Issue 567 - September 11, 2017 by Country Aircheck

September 11, 2017 Issue 567

#1 Most Added! Thank You Country Radio! Remembering Don & Troy

The country music world took a hard blow Friday (9/8) with the passing of Country Music Hall of Famer Don Williams, followed all too quickly by news that Montgomery Gentry’s Troy Gentry died in a helicopter crash. The shock is perhaps best expressed in the experience of veteran artist manager John Dorris, who represented both at different times. “I was on the phone with Don’s son learning of his passing when John Michael Montgomery called in to tell me about Troy,” he told Country Aircheck Monday (9/11). Dorris and others who worked with Williams or Gentry share stories below illuminating just how big this loss is. Don Williams

Remembering Don Williams

Troy Gentry

Producer Garth Fundis: “Bob McDill had just finished writing ‘Good Ole Boys Like Me.’ I was blown away. I said, ‘Jiminy Crickets Bob, that’s like classic southern literature. Have you played that for Don?’ He mentioned they were going to pitch it to Kenny Rogers or somebody else that afternoon. I was heartbroken. A few months later I was at Don’s house. He said, ‘Man, I’ve got this one

All Day All Night: Lady Antebellum’s Charles Kelley and friends prior to the Capitol group’s You Look Good Tour stop in Nashville Saturday (9/9). The trek continues in Europe beginning Oct. 1. Pictured (l-r) are Marilyn Shomby, Kelley, Cumulus’s John Shomby, Tessa Aly and Country Aircheck’s Chuck Aly.

Irma: The Unwelcome Tourist

More than 110 million people visited Florida last year, but this year’s Sunshine State count will include one big, unwelcome guest in Hurricane Irma. Radio pros across the peninsula and panhandle put in plenty of overtime. Here are their stories:

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Mike Tyler

Rob Morris

Heath West

Tee Gentry

Ashley Stegbauer

As noted in Country Aircheck Today, WCKT/Ft. Myers took the storm full force. “All are accounted for and safe, which is the most important,” says PD Mike Tyler. Company engineers are on the way to solidify backup power and, in the meantime, the station is streaming audio from their TV partner. CBS Radio WKIS/Miami returned to music at noon today. “We were wall-to-wall with our TV partners up to then,” says VPP Rob Morris. “Every break is post-Irma coverage letting folks know what is open, what streets are blocked by debris and where there are down power lines.” The facility did not suffer any damage other than a tree knocking over a wall behind the station. “We went through a rough night of category 1 winds and constant downpours,” says iHeartMedia WAVW/Ft. Pierce PD Heath West. “Besides the eye, the upper right quadrant of the storm always brings some of the worst weather, including tornados, and that’s what passed over us. We had constant EAS warnings going off Sunday (9/10), but that finally subsided very late. The station stayed on throughout the entire storm with a feed from our TV partner and our sister station in West Palm, News WJNO. Their teams did an excellent job during the storm while we all hunkered down. Today it’s all about clean up. We have lots of downed power lines and trees and some localized flooding. But all in all, we’re in good shape.” Beasley WQYK/Tampa OM/PD Tee Gentry reports, “We’re good. We are live, taking calls from listeners and checking in with ABC Action News. Trying to get as much information out as possible.” On a personal note, “My first hurricane. Not a fan. No power at home, but luckily no damage either.” Staffers spent the weekend together at Cox WWKA/Orlando, “All of us that were on-air throughout the storm or working with our news station here have not left since Saturday,” says MD/morning host Ashley Stegbauer. “The most damage at people’s

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homes seems to be from down power lines, down trees, debris from homes caused by high-speed winds, and some flooding over near the water. For the most part, it seems like everyone was really prepared and stayed safe through the storm. I haven’t been able to check my house or neighborhood yet either, so hopefully I’ll get to go home tonight.” The station went back to music programming today at 10am. Flooding was a big problem in Northeast Florida. “The city has asked we stay in place,” says iHeartMedia WQIK/Jacksonville PD Cindy Spicer. The St. John’s “river did not empty like it usually does during low tide, so we have a rising tide and evacuations are Cindy Spicer being ordered because of rising water.” The morning show stayed on through the day with updates and warnings from TV partner First Coast News. Renda WGNE MD/midday host Ashley Wilson added, “We had power outages, internet outages and very dramatic winds, but our team managed to stay on the air throughout the night to deliver information. We’re exhausted, but doing okay.” Ashley Wilson In the Capital City, iHeartMedia’s WTNT/ Tallahasseee PD Jason Taylor had team coverage. “We were simulcasting all the Tallahassee and Panama City stations,” he says. “We were spared in many ways. Many thousands of people are without power in our area.” The station returned to music at noon with updates twice an hour on gas availability and power outages. Country Radio Hall of Famer and Red Cross spokesman Dan HalyJason Taylor burton has been there since yesterday (9/10) and will leave tomorrow for his next assignment. “We’re not sure where they are sending us yet,” he says. –Paul Williams

Chart Chat

Congrats to Dustin Lynch, Carson James, Lee Adams, Jim Malito and the Broken Bow team on landing this week’s No. 1 with “Small Town Boy,” which is the second chart-topper from his new album Current Mood. Songwriters are Rhett Akins, Ben Hayslip and Kyle Fishman.

Dustin Lynch

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And kudos to Katie Bright and the WMN reps on notching 100 adds for Blake Shelton’s “I’ll Name The Dogs,” topping this week’s board.

News & Notes

WideOrbit and Cumulus have entered into a licensing agreement to install WO Traffic and other software at all 447 Cumulus radio stations. LLC Classic Hits KXXF/Winnie-Beaumont, TX has flipped to Classic Country as “105.3 Free.” Restless Heart was recently awarded the 2017 Operation Troop Aid Chris Kyle Patriot Award. Brad Paisley will honor Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s last ride with the JR Nation Appreci88ion Tour free concert Oct. 8 for attendees of the Bank of America 500 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. More info here. Thompson Square will host the Third Annual Rollin’ For A Reason ride Oct. 1 to benefit the USO of Nashville. More here.

The Week’s Top Stories

Don Williams and Garth Fundis

Full coverage in the archives at countryaircheck.com. • 2017 CMA Awards broadcast and artist nominations were released (9/4). • Nielsen released August PPM Ratings (9/5). • Dick Broadcasting purchased 20 stations from Alpha (9/5). • Cris Lacy was promoted to SVP/A&R at Warner Music Nashville (9/6). • Zack Owen and John Elliott marked 25 years at WACO/ Waco, TX (9/6). • Rodney Crowell will receive the ASCAP Founder’s Award (9/7). • BMI broke its revenue mark for the third year in a row with $1.130 billion (9/7). • Don Williams passed away at 78 (9/8). • Troy Gentry died in a helicopter crash (9/8).

Remembering Don & Troy

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song here, but I don’t know if I can do it. It’s kind of heavy.’ He sang ‘Good Ole Boys Like Me.’ I told him he could do it, I was sure of it. He said, ‘Okay, let’s give it a try. I won’t know ‘til I get there.’ “From Don, I learned patience, respect for great songs and the songwriters who wrote them. Bigger and louder isn’t necessarily stronger or better. There’s a wonderful power in space,

giving things room to breathe. He tried to do the same thing in his concerts. He’d walk out, sit down in his chair and plug in his guitar, tip his hat to the audience, nod to the boys and start the first song. He could do three songs in a row without ever speaking. The applause would die down and it would get completely quiet. Don would say, ‘Well, thank you.’ And the audience would erupt in applause all over again. (laughs) That quiet power served him well – in life, in making records and in responding to the audience. I’ve never seen anybody quite be able to do it that way.” Bassist and AFM/Nashville’s Dave Pomeroy: “When I started playing with Don, I’d had in the back of my mind the idea of an electric stand-up bass that a hero of mine, Eberhard Weber, played. I couldn’t afford it, so I went to Don and asked him if he’d loan me the money for half of the cost. He didn’t bat an eye. I paid him back, but he did that without hesitation. “He got our road band a deal with MCA. We made a record which went nowhere, but we got to make a record – and Don and Garth Fundis produced it. At that time in particular, no artist would do that for their band. Over the years I heard a lot of horror stories about the way certain artists treated their bands. I believe the respect Don treated us with totally pushed me towards this role I’m in now of wanting to make sure musicians are treated fairly. Everybody deserves to be treated like Don treated us.”

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Webster PR’s Kirt Webster: “If you ever saw a Don Williams show, you knew that all he needed was a cup of coffee and an ashtray and he was all set. As Don didn’t like to do many interviews, I was shocked when his manager Robert Pratt called to tell me that Don had agreed to a media day at our office. Well, with only one condition: he needed a cup of coffee and an ashtray. The office might have been cloudy with the stench of smoke, but Don made every person that came into that office feel so very special.” Dorris: “Don Williams was the reason I got into management. His manager Bill Hall passed and I was asked by a mutual friend if I would take a meeting. I had never met Don, but I flew to Minneapolis in April 1983 to see and meet him. Ten minutes into the show I was hooked. He came off the stage and asked what I thought. I said, ‘I’ll do it.’ I worked with him until he came off the road in 1988. He was one of a kind. I pull out his music often and listen – it still stands up with anything you want to hear.” Former Sugar Hill Records exec Cliff O’Sullivan: “Don didn’t like talking about himself even a little bit. Everybody in the music business that I came in contact with just loved him, from producers to songwriters to Keith Urban to Alison Krauss, who were on his And So It Goes album. After the Reflections album, we did an Intimate Evening With Eddie Stubbs on WSM-AM. Eddie is an incredible host and has an encyclopedic knowledge of everybody on his show, especially Don. As hard as it is to get Don to talk about himself, Eddie did a beautiful job. And that was a lot of fun.” Manager Robert Pratt: Don had said it was his dream to play Africa, so I set about arranging it. From the minute he arrived in Harare, Zimbabwe to the minute he left, he was absolutely in awe. He was given the Freedom Of The City of Harare. There were thousands of people trying to see him outside the council office – so many that the city council members brought their table and chairs outside. They placed them at the top of the steps leading up to the offices, to accommodate the many thousands in the square, hanging off trees and out of all the office buildings. When Don was asked to say a few words, he was so emotional about what he was experiencing, he could hardly speak. It was a beautiful memory that lived with him right up until he passed.” Dave Pomeroy and Don Williams

Remembering Troy Gentry

Former Sony CEO John Grady: “When I came in at Sony, Montgomery Gentry were one of the only things we had going [but] they were always a song away from the rocket ship. Rivers Rutherford came to see me with a half-finished song called ‘If You Ever Stop Loving Me,’ which became Troy’s first lead vocal on a

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Troy, Angie and Craig

single and their first No. 1. It felt good as a record guy to watch them get that, but mostly to watch Troy bloom into that lead role. He was so grateful to everyone for that success. There was nothing made up about it.” Publicist and former Sony exec Craig Campbell: “Montgomery Gentry brought people together, initially because wherever they went it was a blowout party. Two unlikely fans included Queen Latifah, who met the guys at an awards show in LA and called the next week to [book them on her talk show]. I was back there with Billy Ray Cyrus a few months later and reminded her that we met when Montgomery Gentry appeared. She puffed up, got this beautiful smile on her face, and said, ‘Oh ... them’s my boys!’ The other was Maya Angelou, who was moved by their ‘Some People Change’ single and asked them to open her TPAC appearance with that song. When she came to the podium, she thanked them for being there and said, ‘Montgomery Gentry – they are my sons.’ I was at Sony music the day they walked in the door in ’98, and I will miss Troy Gentry for as long as I live.” Dorris: “As I texted Eddie [Montgomery] Friday night, I keep thinking about the old song ‘Precious Memories.’ We had 10 wonderful years [managing Montgomery Gentry], and the memory that sticks out is the first time they ever performed ‘Hillbilly Shoes’ for anyone, including the label, was at Fan Fair in 1999. I’ve been in the business a long time and I don’t think I’ve ever seen a song rouse more emotion, including from the label. When it was over, Troy said, ‘Do you think they liked it?’ That was the beginning of a lot of fun and success. On a personal note, I saw them play the Opry four weeks ago. The last thing we did is hug and tell each other, ‘I love you.’ That’s a sweet memory and very special to me. My love and condolences to Angie and his daughters.” Publisher and former Sony A&R exec Mark Brown: “What a privilege it was to work with Troy and Montgomery Gentry. They did something different from what anybody was doing. I remember the first time I heard the My Town record, I thought it and ‘Hell Yeah’ were the coolest things I’d ever heard. I got to work on three subsequent records with them. I liked Troy a lot. He was easy to get along with. I enjoyed going on the road with them and we did some good work together. I’m sorry he’s gone.” Producer and former Sony exec Blake Chancey: “John Dorris told me about these guys and insisted I go to Lexington to see them play at the Grapevine. The club was filled with friends and family, and after the first song the whole place turned around and looked at me – staring holes through me. I was scared to death. I had to sign them so I could get out of there alive! Troy was a great father and a great husband, and I can’t imagine what Angie and his girls are going through. My thoughts and prayers go out to everyone.” –Wendy Newcomer, Chuck Aly CAC

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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: Owens KUZZ/Bakersfield is looking for a midday host. Send airchecks and résumés here. Cumulus WGKX/Memphis is looking for an afternoon host. Get details and apply here. Scripps WCYQ/Knoxville is seeking a new morning cohost. Airchecks and résumés here. Binnie WTHT/Portland, ME is looking for an on-air PD/MD. Send materials here. Hall WPCV/Lakeland is looking for a morning show co-host. Send materials here. iHeartMedia WMZQ/Washington is looking for an APD/on-air host. More here. Cox KKBQ & KTHT/Houston are looking for a National Sales Assistant and Account Executives for the cluster. Apply here. Entercom KKWF/Seattle is looking for a morning show host. Details here. Mountain Dog WFON/Fond Du Lac, WI is looking for a morning host. Send materials here.

•Big Chris Hart Former KUUB/KWFP PD/MD/Prod. Dir./afternoon host 775-830-1320 bigchrishart@hotmail.com •Crash Poteet Former KVOO/Tulsa and WKWS/Charleston/WV PD 417-499-4046 okccrash@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 • Brian Hatfield Former KYGO/Denver APD/MD/on-air 704-604-6554 hatfield99@gmail.com

Scripps WKTI/Milwaukee is looking for a DOS, Dir./ Production and Account Executives. More here.

Searching •Kris Stevens Former WKKT/Charlotte afternoon host 610-762-8332 radiobigkat@gmail.com

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August 2017 PPM Scoreboard

Country radio shares were down by 1% compared to last month. Of the 87 subscribing stations listed, 35 increased, 45 decreased and 7 were flat. The cume leader was Cumulus’ KPLX/Dallas with 1,333,400. Mt.

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 WUBLWLHK/Indianapolis WGNE/Jacksonville WQIK/Jacksonville KBEQ/Kansas City^ KFKF/Kansas City^ WDAF/Kansas City KCYE/Las Vegas 500 KWNR/Las Vegas KKGO/Los Angeles WGKX/Memphis WLFP/Memphis WKIS/Miami

August 6+ Share

July Cume

July 6+ Share

Rank

4.8 4.5 5.0 6.1 2.0 7.4 4.5 2.5 0.7 5.7 6.0 2.8 4.1 2.9 7.6 1.9 6.6 12.7 5.6 4.4 2.4 6.5 2.5 5.5 7.0 6.9 8.3 3.9 4.2 1.8 5.8 6.1 4.6 11.6 3.5 6.0 4.1 3.7 4.9 2.8 5.5 3.4 2.1

5 3.9 13t 632,400 643,200 7 4.3 9t 729,400 695,200 6 4.2 8 347,700 285,300 2t 6.7 2 325,100 330,900 17 2.2 17 100,300 119,200 3 7.4 2 465,800 431,300 6 4.5 7 718,700 660,200 16 2.7 14 512,900 513,300 24 0.5 24 170,300 145,200 4t 6.1 1 516,400 497,200 1 5.6 5 489,500 445,000 14t 2.2 21t 866,400 812,400 5 4.2 4 1,216,500 1,199,100 14 2.5 15 263,900 236,000 3 7.6 3 459,100 499,400 17 1.3 19 151,400 140,000 7t 6.8 5 467,600 477,400 1 11.8 1 516,500 522,900 1 5.8 1 1,236,000 1,333,400 5 4.6 5 1,000,200 1,028,100 17 2.5 18 321,200 280,600 1 6.4 1t 591,000 570,500 18 2.4 18 475,200 481,800 4 5.4 5t 755,800 768,700 5 7.7 4 254,800 272,500 6 7.1 6 304,500 278,300 2t 8.3 2 265,700 261,800 10t 4.1 11 958,700 888,600 8 4.2 8t 1,007,100 1,010,200 21 2.0 20t 466,100 486,400 7 6.6 5 350,200 350,500 5t 6.4 6t 378,200 356,100 8 4.3 9 248,600 219,900 1 10.4 1 280,300 286,700 14 3.4 15 308,600 325,100 3 6.1 3 365,600 357,000 12 4.8 5t 287,000 299,500 10t 2.9 13t 234,200 216,800 3 5.0 6 274,600 277,800 13t 2.7 12t 1,262,900 1,230,100 7 6.3 5t 199,700 188,600 11 3.5 10 127,600 129,600 18t 2.3 18 417,200 436,100

Rank

August Cume

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Wilson’s KKGO/Los Angeles was second with 1,230,100. Legend: A “+” indicates a Classic Country outlet; a “^” designates coowned Country stations in the metro; “t” indicates a tie; and a “*” indicates a station best in that statistic. Ranks are among subscribers.

June 6+ Share

Station/City

WNSH/New York (Middlesex) 3.8 WKTI/Milwaukee 4.0 WMIL/Milwaukee 5.5 KEEY/Minneapolis 6.2 KMNB/Minneapolis 4.1 WKDF/Nashville^ 3.9 WSIX/Nashville 5.4 WSM-FM/Nashville^ 4.1 WSM-AM/Nashville 1.8 WSIX HD2/Nashville 1.1 WNSH/New York (Nassau) 1.6 WNSH/New York 2.1 WWKA/Orlando 3.4 KMLE/Phoenix 4.1 KNIX/Phoenix 3.2 KSWG/Phoenix 0.6 WXTU/Philadelphia 4.0 WDSY/Pittsburgh 4.6 WPGB/Pittsburgh 3.8 KWJJ/Portland 5.6 KUPL/Portland 4.9 WCTK/Providence 8.4 WNCB/Raleigh 4.1 WQDR/Raleigh 7.7 KFRG/Riverside 5.0 KBEB/Sacramento 3.1 KNCI/Sacramento 6.0 KNTY/Sacramento 2.6 KEGA/Salt Lake City 1.6 KSOP/Salt Lake City ^ 6.0 KSOP-AM/Salt Lake City ^+ 0.8 KUBL/Salt Lake City 4.8 KAJA/San Antonio 5.2 KCYY/San Antonio^ 5.4 KKYX-AM/San Antonio^+ 1.2 KSON/San Diego 5.4 KRTY/San Jose 4.7 KKWF/Seattle 2.7 KMPS/Seattle 4.9 KSD/St. Louis 4.2 WIL/St. Louis 6.0 WFUS/Tampa 4.4 WQYK/Tampa 4.7 WMZQ/Washington 3.2 WIRK/West Palm Beach 4.5

Rank

July 6+ Share

10t 11 5t 4 11 11 8 10 17 18t 22 17t 11 8 11t 31t 10 9 10 4 6t 2t 11 2 3 12t 4 15 23 3 25t 8 5 3t 22 4t 5 18t 6 9 5 8 5 12 7

Rank

June Cume

July Cume

3.8 10t 208,700 187,800 4.8 8 276,900 299,800 6.5 2 352,900 377,300 5.5 8 652,000 682,400 3.9 12 568,300 587,900 4.3 11 262,100 269,500 5.6 8 274,200 291,900 4.5 10 276,600 276,800 1.7 16t 41,500 38,600 1.0 20t 66,200 56,400 1.5 23 182,400 160,400 1.8 20 1,126,000 1,103,000 4.0 11 226,200 264,800 3.7 10 508,200 521,300 3.3 14 522,200 554,400 0.7 30t 70,800 68,700 3.7 11t 721,700 673,600 4.5 9 371,800 362,500 3.7 11 285,500 289,200 5.2 5t 449,900 406,400 4.9 7t 412,000 404,200 7.9 4 413,900 374,200 3.8 12 251,900 222,200 7.4 2 363,300 350,200 4.9 4 339,000 330,800 2.3 14 239,200 201,600 5.4 4 347,000 322,400 2.5 14 195,600 201,600 1.6 22 183,100 188,100 4.9 8 309,000 265,900 0.8 26 52,600 45,900 5.1 5t 390,800 370,900 4.7 5t 509,400 526,200 5.6 2 611,200 622,100 1.4 22 122,700 135,400 5.2 4 496,700 421,800 4.3 7t 209,200 201,900 3.3 14t 469,500 452,500 4.2 7t 508,000 481,200 3.9 11 499,200 450,700 6.8 5 560,600 551,900 4.5 9 468,600 464,700 4.9 7 391,500 398,000 3.3 10 557,500 574,700 4.8 4 173,200 187,900

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362.0

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

DUSTIN LYNCH

27647

1142

9112

317

62.241 2.291

159

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

23094

-3733

7731

-1319

53.958 -5.431

159

JON PARDI/Heartache On The Dance Floor (Capitol)

21931

1522

7374

544

49.097 2.941

159

KENNY CHESNEY/All The Pretty Girls (Blue Chair/Columbia) ✔

21665

1802

7375

681

47.292

3.99

159

JASON ALDEAN/They Don't Know (Broken Bow)

21190

1339

7105

431

47.61

3.261

159

KANE BROWN f/L. ALAINA/What Ifs (RCA)

19224

1271

6386

474

41.614 2.875

158

KIP MOORE/More Girls Like You (MCA) ✔

17214

1675

5769

556

2.629

159

CARLY PEARCE/Every Little Thing (Big Machine)

15691

1489

5329

584

33.586 2.811

159

CHRIS JANSON/Fix A Drink (Warner Bros./WAR)

14202

1161

4910

378

30.441 3.006

159

LUKE COMBS/When It Rains It Pours (River House/Columbia)

14193

1507

4774

474

31.789 3.855

159

THOMAS RHETT/Unforgettable (Valory) ✔

13793

1918

4643

670

30.839 4.366

158

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

13666

361

4814

28.415 0.687

158

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

12570

749

4131

227

26.533 1.685

159

MIDLAND/Drinkin' Problem (Big Machine)

12380

-3705

4166

-1213

32.146 -8.179

159

GARTH BROOKS/Ask Me How I Know (Pearl)

12367

625

4090

165

26.194 1.712

156

ERIC CHURCH/Round Here Buzz (EMI Nashville)

10875

302

3899

22.827 0.608

156

CHRIS LANE/For Her (Big Loud)

10802

-3690

3352

-1371

23.934 -7.397

156

LANCO/Greatest Love Story (Arista)

10681

918

3669

322

19.894 2.514

156

LOCASH/Ring On Every Finger (Reviver)

10581

368

3569

103

22.657 0.909

152

LUKE BRYAN/Light It Up (Capitol) ✔

9514

2111

3239

868

19.775 3.636

155

BRAD PAISLEY/Last Time For Everything (Arista)

8757

450

3097

149

18.161 1.031

157

LADY ANTEBELLUM/You Look Good (Capitol)

7998

-4552

2640

-1635

17.985 -10.873

159

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Smooth (BMLGR)

7615

1556

2491

595

16.363 2.734

146

EASTON CORBIN/A Girl Like You (Mercury)

7578

328

2674

112

0.579

148

CHRIS YOUNG/Losing Sleep (RCA)

7537

652

2409

187

15.332 1.762

144

Small Town Boy (Broken Bow)

37.9

14.86

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Artist/Title (Label)

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

AARON WATSON/Outta Style (Big)

6988

318

2294

13.844 0.634

138

RUSSELL DICKERSON/Yours (Triple Tigers)

6876

391

2309

111

13.506 1.067

144

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

6259

-2

2304

9.777

0.187

141

BRETT YOUNG/Like I Loved You (BMLGR)

5398

1000

1717

324

9.367

1.456

135

WALKER HAYES/You Broke Up With Me (Monument/Arista)

5183

388

1566

141

9.058

0.515

117

MIRANDA LAMBERT/Tin Man (RCA)

5141

255

1633

120

8.136

0.43

128

DEVIN DAWSON/All On Me (Atlantic/WEA)

4779

260

1597

8.77

0.475

111

ADAM CRAIG/Just A Phase (Stoney Creek)

4035

1466

5.426

0.238

132

BLAKE SHELTON/I'll Name The... (Warner Bros./WMN) ✔ DEBUT

3994

1393

100

10.092 10.092

KELSEA BALLERINI/Legends (Black River)

3819

110

1257

6.187

0.354

123

BRANTLEY GILBERT/The Ones That Like Me (Valory)

3299

1096

6.541

0.166

112

GRANGER SMITH/Happens Like That (Wheelhouse)

3275

222

1186

4.186

0.505

125

HIGH VALLEY/She's With Me (Atlantic/WEA)

3100

111

1048

5.136

0.312

LEE BRICE/Boy (Curb)

2910

119

963

5.171 -0.015

WALKER MCGUIRE/Til Tomorrow (Wheelhouse)

2892

-143

980

-62

6.316

-0.23

115

JORDAN DAVIS/Singles You Up (MCA)

2615

920

3.478

0.2

100

CHRIS STAPLETON/Broken Halos (Mercury)

2573

416

945

170

3.751

0.814

109

SCOTTY MCCREERY/Five More Minutes (Triple Tigers)

2432

137

784

4.207

0.151

MICHAEL RAY/Get To You (Atlantic/WEA)

2279

236

696

3.831

0.591

DAN + SHAY/Road Trippin' (Warner Bros./WAR)

2102

399

744

133

2.66

0.271

ZAC BROWN BAND/Roots (SouthernGrnd/Elektra/WAR)

2060

173

783

3.039

0.275

LITTLE BIG TOWN/When Someone Stops Loving You (Capitol)

1841

661

1.584

0.002

BRETT ELDREDGE/The Long Way (Atlantic/WMN)

1798

483

545

156

2.863

0.498

LAUREN ALAINA/Doin' Fine (19/Interscope/Mercury)

1760

660

2.424

-0.05

PARMALEE/Sunday Morning (Stoney Creek)

1688

-7

621

Debut 48

2.117 -0.018

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September 11, 2017 Country Aircheck Add Leaders BLAKE SHELTON/I'll Name The Dogs (Warner Bros./WMN) BILLY CURRINGTON/Wake Me Up (Mercury) DAN + SHAY/Road Trippin' (Warner Bros./WAR) FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Smooth (BMLGR) CHASE BRYANT/Hell If I Know (Red Bow) COLE SWINDELL/Stay Downtown (Warner Bros./WMN) BRETT ELDREDGE/The Long Way (Atlantic/WMN) BRETT YOUNG/Like I Loved You (BMLGR) DANIELLE BRADBERY/Sway (BMLGR) LAUREN ALAINA/Doin' Fine (19/Interscope/Mercury) LUKE BRYAN/Light It Up (Capitol) WALKER HAYES/You Broke Up With Me (Monument/Arista)

Activator Top Point Gainers

Adds 100 21 14 13 10 9 7 7 7 7 7 7

Country Aircheck Top Point Gainers

LUKE BRYAN/Light It Up (Capitol)

1796 ✔

BLAKE SHELTON/I'll Name The Dogs (Warner Bros./WMN)

1465 ✔

KANE BROWN f/L. ALAINA/What Ifs (RCA)

790 ✔

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Smooth (BMLGR)

677 ✔

LANCO/Greatest Love Story (Arista)

620 ✔

THOMAS RHETT/Unforgettable (Valory)

587

CARLY PEARCE/Every Little Thing (Big Machine)

437

KENNY CHESNEY/All The Pretty Girls (Blue Chair/Columbia)

368

BRETT YOUNG/Like I Loved You (BMLGR)

364

LUKE COMBS/When It Rains It Pours (River House/Columbia)

304

Activator Top Spin Gainers

BLAKE SHELTON/I'll Name The Dogs (Warner Bros./WMN)

3994

LUKE BRYAN/Light It Up (Capitol)

2111

THOMAS RHETT/Unforgettable (Valory)

1918

KENNY CHESNEY/All The Pretty Girls (Blue Chair/Columbia)

1802

KIP MOORE/More Girls Like You (MCA)

1675

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Smooth (BMLGR)

✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

LUKE BRYAN/Light It Up (Capitol)

353

BLAKE SHELTON/I'll Name The Dogs (Warner Bros./WMN)

336

KANE BROWN f/L. ALAINA/What Ifs (RCA)

167

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Smooth (BMLGR)

166

THOMAS RHETT/Unforgettable (Valory)

141

1556

LANCO/Greatest Love Story (Arista)

136

JON PARDI/Heartache On The Dance Floor (Capitol)

1522

CARLY PEARCE/Every Little Thing (Big Machine)

119

LUKE COMBS/When It Rains It Pours (River House/Columbia)

1507

CHRIS JANSON/Fix A Drink (Warner Bros./WAR)

CARLY PEARCE/Every Little Thing (Big Machine)

1489

BRETT YOUNG/Like I Loved You (BMLGR)

JASON ALDEAN/They Don't Know (Broken Bow)

1339

LITTLE BIG TOWN/When Someone Stops Loving You (Capitol)

Country Aircheck Top Spin Gainers BLAKE SHELTON/I'll Name The Dogs (Warner Bros./WMN)

1393

Country Aircheck Top Recurrents

Points

BILLY CURRINGTON/Do I Make You Wanna (Mercury)

16804

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

16301 12870

LUKE BRYAN/Light It Up (Capitol)

868

KENNY CHESNEY/All The Pretty Girls (Blue Chair/Columbia)

681

THOMAS RHETT f/M. MORRIS/Craving You (Valory)

THOMAS RHETT/Unforgettable (Valory)

670

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

12056

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Smooth (BMLGR)

595

DYLAN SCOTT/My Girl (Curb)

11465

584

LUKE COMBS/Hurricane (River House/Columbia)

10682

KIP MOORE/More Girls Like You (MCA)

556

JUSTIN MOORE/Somebody Else Will (Valory)

10364

JON PARDI/Heartache On The Dance Floor (Capitol)

544

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

7214

KANE BROWN/What Ifs f/Lauren Alaina (RCA)

474

COLE SWINDELL/Flatliner (Warner Bros./WMN)

6892

LUKE COMBS/When It Rains It Pours (River House/Columbia)

474

JOSH TURNER/Hometown Girl (MCA)

6879

CARLY PEARCE/Every Little Thing (Big Machine)

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September 11, 2017 COUNTRY AIRCHECK ACTIVITY DAN + SHAY/Road Trippin’ (Warner Bros./WAR) Moves 49-45* 2102 points, 744 spins 14 adds: WNSH*, KPLX*, WKHX*, KUBL*, WFMS*, WKDF*, KIIM*, WCTO*, KHKI*, WIVK*, KATM*, KATC*, KIZN*, WITL ZAC BROWN BAND/Roots (Southern Ground/Elektra/WAR) Remains 46* 2060 points, 783 spins 6 adds: WDRQ*, KUPL, WGKX*, WYRK, KDRK, KXLY LITLLE BIG TOWN/When Someone Stops Loving You (Capitol) Remains 47* 1841 points, 661 spins 4 adds: WYRK, KBQI, KSSN, KDRK BRETT ELDREDGE/The Long Way (Atlantic/WMN) Debuts 48* 1798 points, 545 spins 7 adds: WBWL, WDRQ*, WWKA*, KTST, KHEY, WUSY, KFDI LAUREN ALAINA/Doin’ Fine (19/Interscope/Mercury) Moves 48- 49* 1760 points, 660 spins 7 adds: WNSH*, WLFP, WWYZ, WOGK, WTHT, WMAD, KJUG PARMALEE/Sunday Morning (Stoney Creek) Remains 50* 1688 points, 621 spins; no adds JOSH TURNER/All About You (MCA) 1444 points, 518 spins 4 adds: KBEB, WPOR, KMDL, WITL LINDSAY ELL/Waiting On You (Stoney Creek) 1397 points, 485 spins 2 adds: WDXB, WKML TYLER FARR/I Should Go To Church Sometime (Columbia) 1372 points, 491 spins; no adds

A D D DAT E S September 18 JUSTIN MOORE/Kinda Don’t Care (Valory) Old Dominion/Written in the Sand (RCA)

September 25

Runaway june/Wild West (Wheelhouse) MIDLAND/Make A Little (Big Machine) Lady Antebellum/Heart Break (Capitol)

October 2

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September 11, 2017 LW

Artist/Title (Label)

Points

+/- Points

Plays

+/- Plays Stations ADDS

DUSTIN LYNCH

10050

-73

2268

-15

KENNY CHESNEY/All The Pretty Girls (Blue Chair/Columbia)

9210

368

2032

JON PARDI/Heartache On The Dance Floor (Capitol)

9111

2057

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

8590

-2128

1929

-512

JASON ALDEAN/They Don't Know (Broken Bow)

8520

212

1943

KANE BROWN f/L. ALAINA/What Ifs (RCA) ✔

8078

790

1834

167

KIP MOORE/More Girls Like You (MCA)

7756

261

1723

Small Town Boy (Broken Bow)

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

6992

-244

1563

-67

11 9

LUKE COMBS/When It Rains It Pours (River House/Columbia)

6681

304

1450

13 10

CARLY PEARCE/Every Little Thing (Big Machine)

6525

437

1471

119

15 11

THOMAS RHETT/Unforgettable (Valory)

6208

587

1324

141

16 12

CHRIS JANSON/Fix A Drink (Warner Bros./WAR)

5890

303

1353

17 13

GARTH BROOKS/Ask Me How I Know (Pearl)

5344

-236

1173

-38

MIDLAND/Drinkin' Problem (Big Machine)

5342

-2580

1211

-556

ERIC CHURCH/Round Here Buzz (EMI Nashville)

5301

-14

1136

-14

18 15 19 16

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

5172

129

1105

14 17

CHRIS LANE/For Her (Big Loud)

4853

-831

1103

-175

20 18

BRAD PAISLEY/Last Time For Everything (Arista)

4579

-244

965

-40

23 19

LANCO/Greatest Love Story (Arista) ✔

4467

620

981

136

27 20

LUKE BRYAN/Light It Up (Capitol) ✔

4004

1796

829

353

22 21

AARON WATSON/Outta Style (Big)

3860

-70

812

-17

21 22

LOCASH/Ring On Every Finger (Reviver)

3738

-222

817

-32

24 23

EASTON CORBIN/A Girl Like You (Mercury)

3249

108

688

25 24

CHRIS YOUNG/Losing Sleep (RCA)

3071

296

613

28 25

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Smooth (BMLGR) ✔

2794

677

635

166

26 26

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

2552

-169

588

-19

29 27

BRETT YOUNG/Like I Loved You (BMLGR)

2436

364

454

30 28

KELSEA BALLERINI/Legends (Black River)

2028

397

32 29

RUSSELL DICKERSON/Yours (Triple Tigers)

1952

121

449

33 30

MIRANDA LAMBERT/Tin Man (RCA)

1711

426

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September 11, 2017 LW

Artist/Title (Label)

Points +/- Points

35 31

DEVIN DAWSON/All On Me (Atlantic/WEA)

1630

251

Plays

295

+/- Plays

Stations Adds

37 32

LITTLE BIG TOWN/When Someone Stops Loving You (Capitol)

1516

267

312

Debut 33

BLAKE SHELTON/I'll Name The Dogs (Warner Bros./WMN) ✔

1465

336

36 34

LEE BRICE/Boy (Curb)

1369

284

38 35

WALKER HAYES/You Broke Up With Me (Monument/Arista)

1328

161

290

43 36

GRANGER SMITH/Happens Like That (Wheelhouse)

1098

207

252

40 37

ZAC BROWN BAND/Roots (SouthernGrnd/Elektra/WAR)

1064

-26

254

39 38

BRANTLEY GILBERT/The Ones That Like Me (Valory)

1053

-58

208

-13

44 39

OLD DOMINION/Written In The Sand (RCA)

967

184

136

42 40

CHRIS STAPLETON/Broken Halos (Mercury)

936

191

41 41

ADAM CRAIG/Just A Phase (Stoney Creek)

880

-118

215

-32

54 42

DAN + SHAY/Road Trippin' (Warner Bros./WAR)

709

159

136

46 43

CODY JOHNSON/Wild As You (Cojo)

700

152

45 44

HIGH VALLEY/She's With Me (Atlantic/WEA)

691

108

50 45

JUSTIN MOORE/Kinda Don't Care (Valory)

629

56 46

BRETT ELDREDGE/The Long Way (Atlantic/WMN)

612

111

47 47

JORDAN DAVIS/Singles You Up (MCA)

605

-45

101

-1

55 48

DARIUS RUCKER/For The First Time (Capitol)

603

60 49

LADY ANTEBELLUM/Heart Break (Capitol)

600

140

48 50

LINDSAY ELL/Waiting On You (Stoney Creek)

595

-23

51 51

SCOTTY MCCREERY/Five More Minutes (Triple Tigers)

593

131

59 52

KANE BROWN/Better Place (RCA)

560

58 53

CARLY PEARCE/If My Name Was Whiskey (Big Machine)

560

49 54

LUCAS HOGE/Dirty South (Rebel Engine/Star Farm)

544

-64

-15

52 55

MICHAEL RAY/Get To You (Atlantic/WEA)

535

-24

-1

Debut 56

COLE SWINDELL/Stay Downtown (Warner Bros./WMN)

518

273

Debut 57

MIDLAND/Make A Little (Big Machine)

501

265

53 58

ADAM DOLEAC/Whiskey's Fine (287)

470

-80

-8

Debut 59

BRANDON LAY/Speakers, Bleachers And Preachers (EMI Nashville)

466

180

Debut 60

JANA KRAMER/I've Done Love (---)

440

-10

-1

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