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November 30, 2020, Issue 733

Country’s Sweet Spot for Powers

Average Share

In September, radio pundit Sean Ross analyzed the relationship between power rotations and the ratings success of Top 40 stations in PPM markets. What he found was an eye-opening inverse relationship between the number of spins-per-week for power songs and station ratings. Those Top 40s playing powers more than 130 times per week averaged a three share, while those playing them less than 100 times POWER SWEET SPOT? per week averaged a 5.5 share. The article spurred 4.9 Country Aircheck 4.8 to perform a similar analysis for 4.0 Country stations. While Country and Top 40 are much different animals, Country has trended toward higher power numbers over the past (19 Stations) (30 Stations) (19 Stations) Spins of most-played power decade by an influx of Top 40 programmers and adjustments brought on by PPM strategies. For this analysis, Country Aircheck looked at 68 current-based Nielsen subscribing Country stations across the 48 PPM markets. Each station’s 6+ share for the September survey (Aug. 13-Sept. 9) was compared with spins for the station’s most-played song during Nielsen’s September Week 2 (Aug. 20-26) – thus avoiding the potential spin impact of special programming around the Labor Day weekend. Among the stations analyzed, the range of spins for the mostplayed title varied from 88 to 40, with the average most-played power getting approximately 64 spins per week. (continued on page 10)

Pitcher Perfect: Big Loud’s Hardy celebrates his inaugural No. 1 as an artist, “One Beer,” featuring Mercury’s Lauren Alaina and Warner/WEA’s Devin Dawson. Pictured (top, l-r) are Big Loud’s Stacy Blythe and Tyler Waugh, Nikki Wood, John D’Amico and Troy “Tracker” Johnson; (second row, l-r) Big Loud’s Brittani Koster and Ali Matkosky, Alaina and Sandbox’s Todd Ramey; (third row, l-r) are Big Loud’s Craig Wiseman, Giuliana Mignone and Seth England and Dawson; (bottom, l-r) Big Loud’s Dave Kirth, Sarah Headley, Kenny Jay and Hardy.

Eddie Hatfield Hangs It Up

KJJY/Des Moines morning host Eddie Hatfield hung up his headphones Nov. 20 and drove off into the sunset – literally – after 34 years ... and five days (CAT 10/20). As he and wife Gail set off on a celebratory road trip, Hatfield paused to debrief with Country Aircheck. “When I was seven, my mom called in to a radio contest in Denver. She handed me the phone and, when I heard my voice played back, I knew I wanted to be on the radio. We moved a lot as a kid, so Eddie Man Of Mine: I wanted to stay in one place and build Eddie and Gail my career at one station. I satisfied my Hatfield ambition early and held on tightly.

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“I’ve worked with ‘Big John’ McCoy for 33 of my 34 years here. Our chemistry and timing are so natural we can do the show without ever seeing one another. I’m thankful to have had such an amazing partner, and I am so excited for and proud of him as he continues on with the show. “In the heyday of the big boom, we went from an eight to a 32 share in mornings. The music at that time was absolutely fantastic. I’ve been lucky enough during my career to serve as MD, as well, and had the chance Partners In Time: “Big John” McCoy (l) and Hatfield to meet just about everyone. I shared fried mushrooms on a stick with Kenny Chesney, and I went to a record release event for Alan Jackson in the basement of a record store back before either were stars. I’ve also gone to Reba McEntire’s house for lunch and played drums for her during a performance there. “I’m also the reason our cluster got delay buttons! It was around 1988, and we were playing John Denver’s ‘Back Home Again.’ I started talking to Big John, who was running the board and hadn’t shut off my mic, and said, ‘Some shithead almost ran me off the road over on 30th Street yesterday!’ We carried on our conversation, and then the hotline rang. It was my GM, who said, ‘So, some shithead almost ran you off the road on 30th Street?’ I asked how he knew that, and he said, ‘You’re on the air right now!’ The next week, a magic box called the dump button showed up. “The Iowa State Fair, KJJY and I have almost become a single unit. I dove into that role wholeheartedly over the past 33 years. One year, headliner Ricky Van Shelton got sick and cancelled at the last minute, but the Fair had a replacement – some kid named Garth Brooks. I met him backstage and still have the Ricky Van Shelton ticket with Garth’s autograph. He was a great guy and I thought, ‘I hope he makes it.’ After introducing him, I stood side-stage as he opened with ‘Not Counting You.’ His microphone didn’t work for half of the song, and I decided to leave. The next morning, Big John said, ‘That was the best show I’ve ever seen in my life.’ “I had the opportunity to be in the crowd when Tim McGraw debuted ‘Don’t Take The Girl’ at the 1994 CRS New Faces Show. I snagged a cassette from my Curb rep that night and played it on-air as soon as we got home. I’m one of only a couple hundred people who can say they witnessed the birth of a superstar, and I still get goosebumps thinking about it. I saw Tim on his last tour and wanted to tell him that was the moment I’ll cherish

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most from my career, but when I got backstage all I said was, ‘I’ve been at the radio station for 33 years!’ So I blew my chance to thank him and tell him what it meant to me. “I was a raging alcoholic for many years and made a lot of mistakes along the way. I was very open on-air about my alcoholism and my journey to sobriety. Throughout the years, I’ve had calls from people who told me I was the reason they had gotten clean. That, in turn, helped me keep going. This career helped me be a positive influence on people, not just through my sobriety, but via fundraising efforts for charities including The Compassion Fund, for which we have raised more than $1 million. If I have a legacy, I hope that’s part of it, and I hope that radiothon continues on forever. “Part of my success was realizing I was there to make sure our clients sold more than before they bought advertising. Then they can build their businesses, put food on their tables, spend money in our community, and continue to buy the advertising that keeps my career going. Especially in the world we are living in now, entertainment and sales go hand-in-hand. Understanding that is important for anyone wanting to have longevity in this industry. “This job has also given me some of the most important people in my life. [Former KJJY PD] Beverlee Brannigan is my best female friend, and [former KJJY PD] Andy Elliott is my best male friend. Beverlee has also guided my career, backed me and believed in me when no one else did. Gail says my friendship with Big John is closer to a marriage than an on-air partnership. I had the opportunity to spend the last Kenny Way You Want It: Kenny Chesney part of my career (second from right) visits with thenworking with her, KJJY staffers Hatfield, Carol Doser and too, as she stepped Beverlee Brannigan (l-r). in to help when Big John got sick. “No one is mad at each other, and no one forced me out the door. There’s no animosity or hard feelings on either side, which is a rare way to leave radio these days. I will always consider myself part of the KJJY team, and if they need someone to fill in at some point, I’d be happy to help. But I won’t be setting an early morning alarm anymore.” Reach Hatfield here, and check out tributes from colleagues and listeners on his Facebook page here. –Monta Vaden

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... AL LIS O N DE M AR CU S

WI TH DeMarcus Family Rules’ Allison DeMarcus shares how she and husband Jay are spending their Quaran-Time: I didn’t realize life would ever be this drastically different. I’m a creature of habit, grounded in deep traditions, and quarantine has and still challenges us every single day! Never in a million years did I think I would homeschool my children, high five Jay when Clorox wipes were available at Walgreens, adopt two new dogs and have Jay home off the road consistently for the first time in our 16-year marriage. I’m just glad Jay at least still acts like he loves being at the house with all of us, even when he desperately misses playing music. Our quarantine life consists of Jay cooking any meal that does not require the use of a microwave, me feeding puppies every two hours so no one develops hypoglycemia and our beautiful children asking 9,362,874 questions about each and every statement we make to them or to each other. I’ve done more math problems in the past eight months than I did in my entire educational career. I know my AP Math teacher, Dr. Don Newman, is rolling over in his grave. I have learned that if we can survive

quarantine, parenting our children and caring for our aging parents without barely leaving the house, then we can make it through anything! The release of DeMarcus Family Rules during the pandemic was a fun distraction. After not wearing mascara and only wearing bed clothes for six months, it was an exciting change of pace. We were thrilled to share what we had filmed with everyone finally and were elated by people’s response. I was worried that people wouldn’t realize everything had been filmed prior to the pandemic in October through December 2019 and what their reaction would be. Fortunately, the majority of those watching understood the timeline based on the events occurring in our lives at that time. We hope everyone tells their friends to watch and messages @netflix to tell them we need to shoot more! Madeline and I started doing “Paint With Diamonds” of some of her favorite “sweet treat” designs to put up in her room. It’s like pointillism with rhinestones and illuminates the issue of my failing eyesight! Quarantine has undoubtedly hindered my ability to be productive. It has only made me hungry! I’m bingeing DeMarcus Family Rules

Chart Chat

Congratulations to Hardy, Stacy Blythe, Ali Matkosky and the Big Loud promotion team on landing at No. 1 with “One Beer,” featuring Lauren Alaina and Devin Dawson. The song is the lead single from Hardy’s debut studio album A Rock, and is his first No. 1 as an artist. Songwriters are Hillary Lindsey, Jake Mitchell and Hardy. Ironically, the song peaked nine months after its add

The Little Rascals (duh?!), Selling Sunset, My Next Guest Needs No Introduction, Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee and Dead To Me. This year had many challenges on many levels for everyone in every facet of life; however, it has forced us to slow down, spend more muchneeded time with family, enjoy watching our kids at these fun ages of eight and 10 and focus on the important aspects of life.

date. Amazing what one beer can lead to. And kudos to Lee Adams, Shelley Hargis Gaines and the Broken Bow crew on notching 14 adds for Chase Rice’s “Drinkin’ Beer. Talkin’ God. Amen,” featuring Florida Georgia Line, which tops this week’s board.

News & Notes Hardy

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Country’s Sweet Spot for Powers

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This breakout looked amazingly balanced, with 30 stations spinning their powers in the 60-69 range and 19 stations each on either side of the median; however, those stations on the high side of the 60s saw a much lower average share than those with less than 70 spins per week. Comparing shares, the average for the 68 stations analyzed was 4.6, with Hall WCTK/Providence leading the pack with a 10.3 share. The trend here indicated the larger the share, the fewer the spins on powers as stations with more than a 5.5 share averaged 62.5 spins, while stations below a four-share averaged 66 spinsper-week. It is important to note the outliers here, as many of the stations with the highest shares – including WCTK – are in markets with little, if any, significant format competition. That begs another question: In markets where there is a format battle, were any trends evident between competing stations? Of the 68 analyzed stations, there are 23 markets where two separately owned stations are in a format battle, while 18 are markets where one station

LESS SPINS, MORE SHARE

Average Spins of Most Played Power

The Alliance for Women in Media Foundation (AWMF) has launched its year-end fundraising campaign to further the organization’s mission of using media to create positive change while supporting educational programs and scholarships that benefit student of the media and allied fields. The campaign continues through the end of the year; details here. The 28th annual Tin Pan South Songwriters Festival returns inperson at venues across Nashville Nov. 16-20, 2021. Singer/songwriter Brady Seals’ memoir, God Blessed Texas & Me Too, is available here. He’s also releasing a new version of “God Blessed Texas” Dec.11; pre-order here.

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62.5

(16 Stations)

63.9

(26 Stations)

66.0

(26 Stations)

P6+ Share

has effective format exclusivity. In the 23 format battles, the leading stations’ powers average only slightly higher than 64 spins-per-week, while the runners up in those battles averaged just less than 65. Those stations with exclusivity average approximately 62 spins.

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... NI CO LE M IC HA LIK

WI TH the studio, I get in a workout. Fun fact: I was on season four of The Biggest Loser, so I’m always trying to figure out a way to like working out. Ha! I wish I was one of those people who wanted to run five miles at 6am and come home to make something crafty; however, I am neither! I did get all new furniture, though, and did it on a budget. That’s kind of a hobby, right? Radio tends to do the same things over and over again – that’s a whole different conversation – but this forced everyone in the entertainment field to think outside the box, which has been cool. Some people still think social media is the devil, but it’s all about how you use it! I think it’s fun, it’s educational and it makes a lot of people feel less alone. The first thing I want to do when everything reopens is go on a trip – in a plane – to somewhere with a beach. Oh, and I want to stop in Nashville on the way home! I’ve been doing a lot of binge-watching and reading. A lot! I’ve watched All American, Virgin River, Sweet Magnolias, Normal People, Emily In Paris, Hollywood, Queer Eye, Tiger King and Love Is Blind. Some of my favorite books have been Open Book by Jessica Simpson; Big Summer by Jennifer Weiner; Do You Mind If I Cancel? by Gary Janetti; The Wedding Date, The Proposal and The Wedding Party by Jasmine Guillory; The Hating Game by Sally Thorne; and One To Watch by Kate Stayman-London. I’ve loved having more time to read ... it makes me feel smarter! I also spend a lot of time educating myself about what was and is going on in the world. It’s important to understand what other people who aren’t like you are going through. Knowledge is

While the relationship between power rotations and ratings among Country stations did not vary as dramatically as for Top 40 stations, there were some subtle yet consistent differences. As maximum power spins increased, shares tended to decline. There were also minor differences in competitive situations, with leading stations spinning their powers slightly less frequently than their rivals. Does this mean stations powering titles over 70 or 80 times per week should slow them down? Not necessarily. As veteran consultant Joel Raab notes, “When you’re a start-up, you’ll often spin your powers faster in order to attract new cume. When people are checking you out, you want to make sure they’re always hearing one of the top songs.” While every competitive situation is unique, what is most evident from the data is the uniformity of the format. Of the stations analyzed, 44% played their powers in the range of 60-69 times per week. Expand that range to 55-74 spins per week, and you have a full 75% of the sample. “In the PPM era, we learned that the audience listens for a shorter period time than we thought they did during the diary era; therefore, we needed to speed up rotations,” explains Raab. “But, if you play them too fast, you reach diminishing returns.” After more than a decade of PPM experience, both Raab and Country radio in general agree, “There is a sweet spot for powers.” –Chris Huff

power, and our brains can learn something new every minute of every day and never reach capacity. Early on, I was treating myself to way too many snacks! I’d hit up Trader Joe’s for milk chocolate covered pretzels, Scandinavian swimmers and too much Ben & Jerry’s Cherry Garcia. I also ordered mozzarella cheese fries a little too frequently from the pizza place down the street and gained the “quarantine 15” and then some! In September, I got myself together and started a new program called “Profile By Sanford” brought to me by the station. I’m always careful about what I promote, because I don’t want to go on-air and tell people they need to lose weight. It’s important we acknowledge every body is beautiful and different, and we should prioritize health. I wasn’t eating well, so I needed a reset. This has me focusing on eating a ton of vegetables; my go-to snack is cocktail cucumbers sliced in spears with Everything But The Bagel seasoning and dipped in hummus. Hit Michalik up for more book. recommendations here.

Read Y’all About It

COMPETITIVE DIFFERENTIAL 5.5

5.0 3.7

Average Share

A day in the self-isolated life of Beasley WXTU/Philadelphia afternoon personality Nicole Michalik: I’m single with no kids and live in a Center City Philadelphia apartment. My best friend lives one floor below me, so I have someone to hang out with, but then we can go back to our own spaces. I never feel completely isolated. Not being able to go out to lunch or dinner, hit up Soul Cycle or take in events in the city was quite a shock at first, but I’ve also enjoyed not feeling pressure to get dressed up, make sure I did my hair and makeup and get a fresh manicure! I have continued going into the studio to broadcast live daily, and it has been amazing to take calls from front line workers and those working from home. Listeners being able to call or text the station and have someone answer is a game changer, especially for those who live alone. The biggest change has been the lack of concerts, events and interactions with listeners and artists. In March, we had shirts made that said “925XTU Biggest Summer Ever,” because it was supposed to be the most event-filled summer in Philly. [Editor’s Note: Are these shirts still available, or were they all sold on eBay?] Each morning, I check emails and socials while watching The Today Show before making coffee and getting back in bed. I do a fun bit on Instagram called Coffee Under The Covers, which started more than a year ago with me in bed talking about random things. People seem to love it, and I enjoy having that time to connect with listeners, especially now. Afterwards, I do show prep and my blog posts, answer emails, take care of any business at hand, and before I head to

No Competitor (18 Stations, 62.8 avg spins)

Leaders

Runners-Up

(23 Stations, 64.2 avg spins)

(23 Stations, 64.9 avg spins)

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AVAILABLE JOBS MIDWEST

SOUTHEAST

WEST COAST

Summit KFDI/Wichita OM Justin Case is searching for a morning co-host. See the complete posting here; send résumés and airchecks to Case here. Federated WQHK/Ft. Wayne, IN OM Jimmy Knight is searching for a morning co-host to join incumbent Josh Michaels. Send résumés and airchecks to Knight here. MacDonald WKCQ/Saginaw, MI OM/PD Jason Addams is looking to add a full-time on-air personality for nights. Send résumés and airchecks to him here. Midwest/Evansville, IN OM Aaron Santini is seeking a Prod. Asst./on-air talent for the cluster that includes Country WLYD. Send cover letters, résumés and airchecks to him here. Townsquare KOEL/Waterloo, IA PD/morning host Johnny Marks is looking for a morning cohost who is “social media savvy and regularly contributes content to the station’s website and social media account. See the complete job description and apply here.

Cumulus WKAK/Albany, GA PD Bill Dollar is looking for an afternoon personality/Production Dir. Apply here. Cumulus/Shreveport, LA is searching for a VP/MM to succeed Aaron Criswell. See the complete job posting and apply here. Sun WXNX (Trump Country 93.7)/Fort Myers, FL has an immediate need for on-air and programming talent to join the private, family-owned television and radio company. Send résumés and airchecks here. Golden Isles/Brunswick, GA Dir./Programming Mark “The Shark” Ediss is looking to add a utility player to the four-station cluster that includes Country WRJY. Duties include traffic, front desk, promotions and on-air. Send résumés and airchecks to Ediss here. Saga WVVR/Clarksville, TN Dir./Group Programming Scott Chase is seeking a morning co-host to join incumbent Fletch. Send résumés and airchecks to Chase here.

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. Bonneville KYGO/Denver PD Brian Michel is searching for a morning co-host to join incumbent Tracy Dixon. Reach Michel here, and apply here. Frontier/Juneau, AK GM Cherie Curry is seeking an OM/PD/on-air talent for the cluster that includes Country KTKU. Send résumés with references and an aircheck to Curry here. Entercom is now searching for a Regional Dir./ Promotions for the Mountain Region, including Denver, Las Vegas and Phoenix markets. The position will manage all promotions and related activity for all brands in the region, including Country KMLE/Phoenix. See the complete job description and apply here.

NORTHEAST

Forever WFGI/Johnstown, PA is seeking a fulltime morning co-host. Send résumés, airchecks and salary requirements here. WVRC WKKW/Morgantown, WV PD Mike Vincent is searching for part-time on-air talent for weekend and fill-in positions. Send résumés and airchecks to him here. Alpha/Fredericksburg, VA is looking for a Market Mgr. for the cluster, which includes Country WFLS. Interested candidates can see a complete job description and apply here. Alpha WFLS/Fredericksburg, VA Dir./Content Bill West is searching for a morning co-host to succeed the retiring Jessica Cash. Apply here; reach West here.

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. Cox Country Format Leader & Country KKBQ/ Houston PD Johnny Chiang is seeking a midday personality for KKBQ to succeed Christi Brooks. Complete job description and application here. Cumulus KSCS/Dallas PD Mike Preston is seeking a midday personality who loves country music; knows the Texas lifestyle; executes a fun, engaging, interactive show; is a social media creator and contributor; and is willing to take on additional programming assignments as needed. Complete job description and application here.

OTHER Cherry Creek Media Group PD Mark Elliott is searching for experienced OMs and PDs for future openings. The company’s Country properties include KAAR/Butte, MT; KCIN & KIYK/St. George, UT; KMON/Great Falls, MT; KGGL/Missoula, MT; KKXK/Montrose, MT; KWCD/Sierra Vista, AZ; KYSN/ Wenatchee, WA; KYYZ/Williston, ND; and Classic Country KMON-AM/Great Falls, MT. Candidates with a minimum of three-to-five years of experience and a background in programming multiple formats in small to medium sized markets can send résumés, airchecks and programming philosophies to Elliott here. RWPC Pres. JJ Jobe is looking for a hands-on GM for a small Southeast market. Send cover letters and résumés to him here.

SEEKING JOBS •Cactus Jack Former Entercom/Phoenix Dir./Production GoGoJack@msn.com 602-430-5908 •Heather Stevens Former WQXK/Youngstown, OH middays Heather.Stevens2019@gmail.com

•Denis “Catfish” Miller Former KSNI/Santa Maria, CA afternoons DenisMil@hotmail.com

•Tom Travis Former iHeartMedia/Oklahoma City SVPP TomTTravis@gmail.com

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

•Dave Schaefer Former iHeartMedia/Farmington, NM SVPP •Trace Hamilton & Country KTRA PD Former WEBG/Chicago night host DRSchaefer@gobrainstorm.net TheTraceHamilton@gmail.com

•”Big” John Horton •Tony Kelly Former KFSA/Ft. Smith, AR afternoon host Former WUSN/Chicago morning producer BigJohn@TheBigJohnShow.com KellyT_60468@yahoo.com 708-642-8518 •Kris Richards Former WKJO/Smithfield, NC afternoons •Greg Cole FireCop947@yahoo.com Former WKCQ/Saginaw, MI OM/PD GCole27000@gmail.com •AJ McCloud 916-502-4734 Former WWFF/Huntsville, AL APD/afternoons AJ.McCloud@charter.net •Jonathan West 256-503-2301 Former WKTI/Milwaukee afternoons JSWest33@yahoo.com •Kristin Monica 320-774-9300 Former WQNU/Louisville APD/mornings Kristin@RadioKristin.com •Doug Dodds Former ZFKY/Grand Cayman PD/mornings •Paul Cannell DougDoddsEmail@gmail.com Former WRKN/New Orleans PD PFCannell@gmail.com •Marc Lavik (aka Dave Marcus) Former on-air talent •Mac Daniels ZimaGuy@gmail.com Former KPLX & KSCS/Dallas PD 401-467-6737 MacDaniels@me.com

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

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

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

•Steve Knoll Former KMAG/Ft. Smith, AR PD/on-air talent •Shawn Carey Former KXXY/Oklahoma City on-air talent SteveKnoll@cox.net Shawntze@sbcglobal.net •Bill Hickok Former KBMR/Bismark, ND morning host •Ryan McCall Former WGLR/Platteville, WI MD/ BillHickok1950@gmail.com afternoons RyanMcCall@yahoo.com •Amy Nic Former WAMZ/Louisville afternoon host •David Dean AmyNicRadioChick@gmail.com Former KXDD/Yakima, WA afternoons •Ron “Keyes” Stevens DaviDean5@gmail.com Former WQRB/Eau Claire, WI afternoons RonStvns@yahoo.com •Kasper Former WUSN/Chicago afternoons •Lee France KasperShow@gmail.com and www. Former KAGG/Bryan, TX PD/midday host KasperShow.com LeeFranceWV@gmail.com

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SEEKING JOBS •Brian “Wookie” Kostek Former WDSY/Pittsburgh APD/MD/afternoons BKostek24@gmail.com •Chuck Edwards Former WYCD/Detroit mornings ChuckOn995@yahoo.com •Terry Phillips Former Entercom/Detroit Dir./ Creative Services Terry@TerryPhillips.com •Bernadette Gibbons Former Entercom/New York Coord./Promotions BernGibbons23@gmail.com •Blair Thomas Former WXCY/Wilmington, DE mornings BThomas330@yahoo.com •Brad King Former WBYT/South Bend, IN APD/MD/middays BradKingRadio@yahoo.com and here •Dr. Don Carpenter Former WYCD/Detroit mornings Dr.DonCarpenter@gmail.com •Jake Byron Former KUPL/Portland mornings JakeByronMedia@gmail.com •Adam Rondeau Former WCVL/Charlottesville, VA mornings BrondeauShow@gmail.com •Corey Dillon Former KNUC/Seattle afternoons/Social Media Mgr. CoreyDillonRadio@gmail.com

(continued) •Steve Richards Former Townsquare/Albany, NY OM SVal622@sbcglobal.net 901-481-2669 •Jody Wheatley Former WQMX/Akron MD/Promotions Dir. JodyWheatley13@gmail.com •Kelley Bradshaw-Brock Former WKDF/Nashville afternoons KelleyBra13@gmail.com 423-802-4987 •Tim Taylor Former KWJJ/Portland afternoons Tim.Taylor1@comcast.net •Tim Richards Former Entercom/Phoenix VP/Branding, KMLE PD Tim915@gmail.com

•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

•Guy David Former KYGO/Denver mornings GuyDavid02@gmail.com Agent: David Brody, 877-888-1267

•Tami Rumfelt Former WPAW/Greensboro afternoons TamiRumfelt@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

•JONATHAN WEST Former WKTI/Milwaukee afternoons JSWest33@yahoo.com 320-774-9300

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•Mandy James Former KMNB/Minneapolis mornings MandyJKDSN@gmail.com

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

•Jason Pullman Former WUSN/Chicago mornings PimpYourPromo@gmail.com

SEEKER SPOTLIGHT

•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

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

•“Wes McShay” Gardipe Former Appaloosa Dir./Western Region Programming WesGardipe@gmail.com 307-899-0007

•Fletcher Keyes Former WWQM/Madison, WI PD KeyesCreative@gmail.com www.FletcherKeyes.com

•JD Justice Former KCTO/Duluth, MN Brand Mgr./mornings JDJusticeVoice@yahoo.com

•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 •Mark Lillie Former iHeartMedia/Farmington, NM Cluster PD Lillie.Mark@gmail.com 303/704-0700 •Michael Rivera Former KHEY/El Paso, TX & KBQI/ Albuquerque PD MJRivera1980@gmail.com

•Steve Powers Former iHeartMedia/Mobile, AL SVPP StevePowers961@yahoo.com •Jim Dorman Former iHeartMedia/Wichita SVPP & Country KZSN PD/middays JimDorman2@aol.com •Eddie Rupp Former iHeartMedia/Sarasota, FL SVPP/ OM & Country WCTQ middays ER-1001@hotmail.com •Mike Rowe Former WAMZ/Louisville nights MikeRoweRadio1@yahoo.com •Mike Tyler Former WCKT/Ft. Myers, FL PD/ afternoons RadioGuy.101@gmail.com •Amy Lynn Former WCKT/Ft. Myers, FL middays AmyLynnRadio@gmail.com •Jake McBride Former KKIX/Fayetteville, AR afternoons MrJakeMcBride@gmail.com

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

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

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

•Doug Kramer Former KHLR/Little Rock, AR mornings DougKramerLive@gmail.com

•JJ Cook Former iHeartMedia/Cedar Rapids, IA SVPP IowaViking@mchsi.com •Jim O’Hara Former iHeartMedia/Quad Cities, IA SVPP & Country WLLR PD/on-air JimOHara@mchsi.com

•Ashley King Former KHLR/Little Rock, AR afternoons AKingMarsh@gmail.com •Matt Cruz Former KSSN/Little Rock, AR on-air/ promotions MatthewsPersonalEmail@gmail.com

•Anthony “The AntMan” Allen Former KASE & KVET/Austin PD TheAntMan@TheAntMan.co

November 30, 2020

November 2020 PPM Scoreboard Country radio shares were down 11.6 points (3.3%) compared to last month. Of the stations listed, 31 saw share increases, 47 decreased and 9 were flat month-to-month. Overall cume was down 953,500 (-3.7%) compared to last month. The cume leader was Cumulus’ KPLX/Dallas with 860,500. Entercom’s WNSH/New York was second with 825,300. Versus November 2019 PPMs, radio shares were down 30.1 points (8.2%) year-over-year from last year’s 369.3 shares. Cume decreased from

Station/City

WUBL

Oct 6+ Share

Rank

Nov 6+ Share

WUBL/Atlanta 3.5 9 WKHX/Atlanta 2.4 16 KVET/Austin^ 4.5 5 KASE/Austin^ 2.8 13t KOKE/Austin 1.0 21t WPOC/Baltimore 5.4 6 WKLB/Boston 4.7 7 WBWL/Boston 2.2 14 WCTK/Boston (Providence) 0.8 23t WSOC/Charlotte 7.3 2 WKKT/Charlotte 6.4 4 WUSN/Chicago 2.3 18 WUBE/Cincinnati^ 8.0 3 WNKN/Cincinnati+ 4.3 6t WNNF/Cincinnati 2.1 15 WYGY/Cincinnati^ 0.9 18t WGAR/Cleveland 6.0 8 WCOL/Columbus, OH 9.3 1 KPLX/Dallas^ 4.8 3 KSCS/Dallas^ 4.2 6 KYGO/Denver 5.6 2 KWBL/Denver 2.4 17 WYCD/Detroit 5.1 6t WDRQ/Detroit 2.6 18 WTQR/Greensboro 4.5 8 WPAW/Greensboro 4.3 9 WWYZ/Hartford 6.1 5t KKBQ/Houston^ 3.7 11 KILT/Houston 3.1 14 KTHT/Houston^+ 2.0 21 500 WFMS/Indianapolis 6.8 4t WLHK/Indianapolis 5.3 6 WQIK/Jacksonville 4.7 7 WGNE/Jacksonville 4.0 9t KFKF/Kansas City^ 6.2 4 KBEQ/Kansas City^ 5.7 5 WDAF/Kansas City 5.6 6 KCYE/Las Vegas 3.5 9 500Vegas KWNR/Las 3.1 12t KKGO/Los Angeles 2.4 16 359.8 369.3 WGKX/Memphis 3.8 9t 400 WLFP/Memphis 2.5 12 WKIS/Miami 2.9 349.4 11t WNSH/Middlesex (New York) 3.5 10t

400

Rank

Oct Cume

Nov Cume

3.7 9 501,600 483,600 2.7 13t 362,400 350,000 3.9 6 240,200 213,000 3.8 7 187,800 185,800 0.7 22t 76,900 72,700 5.2 5 281,300 274,000 3.5 9t 518,400 482,400 2.3 15t 359,800 315,700 0.7 24 112,700 93,600 7.3 4 393,000 413,400 7.4 2t 394,300 400,500 2.4 15 765,200 741,700 7.7 3 358,100 331,500 4.2 10 170,800 167,300 2.1 15 178,200 185,600 0.9 19 113,300 102,000 7.4 4 312,400 306,600 8.2 2 325,800 269,600 4.6 6 973,500 860,500 5.3 2 702,100 663,500 4.9 2t 337,900 323,600 2.3 17 213,800 206,600 4.6 9 605,600 525,100 2.9 18 395,000 366,800 5.0 8 159,300 174,500 4.0 9 159,800 169,000 5.5 6t 173,000 156,900 3.6 12t 736,700 736,800 4.0 9t 682,200 753,400 2.0 20 392,800 356,000 6.2 5 263,300 244,800 4.1 9t 249,900 204,400 5.4 6 187,600 198,800 3.7 10 185,700 163,500 5.9 4 256,500 245,300 4.6 9 246,600 228,800 6.5 3 296,200 343,500 3.5 8 172,300 160,500 2.6 16 154,100 141,300 2.4 16 682,800 697,800 3.0 11 109,900 88,000 2.5 13 70,300 355.6 72,700 3.0 350.1 12t 316,900 349.7 341,200 3.3 10 135,000 128,000

Oct 6+ Share

Station/City

Rank

Nov 6+ Share

WKMK/Middlesex (Monmouth) 0.6 25t WMIL/Milwaukee 6.2 4 WMBZ/Milwaukee^ 1.5 11t WVTY/Milwaukee^ 1.2 14 KEEY/Minneapolis 5.4 7 KMNB/Minneapolis 2.7 15 WSM-FM/Nashville^ 7.0 2 WSIX/Nashville 5.1 9 WKDF/Nashville^ 3.9 12 WNSH/Nassau (New York) 1.5 23 WNSH/New York 2.0 19 WGH/Norfolk 4.1 4 WWKA/Orlando 3.9 9 WXTU/Philadelphia 3.6 11 KNIX/Phoenix 7.3 1 KMLE/Phoenix 3.1 13t WPGB/Pittsburgh 5.3 5 WDSY/Pittsburgh 4.5 9 WLYI/Pittsburgh 1.5 14t WOGG/Pittsburgh 1.1 18 WOGI/Pittsburgh 1.0 19 KUPL/Portland 3.4 9t KWJJ/Portland 2.3 18 WCTK/Providence 10.4 2 WQDR/Raleigh 6.1 5 WNCB/Raleigh 2.6 15 KFRG/Riverside 4.5 3t KNCI/Sacramento 7.5 2 KUBL/Salt Lake City 4.1 10 KSOP/Salt Lake City ^ 2.6 16 KEGA/Salt Lake City 1.6 18 KCYY/San Antonio^ 5.6 3 KAJA/San Antonio 4.2 7t KKYX-AM/San Antonio^+ 1.5 22t KSON/San Diego 4.3 7 KRTY/San Jose 3.2 10t KKWF/Seattle 3.0 16 KNUC/Seattle 2.6 18 387.0 KSD/St.381.8 Louis 7.0 382.0 3 WIL/St. Louis 4.4 9 369.1 366.6 WFUS/Tampa 5.3 3 WQYK/Tampa 4.5 7t WMZQ/Washington 3.0 12 WIRK/West Palm Beach 2.3 10

369.1 350.1 349.7

349.4

32,134,900 to 25,142,100 (21.8%) year-over-year. Note that November 2020 PPM dates range from Oct. 8-Nov. 4, with many areas still under coronavirus-related restrictions. Revisit coverage of Country cume decreases in the May 26 issue of Country Aircheck Weekly here and the September 14 issue of Country Aircheck Weekly here. Legend: A “+” indicates a Classic Country outlet; a “^” designates co-owned Country stations in the metro; a “t” indicates a tie; and a “*” indicates a station that is a recent subscriber for which ratings were not currently available. Ranks are among subscribers.

Oct Cume

Rank

Nov Cume

1.0 23t 39,200 38,500 6.0 4 299,100 283,600 1.4 11t 105,800 103,400 1.2 14 91,900 77,400 4.9 7t 467,000 407,300 2.8 15 373,700 342,000 4.2 11 192,900 185,400 4.4 8t 195,300 189,900 3.8 13 181,900 153,900 1.1 25 116,500 110,600 2.1 19 879,200 825,300 4.2 4t 166,100 173,300 3.9 8t 209,600 200,800 4.0 10 514,000 491,300 6.1 2 559,700 565,400 3.3 12t 433,400 459,100 3.8 11 200,300 177,300 4.1 7t 261,600 242,900 1.4 15t 73,300 65,800 1.0 17t 69,100 62,500 0.9 19t 84,200 80,000 2.9 14 246,400 234,000 2.1 18 231,700 211,200 8.8 2 306,600 284,700 4.8 6 242,000 213,100 3.5 12t 146,300 150,900 4.8 2t 273,600 253,400 8.1 2 347,700 344,500 5.2 6 212,400 235,200 2.9 14 165,500 159,700 1.7 18 134,700 129,700 4.9 5 418,100 401,200 3.1 13 317,900 302,300 2.1 19 95,000 115,000 4.1 7 268,200 267,900 3.3 9 114,400 114,400 3.1 14t 351,700 356,000 3.4 10t 309,100 322,400 7.7 3 420,400 418,800 3.9 11t 378,300 381,400 5.0 362.2 6 378,600 383,500 3.8 10 297,000 283,000 350.8 2.7 13 319,600 323,600 339.2 80,200 2.2 10 95,600

381.8 387.0 382.0

299.2

359.8 369.3

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366.6

355.6

362.2

350.8

300

339.2

299.2

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

300 200

Nov '18 Nov

Dec

Hol

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

200

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October 2020 CDM Scoreboard Here are October 2020 (three-month rolling average, 7/16-10/7) Nielsen Audio Continuous Diary Measurement (CDM) ratings results listed alphabetically by market. Ranks are among subscribers.

Station/City

September 2020 September 2020 CDM Share CDM Rank

WQMX/Akron, OH 6.9 WGNA/Albany, NY 7.3 WKLI/Albany, NY 1.9 WRVE-F2+/Albany, NY 1.0 WFFG/Albany, NY 0.7 KRST/Albuquerque, NM 4.6 KBQI/Albuquerque, NM 3.1 KBQI-HD2/Albuquerque, NM 1.8 WCTO/Allentown, PA 8.5 KUZZ/Bakersfield, CA 9.5 KRJK/Bakersfield, CA 1.0 KCWR/Bakersfield, CA 2.1 WYNK/Baton Rouge, LA 3.1 WDXB/Birmingham, AL 4.7 WQSB/Birmingham, AL 0.1 WZZK/Birmingham, AL * WYRK/Buffalo, NY 10.7 WEZL/Charleston, SC 3.9 WUSY/Chattanooga, TN 12.7 WUUQ/Chattanooga, TN 4.2 WOGT/Chattanooga, TN 1.3 KATC/Colorado Springs, CO 4.2 WCOS/Columbia, SC 7.3 WWNQ/Columbia, SC 1.7 WHKO/Dayton, OH 9.9 WCLI/Dayton, OH 2.4 WYDB/Dayton, OH 1.7 WNKN/Dayton, OH 1.9 KHKI/Des Moines, IA 8.0 KJJY/Des Moines, IA 4.3 KXNO-FM2/Des Moines, IA 0.4 KHEY/El Paso, TX 5.6 KSKS/Fresno, CA 3.9 KHGE/Fresno, CA 2.6 WCKT/Ft. Myers, FL 1.8 WXNX/Ft. Myers, FL * WWGR/Ft. Myers, FL * WBCT/Grand Rapids, MI 9.0 WTNR/Grand Rapids, MI 1.3 WRNS/Greenville, NC 9.1 WESC/Greenville, SC 7.1 WSSL/Greenville, SC 5.9 WKSF/Greenville, SC 2.0 WRBT/Harrisburg, PA 5.5 WZCY/Harrisburg, PA 1.4 WFVY/Harrisburg, PA 1.4 WGTY/Harrisburg, PA 0.9 WIOV/Harrisburg, PA * WDRM/Huntsville, AL 9.2 WWFF/Huntsville, AL 2.0 WMSI/Jackson, MS 4.6 WUSJ/Jackson, MS 3.5 WHJT/Jackson, MS 2.5

2 1 14 18 19t 2 5t 11 3 1 13t 9t 5t 2 16t * 1 4t 1 5 11 6 2 16 1 9t 14 11t 2 5 11t 6 6 10t 10t * * 1 15t 1 1 2 11 4 8t 8t 11t * 1 11 4 7 8t

October 2020 CDM Share

October 2020 CDM Rank

6.8 7.6 2.3 0.8 0.7 5.4 3.1 1.6 9.2 7.3 1.3 1.2 3.0 4.3 * * 10.7 4.2 11.8 4.0 1.4 5.3 7.4 1.6 9.8 2.3 1.9 1.4 6.3 5.8 0.4 6.8 3.7 2.9 2.5 1.7 * 8.7 1.2 9.0 6.8 6.1 1.8 5.7 1.9 1.4 0.7 * 10.3 2.2 4.2 2.6 2.2

2 1 11t 18 19 2 6 11t 3 1 11t 13t 6 2 * * 1 4 1 5 11 4 2 15t 1 9t 12 15t 3 5 11t 4 8 11 9 12t * 1 17 1 1 2 11 4 8 9 13t * 1 11 4 7t 9

An asterisk (*) indicates a station for which CDM ratings were not available for the October 2020 ratings period. Non-subscribing stations in published, subscribing markets are excluded.

Station/City WIVK/Knoxville, TN WDKW/Knoxville, TN WMYL/Knoxville, TN WYSH-AM/Knoxville, TN WCYQ/Knoxville, TN KSSN/Little Rock, AR KMJX/Little Rock, AR KHLR/Little Rock, AR WAMZ/Louisville, KY WQNU/Louisville, KY WMAD/Madison, WI WKSJ/Mobile, AL WKNN/Mobile, AL KTOM/Monterey, CA WNOE/New Orleans, LA WRKN/New Orleans, LA WYNK/New Orleans, LA KJKE/Oklahoma City, OK KTST/Oklahoma City, OK KXXY/Oklahoma City, OK KNAH/Oklahoma City, OK KXKT/Omaha, NE KFFF/Omaha, NE WKHK/Richmond, VA WBEE/Rochester, NY WNBL/Rochester, NY WYRK/Rochester, NY KXLY/Spokane, WA KDRK/Spokane, WA KNHK/Spokane, WA KISC-FM2/Spokane, WA WRNX/Springfield, MA WWYZ/Springfield, MA WHLL-AM/Springfield, MA WBBS/Syracuse, NY WOLF/Syracuse, NY WFRG/Syracuse, NY WKKO/Toledo, OH WMIM/Toledo, OH WCKY/Toledo, OH KIIM/Tucson, AZ KYWD/Tucson, AZ KWEN/Tulsa, OK KXBL/Tulsa, OK KVOO/Tulsa, OK KTGX/Tulsa, OK KZSN/Wichita, KS KHUT/Wichita, KS KFDI/Wichita, KS KFTI-AM/Wichita, KS WGGY/Wilkes-Barre, PA WCFT/Wilkes-Barre, PA WSJR/Wilkes-Barre, PA

September 2020 September 2020 CDM Share CDM Rank

11.3 3.5 1.0 0.3 * 7.1 4.9 1.6 6.0 * 3.0 7.0 0.7 3.5 5.1 0.4 0.1 4.7 5.0 3.5 1.7 9.0 2.9 * 8.4 0.6 0.2 5.6 4.5 2.1 0.8 4.6 0.7 0.7 8.7 4.1 3.0 9.0 1.8 1.2 5.6 1.0 6.2 5.1 3.5 2.6 6.3 0.4 * * 7.6 0.6 0.8

1 6 9t 12t * 3 6t 12 1 * 6 4 15 4t 4 18 22t 5 4 9t 16 2 6 * 1 10 13t 2 6t 13 18t 3 8t 8t 1 6t 9 1 9t 11 4 17 2 6 10t 13 2 11t * * 3 13t 12

October 2020 CDM Share

October 2020 CDM Rank

10.7 2.7 1.0 0.4 * 7.8 6.1 2.0 6.2 * 2.8 7.8 0.7 5.5 5.6 0.4 0.2 4.8 4.3 3.5 2.1 9.8 2.6 * 9.7 0.6 0.4 5.4 4.0 3.0 0.9 4.3 0.5 0.3 9.1 4.5 2.6 9.5 1.9 1.7 5.8 0.8 6.7 5.1 3.0 2.9 6.4 * * * 7.6 1.3 0.9

1 6 10 12 * 3 4t 11t 3 * 6 3 15 2 3 18t 22 3 6 9t 14 2 7 * 1 10 11t 4 8 10 18t 5 9 10t 1 5 9 1 8t 11 4 17t 2 5t 11 12 2 * * * 2 10 14

November 30, 2020

Artist/Title (Label)

HARDY F/L. ALAINA & D. DAWSON

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

✔

26001

2845

8442

954

5.116

159

BLAKE SHELTON f/G. STEFANI/Happy Anywhere (Warner/WMN) 24593

1064

7869

357

44.406 2.393

159

CHRIS LANE/Big, Big Plans (Big Loud)

23678

1109

7757

375

2.193

157

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

22401

-1852

7171

-602

42.753 -2.716

158

MORGAN WALLEN/More Than My Hometown (Big Loud)

21029

-5690

6430

-2300

41.618 -6.326

159

PARKER MCCOLLUM/Pretty Heart (MCA)

20874

617

6685

202

36.092 1.213

157

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

19445

1146

6161

368

35.261 2.402

159

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

18061

554

5782

187

31.355 1.423

156

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

16024

944

5136

335

27.433 0.741

159

LADY A/Champagne Night (BMLGR)

15992

613

5031

194

27.708 0.931

159

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

15126

1940

4798

660

25.438 2.397

158

KELSEA BALLERINI/Hole In The Bottle (Black River)

One Beer (Big Loud)

Artist/Title (Label)

45.46

42.49

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

13841

578

4640

220

22.088 1.256

159

26001 12880

2845 354

8442 4211

954 78

45.46 5.116 22.153 0.569

159 159

0 0

14 2

CHRIS Over (Mercury) BLAKE STAPLETON/Starting SHELTON f/G. STEFANI/Happy Anywhere (Warner/WMN) 12667 24593

1067 1064

4144 7869

370 357

21.584 44.406 1.904 2.393

157 159

0 0

14 5

15 3

NIKO MOON/Good CHRIS LANE/Big, Big Time Plans(RCA) (Big Loud)

12597 23678

408 1109

4159 7757

108 375

18.476 42.49 0.603 2.193

154 157

1 1

16 2

16 4

RASCAL FLATTS/How They Remember Machine) RUSSELL DICKERSON/Love You Like I You Used(Big To (Triple Tigers)

11045 22401

22 -1852

3537 7171

157 158

0 0

17 1

17 5

DUSTIN LYNCH/Momma's HouseMy (Broken Bow) (Big Loud) MORGAN WALLEN/More Than Hometown

10890 21029

230 -5690

3521 6430

28 17.703 -602 42.753 -0.218 -2.716 -52 17.097 0.31 -2300 41.618 -6.326

158 159

0 0

18 6

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Long (BMLGR) PARKER MCCOLLUM/Pretty HeartLive (MCA)

10665 20874

681 617

3461 6685

251 202

16.908 36.092 0.992 1.213

156 157

0 0

19 7

LUKEPARDI/Ain't BRYAN/Down To One JON Always The (Capitol) Cowboy (Capitol) ✔

10211 19445

1115 1146

3170 6161

415 368

17.379 2.402 2.315 35.261

151 159

1 0

20 8

TENILLE ARTS/Somebody Like That & (Warner/WAR) Grand) DAN + SHAY/I Should Probably Go (19th To Bed

8768 18061

325 554

2809 5782

118 187

11.807 31.355 0.913 1.423

156 156

0 0

21 10

21 9

JORDANCHESNEY/Happy DAVIS/Almost Maybes (MCA) KENNY Does (Blue Chair/Warner/WEA)

8136 16024

121 944

2699 5136

74 335

11.691 0.741 0.499 27.433

149 159

0 0

27 9

22 10

THOMAS RHETT/What's Your Country Song (Valory) ✔ LADY A/Champagne Night (BMLGR)

8005 15992

1981 613

2520 5031

718 194

13.768 27.708 2.658 0.931

157 159

4 0

24 12

23 11

PARMALEE f/BLANCO BROWN/Just The Way (Stoney ✔ Creek) LUKE COMBS/Better Together (River House/Columbia)

7431 15126

775 1940

2381 4798

222 660

10.742 2.397 1.562 25.438

133 158

5 1

23 11

24 12

DYLAN (Curb) KELSEA SCOTT/Nobody BALLERINI/Hole In The Bottle (Black River)

7193 13841

526 578

2321 4640

109 220

10.749 1.3 22.088 1.256

151 159

3 1

22 13

25 13

BROTHERS OSBORNE/All (EMI Nashville) DARIUS RUCKER/Beers AndNight Sunshine (Capitol)

7091 12880

128 354

2336 4211

43 78

9.968 -0.081 22.153 0.569

151 159

0 0

CHRIS STAPLETON/Starting Over (Mercury)

12667

1067

4144

370

21.584 1.904

157

NIKO MOON/Good Time (RCA)

12597

408

4159

108

18.476 0.603

154

RASCAL FLATTS/How They Remember You (Big Machine)

11045

3537

17.703 -0.218

157

17.097

158

11 4 13

113

15 3

HARDY F/L. ALAINA & D. DAWSON One Beer (Big Loud) And Sunshine (Capitol) DARIUS RUCKER/Beers

✔

DUSTIN LYNCH/Momma's House (Broken Bow)

10890

230

3521

0.31

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Long Live (BMLGR)

10665

681

3461

251

16.908 0.992

156

LUKE BRYAN/Down To One (Capitol)

10211

1115

3170

415

17.379 2.315

151

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

8768

325

2809

118

11.807 0.913

156

JORDAN DAVIS/Almost Maybes (MCA)

8136

121

2699

11.691 0.499

149

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

8005

1981

2520

718

13.768 2.658

157

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

7431

775

2381

222

10.742 1.562

133

DYLAN SCOTT/Nobody (Curb)

7193

526

2321

109

10.749

151

BROTHERS OSBORNE/All Night (EMI Nashville)

7091

128

2336

151

1.3

9.968 -0.081

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November 30, 2020 LW

Artist/Title (Label)

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

GABBY BARRETT/The Good Ones (Warner/WAR)

6689

166

2166

MORGAN WALLEN/7 Summers (Big Loud)

6363

-33

1933

BRETT YOUNG/Lady (BMLGR)

6107

728

1830

264

9.427

MAREN MORRIS/To Hell & Back (Columbia)

5713

377

1875

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

5447

350

1765

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

5176

154

DIERKS BENTLEY/Gone (Capitol)

5062

BRANTLEY GILBERT/Hard Days (Valory)

0.661

149

10.333 -0.76

133

1.081

130

7.326

0.844

134

8.419

1.255

132

1573

7.945

0.362

128

151

1617

7.697 -0.119

138

4280

432

1427

153

3.939

0.275

136

TAYLOR SWIFT/Betty (Republic/MCA)

4233

-47

1337

-29

6.158

0.393

128

RUNAWAY JUNE/We Were Rich (Wheelhouse)

3733

1225

4.848

0.289

130

MIRANDA LAMBERT/Settling Down (RCA)

3646

1141

4.755

-0.28

103

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

3559

107

1194

3.525

0.31

117

CARLY PEARCE/Next Girl (Big Machine)

3387

141

1045

3.862

0.392

124

JAKE OWEN/Made For You (Big Loud)

3273

186

1063

3.835

0.319

102

ERIC CHURCH/Hell Of A View (EMI Nashville)

3272

487

1148

178

4.281

0.84

109

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

2579

151

839

4.607 -0.173

OLD DOMINION/Never Be Sorry (RCA)

2570

328

768

3.317

0.611

KANE BROWN/Worship You (RCA)

2427

717

2.982 -0.004

COLE SWINDELL/Single Saturday Night (Warner/WMN)

2426

-202

762

-33

3.625 -0.252

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

2403

-48

720

-7

2.956

0.024

ROBERT COUNTS/What Do I Know (Arista)

2366

-45

788

2.289

0.113

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

2204

630

3.613

0.103

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

2182

490

656

132

2.438

0.538

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

2102

-559

732

-225

1.656 -0.394

105

ELVIE SHANE/My Boy (Wheelhouse)

2093

102

753

Debut 48 41

Debut 50

9.355

1.579

0.084

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November 30, 2020 Country Aircheck Add Leaders

Activator Top Point Gainers

Adds

1103 ✔

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

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

ERIC CHURCH/Hell Of A View (EMI Nashville)

LUKE COMBS/Better Together (River House/Columbia)

962 ✔

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

751 ✔

KELSEA BALLERINI/Hole In The Bottle (Black River)

725 ✔

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Long Live (BMLGR)

465 ✔

CHRIS STAPLETON/Starting Over (Mercury)

452

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

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

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

CARLY PEARCE/Next Girl (Big Machine)

ADAM DOLEAC/Whiskey's Fine (Arista)

MIRANDA LAMBERT/Settling Down (RCA)

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

402

MORGAN WALLEN/7 Summers (Big Loud)

LUKE BRYAN/Down To One (Capitol)

306

PARMALEE/Just The Way f/Blanco Brown (Stoney Creek)

BRETT YOUNG/Lady (BMLGR)

305

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

ERIC CHURCH/Hell Of A View (EMI Nashville)

291

Activator Top Spin Gainers

Country Aircheck Top Point Gainers HARDY f/L. ALAINA & D. DAWSON/One Beer (Big Loud)

2845

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

1981

LUKE COMBS/Better Together (River House/Columbia)

1940

J. RODGERS f/L. COMBS/Cold... (River House/Columbia) JON PARDI/Ain't Always The Cowboy (Capitol)

1270 1146

✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

LUKE COMBS/Better Together (River House/Columbia)

248

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

212

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

171

KELSEA BALLERINI/Hole In The Bottle (Black River)

122

CHRIS STAPLETON/Starting Over (Mercury)

99 91

LUKE BRYAN/Down To One (Capitol)

1115

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Long Live (BMLGR)

CHRIS LANE/Big, Big Plans (Big Loud)

1109

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

1067

CHRIS LANE/Big, Big Plans (Big Loud)

1064

LUKE BRYAN/Down To One (Capitol)

DYLAN SCOTT/Nobody (Curb)

CHRIS STAPLETON/Starting Over (Mercury) BLAKE SHELTON f/G. STEFANI/Happy Anywhere (Warner/WMN) KENNY CHESNEY/Happy Does (Blue Chair/Warner/WEA)

944

Country Aircheck Top Spin Gainers

Country Aircheck Top Recurrents

Points

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

954

LEE BRICE/One Of Them Girls (Curb)

20621

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

718

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

15783

LUKE COMBS/Better Together (River House/Columbia)

660

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

13331

LUKE BRYAN/Down To One (Capitol)

415

MATT STELL/Everywhere But On (Records/Arista)

11636

CHRIS LANE/Big, Big Plans (Big Loud)

375

JAMESON RODGERS/Some Girls (River House/Columbia)

11293

CHRIS STAPLETON/Starting Over (Mercury)

370

GABBY BARRETT/I Hope (Warner/WAR)

11131

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

368

MAREN MORRIS/The Bones (Columbia)

8160

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

357

MORGAN WALLEN/Chasin' You (Big Loud)

8008

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

335

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

7663

333

BLAKE SHELTON f/G. STEFANI/Nobody But You (Warner/WMN)

7597

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

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November 30, 2020

COUNTRY AIRCHECK ACTIVITY PRISCILLA BLOCK/Just About Over You (InDent/Mercury) Moves 44-45 2,403 points, 720 spins 2 adds: KWBL, WIL ROBERT COUNTS/What Do I Know (Arista) Remains at 46* 2,366 points, 788 spins 1 add: WQDR

A D D DAT E S December 7

CHRIS BANDI/Would Have Loved Her (Records) JAMESON RODGERS f/LUKE COMBS/Cold Beer Calling My Name (River House/Columbia) CHASE RICE f/FGL/Drinkin’ Beer. Talkin’ God. Amen. (Dack Janiels/BMLG/BBR)

January 4 None Listed

LEE BRICE/Memory I Don’t Mess With (Curb) Moves 49-47* 2,204 points, 630 spins 8 adds: KCYY, KKIX, KSSN, KUZZ, WBWL, WRBT WWKA, WXBQ JASON ALDEAN/Blame It On You (Macon Music/Broken Bow) Debuts at 48* 2,182 points, 656 spins 9 adds: KEEY, KMNB, *KPLX, KSD, KUZZ, WAVW, WJVC, WSSL, WYCT

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JIMMIE ALLEN & NOAH CYRUS/This Is Us (Records/Columbia/Stoney Creek) Moves 41-49 2,102 points, 732 spins; no adds ELVIE SHANE/My Boy (Wheelhouse) Debuts at 50* 2,093 points, 753 spins 2 adds: WAVW, WNSH CAROLINE JONES/All Of The Boys (Mailboat) 1,782 points, 706 spins 1 add: WWQM CODY JOHNSON & REBA MCENTIRE/Dear Rodeo (CoJo/Warner/WMN) 1,713 points, 434 spins; no adds MICHAEL RAY/Whiskey And Rain (Warner/WEA) 1,710 points, 505 spins 1 add: KNUC

CHECK OUT 12/4 Russell Dickerson Southern Symphony (Triple Tigers) Co-produced alongside friend and frequent collaborator Casey Brown and a first-time collaboration with producer Dann Huff, Dickerson’s 10-track sophomore album includes the multi-week No. 1 “Love You Like I Used To” and “It’s About Time,” featuring Florida Georgia Line. Luke Dick Music From The Documentary Red Dog (UMG/Ingrooves) The album features 13 songs – plus nine interludes – from the film, including lead track “Polyester,” featuring Miranda Lambert, a collaboration with Dierks Bentley on “Blazer” and appearances by The Black Keys’ Patrick Carney as a songwriter and producer, The Highwomen’s Natalie Hemby and Jackson Dean.

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November 30, 2020 LW

Artist/Title (Label)

Points

BLAKE SHELTON f/GWEN STEFANI

10933

+/- Points

Plays

+/- Plays Stations ADDS

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

9935

259

2153

MORGAN WALLEN/More Than My Hometown (Big Loud)

9710

-1520

2052

-341

CHRIS LANE/Big, Big Plans (Big Loud)

9295

234

1966

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

8970

751

1867

171

PARKER MCCOLLUM/Pretty Heart (MCA)

8591

1811

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

7596

402

1562

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

7518

962

1553

248

LADY A/Champagne Night (BMLGR)

7079

198

1458

10 10

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

6854

-2

1379

12 11

DARIUS RUCKER/Beers And Sunshine (Capitol)

6690

160

1282

13 12

CHRIS STAPLETON/Starting Over (Mercury)

6593

452

1331

11 8 9

Happy Anywhere (Warner/WMN)

2330

14 13

KELSEA BALLERINI/Hole In The Bottle (Black River) ✔

6214

725

1311

122

15 14

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Long Live (BMLGR) ✔

5924

465

1167

16 15

LUKE BRYAN/Down To One (Capitol)

5024

306

945

17 16

RASCAL FLATTS/How They Remember You (Big Machine)

4572

117

967

23 17

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

4312

1103

832

212

18 18

DUSTIN LYNCH/Momma's House (Broken Bow)

4161

894

-5

19 19

NIKO MOON/Good Time (RCA)

3832

-172

850

-8

21 20

JORDAN DAVIS/Almost Maybes (MCA)

3777

148

730

20 21

BROTHERS OSBORNE/All Night (EMI Nashville)

3760

734

22 22

DIERKS BENTLEY/Gone (Capitol)

3442

128

693

24 23

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

3249

149

626

26 24

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

2747

133

584

28 25

ERIC CHURCH/Hell Of A View (EMI Nashville)

2606

291

449

27 26

GABBY BARRETT/The Good Ones (Warner/WAR)

2357

586

29 27

MIRANDA LAMBERT/Settling Down (RCA)

2199

151

384

31 28

DYLAN SCOTT/Nobody (Curb)

2030

204

450

30 29

MAREN MORRIS/To Hell & Back (Columbia)

2001

391

33 30

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

1654

147

316

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November 30, 2020 LW

Artist/Title (Label)

Points +/- Points

32 31

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

1651

Plays

359

+/- Plays

Stations Adds

34 32

BRANTLEY GILBERT/Hard Days (Valory)

1576

149

269

36 33

BRETT YOUNG/Lady (BMLGR)

1561

305

318

35 34

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

1358

264

39 35

ELVIE SHANE/My Boy (Wheelhouse)

1292

108

234

41 36

CARLY PEARCE/Next Girl (Big Machine)

1231

115

226

37 37

TAYLOR SWIFT/Betty (Republic/MCA)

1155

-70

264

-21

40 38

LARRY FLEET/Where I Find God (Big Loud)

1117

-36

165

-11

38 39

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

1110

-81

197

-16

43 40

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

892

156

-3

42 41

RUNAWAY JUNE/We Were Rich (Wheelhouse)

885

-18

194

-7

44 42

JAKE OWEN/Made For You (Big Loud)

849

211

47 43

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

789

157

130

45 44

MICHAEL RAY/Whiskey And Rain (Warner/WEA)

713

123

48 45

KANE BROWN/Worship You (RCA)

682

46 46

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

628

-42

120

-5

52 47

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

603

51 48

OLD DOMINION/Never Be Sorry (RCA)

539

-41

-9

53 49

BOBBY MCCLENDON/Maybe Tonight (Star Farm)

523

101

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

482

286

56 51

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

468

60 52

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

460

57 53

CASEY DONAHEW/Bad Guy (Almost Country)

453

55 54

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

440

-30

-3

54 55

RYAN HURD/Every Other Memory (RCA)

440

-70

-7

59 56

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

410

-20

-2

Debut 57

MITCHELL TENPENNY/Broken Up (Columbia)

402

-6

-1

Debut 58

INGRID ANDRESS/Lady Like (Warner/WEA)

388

ROBERT COUNTS/What Do I Know (Arista)

384

-32

-6

LOCASH/Beers To Catch Up On (Wheelhouse)

376

Re-Enter 59 Debut 60

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