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October 5, 2020, Issue 725

As Radio Contracts, Syndication Surges

Consolidation, debt load, competing platforms and a pandemic have compounded into furloughs and permanent personnel cutbacks at radio. Arguably, the last several months aren’t as much a cataclysmic transformation as a greatly accelerated evolution. Amid the decline, there does seem to be at least one major growth area – syndication. Country Aircheck spoke with several with new and growing shows in the space for thoughts on the shift and resulting opportunities. “The pandemic has definitely sped things up, as there’s economic pressure everywhere,” says United Stations’ Andy Denemark, whose daypart show Backstage Country is Andy already holding down nights for Beasley Denemark stations. “Network radio has been growing in lots of different ways, and it’s all about resources, meaning that we provide resources that local stations need. Country has more stations in America than any other format – almost 2200 – so it has more room for more players, hence all the shows you are seeing.” Danno Wolkoff, COO of Sun Broadcast Group (formerly Envision) agrees syndication is expanding in many areas, including longDanno Wolkoff form weekend and daypart shows, 24-7 formats and voice-tracking. And while some of the growth is pandemic-related, he believes the need for stations to operate more efficiently has been steadily increasing, leading to the creation of new business models and opportunities for many out of work. “Personality On Demand is a new growth opportunity for us that came directly out of COVID-19 when stations started to send everyone home,” Wolkoff says. “We heard from operators who said things like, ‘I have an afternoon show on furlough’ or ‘We’re not set up to work remotely. Can you help us out?’ We saw the need for stations to have plug-and-play options, so we became like a clearinghouse for talented people who were let go and stations that needed help.” (continued on page 14)

Curb Your Enthusiasm: The Curb team celebrates Lee Brice’s two-week No. 1, “One Of Them Girls.” Pictured (top, l-r) are Lori Hartigan, Maddi Bayer and Samantha DePrez; (middle, l-r) Brooke Meris, Mike Rogers and RG Jones; (bottom) RJ Meacham and Allyson Gelnett.

Q&A: Records President Ash Bowers Tapped to head the newly formed Nashville division of Barry Weiss’ Records (Breaking News), Ash Bowers has seen the country business from multiple vantage points – artist, publisher, manager, producer and now label chief. The Wide Open Music co-founder spoke with Country Aircheck about his path and the plan. CA: How did you meet Barry Weiss? AB: I cut an EP on Matt Stell to get him a record deal, but I couldn’t get anybody to bite. I got a call from Steve Williams, my partner Ash Bowers in the management and publishing business, who told me his wife watches Chrisley Knows Best and we should try to put Savannah Chrisley in the “Prayed For

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WI TH A day in the self-isolated life of Monument/ Arista’s Teddy Robb: The biggest change is that we aren’t on the road every day. Or any day, really. It’s strange being home on the weekends. Most days start with coffee and guitar in the morning. I like to ease into the day playing music and getting ready to be back on the road. I try to get in a hike and a workout … that has really kept me sane since March. Late in the morning, I usually have a write — which used to be exclusively on Zoom — but more and more I’ve been getting back into face-to-face writes. I have really missed that personal interaction. I round out the workday with some sort of online time — a radio Zoom meeting or an Instagram Live. Those are some of the only ways we’ve been able to connect with people. I wonder what this quarantine would have been like without the virtual outlets … or Call of Duty. I wouldn’t say Call of Duty is new, but my buddies and I haven’t played in years. When quarantine hit, we all put on headsets and picked up where we left off. It’s funny — everyone is a grown-up with real jobs, but as soon as the game starts, it’s like we’re right back in high school. That’s actually been one

of the best things to come out of COVID-19: reconnecting with some of my childhood friends. Quarantine has both hindered and enhanced my ability to be creative. At first, virtual writes were new and had some advantages over face-to-face. Specifically, the mute button let me tune out and work on a melody or lyric while my co-writers continued with another part of the song. Ultimately, I’d rather write in person. You just can’t beat that connection. The ability to go live on social media has helped keep that connection with fans. I’m ready to play shows in person! There’s nothing like real, live music. There’s a ton that I have in the queue (Yellowstone, for one), but I’ve been spending my time getting ready for live music to come back. That’s why I moved to Nashville, and I can’t wait to get back on that stage. I’ve been trying to eat as healthy as I can, but I’m a sucker for a good cheeseburger. Maybe that’s not a snack to most people, but I have a pretty big appetite! Having live music taken away from us has made me appreciate it that much more. Being

You” video. When we released it July 9, 2018, I was on vacation with my family and got a call from Barry. I wasn’t sure who he was, so he gave me a two-minute history lesson – Britney Spears, The Backstreet Boys, ‘N Sync, Jive Records. He said he was watching “Prayed For You” explode on YouTube and rise to No. 33 all-genre on iTunes and called it a “huge copyright.” Matt and I flew up a few weeks later, and that’s where the working relationship really started. He called me a few months back thinking it was time to open a shop in Nashville. I said, “Sure, I’m in.”

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Heaven On Dirt able to get on stage and entertain people is such a privilege. I’ll never take it for granted.

You’ve hired Andy Elliott and Jamice Jennings for promotion. Why now, and what’s the plan? Not having our own staff left us at the mercy of everyone else in town. [Consultant] Keith Gale has obviously been a good partner on Matt and in developing radio strategy with Chris Bandi. We thought if we added Andy to what Jamice was doing with Keith, we can go directly to radio and build the staff as we grow. Records is partnered with Sony, so distribution is through Columbia/New York. And Barry’s New York staff is amazing with marketing and analytics.

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WI TH A day in the self-isolated life of KSOP, Inc. KSOP/ Salt Lake City PD/morning co-host Deb Turpin: I’m kind of a homebody anyway, but I am not in the office all day like I used to be. Previously, I was there from 5:45am until 4pm or 6pm each day. Now, we do the morning show live in studio, and then I head home to finish the day remotely. I am usually finished, for the most part, sometime in the afternoon, which has allowed for more bike rides, dog walks, catching up with friends, listening to new music and television or streaming. It’s just me and my three dogs, and I am glad for the extra time with them. Scout is my new adoption, and she has been a challenge, so it’s good to be home with them. I love her, though ... no matter how many vacuum cords, pillowcases, comforters, stairs or collars she chews up, she is here to stay. I bought an e-bike, which I didn’t see coming. I was never a fan of biking. [CRB Exec. Dir.] RJ [Curtis] would tell me this isn’t really a bike, but it’s as good as it gets for me! I have been riding every day. I know the “real bikers” shake their heads when I track my trips on Strava. They need an e-bike category! With fewer office interruptions, I have more time to think about planning ahead and coming up with new ways to excite our audience. Our show is the same; that part hasn’t changed. We have been in the studio every day, and we are live and unscripted and have watched

the pandemic evolve politically into “sides.” We try to relate to what everybody is dealing with while avoiding preaching, taking sides or fighting. I binged Tiger King, but that seems like forever ago! I found Selling Sunset and loved it, so I was glad to see when season three was released. I’ve been on a Fleetwood Mac binge lately and have been watching some of their live shows and biographies. I’m really into documentaries! I started Vikings and am late to the party. I also love HGTV and Home Town, as well as any crime documentary or drama that comes along. And, I’ve been following the Lori Vallow and Chad Daybell case and watching those hearings. What a bizarre case! I’ve gotten pretty obsessed with Frito Lay’s Munchies Cheese Fix and Diet Dr Pepper with True Lime packets. That’s pretty standard fare every day. In some ways, I have loved having some down time. As an example, I have worked every July 4 since 1988, so this year it was nice to just hang out for the holiday. I spent that day at a friend’s pool with some fireworks of our own. I’ve also had more time free during other holiday weekends, too. I love radio and am so grateful to get to do what I do, but radio can be hectic, and it has been nice to have a bit of a breather as far as events and weekends are concerned. I know some are going crazy from the lack of events, but for me it has been nice. The city is putting a road in where my house is, and I just found that out as coronavirus hit. I raised the kids here, and it was hard to deal

What will your focus be? Finding new talent, artist development, and coordinating with promotion and New York. I’m not going to pretend I know everything, but I was able to spot guys like Jimmie Allen and Matt, who were beating bushes in town for years without anyone paying attention. Working the “Moneyball” angle and looking for outliers is what I’ve been good at. We built a management and publishing company that way. It’s about finding and placing the right bets.

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turpin-time with. It was a case of eminent domain, but they were good to work with, and I have a beautiful new half-acre lot and am building a new house. I never saw that coming, and it’s nice to do it with some down time allowing me to focus on everything that goes into building. The sewer line went in today. Woot! Discuss the merits of road bikes versus e-bikes with Turpin here.

How do you view this unique career trajectory you’ve been on? I was pretty good at failing. As an artist, I came here in ‘07 and got a record deal lightning fast. I was the first artist with a new team and felt like a guinea pig. After a few singles failed, I just wanted out. I was jaded, the passion had been sucked right out of me and I was planning to become a police officer. But I was commuting back and forth to write and connected with Steve

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Williams, who had a publishing company and said he’d love to keep something going with me. I felt I’d spent my entire time in Nashville listening to everybody else and never going with my gut. I told Steve I was in if I could do it the way that makes sense to me. He said, “Free reign.” We built a profitable publishing company. Through that we found Jimmie, who I had no intention of managing. I also had no intention of producing, but he’d never even done a demo session. In helping him through that, I was in the producer role. Same with Matt. I put it all to the Lord’s favor that I keep falling into these things. Will you stay involved with Wide Open? Yes, I’ll continue in management for Jimmie and Matt. I never would have taken on this role with Records without being sure we could have the management covered. I’ve been fortunate to surround myself with a great team. They don’t need me, but they will get me whether they want me or not. I will continue to be deeply involved. Meanwhile, I’m so honored to be a part of what Barry’s doing here in Nashville. –Chuck Aly

Chart Chat

Congratulations to Lee Brice, RJ Meacham, Mike Rogers and the Curb promotion team on landing at No. 1 with “One Of Them Girls” for a second consecutive week. The song is the first single from Brice’s forthcoming fifth studio album, Hey World. Songwriters are Ashley Gorley, Dallas Davidson, Ben Johnson and Brice. And kudos to Stacy Blythe and the Big Lee Brice Loud crew and Damon Moberly and the Mercury team on notching 25 adds for Larry Fleet’s “Where I Find God” and Priscilla Block’s “Just About Over You,” respectively, landing in a tie atop this week’s board.

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News & Notes

Yolanda Adams and Sue Ennis will co-chair the Recording Academy’s National Advocacy Committee in working to determine specific policy positions of the Academy and advance the interests of all music creators. BlackIvy Group CEO Cheryl Mills has joined the iHeartMedia Board of Directors, expanding membership to eight. Karen McCormick has joined Nashville-based music marketing collective Venture Music as Asst./Operations. Additionally, the company has added 14 new clients. Adams Radio Group has moved its national rep partnership to IBA Radio Sales, becoming the recently formed agency’s first client. NuVoodoo Media Services has added a Digital Division and unveiled the Conference Cloud, a virtual event service. Details here. Lee Brice will team up with Window World for charitable projects to benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, military veterans and deserving individuals as part of a new partnership. Aaron Watson signed on to represent and endorse Panhandle brand western wear and Rock & Roll Denim product lines.

As Radio Contracts, Syndication Surges

(continued from page 1) Motivations driving programmers to bring in syndication are varied, according to Denemark. “Sometimes the need is economic and sometimes it’s convenience,” he says. “And sometimes, it’s that we have exclusive talent or content. We love bringing star power to radio. That started with Dick Clark as a co-founder of our company, and that’s where the Backstage Country concept of artists as guest hosts came from.”

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Talent Fo Sho: For personalities, reimagining what a career in radio might look like may have been coming either way. “A lot of what is happening now would have happened eventually,” explains the namesake of SBG’s Sam Alex Show. “The pandemic is speeding everything up, so there’s more of an immediate need.” Alex is one of many air talents featured in the Sam Alex new book Go Syndicate Yourself! by syndicated personality Randy “R Dub!” Williams. The tome hails syndication as “a pathway toward expanding your broadcast career and as a backup to protect its very existence.” To that end, the mindset for personalities may need to shift toward running their own shop. “I’ve always considered myself more of an entrepreneur than just an employee,” says Alex. After leaving Townsquare’s Taste of Country Nights, he was encouraged by several musician friends to start and own his own show. “They would say, ‘Hey, even though we are represented by a record label, we are entrepreneurs and our own boss.’” Looking at his career as a brand and small business led him to realize those aren’t platform specific. Hence Alex’s broadcasting camp, television work and new book. Brand Knew: Those extensions can even be across dayparts. Not only is Silverfish Media Dir./Programming Carsen the cohost for Big D & Bubba, she’s also the host of syndicated midday show Country With Carsen. “We’re used to syndication in other dayparts, so it’s a matter of expounding the benefits of a live midday jock who is there to talk to listeners and be there with breaking news,” she says. “It might take a few discussions to get through to a PD that I’m really there live and not tracked a few days ahead.” Once the brand is established – with owners and listeners – living up to it is key. “To an Carsen audience, it’s the one-to-one interaction,” Carsen says. “Creating relationships on the air, then taking it to socials, then utilizing socials to interact with other people who might not have been P1s but had interests in common. Then bringing that content back to the air, keeping it circular and moving.” Late last month, Bryan “B Dub” Washington expanded his B-Dub Radio Saturday Night to weeknights with Skyview Networks. That’s in addition to his afternoon drive show on KNUC/Seattle. “B-Dub Radio will have the same energy and quality I deliver every weekday in Seattle,” he says. “It has to be major market sounding, or there’s no point in doing it in the first place,” he says. Local support is also key. “Syndication works best when you have a buy-in on the local level. I’ve seen stations that run shows and have embraced them as part of their own brand, and they do quite well. If it’s not woven into the fabric of the station, you are less likely B-Dub to achieve success.” Ultimately, syndication needs to be part of the greater evolution. “We need to think bigger,” says Wolkoff. “Not just radio, but audio. I have no doubt radio will continue to exist 100 years from now, but in a different form. Someone in one part of the country or the world will be communicating and connecting with others elsewhere through audio. We need to embrace that communication and find new ways to make it happen.” –Sue Wilson Lon Helton, lon@countryaircheck.com Chuck Aly, chuck@countryaircheck.com Caitlin DeForest, caitlin@countryaircheck.com Monta Vaden, monta@countryaircheck.com (615) 320-1450 ©2020 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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Remembering Mac Davis

Paying tribute to singer/songwriter Mac Davis, who passed away September 29 at age 78 (Chronicle 9/30).

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ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR SINGLE OF THE YEAR SONG OF THE YEAR MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR “BLUEBIRD” #1 COUNTRY RADIO AIRPLAY HIT

OVER 200 MILLION GLOBAL STREAMS

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

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#1 TOP COUNTRY ALBUMS DEBUT THE BIGGEST FEMALE COUNTRY ALBUM DEBUT OF 2019 & 2020

MUSICAL EVENT OF THE YEAR

“FOOLED AROUND AND FELL IN LOVE” (FEAT. MAREN MORRIS, ELLE KING, ASHLEY MCBRYDE, TENILLE TOWNES & CAYLEE HAMMACK)

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AVAILABLE JOBS MIDWEST Summit KFDI/Wichita OM Justin Case is searching for a morning co-host. See the complete posting here; send résumés and airchecks to Case here. Hubbard WIL/St. Louis OM Tommy Mattern is looking for an MD/afternoon personality with a minimum of two years on-air experience, demonstrable ratings success stories and impeccable references. See the complete posting and apply here. Federated WQHK/Ft. Wayne, IN OM Jimmy Knight is searching for a morning co-host to join incumbent Josh Michaels. Send résumés and airchecks to Knight here. Griffin KVOO/Tulsa OM Steve Hunter is seeking a morning show host or team. See the complete job description here; send résumés and airchecks to Hunter here. MacDonald WKCQ/Saginaw, MI OM/PD Jason Addams is looking to add a full-time on-air personality for nights. Send résumés and airchecks to him here.

NORTHEAST

Forever WFGI/Johnstown, PA is seeking a fulltime morning co-host. Send résumés, airchecks and salary requirements here. WVRC WKKW/Morgantown, WV PD Mike Vincent is searching for part-time on-air talent for weekend and fill-in positions. Send résumés and airchecks to him here. iHeartMedia/Baltimore RSVPP Jeff Kapugi is seeking a Dir./Creative Services for Country WPOC; programming duties and weekend/fill-in airshifts are also possible. Apply here; send résumés and creative composites to Kapugi here. Pamal WKLI/Albany, NY PD Jon Reilly is looking for a morning co-host to join incumbent Pete Kelly. Send résumés and airchecks here.

Alpha/Fredericksburg, VA is looking for a Market Mgr. for the cluster, which includes Country WFLS. Interested candidates can see a complete job description and apply here. Alpha WFLS/Fredericksburg, VA Dir./Content Bill West is searching for a morning co-host to succeed the retiring Jessica Cash. Apply here; reach West here.

SOUTHEAST Cumulus WKAK/Albany, GA PD Bill Dollar is looking for an afternoon personality/Production Dir. Apply here. Cumulus WKDF/Nashville PD Paul Williams is looking for an afternoon personality with five-plus years of experience. See the complete job posting and apply here. Cumulus/Shreveport, LA is searching for a VP/MM to succeed Aaron Criswell. See the complete job posting and apply here. RWPC Pres. Scott Huskey is on the hunt for a PD/afternoon personality to join Gulf South WTVY/Dothan, AL. The position will also include cluster-wide Digital Brand Mgr. responsibilities. Send résumés and airchecks here.

SOUTHWEST

Townsquare KQBR/Lubbock, TX Brand Mgr. Lance Ballance is seeking an APD/on-air personality to succeed Jan Miller. Send résumés and airchecks to him here.

WEST COAST Badlands/Rapid City, SD is searching for a GM/DOS who can build, train and motivate a team for the cluster that includes Country KRKI. Interested parties can send résumés and references here. Ruby Radio/Elko, NV VP/Programming

Tom Chase is seeking on-air talent for the cluster that includes Country KBGZ and Classic Country translator K263BD. Applicants can send cover letters, résumés and airchecks to Chase here. Bonneville KYGO/Denver PD Brian Michel is searching for a morning co-host to join incumbent Tracy Dixon. Reach Michel here, and apply here. Frontier/Juneau, AK GM Cherie Curry is seeking an OM/PD/on-air talent for the cluster that includes Country KTKU. Send résumés with references and an aircheck to Curry here. Townsquare KUAD/Ft. Collins, CO Dir./ Content Brad Hansen is looking for a morning host or team to succeed Jordan Soto and Michael Mason. View the complete job description here; send résumés and airchecks to Hansen here.

OTHER Cherry Creek Media Group PD Mark Elliott is searching for experienced OMs and PDs for future openings. The company’s Country properties include KAAR/Butte, MT; KCIN & KIYK/St. George, UT; KMON/Great Falls, MT; KGGL/Missoula, MT; KKXK/Montrose, MT; KWCD/Sierra Vista, AZ; KYSN/ Wenatchee, WA; KYYZ/Williston, ND; and Classic Country KMON-AM/Great Falls, MT. Candidates with a minimum of three-to-five years of experience and a background in programming multiple formats in small to medium sized markets can send résumés, airchecks and programming philosophies to Elliott here. RWPC Co-President and consultant Scott Huskey is on the hunt for a Country PD/on-air talent in a medium market in the South. Send résumés and airchecks to him here. PLA Media Exec. Dir. Mark Logsdon is seeking a part-time Coord./Publicity to work a minimum of 30 hours per week. Send résumés, references and writing samples here.

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

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

•Heather Stevens •Cory Mikhals Former WQXK/Youngstown, OH middays Former KIZN/Boise morning co-host Heather.Stevens2019@gmail.com CoryProductions@icloud.com •Tony Kelly Former WUSN/Chicago morning producer KellyT_60468@yahoo.com 708-642-8518 •Greg Cole Former WKCQ/Saginaw, MI OM/PD GCole27000@gmail.com 916-502-4734 •Jonathan West Former WKTI/Milwaukee afternoons JSWest33@yahoo.com 320-774-9300 •Doug Dodds Former ZFKY/Grand Cayman PD/ morning host DougDoddsEmail@gmail.com •Marc Lavik (aka Dave Marcus) Former on-air talent ZimaGuy@gmail.com 401-467-6737

•”Big” John Horton Former KFSA/Ft. Smith, AR afternoons BigJohn@TheBigJohnShow.com •Kris Richards Former WKJO/Smithfield, NC afternoons FireCop947@yahoo.com •Jason Ryan Former WWQM/Madison, WI nights JROnTheAir@gmail.com •AJ McCloud Former WWFF/Huntsville, AL APD/ afternoons AJ.McCloud@charter.net 256-503-2301

•Mac Daniels Former KPLX & KSCS/Dallas PD MacDaniels@me.com

•Amy Nic Former WAMZ/Louisville afternoon host AmyNicRadioChick@gmail.com

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

•Ron “Keyes” Stevens Former WQRB/Eau Claire, WI afternoons RonStvns@yahoo.com

•Dan Mason Former iHeartMedia/Mobile, ALPensacola, FL SVPP DLafayette@yahoo.com

•Lee France Former KAGG/Bryan, TX PD/middays LeeFranceWV@gmail.com

•Dave Schaefer Former iHeartMedia/Farmington, NM SVPP & Country KTRA PD DRSchaefer@gobrainstorm.net •Ginny Rogers Brophey Former WBWL/Boston PD GinnyBrophey@gmail.com •Brittany Tully Former WYNK/Baton Rouge PD BriLynn718@gmail.com

•Kristin Monica Former WQNU/Louisville APD/mornings Kristin@RadioKristin.com

•Steve Knoll Former KMAG/Ft. Smith, AR PD/on-air talent SteveKnoll@cox.net

•Paul Cannell Former WRKN/New Orleans PD PFCannell@gmail.com

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

•Scott Davidson Former WHOF-HD2/Canton, OH PD/ on-air host Davidson1023@gmail.com •Trace Hamilton Former WEBG/Chicago night host TheTraceHamilton@gmail.com •Daryl Thomas Ledyard Former WBBS/Syracuse on-air talent DarylLedyard@gmail.com •Shawn Carey Former KXXY/Oklahoma City on-air talent Shawntze@sbcglobal.net •Ryan McCall Former WGLR/Platteville, WI MD/afternoons RyanMcCall@yahoo.com

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

(continued) •David Sommers Former WDJR/Dothan, AL PD DSommers997@yahoo.com

•Dan Jessop Former KKUT/Pleasant, UT Station Mgr. DanJessop@msn.com

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

•Kasper Former WUSN/Chicago afternoons KasperShow@gmail.com and www. KasperShow.com

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

•Toni Marie Former KWJJ/Portland APD/middays ToniMarieRadio@gmail.com

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

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

•Presleigh Webb Former KTCS/Fort Smth, AR mornings PresleighWebb@gmail.com

•Chuck Edwards Former WYCD/Detroit mornings ChuckOn995@yahoo.com

•Jeff Hunt Former WXCY/Wilmington, DE MD/evenings JeffreyJHunt@gmail.com 570-309-4698

•Terry Phillips Former Entercom/Detroit Dir./ Creative Services Terry@TerryPhillips.com •Bernadette Gibbons Former Entercom/New York Coord./Promotions BernGibbons23@gmail.com •Jeff Pierce Former Saga/Portland, ME OM JefferyPierce@me.com •Blair Thomas Former WXCY/Wilmington, DE mornings BThomas330@yahoo.com •Brad King Former WBYT/South Bend, IN APD/ MD/middays BradKingRadio@yahoo.com and here •Dr. Don Carpenter Former WYCD/Detroit mornings Dr.DonCarpenter@gmail.com •Jake Byron Former KUPL/Portland mornings JakeByronMedia@gmail.com •Adam Rondeau Former WCVL/Charlottesville, VA mornings BrondeauShow@gmail.com •Corey Dillon Former KNUC/Seattle afternoons/ Social Media Mgr. CoreyDillonRadio@gmail.com •Jeff “Reyn” Reynolds Former Brewer WQLK/Richmond, IN mornings JNolds0509@gmail.com 765-465-0568

•Brent Jones Former Capitol Dir./ Midwest Promotion DBJones615@gmail.com 615-482-5653 •Kim Brixton Former WNWN/Battle Creek, MI mornings/middays KimBrixton@gmail.com •Mark McKay Former Riser House Dir./ Southeast Promotion MMcKay973@gmail.com •Fletcher Keyes Former WWQM/Madison, WI PD KeyesCreative@gmail.com www.FletcherKeyes.com •Steve Richards Former Townsquare/Albany, NY OM SVal622@sbcglobal.net 901-481-2669 •Ken Steel Former WQMX/Akron PD/afternoons KenSteelRadioGuy@gmail.com •Jody Wheatley Former WQMX/Akron MD/ Promotions Dir. JodyWheatley13@gmail.com •Kelley Bradshaw-Brock Former WKDF/Nashville afternoons KelleyBra13@gmail.com 423-802-4987 •Sean McMaster Former Pamal/Albany, NY on-air SMC1167@gmail.com

SEEKER SPOTLIGHT ALEK HALVERSON Former KKWF/Seattle Interim PD/afternoons AlekHalverson22@gmail.com 701-639-8004 Check out Alek’s résumé and airchecks on his website here, and find out how he got his start in radio the July 6 edition of Country Aircheck Weekly here. “The strongest skill I bring to the job is my work ethic. I will wear as many hats as needed while continuing to do the job at a very high level. What sets me apart is my fresh outlook on radio. As a younger on-air talent and programmer, I am able to evolve and embrace change in the industry, and I use that to my advantage to relate to a changing audience.”

•DeAnna Lee Former KKWF/Seattle middays DeAnnaLeeDance@gmail.com

•Chris Huff Former KILT/Houston PD CHuff73@hotmail.com

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

•Erin Austin Former KILT/Houston Asst. MD/middays ErinAustinOnline@gmail.com

•Tim Richards Former Entercom/Phoenix VP/ Branding, KMLE PD Tim915@gmail.com •Marty Brooks Former WLFP/Memphis MD/afternoons Marty.Headrick@gmail.com •Alek Halverson Former KKWF/Seattle Interim PD/afternoons AlekHalverson22@gmail.com •Mandy James Former KMNB/ Minneapolis mornings MandyJKDSN@gmail.com

•Greg Raneiri Former KSON/San Deigo APD/MD/nights G.Raneiri@gmail.com •Amber Rainey Former KSON/San Deigo middays AmberRaineyOnAir@gmail.com •Jared “Marshall” Goldberg Former KMLE/Phoenix APD/ middays & Cluster Dir./Digital Programming ImJaredGoldberg@gmail.com •Tami Rumfelt Former WPAW/ Greensboro afternoons TamiRumfelt@gmail.com

•Chris “Fish” Shatek Former KMNB/Minneapolis middays/Dir. Creative & Imaging ChrisShatek@gmail.com

•Mike Allan Former WNSH/New York nights MikeAllanRadio@gmail.com

•Ginny Harman Former KFRG/Riverside mornings GinnyHarmanVO@gmail.com

•Darlene Evans Former WKIS/Miami middays DarleneInc@yahoo.com

•Nina D. Former KMLE/Phoenix afternoons MissNinaD@gmail.com

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September 2020 PPM Scoreboard

Country radio shares were down 4.4 points (1.2%) compared to last month. Of the 85 stations listed, 29 saw share increases, 46 decreased and 10 were flat month-to-month. Overall cume was down 29,900 (0.12%) compared to last month. The cume leader was Cumulus’ KPLX/Dallas with 993,000. Entercom’s WNSH/New York was second with 857,700. Versus September 2019 PPMs, radio shares were down 3.5 points (0.96%) year-over-year from last year’s 365.7 shares. Cume decreased from 32,553,600 to 25,892,800 (20.46%) year-over-year. Note that

Station/City

Aug 6+ Share

Rank

WUBL/Atlanta WKHX/Atlanta KVET/Austin^ KASE/Austin^ KOKE/Austin WPOC/Baltimore WKLB/Boston WBWL/Boston WCTK/Boston (Providence) WSOC/Charlotte WKKT/Charlotte WUSN/Chicago WEBG/Chicago WUBE/Cincinnati^ WNKN/Cincinnati+ WNNF/Cincinnati WYGY/Cincinnati^ WGAR/Cleveland WCOL/Columbus, OH KPLX/Dallas^ KSCS/Dallas^ KYGO/Denver KWBL/Denver WYCD/Detroit WDRQ/Detroit WTQR/Greensboro WPAW/Greensboro WWYZ/Hartford KKBQ/Houston^ KILT/Houston KTHT/Houston^+ WFMS/Indianapolis WLHK/Indianapolis 500 WQIK/Jacksonville WGNE/Jacksonville KFKF/Kansas City^ WDAF/Kansas City KBEQ/Kansas City^ KCYE/Las Vegas KWNR/Las 500Vegas 383.5 KKGO/Los Angeles WGKX/Memphis WLFP/Memphis

4.4 2.2 3.7 2.9 1.1 6.5 5.4 2.4 1.1 7.8 6.4 2.3 2.1 7.4 5.5 2.7 1.4 7.5 9.1 5.0 4.5 5.9 2.9 4.9 3.9 5.3 4.7 7.1 3.7 3.5 2.4 6.9 6.9 4.7 5.1 6.3 4.9 3.4 3.7 2.7 2.8 4.5 3.0

7 16 8t 13 22t 2 6 16 24 2 3 20 21 3 5 15 18 4 1 3 5t 1 16 6 13 6 9 2 10t 13 20t 4t 4t 7 6 4t 8 11t 7 15 12 8t 11t

400

365.7

359.8

Sep 6+ Share

Rank

Aug Cume

4.0 8 506,800 2.7 15 332,500 4.1 6 219,600 2.8 14 180,900 1.0 22 68,400 6.2 2 335,000 5.1 7 542,500 2.2 17t 347,600 1.1 21t 123,700 7.4 1 395,100 6.4 3 374,000 2.3 19 735,600 1.8 23 573,900 8.4 3 377,600 4.5 8t 182,800 2.9 16 206,000 1.1 18 135,100 8.2 3 331,900 9.1 1 318,300 4.9 4 892,900 4.4 5t 674,700 5.1 2t 372,500 2.8 16 214,000 5.2 4 536,200 3.7 13 413,400 5.3 6 190,900 4.3 9 176,900 6.9 3t 204,700 3.8 10 676,300 3.0 15 713,600 2.4 20 366,700 7.2 4 245,300 5.7 6 224,800 4.7 6t 188,100 4.3 9t 157,500 6.5 3 256,000 5.4 6 226,900 4.4 10t 203,800 3.6 8t 155,100 3.3 12 145,700 2.3 15t 691,600 4.6 7t 108,400 3.5 11 74,700 369.3

Sep Cume 493,800 341,200 207,700 158,900 68,800 318,100 566,200 373,200 124,900 381,500 392,000 730,900 573,600 359,700 162,500 192,700 93,600 340,000 313,400 993,000 666,700 356,100 211,300 564,300 409,400 175,400 167,100 184,400 703,500 684,200 369,100 265,000 220,400 169,300 152,400 240,400 192,300 202,100 168,500 144,200 678,200 100,600 71,600

350.1

349.4

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September 2020 PPM dates range from August 13-September 9, with the many states still under coronavirus-related quarantines and shelter-in-place orders. Revisit coverage of Country cume decreases in the May 26 issue of Country Aircheck Weekly here and the September 14 issue of Country Aircheck Weekly here. Legend: A “+” indicates a Classic Country outlet; a “^” designates co-owned Country stations in the metro; a “t” indicates a tie; and a “*” indicates a station that is a recent subscriber for which ratings were not currently available. Ranks are among subscribers.

Aug 6+ Share

Station/City

365.7

359.8

Sep 6+ Share

Rank

Aug Cume

Sep Cume

WKIS/Miami 2.6 15 2.9 14t 294,400 305,200 WNSH/Middlesex (New York) 2.8 14 3.4 13 114,500 122,200 WKMK/Middlesex (Monmouth) 1.3 22 1.1 22t 29,400 29,500 WMIL/Milwaukee 8.0 3 7.6 3 319,900 316,800 WMBZ/Milwaukee^ 1.7 11 1.6 11 110,500 93,900 WVTY/Milwaukee^ 1.0 14 1.0 14 73,200 71,800 KEEY/Minneapolis 4.6 10t 4.9 11 428,400 434,500 KMNB/Minneapolis 2.7 15 2.6 15 388,300 347,300 WSM-FM/Nashville^ 5.2 9t 6.3 4 192,100 192,300 WSIX/Nashville 6.0 3t 5.6 7t 192,500 176,900 WKDF/Nashville^ 4.4 10 4.3 10t 191,600 180,900 WNSH/Nassau (New York) 1.9 21 1.7 22 106,900 101,900 WNSH/New York 2.1 19 2.4 15t 776,000 857,700 WGH/Norfolk 4.4 3 3.5 5 159,600 147,600 WWKA/Orlando 5.1 6t 5.8 5 199,700 216,600 WXTU/Philadelphia 4.1 11 4.2 9 524,900 482,600 KNIX/Phoenix 4.8 5t 5.9 3t 490,700 550,700 KMLE/Phoenix 2.4 17 3.6 9t 389,800 430,200 WDSY/Pittsburgh 4.4 8 5.1 5t 290,400 281,600 WPGB/Pittsburgh 3.6 11 4.9 8 203,500 205,300 WLYI/Pittsburgh * * * * * * WOGG/Pittsburgh * * * * * * WOGI/Pittsburgh * * * * * * KUPL/Portland 3.7 11t 3.6 11 246,400 272,200 KWJJ/Portland 3.2 13 2.9 14t 266,400 277,500 WCTK/Providence 12.3 1 10.3 2 326,700 318,300 WQDR/Raleigh 6.3 4 5.5 7 215,700 218,400 WNCB/Raleigh 2.6 14 2.5 14t 132,800 139,900 KFRG/Riverside 6.9 2 5.6 3t 278,300 263,600 KNCI/Sacramento 7.3 3 7.7 3 323,100 340,600 KUBL/Salt Lake City 5.5 6 4.8 7 259,800 249,400 KSOP/Salt Lake City ^ 4.1 10 3.3 14 187,800 196,700 KCYY/San Antonio^ 5.5 4 5.2 5 394,800 378,500 KAJA/San Antonio 4.9 6 4.3 9 323,500 343,100 KKYX-AM/San Antonio^+ 1.7 22 1.7 22 90,900 96,600 KSON/San Diego 4.7 6 3.8 8t 313,900 256,800 KRTY/San Jose 4.1 7t 4.2 8 125,300 126,000 KKWF/Seattle 3.4 12t 3.3 14t 385,000 397,300 KNUC/Seattle 2.7 16t 2.2 20t 353,000 271,800 WIL/St. Louis 4.9 9 4.9 8t 383,500 410,200 KSD/St. Louis 4.4 11 387.0 4.3 11 411,600 382.05t 296,000 413,300 381.8 7t 4.6 WQYK/Tampa 4.5 302,000 WFUS/Tampa 369.1 4.5 7t 4.4 8t 339,700 366,100 366.6 362.2329,500 WMZQ/Washington 2.5 15 3.0 12 303,100 355.6 WIRK/West Palm Beach 3.2 8t 3.1 9 91,100 97,300 349.7

383.5 400

Rank

381.8 387.0 382.0

369.3 349.4

299.2

369.1 350.1 349.7

300

366.6

355.6

362.2

Format-Wide PPM Ratings

299.2

Aggregate share for Nielsen Audio subscribing stations month to month.

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October 5, 2020 LW

Artist/Title (Label)

LEE BRICE

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

✔

29248

1707

9182

652

55.492 2.523

156

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

26050

-200

7991

-108

50.86 -1.005

156

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

25557

1320

8082

351

48.146 2.944

156

JAMESON RODGERS/Some Girls (River House/Columbia)

21606

984

6827

348

39.777 1.648

156

TIM MCGRAW/I Called Mama (Big Machine) ✔

21140

1651

6548

429

40.417 3.889

156

MATT STELL/Everywhere But On (Records/Arista)

19403

1114

6052

326

36.437 2.673

156

KANE BROWN/Cool Again (RCA)

19298

-7799

5922

-2558

34.758 -13.78

156

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

17582

778

5604

228

32.574 2.003

156

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

17427

1120

5489

377

30.026 1.519

156

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

17059

1172

5228

324

32.148 2.107

155

MORGAN WALLEN/More Than My Hometown (Big Loud) ✔

16930

1692

5207

478

33.949 5.013

155

PARKER MCCOLLUM/Pretty Heart (MCA)

15442

582

4745

104

1.744

154

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

14030

856

4418

208

25.712 1.919

155

CHRIS LANE/Big, Big Plans (Big Loud)

13434

1269

4185

336

23.431

148

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

12191

1048

3727

310

21.223 1.747

154

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

12146

738

3908

153

LADY A/Champagne Night (BMLGR)

10748

808

3320

187 20.511 1.233 -199 18.177 2.799

156

KIP MOORE/She's Mine (MCA)

10486

168

3403

18.022 0.458

154

CHASE RICE/Lonely If You Are (Dack Janiels/Broken Bow)

9331

-5512

2999

-1612

17.056 -7.181

153

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

8875

1495

2790

453

13.725 3.517

152

DARIUS RUCKER/Beers And Sunshine (Capitol)

7979

1038

2493

303

11.875 1.191

153

DUSTIN LYNCH/Momma's House (Broken Bow)

7917

459

2414

175

12.374 0.657

151

RASCAL FLATTS/How They Remember You (Big Machine)

7840

570

2333

153

2.075

152

NIKO MOON/Good Time (RCA)

7541

624

2322

193

10.863 1.176

135

CHRIS STAPLETON/Starting Over (Mercury)

7444

645

2384

214

12.687 0.806

144

One Of Them Girls (Curb)

2nd Week at No. 1

28.35

12.81

2.28

Chart Page 1

October 5, 2020 LW

Artist/Title (Label)

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

ERIC CHURCH/Stick That In Your Country Song (EMI Nashville)

7248

-7

2338

-10

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Long Live (BMLGR)

5820

1140

1699

342

9.072

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

5273

430

1666

145

JORDAN DAVIS/Almost Maybes (MCA)

4851

476

1565

MORGAN WALLEN/7 Summers (Big Loud)

4844

919

11.003 0.455

152

1.414

132

6.869

0.456

146

136

6.787

0.902

138

1329

205

8.757

1.824

BROTHERS OSBORNE/All Night (EMI Nashville)

4785

368

1535

112

6.092

0.038

139

DYLAN SCOTT/Nobody (Curb)

4748

166

1572

6.493

0.528

135

MAREN MORRIS/To Hell & Back (Columbia)

3970

176

1261

5.679

0.633

125

TAYLOR SWIFT/Betty (Republic/MCA)

3894

222

1267

4.213

0.48

117

BRETT ELDREDGE/Gabrielle (Warner/WMN)

3760

1123

4.778 -0.273

113

BRETT YOUNG/Lady (BMLGR)

3458

242

1079

6.061

0.577

109

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

3421

348

1132

4.302

0.868

GABBY BARRETT/The Good Ones (Warner/WAR)

3356

359

1124

4.552

1.246

108

BRANTLEY GILBERT/Hard Days (Valory)

3119

448

1001

135

3.192

0.268

113

RUNAWAY JUNE/We Were Rich (Wheelhouse)

2797

940

3.625

0.98

105

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

2740

849

2.844

0.119

COLE SWINDELL/Single Saturday Night (Warner/WMN)

2466

245

692

4.087

0.884

JAKE OWEN/Made For You (Big Loud)

2466

175

757

3.022

0.196

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

2401

850

1.949 -0.074

ROBERT COUNTS/What Do I Know (Arista)

2199

658

2.877

0.092

ZAC BROWN BAND/The Man Who... (Home Grown/19th & Grand) 2197

-10

786

-23

2.274 -0.113

Debut 47

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

2091

1080

626

343

3.09

1.374

Debut 48

MIRANDA LAMBERT/Settling Down (RCA)

1973

662

578

194

2.492

0.758

CAROLINE JONES/All Of The Boys (Mailboat)

1812

690

1.239

0.134

OLD DOMINION/Never Be Sorry (RCA)

1642

235

452

1.947

0.086

Chart Page 2

October 5, 2020 Country Aircheck Add Leaders

Activator Top Point Gainers

Adds

LARRY FLEET/Where I Find God (Big Loud)

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

801 ✔

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

KELSEA BALLERINI/Hole In The Bottle (Black River)

794 ✔

LUKE COMBS/Better Together (River House/Columbia)

634 ✔

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

JAMESON RODGERS/Some Girls (River House/Columbia)

547 ✔

INGRID ANDRESS/Lady Like (Warner/WEA)

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

506 ✔

MORGAN WALLEN/7 Summers (Big Loud)

MORGAN WALLEN/More Than My Hometown (Big Loud)

471

CARLY PEARCE/Next Girl (Big Machine)

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

447

MIRANDA LAMBERT/Settling Down (RCA)

JORDAN DAVIS/Almost Maybes (MCA)

445

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Long Live (BMLGR)

BRANTLEY GILBERT/Hard Days (Valory)

395

ELVIE SHANE/My Boy (Wheelhouse)

MORGAN WALLEN/7 Summers (Big Loud)

393

Activator Top Spin Gainers

Country Aircheck Top Point Gainers LEE BRICE/One Of Them Girls (Curb)

1707

MORGAN WALLEN/More Than My Hometown (Big Loud)

1692

TIM MCGRAW/I Called Mama (Big Machine)

1651

KELSEA BALLERINI/Hole In The Bottle (Black River)

1495

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

1320

✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

KELSEA BALLERINI/Hole In The Bottle (Black River)

179

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

146

JAMESON RODGERS/Some Girls (River House/Columbia)

125

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

101

BRANTLEY GILBERT/Hard Days (Valory)

99 97

CHRIS LANE/Big, Big Plans (Big Loud)

1269

LUKE COMBS/Better Together (River House/Columbia)

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

1172

MORGAN WALLEN/More Than My Hometown (Big Loud)

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Long Live (BMLGR)

1140

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

1120

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Long Live (BMLGR)

1114

MATT STELL/Everywhere But On (Records/Arista)

HARDY f/L. ALAINA & D. DAWSON/One Beer (Big Loud) MATT STELL/Everywhere But On (Records/Arista)

Country Aircheck Top Spin Gainers

Country Aircheck Top Recurrents

Points

LEE BRICE/One Of Them Girls (Curb)

652

LUKE BRYAN/One Margarita (Capitol)

14425

MORGAN WALLEN/More Than My Hometown (Big Loud)

478

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

13096

KELSEA BALLERINI/Hole In The Bottle (Black River)

453

GABBY BARRETT/I Hope (Warner/WAR)

11844

TIM MCGRAW/I Called Mama (Big Machine)

429

MORGAN WALLEN/Chasin' You (Big Loud)

11550

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

377

SAM HUNT/Hard To Forget (MCA)

11420

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

351

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

10491

JAMESON RODGERS/Some Girls (River House/Columbia)

348

CHRIS JANSON/Done (Warner/WAR)

10198

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

343

MIRANDA LAMBERT/Bluebird (RCA)

7578

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Long Live (BMLGR)

342

MAREN MORRIS/The Bones (Columbia)

7505

336

OLD DOMINION/One Man Band (RCA)

7360

CHRIS LANE/Big, Big Plans (Big Loud)

Chart Page 3

October 5, 2020

COUNTRY AIRCHECK ACTIVITY ROBERT COUNTS/What Do I Know (Arista) Moves 47-45* 2,199 points, 658 spins; no adds ZAC BROWN BAND/The Man Who... (Home Grown Music/19th & Grand) Remains at 46 2,197 points, 786 spins 1 add: KNIX KEITH URBAN w/PINK/One Too Many (RCA/Capitol) Debuts at 47* 2,091 points, 626 spins 20 adds including: KCYE, KKGO, KKWF, KNCI, KRYS, KWBL, *KWEN, MCCN, WAVW, WBEE MIRANDA LAMBERT/Settling Down (RCA) Debuts at 48* 1,973 points, 578 spins 12 adds including: KILT, KSSN, KXKT, WAVW, WCTK, *WDRQ, WIL, WKIS, WKSJ, WOGK CAROLINE JONES/All Of The Boys (Mailboat) Moves 48-49* 1,812 points, 690 spins 1 add: KASE

A D D DAT E S October 12

LUKE COMBS/Better Together (River House/Columbia) SCOTTY MCCREERY/You Time (Triple Tigers) RILEY GREEN/If It Wasn’t For Trucks (BMLGR)

October 19

ASHLEY MCBRYDE/Martha Divine (Warner/WAR)

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

October 26

MEGHAN PATRICK/My First Car (Riser House) MICHAEL RAY/Whiskey And Rain (Warner/WEA)

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OLD DOMINION/Never Be Sorry (RCA) Remains at 50* 1,642 points, 452 spins 2 adds: KCYE, KKWF RYAN HURD/Every Other Memory (RCA) 1,540 points, 430 spins; no adds CARLY PEARCE/Next Girl (Big Machine) 1,527 points, 462 spins 12 adds including: KJUG, KWNR, WCTK, WCTQ, WDAF, *WDRQ, WIL, WLFP, WRBT, WSSL C. JOHNSON & R. MCENTIRE/Dear Rodeo (CoJo/Warner/WMN) 1,334 points, 333 spins 1 add: KNUC LOCASH/Beers To Catch Up On (Wheelhouse) 1,120 points, 368 spins 1 add: KWJJ

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Chart Page 4

October 5, 2020 LW

Artist/Title (Label)

Points

JASON ALDEAN

12053

Got What I Got (Macon Music/Broken Bow)

+/- Points

376

Plays

2445

+/- Plays Stations ADDS

101

LEE BRICE/One Of Them Girls (Curb)

11808

-371

2400

-40

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

11533

-250

2282

-34

TIM MCGRAW/I Called Mama (Big Machine)

10276

305

2010

JAMESON RODGERS/Some Girls (River House/Columbia) ✔

9983

547

1961

125

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

9888

104

1845

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

8520

243

1707

MATT STELL/Everywhere But On (Records/Arista)

8210

387

1639

MORGAN WALLEN/More Than My Hometown (Big Loud)

8186

471

1525

10 9

KANE BROWN/Cool Again (RCA)

7845

-1979

1515

-467

11 11

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

7356

233

1372

13 12

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

7173

801

1382

146

12 13

PARKER MCCOLLUM/Pretty Heart (MCA)

7078

272

1376

14 14

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

6539

180

1233

15 15

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

6509

447

1199

17 16

KIP MOORE/She's Mine (MCA)

5541

-56

1110

18 17

LADY A/Champagne Night (BMLGR)

5453

231

1077

19 18

ERIC CHURCH/Stick That In Your Country Song (EMI Nashville)

5325

186

944

20 19

CHRIS STAPLETON/Starting Over (Mercury)

5160

142

963

16 20

CHASE RICE/Lonely If You Are (Dack Janiels/Broken Bow)

4653

-1391

879

-275

21 21

CHRIS LANE/Big, Big Plans (Big Loud)

4538

236

886

22 22

DARIUS RUCKER/Beers And Sunshine (Capitol)

4405

352

762

23 23

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

3894

794

769

179

24 24

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Long Live (BMLGR)

3405

373

613

25 25

RASCAL FLATTS/How They Remember You (Big Machine)

3186

323

596

26 26

DUSTIN LYNCH/Momma's House (Broken Bow)

2607

249

572

30 27

JORDAN DAVIS/Almost Maybes (MCA)

2168

445

386

29 28

MORGAN WALLEN/7 Summers (Big Loud)

2144

393

409

27 29

BROTHERS OSBORNE/All Night (EMI Nashville)

2102

208

386

34 30

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

1909

506

298

Chart Page 5

October 5, 2020 LW

Artist/Title (Label)

Points +/- Points

28 31

NIKO MOON/Good Time (RCA)

1847

Plays

358

+/- Plays

Stations Adds

31 32

BRETT ELDREDGE/Gabrielle (Warner/WMN)

1659

307

33 33

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

1496

-15

244

-10

35 34

TAYLOR SWIFT/Betty (Republic/MCA)

1441

101

288

37 35

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

1404

169

295

36 36

BRETT YOUNG/Lady (BMLGR)

1368

242

38 37

MAREN MORRIS/To Hell & Back (Columbia)

1306

238

40 38

MIRANDA LAMBERT/Settling Down (RCA)

1290

314

229

39 39

DYLAN SCOTT/Nobody (Curb)

1199

242

43 40

BRANTLEY GILBERT/Hard Days (Valory)

1125

395

207

42 41

GABBY BARRETT/The Good Ones (Warner/WAR)

880

139

189

41 42

RUNAWAY JUNE/We Were Rich (Wheelhouse)

768

-20

155

-10

45 43

ZAC BROWN BAND/The Man Who Loves You... (Home Grown/19th & Grand)

673

137

-3

634

104

Debut 44

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

658

44 45

COLE SWINDELL/Single Saturday Night (Warner/WMN)

656

-24

46 46

OLD DOMINION/My Heart Is A Bar (RCA)

630

53 47

CHRIS JANSON/Waitin' On 5 (Warner/WAR)

606

47 48

JAKE OWEN/Made For You (Big Loud)

600

124

-6

48 49

RANDALL KING/Hey Cowgirl (Warner/WEA)

589

113

49 50

KYLIE FREY/Spur Of The Moment (Deep Frey'd)

558

-2

106

50 51

CARLY PEARCE/Next Girl (Big Machine)

554

51 52

LARRY FLEET/Where I Find God (Big Loud)

543

55 53

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

508

-2

121

52 54

RYAN HURD/Every Other Memory (RCA)

505

-9

-2

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

501

-4

Re-Enter 55 Debut 56

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

500

134

56 57

CAROLINE JONES/All Of The Boys (Mailboat)

498

122

54 58

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

454

-50

-2

57 59

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

440

-40

-4

58 60

TIFFANY WOYS/Loved By You (Tiffany Woys)

436

-16

-3

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