ginny Rogers, the label’s Bobby Young and WOKQ/Portsmouth, NH’s JC Coffey.

Dog Days Of Summer

iHeartMedia Hot AC KOSO/Modesto, CA flipped to Country as “92.9 The Big Dog” last week (CAT 7/1), giving Cumulus’ market-leading KATM its first direct competitor in recent memory. Premiere’s The Bobby Bones Show anchors mornings, Fresno Country sister KHGE middayer Greg Lane voice-tracks middays, Modesto radio vet

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Christina Martinez fronts afternoons and Premiere’s CMT Radio Live With Cody Alan is heard in nights. Country Aircheck caught up with iHeartMedia/ Modesto SVP/Programming Louie Cruz and Fresno-based KOSO and KHGE PD Nick Cash for some insight into the fight ahead. Modesto has been a robust Country market for decades as illustrated by the continued success of KATM, a 50kW Class B that can be heard as far north as Sacramento, a distance of about 75 miles. The station is nearly always first in the market with an 8.0 share or better (P6+), according to Nielsen. “They’ve got the biggest stick in town, which in my opinion is why they’ve been No. 1 for so long,” says Cruz, who grew up in the market. KOSO, by comparison, is a 6kW Class A that starts to break up on the outskirts of Stockton, a distance of about 34 miles. “That’s why we’re hyper-focused on Modesto,” he continues. “There was definitely room for another Country station, and a more contemporary one, which is what we’re all about.” As a Hot AC, KOSO most recently hovered near a 1.5 share, ranking between eighth and tenth. A seven-day Mediabase 24/7 analysis Louie Cruz illustrates the music differences between the two stations, most of which revolves around recurrent percentages and the exposure of currents. KOSO’s playlist is roughly 260 titles strong, and 43% current, 40% recurrent and 40% gold with an average song vintage of 2014. KATM, by comparison, has about 415 songs in its library and comes in at 54/22/24%. Currents on KOSO are airing in the neighborhood of 80 times per week to KATM’s 50. “The market

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hasn’t been served with new country music,” argues Cash. “New country is hot right now and we saw an opportunity to do something no one else was doing.” As for positioning, “There were just so many things we could do with a ‘Big Dog,’” Cash says. “Country boys and girls love their dogs and trucks, and it went great with Bobby Nick Cash Bones, a show that pretty much says ‘new country.’” And KATM is known as “Kat Country 103,” of course. Cruz recognizes the challenge ahead, but is optimistic of KOSO’s chances. “The idea is to disrupt some things and give a new face to the country genre in Modesto,” he says. “Kat Country is a monster, but they’re really not doing country the way we are. It’s David and Goliath, but I love the Bible and we know how that turned out.” Reach Cruz here and Cash here. –Russ Penuell

Chart Chat

Congratulations to Carrie Underwood, Randy Goodman, Steve Hodges, Josh Easler and the whole Arista promotion team on “Church Bells” reaching No. 1 on this week’s chart. The song is Underwood’s third chart-topper from Storyteller. And kudos to Lee Adams and the Broken Bow crew on grabbing 64 adds for Jason Aldean’s “A Little More Summertime,” topping this week’s board.

Carrie Underwood

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MY TUNES: MUSIC THAT SHAPED MY LIFE OMG’s Sierra Black discusses her most influential music: 1. Dolly Parton: Not only is she very real, but her ability to perform, sing and write music leaves me in awe. She’s incredibly talented and inspiring. 2. Reba and Brooks & Dunn in Las Vegas: It was the most unbelievable performance I’ve ever seen. I was brought Sierra Black to tears the moment they walked onstage. Their presence was regal. 3. Shania Twain: The first CD I ever got was Come On Over, and then I got her Greatest Hits. Those are two CDs I never stopped listening to. I also love watching YouTube videos of her performing because there’s not one time when she’s on the stage that you get distracted and want to look away. She commands your attention in a powerful, ‘I’m-a-woman-hearme-roar’ kind of way, which I love. 4. “When You Say Nothing At All” by Alison Krauss: Sometimes you don’t know what to say, even in the happiest moments when you think you can say it all – and silence can speak louder than words. This song to me says what I’m feeling. 5. P!nk: She’s always been a role model of mine. I like the way she carries herself and what she says. She’s always done her own thing. She’s an incredible person. I really look up to her. • Highly regarded music you’ve actually never heard: When I was watching the Grammys, I had never heard of Alabama Shakes. • “Important” music you just don’t get: Heavy metal. I’m not the heavy metal type. • An album you played incessantly: Shania Twain’s Greatest Hits. I still listen to it and probably always will. • An obscure or non-country song everyone should listen to right now: “My House” by Flo Rida. It’s got a great beat to it. • Music you’d rather not admit to enjoying: Hip-hop and rap. I love me some Eminem. In those moments when you need a “get up and go” attitude – for me, it’s going to the gym – I put on some rap and all of a sudden I’m ready to go.

UPDATE

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News & Notes

Holladay Classic Country KRJO-AM/Monroe, LA flipped to Hot AC Monday (7/11). Premiere’s The Bobby Bones Show raised $20,000 with “America Strong” t-shirt sales to help former U.S. Marine Sgt. Katie Ennis buy an all-terrain tracked wheelchair. Tanya Tucker, The Oak Ridge Boys, Mark Wills and Collin Raye are among the artists performing at Stars Behind The Stars, a July 27 benefit concert at Billy Bob’s Texas to support the families of slain Dallas police officers. Tickets and info here. Kenny Rogers will kick off his 35th annual and final Christmas & Hits Tour Nov. 25 in Independence, MO. Dates here. Scooter Brown Band has signed with APA Nashville for booking representation. The fifth annual Faster Horses Festival will be July 21-23, 2017 in Brooklyn, MI. Info here.

The Week’s Top Stories

Full coverage at countryaircheck.com. • Tonya Campos left KKGO/Los Angeles. (7/15) • Rick Marino returned to Nashville. Dave Daniels took mornings at KHAY/Oxnard, CA. (7/15) • Dana Lundon Masucci left WOGY/Jackson, TN. (7/15) • Ken Rush announced his retirement. Gwen Foster joined Thirty Tigers. (7/14) • CRS 2017 Summer Super Saver rate sold out, along with New Faces tickets. (7/13) • Jeff Jarnigan joined Cumulus/Knoxville as OM. (7/12)

Disaster Planning Revisited

(continued from page 1) you have the resources to go with continuous or are you better served providing frequent updates? Design and detail what your response will be – how you will report it, who will be deployed and what the style of messaging will be.” Consider, too, what radio is best equipped to offer in contrast with other mediums. “Even with the advancements in other technologies, we’re as close to an eyewitness as anyone because we’re as close as a phone call,” Halyburton says. “The thing I hear traveling around the country with my Red Cross work is that radio could focus more on being the eyes and ears in disaster situations. We’re all aware of the reduction in staffing and the dependence on computer technologies, but those are obstacles that can be

July 18, 2016

OFF THE RECORD: Levi Hummon Valory’s Levi Hummon puts an industry spin on the artist interview: I grew up listening to WKDF/Nashville and I love listening to Blair Garner. But I also listen to Bobby Bones on WSIX/Nashville. The first time I heard myself on the radio was on WKDF. I was sitting in my car, basically crying. I couldn’t believe it was actually happening. I also randomly heard myself on Levi Hummon the radio on SiriusXM’s The Highway. I was driving to the airport and “Love You Hate You Miss You” came on. I freaked out, to put it lightly. On my Ram Road Trip promo tour, we would fly out to markets then drive through them in a Ram truck. We were visiting radio stations and digital marketing services. We also helped to make a difference in communities. For instance, in Austin we delivered 1,000 pounds. of food to the local food bank and in Flint, MI we delivered 11,000 pounds. of water, and played for veterans homes as well. My absolute favorite person to travel with is [BMLG Mgr./ Promotion Strategy] Katherine Susemichel because she is the most coordinated and organized person. None of us in the band are organized. She’s incredible. My least favorite person to travel with is probably me because I always leave stuff in my room and the hotels have to ship it back to me. At truck stops I always get a Smart Water, beef jerky, and peanut M&Ms. They are the bane of my existence. My mother [Nashville minister Becca Stevens] would like me to say that if I could have dinner with anyone, I would pick Jesus and we would eat water and bread. I grew up in the Nashville community. I come from a songwriting background with an amazing father [Marcus Hummon (“Bless The Broken Road”)] who taught me how to write songs and create original melodies. So my melodic sense is from him. I like to experiment musically, but I also try to have lyrics that have serious messages as well. I wish I’d written Tim McGraw’s “Humble And Kind.” Lori McKenna is an amazing writer and that song is stuck in my head. I have a pair of lucky boots. I found them in a thrift store on a trip to London and I wear them all the time. They’re not stinky, I swear! I would love to be stuck in either Seattle or Austin. They’re both amazing cities. overcome if you have a plan.” Delegation Of Duties: Looking ground level at events over the weekend, planning within a cluster can accentuate strengths. iHeartMedia provided WYNK/Baton Rouge with national coverage of events happening in the city, and the cluster’s News Talk WJBO offered local updates. Meanwhile, WYNK APD Austin James and his team were hitting social media hard. “Any breaking event of this magnitude has a protocol,” James says. “We get our share of hurricanes, and we have a plan mapped out designating who is responsible for whatever needs to be done.” Like iHeart, the city’s Guaranty cluster has a relationship with a local television affiliate, which also factors into disaster response. “Our plan is that our News Talk station feeds our Austin James Classic Rock station with information, while our local TV news partner across the street provides audio and video for our Country station,” says WTGE PD Brian King. “That way we’re not carrying the exact same information on all our stations.” King says everyone from the company president and market manager to most of the airstaff

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was in the building Sunday during the crisis. Stakeholders And Communication: Disasters don’t exist in a bubble and knowing and being able to work well with the community entities that will be at the forefront is essential. Fundamentally ... “Who are the stakeholders?” Halyburton asks. “Reach out to them and make sure they have email addresses, landline numbers including the hotline, and cell phone numbers with the ability to text message. To assume that they have that information would be a mistake.” Stakeholders may include the local Red Cross chapter and local emergency services such as police, fire and EMS. Developing relationships with related public information officers and the specific people who will be making decisions during a disaster can carry a big benefit. “Knowing who the players are and how to get a hold of them is absolutely critical,” Halyburton argues. “Big radio news operations probably know that information, but if you have a single-person morning show, for example, that becomes much more important. Part of the plan is a communications plan.” Internal communications and sometimes communication with other broadcasters in the area is important, engineering departments among them. “Communications needs to be hardened between chief engineers in the market because they are the guys who will Brian King figure out communications infrastructure between stations if something was to take out transmitters in the market,” Halyburton says. “This is especially true in places prone to large-magnitude disasters.” (Watch former Clear Channel/New Orleans RVP Dick Lewis describe the challenges associated with Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and the partnered response with Entercom/New Orleans here.) Commit And Revisit: The best plans are committed to paper. “It is a living document that grows and changes as needed,” Case says of his group’s plan. “Our incident response plan is organized by department and rolled into a simple-tounderstand document. We have an incident commander and their back-up and they help coordinate the response. Then we have responsibilities down the line for every department; engineering, business continuity and communication to our staff. Everyone on the command team has a role to perform.” The best plans are revisited regularly. “While the Red Cross is responding to house fires, disasters, floods, hurricanes or tornadoes, they’re also practicing for other events,” Halyburton says. “When the Red Cross deployed to Houston recently, they were also practicing evacuation processes should the city be evacuated during hurricane season. With new people and new circumstances, you have to keep revisiting the plan and making sure people know it.” Staging mock disasters or participating in someone else’s shouldn’t be out of the question. “Just before the holiday weekend we had a mock exercise for an event where we would have to leave the building,” Case recalls. “And we almost had to during the July 4th weekend because of flooding. If your city stages a mock disaster, it makes sense to cover it as if you were live. It really comes down to not winging it. You can’t. It will sound like it.” Execution, the outsourcing debate and benefits of disaster planning are discussed in part two of our coverage in next week’s issue. –Russ Penuell Lon Helton, lon@countryaircheck.com Chuck Aly, chuck@countryaircheck.com Russ Penuell, russ@countryaircheck.com Jess Wright, jess@countryaircheck.com Wendy Newcomer, wendy@countryaircheck.com (615) 320-1450

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Spring Diary Scoreboard Here are Spring 2016 (3/24-6/15) Nielsen Audio diary ratings results from July 12-15, listed alphabetically by market. Ranks (in parentheses) are among subscribers. Non-subscribing stations in published markets are excluded.

Station/City

12+ Share Last Book

12+ Share Spring 2016

Legend: A “+” indicates a Classic Country outlet; a “^” designates coowned Country stations in the metro; “t” indicates a tie; and a “*” indicates a station best in that statistic.

Station/City

12+ Share Last Book

12+ Share Spring 2016

WFFG/Albany^

0.7 (17t)

1.2 (16)

WBBN/Laurel, MS

13.3 (1)

11.7 (2)

WGNA/Albany

8.1 (1)

6.5 (1)

WJEN/Lebanon, NH

1.7 (7t)

1.7 (6t)

WKLI/Albany^

3.0 (9)

2.6 (10t)

WXXK/Lebanon, NH

4.5 (2t)

4.5 (2)

WKSF/Asheville, NC

17.6 (1)

14.2 (1)

WAMZ/Louisville

6.8 (2)

6.2 (2)

WEBB/Augusta, ME

7.3 (2)

8.1 (2)

WQNU/Louisville^

3.4 (9t)

3.4 (11)

WQCB/Bangor, ME

15.0 (1)

13.6 (1)

WRKA/Louisville^+

3.7 (8)

3.7 (9)

WYNK/Baton Rouge

4.9 (4)

5.1 (4)

WOKQ/Portsmouth, NH (Manchester) 7.5 (3)

5.9 (3)

WKNN/Biloxi, MS

4.9 (6t)

5.0 (7t)

WKMK/Monmouth

4.0 (2)

4.5 (2)

WZKX/Biloxi, MS

8.3 (2)

6.8 (2)

WJJZ/Montpelier, VT

5.1 (3)

3.7 (6)

WDXB/Birmingham

5.6 (3)

4.9 (7)

WKXH/Montpelier, VT

4.4 (4t)

6.6 (1)*

WZZK/Birmingham

5.3 (4t)

6.0 (4t)

WLVB/Montpelier, VT

2.2 (7t)

1.5 (9)

WYRK/Buffalo

10.5 (1)

10.4 (1)

WWFY/Montpelier, VT

6.6 (1t)

5.1 (4)

WOKO/Burlington, VT

15.3 (1)

15.1 (1)

WGUO/New Orleans+

1.9 (12)

1.3 (14)

WCYK/Charlottesville, VA^

7.7 (1)

6.9 (1)

WNOE/New Orleans

4.7 (7)

5.8 (5)

WKAV-AM/Charlottesville, VA^+ 1.2 (5)

2.5 (4t)*

WRKN/New Orleans

1.4 (14)

1.7 (12)*

WNHW/Concord, NH

5.4 (2)

5.6 (1)

KJKE/Oklahoma City

5.7 (3)

4.4 (4)

WPKQ/Concord, NH

2.7 (4)*

1.4 (4t)

KTST/Oklahoma City^

4.8 (4t)

5.3 (3)

WCLI/Dayton

2.1 (10)

2.3 (10)

KXXY/Oklahoma City^+

4.0 (7)

3.1 (10)

WHKO/Dayton

10.1 (1)

WTHT/Portland, ME

6.0 (3)

6.2 (1)

WYDB/Dayton

1.9 (11)

1.4 (13)

WOKQ/Portsmouth, NH

8.9 (1)

10.0 (1)

WFLS/Fredericksburg, VA

9.3 (1)

8.3 (1)

WTBU/Portsmouth, NH

1.1 (7)

WBCT/Grand Rapids

8.5 (1)

8.4 (1)

WKXP/Poughkeepsie, NY

2.3 (6t)

WTNR/Grand Rapids

2.1 (12)

3.2 (10)

WRWD/Poughkeepsie, NY

5.8 (2)

5.2 (2)

WESC/Greenville, SC^

7.2 (3)

6.4 (3)

WKHK/Richmond

6.3 (4)

WSSL/Greenville, SC^

7.5 (2)

8.0 (2)

WLFV/Richmond^

1.5 (14)

1.4 (14)

KBON/Lafayette, LA

5.0 (6t)

3.9 (10)

WWLB/Richmond^+

1.9 (13)

2.4 (13)

KMDL/Lafayette, LA

9.8 (1)

11.0 (1)*

WBEE/Rochester, NY

9.4 (1)

10.3 (1)

KSIG/Lafayette, LA+

3.4 (11)*

2.9 (12)

WBBS/Syracuse

10.8 (1)

10.6 (1)

KXKC/Lafayette, LA

3.9 (10)

5.3 (5t)

WOLF/Syracuse

1.8 (11)

2.3 (8)

10.1 (1)

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Artist/Title (Label)

Chart Page 1

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

CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Church Bells (19/Arista)

30344

1576

8843

441

60.132 3.177

159

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/H.O.L.Y. (Republic)

28242

1368

8199

447

55.757 2.577

159

JASON ALDEAN/Lights Come On (Broken Bow)

26876

-3892

7821

-1186

52.651 -8.095

159

ERIC CHURCH/Record Year (EMI Nashville) ✔

25522

1755

7501

495

50.412 3.259

159

CHRIS LANE/Fix (Big Loud) ✔

24245

1932

7002

513

48.818 4.503

157

JON PARDI/Head Over Boots (Capitol)

22248

-104

6544

42.833 0.319

159

KEITH URBAN/Wasted Time (Capitol)

21872

-3135

6227

-933

43.473 -7.897

159

DAN + SHAY/From The Ground Up (Warner Bros./WAR)

20095

1179

5802

398

39.134 2.261

159

JAKE OWEN/American Country Love Song (RCA) ✔

19696

2035

5763

577

38.488 3.422

158

SAM HUNT/Make You Miss Me (MCA)

17930

1499

5140

501

35.648 3.143

159

KELSEA BALLERINI/Peter Pan (Black River)

17319

1328

5043

440

33.554 2.634

159

JUSTIN MOORE/You Look Like I Need A Drink (Valory)

15858

108

4653

31.023 0.333

158

DAVID NAIL/Night's On Fire (MCA)

15184

101

4516

29.346 0.146

159

KENNY CHESNEY/Noise (Blue Chair/Columbia)

14213

-9295

4116

-2872

29.503 -15.882

159

KIP MOORE/Running For You (MCA)

13508

3940

25.823 0.661

157

BLAKE SHELTON/She's Got A Way With... (Warner Bros./WMN)

12967

1618

3697

433

27.053 5.248

151

BRAD PAISLEY f/DEMI LOVATO/Without A Fight (Arista)

12025

-230

3430

-7

24.252 -0.306

159

ZAC BROWN BAND/Castaway (SG/Varvatos/Dot)

11911

432

3496

132

23.347 0.906

154

FRANKIE BALLARD/It All Started With A Beer (Warner Bros./WAR) 11848

-3187

3540

-954

22.268 -5.791

159

DIERKS BENTLEY f/E. KING/Different For Girls (Capitol)

11762

1251

3417

403

23.885 2.801

157

TUCKER BEATHARD/Rock On (BMLG/Dot)

11396

315

3425

104

21.623 0.727

146

BIG & RICH f/TIM MCGRAW/Lovin' Lately (B&R/New Revolution)

10381

111

3100

17.989 0.245

151

WILLIAM MICHAEL MORGAN/I Met A Girl (Warner Bros./WMN) 10262

390

3234

19.319 1.333

143

BILLY CURRINGTON/It Don't Hurt Like It Used To (Mercury)

9862

442

2815

105

18.829 1.178

148

JENNIFER NETTLES/Unlove You (Big Machine)

9205

513

2684

175

15.296 0.844

154

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Artist/Title (Label)

Chart Page 2

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

LOCASH/I Know Somebody (Reviver)

9039

1100

2643

290

16.318 3.172

149

BRETT YOUNG/Sleep Without You (Republic Nashville)

8902

501

2466

189

15.973 1.035

142

DRAKE WHITE/Livin' The Dream (Dot)

8696

373

2395

15.305 1.045

145

COLE SWINDELL/Middle Of A Memory (Warner Bros./WMN)

7390

1055

2078

269

14.188 3.605

143

BROTHERS OSBORNE/21 Summer (EMI Nashville)

5626

467

1691

136

7.863

0.736

138

GRANGER SMITH/If The Boot Fits (Wheelhouse)

5328

540

1592

166

7.165

0.476

136

OLD DOMINION/Song For Another Time (RCA)

4712

1033

1242

260

8.211

2.562

109

CHRIS STAPLETON/Parachute (Mercury)

4691

625

1427

187

6.205

0.615

129

MAREN MORRIS/80s Mercedes (Columbia)

4677

1019

1204

288

7.962

2.159

118

THOMAS RHETT/Vacation (Valory)

4167

230

1241

7.081

0.355

100

BRETT ELDREDGE/Wanna Be That Song (Atlantic/WMN)

4077

283

1230

125

6.075

0.101

101

HIGH VALLEY/Make You Mine (Atlantic/WEA)

4038

103

1125

6.156

0.272

JERROD NIEMANN & LEE BRICE/A Little More Love (Curb)

3884

334

1127

5.25

0.007

114

JORDAN RAGER w/JASON ALDEAN/Southern Boy (Broken Bow) 3722

-171

1163

-53

4.879 -0.363

127

JASON ALDEAN/A Little More Summertime (Broken Bow) ✔

3630

1108

8.246

Debut 40 40

BRANDY CLARK/Girl Next Door (Warner Bros./WMN)

3447

972

4.465

0.123

106

CHRIS JANSON/Holdin' Her (Warner Bros./WAR)

2760

223

865

3.11

0.441

108

CHRIS YOUNG f/V. GILL/Sober Saturday Night (RCA)

2718

785

4.279

0.05

DREW BALDRIDGE/Dance With Ya (Cold River)

2569

946

2.389 -0.152

CRAIG CAMPBELL/Outskirts Of Heaven (Red Bow)

2494

871

3.074

0.136

RUNAWAY JUNE/Lipstick (Wheelhouse)

2482

157

691

2.746

0.214

MICHAEL RAY/Think A Little Less (Atlantic/WEA)

2475

797

3.304

0.108

JOSH TURNER/Hometown Girl (MCA)

2291

-3

722

-2

3.388

0.059

TIM MCGRAW/How I'll Always Be (Big Machine) ✔

2203

1801

660

527

4.973

4.315

EASTON CORBIN/Are You With Me (Mercury)

1987

575

2.561

0.143

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Country Aircheck Add Leaders

Chart Page 3

Activator Top Point Gainers

Adds

JASON ALDEAN/A Little More Summertime (Broken Bow)

980 ✔

TIM MCGRAW/How I'll Always Be (Big Machine)

CHRIS LANE/Fix (Big Loud)

746 ✔

TRENT HARMON/There's A Girl (Dot/Big Machine)

SAM HUNT/Make You Miss Me (MCA)

746 ✔

CHASE RICE/Everybody We Know Does (Columbia)

BLAKE SHELTON/She's Got A Way With... (Warner Bros./WMN)

730 ✔

RANDY HOUSER/Chasing Down A Good Time (Stoney Creek)

DAN + SHAY/From The Ground Up (Warner Bros./WAR)

707 ✔

ERIC PASLAY/Angels In This Town (EMI Nashville)

DIERKS BENTLEY f/E. KING/Different For Girls (Capitol)

660

TOBY KEITH/A Few More Cowboys (Show Dog)

TIM MCGRAW/How I'll Always Be (Big Machine)

650

JANA KRAMER/Circles (Elektra/WAR)

THOMAS RHETT/Vacation (Valory)

533

MAREN MORRIS/80s Mercedes (Columbia)

LOCASH/I Know Somebody (Reviver)

506

CHRIS JANSON/Holdin' Her (Warner Bros./WAR)

ERIC CHURCH/Record Year (EMI Nashville)

500

Country Aircheck Top Point Gainers

Activator Top Spin Gainers ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

JASON ALDEAN/A Little More Summertime (Broken Bow)

3630

JAKE OWEN/American Country Love Song (RCA)

2035

CHRIS LANE/Fix (Big Loud)

1932

TIM MCGRAW/How I'll Always Be (Big Machine)

1801

ERIC CHURCH/Record Year (EMI Nashville)

1755

BLAKE SHELTON/She's Got A Way... (Warner Bros./WMN)

1618

DIERKS BENTLEY f/E. KING/Different For Girls (Capitol)

127

CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Church Bells (19/Arista)

1576

JAKE OWEN/American Country Love Song (RCA)

117

SAM HUNT/Make You Miss Me (MCA)

1499

LOCASH/I Know Somebody (Reviver)

109

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/H.O.L.Y. (Republic Nashville)

1368

MAREN MORRIS/80s Mercedes (Columbia)

KELSEA BALLERINI/Peter Pan (Black River)

1328

THOMAS RHETT/Vacation (Valory)

Country Aircheck Top Spin Gainers JASON ALDEAN/A Little More Summertime (Broken Bow)

JASON ALDEAN/A Little More Summertime (Broken Bow)

206

SAM HUNT/Make You Miss Me (MCA)

160

CHRIS LANE/Fix (Big Loud)

154

DAN + SHAY/From The Ground Up (Warner Bros./WAR)

152

BLAKE SHELTON/She's Got A Way With... (Warner Bros./WMN) 129

Country Aircheck Top Recurrents 1108

Points

DIERKS BENTLEY/Somewhere On A Beach (Capitol)

15344

JAKE OWEN/American Country Love Song (RCA)

577

THOMAS RHETT/T-Shirt (Valory)

15214

TIM MCGRAW/How I'll Always Be (Big Machine)

527

LUKE BRYAN/Huntin', Fishin' And Lovin'... (Capitol)

12148

CHRIS LANE/Fix (Big Loud)

513

C. YOUNG & C. POPE/Think Of You (RCA/Republic Nashville)

12075

SAM HUNT/Make You Miss Me (MCA)

501

OLD DOMINION/Snapback (RCA)

10831

ERIC CHURCH/Record Year (EMI Nashville)

495

THOMAS RHETT/Die A Happy Man (Valory)

10797

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/H.O.L.Y. (Republic Nashville)

447

BLAKE SHELTON/Came Here To Forget (Warner Bros./WMN)

10781

CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Church Bells (19/Arista)

441

DUSTIN LYNCH/Mind Reader (Broken Bow)

9011

KELSEA BALLERINI/Peter Pan (Black River)

440

TIM MCGRAW/Humble And Kind (Big Machine)

8587

BLAKE SHELTON/She's Got A Way... (Warner Bros./WMN)

433

LOCASH/I Love This Life (Reviver/Star Farm)

8101

July 18, 2016

COUNTRY AIRCHECK ACTIVITY CRAIG CAMPBELL/Outskirts Of Heaven (Red Bow) Moves 44-45* 2,494 points, 871 spins 1 add: WLHK RUNAWAY JUNE/Lipstick (Wheelhouse) Remains at 46* 2,482 points, 691 spins 4 adds: KCYE, WMIL, WNCY, WWKA MICHAEL RAY/Think A Little Less (Atlantic/WEA) Moves 45-47* 2,475 points, 797 spins 3 adds: KUAD, WKXC, WYCT JOSH TURNER/Hometown Girl (MCA) Moves 47-48 2,291 points, 722 spins 2 adds: WGGY, WUSH TIM MCGRAW/How I’ll Always Be (Big Machine) Debuts at 49* 2,203 points, 660 spins 30 adds including: KBEQ, KIIM*, KKBQ*, KKWF, KMDL, KRST*, KSSN, KTST, KUBL*, KVOO EASTON CORBIN/Are You With Me (Mercury) Moves 49-50* 1,987 points, 575 spins 1 add: WLFP CLARE DUNN/Tuxedo (MCA) 1,976 points, 645 spins 1 add: WFUS MADDIE & TAE/Sierra (Dot) 1,951 points, 581 spins 3 adds: KTEX, WGNE, WWQM DUSTIN LYNCH/Seein’ Red (Broken Bow) 1,629 points, 466 spins 10 adds: KBEB, KCCY, KSSN, KTTS, KUZZ, KWNR, WGKX*, WHKO*, WNOE, WXBQ

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Trace Adkins/Lit (Wheelhouse) LUKE BRYAN/Move (Capitol)

August 1

Raelynn/Love Triangle (Warner Bros./WMN)

August 8

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Hillary Scott & The Scott Family Love Remains (Capitol) Jake Owen American Love (RCA) Lori McKenna The Bird & The Rifle (CN Records/Thirty Tigers) Olivia Lane Self-Titled (Big Spark) Twang and Round Take A Ride With Me (AVJ)

Aug 5

The Cadillac Three Bury Me In My Boots (Big Machine) Chris Lane Girl Problems (Big Loud) American Young Self-Titled (Curb) Alan Jackson Genuine: The Alan Jackson Story (Arista/Legacy) Racket County Welcome To Dodge City (Barn Burner/Average Joes)

Aug 12

Justin Moore Kinda Don’t Care (Valory) Dylan Scott Self-Titled (Curb) The Cleverlys Cash Crop (Average Joes)

Aug 19

Drake White Spark (Dot) Dolly Parton Pure & Simple (Dolly Records/RCA)

Aug 26

Florida Georgia Line Dig Your Roots (Republic Nashville)

July 18, 2016

Chart Page 5

Artist/Title (Label)

Points +/- Points

Plays

+/- Plays

Stations Adds

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/H.O.L.Y. (Republic Nashville)

12344

451

2505

CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Church Bells (19/Arista)

11864

-42

2462

-13

ERIC CHURCH/Record Year (EMI Nashville)

10983

500

2250

JASON ALDEAN/Lights Come On (Broken Bow) ✔

10731

-937

2185

-207

JON PARDI/Head Over Boots (Capitol)

9994

357

2054

CHRIS LANE/Fix (Big Loud) ✔

8624

746

1769

154

DAN + SHAY/From The Ground Up (Warner Bros./WAR) ✔

8559

707

1772

152

JAKE OWEN/American Country Love Song (RCA)

8511

359

1772

117

KELSEA BALLERINI/Peter Pan (Black River)

7668

424

1530

SAM HUNT/Make You Miss Me (MCA) ✔

7429

746

1492

160

KENNY CHESNEY/Noise (Blue Chair/Columbia)

7001

-3180

1454

-690

JUSTIN MOORE/You Look Like I Need A Drink (Valory)

6625

216

1367

BLAKE SHELTON/She's Got A Way With Words (Warner Bros./WMN) ✔

6525

730

1323

129

ZAC BROWN BAND/Castaway (SG/Varvatos/Dot)

6265

-6

1236

FRANKIE BALLARD/It All Started With A Beer (Warner Bros./WAR)

5695

-934

1150

-222

KIP MOORE/Running For You (MCA)

5626

1192

DIERKS BENTLEY f/E. KING/Different For Girls (Capitol)

5596

660

1132

127

BRAD PAISLEY f/D. LOVATO/Without A Fight (Arista)

5413

138

1160

TUCKER BEATHARD/Rock On (BMLG/Dot)

4933

194

985

WILLIAM MICHAEL MORGAN/I Met A Girl (Warner Bros./WMN)

4379

336

908

COLE SWINDELL/Middle Of A Memory (Warner Bros./WMN)

4152

357

798

BILLY CURRINGTON/It Don't Hurt Like It Used To (Mercury)

3722

406

743

LOCASH/I Know Somebody (Reviver)

3485

506

723

109

BRETT YOUNG/Sleep Without You (Republic Nashville)

3455

663

BIG & RICH f/TIM MCGRAW/Lovin' Lately (B&R/New Revolution)

3343

280

676

JENNIFER NETTLES/Unlove You (Big Machine)

2954

-5

606

-5

BROTHERS OSBORNE/21 Summer (EMI Nashville)

2898

-290

585

-22

DRAKE WHITE/Livin' The Dream (Dot)

2780

183

575

THOMAS RHETT/Vacation (Valory)

2500

533

451

OLD DOMINION/Song For Another Time (RCA)

2385

-24

441

July 18, 2016

Chart Page 6

Artist/Title (Label)

Points +/- Points

TIM MCGRAW/How I'll Always Be (Big Machine)

1809

650

339

CHRIS STAPLETON/Parachute (Mercury)

1774

205

372

MAREN MORRIS/80s Mercedes (Columbia)

1750

411

345

GRANGER SMITH/If The Boot Fits (Wheelhouse)

1717

124

372

CHRIS YOUNG f/V. GILL/Sober Saturday Night (RCA)

1705

-12

307

BRETT ELDREDGE/Wanna Be That Song (Atlantic/WMN)

1657

168

307

JERROD NIEMANN & LEE BRICE/A Little More Love (Curb)

1385

135

285

JASON ALDEAN/A Little More Summertime (Broken Bow)

980

206

Debut 38

Plays

+/- Plays

Stations Adds

AARON WATSON/Bluebonnets (Big/Thirty Tigers)

974

-26

214

-4

CHRIS JANSON/Holdin' Her (Warner Bros./WAR)

949

183

HIGH VALLEY/Make You Mine (Atlantic/WEA)

941

160

OLIVIA LANE/Make My Own Sunshine (Big Spark)

864

-48

182

-7

JORDAN RAGER w/JASON ALDEAN/Southern Boy (Broken Bow)

722

-6

144

JOSH TURNER/Hometown Girl (MCA)

718

155

CLARE DUNN/Tuxedo (MCA)

660

-98

134

-7

EASTON CORBIN/Are You With Me (Mercury)

592

-3

THE LAST BANDOLEROS/Where Do You Go? (Warner Bros./WAR)

572

-35

104

-9

JANA KRAMER/Circles (Elektra/WAR)

562

ELI YOUNG BAND/Saltwater Gospel (Valory)

551

CRAIG CAMPBELL/Outskirts Of Heaven (Red Bow)

543

-23

102

-9

WILLIAM MICHAEL MORGAN/Vinyl (Warner Bros./WMN)

510

120

RYAN FOLLESE/Float Your Boat (Republic Nashville)

510

LUKE BRYAN/Move (Capitol)

457

437

MADDIE & TAE/Sierra (Dot)

450

-32

-5

Debut 55

DARIUS RUCKER/If I Told You (Capitol)

434

195

Debut 56

LANCO/Long Live Tonight (Arista)

418

164

SMITHFIELD/Nothing But The Night (---)

400

-100

-10

RUNAWAY JUNE/Lipstick (Wheelhouse)

393

PARMALEE/Roots (Stoney Creek)

372

-48

-10

KEITH URBAN/Blue Ain't Your Color (Capitol)

370

Debut 53 56

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