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October 25, 2021, Issue 779

WNSH Flip: Why & What’s Next

Business decision and not likely. Those are the (perhaps simplistic) answers to the questions many are asking after Audacy flipped WNSH/New York to Classic Hip-Hop Friday (Breaking News 10/22). Conversations with industry pros familiar with the market – including several who did not want to be quoted – offer insight into the dynamics in which the station operated. Similarly, they underscore why another company may be reluctant to flip a valuable signal to the format. And so the nation’s top media market is without a terrestrial Country station again, as it was for more than a decade prior to WNSH’s 2013 sign-on. (Ed. Note: Country Aircheck received no response to multiple requests for interviews with Audacy executives.) Ratings and revenue provide some clues to the decision, with P6+ share peaking at 2.8 in both April and June of 2019; P6+ cume reached 1,216,000 in Sept. 2016.

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Grand Ole Opry Reaches 5,000

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Cub Your Enthusiasm: Arista’s Ryan Hurd premieres his new album Pelago at Carol’s Pub in Chicago. Pictured (front, l-r) are songwriter/producer Aaron Eshuis, the label’s Kaileen Mangan, WUSN’s Marci Braun, Anne Helton and Country Aircheck’s Lon Helton and the label’s Lauren Thomas; (back, l-r) the Cubs’ Jason McLeod and Hurd.

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On Oct. 5, 1925, the National Life and Accident Insurance Company signed WSM-AM/Nashville on the air. One of the station’s first announcers was George D. Hay, who had been at WLS-AM/Chicago and hosted its popular weekly Barn Dance program of “old time music.” Desperate for programming to fill the schedule, Hay brought the barn dance concept to Nashville, and on Nov. 28, 1925, the WSM Barn Dance debuted featuring the music of 82-year-old fiddle player Uncle Jimmy Thompson. That program soon Bill Cody became known as the Grand Ole Opry,

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which will celebrate its 5,000th Saturday night broadcast Oct. 30. Country Aircheck caught up with three of the men behind “the show that made country music famous” to get their thoughts on this legendary institution. “In 1925, radio was this new thing; they didn’t know if it was going to have a shelf life or not,” says Grand Ole Opry host and Dan Rogers Country Radio Hall of Famer Bill Cody. “But that show became such a force, and people couldn’t get enough.” Cody started working at WSM-AM and with the Opry in 1994 and has been the show’s regular host for the past decade. “I am still pinching myself,” he says. “I walk into that Opry house, they have pictures of Roy Acuff and Minnie Pearl spotlighted, and I pause and look at them and remember what I dreamed of doing and that that they were a Bill Anderson part of that inspiration.” Exec. Prod. Dan Rogers has been with the Opry since 1998 and gives his key to its continued relevance after almost a century. “The Opry probably would not still be here today if we hadn’t realized years ago that part of what makes the Opry special is that the people who are coming down the road today are standing on the shoulders of those who came before,” Rogers notes. “It goes back to our philosophy of celebrating the past, present and future of country music.” History is a humbling influence for performers and participants. “The show is the star in many respects,” adds Cody. “Yes, celebrities show up, but through it all, you just get a sense that you park your ego at the door, because everybody is on a level playing field and a part of the family. Just imagine at a family reunion, you may have gone on to become a big star, but when you come back home, it’s just everybody sitting around playing.” “One of the most interesting facets of the Opry is how top country artists really embrace it, such that it becomes a part of their DNA to pass the love of this show on to another generation,” explains Rogers. “No one’s here because someone’s telling them they have to be; they’re here because they love it. A lot of people use the term ‘Opry family.’ These people really do care about this show and about each other.” That family will turn out in force Oct. 30, with originally scheduled guests “Whisperin’” Bill Anderson, Terri Clark, the Gatlin Brothers, Vince Gill, Chris Janson, Jeannie Sealy, Connie Smith and Chris Young joined by the recently announced

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Earliest article on record about the WSM Barn Dance, Dance, from the Nashville Banner, Dec. 1925.

additions of Garth Brooks, Dustin Lynch, Darius Rucker and Trisha Yearwood. “Contrary to popular belief, I was not on hand when the first Opry broadcast took place in 1925,” Anderson says. “But I have been part of the family for [more than] 3,100 shows since joining the cast in 1961.” He anticipates Saturday’s performance to be among the most memorable. “When that big red curtain goes up and the band breaks into the ‘Wabash Cannonball,’ it will be goose-bump city for sure.” Saluting nearly a century’s worth of music in two hours has been an unenviable task for Rogers. “My goal is to present our philosophy over the course of two hours,” he states. “How do we showcase all those styles and members? The other piece of the celebration is how do we celebrate and mark this time so that people truly become more connected and interested and hopefully tune in for broadcast 5,001 and beyond?” If the track record is any indication, the Opry will continue to speak to fans and artists alike. “Music is the universal language,”

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says Cody. “And it transcends all political, social and economic boundaries. Somehow, after 95 years, we’ve maintained that.” See more details about the Opry’s 5,000th broadcast festivities here. –Chris Huff

NSHoF: John Scott Sherrill

Spotlighting inductees ahead of the Nov. 1 Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Gala continues with John Scott Sherrill. His cuts include Neal McCoy’s “For A Change,” Shenandoah’s “The Church On Cumberland Road,” Josh Turner’s “Would You Go With Me” and Steve Wariner’s “Some Fools Never Learn.” I’ve been writing songs since I was 14 years old, and I’ve been doing it professionally since I was a teenager. I played John Scott in folk clubs in Boston when I thought I was a Sherrill folk singer. Joni Mitchell, Rambin’ Jack Elliot and some Vermont folk bands that played old-timey music were some of my earliest influences. After that, I moved to New Hampshire, and if you didn’t know any country music, you couldn’t play in any bars. That was my introduction to country and when I stopped being a folk singer. I had my sights set on rock and roll, and I was on my way to California when my van broke down in Nashville. I got a taste of the songwriting and said, “Man, I’m missing something.” My songs were 15 minutes long and changed keys and tempos and subject matter. My mind was blown by some of the songs I heard here. I wanted to learn to create something that can blow your mind in three minutes. Guys like Kris Kristofferson, Tony Joe White, Lee Clayton and Johnny MacRae were mentors for me. If I have an idea for a song, it kind of stews around in my head while I figure out the melody that makes that idea work. That’s usually how it goes. I’ll muscle around an idea until I can sing it and then take it from there. The big hits can come out of nowhere. It’s the strangest thing, and you don’t know if you’ve written it when you write it. You don’t know until a long time later if it’s a big one. The first time I heard a song of mine on the radio was “When You Fall In Love” by Johnny Lee, and I thought, “This is the place for me. I like this a lot.” I wrote it with Steve Earle; he moved on to have a career as an artist, and I just kept on writing. When I wrote “Some Fools Never Learn” I said, “This is a really good song, and I hope I get a great recording of it.” Steve Wariner made a great record of it. That was a great treat for me. I was in a band called Billy Hill (with Bob DiPiero and Dennis

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Robbins) back in the ’80s. I’m trying to be an artist now at 71. I know ... kind of late. I’m also starting to get bluegrass cuts; I’ve got the No. 1 bluegrass song with an artist named Billy Droze, and that’s pretty exciting. The biggest change has got to be digital. I don’t know what happened, but the money for writing’s just not the same as it used to be. But to the benefit, if you’re an up-and-coming artist, you can get your song heard worldwide, which you couldn’t do before. The young songwriter who moves to town now faces artists who are kind of covered up with their own people, and it’s hard to get to them. I’d tell them just believe in what you do and stick with it. –Chris Huff

Chart Chat

Congratulations to Jason Aldean, Lee Adams, Shelley Hargis Gaines, Renee Leymon and the Broken Jason Aldean and Carrie Underwood Bow promotion team as well as Carrie Underwood, Royce Risser, Bobby Young, David Friedman, Chris Schuler and the Capitol promotion on taking “If I Didn’t Love You” to No. 1 this week. It becomes Aldean’s 25th No. 1, as well as the 25th for Underwood. It is also the fourth collaborative No. 1 for each of them. Songwriters are Tully Kennedy, John Morgan, Kurt Allison and Lydia Vaughn. Kudos to RJ Meacham and the Curb crew on notching 18 adds for Hannah Ellis’ debut single “Us.” This is the first debut release from a new artist on the label to land atop the MB/CA Add Board since Blue County did so with “Good Little Girls” in October 2003.

News & Notes

Big Loud’s Jake Owen and Larry Fleet will serve as guest hosts for Mt. Wilson KKGO/Los Angeles middays Nov. 1-26. Listen here. Pearl’s Garth Brooks will play two nights at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium, Nov. 19-20, and one night at the Grand Ole Opry House Nov. 18 during An Intimate Evening With Garth Brooks. Details here. Canaan Smith, Danielle Bradbery, Lainey Wilson, Lindsay Ell, LoCash and Breland are among those slated to

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make guest appearances in Brian Kelley of Florida Georgia Line’s upcoming musical, May We All. Scheduled to debut next summer at Nashville’s Tennessee Performing Arts Center, May We All also features Kelley playing himself. Watch the trailer here. Singer/songwriter Melanie Meriney launched Nashvillebased publishing company Steel Fox Entertainment with Funk Studio’s Michael Funk. Bad Realm/Atlantic’s Breland serves as guest host for the debut episode of the Spotify: Discover This podcast, Expanding The Sound Of Country Music, featuring conversations with Shania Twain, Lauren Alaina and Lily Rose. Listen here. Artist John Berry and his wife, Robin, have started their Faith, Family & Friends podcast twice monthly subscription-based podcast series. Country Music Hall of Famer Bill Anderson was the most recent guest. Listen here. Michael Martin Murphey has been inducted into the Texas Trail of Fame for his significant contributions to the Western way of life. Details here. Apple Music Country host Hunter Kelly will interview Jennifer Nettles on Monday, Nov. 8 at 7pm ET and CMT host Cody Alan on Tuesday, Nov. 16 at 7pm ET as part of his From Nashville music talks. Details here. The Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC) has announced that Simply Royalties and Verifi Media have joined its Data Quality Initiative (DQI), bringing the number of music data companies in the initiative to seven. The RAB National Radio Talent System’s Institutes return with The Kellar Radio Talent Institute at Appalachian State University, Boone, NC June 6-15, 2022. The Confer Radio Talent Institute will take place at Bloomsburg University, Bloomsburg, PA July 11-20, 2022. College students, recent graduates, and radio part-timers

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WNSH Flip: Why & What’s Next

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This September, WNSH earned a 1.9 share (ranked 21st) and drew 766,400 in cume. In the money demo (P25-54), the station ranked 15th (see sidebar, page 14). COVID related dips in ratings and billing are evidenced in the graph on page 1, though averaging more than $5 million annually. In comparison, the top billing station in the Damon market – iHeartMedia’s AC WLTW – enjoyed Whiteside revenue of $44m in 2019, according to BIA. Observers note that a 20-something ranked, $5 million-earning hole in the marketplace is unlikely to attract a flip. Of the 16 major commercial FM signals covering the city, none stand apart as an obvious candidate to take up the Country radio mantel. Four are owned by Audacy – Alternative WNYL, Hot AC WNEW, Sports WFAN and Classic Hits Kevin Herring WCBS – and three are Spanish-language owned by Spanish Broadcasting – WPAT & WKSQ – and Univision WXNY. Five of the FM signals are owned by iHeartMedia, and all are performing solidly, including a well-defined wall that covers the contemporary span from Urban WWPR and Hot AC WKTU to Top 40 WHTZ and the aforementioned market-leading AC WLTW. The company also owns the market’s only Classic Rock WAXQ. Should the newly launched Classic Hip-Hop on WNSH do enough damage to one of iHeartMedia’s Rhythmic-leaning stations, one could imagine the Country option might come into consideration,

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especially with the bonus of clearing The Bobby Bones Show in market No. 1. But that would be far down the road of speculation at this point. Emmis-owned Rhythmic WQHT & Urban AC WBLS are performing well and unlikely candidates for a flip given their strength as a combo. The company’s third signal in the market, Sports WEPN, is operated by Walt Disney, and carries mostly national ESPN programming and ranks a distant second behind WFAN in the market’s Sports battle with a 1.1 share – the lowest of any major FM in the market. Unfortunately, WEPN primarily exists to keep Disney’s ESPN footprint in the nation’s largest market, making a Country flip hard to imagine. The format could see a return more in line with the WYNY trimulcast (1996-2002) wherein three small, suburban stations were piecemealed together to cover the outlying portions of the market. However, the impact of such an arrangement would be far diminished from that of WNSH. Among all contacted for this story, the overriding reaction was disappointment. “We know New York has a huge affinity for country music – it was such a big deal when Country radio came back to the city,” says Academy of Country Music CEO Damon Whiteside, who notes WNSH was the Academy’s 2019 Major Market Station of the Year. “But there’s a big base there and still so many options for fans who want country in terms of live events, streaming and satellite options.” Though his primary concern is for departing WNSH staff, Triple Tigers SVP/Promotion Kevin Herring says the country industry will also feel the loss. “This will affect all developing artists in an adverse way,” he notes. “[WNSH was] the biggest spinner last week on our Cam record. For them to have that many points with that much weight and give it that many spins was impactful.” Herring also worries about bigger picture issues. “Perceptually, I don’t think it’s good for our format. KKGO flips to all-Christmas, so during the holiday season, the two biggest markets in America will be without country music.” Nevertheless, options remain. “People in New York City who want to listen to country music will find it.

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NYC STATION RANKS P25-54 (Sept. ‘21)

1. iHeartMedia WLTW (AC) 2. Emmis WBLS (Urban AC) 3t. Audacy WNEW (Hot AC) 3t. Spanish Broadcasting WSKQ (Spanish Tropical) 5. Audacy WCBS (Classic Hits) 6. Emmis WQHT (Rhythmic) 7t. iHeartMedia WKTU (Hot AC) 7t. Spanish Broadcasting WPAT (Spanish Contemporary) 9. iHeartMedia WHTZ (Top 40) 10. iHeartMedia WWPR (Urban) 11. New York Public Radio WNYC (News/Talk) 12. iHeartMedia WAXQ (Classic Rock) 13. Audacy WNYL (Alternative) 14. Univision WXNY (Spanish Contemporary) 15. Audacy WNSH (Country)

In regard to radio tours and the like, there are other places to get things done [in New York] – Music Choice, SiriusXM, national television shots. It’ll just be one less stop.” Another reality the demise of WNSH may reflect is the extent to which the country audience base is still not fully understood among some in the ad agency and marketing communities. “I’ve seen it firsthand,” Whiteside says. “There’s an education that needs to happen – even in other major markets. In some cases, tastemakers in those worlds don’t realize the income levels, Among the top 20 stations, the two biggest format groupings in New education and brand loyalty of the country York City, are AC/Hot AC, with three stations (all owned by iHeart) totaling around 18 shares. Next is Rhythmic/Urban/Urban AC, with audience. As an industry, we need to rally three stations accounting for about 16 shares. around communicating what we’re about and who our fanbase is. At the same time, the commitment of Amazon Prime Video – part of one of the biggest companies in the world – to airing the ACM Awards shows that belief in the value of country music and its audience is still really strong.” –Chris Huff, Monta Vaden, Chuck Aly

Lon Helton, lon@countryaircheck.com Chuck Aly, chuck@countryaircheck.com Caitlin DeForest, caitlin@countryaircheck.com Monta Vaden, monta@countryaircheck.com Chris Huff, chris@countryaircheck.com

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SEEK & EMPLOY

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 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. Titan KBKB/Burlington, IA PD Wyatt Reed is searching for an afternoon personality. Send résumés and airchecks here. Midwest/Peoria, IL VP/MM Mike Wild is looking to add an OM for the cluster that includes Country WXCL. See the complete job description here; send résumés, cover letters and airchecks to Wild here. Hubbard KKWS/Wadena, MN GM Matt Senne is searching for a PD/morning host. See the complete job description here; send résumés and airchecks to Senne here. Cumulus WDRQ/Detroit Dir./FM Programming David Corey is seeking an afternoon personality. Send résumés and airchecks to him here. Corey is also looking for a morning co-host to join WDRQ’s Broadway In The Morning. Send résumés and airchecks to him here. Townsquare KOEL/Waterloo, IA Dir./ Content Johnny Marks is searching for a Brand Mgr./morning host. See the complete job description and apply here; send résumés and airchecks to Marks here. White River WKKG/Columbus, IN Coord./Programming Brad Jackson is seeking a PD/morning host. Send résumés and airchecks to him here. Zimmer KATI/Jefferson City, MO OM Jeremy Washington is looking for a PD/ morning co-host. Send résumés, social media samples and airchecks to him here. Audacy/Minneapolis is searching for an SVP/MM for the cluster that includes KMNB to succeed Shannon Knoepke. Apply here. Leighton/St. Cloud, MN Mgr./HR Brian Zenzen is seeking an OM & Country KZPK PD. Complete job description here; send résumés and airchecks here. Townsquare SVP/Content & Programming Kurt Johnson is looking for a Dir./Content for the Lansing, MI cluster that includes Country WITL. Send résumés and airchecks here. Saga Group PD Scott Chase is searching for a PD/on-air personality to join Country WIXY & Classic Country WYXY/Champaign, IL. Send résumés and airchecks here. Cumulus/Des Moines, IA VP/MM Jack Taddeo is seeking a Mgr./Promotions for the cluster that includes Country KHKI & Classic Country KJJY. Complete job description and application here. Cumulus WNNF/Cincinnati OM Keith Mitchell is searching for a PD/afternoon personality. Complete job description and application here; reach Mitchell here. NORTHEAST Townsquare SVP/Content & Programming Kurt Johnson is seeking a Dir./Content &

Country WYRK/Buffalo Brand Mgr. to succeed Chris Crowley. Send résumés here. Cumulus WCTO/Allentown, PA OM/PD Jerry Padden is looking for a morning co-host. Complete job description and application here. SOUTHEAST Golden Isle/Brunswick, GA Dir./ Programming Mark “The Shark” Ediss is seeking a successor for outgoing OM/PD/onair 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. Summit/Louisville OM Cagle is seeking a full-time 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. Summit SVP/Programming Randy Chase is seeking an OM/PD for the Knoxville cluster, including Country WCYQ, to succeed Kevin “Gravy” Canup. Candidates should have on-air and programming chops and be able to communicate effectively with both staff and leadership. Send résumés and airchecks here. Mel Wheeler WSLC/Roanoke, VA Dir./HR Cheryl Skinner is seeking a midday personality. Send résumés and airchecks to her here. Triangle Marketing Associates/ Smithfield, NC GM Rick Heilmann is searching for an OM/PD/morning host for Country WKJO. See the complete job description here; send résumés and airchecks here. Gulf South WTVY/Dothan, AL GM Bryan Holladay is seeking an OM/PD/morning cohost who can also handle PD duties for Top 40 sister WKMX. Send résumés and airchecks here. Cumulus/Pensacola VP/MM Gary Mertins is searching for an OM & Country WXBM PD. Complete job description and application here. Renda/Jacksonville GM Bill Berry is looking for an OM & Country WGNE PD. Send résumés and airchecks to him here. Cumulus VP/Country Charlie Cook is seeking an afternoon personality for WKDF/ Nashville. Complete job description and application here. SOUTHWEST Townsquare KQBR/Lubbock, TX Brand Mgr. Lance Ballance is seeking an APD/onair personality to succeed Jan Miller. Send résumés and airchecks to him here. Brazos Valley KORA/Bryan-College Station, TX VP/GM John Seigler is searching for an MD/morning co-host with an understanding of Texas country. Send résumés and airchecks to him here. Alpha/Amarillo, TX is seeking a Market Mgr. for the cluster that includes Country KGNC. See the complete job description and apply here. Cumulus VP/Country Charlie Cook is looking for a PD/midday personality for KAYD/Beaumont, TX. See the complete job description and apply here. Cox KCYY/San Antonio PD Christi Brooks is searching for a morning co-host to join

incumbent Beth Chandler. Apply here. WEST COAST 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. 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. Cumulus KBUL/Reno, NV PD/morning host Bob Richards is seeking a full-time morning co-host to join The Moo Crew. Complete job description here; send résumés and airchecks to Richards here. Marker KPLM/Palm Springs, CA PD Kory James is looking for an afternoon personality. Send résumés and airchecks to him here. Leighton KYCK/Grand Forks, ND OM Jarrod Thomas is seeking a station PD and morning team. Send résumés and airchecks to him here. Alpha/Portland is searching for a fulltime Dir./Marketing for the cluster that includes Country KUPL. Apply here. Beasley/Las Vegas VP/MM Peter Burton is seeking a full-time Dir./Promotions for the cluster that includes Country KCYE. Send cover letters and résumés to him here. Cumulus KATM/Modesto, CA PD Andy Winford is looking for a third-mic morning cohost to join DJ Walker and Jaimee Lee. See complete job description and apply here. OTHER Townsquare Country Format Lead Doug Montgomery has immediate openings for PDs and morning talent. Send résumés and airchecks to him here. iHeartMedia EVP/Country Programming Strategy Rod Phillips has current openings for “great PDs in various size markets.” Send résumés and airchecks to him here. River House Artists is looking to add a Dir./ Promotion with five-to-10 years of experience who is willing to travel and has a background in radio promotion within a record company environment. Send résumés to Exec. Asst. Callie Waterman here. Pandora is adding a Dir./Country Programming to manage the programming and curation of country music destinations on the platform. See the complete job description and apply here. Songfluencer is looking to fill three full-time, hybrid positions: Mgr./Campaign, Coord./ Creative and Coord./Outreach. See complete job descriptions here; send résumés here. Townsquare Country Format Lead Doug Montgomery is searching for an Exec. Prod./ Content Prod./on-air talent to join nationally syndicated Taste Of Country Nights. Complete job description and application here.

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SEEK & EMPLOY

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

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

•Keith Abrams Former iHeartMedia/Cleveland OM KeithAbrams961@gmail.com

•Todd Elbrink Former Cox/Houston DOS TElbrink@icloud.com

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

•Mike McKay Former WQRB/Eau Claire, WI Brand Mgr./mornings McKProd@charter.net

•Matt Valley Former KBRJ/Anchorage, AK Dir./ Content & mornings MattDotValley@gmail.com

•Jimmy Elliott Former WOVK/Wheeling, WV WPP/ PD/MD/mornings JimmyElliottSchlosser@gmail.com

•Carly Quinn Former WGH/Norfolk morning co-host NewEnglandClamChowder2021@ yahoo.com 757-617-8171

•Ryan McCall Former WGLR/Platteville, WI MD/afternoons RyanMcCall@yahoo.com •David Dean Former KXDD/Yakima, WA afternoons DaviDean5@gmail.com

•Steve Powers Former iHeartMedia/Mobile, AL SVPP StevePowers961@yahoo.com

•Jonathan West Former WKTI/Milwaukee afternoons JonathanWestRadio@gmail.com 320-774-9300

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

•Jim Dorman Former iHeartMedia/Wichita SVPP & Country KZSN PD/middays JimDorman2@aol.com

•Marc Lavik (aka Dave Marcus) Former on-air talent ZimaGuy@gmail.com 401-467-6737

•Kim Brixton Former WNWN/Battle Creek, MI mornings/middays KimBrixton@gmail.com

•Eddie Rupp Former iHeartMedia/Sarasota, FL SVPP/OM & Country WCTQ middays ER-1001@hotmail.com

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

•Mark McKay Former Riser House Dir./ Southeast Promotion MMcKay973@gmail.com

•Mike Tyler Former WCKT/Ft. Myers, FL PD/afternoons RadioGuy.101@gmail.com

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

•Amy Lynn Former WCKT/Ft. Myers, FL middays AmyLynnRadio@gmail.com

•Kris Richards Former WKJO/Smithfield, NC afternoons FireCop947@yahoo.com

•Amber Rainey Former KSON/San Diego middays AmberRaineyOnAir@gmail.com

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

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

•Bill “Stu” Stewart Former KASH/Anchorage, AK PD/ morning co-host BStu1013@gmail.com

•”Big” John Horton Former KFSA/Ft. Smith, AR afternoon host BigJohn@TheBigJohnShow.com

•Mac Daniels Former KPLX & KSCS/Dallas PD MacDaniels@me.com •Brittany Tully Former WYNK/Baton Rouge PD BriLynn718@gmail.com •Bill Hickok Former KBMR/Bismark, ND morning host BillHickok1950@gmail.com •Amy Nic Former WAMZ/Louisville afternoons AmyNicRadioChick@gmail.com •Ron “Keyes” Stevens Former WQRB/Eau Claire, WI afternoon host RonStvns@yahoo.com •Scott Davidson Former WHOF-HD2/Canton, OH PD/on-air host Davidson1023@gmail.com

•Mike Allan Former WNSH/New York nights MikeAllanRadio@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 •Kerry Wolfe Former WMIL/Milwaukee SVPP & PD KerryLWolfe@hotmail.com 414-788-3764

•Ashley King Former KHLR/Little Rock, AR afternoons AKingMarsh@gmail.com •Jeremy “Otis” Maher Former WUBL/Atlanta MD/afternoons JeyMaher20@yahoo.com •Jess Tyler Former WOKQ/Portsmouth, NH Brand Mgr./MD/middays JTyler1999@yahoo.com •Jim Pearson Former KDBL/Yakima, WA PD/mornings JimsCoolEmail@gmail.com 831-261-1822 •Crash Poteet Former WPOR/Portland, ME Brand Mgr./afternoons OKCCrash@gmail.com •Aaron “Gator” Glass Former WQNU/Louisville mornings GatorGlass.53@gmail.com •Tom Scott Former Seven Mountains/Pennsylvania “Big Foot Country” afternoons TomScottRadio@gmail.com

•Chuck Reeves Former KTFW/Dallas & KTWF/ Wichita Falls, TX PD/afternoons ChuckReeves33@yahoo.com •Chuck “DZL” Thompson Former WKKT/Charlotte PD DZLradio@gmail.com 704-615-7095 •Jackie McKay Former KSOP/Salt Lake City night host/Promotions Dir. JackieMcKayRadio@gmail.com •JD Greene Former WPGB/Pittsburgh PD/afternoons OConnell1631@yahoo.com 412-613-2539 •Kenny Jay Former WUSN/Chicago PD KennyJayRadio@gmail.com 612-704-9780 •Corey Garrison Former WTHT/Portland, ME PD GarrisonCorey@yahoo.com •Jared Marlowe Former WWOF/Tallahassee weekender RadioJared@gmail.com •Chris Cardenas Former KCYY/San Antonio night host/morning producer Cardenas_Christopher@yahoo.com •Dan Gallo Former KTHT/Houston morning co-host DanJGallo@hotmail.com •Chuck Akers Former KTHT/Houston morning co-host chuckakers@comcast.net •Ryan Wild Former WLHK/Indianapolis PD/ middays WildOnAir@aol.com 815-353-6101

SCOREBOARD

October 25, 2021

September 2021 CDM Scoreboard Here are September 2021 (three-month rolling average, 6/24-9/15) Nielsen Audio Continuous Diary Measurement (CDM) ratings results listed alphabetically by market. Total shares among subscribers in CDM markets on a same-station basis were down 1.5% Station/City

Aug 2021 CDM Share

WQMX/Akron, OH WGAR/Akdron, OH (Cleveland) WQXK/Akron, OH (Youngstown) WGNA/Albany, NY WKLI/Albany, NY WKBE/Albany, NY + KRST/Albuquerque, NM KBQI/Albuquerque, NM KBQI-HD2/Albuquerque, NM + WCTO/Allentown, PA KUZZ/Bakersfield, CA KRJK/Bakersfield, CA KCWR/Bakersfield, CA + WYNK/Baton Rouge, LA WZZK/Birmingham, AL WDXB/Birmingham, AL WYRK/Buffalo, NY WLKK/Buffalo, NY WEZL/Charleston, SC WUSY/Chattanooga, TN WUUQ/Chattanooga, TN + WOGT/Chattanooga, TN KCCY/Colorado Springs, CO KATC/Colorado Springs, CO WCOS/Columbia, SC WUDE/Columbia, SC WHKO/Dayton, OH WCLI/Dayton, OH + WNKN/Dayton, OH (Cincinnati) KHKI/Des Moines, IA KJJY/Des Moines, IA KXNO-HD2/Des Moines, IA KHEY/El Paso, TX KSKS/Fresno, CA KHGE/Fresno, CA WWGR/Ft. Myers, FL WCKT/Ft. Myers, FL WHEL/Ft. Myers, FL WBCT/Grand Rapids, MI WTNR/Grand Rapids, MI WRNS/Greenville, NC WSSL/Greenville, SC WESC/Greenville, SC + WKSF/Greenville, SC (Asheville) WRBT/Harrisburg, PA WZCY/Harrisburg, PA WIOV/Harrisburg, PA WFVY/Harrisburg, PA WGTY/Harrisburg, PA (York) WDRM/Huntsville, AL WWFF/Huntsville, AL WMSI/Jackson, MS WUSJ/Jackson, MS

7.0 2.3 0.8 6.6 3.2 0.6 4.3 4.1 2.3 7.8 8.3 1.8 1.5 4.5 6.9 5.1 9.4 0.8 3.8 8.8 6.0 2.0 4.5 3.3 4.7 2.3 8.9 1.2 2.2 7.9 5.6 0.2 7.7 4.9 2.1 3.1 2.2 2.0 8.3 1.2 9.3 6.4 6.3 1.1 3.6 1.1 0.7 0.8 0.7 9.8 1.1 3.5 3.1

month-to-month from 430.5 to 424.1. As with August, 11 stations topped their respective markets. Ranks (in parenthesis) are among subscribers. A “+” indicates a Classic Country outlet; a “t” indicates a tie.

Aug 2021 CDM Rank

Sept 2021 CDM Share

Sept 2021 CDM Rank

2 13t 20t 2 8 20t 3 4t 15 3 1 14 16t 3 3 5 1 16 4 2 4 8 5 9t 4t 13 1 13 12 2 5 16t 4 5 11t 8 12 13 1 16t 1 2 3 15 6 10 15t 11t 15t 1 12t 6 7

5.2 2.3 0.8 6.7 2.6 0.6 3.9 4.0 2.1 8.3 9.2 2.2 1.9 3.9 6.0 4.7 8.2 1.3 3.6 10.5 5.2 2.0 4.4 3.6 5.4 2.5 9.9 1.2 1.7 7.2 5.7 0.3 6.1 4.9 2.9 3.5 2.0 1.3 7.7 1.8 9.6 5.7 6.6 1.0 3.2 1.3 0.7 0.7 0.7 10.0 1.3 4.2 3.5

4 15 21t 3 9 19t 7 4t 17 3 1 13 14t 5 4 5 2 15t 5 1 4 8t 5t 10 3 12 1 16 14 2 5 14t 5t 7 9 8 13 16 1 15t 1 3 2 15t 6 10t 15t 15t 15t 1 13 5t 7

SEPTEMBER CDM TOP TEN

AUG SEP 10 1 WUSY/Chattanooga 10.5 8 2 KFDI/Wichita 10.3 1 3 WIVK/Knoxville 10.1 2t 4 WDRM/Hunstville, AL 10.0 9 5 WHKO/Dayton 9.9 7 6 WRNS/Greenville, NC 9.6 -- 7 KUZZ/Bakersfield 9.2 2t 8 WBBS/Syracuse 8.8 4 9 KXKT/Omaha 8.7 5t 10t WBEE/Rochester 8.6 -- 10t WKKO/Toledo 8.6

Aug 2021 CDM Share

Aug 2021 CDM Rank

Sept 2021 CDM Share

Sept 2021 CDM Rank

WHJT/Jackson, MS + 1.7 WIVK/Knoxville, TN 10.1 WCYQ/Knoxville, TN 3.1 WDKW/Knoxville, TN + 3.7 WMYL/Knoxville, TN 1.7 KSSN/Little Rock, AR 7.4 KMJX/Little Rock, AR + 6.6 WAMZ/Louisville, KY 6.8 WQNU/Louisville, KY 3.1 WMAD/Madison, WI 3.5 WWQM/Madison, WI 3.5 WKSJ/Mobile, AL 6.8 WXBM/Mobile, AL 2.4 KTOM/Monterey, CA 3.2 WNOE/New Orleans, LA 5.3 WRKN/New Orleans, LA 0.6 KJKE/Oklahoma City+ 4.7 KTST/Oklahoma City, OK 4.8 KXXY/Oklahoma City, OK + 3.7 KNAH/Oklahoma City, OK + 1.9 KXKT/Omaha, NE 9.7 KFFF/Omaha, NE + 2.4 WKHK/Richmond, VA 6.0 WRXL-HD2/Richmond, VA 1.4 WBEE/Rochester, NY 9.4 KXLY/Spokane, WA 5.8 KDRK/Spokane, WA 3.3 KNHK/Spokane, WA + 2.1 KICR/Spokane, WA 3.5 KISC-HD2/Spokane, WA 0.8 WRNX/Springfield, MA 4.9 WWYZ/Springfield, MA (Hartford) 1.6 WHLL-AM/Springfield, MA 0.5 WBBS/Syracuse, NY 9.8 WOLF/Syracuse, NY 4.0 WFRG/Syracuse, NY (Utica, NY) 2.2 WKKO/Toledo, OH 8.6 WCKY/Toledo, OH + 0.8 WMIM/Toledo, OH 0.4 KIIM/Tucson, AZ 7.0 KHUD/Tucson, AZ 2.0 KWEN/Tulsa, OK 4.5 KXBL/Tulsa, OK + 5.1 KVOO/Tulsa, OK 3.7 KTGX/Tulsa, OK 3.4 KFDI/Wichita, KS 9.2 KZSN/Wichita, KS 5.9 KFTI-AM/Wichita, KS + 1.3 WGGY/Wilkes-Barre, PA 6.4 WSJR/Wilkes-Barre, PA 1.1 WCTO/Wilkes-Barre, PA (Allentown) 1.4

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

2.1 10.1 2.9 4.6 1.7 7.6 5.7 6.7 3.0 3.8 3.8 6.4 2.4 2.9 4.9 0.4 4.6 4.1 3.6 1.3 8.7 2.1 6.1 1.4 8.6 5.4 2.8 1.6 2.4 0.8 4.8 1.4 0.7 8.8 3.9 2.5 8.6 1.0 0.6 7.1 2.4 5.1 4.9 3.8 4.2 10.3 5.5 1.9 6.5 0.9 0.9

10 1t 9 6 12t 2 5 3 10 5t 5t 3 10t 11 5t 15t 6 7 8 18 2 15 3 14 1 3 12 17 13t 20t 3 11 14t 1 7 9 1 12 13 2t 14t 4t 6 10 8 1 5t 13 2 14t 14t

Station/City

October 25, 2021 LW

Artist/Title (Label)

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

J. ALDEAN & C. UNDERWOOD

31154

2725

8705

830

38.345 3.811

159

If I Didn’t Love You (Macon/Broken Bow/Capitol)

WALKER HAYES/Fancy Like (Monument)

29139

2698

8234

739

35.902 4.265

156

ZAC BROWN BAND/Same Boat (Home Grown/Warner/WAR)

24110

3975

6698

1160

29.244 3.605

159

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

23757

751

6636

183

30.592 0.793

156

LUKE COMBS/Cold As You (River House/Columbia)

21976

1322

6054

366

27.523

159

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

21857

840

6118

173

27.862 2.848

159

D. LYNCH f/M. PORTER/Thinking 'Bout You (Broken Bow)

20530

1934

5592

499

25.781 3.592

159

OLD DOMINION/I Was On A Boat That Day (Arista)

19973

-231

5544

-75

23.447 -0.296

159

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

19652

-4177

5594

-991

27.866 -4.882

159

ELVIE SHANE/My Boy (Wheelhouse)

18235

-3397

26.643 -11.847

157

JON PARDI/Tequila Little Time (Capitol)

18017

980

4857

266

1.233

159

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

16253

773

4511

243

19.577 1.302

159

LADY A/Like A Lady (BMLGR)

16060

-133

4503

-23

18.545 -0.448

159

JORDAN DAVIS f/LUKE BRYAN/Buy Dirt (MCA)

15490

1279

4290

390

17.711 1.702

157

MICHAEL RAY/Whiskey And Rain (Warner/WEA)

15003

612

4132

158

16.947 1.243

158

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

13598

248

3708

15.374 0.725

156

CHRIS STAPLETON/You Should Probably Leave (Mercury)

13288

348

3737

65 -98

15.335 0.657

156

KANE BROWN/One Mississippi (RCA)

13169

1487

3600

377

15.044 1.326

158

MORGAN WALLEN/Sand In My Boots (Big Loud)

11952

943

3340

261

14.291 1.283

154

RUSSELL DICKERSON/Home Sweet (Triple Tigers)

11487

206

3097

12.565 0.375

155

K. BALLERINI f/K. CHESNEY/Half Of My Hometown (Black River) 11413

532

3259

13.288 0.949

157

PARKER MCCOLLUM/To Be Loved By You (MCA)

10735

211

2886

11.81

0.21

153

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

10497

118

2980

9.68

-0.059

158

ERIC CHURCH/Heart On Fire (EMI Nashville)

9603

579

2637

113

10.316 1.343

155

SAM HUNT/23 (MCA)

9148

1157

2452

317

151

-11709 4946

22.42

9.652

1.98

1.078

4 =Top 5 Point Gainers

Chart Page 1

October 25, 2021 LW

Artist/Title (Label)

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

E. KING & M. LAMBERT/Drunk ... (RCA/Columbia)

8516

357

2287

8.331

0.492

127

HARDY/Give Heaven Some Hell (Big Loud)

7617

108

2210

6.695 -0.187

145

KEITH URBAN/Wild Hearts (Capitol)

5929

179

1587

6.205

0.592

143

JAKE OWEN/Best Thing Since Backroads (Big Loud)

5757

135

1548

5.94

0.042

144

GARTH BROOKS/That's What Cowboys Do (Pearl)

5347

-551

1466

-159

4.149 -0.502

126

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

4806

-59

1350

-46

4.373

0.58

147

BLAKE SHELTON/Come Back As A Country Boy (Warner/WMN)

4692

499

1196

103

4.006

0.427

127

D. BENTLEY f/BRELAND & HARDY/Beers... (Atlantic/Big Loud/Capitol)

4523

127

1192

5.541

0.164

125

TOBY KEITH/Old School (Show Dog)

4512

1339

3.389

135

C. PEARCE & A. MCBRYDE/Never... (Big Machine/WMN)

4457

209

1229

4.676

0.214

126

CAITLYN SMITH f/OLD DOMINION/I Can't (Monument)

4200

-9

1259

2.94

-0.085

114

TIM MCGRAW/7500 OBO (Big Machine)

3819

1049

3.025

0.267

113

DAN + SHAY/Steal My Love (Warner/WAR)

3693

214

1047

3.051

0.217

115

DARIUS RUCKER/My Masterpiece (Capitol)

3623

1050

3.281

0.058

133

BROTHERS OSBORNE/I'm Not For Everyone (EMI Nashville)

3449

-79

1010

-11

2.449 -0.029

108

TENILLE ARTS/Back Then, Right Now (19th & Grand)

3202

112

945

1.861

0.201

109

MIRANDA LAMBERT/If I Was A Cowboy (RCA)

2943

-2562

689

-811

2.778 -4.709

114

LUKE BRYAN/Up (Capitol)

2860

1325

705

319

3.8

2.543

Debut 43 45

FRANK RAY/Country'd Look Good On You (Stoney Creek)

2851

166

849

1.742

0.205

NATE BARNES/You Ain't Pretty (Quartz Hill)

2644

839

1.369

0.042

CHRIS LANE/Fill Them Boots (Big Loud)

2506

141

721

1.826

0.021

CAROLINE JONES/Come In ... (Mailboat/New Revolution)

2449

306

801

1.102

0.179

CAM/Till There's Nothing Left (Triple Tigers)

2248

161

706

1.209

0.193

DYLAN SCOTT/New Truck (Curb)

2241

660

1.472 -0.114

DREW PARKER/While You're Gone (Warner/WMN)

2217

591

Debut 50

1.93

0.18

4 =Top 5 Point Gainers

Chart Page 3

October 25, 2021 Country Aircheck Add Leaders

Adds

Activator Top Point Gainers

HANNAH ELLIS/Us (Curb)

ZAC BROWN BAND/Same Boat (Home Grown/Warner/WAR) 1834 4

CHASE RICE/If I Were Rock & Roll (Dack Janiels/Broken Bow)

LUKE BRYAN/Up (Capitol)

MIRANDA LAMBERT/If I Was A Cowboy (RCA)

LUKE COMBS/Cold As You (River House/Columbia)

949 4

C. PEARCE & A. MCBRYDE/Never Wanted... (Big Machine/WMN)

JORDAN DAVIS f/LUKE BRYAN/Buy Dirt (MCA)

622 4

LUKE BRYAN/Up (Capitol)

SAM HUNT/23 (MCA)

541 4

BLAKE SHELTON/Come Back As A Country Boy (Warner/WMN)

WALKER HAYES/Fancy Like (Monument)

465

JUSTIN MOORE/With A Woman You Love (Valory)

JON PARDI/Tequila Little Time (Capitol)

440

CODY JOHNSON/Til You Can't (CoJo/Warner/WMN)

KANE BROWN/One Mississippi (RCA)

397

ERIC CHURCH/Heart On Fire (EMI Nashville)

366

MORGAN WALLEN/Sand In My Boots (Big Loud)

305

SCOTTY MCCREERY/Damn Strait (Triple Tigers)

KEITH URBAN/Wild Hearts (Capitol)

Country Aircheck Top Point Gainers

1125 4

Activator Top Spin Gainers ZAC BROWN BAND/Same Boat (Home Grown/Warner/WAR)

389

LUKE BRYAN/Up (Capitol)

193

LUKE COMBS/Cold As You (River House/Columbia)

140

JORDAN DAVIS f/LUKE BRYAN/Buy Dirt (MCA)

115

KANE BROWN/One Mississippi (RCA)

4 2725 4 2698 4 1934 4 1487 4

SAM HUNT/23 (MCA)

109

LUKE BRYAN/Up (Capitol)

1325

JON PARDI/Tequila Little Time (Capitol)

LUKE COMBS/Cold As You (River House/Columbia)

1322

WALKER HAYES/Fancy Like (Monument)

1279

KANE BROWN/One Mississippi (RCA)

1157

MORGAN WALLEN/Sand In My Boots (Big Loud)

HARDY/Give Heaven Some Hell (Big Loud)

ZAC BROWN BAND/Same Boat (Home Grown/Warner/WAR) J. ALDEAN & C. UNDERWOOD/If I... (Macon/BBR/Capitol) WALKER HAYES/Fancy Like (Monument) DUSTIN LYNCH f/M. PORTER/Thinking 'Bout You (Broken Bow)

JORDAN DAVIS f/LUKE BRYAN/Buy Dirt (MCA) SAM HUNT/23 (MCA) JON PARDI/Tequila Little Time (Capitol)

3975

980

Country Aircheck Top Recurrents

Country Aircheck Top Spin Gainers ZAC BROWN BAND/Same Boat (Home Grown/Warner/WAR)

1160

Points

J. RODGERS f/L. COMBS/Cold Beer… (River House/Columbia) 20676

830

CHRIS YOUNG & KANE BROWN/Famous Friends (RCA)

16707

WALKER HAYES/Fancy Like (Monument)

739

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

15700

DUSTIN LYNCH f/M. PORTER/Thinking ‘Bout You (Broken Bow)

499

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

14947

JORDAN DAVIS f/LUKE BRYAN/Buy Dirt (MCA)

390

LUKE BRYAN/Waves (Capitol)

13053

KANE BROWN/One Mississippi (RCA)

377

COLE SWINDELL/Single Saturday Night (Warner/WMN)

12813

LUKE COMBS/Cold As You (River House/Columbia)

366

SCOTTY MCCREERY/You Time (Triple Tigers)

10052

LUKE BRYAN/Up (Capitol)

319

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

9606

SAM HUNT/23 (MCA)

317

LEE BRICE/One Of Them Girls (Curb)

9338

266

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

9243

J. ALDEAN & C. UNDERWOOD/If I... (Macon/BBR/Capitol)

JON PARDI/Tequila Little Time (Capitol)

4 =Top 5 Point Gainers

Chart Page 4

October 25, 2021

COUNTRY AIRCHECK ACTIVITY NATE BARNES/You Ain’t Pretty (Quartz Hill) Moves 46-45* 2644 points, 839 spins 3 adds: KKWF, KWJJ, WDXB CHRIS LANE/Fill Them Boots (Big Loud) Moves 47-46* 2506 points, 721 spins 1 add: KKIX CAROLINE JONES/Come In (But Don’t Make Yourself Comfortable) (Mailboat/New Revolution) Moves 49-47* 2449 points, 801 spins 2 adds: KTGX*, WNCB CAM/Till There’s Nothing Left (Triple Tigers) Remains at 48 2248 points, 706 spins 1 add: KKIX DYLAN SCOTT/New Truck (Curb) Moves 50-49* 2241 points, 660 spins 3 adds: WBWL, WPOR, WUSN DREW PARKER/While You’re Gone (Warner/WMN) Debuts 50* 2217 points, 591 spins 3 adds: KHGE, WAVW, WMIL

ADD DATES

CHRIS YOUNG w/MITCHELL TENPENNY/At The End Of A Bar (RCA) 1893 points, 510 spins 2 adds: WGTY, WWKA

Send yours to (Warner/WAR) adds@countryaircheck.com CHRIS JANSON/Bye Mom 1819 points, 513 spins 2 adds: WTQR, WWQM NOVEMBER 1

DILLON CARMICHAEL/Son A (Riser GABBY BARRETT/Footprints OnOfThe MoonHouse) (Warner/WAR) 1786 points, 529 spins; No adds

NOVEMBER 8 Can’t (CoJo/Warner/WMN) CODY JOHNSON/Til You None 1661Listed points, 346 spins 10 adds: KMLE, KTEX, KUPL, KZSN, WDAF, WFUS, WHKO*, WLFP, WOGK, WUBL NOVEMBER 15

CHECK OUT OCTOBER 29 Shy Carter The Rest Of Us (Warner/WAR) Carter’s eight-song debut EP includes lead single “Good Love” and current offering “Beer With My Friends,” featuring Cole Swindell and David Lee Murphy. Drew Green Dirt Boy Vol. 2 (Villa 40/RCA) The final leg of his two-EP release boasts five tracks, including the Green, Smith Ahnquist and Brent Anderson-penned “Cold Beer And Copenhagen.” Morgan Evans Country And The Coast Side A (Warner/WEA) The six-song EP includes current single “Love Is Real” and the Evans, Ben Johnson, Hunter Phelps and Mark Holman-penned and Dan Huffproduced “Country Outta My Girl.” Eddie Montgomery Ain’t No Closing Me Down (Average Joes) Montgomery’s debut solo 12-track album was produced by Noah Gordon and Shannon Houchins and features “My Son” from Old Henry. Elvie Shane Backslider (Wheelhouse) Shane co-wrote each of the 15 songs included on his debut full length album, including No. 1 “My Boy” and recent release “My Kind Of Trouble.” Mitchell Tenpenny Naughty List (Riser House/Columbia) Produced by Mitchell, Jordan M. Schmidt and Lindsay Rimes, the Christmas album contains all seven songs from Neon Christmas, as well as four additional tracks including two originals co-written by Mitchell: “Don’t Hang The Mistletoe” and “I Hope It Snows.”

BRETT YOUNG/You Didn’t NIKO MOON/Paradise To Me(BMLGR) (RCA) 1590 points, 474 spins 2 adds: KSKS*, WZZK* ©2021 Countr y Aircheck™ — All r ights reser ved. Sign up free at w w w.countr yaircheck .com. S end news to news@countr yaircheck .com

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October 25, 2021 LW

Artist/Title (Label)

J. ALDEAN & C. UNDERWOOD

Points 6th Week at No. 1

If I Didn’t Love You (Macon Music/Broken Bow/Capitol)

+/- Points

Plays

11679

124

2344

+/- Plays Stations ADDS

WALKER HAYES/Fancy Like (Monument)

11421

465

2364

LUKE COMBS/Cold As You (River House/Columbia) 4

9942

949

1927

140

ZAC BROWN BAND/Same Boat (Home Grown/Warner/WAR) 4

9793

1834

1961

389

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

8951

-192

1779

-59

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

8811

-919

1815

-177

10 4

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

8522

-37

1758

-27

OLD DOMINION/I Was On A Boat That Day (Arista)

8209

-168

1657

-30

ELVIE SHANE/My Boy (Wheelhouse)

7847

-1799

1637

-342

11 10

JON PARDI/Tequila Little Time (Capitol)

7796

440

1575

12 11

DUSTIN LYNCH f/MACKENZIE PORTER/Thinking 'Bout You (Broken Bow)

7076

231

1445

13 12

MICHAEL RAY/Whiskey And Rain (Warner/WEA)

6724

280

1338

15 13

JORDAN DAVIS f/LUKE BRYAN/Buy Dirt (MCA) 4

6253

622

1225

115

16 14

ERIC CHURCH/Heart On Fire (EMI Nashville)

5759

366

1041

17 15

KANE BROWN/One Mississippi (RCA)

5698

397

1068

18 16

CHRIS STAPLETON/You Should Probably Leave (Mercury)

5500

274

1109

19 17

MORGAN WALLEN/Sand In My Boots (Big Loud)

5480

305

1127

20 18

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

5016

1017

21 19

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

5015

118

1034

22 20

PARKER MCCOLLUM/To Be Loved By You (MCA)

4521

105

880

23 21

KEITH URBAN/Wild Hearts (Capitol)

4176

747

25 22

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

3606

678

27 23

SAM HUNT/23 (MCA) 4

3558

541

657

109

26 24

KELSEA BALLERINI f/KENNY CHESNEY/Half Of My Hometown (Black River)

3361

-3

677

-12

24 25

RUSSELL DICKERSON/Home Sweet (Triple Tigers)

3273

-267

664

-53

28 26

BLAKE SHELTON/Come Back As A Country Boy (Warner/WMN)

3108

294

564

29 27

GARTH BROOKS/That's What Cowboys Do (Pearl)

2508

-16

494

-9

30 28

E. KING & M. LAMBERT/Drunk (And I Don't..) (RCA/Columbia)

2507

482

33 29

HARDY/Give Heaven Some Hell (Big Loud)

2428

291

500

31 30

JAKE OWEN/Best Thing Since Backroads (Big Loud)

2366

151

447

4 =Top 5 Point Gainers

Chart Page 6

October 25, 2021 LW

Artist/Title (Label)

Points +/- Points

39 31

LUKE BRYAN/Up (Capitol) 4

2307

Plays

+/- Plays

1125

406

193

32 32 34 33

DIERKS BENTLEY f/BRELAND & HARDY/Beers On Me (Atlantic/Big Loud/Capitol) 2054

-90

347

-9

C. PEARCE & A. MCBRYDE/Never Wanted... (Big Machine/Warner/WMN)

329

1793

Stations Adds

36 34

DAN + SHAY/Steal My Love (Warner/WAR)

1545

240

35 35

TOBY KEITH/Old School (Show Dog)

1485

-31

293

37 36

TIM MCGRAW/7500 OBO (Big Machine)

1375

-70

256

-18

41 37

MIRANDA LAMBERT/If I Was A Cowboy (RCA)

1304

303

228

38 38

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

1237

258

-4

43 39

CAITLYN SMITH f/OLD DOMINION/I Can't (Monument)

1052

260

42 40

CHRIS JANSON/Bye Mom (Warner/WAR)

936

-24

173

-4

44 41

DARIUS RUCKER/My Masterpiece (Capitol)

925

-2

218

-1

45 42

CHRIS YOUNG f/MITCHELL TENPENNY/At The End Of A Bar (RCA)

802

-36

117

-5

46 43

BROTHERS OSBORNE/I'm Not For Everyone (EMI Nashville)

766

-24

176

-7

47 44

MIDLAND/Sunrise Tells The Story (Big Machine)

696

-7

51 45

KELSEA BALLERINI w/LANY/I Quit Drinking (Black River/Interscope)

620

50 46

LUKE COMBS/South On Ya (River House/Columbia)

620

48 47

INGRID ANDRESS w/SAM HUNT/Wishful Drinking (Warner/WEA)

620

-20

-2

55 48

MORGAN WADE/Wilder Days (Arista)

571

Debut 49

CODY JOHNSON/Til You Can't (CoJo/Warner/WMN)

548

110

56 50

TENILLE ARTS/Back Then, Right Now (19th & Grand)

539

141

49 51

NATE BARNES/You Ain't Pretty (Quartz Hill)

534

-101

116

-13

Debut 52

SCOTTY MCCREERY/Damn Strait (Triple Tigers)

465

60 53

RUSSELL DICKERSON f/FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/It's About Time (Triple Tigers)

450

54 54

MADISON STATION/Shoes Under My Bed (Yellow Hammer)

439

-130

-28

Debut 55

PARMALEE/Take My Name (Stoney Creek)

437

MITCHELL TENPENNY/Truth About You (Riser House/Columbia)

430

59 57

SPENCER CRANDALL/My Person (---)

430

-20

-2

Debut 58

BAILEY JAMES/Finally Free (800 Mile)

423

Re-Enter 56

Debut 59 Re-Enter 60

DANIELLE BRADBERY/Stop Draggin' Your Boots (Big Machine)

420

JORDAN FLETCHER/Rather Be Broke (Triple Tigers)

420

-10

-1

4 =Top 5 Point Gainers

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