Issue 862 - June 12, 2023

June 12, 2023, Issue 862

Nashville Heeds The Y’all

While CMA Fest usually brings its share of surprises, no one was expecting one of this year’s to be a new Classic Country radio station in Nashville. Last Thursday (6/8) at 9am, Midwest Top 40 WNFN started playing a loop of the 1991 dance song “Get Ready For This.” An hour later, Randy Travis pressed the button launching “Y’all 106.7,” putting it in a crowded field with four other well-established Country stations –iHeartMedia’s WSIX, Cumulus’s WKDF and Gold-based WSM-FM, and Ryman Hospitality’s Classic Country WSM-AM. WNFN sister Adult Hits WCJK “Jack FM” and Midwest Classic Country Format Captain Ron Allen is programming WNFN. Country Aircheck spoke with him last week about the move.

CA: How were you able to keep this flip under wraps?

RA: I’m shocked we kept it in-house. We did it quickly and once we made the decision, I really wanted to launch the first day of CMA Fest. We needed something special for the launch, and the first name that came to mind was Randy Travis because he speaks to who we are as a brand. I didn’t make the request until earlier in the week because I didn’t want to tip our hand. We told our staff at 9am, and Randy was here at 9:20. He and his wife were amazing. They spent about an hour and a half in our building taking pictures with our staff, smiling, and laughing.

Flips are always stressful, but Country ... in Nashville?

I told my staff this may be the most scrutinized launch in the history of the company.

(continued on page 9)

Diamonds Are Forever After All: River House/Columbia’s

celebrate the

Diamond certification of “Beautiful Crazy” Thursday (6/8) at Combs’ CMA Fest Bootleggers Fan Club Party. Pictured (l-r) are the label’s Caryl Atwood and Ken Robold, Combs, the label’s Steve Hodges, Williford and the label’s Taylor Lindsey Goodman and Liz Cost.

CMAF: Nissan Path Finders

Recapping days two, three and four of CMA Fest at Nissan Stadium; see Thursday’s here

A Little Too L8: Friday at Nissan Stadium (6/9) delivered a lot of firsts: Cody Johnson’s inaugural CMA Fest performance, Hailey Whitters and Dalton Dover’s stadium debuts and the first time a visibly emotional Jelly Roll not only participated as something more than a fan, but

Luke Combs and songwriter Rob Williford

RIAA

Cody Johnson and Reba

I Told Y’all So: Randy Travis with WNFN’s Ron Allen (l) and Eryn Cooper (r).

witnessed 50,000-plus chanting his name.

“I used to be way up there dreaming about being down here,” recalled Lainey Wilson, who has been attending the festival since she was 14 years old. “I’ve been watching my dreams come true before my eyes.” Wilson’s set included “Watermelon Moonshine,” “Things A Man Oughta Know,” “Heart Like A Truck” and “Texas (When I Die),” during which the night’s opening act, Tanya Tucker, returned to the stage with co-host Elle King.

CMA CEO Sarah Trahern wasn’t kidding when she promised “more [collaborations] than we’ve ever had.” Miranda Lambert was joined by King for “Drunk (And I Don’t Wanna Go Home),” Leon Bridges for “If You Were Mine” and surprise guest Avril Lavigne, who performed a mashup of “Kerosene” and “Sk8ter Boi.”

Johnson debuted with an eight-song set that included “Whoever’s In New England” with one of the night’s biggest surprises, Reba McEntire “I didn’t release [“Human”] for a No. 1, fame or money,” he told the crowd. “At the end of the day we’re all human.”

Fairchild and Kimberly Schlapman. Along with bandmates Jimi Westbrook and Phillip Sweet, they performed “Better Man,” “Girl Crush,” “Boondocks” and “Pontoon,” among others, closing with a new fan tribute song “Friends Of Mine.”

Old Dominion continued the fan-love theme. “[CMA Fest] is the best way that we as artists … can say thank you,” Matthew Ramsey said. The band radiated good vibes with “Make It Sweet,” “Memory Lane” and “I Was On A Boat That Day,” punctuated by Trevor Rosen on accordion. Despite the heat, Jon Pardi donned a black Nudie-style jacket while performing “Heartache On The Dance Floor,” “Your Heart Or Mine,” “Last Night Lonely” and another accordion-driven tune “Tequila Little Time.”

The platform stage welcomed Ian Munsick (“Long Live Cowgirls”) and Alana Springsteen (“You Don’t Deserve A Country Song”), the evening’s only solo female act. Eric Church wrapped the festival’s third night with a six-song set including “Bad Mother Trucker,” “Cold One,” a reworked version of “Drink In My Hand” and finale “Smoke A Little Smoke,” which was on-point given the unmistakable odor on the air. To the surprise of many, Saturday offered no surprise guests. –Sarah Skates

No Rain Is A Good Thing: Inclement weather lurked through downtown Nashville Sunday (6/11) afternoon, but skies cleared around 7pm. Josh Turner took the stage 45 minutes after gates opened with a four-song set including “Your Man” and “Long Black Train.”

—Caitlin DeForest

Following Jelly Roll’s unannounced two-song set on the satellite stage, Keith Urban performed “Blue Ain’t Your Color,” “Long Hot Summer” and “Wasted Time” backed by a horn section. The blending of legacy, established and on-the-rise artists was capped by Hardy, who welcomed Wilson back for “Wait In The Truck” and was joined by Lauren Alaina and Devin Dawson on “One Beer.” More than a reported 60,000 people filed out of the stadium with the gentle refrain from Hardy of “kill shit till I die” on the breeze.

Sunset Crews: Jason Aldean’s 16th time at CMA Fest (Saturday, 6/10) offered a set that underscored his longevity, dating back to 2005’s “Hicktown” and powering through “Dirt Road Anthem,” “My Kinda Party” and latest single “Try That In A Small Town.” Aldean also set a tone for the maledominated line-up, which had kicked off earlier with Tracy Lawrence performing “Time Marches On” and “Alibis.” The only females gracing the main stage were the leading ladies of Little Big Town: Karen

Country Music Hall of Famers Alabama made a surprise appearance performing “Tennessee River,” “If You’re Gonna Play In Texas (You Gotta Have A Fiddle In The Band),” a medley of “Dixieland Delight” and “Will The Circle Be Unbroken,” and “Mountain Music.”

Following the 30-minute crowd singalong, Dierks Bentley presented Randy Owen and Teddy Gentry with the CMA Pinnacle Award.

Megan Moroney (“Tennessee Orange”) and Nate Smith (“Whiskey On You”) were featured performers on the platform stage. Ashley McBryde sang “Light On In the Kitchen” and crowd-favorite “One Night Standards” during her five-song set. CMA Fest co-host Dierks Bentley packed a 35-minute set with radio hits including “Gone,” “I Hold On,” “5-1-5-0” and “Drunk On A Plane,” which induced a mini crowd surf from Bentley. Band member Charlie

Eric Church

Avril Lavigne and Elle King

Little Big Town

Alabama

Worsham was featured on the mic during “Baton Rouge.”

CONWAY TWITTY/That’s My Job

RANDY TRAVIS/He Walked On Water

PAUL OVERSTREET/Seein’ My Father In Me

JOHNNY CASH/A Boy Named Sue

WAYLON JENNINGS/Only Daddy That’ll Walk The Line

CONFEDERATE RAILROAD/Daddy Never Was The Cadillac Kind

TOBY KEITH/Who’s Your Daddy

REBA MCENTIRE/The Greatest Man I Never Knew BRAD PAISLEY/Anything Like Me

Father’s Day Music

–Addie Morton

In partnership with the CMA Foundation, Tim McGraw brought out fifth- and sixth-grade students from Metro Nashville Public Schools for “Humble And Kind.” CMA SVP/Industry Relations & Philanthropy Tiffany Kerns posted on Instagram saying the performance was nine years in the making. “It has always been [the CMA Foundation’s] goal to integrate students and show the power of music ... during CMA Fest,” she said. “It took a village. A vision. And an artist that believed in our mission.” Luke Bryan’s event-closing performance began at 12:05 am with “That’s My Kind Of Night” and included “What Makes You Country,” “Drunk On You” and “I Don’t Want This Night To End.”

With Father’s Day approaching (6/18), Country Aircheck compiled a list of the most-played “dad songs” from 2022 to help with programming – whether for imaging or spiking-in over the weekend.

GEORGE STRAIT/Love Without End, Amen

BRAD PAISLEY/He Didn’t Have To Be

ALAN JACKSON/Drive (For Daddy Gene)

RODNEY ATKINS/Watching You

HOLLY DUNN/Daddy’s Hands

GEORGE STRAIT/The Best Day

LONESTAR/Mr. Mom

GARTH BROOKS/Papa Loved Mama

GARY ALLAN/Tough Little Boys

DOUG SUPERNAW/I Don’t Call Him Daddy

©2023

Chart Chat

Congratulations to Morgan Wallen, Stacy Blythe, Ali Matkosky, Tyler Waugh and the Big Loud promotion team on holding “Last Night” at No. 1 for a third week. Songwriters are John Byron, Ashley Gorley, Jacob Kasher Hindlin and Ryan Vojtesak. Wallen also moves from No. 7 to No. 5 with “One Thing At A Time,” becoming the first artist in chart history to have two solo releases simultaneously in the top five.

Kudos to Michael Chase and the Warner/WAR crew on scoring 77 adds for Gabby Barrett’s “Glory Days.” This is Barrett’s second time to top the CA/MB Add Board and comes three years to the week after “The Good Ones” became her first.

Due to an extended outage of the market’s monitoring site, KHEY/El Paso is not included in this week’s airplay data.

Log Days Of Summer: Stations and shows including B-Dub Radio, WTGE/Baton Rouge, WKRO/Daytona Beach, WUBL/Atlanta, KWBL/Denver, WBUL/Lexington and PickleJar Up All Night participate in the Music Row Live! Summer Event during CMA Fest

Morgan Wallen

Nashville Heeds The Y’all

(continued from page 1)

This is obviously a saturated market and there are a lot of big-dog players that are very good at what they do. There are going to be people saying, “Gee, do we need another Country station?” We believe we have a unique product and can do some great things. I’m not foolish enough to think I’m going to start beating multi-million-dollar morning shows, but we think it fills a niche. The response I’ve gotten so far has been overwhelmingly positive. This is music I played in the late ‘80s and early ‘90s on KWEN/Tulsa. I know it well and a lot of people have those same emotions.

WNFN had seen decent ratings and, with WRVW’s longtime morning hosts Woody & Jim exiting recently, why not put the hammer down on Top 40?

That’s a legitimate question. We’ve owned WNFN for seven years and have made concerted efforts time again to give the brand had every opportunity to win. It just hadn’t taken a foothold or achieved the goals we set for it. The staff and [former PD] Joe Breezy did an amazing job. The station was on the streets and visible. But even when it had ratings success, the revenue didn’t follow.

Top 40 in general is having challenges; [the format] has struggled across the country the last few years. When I came to town, The River was predominantly second or third Persons 25-54; that hasn’t been the case the last few years. If the No. 1 entrenched heritage Top 40 station can’t stay in the top five, it’s a struggle for the second Top 40 to do that.

Did you just jump from one frying pan to another?

From a revenue standpoint, this is going to be an easier sell to clients and complement what we do with Jack and [AC WJXA] Mix. We have a lot of senior sellers in the building who are going to gravitate toward this brand. Younger audiences are gravitating away from traditional radio toward alternative methods of music discovery and that was a battle we weren’t succeeding in. We felt now was the time even though there might have been some opportunities for Hot.

Country pulled nearly 19 total shares in Nashville last month. Did that factor in the decision?

When you look at the top six radio stations P25-54, it’s Jack and Mix, The Beat [Urban WUBT] and then the three big Countrys. They’re having success in this market, and if you’re going to take on somebody, you might as well take on somebody who has ratings, right? A lot of people think our target is WSM-FM. I’m not looking at it that way. There’s a lot of space between where “Y’all” is today and those three stations. I hope to close that gap and be competitive, but my target is to make this station sound good, give listeners a good experience and have our sales staff go out with something they’re proud to sell.

You mentioned filling a niche, what is the lane for WNFN?

If a song’s not 20 years old we’re not going to play it. It’s not a hard and fast line, but we’re not going to get caught up in the game of saying we need to go younger. I understand the situation of living in Nashville and being in the heart of all this great new music. I love Morgan Wallen, Luke Combs and Thomas Rhett. I’m a P1 to Country and would love to play their music, but that’s not who we are going to be. Others are already doing that well. We’re going to stay true to ‘80s and ‘90s country with a little dip into the 2000s. Even then we’re going to stick with the early Kenny Chesney, Tim McGraw and Blake Shelton that fit what we’re trying to do.

So far, you’ve been segueing imaging in the music without adding personalities. What’s the plan for airstaff?

Eryn Cooper is going to be the “face” of the brand at this point, much like Moose is for Jack – doing personal appearances, remotes, endorsements, and working with charities and events. She will have an on-air presence doing promos and contesting plus social media. We haven’t ruled out adding traditional air shifts, but if we do that would be down the road.

What does success for WNFN look like a year from now?

We don’t have to beat people – that’s not the target I’ve put on the wall for now. I expect us to be competitive, viable and close to the top 10 mark. If we do that, we’re gold.

–Chris Huff CAC

NASHVILLE’S FIVE-WAY COUNTRY BATTLE

Sample Hour, Friday 2p

SAM HUNT/Body Like A Back Road

GABBY BARRETT/Glory Days

WALKER HAYES/AA DARIUS RUCKER/Don’t Think I Don’t Think...

BAILEY ZIMMERMAN/Rock And A... PARMALEE/Girl In Mine

JASON ALDEAN/Lights Come On BRETT YOUNG/Lady

KANE BROWN/Bury Me In Georgia TYLER HUBBARD/Dancin’ In The Country

JORDAN DAVIS/Next Thing You Know JASON ALDEAN/You Make It Easy

MORGAN WALLEN/Wasted On You ERIC CHURCH/Drink In My Hand

HAILEY WHITTERS/Everything She Ain’t LUKE COMBS/Love You Anyway

LUKE BRYAN/Crash My Party RUSSELL DICKERSON/Love You Like I Used To

LUKE COMBS/Love You Anyway MORGAN WALLEN/One Thing At A Time

D. LYNCH f/M. PORTER/Thinking ‘Bout You TIM MCGRAW/Where The Green Grass Grows

JORDAN HARVEY/Along For The Ride KANE BROWN/Bury Me In Georgia

J. MOORE & P. BLOCK/You, Me, And... RASCAL FLATTS/Life Is A Highway

CARLY PEARCE/Every Little Thing DUSTIN LYNCH/Good Girl

Most Played Artists, June 9

JOHN MICHAEL MONTGOMERY/Be My Baby Tonight

DOLLY PARTON/The Seeker

RASCAL FLATTS/Mayberry

CODY JOHNSON/Human

JOE DIFFIE/Ships That Don’t Come In

COLE SWINDELL/She Had Me At Heads Carolina

LITTLE BIG TOWN/Girl Crush

JASON ALDEAN/You Make It Easy

K.T. OSLIN/Come Next Monday

MORGAN WALLEN/You Proof

TRAVIS TRITT/I’m Gonna Be Somebody

KENNY CHESNEY/No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problem COLLIN RAYE/That’s My Story

TRAVIS TRITT/I’m Gonna Be Somebody

BRETT ELDREDGE/Wanna Be That Song

SHANIA TWAIN/Whose Bed Have...

BELLAMY BROTHERS/Let Your Love...

ZAC BROWN BAND/Toes GARTH BROOKS/Ain’t Goin’ Down...

DIAMOND RIO/Norma Jean Riley

BLAKE SHELTON w/GWEN STEFANI/Nobody But You

ALABAMA/Born Country

BILLY DEAN/Billy The Kid

ALABAMA/The Closer You Get

MARTINA MCBRIDE/Independence...

JORDAN DAVIS f/LUKE BRYAN/Buy Dirt CRAIG MORGAN/International...

DEANA CARTER/Strawberry Wine

MARTY STUART/Burn Me Down

MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Something To Be Proud Of LONESTAR/Amazed

SARA EVANS/Suds In The Bucket

JO DEE MESSINA f/TIM MCGRAW/Bring On The Rain COLLIN RAYE/Love, Me

BLAKE SHELTON/Who Are You When I’m Not Looking MARK CHESNUTT/Brother Jukebox

KENDALLS/Heaven’s Just A Sin Away

APRIL

RANDY TRAVIS/Too Long, Too Gone

REBA MCENTIRE/Is There Life Out...

TRACY LAWRENCE/Renegades, Rebels...

TIM MCGRAW/Watch The Wind Blow...

CHARLIE DANIELS BAND/The Devil...

MARK CHESNUTT/Bubba Shot The...

Source: Mediabase

Q3

1. Cumulus (WGFX, WKDF, WQQK, WSM-F, WWTN) 29.2

2. Midwest (WCJK, WJXA, WNFN) 25.6

3. iHeartMedia (WLAC-A, WNRQ, WRVW, WSIX, WUBT) 18.1

4. Cromwell (WBUZ, WPRT, WQZQ-A) 7.6

Source: Nielsen Audio

Lon Helton, lon@countryaircheck.com

Chuck Aly, chuck@countryaircheck.com

Caitlin DeForest, caitlin@countryaircheck.com

Chris Huff, chris@countryaircheck.com

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

Federated WBYT/South Bend, IN PD Jesse Garcia is on the hunt for a morning host to succeed Zach Miller. Send résumés and airchecks to Garcia 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

Midwest/Wausau, WI OM Jon Reilly is seeking a Brand Mgr./afternoon host for Country WDEZ. See the complete job description here; send résumés and airchecks to Reilly here

Mountain Dog Media WFON/Fon

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

MacDonald WKCQ/Saginaw, MI OM/ PD Jason Addams is searching for candidates for a future, full-time on-air role. Send résumés and airchecks to him here

Midwest/Fargo, ND OM Corey “Zero” Schaffer is searching for a Brand Mgr./on-air talent to join Country KVOX. Send résumés and airchecks to him here

MacDonald WKCQ/Saginaw, MI OM/ PD Jason Addams is looking for an afternoon drive host. “This is not a voice -tracking opportunity,” Addams tells Country Aircheck

“Come live in beautiful Mid-Michigan! If you can shine while making the music and listeners the star, we want to hear from you.” Send résumés and airchecks to him here

NORTHEAST

Audacy/Rochester, NY VP/GM Sue Munn is looking for Brand Mgr. for the fivestation cluster that includes Country WBEE

Complete job description and application here

Townsquare/Augusta, ME OM

Cooper Fox is searching for a morning host/ content creator to join Country WEBB. See the complete job posting and apply here

Pamal Corp. Dir./Operations & Programming Kevin Callahan is seeking a fulltime PD for Country WKLI/Albany, NY. Send résumés and airchecks to him here

Audacy Regional Brand Mgr. Chris Michaels is looking for two new on-air hosts to join WBEE/Rochester in mornings. See the complete job posting here; reach Michaels here

Pamal WKLI/Albany, NY Corp. Dir./ Operations & Programming Kevin Callahan

is seeking a midday personality. Send résumés, social media links and airchecks to him here

SOUTHEAST

Forever EVP/Programming, Digital & Sales Development Jared Mims is on the hunt for a GM for the Bowling Green, KY and Glasgow, KY markets. Oversight includes Country WBVR/ Bowling Green and Classic Country WLYE/ Glasgow. See the complete job description here; send résumés here

Mississippi Broadcaster WOKK/ Meridian, MS PD Todd Berry is searching for a live-and-local morning co-host. See the complete job posting here; send résumés, cover letters and airchecks to Berry here

Listen Up Y’all Media/Natchez, MS Group PD Kidd Conley is looking for a fivestation 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

Saga WVVR/Clarksville, TN PD Mike Sanders is searching for a morning co-host. Send résumés and airchecks to him here.

Beasley WKML/Fayetteville, NC PD Sarah Weaver is seeking an APD/afternoon personality. Send résumés and airchecks to her here

Curtis WQDR/Raleigh PD Mike Biddle is searching for an APD/MD/midday personality to succeed Heather Davis. Complete job posting here; send résumés and airchecks to Biddle 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

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

WEST COAST

Townsquare KUAD/Ft. Collins, CO Brand Mgr. Matt Sparx is hunting for a morning host. See the complete job description and apply here

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

Cumulus KSKS/Fresno, CA PD Andy Winford is seeking a morning host to join incumbent Jody Jo Mize. See the complete job posting and apply here.

Buck Owens KUZZ/Bakersfield, CA PD/ on-air talent Brent Michaels is searching for an on-air morning talent or team. See the complete job posting here; send résumés and airchecks to Michaels 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

Cumulus KATC/Colorado Springs, CO OM Bobby Irwin is searching for a PD/morning co-host to succeed Bo Jaxon Complete job description and application here

Audacy RVP/West Coast Programming Scott Roddy is seeking a personality to join The Wake Up Call morning co-host Kelli Green The complete job description and application is forthcoming.

McKenzie River KKNU/Eugene, OR PD Jim Davis is looking for a replacement for retired morning host Tim Fox. Reach Davis 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

SEEKING JOBS

•Greg Cole

Former WKCQ/Saginaw, MI OM/PD GCole27000@gmail.com 916-502-4734

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

•”Big” John Horton

Former KFSA/Ft. Smith, AR afternoon host BigJohn@TheBigJohnShow.com

•AJ McCloud

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

•Bill Hickok

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

•Scott Davidson

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

•David Dean

Former KXDD/Yakima, WA afternoons DaviDean5@gmail.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

•Mark McKay

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

•Tami Rumfelt

Former WPAW/Greensboro afternoons TamiRumfelt@gmail.com

•Mike McKay

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

•Jimmy Elliott

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

•Jim Pearson

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

•Aaron “Gator” Glass

Former WQNU/Louisville mornings GatorGlass.53@gmail.com

•Carly Quinn

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

•Chuck Akers

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

•Scott Gaines

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

•T.J. “J.T.” Michaels Former WCPV/Burlington, VT PD/afternoons

TJMichaelsRadio@gmail.com 802-249-3570

•Caitlin “CJ” Johnson

Former KKBQ/Houston afternoons Caitlin.M.Johnson25@gmail.com

•Jonathan Wier

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

•Bob Reeves

Former Riser House SVP/Promotion BReeves780@gmail.com 615-347-9499

•Bryan “Ryder” Konold

Former KDBL/Yakima, WA Brand Mgr./mornings BryantRyderKonold@gmail.com

•Lexi Papadopoulos

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

•Jared “Banks” Danielson

Former KUBL/Salt Lake City mornings JaredDanielson1@gmail.com

•Megan Youngblood

Former Capitol Dir./ West Coast Promotion MegaYoungBlood@gmail.com

•Kevin “Crash” Davis

Former WEBL/Memphis OM/PD/mornings KevinDavisRadio@gmail.com

•Blake Nixon

Former Show Dog Dir./ Southeast Promotion Blake.Nixon@comcast.net

•Rosey Fitchpatrick

Former Executive Assistant, worked in event and artist management, and radio promotion roseyfitch99@gmail.com

Apr. CDM TOP TEN

April 2023 CDM Scoreboard

Here are April 2023 (three-month rolling average, 2/2-4/26) 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 off 0.1% month-to-month from 416.7

to 416.5. WIVK/Knoxville claimed the largest share with an 11.5 to lead the format; it is one of 12 stations to lead their respective markets, up from 11 in March. Ranks (in parenthesis) are among subscribers. A “+” indicates a Classic Country outlet; a “t” indicates a tie.

Country Aircheck Add Leaders Adds

Activator Top Point Gainers

Country Aircheck Top Point Gainers

Activator Top Spin Gainers

Country Aircheck Top Spin Gainers

Country Aircheck Top Recurrents Points

AIRPLAY BY STATION OWNER

MARKET AIRPLAY PROFILE - ATLANTA

FLASHBACK No. 1s

COUNTRY AIRCHECK ACTIVITY

DALTON DOVER/Giving Up On That (Mercury)

Moves 47-45*

2912 points, 813 spins; No adds

MORGAN EVANS/Over For You (Warner/WEA)

Remains at 46*

2592 points, 778 spins

1 add: KTEX

GABBY BARRETT/Glory Days (Warner/WAR)

Debut 47*

2492 points, 669 spins

77 adds, including: KAJA, KAWO, KCYE, KFRG, KJUG, KSCS*, KXBG, WBEE, WGTY, WSIX

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

Remains at 48*

2447 points, 750 spins

1 add: WSSL

HARDY/Truck Bed (Big Loud)

Remains at 49*

2421 points, 701 spins

6 adds: KSON, W1HC*, WDAF, WGGY, WPGB, WUSN

KEITH URBAN/Blue Eyes Baby (Captiol)

Moves 24-50

2411 points, 574 spins; No adds

NEON UNION/’Bout Damn Time (Red Street)

2277 points, 687 spins

1 add: KSON

JAKE OWEN/On The Boat Again (Big Loud)

2155 points, 590 spins

7 adds: KKGO, KMNB, KPLM, KWNR, KZSN, WUSY, WXTU

TIGIRLILY GOLD/Shoot Tequila (Monument)

2108 points, 645 spins

3 adds: KCCY, KZSN, WDXB

KIMBERLY PERRY/If I Die Young (Pt. 2) (Records Nashville) 2065 points, 598 spins; No adds

CHASE RICE/Bad Day To Be A Cold Beer (Dack Janiels/Broken Bow)

2011 points, 518 spins

3 adds: KWNR, WKLB, WKML

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JUNE 20

HANNAH ELLIS/Wine Country (Curb)

JOE NICHOLS/Brokenhearted (Quartz Hill)

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

PARKER MCCOLLUM/Burn It Down (MCA)

BREI CARTER/Straight Up Country Crazy (Brown Lee)

JUNE 26

BRETT YOUNG/Dance With You (BMLGR)

DIERKS BENTLEY/Something Real (Capitol)

JULY 3

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JUNE 16

Willie Jones Something To Dance To (Sony/Penthouse)

“The album dissects all of me: the turnt up Willie Jones, broken hearted, being a little irresponsible, bringing the party, or just realizing that all of this is a temporary moment in time and I’m growing and hopefully learning,” Jones says of his 11-track major label debut album.

Chris Janson The Outlaw Side Of Me (BMLGR)

Working alongside producer Julian Raymond, Janson’s BMLG debut features lead single “All I Need Is You” and collaborations with Brantley Gilbert (“Hank The Hell Out Of The Honkytonk”), Darius Rucker (“Every Day Of The Week”) and Dolly Parton and Slash (“21 Forever”).

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