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March 27, 2017, Issue 543

#1 Most Added with 146 First Week Stations! #19 BB Highest debut of the year! Debut at #31 CA/MB

Thank you country radio! True Crime Radio On WPAP

Shots were fired, a man lay bleeding, suspects were thought to have an AK-47, a frustrated cop reached out to radio and listeners spearheaded an arrest. This may sound like the plot to an upcoming episode of Law & Order, but it all played out in real life Sunday in Bay County Florida. Country Aircheck’s Paul Williams was returning from vacation and heard the situation unfold over the air in real time. Late morning, a man was shot in the abdomen behind a local motel and his AK-47 rifle was stolen. The victim was taken to Bay Medical for surgery as Sheriff Tommy Ford jumped into action. His first thought was to alert the public, but calls to contact numbers for local television stations were unsuccessful. Frustrated, he contacted iHeartMedia WPAP/Panama City morning host Dr. Shane Collins. “He called my cell phone ... I’ve never Shane Collins heard that tone in his voice,” says Collins, an 18-year station vet with a strong relationship with Ford. Understanding the sheriff’s anxiousness to get the public’s help, Collins acted quickly, alerting Director/Engineering (continued on page 1)

Okay, Okay: Sony’s John Zarling, manager Martha Earls, RCA’s Kane Brown and Cumulus’ Tariq Lundy and Danger (l-r) at KHKI/Des Moines, IA.

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MY TUNES: MUSIC THAT SHAPED MY LIFE American Soul LLC’s Phil Vassar discusses his most influential music: 1. Merle Haggard: My very first concert I ever went to was Merle Haggard, so off the bat I was all about singer/songwriters. 2. Bruce Springteen’s The River: When I heard that album then saw his concert, I was hooked. It’s like he goes to work, man. And that’s what I love to do onstage. Nothing bores me more than a concert where people Phil Vassar just stand there. I was changed forever. 3: Singer/songwriters: Guys like Tom Petty and Bob Seger were my jam. I always wondered what they were going to write next. There was a mystique about these guys. You didn’t really know anything about them, you just listened to the music. You knew Billy Joel was happy when he was writing this record, and you knew he was going through a divorce when he was writing this next record. Their life bleeds into their music. 4. Elton John: I’m a piano player, so of course growing up listening to Elton John. 5. Queen/Freddie Mercury: I was such a fan of their music and their flamboyancy onstage. • Highly regarded music you’ve never heard: Lana Del Rey. I’ve never heard her, but my daughter loves her. • “Important” music you just don’t get: I’m a musical person, so a lot of rap I don’t understand [because] it’s more talking [than singing]. • An album you listened to incessantly: James Taylor’s Greatest Hits One and Two. • Obscure or non country song you think everyone should listen to right now: “America” by Simon and Garfunkel. I love that song. • Music you’d rather not admit to enjoying: The Bee Gees are amazing and I have no problem admitting that. They sure caught a lot of sh*t back in the day, but I think they’re brilliant. I do love cheesy love songs. It’s just cheese. But it’s good cheese, you know?

UPDATE

Zac Keeps Breaking (Southern) Ground

Recently honored as CRS Artist Humanitarian, Zac Brown, his band and team have contributed to a host of charitable efforts, but only one has been called Brown's "life's work." Camp Southern Ground, as profiled more than two years ago, was 400 acres of more vision than camp. Now with operational facilities, ongoing events and mini-camps with an eye toward full summer camps next year, CSG is well into its first phase of development, as new CEO Mike Dobbs explains. Dobbs worked in a consulting role before Mike Dobbs being tapped by the CSG board for the position. "By that time I had fallen in love with the mission," he says. "My fear was a publicist told Zac he really needed to attach himself to a charity to bolster his image. When I realized this is something he's been talking Dining Hall about since he was 14 – it's his passion and truly where his heart is – I consider myself blessed to share in executing that grand vision." A camp counselor in his youth, ©2017 Countr y Aircheck™ — All rights reser ved. Sign up free at www.countr yaircheck.com. Send news to news@countr yaircheck.com

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Brown was profoundly Tree House affected by a camp integrating able-bodied, underprivileged and disabled kids. His vision grew to encompass a worldclass facility employing and developing the best approaches. CSG is currently in the core essentials phase: lodging, the aquatics center and dining hall. The state-of-the-art dining hall can serve as many as 350 people at one time and has already hosted a Cattle Baron's Ball for the American Cancer Society and events for Indian Motorcycles and Mercedes Benz USA. A shade pavilion with an outdoor commercial kitchen overlooks the garden. Temporary barracks are in place until permanent lodges are built. And a performing stage and campfire area have already been featured in

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Zac Brown Band videos "Sweet Annie" and "Goodbye In Her Eyes." Pete Nelson from Animal Planet's Tree House Masters contributed to a tree house well beyond the structures found in an average back yard. Describing it as "a horseshoe crab in the air," Dodd says its focus is music until a dedicated building is added. "Kids love it. There's a definite 'wow' factor and that's what they Tree House Interior go home and share with their friends and family. It's also an ideal corporate strategy venue with an incredible circular meeting table in the middle that lifts into the ceiling and out of the way for other functions." For two years CSG has run fall mini-camps hosting 50 kids over five weekends. Full summer camp will begin in summer 2018 upon completion of the first lodge, which will house 128 campers. Construction begins in

Speak Attack: Sony’s Tim McGraw, Faith Hill and the Arista and Sony team celebrate a big add day. Pictured (l-r) are Steve Hodges, Luke Jensen, Jenny Shearin, Abi Fishbone, McGraw, Hill, Ali O’Connell, Lauren Thomas, Josh Easler, Rusty Sherrill and Randy Goodman. ©2017 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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OFF THE RECORD: Bailey Bryan 300/WAR’s Bailey Bryan puts an industry spin on the artist interview: I grew up listening to KMPS/Seattle and KKWF/Seattle. All I’ve ever wanted to do was sing, so now having gotten to talk to the people there and hear my songs on those stations is a literal dream come true. KMPS was the very first station to Bailey Bryan play my song “Own It.” I didn’t get to hear it on the radio until I went home for Thanksgiving break. I was in the car with my family and we were driving through a rough patch for the signal, about to drive into the mountains. Then through a bunch of static I heard the beginning of “Own It” and I was like, “Oh my goodness, turn up the radio!” It was the worst signal ever, but I faintly heard my song. And that’s the first time I ever heard my song on the radio. My favorite memory from radio tour was when I got to play my song at the Space Needle with KMPS. Right before I performed, my family surprised me. They acted like they weren’t going to be able to make it, and then they showed up. It was the coolest, most surreal, weird, awesome dream experience ever. My favorite person to travel with is my mom because she is a very comforting presence. I feel comfortable handing her my garbage if I don’t know where to put it, and I can’t do that to other people. (laughs) Every time I’m at a truck stop I get a phone charger. On a regular basis, I either lose mine or I pay $30 for one and it breaks, and then I have to get a new one. My last impulse buy was a king-sized Kit Kat Bar – that I haven’t shared with anyone, by the way. I wish I’d written “Under The Bridge” by the Red Hot Chili Peppers. It’s written in a way I try to write. It has a feeling and a musical thing I try to capture. There are a lot of unexpected lyrical and melodic things in that song. I can’t go on the road without essential oils and snacks – any kind of snack. I’d love to be stuck in New York City. It has a really cool energy. You’re never bored when you’re in New York.

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June. "Raising the reHigh Ropes Course maining money to build the lodge is the focus of our energy," Dobbs says. "This isn't something Zac can or wants to do alone. This effort took a lot to get started and he seeded every bit of that and continues to with private shows he plays for a donation to the camp and $1 from every ticket he sells. But now it's not just his money." Between Brown's commitment and ongoing contributions from institutional investors, Dobbs estimates the camp is 65% to completion with phase one. "The second phase is where we get into dedicated buildings for art and music therapies, the chapel, welcome center and research center," he says. "The latter will have the latest technologies and connect to all kinds of labs and research facilities around the world. Ultimately, that's where the camp gives back in the work we'll do in the neuro-developmental space – Asperger's, Tourette's, ADHD, dyslexia and military-focused issues including traumatic brain injury and PTSD." Military support applications are high on the agenda, including an established partnership with Chris Kyle's Frog Foundation and others in the works. "When we're not in summer camp mode we can host and facilitate conferences bringing the best and brightest together on these issues," Dobbs says. "Our lodging will even convert to hotel suite mode with bunks that fold up as sofas, desks and queen murphy beds fold down." Learn more about Camp Southern Ground here. –Chuck Aly

Chart Chat

Congrats to Jon Pardi, Royce Risser, Bobby Young, David Friedman and the Capitol promotion staff on scoring this week's No. 1 with "Dirt On My Boots." The song is the second chart-topper from California Sunrise. And kudos to Josh Easler and Arista for nabbing 136 adds for Tim McGraw & Faith Hill's "Speak To A Girl," topping this week's Jon Pardi board. Special props to Midwest rep Luke Jensen, who closed out his 36-station region on the song in its first week. That's how you speak to job security!

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News & Notes

Cumulus has launched the Nash Country Pulse Poll series with Katz Media polling Country listeners nationwide for their 52nd ACM Awards predictions. The poll has Capitol label mates Keith Urban and Luke Bryan neck-and-neck at 26% for winning Entertainer, and 63% of respondents plan to watch the show. See full results here. Cumulus WZAT/Savannah, GA flips from Nash Icon's national format to Hot AC as "102.1 the Sound." The station was part of the nationwide switch to Nash Icon in 2014 (CAT 8/15/14) and used all Westwood One talent, so no local staff were affected. The 2017 HoriPro Honors Golf Tournament will honor the company's David Hall and BMI's Jody Williams at Henry Horton State Park outside Nashville April 28. The tournament also includes dinner and drinks, live music, awards, and a bonfire. Proceeds benefit the T.J. Martell Foundation. Contact Courtney Crist at 615-255-9837 or here for info. Kim McClean Music has signed Kevin Vermillion, Dylan Wright and Seth Rentfrow of the band Bear Creek Brothers. PLA Media has added John Lomax III to its publicity roster. The grandson of John Avery Lomax is planning projects celebrating the 150th anniversary of the elder Lomax first hearing cowboy songs on the Chisholm Trail including "Home On The Range" and "Get Along Little Dogies." Buddy Cannon, Dean Dillon, Dean Miller and Waylon Payne will perform at the Hank Cochran Pen Fund benefit April 25. The show, which aids songwriters with cancer, takes place at Nashville's 3rd & Lindsley. Jeff Bates, Dave Berg, Danny Wells, Jeremy Bussey, Jayce Hein and Kent Maxson will perform at Charitable Hope Nation Radio's 9th Annual Evening With The Hit Makers April 17 at Nashville's Listening Room. The show benefits Live4Tay Foundation, which provides financial support for families who have children with cancer.

Artist News

Nash Icon's Reba McEntire will sing the National Anthem at the 27th Annual City of Hope Celebrity Softball Game June 10 in Nashville. More here. The Band Perry will headline the St. Jude Rock 'n' Roll Nashville Marathon April 29. Randy Rogers will emcee the grand opening of new baseball stadium The Depot at Cleburne Station, home of the Cleburne Railroaders, May 28 in Cleburne, TX. Jack Ingram will headline the Texas Country Music Cruise Sept. 3-10. Details here. Jeannie Seely was recognized by the State of Tennessee with a House Joint Resolution as she celebrates her 50th anniversary as a member of the Grand Ole Opry.

The Week's Top Stories

Full coverage in the archives at countryaircheck.com Chip Alredge joined Cumulus/Shreveport as OM (3/21). Mimi Wheeler named MD & Dir./Promotions at WQDR/Raleigh (3/21). JJ Ryan returned to Oklahoma at KXXY (3/22). Entercom and CBS Radio identified potential stations for spin off (3/22). EJ Foxx crossed the street for WKHI/Salisbury-Ocean City, MD (3/22). Drew Bland moves to KKWF/Seattle as PD (3/24).

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True Crime Radio On WPAP

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Charles Wooten, who called SVP/Programming John Lund. Rushing to the station, they broke into programming on all five of the cluster’s stations for the next 50 minutes. First, Ford was interviewed on-air, describing the vehicle and suspects as well as noting the potential of the rifle to be involved. A family listening to WPAP spotted the described GMC Terrain pulling in to a local Walmart parking lot. The listener followed the vehicle, confirmed the tags matched the description and called 911. Officers were immediately dispatched. Meanwhile, a mother with two children in her car was trapped in a drive-thru lane in sight of the suspects’ vehicle. She was also listening and called in to the station as police arrived. Fearfully, she described to Collins and the listening audience as officers surrounded the vehicle with weapons drawn. Collins tried to calm her as she told what was happening. Wooten, who was monitoring law enforcement radio channels, was able to confirm when the suspects were apprehended. Soon, Bay County Sheriff Public Information Officer and radio vet Ruth Corley called the station to thank the broadcast team for their help, with Sheriff Ford chiming in via the WPAP hotline shortly thereafter. Ford even handed the phone over to the listener who called 911 to report the vehicle’s location. Collins thanked him, calling the man a hero. “It’s the guys out here with the guns and the vests on [police officers] that are the heroes,” the man said. He went on to explain his father Left to right: Charlie Wooten, John Lund and grandfather and Shane Collins had been in law enforcement in Georgia. “As an air personality, I would be the first to admit it’s about entertaining and making people laugh and forget about the bad day they had, but when a shooting or an emergency takes place we go into our iHeart emergency broadcast mode,” Collins says, reflecting on Sunday’s events. “I love our listeners and I’m thankful for our law enforcement officials.” The shooting victim remains in critical condition. Listen to a portion of Sunday’s broadcast here. Reach Collins here. –Paul Williams Lon Helton, lon@countryaircheck.com Chuck Aly, chuck@countryaircheck.com Wendy Newcomer, wendy@countryaircheck.com Paul Williams, paul@countryaircheck.com (615) 320-1450

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February 2017 PPM Scoreboard Country radio shares were up by 2% compared to last month and up 5% compared to February 2016. Of the 86 subscribing stations listed, 46 increased, 32 decreased and nine were flat. The cume leader was Cumulus’ KPLX/Dallas with 1,252,300.

January 6+ Rank Share

Station/City WKHX/Atlanta WUBL/Atlanta KASE/Austin^ KVET/Austin^ KOKE/Austin WPOC/Baltimore WKLB/Boston WBWL/Boston WCTK/Providence (Boston) WKKT/Charlotte WSOC/Charlotte WEBG/Chicago WUSN/Chicago WNNF/Cincinnati WUBE/Cincinnati^ WYGY/Cincinnati^ WGAR/Cleveland WCOL/Columbus, OH KPLX/Dallas^ KSCS/Dallas^ KWOF/Denver KYGO/Denver WDRQ/Detroit WYCD/Detroit WPAW/Greensboro WTQR/Greensboro WWYZ/Hartford KILT/Houston KKBQ/Houston^ KTHT/Houston^+ WFMS/Indianapolis WLHK/Indianapolis WGNE/Jacksonville WQIK/Jacksonville KBEQ/Kansas City^ KFKF/Kansas City^ WDAF/Kansas City KCYE/Las Vegas WUBL KWNR/Las Vegas KKGO/Los Angeles WGKX/Memphis WLFP/Memphis WKIS/Miami 400

February 6+ Rank Share

January Cume

February Cume

3.8 12 4 10 613,600 655,200 2.8 15 2.9 16 605,000 651,400 5.5 4t 4.2 8 345,100 317,100 5.5 4t 5.7 5 317,400 337,500 2.2 17t 1.7 19t 88,400 77,700 5.9 4 7.1 3 400,400 460,000 4.3 9t 4 10 663,300 621700 2.2 17 2.2 17 475,100 438800 0.5 23 0.6 24 114,800 128800 5.7 3 5.9 2 407,800 482,500 6.3 2 5.8 3t 400,200 422,300 2.2 20t 2.2 20 757,700 783,800 2.2 20t 2.7 15t 939,200 941,000 2 15 2.1 15 253,900 248,300 6.8 3 7.6 3 450,800 452,300 1.9 16 1.6 17 132,000 138,800 7.3 3 7.3 3 425,600 439,300 10.5 1 9.3 2 431,800 436,600 5.9 1 6.2 1 1,203,200 1,252,300 3.6 8t 4.3 5 1,002,700 1,063,200 1.8 21 2 20t 243,100 262,100 5.6 3 6.6 1 525,00 547,100 3.4 16 3.2 16 457,700 499,500 4.9 7t 4.9 8 714,900 731,800 5.6 7 6.3 5 262,000 261,700 5.6 7 5.9 6 261,600 280,500 7.5 5 7.1 4 246,600 233,100 3.4 15t 3.6 16 948,200 1,022,600 4.3 8 4.2 13 1,095,500 1,105,500 2.3 18 2.4 20 541,800 538,600 6.9 5 6.7 5 327,300 432,000 5.2 9 4.7 9 316,400 320,600 5.4 7 4.9 8 228,700 234,400 12.8 1 12.3 1 278,000 293,200 4.1 9t 4.4 9 285,900 313,100 4.1 9t 5.3 3 300,000 368,500 3.6 14 3.9 13t 263,500 307,400 3.2 12 3.1 14 233,000 221,300 5.1 4t 4.6 7 285,200 258,100 2.2 19 2.5 15 1,190,200 1,223,000 5.8 7 6.6 5 186,000 202,000 3.1 11 3.1 11 123,500 119,100 2.1 17 2.2 17 449,400 418,700

392.7

391.3

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Mt. Wilson’s KKGO/Los Angeles was second with 1,223,000. Legend: A “+” indicates a Classic Country outlet; a “^” designates co-owned Country stations in the metro; “t” indicates a tie; and a “*” indicates a station best in that statistic. Ranks are among subscribers.

January 6+ Rank February 6+ Rank Share Share

Station/City

WNSH/New York (Middlesex) 3.7 WKTI/Milwaukee 3.1 WMIL/Milwaukee 5.7 KEEY/Minneapolis 4.7 KMNB/Minneapolis 3.4 WKDF/Nashville^ 3.7 WSIX/Nashville 6 WSM-FM/Nashville^ 5.6 WSM-AM/Nashville 1.7 WNSH/New York (Nassau) 2.2 WNSH/New York 2.7 WWKA/Orlando 5.2 KMLE/Phoenix 4.9 KNIX/Phoenix 3.6 WXTU/Philadelphia 3.7 WDSY/Pittsburgh 3.8 WPGB/Pittsburgh 4.5 KWJJ/Portland 5.8 KUPL/Portland 4.2 WCTK/Providence 7.5 WNCB/Raleigh 3.3 WQDR/Raleigh 6.9 KFRG/Riverside 4.4 KBEB/Sacramento 2.5 KNCI/Sacramento 5.5 KNTY/Sacramento 2.3 KEGA/Salt Lake City 1.3 KSOP/Salt Lake City ^ 4.1 KSOP-AM/Salt Lake City ^+ 0.6 KUBL/Salt Lake City 4.3 KAJA/San Antonio 5.6 KCYY/San Antonio^ 5.7 KKYX-AM/San Antonio^+ 1.2 KSON/San Diego 4.7 KRTY/San Jose 3.6 KKWF/Seattle 2.5 KMPS/Seattle 4 KSD/St. Louis 3.5 WIL/St. Louis 5.8 WFUS/Tampa 4.7 WQYK/Tampa 4.4 WMZQ/Washington 2.9 WIRK/West Palm Beach 5.7

8t 13 6t 12 13 12 6 8 18 20t 13t 8 3 12 12t 10 8 3 10 4 12t 4t 4 13t 4 16 20t 9 28t 8 4 3 24 4t 9 18 7t 15 6 5 7t 15 4

January Cume

February Cume

3.6 8t 161,000 156,400 4.4 11 241,900 240,600 5.4 7t 322,500 321,600 5.6 6 564,300 604,200 3.9 13 522,100 542,800 3.3 13 223,700 230,300 5.5 7t 276,500 264,700 5.5 7t 279,800 279,700 2.3 16 48,200 54,700 2.5 17t 151,400 170,300 2.4 17 1,052,800 1,089,800 5.4 8 252,800 262,400 5 3 536,000 553,400 3.2 13 593,800 559,300 4 10 671,700 719,600 4.5 8 320,400 347,300 4 10 242,500 251,100 6.4 3t 378,100 429,800 4.2 9t 365,700 372,900 7.8 4 365,200 386,400 3.3 14 212,800 238,000 6.7 4t 325,000 359,800 4.5 5 347,200 375,000 2.3 17 178,300 196,500 5.2 4 308,400 308,600 2.4 16 183,300 179,200 1.6 21 163,600 157,200 4 9 239,900 243,800 0.6 28t 29,600 277,000 4.4 8 315,200 343,300 4.4 8 538,000 501,500 5.8 4 612,700 675,000 1.3 23t 137,300 95,700 5.2 2t 418,300 428,500 4.1 7t 167,900 196,500 2.4 18t 411,000 432,700 3.9 8 499,400 502,800 3.5 15 421,800 475,700 5.7 6 421,800 495,000 4.3 7t 471,800 432,500 4.2 9 399,700 432,500 3.4 11 487,800 519600 6.3 2 164,700 185,500

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Seek & Employ Available Jobs Here’s a list of job seekers and open gigs. Not listed? Send info here and we’ll include you in a future update: Cox WWKA/Orlando seeks Dir. Branding & Programming. Apply here. Ryman Hospitality Properties seeks a Dir./Opry Programming & Artist Initiatives. Apply here. McKenzie River KKNU/Eugene, OR is looking for weekends/swing host. Send materials here. Brazos Valley KORA/Bryan College Station is looking for an afternoon host. Send MP3 and resume here. Townsquare KAWO/Boise needs an afternoon host. Send materials here. Cumulus KSKS/Fresno is looking for a PD. Send materials here. Townsquare KKCN/San Angelo is search for an on air PD. Send materials here. iHeartMedia’s KSD/St. Louis is searching for a PD. Apply here. The CMA has an opening for an Executive Assistant/ Marketing. Materials to HR Consultant Sarah Pinson here. Signal’s KHLR/Little Rock has an opening for a morning host. Materials here. Emmis’ WLHK/Indianapolis has an opening for an MD/air personality. Apply here. Big Machine Label Group is searching for a sales, marketing and interactive executive with at least three years of record retail sales experience. Materials here. GCC Bend’s KSJJ/Bend, OR is searching for a morning show producer/air talent. Airchecks and resumes here. Cumulus’ WIVK/Knoxville has an opening in middays. Apply here. Scripps’ WKTI/Milwaukee is searching for a PD/on air host. Apply here. Mid-West Family’s WRTB/Rockford, IL is searching for an afternoon personality. Reach Steve Summers about the position, which includes imaging duties, here. Zimmer/Cookeville, TN is searching for an engineer. Three years experience is required. Materials here. Zimmer’s KCLR/Columbia, MO has an opening in middays. Airchecks and resumes here. Midlands’ WWNQ/Columbia, SC has on-air openings for all dayparts. Airchecks and resumes to Managing Partner/Programming & Operations Keith Clark here.

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• Jordan Pettit Former VP/Promotion WEA 615 979-5203 jordan.pettit@gmail.com • Bethany Linderman Former WGNA/Albany morning co-host 727 460-2389 linderman.bethany@gmail.com • Mike Preston Former KKWF/Seattle PD 206 979-2500 pljpreston@aol.com • Jeff Roper Former KCYY/San Antonio APD/MD/morning host 210-790-7099 ropershow@gmail.com • Jim Day Former WIL/St. Louis morning host 314-258-4365 jimdayshow@gmail.com •Wes McShay Former Cumulus/Montgomery, AL OM/PD 208-758-5435 wesgardipe@gmail.com • Derek Gunn Former Stoney Creek regional and KBUL/Reno, NV PD Gunnderek@hotmail.com • Jeff Miles Former WKLB/Boston and KCYY/San Antonio morning host 469 667-3890 radiojeff@icloud.com • Brian Rickman Former Townsquare/Tyler, TX OM/PD brian.c.rickman@gmail.com • Rosey Fitchpatrick Former Dir./National Promotion Roseyfitch99@gmail.com • Wayne Manning Former Cold River Regional 801-361-2993 imaviator@yahoo.com • Kassidy Stewart Former Hart Media/Bullseye Dir./Promotions & Content kassidy@goncc.com • Rick Kennis Former WGTY/York, PA Dir./Promotions rick@rickkennis.com

•Cheri Cranford Former GM Streamsound/Red Vinyl Music 615 473-6837 cheri.cranford@comcast.net ©2017 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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Artist/Title (Label)

Chart Page 1

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

JON PARDI/Dirt On My Boots (Capitol)

28278

850

9201

262

64.012 1.615

159

LUKE BRYAN/Fast (Capitol)

25065

1177

8310

419

56.993 2.346

159

LAUREN ALAINA/Road Less Traveled (19/Interscope/Mercury) ✔

23391

2044

7744

651

4.782

159

JASON ALDEAN/Any Ol' Barstool (Broken Bow) ✔

22540

1948

7258

635

51.451 4.474

159

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

21792

-6060

7124

-2042

50.813 -11.826

159

KELSEA BALLERINI/Yeah Boy (Black River) ✔

19018

1644

6070

515

159

ERIC CHURCH f/R. GIDDENS/Kill A Word (EMI Nashville)

18986

-2

6452

41.688 -1.007

159

SAM HUNT/Body Like A Back Road (MCA) ✔

18382

1905

5770

656

43.518 3.928

156

JOSH TURNER/Hometown Girl (MCA)

16974

1355

5662

448

39.126

158

BRANTLEY GILBERT/The Weekend (Valory)

16165

742

5470

293

35.664 0.628

158

DIERKS BENTLEY/Black (Capitol)

14261

1096

4534

298

33.223 2.348

159

KENNY CHESNEY/Bar At The End... (Blue Chair/Columbia)

14204

359

4728

32.822 1.058

159

LUKE COMBS/Hurricane (River House/Columbia)

14027

954

4669

308

30.71

2.49

157

DAN + SHAY/How Not To (Warner Bros./WAR)

12851

1077

4161

332

28.98

2.45

157

BRETT YOUNG/In Case You Didn't Know (BMLGR)

12683

1319

4166

471

27.062 4.135

157

BRAD PAISLEY/Today (Arista)

11540

-7359

3980

-2528

27.443 -16.972

159

DARIUS RUCKER/If I Told You (Capitol)

10829

370

3697

151

23.248 1.452

156

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

10272

292

3427

21.081 1.619

155

RASCAL FLATTS/Yours If You Want It (Big Machine)

9577

758

3209

238

21.387 1.576

157

LADY ANTEBELLUM/You Look Good (Capitol)

9548

1009

3144

355

21.489

157

KEITH URBAN f/C. UNDERWOOD/The Fighter (Capitol)

8858

526

2803

125

21.729 2.886

150

DYLAN SCOTT/My Girl (Curb)

8546

1326

2801

412

16.171 3.981

146

ZAC BROWN BAND/My Old Man (SouthernGrnd/Elektra/WAR)

7849

544

2635

168

16.536 0.929

153

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/God, Your Mama, And Me (BMLGR)

7107

736

2170

184

15.844 2.962

136

MIRANDA LAMBERT/We Should Be Friends (RCA)

6893

138

2323

13.509 -0.036

146

53.17

41.99

2.83

3.09

1.69

March 27, 2017 LW

Artist/Title (Label)

Chart Page 3

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

CRAIG CAMPBELL/Outskirts Of Heaven (Red Bow)

6878

-149

2611

-38

13.01 -0.436

147

JUSTIN MOORE/Somebody Else Will (Valory)

6860

423

2334

103

13.183 1.477

150

COLE SWINDELL/Flatliner (Warner Bros./WMN)

6688

264

2143

12.445 0.401

139

BLAKE SHELTON/Every Time I Hear... (Warner Bros./WMN)

6025

1005

2118

314

13.551 3.399

140

RAELYNN/Love Triangle (Warner Bros./WMN)

5855

744

1935

264

121

TIM MCGRAW & FAITH HILL/Speak To A... (Arista) ✔ DEBUT

5687

1842

138

136

9.903

1.479

15.225 15.225

CHRIS LANE/For Her (Big Loud)

5603

393

1895

8.485

1.187

142

BROTHERS OSBORNE/It Ain't My Fault (EMI Nashville)

4597

295

1545

7.031

0.943

137

BILLY CURRINGTON/Do I Make You Wanna (Mercury)

4577

543

1452

109

9.139

2.372

127

MIDLAND/Drinkin' Problem (Big Machine)

4537

867

1429

308

7.533

1.477

131

OLD DOMINION/No Such Thing As A Broken Heart (RCA)

3602

1016

1053

309

7.163

1.969

102

LOCASH/Ring On Every Finger (Reviver)

3084

151

1083

4.906

0.028

110

BRETT ELDREDGE/Somethin' I'm Good At (Atlantic/WMN)

3066

249

979

5.634

0.407

EASTON CORBIN/A Girl Like You (Mercury)

2856

244

1015

3.76

0.382

SETH ENNIS/Woke Up In Nashville (Arista)

2807

307

968

3.201

0.772

118

DRAKE WHITE/Makin' Me Look Good Again (BMLGR)

2568

117

874

3.651

0.313

KIP MOORE/More Girls Like You (MCA)

2483

170

858

3.244

0.15

MORGAN WALLEN/The Way I Talk (Big Loud)

2265

827

3.818

0.146

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

2084

-16

758

-13

3.193 -0.163

BIG & RICH/California (B&R/New Revolution)

1967

202

694

2.313

TUCKER BEATHARD/Momma And Jesus (Big Machine)

1860

-540

675

-192

2.431 -0.559

101

DREW BALDRIDGE f/E. WEISBAND/Rebound (Cold River)

1639

764

1.671 -0.008

Debut 48

KANE BROWN/What Ifs (RCA)

1509

519

1.981

0.191

Debut 49

ADAM CRAIG/Just A Phase (Stoney Creek)

1482

107

533

1.798

0.193

Debut 50

DUSTIN LYNCH/Small Town Boy (Broken Bow)

1425

446

495

155

2.197

0.545

0.322

March 27, 2017

Country Aircheck Add Leaders

Chart Page 4

Activator Top Point Gainers

Adds

TIM MCGRAW & FAITH HILL/Speak To A Girl (Arista)

1880 ✔

SAM HUNT/Body Like A Back Road (MCA)

1191 ✔

OLD DOMINION/No Such Thing As A Broken Heart (RCA)

1066 ✔

TIM MCGRAW & FAITH HILL/Speak To A Girl (Arista)

136

MAREN MORRIS/I Could Use A Love Song (Columbia) GARTH BROOKS/Ask Me How I Know (Pearl) A THOUSAND HORSES/Preachin' To The Choir (BMLGR)

JACOB DAVIS/What I Wanna Be (Black River)

OLD DOMINION/No Such Thing As A Broken Heart (RCA)

DUSTIN LYNCH/Small Town Boy (Broken Bow)

CARLY PEARCE/Every Little Thing (Big Machine) MIDLAND/Drinkin' Problem (Big Machine)

DAN + SHAY/How Not To (Warner Bros./WAR)

997 ✔

BRETT YOUNG/In Case You Didn't Know (BMLG)

847 ✔

KELSEA BALLERINI/Yeah Boy (Black River)

829

MIDLAND/Drinkin' Problem (Big Machine)

813

DYLAN SCOTT/My Girl (Curb)

765 736 608

BROOKE EDEN/Act Like You Don't (Red Bow)

LUKE COMBS/Hurricane (River House/Columbia)

BROTHERS OSBORNE/It Ain't My Fault (EMI Nashville)

JOSH TURNER/Hometown Girl (MCA)

Country Aircheck Top Point Gainers

Activator Top Spin Gainers

TIM MCGRAW & FAITH HILL/Speak To A Girl (Arista)

5687

LAUREN ALAINA/Road Less Traveled (19/Interscope/Mercury)

2044

JASON ALDEAN/Any Ol' Barstool (Broken Bow)

1948

SAM HUNT/Body Like A Back Road (MCA)

1905

KELSEA BALLERINI/Yeah Boy (Black River)

1644

JOSH TURNER/Hometown Girl (MCA) DYLAN SCOTT/My Girl (Curb)

✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

TIM MCGRAW & FAITH HILL/Speak To A Girl (Arista)

388

SAM HUNT/Body Like A Back Road (MCA)

255

DAN + SHAY/How Not To (Warner Bros./WAR)

200

OLD DOMINION/No Such Thing As A Broken Heart (RCA)

195

KELSEA BALLERINI/Yeah Boy (Black River)

176

1355

DYLAN SCOTT/My Girl (Curb)

167

1326

BRETT YOUNG/In Case You Didn't Know (BMLGR)

158

BRETT YOUNG/In Case You Didn't Know (BMLGR)

1319

LUKE COMBS/Hurricane (River House/Columbia)

140

LUKE BRYAN/Fast (Capitol)

1177

MIDLAND/Drinkin' Problem (Big Machine)

135

DIERKS BENTLEY/Black (Capitol)

1096

LAUREN ALAINA/Road Less Traveled (19/Interscope/Mercury)

126

Country Aircheck Top Recurrents

Country Aircheck Top Spin Gainers

Points

LITTLE BIG TOWN/Better Man (Capitol)

14419

656

BLAKE SHELTON/A Guy With A Girl (Warner Bros./WMN)

13377

LAUREN ALAINA/Road Less Traveled (19/Interscope/Mercury)

651

DUSTIN LYNCH/Seein' Red (Broken Bow)

10699

JASON ALDEAN/Any Ol' Barstool (Broken Bow)

635

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

10182

KELSEA BALLERINI/Yeah Boy (Black River)

515

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

10098

BRETT YOUNG/In Case You Didn't Know (BMLGR)

471

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE f/T. MCGRAW/May We All (BMLGR)

10082

JOSH TURNER/Hometown Girl (MCA)

448

THOMAS RHETT/Star Of The Show (Valory)

9835

LUKE BRYAN/Fast (Capitol)

419

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

7705

DYLAN SCOTT/My Girl (Curb)

412

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

7322

LADY ANTEBELLUM/You Look Good (Capitol)

355

CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Dirty Laundry (19/Arista)

6939

TIM MCGRAW & FAITH HILL/Speak To A Girl (Arista)

SAM HUNT/Body Like A Back Road (MCA)

1842

March 27, 2017

COUNTRY AIRCHECK ACTIVITY BIG & RICH/California (B&R/New Revolution) Moves 49-45* 1967 points, 694 spins 4 adds: KBEB, KKWF, KWOF, WPAW TUCKER BEATHARD/Momma And Jesus (Big Machine) Moves 44-46 1860 points, 675 spins; no adds DREW BALDRIDGE f/E. WEISBAND/Rebound (Cold River) Moves 50-47* 1639 points, 764 spins 1 add: WQMX KANE BROWN/What Ifs (RCA) Debuts at 48* 1509 points, 519 spins 1 add: WYCD ADAM CRAIG/Just A Phase (Stoney Creek) Debut 49* 1482 points, 533 spins 2 adds: WMZQ, WQMX DUSTIN LYNCH/Small Town Boy (Broken Bow) Debuts at 50* 1425 points, 495 spins 13 adds: WXTU, WBWL, KSON, KBEB, WCTK, WIRK, WSSL, WCTO*, KHEY, WXCY, WUSY, KJUG, KXIX JACKIE LEE/Getting Over You (Broken Bow) 1367 points, 513 spins; no adds REBA MCENTIRE/Back To God (Nash Icon/Valory) 1310 points, 365 spins 3 adds: KSCS*, KIZN*, W1MC* RYAN KINDER/Close (Warner Bros./WMN) 1235 points, 411 spins; no adds

Chart Page 5

A D D DAT E S April 3

Little Big Town/Happy People (Capitol) Thomas Rhett f/MAREN MORRIS/Craving You (Valory)

April 10 Canaan Smith/Like You That Way (Mercury) Walker McGuire/Til Tomorrow (Wheelhouse) Charlie Worsham/Cut Your Grove (Warner Bros./WAR)

April 17 high valley/Sheâ€™s With Me (Atlantic/WEA) SARABETH/I Want It That Way (Circle S) DELTA RAE/A Long And Happy Life (Valory) Jerrod Neimann/God Made A Woman (Curb) Send yours to adds@countryaircheck.com

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OUT 3/31

Trace Adkins Something's Going On (Wheelhouse) Adkins' 12th studio album and Wheelhouse debut encompasses 12 songs, among them single "Watered Down." Songwriter credits include Terry McBride, Brett Beavers, Tyler Farr, Shane McAnally, the late Andrew Dorff, Craig Campbell and Phil O'Donnell. Mickey Jack Cones produced. Rodney Crowell Close Ties (New West) Bookended by "East Houston Blues" and "Nashville 1972," Close Ties offers a total of 10 tracks including a duet with Sheryl Crow called "I'm Tied To Ya," and "It Ain't Over Yet." featuring his ex-wife Rosanne Cash and The Civil Wars' John Paul White. The Mavericks/Brand New Day (Mono Mundo Recordings-Thirty Tigers) The band's ninth album is their first fully independent self-release. Titles include "Rolling Along," "Easy As It Seems," "The Goodnight Waltz" and "I Wish You Well," a farewell to lead singer Raul Malo's late father.

March 27, 2017

Chart Page 6

Artist/Title (Label)

LUKE BRYAN/Fast (Capitol)

11651

607

2345

121

JON PARDI/Dirt On My Boots (Capitol)

11290

-407

2308

-92

LAUREN ALAINA/Road Less Traveled (19/Interscope/Mercury)

11018

468

2253

126

JASON ALDEAN/Any Ol' Barstool (Broken Bow)

10157

128

2053

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

9922

-1380

1957

-328

KELSEA BALLERINI/Yeah Boy (Black River)

9118

829

1845

176

JOSH TURNER/Hometown Girl (MCA)

8428

608

1718

118

SAM HUNT/Body Like A Back Road (MCA) ✔

8374

1191

1655

255

10 8 9

Points +/- Points

Plays

+/- Plays

Stations Adds

BRANTLEY GILBERT/The Weekend (Valory)

7677

297

1542

11 10

DIERKS BENTLEY/Black (Capitol)

7246

234

1496

13 11

LUKE COMBS/Hurricane (River House/Columbia)

7203

736

1416

140

12 12

KENNY CHESNEY/Bar At The End Of The World (Blue Chair/Columbia)

6992

1383

-11

14 13

LADY ANTEBELLUM/You Look Good (Capitol)

6190

487

1184

18 14

DAN + SHAY/How Not To (Warner Bros./WAR) ✔

5706

997

1158

200

15 15

DARIUS RUCKER/If I Told You (Capitol)

5680

496

1140

19 16

BRETT YOUNG/In Case You Didn't Know (BMLGR) ✔

5477

847

1131

158

20 17

KEITH URBAN f/C. UNDERWOOD/The Fighter (Capitol)

5003

384

960

16 18

RASCAL FLATTS/Yours If You Want It (Big Machine)

4965

181

968

17 19

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

4825

927

21 20

MIRANDA LAMBERT/We Should Be Friends (RCA)

4174

825

-7

22 21

ZAC BROWN BAND/My Old Man (SouthernGrnd/Elektra/WAR)

4148

176

822

23 22

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/God, Your Mama, And Me (BMLGR)

3708

341

732

24 23

BLAKE SHELTON/Every Time I Hear That Song (Warner Bros./WMN)

3440

177

657

25 24

JUSTIN MOORE/Somebody Else Will (Valory)

3401

296

629

28 25

COLE SWINDELL/Flatliner (Warner Bros./WMN)

2922

328

582

27 26

CRAIG CAMPBELL/Outskirts Of Heaven (Red Bow)

2884

-48

539

-18

32 27

DYLAN SCOTT/My Girl (Curb)

2773

765

565

167

33 28

MIDLAND/Drinkin' Problem (Big Machine)

2534

813

426

135

30 29

BRETT ELDREDGE/Somethin' I'm Good At (Atlantic/WMN)

2474

255

451

29 30

BROTHERS OSBORNE/It Ain't My Fault (EMI Nashville)

2264

-165

429

-10

March 27, 2017

Chart Page 7

Artist/Title (Label)

Points +/- Points

Plays

+/- Plays

38 31

OLD DOMINION/No Such Thing As A Broken Heart (RCA) ✔

2107

1066

388

195

31 32

BILLY CURRINGTON/Do I Make You Wanna (Mercury)

2096

-97

365

-11

Debut 33

Stations Adds

TIM MCGRAW & FAITH HILL/Speak To A Girl (Arista) ✔

1880

388

34 34

CHRIS LANE/For Her (Big Loud)

1828

192

387

35 35

AARON WATSON/Outta Style (Big)

1415

292

36 36

KIP MOORE/More Girls Like You (MCA)

1328

142

220

39 37

RAELYNN/Love Triangle (Warner Bros./WMN)

1274

303

273

37 38

LANCO/Greatest Love Story (Arista)

1154

149

40 39

EASTON CORBIN/A Girl Like You (Mercury)

1028

197

47 40

LITTLE BIG TOWN/Happy People (Capitol)

871

294

139

41 41

LOCASH/Ring On Every Finger (Reviver)

866

-31

163

-5

44 42

DUSTIN LYNCH/Small Town Boy (Broken Bow)

814

232

112

42 43

MORGAN WALLEN/The Way I Talk (Big Loud)

751

-10

107

-3

43 44

JON PARDI/Heartache On The Dance Floor (Capitol)

677

45 45

REBA MCENTIRE/Back To God (Nash Icon/Valory)

660

122

59 46

MAREN MORRIS/I Could Use A Love Song (Columbia)

645

302

107

49 47

BIG & RICH/California (B&R/New Revolution)

638

120

46 48

ERIC CHURCH/Round Here Buzz (EMI Nashville)

620

58 49

DELTA RAE/A Long And Happy Life (Valory)

474

104

50 50

SETH ENNIS/Woke Up In Nashville (Arista)

462

-75

-13

48 51

CODY JOHNSON/With You I Am (Cojo)

450

-122

106

-32

52 52

ELI YOUNG BAND/Skin And Bones (Valory)

440

-70

-7

54 53

KEITH WALKER/Me Too (---)

435

53 54

RYAN GRIFFIN/Back Seats & Burnt CDs (Ryan Griffin)

430

56 55

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

404

57 56

CHUCK WICKS/Whole Damn Thing (Blaster)

367

-7

Debut 57

DRAKE WHITE/Makin' Me Look Good Again (BMLGR)

342

Debut 58

CHRIS LANE/Let Me Love You (Big Loud)

340

TUCKER BEATHARD/Momma And Jesus (Big Machine)

323

-96

-18

SETH ENNIS/Fast Girl (Arista)

310

55 59

Debut 60