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weekly October 23, 2023, Issue 881

Tanya, Patty & Bob Flip The Script

Impeccably planned, scripted and executed, the Medallion Ceremony at which new Country Music Hall of Fame members are inducted each year is a model of consistent excellence. Sunday night’s edition (10/22) celebrating Patty Loveless, Bob McDill and Tanya Tucker was a bit looser – gloriously so. As Townsquare’s Kurt Johnson said at the afterparty, “It went off the rails in all the best ways.” What We’re Gonna Be: Performing for Songwriter category honoree McDill were Charley Crockett (“Louisiana Saturday Night”), Dean Dillon (“All The Good Ones Are Gone”) and Jamey Johnson (“Good Ole Boys Like Me”). Fellow Hall of Famer and tunesmith Don Schlitz handled the induction speech. “Bob McDill was who we wanted to be,” Schlitz said. “He taught me mostly by example, but he also told me a few secrets ... we get 10 songs a year by inspiration; our Charley Crockett Dean Dillon job is to write 40 more for the radio. Respect your music, respect your process, and respect yourself. Take your time and get it right. Most importantly, he taught me that you cannot write country looking down your nose at it.” After Schlitz introduced his wife to Jamey Johnson Don Schlitz McDill a few years ago, she noted her husband’s typical loquaciousness failed him. When he wondered why, his wife said, “Because he’s your hero.” Schlitz added, “And so he is. And I’ve come to understand, Bob McDill, that you were my big break. Thank you for all the wonderful songs. Thank you for the great example you’ve given me and all of us of what a songwriter can and should be.” (continued on page 7)

Fame Of Thrones: Newly inducted Country Music Hall of Famers Tanya Tucker, Bob McDill and Patty Loveless.

Evolution Of Mo & StyckMan

Audacy WUSY/Chattanooga afternoon team Melissa “Mo” Wagner and Greg “StyckMan” Owens will collect their third CMA Award as a team for Medium Market Personality Nov. 8. But the trophy shelves in their homes are already heaving with the more than 25 pieces of hardware they’ve previously won together or separately – including other CMA, ACM and CRS/Country Aircheck awards; a Gracie Award for Mo; and the NAB Marconi Award they jointly took home last year. Mo & Styckman Incredibly, their footprint is still growing.

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October 23, 2023 This past spring, Audacy quietly added their show to overnights in every one of its country markets except Chattanooga, Memphis (where they’ve done mornings on WLFP since 2018) and Richmond (where they do afternoons on WRXL-HD2). The pair also produce the Mo & StyckMan Plus podcast with extended artists interviews and content from their broadcast show. Yet they’re willing – even eager -to do more. Mo says she’d love for Mo & StyckMan to be available to affiliates outside the Audacy chain, as the company does with other shows, including Katie & Company. “It’s a big world out there. Any steps to continue to spread the brand and gain more listenership would be amazing,” she says. “We’re totally up for that.” Rock & Role: The show’s success has been based on a combination of relatable personalities, compelling content and a solid team dynamic that Mo calls a “fun friendship.” While they’ve had occasional disagreements – mostly over content – since being paired in 2017, they claim to have never had a fight, and their respect for one another is palpable. With four children at home between the ages of three and 12, Mo says her on-air partner is “literally my backbone. He makes sure we’re set and ready to go so, when I switch over from mom to Mo, he’s done a lot of the heavy lifting. I’m thankful for somebody who lets me fulfill this passion and still be a mom.” But StyckMan, whose two children are grown, quickly counters, “Don’t let her undersell herself. I make the joke all the time that we have a smart one and a pretty one and I’m certainly not smart. But Mo is. She really is the brains of this operation.” Keeping it real on-air and on social media is what draws listeners in, and makes them feel like friends. “It’s just us when we do our show,” says Mo, noting a recent bit where she trolled her husband for refusing to unpack a suitcase for weeks. “We share just real life. People come up to me like, ‘Did you really make your husband clean the toilets?’ instead of asking me about the latest country news.”

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And the interaction isn’t just in person. “In a world of texting and social media, we still get a lot of calls,” Styckman says. “At least once a month we kinda look at each other and go, ‘Man, we have the best listeners on the planet.’” Night Moves: Hosting a national overnight show didn’t significantly alter their content. “Third shift people have families and lives too, right?” Styckman asks. They just live those lives “at an odd hour.” And odd is something they’re both comfortable with. Mo fell into radio by accident when a college professor suggested it, leading to an internship at WIVK/Knoxville. StyckMan – whose nickname was inspired by being a 110 lb. teenager who played drums badly – started his career at WGSQ/Cookeville, TN. “I quite literally got into radio thinking I was going to work half the time and make twice the money,” he says. “I’ll pause for you to laugh there. I found out it’s quite the opposite, but I can’t think of a more rewarding job. Even without the shinies, this job is, is really, really cool. I can’t imagine doing anything else.” Reach Mo here and Styckman here. –Phyllis Stark

Chart Chat

Congratulations to Jason Aldean, Carson James, Lee Adams, Shelley Hargis, Scotty O’Brien and the Broken Bow promotion team on taking “Try That In A Small Town” to No. 1. This is Aldean’s 27th trip to the top, which puts him alone in ninth place on the list of all-time No. 1s, breaking out of a tie with Don Williams. Songwriters are Kelley Lovelace, Neil Thrasher, Tully Kennedy Jason Aldean and Kurt Allison. Kudos to Ken Tucker and the Wheelhouse crew on scoring 44 adds for “Ain’t About You” by HunterGirl. This is the first CA/MB Add Board leader for the label since January 2020 and the first-ever debut act from the label to top the board.

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First Grade: Members of the Country Music Hall of Fame gather in the rotunda ahead of Sunday’s (10/22) induction. Pictured (front row, l-r) are Emmylou Harris, Bud Wendell, Bob McDill, Patty Loveless, Tanya Tucker, Brenda Lee, Kris Kristofferson, Randy Travis. Center row (l-r) are Bill Anderson, Eddie Bayers, Don Schlitz, Vince Gill, Ray Stevens, Connie Smith, Charlie McCoy, Dean Dillon. Back row (l-r) are Kix Brooks, Wynonna Judd, Jimmy Fortune (Statler Brothers), Ricky Skaggs, Joe Galante, and Oak Ridge Boys William Lee Golden, Duane Allen and Richard Sterban.

News & Notes

G Networks Wilhite & Wall have been added to mornings at Chisolm Trail KWOF/Enid, OK. The Women’s Music Business Association (WMBA) is accepting new member applications for its Class of 2024 through Oct. 30 here or via email here. Riley Green raised more than $50,000 for his newly-created Buford Bonds Charitable Fund with an Oct. 12 show in Nashville’s Walk of Fame Park celebrating the release of his Ain’t My Last Rodeo album. The fund supports veterans’ organizations, and more than 300 veterans were invited to attend the show. The nonprofit Backline, which provides mental health and wellness resources to the music industry and their families, raised more than $40,000 at its second annual World Mental Health Day Benefit Show Oct. 10 at Nashville’s Brooklyn Bowl. Performers included Wynonna Judd, Lady A’s Charles Kelley, Brittney Spencer, Charles Wesley Godwin, Drake Milligan and Madeline Edwards. Last year’s Hallmark Christmas movie Five More Minutes: Moments Like These, the second film in the series based on Scotty McCreery’s hit song, will be available on DVD exclusively at Walmart Oct. 24. Blu-Ray

will be available the same day via Amazon. McCreery served as Executive Producer of both movies. Suzy Bogguss has released her first cookbook, Suzy’s Soup Book, a collection of recipes for more than 50 soups, stews, stocks, chilis and chowders. Purchase here.

The Week’s Top Stories

Full coverage at countryaircheck.com. • Country Aircheck’s Oct. print issue features Toby Keith, Johnny Chiang, Jelly Roll in a dress and more. • The annual St. Jude Country Cares Seminar in Memphis and NSHoF induction were recapped in last week’s (10/16) Country Aircheck Weekly. • Country Aircheck’s CMA Voter’s Guide is available. • WFMS/Indianapolis morning host Jim Denny is retiring. (CAT 10/20) • Farris, Self & Moore’s Stephanie Alderman was made Partner. (CAT 10/19) • Kevin Miskimins joined Saga/Clarksville, TN as GM. (CAT 10/16) • Jonathan Wier is rejoining WKLB/Boston as morning co-host. (CAT 10/16)

October 23, 2023

Tanya, Patty & Bob Flip The Script (continued from page 1) Naming the non-performing songwriters in the Hall – Dean Dillon, Fred Rose, Bobby Braddock, Cindy Walker, Harlan Howard, Felice & Boudleaux Bryant and Schlitz – McDill said, “Everyone knows their songs. Few people know their names. It speaks very well of the panel to go beyond the sparkle and glitter of our business and include these writers.” He told of venturing to Nashville with Dickie Lee and Allen Reynolds in the early ‘70s. “Music Row then was a club, a cabal, a close-knit cult of like-minded music people. It was distrustful of outsiders who were called civilians, squirrels or gherms. Inside the club we traded riffs, songs, stories, gossips, and dreams. I have too many people to thank. The list is too long to name everyone.” But he got to many, from his mother and teachers to publishers, fellow writers and artists. “I will conclude with Bob McDill’s ‘Wisdom for Aspiring Songwriters.’ No. 1, members of the music-buying public are probably smarter than you think. No. 2, the money you earn from a song is in direct inverse proportion to the number of co-writers. No. 3, when the great Henry Mancini was asked where he got his inspiration he said, ‘Every morning at 9am at the piano.’” Know Who I Am: Performers for Loveless were Sister Sadie (“The Sounds Of Loneliness”), Bob Seger (“She Drew A Broken Heart”) and Vince Gill (“Lonely Too Long”). The latter also handled the induction. “What I hear in her voice is that blood harmony that I yearned for my whole life,” he said. Gill told of his 45-year friendship with her husband, Emory Gordy, Jr. “We met when I was a 19-year Bob Seger old kid moving out to California. That’s a genius for you – moved to California with a banjo. Don’t try it. Worked for Steve Martin, but that was about it.” In summation, Gill said, “Patty possesses maybe the most authentic voice I’ve ever heard. [I’m] so grateful for the love that we have for each other and the respect.” Praising the performers, Loveless noted Seger’s appearance “was a real shock for me.” She jokingly encouraged Sister Sadie and Gill to cut the songs they’d just played, since she’d written both. “The one person I wish truly could be with me tonight is my brother, Roger Ramey [who] passed away last year ... This was always a dream of ours as young kids coming to Nashville. When I would walk through the Country Music Hall of Fame museum ... it just felt so comforting. To be a part of that now is truly an honor.” Loveless thanked other family members, The Wilburn Brothers, Porter Wagoner, Dolly Parton and audience members who have supported her. “I’m stumbling because I am a little emotional, but I want to say thank you to my husband, Emory Gordy, and [producer] Tony Brown who took a chance on this young girl.” Overwhelmed, she closed with, “Forgive me, I’m a little bit taken back by this and I have to step back. Thank you so much.” Head Full Of Dreams: Hall of Famers Wynonna and Charlie

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McCoy (on harmonica) performed “Delta Dawn,” Margo Price and Jessi Colter sang “It’s A Little Too Late” and Brandi Carlile performed “Two Sparrows In A Hurricane” to celebrate Tucker. Fellow Hall of Famers Connie Wynonna and Charlie McCoy Smith and Brenda Lee steered – under and over, respectively – the induction. From meeting Tucker and her father Beau when the former was only 11, to being on The Ralph Emery Show together, Smith said she was impressed early and often. “She brings it from the heart and always does it in a style flat-out all her own. I just love her so very much and I root for her every time I see her.” Lee concurred wholeheartedly. “She’s one of the most giving, loving, kindhearted people.” As for her place in the industry, Lee explained, “She has thumbed her nose up so many times it ought to be bleeding, but she is who she is and you have to respect that. “Now, I’m not quite sure why I’m up here,” Lee said. “Am I inducting or just talking?” Lee called Smith back to the podium. “Okay, you say yours.” Smith: “I’m done.” Lee: “You gotta talk.” Smith: “I did talk.” Lee: “About Tanya?” Smith: “About Tanya.” Lee: “Was I drunk? I don’t take pills, it had to be whiskey.” And finally, “Connie says to call you up here, Tanya.” Tucker, who had already taken the stage to sing during the Wynonna/ McCoy and Carlile performances, began, “I’m so thankful that you’re here and that you’ve been through some ups and downs with me along the way. Anytime I felt bad about myself, which happens all the time, I think of my fans – the ones that always stayed by my side,” she said. “And of course, my kids.” She recalled a recent phone call that changed her trajectory. “It was from a girl named Brandi Carlile on FaceTime. My manager said, ‘You better answer that.’ Within a minute, she convinced me to do a record with her and Shooter Jennings.” Noting some missing faces, including her parents Beau and Juanita, Tucker then noticed the teleprompter. “Oh. Is that a script? There’s a script. Let me see if I can go on that. I did write it [but] I forgot it.” She told of visiting the Grand Ole Opry at the age of nine and having Beau say, “’Don’t you wish you were up there doing it instead of sitting down here watching it?’ I said, ‘Yes, sir, I do.’ And from that moment on, I’ve never been a good audience member – and I haven’t been very good today.” Tucker thanked her siblings before asking the teleprompt operator to scroll through sections of her prepared remarks. Band and crew, Billy Sherrill and Jerry Crutchfield were cited, as were the songwriters, musicians and engineers behind her recordings. She thanked her partner, Craig, and concluded with nods to her fellow inductees, calling Loveless “an angel all the way through” and asking McDill if she had ever cut one of his songs. “I’m a fool if I haven’t, but there’s always time. I expect to see you in my office on Monday morning, but I don’t have an office. So move me to your office. Thank you all so much!” –Chuck Aly CAC

October 23, 2023

SEEK & EMPLOY

AVAILABLE JOBS MIDWEST Ingstad/Thief River Falls, MN VP/Broadcasting Jake Weber is looking for a GM to oversee the cluster that includes Country KKDQ & Classic Country KKAQ-AM. Send résumés and cover letters to Weber here. Linder Radio KRUE/Waseca, MN is seeking a PD/afternoon host to succeed Ben Merritt. Send résumés and airchecks here. Townsquare KWYY/Casper, WY Brand Mgr./morning host Drew Kirby is seeking a co-host to join him. See the complete job description here; send résumés and airchecks here. Mountain Dog Media WFON/Fond Du Lac, WI Brand Mgr. Aaron Carreno is seeking a morning co-host to join Trace “Moose” Moustakas. Interested parties can send résumés and airchecks to Carreno here. Big Radio WJVL/Janesville, WI is searching for an on-air talent. «The position will be primarily live Saturdays with possible sports producing [and] voice-tracking [on other stations],» PD Justin Brown says. «Previous radio experience preferred, but we will train the right personality.» Send materials to Brown here. Midwest/Wausau, WI VP/MM Rusty James is on the hunt for an OM to succeed Jon Reilly. Send résumés, airchecks and programming materials to James here. Midwest WDEZ/Wausau, WI has an opening for morning co-host. VP/MM Rusty James says, “We’re looking for someone with a great sense of humor, outstanding with personal appearances, and has a passion for country music and the lifestyle, social media skills and more.” Send materials to James here. Midwest WDEZ/Wausau, WI has an immediate opening for Brand Mgr. “WDEZ consistently wins in the ratings battle but we need a Brand Manager to continue the success story,” says VP/ Programming Jeff McCarthy. Send materials to Market Mgr. Randy James here. Hubbard/St. Louis, which includes Country WIL, has an opening for a full-time Account Executive. Details here. Midwest KWTB/Sioux Falls, SD is looking for a live and local afternoon host. Send audio and résumé here. Steel City KBEQ/Kansas City PD Todd Nixon is looking for a morning co-host to succeed Mike Kellar. “We’re locally owned, play by our own rules, and take no prisoners on the street,” Nixon tells Country Aircheck. “You’ve got to pull up your bootstraps for more than just an airshift and you don’t need to know country, but you’ll be attending 25+ country concerts a year.” Airchecks and résumés to Nixon here. Midwest/Peoria, IL, which includes Country WXCL, is looking for a full-time on-air split-shift traffic anchor. Send cover letters and résumés to Business Mgr. Shannon Demanes here. An undisclosed programmer is seeking a “fun, engaging, relevant” personality. “A market-leading station in the Midwest is looking for a great storyteller ... engaging on air, online and in person.” Aircheck, résumé, social links and “anything else that will make you stand out” can be sent to this EOE here. MacDonald WKCQ/Saginaw, MI Ops. Dir/PD Jason Addams is seeking an afternoon host in to replace Seth Justice. The gig has possible MD/imaging duties. “If you can be a star between the songs, connect with our target audience and love country music,” send aircheck and résumé to Addams here. MacDonald/Saginaw, MI’s three-station cluster, which includes Country WKCQ, is looking for a locally based Dir./Production & Creative Services. Send résumé, three writing samples and aircheck to Addams here.

NORTHEAST Audacy Regional Brand Mgr. Chris Michaels is looking for an on-air host to join WBEE/Rochester in mornings. See the complete job posting here; reach Michaels here. Community Broadcasters WLFK/Gouverneur, NY Owner/ Pres. Jim Leven is searching for a PD/morning host. Send résumés and airchecks to him here. Community Broadcasters/Gouverneur, NY is looking for an OM for its three-station cluster. The position also includes morning host duties for WLFK. Send résumés and airchecks to Jim Leven here. iHeartMedia WPOC/Baltimore RSVPP/Prog. Jeff Kapugi is looking for a morning co-host for the Laurie DeYoung Show to succeed Francesca Presti, who will be leaving the station in November.

Applicants must have “a love and passion for country music and being out on the town with the audience; active social media presence is a must.” Apply here. iHeartMedia WPOC/Baltimore RSVPP/Prog. Jeff Kapugi is looking for a part-time air talent for regular weekend, holiday and fill-in work at WMZQ/Washington, DC. Apply here.

SOUTHEAST Listen Up Y’all Media/Natchez, MS Group PD Kidd Conley is looking for a five-station APD for the cluster that includes WQNZ. Send résumés, cover letters, production demos and airchecks here. Saga Classic Country WSIG/Harrisonburg, VA OM Brandy Lindsey is seeking a morning host to join incumbent Ivy Lee. Send résumés and airchecks to Lindsey here. Cumulus/Memphis VP/MM Morgan Bohannon is searching for a PD for WGKX following the departure of Chad Heritage. According to the post, “Energy, enthusiasm and experience within the genre is a must.” See full description here. Midlands Media WUDE/Columbia, SC is searching for on-air talent with production and light engineering skills. VP/COO Marie Stover adds, “Tired of corporate radio? If you love the south, country music and serving local clients and community, let’s talk.” Send résumés and airchecks to Pres./CEO Keith Stover here. West Virginia Radio WKKW/Morgantown, WV is looking for a nighttime host. Shifts on other WVRC Media stations may also be included. Send materials here. iHeartMedia/Kentucky-Indiana Region, which includes WAMZ/ Louisville and WBUL/Lexington, is searching for a Dir./Country Programming to succeed Ashley Wilson. Apply here. Mississippi Broadcasters WOKK/Meridian, MS PD Todd Berry is looking to relaunch the morning show with a live and local host or existing team. Applicants will preferably have production or promotions experience. Send cover letters, airchecks and résumés to Berry here. Southern Stone WKRO/Daytona Beach VP/ Programming Jonathan Wiley (DJ Tremble) is looking for a APD/ MD to succeed Brad Thornton who is willing to “go to a lot of country shows, meet the biggest and newest artists in the genre and represent the station in Nashville a couple of times a year.” Social media skills are a must; send résumés to Tremble here. Midwest WNFN/Nashville Brand Manager Ron Allen is seeking a full-time air personality for the station, which flipped to Classic Country as “Y’all 106.7” in June (CAT 6/8). He’s looking for a high-energy, creative person who loves ‘80s and ‘90s country music. Send cover letter, resume and aircheck to Allen here. Saga KDXY/Jonesboro, AR GM Trey Stafford is seeking a PD/afternoon host to succeed Rob West, who is departing for a new opportunity Stafford says, “Come work with a company and team that still does real, local community radio.” Send résumés here. SummitMedia WZZK/Birmingham has an immediate opening for PD/on-air talent following the departure of Tom Hanrahan. The job is based in Birmingham and an aircheck is required; full details here. Renda/Fort Myers is looking for a Dir./Production for its fourstation cluster, which includes Country WWGR. Requirements include knowledge of Zetta, vCreative, vPromo and Adobe Audition software, as well as being based in or near southwest Florida. Send résumés and work samples to OM/PD Randy Savage here.

SOUTHWEST LKCM Classic Country KTFW/Fort Worth OM Mark Phillips is seeking a midday host who can handle a “personality intensive daypart with a lot of phones, contests and appearances.” Reach him here. Depot KDPM/Marshall, TX is looking for a local on-air talent/marketing representative. Send materials to PD Chip Arledge here. Bryan Broadcasting has an opening for a full-time Dir./ Production based in College Station, TX for its 12 radio stations. Send résumé with examples of produced and voiced audio or spots here.

WEST COAST Momentum KJUG/Visalia, CA PD Rik McNeil is looking for an APD/midday personality. Complete job posting here; send résumés, social media profiles, mobile content, examples of past success and airchecks to McNeil here.

RWPC Pres. Scott Huskey is searching for a morning host to join McKenzie River KKNU/Eugene, OR. Send résumés and airchecks to Huskey here. McKenzie River KKNU/Eugene, OR PD Jim Davis is looking for a replacement for retired morning host Tim Fox. Reach Davis here. Cumulus KATM/Modesto, CA is looking for a Dir./Promotions with a possible morning show role. Apply here. Sticks Media KTNK-AM & K279CY/Lompoc, CA owners Todd Nixon and Liz Hallam are looking for a local afternoon host for the re-launched “Y’all 103.7.” Reach Nixon here. Consultant Joel Raab is seeking a PD/morning host for Bee Broadcasting KDBR/Kalispell, MT. Raab says, “If you can entertain, program your own station, and be a pillar of the community, here’s an opportunity to program local radio the way it was meant to be, working for broadcasters who still do it ‘right.’ Good money for the right person.” Rush an aircheck, resume, references and salary requirements to Raab here. Townsquare/Billings, MT is looking for Dir./Content for the fivestation cluster, which includes Country KCTR. See the full posting here. Townsquare KUAD/Fort Collins, CO is looking for a co-host to join Tanner Chambers in mornings. See the full posting here.

OTHER River House Artists Dir./Digital Strategy Kristin Watson Byrne is looking for a Coord./Digital. Send résumés to her here. Albright & O’Malley & Brenner VP Kenny Jay is searching for “a talent looking for their big break, or someone tired of corporate radio life who would like to settle down in California … [someone who] can have fun and entertain live and local at night.” The opportunity may include APD/MD duties as well. Send demos and resumes to Jay here. Albright & O’Malley & Brenner VP Kenny Jay is searching for a Brand Manager/prime time personality. «You must be a persuasive leader, a self-starter, have a strong desire to get things done, and have fun ... in one of the most livable cities in the US,» he says. Three years of full-time management and on-air experience are required. Send demos and resumes to Jay here. Summit Media is looking for an SVP/Digital Strategy. The newly created position will adapt the company’s digital plan and organized initiatives into a comprehensive roadmap. See full posting here. Midwest Communications is looking for a Radio & Digital Sales Marketing Consultant, a Digital Support Specialist and Street Team members. For the consultant and street team positions, send your cover letter and résumé here. For the specialist opening, email Mgr./Digital Systems Support Brandon Wickwire here. See all postings here. Bobby Bones’ Nashville Podcast Network is looking for a President. The position is ideally based in Nashville, oversee 15-20 podcasts and pays $85,000 to $90,000 per year; audio editing experience preferred. See Bones’ Instagram post about the opportunity here; email him here. Newspaper publisher Gannett is searching for a Taylor Swift reporter to cover the superstar for its USA Today and The Tennessean papers. See the job posting here, which calls for “an experienced, videoforward journalist to capture the music and cultural impact” and “quench an undeniable thirst for all things Taylor Swift with a steady stream of content across multiple platforms.” CMT is seeking a VP/Music & Talent to succeed Shanna Strassberg. The candidate will “find, liaise with, book, brief and look after celebrities who are involved with any CMT program or event.” Qualifications include seven to 10 years experience as a talent/celebrity booker or talent exec, preferably in the country music industry and wellestablished contacts with labels, artists and their teams; apply here. UMG Nashville EVP/A&R Chelsea Blythe is seeking a VP/A&R as she builds her team. The gig requires a «minimum 10 years music industry experience, with a demonstrated track record of finding new songs for existing talent and finding emerging artists that fit in with label›s musical direction» as well as «experience with the different steps in the recording, production, mastering, sequencing and release of a record,» and an understanding of the «artist lifestyle.» Find the job posting and apply here. The Academy of Country Music (ACM) has two openings in its Nashville office: Dir./Digital Marketing & Social Media and Asst./ Marketing. See full postings here; candidates can send résumés and cover letters here.

October 23, 2023

SEEK & EMPLOY

SEEKING JOBS •Greg Cole Former WKCQ/Saginaw, MI OM/PD GCole27000@gmail.com 916-502-4734

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

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

•Jim Pearson Former KDBL/Yakima, WA PD/mornings JimsCoolEmail@gmail.com 831-261-1822

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

•Aaron “Gator” Glass Former WQNU/Louisville mornings GatorGlass.53@gmail.com

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

•Carly Quinn Former WGH/Norfolk morning co-host NewEnglandClamChowder2021@yahoo.com 863-388-9606

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

•Chuck Akers Former KTHT/Houston morning co-host chuckakers@comcast.net

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

•Scott Gaines Former Summit/Knoxville OM & WCYQ PD GainesRadio@gmail.com

•JC Coffey Former Show Dog Dir./Midwest-Northeast Regional Promotion radiojc83@gmail.com 269-806-6865

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

•T.J. “J.T.” Michaels Former WCPV/Burlington, VT PD/afternoons TJMichaelsRadio@gmail.com 802-249-3570

•Jeff Lynn Former All Access Country Editor/Promotion and Rubber City/Akron OM/PD jeff.lynn@gmail.com 262-389-0687

•Caitlin “CJ” Johnson Former KKBQ/Houston afternoons Caitlin.M.Johnson25@gmail.com

•Brad Thornton Former Southern Stone WKRO/Daytona Beach APD/MD randawg_23@yahoo.com

•Brian “Wookie” Kostek Former WDSY/Pittsburgh APD/MD/afternoons BKostek24@gmail.com •Kim Brixton Former WNWN/Battle Creek, MI mornings/middays KimBrixton@gmail.com

•Jonathan Wier Former WKLB/Boston morning co-host JonWierWLCA@gmail.com

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

•Bryant “Ryder” Konold Former KDBL/Yakima, WA Brand Mgr./mornings BryantRyderKonold@gmail.com

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

•Lexi Papadopoulos Former KUBL/Salt Lake City mornings LexiOnTheRadio@gmail.com

•Jared “Banks” Danielson Former KUBL/Salt Lake City mornings JaredDanielson1@gmail.com •Rosey Fitchpatrick Formerly worked in event and artist management, and radio promotion roseyfitch99@gmail.com •Mark Allen Former OM for Schurz/Lafayette, IN and Wiregrass/Dothan, AL Markontheradio7661@gmail.com 574-520-8226 •Donnie “Hollywood” Andrews Former WKXD/Cookeville, TN OM/PD/mornings hollywoodandrews939@gmail.com 931-267-2468

•Jake Thomson Former Dick WUBB/Savannah, GA Prod. Dir./Midday Host jakethomson.dj@gmail.com

October 23, 2023

September 2023 CDM Scoreboard Here are September 2023 (three-month rolling average, 6/22-9/13) Nielsen Audio Continuous Diary Measurement (CDM) ratings results listed alphabetically by market. Total shares among subscribers in CDM markets on a same-station basis are up 0.5% month-to-month from 424.3 to 426.6. WUSY/Chattanooga edged

Station/City

Aug. 2023 CDM 12+ Share

WQMX/Akron, OH WGNA/Albany, NY WKLI/Albany, NY WFFG/Albany, NY WRVE-HD2/Albany, NY KBQI/Albuquerque, NM KBQI-HD2/Albuquerque, NM + KRST/Albuquerque, NM WCTO/Allentown, PA KCWR/Bakersfield, CA + KRJK/Bakersfield, CA KUZZ/Bakersfield, CA WYNK/Baton Rouge, LA WDXB/Birmingham, AL WZZK/Birmingham, AL WLKK/Buffalo, NY WYRK/Buffalo, NY WCKN/Charleston, SC WEZL/Charleston, SC WOGT/Chattanooga, TN WUSY/Chattanooga, TN WUUQ/Chattanooga, TN + KATC/Colorado Springs, CO KCCY/Colorado Springs, CO WCOS/Columbia, SC WCLI/Dayton, OH + WHKO/Dayton, OH WZDA/Dayton, OH KHKI/Des Moines, IA KJJY/Des Moines, IA KSTZ-HD2/Des Moines, IA + KXNO-HD2/Des Moines, IA KHEY/El Paso, TX KHGE/Fresno, CA KSKS/Fresno, CA WCKT/Fort Myers, FL WHEL/Fort Myers, FL WWGR/Fort Myers, FL WBCT/Grand Rapids, MI WTNR/Grand Rapids, MI WRNS/Greenville, NC WESC/Greenville, SC + WSSL/Greenville, SC WCAT/Harrisburg, PA WFVY/Harrisburg, PA WGTY/Harrisburg, PA (York) WIOO-AM/Harrisburg, PA + WRBT/Harrisburg, PA WDRM/Huntsville, AL WQAH/Huntsville, AL +

7.3 6.0 3.6 0.8 0.1 4.2 1.7 3.3 8.5 1.5 1.1 6.9 5.3 4.6 6.2 2.1 8.3 4.9 4.5 2.1 9.7 5.1 3.9 4.8 6.5 1.3 9.8 1.8 6.1 5.2 0.6 0.2 5.1 3.5 5.3 2.7 2.3 4.2 8.0 1.8 9.3 6.3 7.2 1.5 0.8 1.4 2.0 3.9 10.2 1.8

out WIVK/Knoxville by 0.2 shares to claim the largest share in the format for the first time since March; it is one of 15 stations to lead their respective markets, up two from last month. Ranks (in parenthesis) are among subscribers. A “+” indicates a Classic Country outlet; a “t” indicates a tie.

Aug. 2023 CDM 12+ Rank

Sept. 2023 CDM 12+ Share

Sept. 2023 CDM 12+ Rank

1 1t 8t 19 24t 5t 18t 11 2 14t 17t 2t 4 5 3 12 3 3 4t 10 1 5 10 6t 2 14t 1 13 4 6t 17t 23t 6 9 3 12t 17 5 1 17 1 3 2 12t 15t 14 10 4t 1 14

7.2 6.8 3.6 0.8 0.4 4.2 2.5 3.6 8.4 1.4 1.4 9.1 5.4 5.3 5.7 1.5 7.2 4.4 4.0 2.4 11.5 5.3 3.6 5.7 8.2 1.3 9.6 1.9 6.0 4.2 0.6 0.5 5.2 3.8 5.2 3.1 2.1 4.1 7.8 1.8 9.6 6.2 6.7 * 0.5 1.6 * 4.2 10.1 1.9

1 1 7 17 19t 4t 13 10 2 14t 14t 1 4 5 4 14 4t 3t 5 9 1 5 8t 2 2 14 1 12t 3t 10 16t 18t 6 8t 2 11 17 5 1 15 1 3 2 * 12t 9 * 5 1 12

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

SCOREBOARD

SEPT CDM TOP TEN SHARE AUG SEPT 5 1 1 2 3 3 2 4 4 5t 6 5t -7 -8 9 9 -10t 7 10t

WUSY/Chattanooga, TN 11.5 WIVK/Knoxville, TN 11.3 WKKO/Toledo, OH 10.6 WDRM/Huntsville, AL 10.1 WHKO/Dayton, OH 9.6 WRNS/Greenville, NC 9.6 KUZZ/Bakersfield, CA 9.1 KXKT/Omaha, NE 9.0 WCTO/Allentown, PA 8.4 WCOS/Columbia, SC 8.2 WBEE/Rochester, NY 8.2

Aug. 2023 CDM 12+ Share

Aug. 2023 CDM 12+ Rank

Sept. 2023 CDM 12+ Share

Sept. 2023 CDM 12+ Rank

1.2 0.9 5.4 2.3 3.9 3.0 11.5 5.4 7.6 6.2 4.1 2.8 1.8 7.1 3.6 4.3 0.4 3.9 6.0 3.4 2.6 8.3 0.3 8.2 1.2 9.1 2.2 4.5 2.8 1.4 8.1 4.5 8.6 2.9 1.1 10.0 0.7 6.7 2.9 2.6 4.5 5.9 4.2 8.0 1.1 1.8 6.2 6.0 1.3

15 12t 4 8 7 8 1 7t 2 2 6 9 12t 3 6 4 20 6t 3 8 13 1 24t 2 14t 1 8 4 14 19t 3t 5 1 9 10 1 12 2 10 13t 7 4 8 1 16 13t 4t 2 13

1.3 2.6 3.5 1.6 3.9 2.8 11.3 4.7 7.4 6.1 3.3 3.1 2.3 6.7 4.3 4.6 0.4 4.7 5.7 3.1 2.5 9.0 0.6 7.8 0.9 8.2 2.2 4.1 2.6 1.1 7.9 4.6 7.3 3.1 1.3 10.6 0.7 6.5 2.5 3.4 4.2 6.3 3.9 7.8 0.9 1.6 6.6 5.9 1.5

13 7t 5t 10 7 10 1 8 4 1 9 7 9 3 3 5 20 6 4 8 13t 1 21 2 16 2 8 5t 14 19t 1 3 1 8 11 1 12 2 13t 12 7 2 9t 1 17 14 2t 4 13

October 23, 2023 LW

Artist/Title (Label)

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

JASON ALDEAN 4 Try That In A Small Town (Macon Music/Broken Bow)

33540

3104

9129

890

39.437

2.406

151

(Kelley Lovelace, Neil Thrasher, Tully Kennedy, Kurt Allison)

MORGAN WALLEN/Thinkin' Bout Me (Big Loud)

32470

1170

8867

382

36.633

1.111

153

RUSSELL DICKERSON/God Gave Me A Girl (Triple Tigers)

27623

364

7545

156

33.547

1.139

157

DUSTIN LYNCH/Stars Like Confetti (Broken Bow)

26245

640

7089

153

30.194

1.255

156

LAINEY WILSON/Watermelon Moonshine (Broken Bow)

25919

-6485

6977

-1896

32.525

-5.82

157

DYLAN SCOTT/Can't Have Mine (Find You A...) (Curb) 4

23391

1937

6484

565

25.507

0.742

157

TIM MCGRAW/Standing Room Only (Big Machine)

22513

225

6155

24.838

0.358

157

MORGAN WALLEN/Everything I Love (Big Loud)

21124

605

5729

23.094

0.84

157

JELLY ROLL w/LAINEY WILSON/Save Me (BMG/Stoney Creek) 4

19692

3096

5359

884

22.589

3.755

155

LUKE BRYAN/But I Got A Beer In My Hand (Capitol)

18972

-69

5144

22.273 0.022

156

DAN + SHAY/Save Me The Trouble (Warner/WAR)

17214

835

4716

162

18.756

0.435

156

GEORGE BIRGE/Mind On You (Records Nashville) 4

16702

1205

4564

282

18.459

1.909

157

CHRIS JANSON/All I Need Is You (BMLGR)

15185

4141

15.729 -0.074

156

CHRIS STAPLETON/White Horse (Mercury)

14137

361

3833

15.061

0.865

157

KELSEA BALLERINI/If You Go Down (I'm Going...) (Black River)

14081

226

3961

13.865 -0.097

157

MITCHELL TENPENNY/We Got History (Riser House/Columbia)

13824

329

3757

14.602

0.595

155

NATE SMITH/World On Fire (RCA)

13140

895

3562

232

14.522

1.082

152

R. GREEN f/L. COMBS/Different Round Here (BMLGR)

12745

698

3425

185

13.252

0.795

156

CONNER SMITH/Creek Will Rise (Valory)

12242

146

3392

11.68

0.206

157

CHAYCE BECKHAM/23 (Wheelhouse)

12030

536

3289

127

11.947

1.606

155

ASHLEY MCBRYDE/Light On In The Kitchen (Warner/WMN)

11064

154

3042

11.936

0.171

155

WARREN ZEIDERS/Pretty Little Poison (Warner/WEA)

9094

556

2581

192

7.257

0.713

131

BROTHERS OSBORNE/Nobody's Nobody (EMI Nashville)

9003

248

2518

7.237

0.204

152

HARDY/Truck Bed (Big Loud)

8040

477

2165

105

8.154

0.601

132

JACKSON DEAN/Fearless (Big Machine)

7972

2113

7.721

-0.297

152

Chart Page 1

October 23, 2023 LW

Artist/Title (Label)

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

CODY JOHNSON/The Painter (Warner/CoJo/WMN)

7538

346

2048

104

7.528

0.599

147

BRIAN KELLEY/See You Next Summer (Big Machine)

7484

116

1972

5.754

0.024

149

KANE BROWN/I Can Feel It (RCA)

7319

764

1918

226

6.892

1.39

134

GABBY BARRETT/Glory Days (Warner/WAR)

6711

150

1794

5.485

0.44

147

PARKER MCCOLLUM/Burn It Down (MCA)

6480

164

1789

5.753

-0.045

136

SCOTTY MCCREERY/Cab In A Solo (Triple Tigers)

5851

122

1660

4.876

0.295

151

CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Out Of That Truck (Capitol)

5592

1509

4.267

-0.239

132

C. PEARCE f/C. STAPLETON/We Don't Fight... (Big Machine)

5173

1433

-6

5.446

0.018

149

JORDAN DAVIS/Tucson Too Late (MCA)

5010

429

1305

110

5.695

0.526

122

MEGAN MORONEY/I'm Not Pretty (Columbia)

4688

302

1220

3.031

0.142

116

Z. BRYAN f/K. MUSGRAVES/I Remember... (B. Bronco/Warner/WAR) 4569

-296

1303

-78

4.001

-0.391

TYLER HUBBARD/Back Then Right Now (EMI Nashville)

4248

-220

1214

-88

3.052

-0.209

120

T. RHETT f/M. WALLEN/Mamaw's House (Valory/Big Loud)

3959

684

1009

200

3.855

0.56

SAM HUNT/Outskirts (MCA)

3787

372

1026

102

2.427

0.289

108

LUKE COMBS/Where The Wild Things Are (River House/Columbia) 4

3769

2607

848

578

3.736

2.506

100

KASSI ASHTON/Drive You Out Of My Mind (Interscope/MCA)

3425

141

988

2.085

0.262

105

CHASE MATTHEW/Love You Again (Warner/WAR)

3416

987

-9

2.433

0.008

DILLON CARMICHAEL/Drinkin' Problems (Riser House)

3152

-81

928

-13

1.483

-0.068

108

COREY KENT/Something's Gonna Kill Me (Combustion/RCA)

2900

166

775

1.615

0.121

M. RAY f/M. PATRICK/Spirits And Demons (Warner/WEA/Riser House) 2627

175

734

1.262

0.207

CHRIS YOUNG/Young Love & Saturday Nights (RCA)

2535

262

653

1.831

0.078

OLD DOMINION f/M. MORONEY/Can't Break Up Now (Columbia)

2307

119

612

1.319

0.108

EASTON CORBIN/Marry That Girl (Stone Country)

2104

-47

659

-18

1.056

-0.024

DIERKS BENTLEY/Something Real (Capitol)

2100

-110

559

-25

1.283

-0.178

BAILEY ZIMMERMAN/Where It Ends (Warner/Elektra/WEA)

2094

114

460

1.435

-0.023

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Debut 50

Chart Page 3

October 23, 2023

Country Aircheck Add Leaders

HUNTERGIRL/Ain't About You (19 Recordings/Wheelhouse) IAN MUNSICK/Long Live Cowgirls (Warner/WEA) T. RHETT f/M. WALLEN/Mamaw's House (Big Loud/Valory) LUKE COMBS/Where The Wild Things Are (River House/Columbia) JON PARDI & LUKE BRYAN/Cowboys And Plowboys (Capitol) BAILEY ZIMMERMAN/Where It Ends (Elektra/Warner/WEA) SAM HUNT/Outskirts (MCA) JORDAN DAVIS/Tucson Too Late (MCA) NATE SMITH/World On Fire (RCA) OLD DOMINION f/M. MORONEY/Can't Break Up Now (Columbia) RANDY HOUSER/Cancel (Magnolia Music) TYLER CHILDERS/In Your Love (Hickman Holler/RCA) Z. BRYAN f/K. MUSGRAVES/I Remember... (B. Bronco/Warner/WAR)

Adds

44 25 15 13 9 8 8 4 4 4 4 4 4

Country Aircheck Top Point Gainers

Activator Top Point Gainers LUKE COMBS/Where The Wild Things Are (River House/Columbia)

1435 4

JELLY ROLL w/LAINEY WILSON/Save Me (BMG/Stoney Creek)

1404 4

T. RHETT f/M. WALLEN/Mamaw's House (Valory/Big Loud)

838 4

KANE BROWN/I Can Feel It (RCA)

727 4

DYLAN SCOTT/Can't Have Mine (Find You A Girl) (Curb)

632 4

DAN + SHAY/Save Me The Trouble (Warner/WAR)

516

CODY JOHNSON/The Painter (CoJo/Warner/WMN)

444

CHAYCE BECKHAM/23 (Wheelhouse)

407

JORDAN DAVIS/Tucson Too Late (MCA)

363

TIM MCGRAW/Standing Room Only (Big Machine)

333

Activator Top Spin Gainers

JASON ALDEAN/Try That In A Small Town (Macon Music/Broken Bow)

3104 4

LUKE COMBS/Where The Wild Things Are (River House/Columbia)

288

JELLY ROLL w/LAINEY WILSON/Save Me (BMG/Stoney Creek)

3096 4

JELLY ROLL w/LAINEY WILSON/Save Me (BMG/Stoney Creek)

279

LUKE COMBS/Where The Wild Things Are (River House/Columbia)

2607 4

T. RHETT f/M. WALLEN/Mamaw's House (Valory/Big Loud)

149

DYLAN SCOTT/Can't Have Mine (Find You A...) (Curb)

1937 4

GEORGE BIRGE/Mind On You (Records Nashville)

1205 4

DYLAN SCOTT/Can't Have Mine (Find You A Girl) (Curb)

129

MORGAN WALLEN/Thinkin' Bout Me (Big Loud)

1170

KANE BROWN/I Can Feel It (RCA)

124

NATE SMITH/World On Fire (RCA)

895

DAN + SHAY/Save Me The Trouble (Warner/WAR)

100

DAN + SHAY/Save Me The Trouble (Warner/WAR)

835

KANE BROWN/I Can Feel It (RCA)

764

Rl GREEN f/L. COMBS/Different Round Here (BMLGR)

698

CODY JOHNSON/The Painter (CoJo/Warner/WMN)

CHAYCE BECKHAM/23 (Wheelhouse)

JORDAN DAVIS/Tucson Too Late (MCA)

TIM MCGRAW/Standing Room Only (Big Machine)

Country Aircheck Top Spin Gainers

Country Aircheck Top Recurrents

JASON ALDEAN/Try That In A Small Town (Macon Music/Broken Bow)

890

LUKE COMBS/Fast Car (River House/Columbia)

21642

JELLY ROLL w/LAINEY WILSON/Save Me (BMG/Stoney Creek)

884

JELLY ROLL/Need A Favor (BMG/Stoney Creek)

18459

LUKE COMBS/Where The Wild Things Are (River House/Columbia)

578

MORGAN WALLEN/Last Night (Big Loud)

16247

DYLAN SCOTT/Can't Have Mine (Find You A...) (Curb)

565

TYLER HUBBARD/Dancin' In The Country (EMI Nashville)

15550

MORGAN WALLEN/Thinkin' Bout Me (Big Loud)

382

BAILEY ZIMMERMAN/Rock And A Hard Place (Elektra/Warner/WEA)

13311

GEORGE BIRGE/Mind On You (Records Nashville)

282

JORDAN DAVIS/Next Thing You Know (MCA)

12843

NATE SMITH/World On Fire (RCA)

232

COLE SWINDELL/She Had Me At Heads Carolina (Warner/WMN)

11667

KANE BROWN/I Can Feel It (RCA)

226

BAILEY ZIMMERMAN/Religiously (Elektra/Warner/WEA)

11643

T. RHETT f/M. WALLEN/Mamaw's House (Valory/Big Loud)

200

LUKE COMBS/Love You Anyway (River House/Columbia)

9618

WARREN ZEIDERS/Pretty Little Poison (Warner/WEA)

192

JORDAN DAVIS/What My World Spins Around (MCA)

8494

Points

Chart Page 4

October 23, 2023 AIRPLAY BY STATION OWNER

OVERALL LW TW ARTIST/Title

iHeart (52)

Audacy (17)

Cumulus (15)

Townsquare (7)

Rank

Plays

Avg/ Sta

Rank

Plays

Avg/ Sta

Rank

Plays

Avg/ Sta

Rank

Plays

Avg/ Sta

3,311

63.7

862

50.7

798

53.2

339

48.4

1 JASON ALDEAN/Try That In A Small Town

2 MORGAN WALLEN/Thinkin' Bout Me

3,346

64.3

941

55.4

765

51.0

319

45.6

3 RUSSELL DICKERSON/God Gave Me A Girl

2,829

54.4

639

37.6

650

43.3

311

44.4

4 DUSTIN LYNCH/Stars Like Confetti

2,855

54.9

539

31.7

604

40.3

320

45.7

5 LAINEY WILSON/Watermelon Moonshine

2,939

56.5

561

33.0

731

48.7

319

45.6

6 DYLAN SCOTT/Can't Have Mine (Find You A..)

2,360

45.4

714

42.0

571

38.1

200

28.6

7 TIM MCGRAW/Standing Room Only

2,225

42.8

636

37.4

568

37.9

323

46.1

8 MORGAN WALLEN/Everything I Love

2,036

39.2

369

21.7

532

35.5

315

45.0

9 JELLY ROLL w/LAINEY WILSON/Save Me

1,549

29.8

571

33.6

531

35.4

167

23.9

10 LUKE BRYAN/But I Got A Beer In My Hand

1,819

35.0

518

30.5

466

31.1

189

27.0

11 11 DAN + SHAY/Save Me The Trouble

1,531

29.4

330

19.4

447

29.8

190

27.1

12 12 GEORGE BIRGE/Mind On You

1,495

28.8

551

32.4

362

24.1

145

20.7

13 13 CHRIS JANSON/All I Need Is You

1,449

27.9

353

20.8

395

26.3

199

28.4

15 14 CHRIS STAPLETON/White Horse

978

18.8

547

32.2

294

19.6

194

27.7

14 15 KELSEA BALLERINI/If You Go Down (I'm Going...)

1,463

28.1

318

18.7

197

13.1

198

28.3

16 16 MITCHELL TENPENNY/We Got History

1,452

27.9

212

12.5

332

22.1

142

20.3

17 17 NATE SMITH/World On Fire

706

13.6

527

31.0

342

22.8

4.3

19 18 R. GREEN f/L. COMBS/Different Round Here

1,060

20.4

355

20.9

284

18.9

12.9

18 19 CONNER SMITH/Creek Will Rise

1,166

22.4

384

22.6

233

15.5

143

20.4

20 20 CHAYCE BECKHAM/23

956

18.4

331

19.5

221

14.7

148

21.1

FLASHBACK No. 1s

MARKET AIRPLAY PROFILE - FT. MYERS Rank

WCKT

WHEL

WWGR

Total

JASON ALDEAN/Try That In A Small Town

184

MORGAN WALLEN/Thinkin' Bout Me

181

RUSSELL DICKERSON/God Gave Me A Girl

175

DUSTIN LYNCH/Stars Like Confetti

155

LAINEY WILSON/Watermelon Moonshine

148

BAILEY ZIMMERMAN/Religiously

127

MORGAN WALLEN/Everything I Love

126

DYLAN SCOTT/Can't Have Mine (Find You A...)

121

LUKE COMBS/Fast Car

109

TIM MCGRAW/Standing Room Only

104

JELLY ROLL/Need A Favor

103

KELSEA BALLERINI/If You Go Down (I'm Going...)

101

COLE SWINDELL/She Had Me At Heads Carolina

MORGAN WALLEN/Last Night

LUKE BRYAN/But I Got A Beer In My Hand

JORDAN DAVIS/Next Thing You Know

17t

TYLER HUBBARD/Dancin' In The Country

17t

JELLY ROLL w/LAINEY WILSON/Save Me

LUKE COMBS/Love You Anyway

DAN + SHAY/Save Me The Trouble

20t 20t

CHAYCE BECKHAM/23 RILEY GREEN f/LUKE COMBS/Different Round Here

25 32

22 15

47 47

1 YEAR AGO

MORGAN WALLEN You Proof

5 YEARS AGO

COLE SWINDELL Break Up In The End

10 YEARS AGO

LUKE BRYAN That’s My Kind Of Night 15 YEARS AGO

TOBY KEITH She Never Cried In Front Of Me

20 YEARS AGO

GARY ALLAN Tough Little Boys

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October 23, 2023

COUNTRY AIRCHECK ACTIVITY M. RAY f/M. PATRICK/Spirits And Demons (Riser House/Warner/WEA) Moves 47-45* 2627 points, 734 spins 1 add: WRBT CHRIS YOUNG/Young Love & Saturday Nights (RCA) Moves 48-46* 2535 points, 653 spins 3 adds: KHKI*, KKGO, KWNR OLD DOMINION f/M. MORONEY/Can’t Break Up Now (Columbia) Moves 50-47* 2307 points, 612 spins 4 adds: KWNR, KXKT, KYGO*, WQMX EASTON CORBIN/Marry That Girl (Stone Country) Re-entry 48 2104 points, 659 spins; No adds DIERKS BENTLEY/Something Real (Capitol) Remains at 49 2100 points, 559 spins; No adds BAILEY ZIMMERMAN/Where It Ends (Elektra/Warner/WEA) Debut 50* 2094 points, 460 spins 8 adds: KZSN, WAVW, WBWL, WFUS, WLHK, WOLF, WWGR, WWYZ

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OCTOBER 30

PARMALEE/Gonna Love You (Stoney Creek) TOBY KEITH/Don’t Let The Old Man In (BMLGR)

NOVEMBER 6

JAY ALLEN/No Present Like The Time (ONErpm/16camino) ANNIE BOSKO/Neon Baby (Stone Country)

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A Tribute To The Judds (BMG) Artists featured on the 14-track project celebrating the duo’s 40th anniversary include Blake Shelton, Cody Johnson, Dolly Parton, Jelly Roll, Lainey Wilson, Megan Moroney and Reba McEntire. Dallas Smith (Big Loud) Smith enlisted producer Joey Moi and writers including Ashley Gorley, Morgan Wallen, Hardy, Hillary Lindsey, Ernest and Rodney Clawson for his debut Big Loud and U.S. release. The 12-song collection includes previously released songs “Singing In A Beer” and “One Too” with labelmate MacKenzie Porter. The Cadillac Three The Years Go Fast (Big Machine) “When you say, ‘The years go fast,’ it really makes sense,” says the trio’s Jaren Johnston. “We’ve been together a long time, in some shape or fashion. We met when we were 14 or 15, in high school. I think the track kind of embodies the whole album. I’m so thankful that we came across that idea, because it’s probably the most uplifting thing on the record.” Kimberly Perry Superbloom (Columbia/Records Nashville) Included on the extended version of Bloom is “Fool’s Gold,” a song about Perry’s “experience out west, pursuing pop music, and chasing a so-called golden carrot.” She adds, “While I needed that season and that adventure to discover more about who I am, all of it ultimately led me back home to Tennessee, to Johnny and to country music.” Merry Christmas From Jon Pardi (Capitol) Produced by Pardi, Bart Butler and Ryan Gore, the 12-track holiday album releases the same week Pardi is set to become the first California native inducted into the Grand Ole Opry. Songs include “Beer For Santa,” ‘400 Horsepower Sleigh” and “Santa Looked A Lot Like Daddy.” Maddie & Tae We Need Christmas (Extended Version) (Mercury) Three additional Christmas classics – “It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas,” “The Christmas Song” and “White Christmas” – round out the track list for the nine-song project that features both holiday favorites and original songs.

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October 23, 2023 LW

Artist/Title (Label)

Points

+/- Points

Plays

2 Week at No. 1 Try That In A Small Town (Macon Music/Broken Bow)

JASON ALDEAN

13877

-24

2628

MORGAN WALLEN/Thinkin' Bout Me (Big Loud)

13673

2592

LAINEY WILSON/Watermelon Moonshine (Broken Bow)

13378

-529

2567

-112

RUSSELL DICKERSON/God Gave Me A Girl (Triple Tigers)

12465

-243

2398

-44

+/- Plays Stations ADDS

-1

DUSTIN LYNCH/Stars Like Confetti (Broken Bow)

11467

-558

2199

-120

DYLAN SCOTT/Can't Have Mine (Find You A Girl) (Curb) 4

11422

632

2160

129

TIM MCGRAW/Standing Room Only (Big Machine)

11104

333

2137

MORGAN WALLEN/Everything I Love (Big Loud)

11004

2077

-8

LUKE BRYAN/But I Got A Beer In My Hand (Capitol)

9072

171

1713

DAN + SHAY/Save Me The Trouble (Warner/WAR)

8714

516

1681

100

CHRIS JANSON/All I Need Is You (BMLGR)

8210

-3

1574

-5

JELLY ROLL w/LAINEY WILSON/Save Me (BMG/Stoney Creek) 4

8121

1404

1590

279

KELSEA BALLERINI/If You Go Down (I'm Going Down Too) (Black River)

7543

-317

1451

-67

CHRIS STAPLETON/White Horse (Mercury)

7218

-116

1396

-31

GEORGE BIRGE/Mind On You (Records Nashville)

6762

252

1286

ASHLEY MCBRYDE/Light On In The Kitchen (Warner/WMN)

6634

1284

MITCHELL TENPENNY/We Got History (Riser House/Columbia)

6593

1252

-11

RILEY GREEN f/LUKE COMBS/Different Round Here (BMLGR)

6404

227

1211

CONNER SMITH/Creek Will Rise (Valory)

5850

-37

1119

-16

20 20

NATE SMITH/World On Fire (RCA)

5173

169

982

CHAYCE BECKHAM/23 (Wheelhouse)

4857

407

913

22 22

CODY JOHNSON/The Painter (CoJo/Warner/WMN)

4828

444

872

24 23

BROTHERS OSBORNE/Nobody's Nobody (EMI Nashville)

4186

817

28 24

KANE BROWN/I Can Feel It (RCA) 4

3913

727

725

124

25 25

PARKER MCCOLLUM/Burn It Down (MCA)

3491

658

27 26

GABBY BARRETT/Glory Days (Warner/WAR)

3438

187

601

29 27

HARDY/Truck Bed (Big Loud)

3068

589

30 28

SCOTTY MCCREERY/Cab In A Solo (Triple Tigers)

3038

270

554

26 29

CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Out Of That Truck (Capitol)

3022

-370

560

-68

WARREN ZEIDERS/Pretty Little Poison (Warner/WEA)

2754

167

533

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October 23, 2023 LW

Artist/Title (Label)

Points +/- Points

Plays

+/- Plays

Stations Adds

33 31

Z. BRYAN f/K. MUSGRAVES/I Remember Everything (Belting Bronco/Warner/WAR)

2465

455

32 32

JACKSON DEAN/Fearless (Big Machine)

2314

-196

455

-29

35 33

TYLER HUBBARD/Back Then Right Now (EMI Nashville)

2250

411

34 34

BRIAN KELLEY/See You Next Summer (Big Machine)

2194

-37

427

-9

838

354

149

-3

379

-2

THOMAS RHETT f/MORGAN WALLEN/Mamaw's House (Valory/Big Loud) 4

2093

36 36

CARLY PEARCE f/CHRIS STAPLETON/We Don't Fight Anymore (Big Machine)

2084

37 37

MEGAN MORONEY/I'm Not Pretty (Columbia)

2032

108

407

54 38

LUKE COMBS/Where The Wild Things Are (River House/Columbia) 4

2019

1435

404

288

38 39

JORDAN DAVIS/Tucson Too Late (MCA)

1968

363

336

39 40

CHRIS YOUNG/Young Love & Saturday Nights (RCA)

1644

262

40 41

OLD DOMINION f/MEGAN MORONEY/Can't Break Up Now (Columbia)

1421

232

42 42

DILLON CARMICHAEL/Drinkin' Problems (Riser House)

1045

-156

196

-21

SAM HUNT/Outskirts (MCA)

871

173

139

48 44

DIERKS BENTLEY/Something Real (Capitol)

866

106

176

45 45

HANNAH ELLIS/Wine Country (Curb)

834

170

50 46

ASHLEY COOKE/Your Place (Big Loud)

690

46 47

MICHAEL RAY f/MEGHAN PATRICK/Spirits And Demons (Riser House/Warner/WEA)

680

-90

102

-15

52 48

TIM DUGGER/Buy A Bar (Curb)

635

-23

125

-5

49 49

WALKER HAYES/Good With Me (RCA/Monument)

628

-91

-19

56 50

DUSTIN LYNCH f/JELLY ROLL/Chevrolet (Broken Bow)

620

120

Debut 51

BAILEY ZIMMERMAN/Where It Ends (Elektra/Warner/WEA)

583

184

43 52

JON PARDI & LUKE BRYAN/Cowboys And Plowboys (Capitol)

523

-389

102

-61

47 53

BAILEY ZIMMERMAN/You Don't Want That Smoke (Elektra/Warner/WEA)

520

-240

-24

60 54

GHOST HOUNDS/Last Train To Nowhere (Gibson)

478

KYLIE FREY/Hell Of A Life (Deep Frey'd)

475

Debut 55 Debut 56

CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Give Her That (Capitol)

470

58 57

LAUREN WATKINS/Anybody But You (Big Loud)

470

53 58

AUSTIN SNELL/Pray All The Way Home (River House/WMN)

470

-140

-14

57 59

BOOMTOWN SAINTS/Black Top Don't (8 Track)

469

-2

TURNPIKE TROUBADOURS/Chipping Mill (Bossier City/Thirty Tigers)

451

Debut 60

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