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May 3, 2021, Issue 754

Market Analysis: Providence

In the March PPMs, Hall WCTK/Providence had and 8.1 share – the second largest of any Country station in the nation (RATS 4/22). WCTK also finished second in both Persons 6+ and Persons 25-54 in the Providence book and has placed in the top two in nine of the past 13 monthlies. Such lofty perches have become routine for “Cat Country 98.1,” so Country Aircheck spoke to PD Kevin Palana and dug into the numbers to understand why. In a challenging year for the Country format, WCTK’s success starts with what Palana calls a “lean and mean” staff. Last May, midday host Courtney Kelley moved to the Cat Country Morning Show joining 10-year station vet Brian Kevin Palana Mulhern. Then in July, longtime PD Bob Walker transferred to the company’s Florida stations; Palana found himself adding programming to his Dir./Production and afternoon drive responsibilities. Rounding out the moves was the addition of part-timer Brendan Sharp to track the last three hours of the midday shift, with Kelley tracking the first two. While the pandemic forced many stations to broadcast using alternate setups, Cat Country’s small staff meant they could continue business as usual in their studios while maintaining social distance. Palana says the lockdown played a part in WCTK’s ratings gains over the past year. “The station that’s taken the hit here is the AC [WWLI], the at-work station,” he says. “When people have a choice, they gravitate toward the Rock station [WHJY] or Cat Country.” Though WKLB/Boston does put a listenable signal into most of the market (and pulled a 1.9 share in the March book), Palana focuses on WWLI and current market leader WHJY as his primary competitors. (continued on page 6)

The Zodiac Chiller: KRWQ/Medford, OR’s Bryce Burtner (r) and Top 40 sister KIFS’ Gemineye present the $165,195 raised during their 18th Annual St. Jude Radiothon, pushing the cluster’s total to more than $3 million since 2004.

Music For Mom

With Mother’s Day coming up this weekend, Country Aircheck compiled a list of some of the biggest “mom songs” to help with programming, whether for imaging or spiking-in over the weekend. Let us know if we missed any using #CAMusicForMom.

Lauren Alaina

LAUREN ALAINA/Like My Mother Does (2011) TUCKER BEATHERD/Momma And Jesus (2017) GARTH BROOKS/Mom (2014) GLEN CAMPBELL & STEVE WARINER/ The Hand That Rocks The Cradle (1987) DIAMOND RIO/Mama Don’t Forget To Pray For Me (1991)

© 2 0 2 1 Co u n t r y A i rc h e c k ™ — A l l r i g h t s r e s e r v e d . S i g n u p f re e a t w w w. c o u n t r y a i rc h e c k . c o m . S e n d n e w s t o n e w s @ c o u n t r y a i r c h e c k . c o m

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JIMMY DEAN/I.O.U. (1976) MERLE HAGGARD/Mama Tried (1968) FAITH HILL/You Can’t Lose Me (1996) W. JENNINGS & W. NELSON/Mammas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys (1978) JUDDS/Mama He’s Crazy (1984) MIRANDA LAMBERT/Mama’s Broken Heart (2013) LONESTAR/Mr. Mom (2004) PATTY LOVELESS/How Can I Help You Say Goodbye (1994) DUSTIN LYNCH/Momma’s House (2020) MARTINA MCBRIDE/In My Daughter’s Eyes (2003) MARTINA MCBRIDE/Teenage Daughters (2011) TIM MCGRAW/I Called Mama (2020) T. MCGRAW & F. HILL/Meanwhile Back At Mama’s (2014) JAMIE O’NEAL/Somebody’s Hero (2005) BLAKE SHELTON/The Baby (2002) SHENANDOAH/Mama Knows (1988) TAYLOR SWIFT/The Best Day (2008) CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Don’t Forget To Remember Me (2006) CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Mama’s Song (2010) CLAY WALKER/’Fore She Was Mama (2007) WILKINSONS/26 Cents (1998)

Chart Chat

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News & Notes

Faith Hill

Dustin Lynch

Carrie Underwood

Congratulations to Jake Owen, Stacy Blythe, Ali Matkosky and the Big Loud promotion team on landing this week’s No. 1 with “Made For You.” This is Owen’s ninth chart-topper and third since signing on with Big Loud. Songwriters are Benjy Davis, Joey Jake Owen Hyde and Neil Medley. Kudos to Lee Adams, Shelley Hargis Gaines and the Broken Bow crew on scoring 33 first-week adds for “Thinking ‘Bout You” by Dustin Lynch featuring MacKenzie Porter. This is Lynch’s fifth time atop the add board, the last time being in March 2019 with his subsequent No. 1 “Ridin’ Roads.” Finally, new weights can be found on page 13. Dropped from the panel is KVOO/Tulsa.

iHeartMedia has joined with P&G for Can’t Cancel Pride, a virtual relief benefit for the LGBTQ+ community, June 4 at 9pm local time. The event will broadcast on iHM stations nationwide and via the iHeartRadio app, stream on iHM’s YouTube, Facebook and IGTV pages and air on iHeartRadio’s PrideRadio.com. Audacy has partnered with mental health innovator Genomind to bring mental health conversations into the mainstream and end the stigma surrounding mental health. Genomind will sponsor Audacy’s I’m Listening Daily Capsules, 60-second PSAs, as part of the year-long “I’m Listening” initiative. RAB’s Business Accelerated initiative is offering a twopart presentation series – “What’s Driving The Auto Industry?” and “Radio Works For Automotive Part 2” – May 19 and 26, respectively. Details and registration here. The Independent Broadcasters Association (IBA) continues its members-only webinar series May 6 at 2pm ET with “The FCC EEO Rules And How To Survive Them.” Information here. USRN syndicated Backstage Country will be hosted by Chris Lane, Maren Morris & Ryan Hurd, Dylan Scott, Old Dominion and Lady A during the month of May. Chicago’s Windy City Smokeout lineup includes Dierks Bentley, Darius Rucker, Brett Eldredge and Jon Pardi. The event is slated for July 8-11 at United Center. More here. Austin Radio Network Country KOKE/Austin will hold its Kokefest 2021 Aug. 6-7 at Hutto Park at Brushy Creek. Headliners are Clay Walker and Koe Wetzel; complete lineup and additional information here. BMLG’s Conner Smith will join songwriter Andrew Pates and artist Jimmy Charles for Songs For Sound’s annual gala May 22 in Franklin, TN. The event benefits those with hearing loss. More here. Mentoring And Inspiring Women In Radio (MIW) has changed its status to a 501(c)(3) charitable entity in an effort to expand reach, enhance mentoring opportunities and magnify the organization’s mission of strengthening radio’s next generation of female leadership. Norsan Media, which recently purchased Country WYKB/ Fernadina Beach, FL from NIA Broadcasting for $1 million, has flipped the station to Latin Hip-Hop/R&B. Dexter is selling Country KDEX-AM/FM/Dexter, MO to Emry Palmer Johnson’s KDEX, Inc. for $150,000. Cal Hunter’s Independence Rock Media is purchasing

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OFF THE RECORD An Off The Record conversation with Play It Again CEO Ryan Dokke: There wasn’t a lifelong dream of being in the record business. I thought I was going to play baseball but fell into radio at 17. The transition to records started with Scott Borchetta and Jack Purcell calling me in 2007 about a secondary or regional position that didn’t work out. When Lesly Simon called about Arista in 2010, it felt like the RYAN DOKKE right time. One thing just led to another. Falling into radio just means I told my high school guidance counselor I wanted to do my job-shadow paper about a baseball player, but they told me that wasn’t a real job. Seemed like a real job for Ken Griffey, but okay. They said I was good at public speaking, so how about shadowing a DJ? I did, and that led to part-time work, then full-time, and I ended up as a PD by the time I was 21. That set the path. I grew up listening to KMPS/Seattle, which Becky Brenner was programming. I wanted to know how and why she made that station sound the way it did. I was fortunate enough to get to meet her and have her put me on in weekends. Working at that station for a couple of years was one of the highlights of my radio career. When I’m not living and breathing country, I lean toward music that is positive and uplifting – especially considering all the tough things going on in the world. That typically means Contemporary Christian. I’m a huge fan of Francesca Battistelli, For King & Country and Zach Williams. I also love everything from Pink Floyd to the Eagles to ELO. We’re seeing awesome growth for Walker Montgomery. He’s got country music in his blood. Literally. And our young artist/writer Dylan Marlowe did one of the most creative things I’ve seen by rewriting Olivia Rodrigo’s “Driver’s License” as if he were answering her. The response on socials was so strong, we’re putting it out next week. What I’ve learned this year, first and foremost, is about my relationship with God. It’s always been great, but my prayer life has grown so much. Being in a career transition from Curb to working with Dallas Davidson and his vision of having service at the center of an artist and writer focused company – but especially in experiencing something that’s never happened in my lifetime with the pandemic – who else are you going to turn to? I’ve always washed my hands regularly, but I think I will forever now count out at least 20 seconds every time I do it. The rabbit hole I fall down with my wife Mallary is crime dramas. Blue Bloods and Criminal Minds are the two we’re most obsessive about. And I’ve listened to a lot more audiobooks – mainly political memoirs and business. I’m closing in on my third time through Disney chief Bob Iger’s book.

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Country KYCT/Shasta Lake, CA from the Estate of Richard Comras for $60,000. Edison Research will present its annual Moms and Media study Thursday, May 6 at 2pm EDT. Register here. The non-profit Operation Song is releasing “A Salute to Gold Star Families” Friday, May 28. The eight-track album was composed professional songwriters teamed with loved ones of fallen military heroes, transforming their stories into song.

Market Analysis: Providence

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March 2021 Nielsen PPM Rank Persons 25-54 1. WHJY (Rock) WCTK Music Composition 2. WCTK (seven-day spins analysis) 3. WWLI (AC) 4. WBZ (Sports) 5. WPRO (Top 40)

CURRENT

Need For Speed: Aside from Cat Country’s 30year heritage, Palana believes there is another simple factor in the station’s success: tempo. “We gravitate toward the up-tempo stuff,” he says. “That’s been the secret sauce here.” (Source: Mediabase) Even if confronted with a massive ballad, “We relegate it to nights if we have to play it.” A check of WCTK’s playlist confirms no ballads among its 20 most-played titles. WCTK also has one of the highest percentages of gold content on the panel, and the up-tempo policy applies there, as well. Palana notes his gold category is “99% up-tempo.” With the challenges of the past year, Palana says, “It’s a nice distraction from people’s problems. We try to keep the station upbeat as much as possible. I think it helps.”

GOLD

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WCTK Music Era Composition (April spins analysis) 5000

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In addition to tempo, Palana has another strong filter for WCTK’s playlist. “We play the superstars; that’s what our listeners expect to hear,” he explains. “Some of the newer artists we’ve never played. And we’re not playing a lot of stuff on the charts.” That even includes some recent number ones, but it doesn’t mean an absence of new music on WCKT. For example, Palana has the current LoCash single in power rotation and says, “Groups like them and Parmalee with more of a rock sound perform well in this market.” Mask In The Glow: Glimpses of a more normal world are slowly returning for Cat Country, which held its first remote broadcast a couple of weeks ago. “We didn’t have any idea what the response would be, but we had a really good turnout,” Palana states. The station is also moving back into contesting mode by giving away tickets to upcoming concerts in Boston as well as a catered, listener-hosted party. “Mobile food trucks are iconic in Rhode Island, so we’re going to bring one to a backyard bash at one lucky listener’s house, following all CDC guidelines,” he explains. Getting into the community and visiting with listeners has other benefits old-school radio pros – meaning anyone who remembers 2019 – can appreciate. “I took a microphone, put it on a mic stand and recorded listeners saying where they were from and how they love the station,” Palana says of the recent remote broadcast. Now armed with copious amounts of local listener sweepers, “Even when we’re jockless, it doesn’t sound that way,” he says. Palana also keeps jingles and primary and secondary voice talent in his arsenal. “We’re big on imaging.” And big, despite running lean. “Between the four of us, we cover everything,” Palana remarks, noting the station’s success is not a recent phenomenon. “I inherited a good situation from Bob Walker; [the station was] already trending up.” That’s a trend Palana and crew fully intend on continuing. Stream WCTK here. Reach Palana here. –Chris Huff

SEEK & EMPLOY

May 3, 2021

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. Midwest WDEZ/Wausau, WI OM Rusty James is looking for a Brand Mgr./on-air personality with strong music scheduling aptitude and digital and social media skills. Send résumés and airchecks to James here. Steel City KBEQ/Kansas City PD Todd Nixon is seeking an afternoon personality to succeed TJ McEntire. Send résumés and airchecks to him here. Midwest WNCY/Appleton-Oshkosh, WI Brand Mgr. Dan Stone is searching for a midday personality. Send résumés, references and airchecks to him here. Alpha KZEN/Columbus, NE Dir./Content David Gustafson is looking for a morning host. See the complete job description and apply here; reach Gustafson here. Forever WOGI/Pittsburgh is searching for a morning personality. See the complete job description here; send résumés and airchecks here. Mid-West Family KQYB/La Crosse, WI PD Jen O’Brien is seeking a morning host. Send résumés and airchecks here.

NORTHEAST

Saga Classic Country WSIG/Harrisonburg, VA Dir./Group Programming Scott Chase and PD Paul “Uncle Pauly” McDaniel are searching for a morning co-host. Send résumés and airchecks to Chase here. VerStandig WAYZ/Hagerstown, MD is seeking an afternoon personality. Send résumés and airchecks here. Summit/Richmond, VA is seeking an OM for the cluster that includes Country WKHK. PD duties for Hot AC WURV and a possible on-air shift are included. Send résumés and airchecks here. Seven Mountains Chief Programming Officer JC Burton is looking for an afternoon personality to join the Pennsylvania “Bigfoot Country” combo WCFT/Bloomsburg, WQBG/Elizabethville & WRGB/Mifflinburg. Send résumés and airchecks to Burton here. WVRC Country WKKW/Morgantown, WV PD Mike Vincent is searching for a female morning cohost to join incumbent Jeff Snider. Send résumés and airchecks to Vincent here. iHeartMedia/Washington, DC RSVPP Jeff Kapugi is looking for a Cluster APD to add to the programming team. Oversight includes Country WMZQ. Apply here.

SOUTHEAST ADX WYCT/Pensacola OM Kevin King is seeking a full-time midday talent with additional duties that may include promotions and on-air work for sister stations within the cluster. Interested candidates can send résumés and airchecks here. King is also searching for a WYCT/Pensacola morning co-host to succeed Candy Cullerton who will

serve alongside PD/morning host Brent Lane. Must be knowledgeable in digital content creation and be active on a variety of social media outlets. Apply here; reaching King here. Golden Isle/Brunswick, GA Dir./Programming Mark “The Shark” Ediss is seeking a successor for outgoing OM/PD/on-air talent Paul Andresen. The cluster includes Country WRJY. Duties will include on-air, production, promotions, sales and handling technical issues. Send résumés and airchecks to Ediss here. Curtis/Lenoir, NC GM Charlene Hall is looking for an OM/on-air talent for the cluster that includes Country WKVS. See the complete job posting here; send résumés, programming philosophies and airchecks to Hall here. Beasley WKXC/Augusta, GA OM Tee Gentry is seeking an on-air personality to join the Kicks Wake Up Krew. Send résumés and airchecks to Gentry here. Summit/Louisville is searching for a GM to oversee the cluster that includes Country WQNU. Complete job description here; send résumés and cover letters here with the subject line General Manager Louisville. Curtis WQDR/Raleigh PD Mike Biddle is looking for a morning co-host to succeed Janie Carothers and join incumbent Mike Wheless for The Q Morning Crew. Three or more years of experience is required. See the complete posting here; send résumés, production samples, social media links, references and airchecks to Biddle here. Summit/Louisville OM Cagle is seeking a fulltime midday personality with at least two years of on-air experience; PPM experience is a plus. Candidate should have an engaging presence, strong social media and tech skills, production and digital editing chops and the ability to communicate in an authentic way. Send résumés and airchecks to Cagle here. Cumulus/Savannah, GA is searching for a PD/ afternoon personality for Country WJCL to succeed the retiring Gerry McCracken. See the complete job description and apply here. Stephens/Alexandria, LA OM/PD Scott Mills is looking for a full-time Dir./Production and on-air talent to join the cluster that includes Country KLAA & Classic Country KBKK. Send résumés and airchecks to Mills 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. LKCM Country KFWR/Fort Woth, TX PD Shayne Hollinger is looking for a morning co-host with five or more years of full-time on-air experience. Knowledge of Texas, Red Dirt and Americana music is preferred but not required. Send résumés, cover letters and airchecks to Hollinger here. Cox/Houston is searching for a DOS for the cluster that includes Country KKBQ & Classic Country KTHT. See the complete job description and apply here. Cox KWEN/Tulsa PD/morning host Matt Bradley is seeking a co-host to join him for wakeups. See the

complete job description and apply 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. 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/Yakima, WA Dir./Content Brian Stephenson is looking for a Brand Mgr./morning host for Country KDBL. Send résumés and airchecks to him here. Beasley/Las Vegas VP/MM Peter Burton is searching for Cat Thomas’ successor to handle OM & Urban AC KOAS PD duties. Details here; send cover letters and résumés to Burton here. Townsquare KXLB/Bozeman, MT Market Pres. Scott Souhrada is seeking a Dir./Content with on-air duties to succeed Dave Wooten. See the complete job description and apply here. Cherry Creek Media/Missoula, MT OM Chris Wolfe is looking for an afternoon personality to join the KGGL team. Send résumés and airchecks to him here. Townsquare/Casper, WY Dir./Content Donovan Short is searching for a Brand Mgr./morning host to join Country KWYY. See the complete job posting here; send résumés and airchecks to Short here. Cumulus KBUL/Reno, NV PD/morning host Bob Richards is seeking a full-time morning co-host to join The Moo Crew. Complete job description here; send résumés and airchecks to Richards here. Marker KPLM/Palm Springs, CA PD Kory James is looking for an afternoon personality. Send résumés and airchecks to him here. Buck Owens KUZZ/Bakersfield PD Brent Michaels is looking for a full-time on-air personality to add to his staff. Send résumés and airchecks to him here.

OTHER RWPC Pres. JJ Jobe is looking for a Brand Mgr./PD to join a three-station cluster in Tennessee. Must-haves include excellent writing skills, on-air and production chops and experience with Wide Orbit and Adobe Audition. Send résumés and airchecks to Jobe here. Recently launched White Mustang Records is looking to staff a regional promotion team with immediate attention on the Southeast, Midwest and Northeast. Interested parties can contact White Mustang’s Michael “Benjy” Cruz here. Spotify is seeking a Nashville-based Sr. Editor/ Country Music to “curate the best in music listening and programming experiences for a multitude of moods, moments and genres; demonstrating a passion for analytics and collaboration; and have your ear to the ground in the music community.” See the complete job description and apply here.

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

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

•Tony Kelly Former WUSN/Chicago morning producer •Cory Mikhals KellyT_60468@yahoo.com Former KIZN/Boise morning co-host 708-642-8518 CoryProductions@icloud.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

•Steve Knoll Former KMAG/Ft. Smith, AR PD/on-air talent SteveKnoll@cox.net •Bill Hickok Former KBMR/Bismark, ND morning host BillHickok1950@gmail.com •Amy Nic Former WAMZ/Louisville afternoon host AmyNicRadioChick@gmail.com

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

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

•Dave Schaefer Former iHeartMedia/Farmington, NM SVPP •Ron “Keyes” Stevens Former WQRB/Eau Claire, WI afternoons & Country KTRA PD RonStvns@yahoo.com DRSchaefer@gobrainstorm.net

•Jonathan West Former WKTI/Milwaukee afternoons JonathanWestRadio@gmail.com 320-774-9300

•Kris Richards Former WKJO/Smithfield, NC afternoons FireCop947@yahoo.com

•Brittany Tully Former WYNK/Baton Rouge PD BriLynn718@gmail.com

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

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SEEKING JOBS •Trace Hamilton Former WEBG/Chicago night host TheTraceHamilton@gmail.com •Daryl Thomas Ledyard Former WBBS/Syracuse on-air talent DarylLedyard@gmail.com •Ryan McCall Former WGLR/Platteville, WI MD/ afternoons RyanMcCall@yahoo.com •David Dean Former KXDD/Yakima, WA afternoons DaviDean5@gmail.com •Kasper Former WUSN/Chicago afternoons KasperShow@gmail.com and www. KasperShow.com •Brian “Wookie” Kostek Former WDSY/Pittsburgh APD/MD/afternoons BKostek24@gmail.com •Blair Thomas Former WXCY/Wilmington, DE mornings BThomas330@yahoo.com •Dr. Don Carpenter Former WYCD/Detroit mornings Dr.DonCarpenter@gmail.com •Jake Byron Former KUPL/Portland mornings JakeByronMedia@gmail.com •Jeff Hunt Former WXCY/Wilmington, DE MD/ evenings JeffreyJHunt@gmail.com 570-309-4698

(continued) •Jared “Marshall” Goldberg Former KMLE/Phoenix APD/middays & Cluster Dir./Digital Programming ImJaredGoldberg@gmail.com

SEEKER SPOTLIGHT

•Tami Rumfelt Former WPAW/Greensboro afternoons TamiRumfelt@gmail.com

FLETCHER KEYES

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

KeyesCreative@gmail.com

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

Former WWQM/Madison, WI PD

www.FletcherKeyes.com and www.YesCountry.net

•Nathan Cruise Former In2une Dir./Regional Promotion NCruise27@gmail.com 615-496-6356

“My favorite question, which is never rhetorical, is ‘What

•Mark “Skid” Lavin Former WOTW/Orlando Dir./ Production & On-Air MarkLavin@yahoo.com 407-619-5346

others is that my teammates trust me. When we’re together,

•“Wes McShay” Gardipe Former Appaloosa Dir./Western Region Programming WesGardipe@gmail.com 307-899-0007 •Nicholas Nixon Former KFRG/Riverside personality Kn3ick@outlook.com 909-754-3031

if?’ Let’s come up with new ideas or new ways to do the old things. Aside from my creativity, what sets me apart from they talk about feelings, experiences and ideas that they sometimes admit they’ve never talked about before. When people feel their relationships are strong, they are able to take more chances and reach higher.”

•Amy Lynn Former WCKT/Ft. Myers, FL middays AmyLynnRadio@gmail.com

•Kerry Wolfe Former WMIL/Milwaukee SVPP & PD KerryLWolfe@hotmail.com 414-788-3764

•Jake McBride Former KKIX/Fayetteville, AR afternoons MrJakeMcBride@gmail.com

•Brent Jones Former Capitol Dir./Midwest Promotion DBJones615@gmail.com 615-482-5653

•Chase Daniels Former WRWD/Poughkeepsie, NY PD/afternoons ChaseDaniels106@gmail.com

•Bill “Stu” Stewart Former KASH/Anchorage, AK PD/ morning co-host BStu1013@gmail.com

•Kim Brixton Former WNWN/Battle Creek, MI mornings/middays KimBrixton@gmail.com

•Keith Abrams Former iHeartMedia/Cleveland OM KeithAbrams961@gmail.com

•Doug Kramer Former KHLR/Little Rock, AR mornings DougKramerLive@gmail.com

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

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

•Ashley King Former KHLR/Little Rock, AR afternoons AKingMarsh@gmail.com

•Fletcher Keyes Former WWQM/Madison, WI PD KeyesCreative@gmail.com www.FletcherKeyes.com

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

•Kelley Bradshaw-Brock Former WKDF/Nashville afternoons KelleyBra13@gmail.com 423-802-4987

•JJ Cook Former iHeartMedia/Cedar Rapids, IA SVPP IowaViking@mchsi.com

•Tim Taylor Former KWJJ/Portland afternoons Tim.Taylor1@comcast.net •Ginny Harman Former KFRG/Riverside mornings GinnyHarmanVO@gmail.com •Nina D. Former KMLE/Phoenix afternoons MissNinaD@gmail.com •Amber Rainey Former KSON/San Diego middays AmberRaineyOnAir@gmail.com

•Matt Cruz Former KSSN/Little Rock, AR on-air/promotions MatthewsPersonalEmail@gmail.com •Jeremy “Otis” Maher Former WUBL/Atlanta MD/afternoons JeyMaher20@yahoo.com

•Jim Pearson Former KDBL/Yakima, WA PD/mornings JimsCoolEmail@gmail.com 831-261-1822 •Krystle Former WAYZ/Hagerstown, MD afternoons KrystleBonet@gmail.com 352-615-3192 •Brad Hansen Former Townsquare/Ft. Collins, CO OM & KUAD PD GetHansonNow@gmail.com 970-541-8261 •Crash Poteet Former WPOR/Portland, ME Brand Mgr./ afternoons OKCCrash@gmail.com •Aaron “Gator” Glass Former WQNU/Louisville mornings GatorGlass.53@gmail.com

•Steve Powers Former iHeartMedia/Mobile, AL SVPP StevePowers961@yahoo.com

•Claire Beverly Former KNUC/Seattle mornings ClaireBeverlyRadio@gmail.com

•Tom Scott Former Seven Mountains/Pennsylvania “Big Foot Country” afternoons TomScottRadio@gmail.com

•Jim Dorman Former iHeartMedia/Wichita SVPP & Country KZSN PD/middays JimDorman2@aol.com

•Bryant “Ryder” Konold Former KNUC/Seattle mornings BryantRyderKonold@gmail.com

•Todd Elbrink Former Cox/Houston DOS TElbrink@icloud.com

•Eddie Rupp Former iHeartMedia/Sarasota, FL SVPP/ OM & Country WCTQ middays ER-1001@hotmail.com

•Jess Tyler Former WOKQ/Portsmouth, NH Brand Mgr./MD/middays JTyler1999@yahoo.com

•Matt Valley Former KBRJ/Anchorage, AK Dir./ Content & mornings MattDotValley@gmail.com

•Mike Tyler Former WCKT/Ft. Myers, FL PD/ afternoons RadioGuy.101@gmail.com

•Mark Phillips Former KPLX/Dallas afternoons MarkP995@gmail.com 214-226-9076

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New Country Aircheck/Mediabase Reporter Weights These are the new weights for Country Aircheck/Mediabase Country Reporters for both the Published and the Activator panels, based on audience figures from Nielsen. Weights for stations in PPM markets use a three-month average of September-October-November 2020 AQH Persons. The Fall 2020 AQH Persons figure is used for diary markets. The weights are calculated using this formula: Market rank is multiplied by 10 and then added to the station’s AQH Persons. Call Letters/Market

Weight

KSCS/Dallas 10.0 WNSH/New York 9.3 KPLX/Dallas 9.2 WKLB/Boston 8.8 KNIX/Phoenix 8.6 KKGO/Los Angeles 8.1 iHeart Country /iHM Custom 8.0 Mainstream Country/ WestwoodOne 8.0 KKBQ/Houston 7.4 WFUS/Tampa 7.2 WYRK/Buffalo 7.1 KILT/Houston 7.0 Hot Country/WestwoodOne 7.0 MCCN/Music Choice 7.0 WXTU/Philadelphia 7.0 KSD/St. Louis 6.9 WUSN/Chicago 6.8 KTEX/McAllen 6.6 WCTK/Providence 6.6 KEEY/Minneapolis 6.5 WBEE/Rochester 5.8 WWKA/Orlando 5.8 WYCD/Detroit 5.7 WUBL/Atlanta 5.6 WSOC/Charlotte 5.5 KYGO/Denver 5.3 WCTO/Allentown 5.2 WGAR/Cleveland 5.1 WQYK/Tampa 5.1 WUBE/Cincinnati 5.1 WNOE/New Orleans 4.9 WBCT/Grand Rapids 4.8 WHKO/Dayton 4.8 ACTIVATOR STATIONS Call Letters/Market

A station’s weight is determined by dividing that adjusted AQH by the leading Country station’s adjusted AQH. For this period, that station is KSCS/Dallas with an adjusted AQH of 16,850. For Activator weights, that station is WQXK/Youngstown, OH with an adjusted AQH of 6,930. Station Weight = (Market rank X 10) divided by 16,850 (6,930 for Activator stations). These new weights are effective with last week’s Country Aircheck/Mediabase Country chart.

WIVK/Knoxville 4.8 WKKT/Charlotte 4.8 KATM/Stockton, CA 4.5 KIIM/Tucson 4.5 KNCI/Sacramento 4.5 WCOL/Columbus, OH 4.5 WNCY/Appleton, WI 4.5 WRNS/Greenville, NC 4.5 WKHK/Richmond 4.4 KCYY/San Antonio 4.3 WMIL/Milwaukee 4.3 WMZQ/Washington, DC 4.3 WPOC/Baltimore 4.3 WUSY/Chattanooga 4.3 WXBQ/Johnson City 4.3 WZZK/Birmingham 4.3 KMLE/Phoenix 4.2 WKIS/Miami 4.2 KUZZ/Bakersfield 4.0 WKHX/Atlanta 4.0 KHEY/El Paso 3.9 WDRM/Huntsville 3.8 WSSL/Greenville, SC 3.8 WWGR/Ft. Myers 3.8 WYCT/Pensacola, FL 3.8 KFRG/Riverside 3.7 KTST/Oklahoma City 3.7 WBBS/Syracuse 3.7 WGNA/Albany, NY 3.7 WQMX/Akron 3.7 KFDI/Wichita 3.6 KMNB/Minneapolis 3.6 WWYZ/Hartford 3.6

WAYZ/HagerstownWeight Chambersburg-Waynesboro 7.0 WQCB/Bangor, ME 7.0

KNUC/Seattle 3.5 KXKT/Omaha 3.5 WAMZ/Louisville 3.5 WDAF/Kansas City 3.5 WIL/St. Louis 3.5 WOKQ/Portsmouth, NH 3.5 WQDR/Raleigh 3.5 KKWF/Seattle 3.4 WBWL/Boston 3.4 WFMS/Indianapolis 3.4 KMDL/Lafayette, LA 3.3 WDSY/Pittsburgh 3.3 KSKS/Fresno 3.2 KSON/San Diego 3.2 KAJA/San Antonio 3.1 KBEQ/Kansas City 3.1 WQNU/Louisville 3.1 KHKI/Des Moines 3.0 KJKE/Oklahoma City 3.0 KRYS/Corpus Christi, TX 3.0 KWEN/Tulsa 3.0 WDRQ/Detroit 3.0 WDXB/Birmingham 3.0 WGGY/Wilkes-Barre 3.0 WPCV/Lakeland 3.0 WPGB/Pittsburgh 3.0 WSLC/Roanoke, VA 3.0 WYNK/Baton Rouge 2.9 KRST/Albuquerque 2.8 KSSN/Little Rock 2.8 KUBL/Salt Lake City 2.8 WBUL/Lexington, KY 2.8 WGTY/York 2.8

WKML/Fayetteville, NC

2.8

WCKN/Charleston, SC

WKXC/Augusta, GA

2.8

WGH/Norfolk 2.1

WOGK/Gainesville 2.8

WGNE/Jacksonville 2.1

WQHK/Ft. Wayne, IN

WPAW/Greensboro 2.1

WOVK/Wheeling, WV

2.8

2.1

WRBT/Harrisburg 2.8

WPOR/Portland, ME

2.1

KWBL/Denver 2.7

WUSH/Norfolk 2.0

WEZL/Charleston, SC

2.7

KDRK/Spokane 1.9

WITL/Lansing 2.7

WKMK/Monmouth-Ocean 1.9

KTTS/Springfield, MO

2.6

KWJJ/Portland, OR

1.8

WCKT/Ft. Myers

2.6

KWNR/Las Vegas

1.8

WCOS/Columbia, SC

2.6

WIRK/West Palm

1.8

WQIK/Jacksonville 2.6

WKDF/Nashville 1.8

KCCY/Colorado Springs 2.5

WTGE/Baton Rouge

KKIX/Fayetteville, AR

KBQI/Albuquerque 1.7

2.5

1.8

KHGE/Fresno 2.4

WAVW/Ft. Pierce, FL

1.7

KJUG/Visalia-Tulare 2.4

KSOP/Salt Lake City

1.6

KUPL/Portland, OR

KUAD/Ft. Collins, CO

1.6

2.4

KXLY/Spokane 2.4

WCTQ/Sarasota 1.6

WCYQ/Knoxville 2.4

WXCY/Wilmington, DE

WLHK/Indianapolis 2.4

WGKX/Memphis 1.5

WTQR/Greensboro 2.4

WMAD/Madison, WI

KASE/Austin 2.3

WNCB/Raleigh 1.5

KZSN/Wichita 2.3

WRNX/Springfield, MA

1.5

WKRO/Daytona Beach

WUSJ/Jackson, MS

1.5

WKSJ/Mobile 2.3

WWQM/Madison, WI

1.5

WSIX/Nashville 2.3

KIZN/Boise, ID

1.4

KATC/Colorado Springs

KAWO/Boise, ID

1.3

KTGX/Tulsa 2.2

KPLM/Palm Springs, CA

1.3

WTHT/Portland, ME

2.2

WLFP/Memphis 1.1

KCYE/Las Vegas

2.1

WJVC/Nassau-Suffolk 1.0

KRTY/San Jose

2.1

5.6

KATJ/Victor Valley

5.0

KYKR/Beaumont, TX

5.5

WBYT/South Bend, IN

5.5

2.3

2.2

1.6 1.5

KVOX/Fargo, ND

4.2

KHKX/Odessa-Midland, TX 4.8

WMSI/Jackson, MS

4.1

WIBW/Topeka, KS

4.8

WBAM/Montgomery, AL

4.0

WQXK/Youngstown, OH 10.0

KBUL/Reno, NV

6.9

KHAK/Cedar Rapids, IA

5.4

KFGE/Lincoln, NE

4.7

WKCN/Columbus, GA

4.0

WLLR/Quad Cities, IA-IL

9.3

WQBE/Charleston, WV

6.9

KIXQ/Joplin, MO

5.4

KLLL/Lubbock, TX

4.6

WWWW/Ann Arbor, MI

4.0

WACO/Waco, TX

8.8

WTHI/Terre Haute, IN

6.8

KKJG/San Luis Obispo, CA 5.4

KSNI/Santa Maria, CA

4.6

WJCL/Savannah, GA

3.4

WFRG/Utica-Rome, NY

8.4

WFRE/Frederick, MD

6.5

WWFG/Salisbury, MD

WCEN/Saginaw, MI

4.6

KRWQ/Medford, OR

3.0

WFLS/Fredericksburg, VA 8.1

WPUR/Atlantic City, NJ

6.3

WZKX/Biloxi 5.4

KKCB/Duluth, MN

4.5

WIXY/Champaign, IL

3.0

WKSF/Asheville, NC

8.0

WEGX/Florence, SC

6.1

KGNC/Amarillo, TX

5.2

KZKX/Lincoln, NE

4.4

KXDD/Yakima, WA

2.9

WOKO/Burlington, VT

7.6

WDEZ/Wausau, WI

6.0

KNUE/Tyler, TX

5.2

WLWI/Montgomery, AL

4.4

WWZD/Tupelo, MS

2.8

KKNU/Eugene, OR

7.4

WXCL/Peoria, IL

6.0

KSUX/Sioux City, IA

5.1

WRWD/Poughkeepsie 4.4

KAFF/Flagstaff, AZ

2.2

5.7

WCTY/New London, CT

5.1

KGKL/San Angelo, TX

KXKS/Shreveport, LA

2.1

WTCM/Traverse City, MI

7.1

WKDQ/Evansville, IN

5.4

4.2

Artist/Title (Label)

May 3, 2021

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

JAKE OWEN

30042

1631

8266

432

39.023 2.784

160

Made For You (Big Loud)

RASCAL FLATTS/How They Remember You (Big Machine) 4

28138

7562

7712

2090

34.482 10.219

160

GABBY BARRETT/The Good Ones (Warner/WAR)

25810

-3086

7245

-754

34.328 -3.785

158

SAM HUNT/Breaking Up Was Easy In The... (MCA) 4

25735

2239

7056

671

32.038 4.261

155

ERIC CHURCH/Hell Of A View (EMI Nashville) 4

22840

1649

6341

472

30.324 1.946

160

DYLAN SCOTT/Nobody (Curb)

21315

553

5875

153

25.315 1.418

160

LUKE COMBS/Forever After All (River House/Columbia) 4

20352

2236

5488

518

24.839 2.337

160

BRETT YOUNG/Lady (BMLGR)

19814

-439

5166

-77

25.815 -3.949

160

JORDAN DAVIS/Almost Maybes (MCA)

19022

1145

5289

387

22.118 0.812

159

DIERKS BENTLEY/Gone (Capitol)

18111

1609

4979

498

23.204 2.063

159

MIRANDA LAMBERT/Settling Down (RCA)

17099

797

4635

256

21.118 1.177

159

CHRIS YOUNG & KANE BROWN/Famous Friends (RCA)

16896

1047

4622

306

20.032

160

JASON ALDEAN/Blame It On You (Macon Music/Broken Bow)

16481

1447

4421

328

20.691 1.482

160

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

16394

-3698

23.913 -10.633

159

COLE SWINDELL/Single Saturday Night (Warner/WMN)

15013

1246

4236

344

17.314 2.326

156

BLAKE SHELTON/Minimum Wage (Warner/WMN)

14791

508

4042

18.403 0.688

160

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

14145

309

3935

155 -94

16.048 0.282

153

T. MCGRAW & T. HUBBARD/Undivided (Big Machine/BMLGR)

13910

361

3898

132

15.323 0.306

158

DAN + SHAY/Glad You Exist (Warner/WAR)

13097

1531

3574

392

13.865 1.439

158

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

12279

822

3383

251

14.672 0.703

160

CARLY PEARCE/Next Girl (Big Machine)

11003

484

3106

157

1.031

160

LAINEY WILSON/Things A Man Oughta Know (Broken Bow)

10914

896

3078

234

11.529 1.435

155

CHASE RICE f/FGL/Drinkin' Beer... (Dack Janiels/BBR/BMLGR)

8841

509

2289

124

9.655

1.072

153

THOMAS RHETT/Country Again (Valory) 4

8563

1923

2293

600

10.391

1.95

157

ELVIE SHANE/My Boy (Wheelhouse)

8457

674

2424

160

1.143

151

-12750 4464

11.25

1.37

4 =Top 5 Point Gainers

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May 3, 2021 LW

Artist/Title (Label)

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

LUKE BRYAN/Waves (Capitol)

8043

1416

2147

370

9.519

1.518

152

SCOTTY MCCREERY/You Time (Triple Tigers)

6843

881

1931

250

6.805

0.407

146

KANE BROWN/Worship You (RCA)

6610

659

1795

197

5.453

0.366

140

LEE BRICE/Memory I Don't Mess With (Curb)

6299

728

1687

147

7.582

1.148

150

GARTH BROOKS & TRISHA YEARWOOD/Shallow (Pearl)

6008

772

1635

196

4.983

0.741

114

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

5911

408

1688

127

3.57

0.182

143

LADY A/Like A Lady (BMLGR)

5341

319

1422

5.69

0.601

130

J. RODGERS f/L. COMBS/Cold Beer... (River House/Columbia)

5311

668

1369

107

5.217

0.758

129

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

4797

180

1263

4.76

0.989

131

J. ALLEN & B. PAISLEY/Freedom Was A Highway (Stoney Creek)

4699

482

1327

140

4.356

0.437

127

KENNY CHESNEY/Knowing You (Blue Chair/Warner/WEA)

4675

292

1242

5.587

0.591

134

RYAN HURD W/MAREN MORRIS/Chasing After You (Arista)

4520

529

1215

146

3.571

0.86

119

RUSSELL DICKERSON/Home Sweet (Triple Tigers)

4040

363

1083

4.664

0.701

115

JON PARDI/Tequila Little Time (Capitol)

3884

336

1036

3.57

1.055

116

MICHAEL RAY/Whiskey And Rain (Warner/WEA)

3792

197

1046

3.536

0.254

104

INGRID ANDRESS/Lady Like (Warner/WEA)

3492

332

936

2.923

0.339

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

3193

186

905

2.377

0.096

101

LOCASH/Beers To Catch Up On (Wheelhouse)

3075

868

1.884

0.001

HARDY/Give Heaven Some Hell (Big Loud)

2928

830

1.794

0.383

MATT STELL/That Ain't Me No More (Records/Arista)

2712

529

751

133

2.062

0.41

2.173

0.283

1.295 -0.118

Debut 45 49

PARKER MCCOLLUM/To Be Loved By You (MCA)

2307

605

LAUREN ALAINA w/JON PARDI/Getting Over Him (Mercury)

2174

-58

642

Debut 48

K. BALLERINI f/K. CHESNEY/Half Of My... (Black River)

2059

215

631

1.468

0.072

Debut 49

RILEY GREEN/If It Wasn't For Trucks (BMLGR)

2053

640

1.106

0.1

CLAY WALKER/Need A Bar Sometimes (Show Dog)

1904

629

1.036

0.158

Re-Enter 50

4 =Top 5 Point Gainers

Chart Page 2

May 3, 2021 Country Aircheck Add Leaders

Adds

Activator Top Point Gainers

DUSTIN LYNCH f/M. PORTER/Thinking 'Bout You (Broken Bow)

RASCAL FLATTS/How They Remember You (Big Machine)

1265 4

CHRIS LANE/Fill Them Boots (Big Loud)

LUKE BRYAN/Waves (Capitol)

1197 4

MATT STELL/That Ain't Me No More (Records/Arista)

THOMAS RHETT/Country Again (Valory)

BROTHERS OSBORNE/I'm Not For Everyone (EMI Nashville)

1156 4

KENNY CHESNEY/Knowing You (Blue Chair/Warner/WEA)

THOMAS RHETT/Country Again (Valory)

BRETT YOUNG/Not Yet (BMLGR)

CALLISTA CLARK/It's 'Cause I Am (Big Machine)

J. ALLEN & B. PAISLEY/Freedom Was A Highway (Stoney Creek)

LUKE BRYAN/Waves (Capitol)

692 4

LAINEY WILSON/Things A Man Oughta Know (Broken Bow)

JASON ALDEAN/Blame It On You (Macon Music/Broken Bow) 647 4 LUKE COMBS/Forever After All (River House/Columbia)

551

CARLY PEARCE/Next Girl (Big Machine)

426

JON PARDI/Tequila Little Time (Capitol)

420

DAN + SHAY/Glad You Exist (Warner/WAR)

401

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

370

Activator Top Spin Gainers

Country Aircheck Top Point Gainers 4 2239 4 2236 4 1923 4 1649 4

RASCAL FLATTS/How They Remember You (Big Machine)

269

THOMAS RHETT/Country Again (Valory)

243

LUKE BRYAN/Waves (Capitol)

221

JASON ALDEAN/Blame It On You (Macon Music/Broken Bow)

145

LAINEY WILSON/Things A Man Oughta Know (Broken Bow)

117

JAKE OWEN/Made For You (Big Loud)

1631

LUKE COMBS/Forever After All (River House/Columbia)

115

DIERKS BENTLEY/Gone (Capitol)

1609

CARLY PEARCE/Next Girl (Big Machine)

1531

DAN + SHAY/Glad You Exist (Warner/WAR)

1447

SAM HUNT/Breaking Up Was Easy In The... (MCA)

1416

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

RASCAL FLATTS/How They Remember You (Big Machine) SAM HUNT/Breaking Up Was Easy In The... (MCA) LUKE COMBS/Forever After All (River House/Columbia) THOMAS RHETT/Country Again (Valory) ERIC CHURCH/Hell Of A View (EMI Nashville)

DAN + SHAY/Glad You Exist (Warner/WAR) JASON ALDEAN/Blame It On You (Macon Music/Broken Bow) LUKE BRYAN/Waves (Capitol)

7562

Country Aircheck Top Recurrents

Country Aircheck Top Spin Gainers RASCAL FLATTS/How They Remember You (Big Machine)

2090

Points

THOMAS RHETT/What's Your Country Song (Valory)

22146 18887

SAM HUNT/Breaking Up Was Easy In The... (MCA)

671

PARMALEE f/BLANCO BROWN/Just The Way (Stoney Creek)

THOMAS RHETT/Country Again (Valory)

600

LUKE COMBS/Better Together (River House/Columbia)

15123

518

LEE BRICE/One Of Them Girls (Curb)

14968

DIERKS BENTLEY/Gone (Capitol)

498

LUKE BRYAN/Down To One (Capitol)

14656

ERIC CHURCH/Hell Of A View (EMI Nashville)

472

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Long Live (BMLGR)

13169

432

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

11624

DAN + SHAY/Glad You Exist (Warner/WAR)

392

DUSTIN LYNCH/Momma's House (Broken Bow)

10616

JORDAN DAVIS/Almost Maybes (MCA)

387

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

8473

370

NIKO MOON/Good Time (RCA)

8386

LUKE COMBS/Forever After All (River House/Columbia)

JAKE OWEN/Made For You (Big Loud)

LUKE BRYAN/Waves (Capitol)

4 =Top 5 Point Gainers

Chart Page 3

May 3, 2021

COUNTRY AIRCHECK ACTIVITY MATT STELL/That Ain’t Me No More (Records/Arista) Debut 45* 2712 points, 751 spins 15 adds, including: KATC*, KIIM*, KIZN*, KRST*, WAVW, WCTO*, WDRQ*, WFMS*, WGKX*, WKDF* PARKER MCCOLLUM/To Be Loved By You (MCA) Moves 49-46* 2307 points, 605 spins 3 adds: KKIX, W1HC*, WYCD LAUREN ALAINA f/JON PARDI/Getting Over Him (Mercury) Moves 50-47* 2174 points, 642 spins 5 adds: KTGX, WXTU, WYCD, WYCT, WZZK* K. BALLERINI f/K. CHESNEY/Half Of My Hometown (Black River) Debut 48* 2059 points, 631 spins 8 adds, including: KSSN, WAVW, WBCT, WLHK, WPOR, WQDR, WRNS, WWGR RILEY GREEN/If It Wasn’t For Trucks (BMLGR) Debut 49* 2053 points, 640 spins 1 add: WAVW CLAY WALKER/Need A Bar Sometimes (Show Dog) Re-entry 50* 1904 points, 629 spins 1 add: KUBL* CALLISTA CLARK/It’s ‘Cause I Am (Big Machine) 1869 points, 519 spins 11 adds, including: KBQI, KHGE, KNCI, WCKT, WDRM, WKSJ, WMAD, WPAW, WYCD, WYNK CAITLYN SMITH f/OLD DOMINION/I Can’t (Monument) 1807 points, 516 spins 1 add: KUPL BRETT YOUNG/Not Yet (BMLGR) 1549 points, 400 spins 12 adds, including: KKGO, KNIX, KRYS, WCTK, WFUS, WGH, WGNE, WOGK, WPCV*, WRNS

ADD DATES Send yours to adds@countryaircheck.com

MAY 10

JOE NICHOLS/Home Run (Quartz Hill) JACKSON MICHELSON/Tip Jar (Curb/MCC) THE TENNESSEE WEREWOLVES/Amy’s Gone (Verado) KIP MOORE/Good Life (MCA)

MAY 17

TYLER RICH/Better Than You’re Used To (Valory) CHRIS STAPLETON/You Should Probably Leave (Mercury)

MAY 24

TENILLE ARTS/Back Then, Right Now (19th & Grand) DREW PARKER/While You’re Gone (Warner/WMN)

CHECK OUT MAY 7 JACK INGRAM, MIRANDA LAMBERT AND JON RANDALL The Marfa Tapes (Vanner/RCA) The collection of songs were written and recorded together in the middle-of-nowhere town of Marfa, TX using just a pair of microphones and an acoustic guitar. While a couple of the tracks are familiar – “Tin Man” and “Tequila Does” – the majority have never been heard outside of Marfa. KENNY CHESNEY Here And Now Deluxe (Blue Chair/Warner/WEA) The Deluxe release features the dozen existing songs – including “Here And Now,” “Tip Of My Tongue” and “Happy Does” – supplemented by four new tracks: “Wind On,” “Fields Of Glory,” “My Anthem” and “Streets.” TRAVIS TRITT Set In Stone (Big Noise) Produced by Dave Cobb, Tritt’s first original fulllength studio album in over a decade boasts 11 new songs, eight of which he co-wrote.

Chart Page 4

May 3, 2021 LW

Artist/Title (Label)

JAKE OWEN

Points

+/- Points

Plays

+/- Plays Stations ADDS

ERIC CHURCH/Hell Of A View (EMI Nashville)

9960

2001

-23

GABBY BARRETT/The Good Ones (Warner/WAR)

9614

-984

2001

-156

SAM HUNT/Breaking Up Was Easy In The... (MCA)

9425

338

1933

LUKE COMBS/Forever After All (River House/Columbia) 4

8371

551

1658

115

DYLAN SCOTT/Nobody (Curb)

7583

201

1503

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

7388

-2435

1508

-510

MIRANDA LAMBERT/Settling Down (RCA)

7198

1446

RASCAL FLATTS/How They Remember You (Big Machine) 4

7157

1265

1436

269

15 9 9

Made For You (Big Loud)

11433

-92

2372

-33

CHRIS YOUNG & KANE BROWN/Famous Friends (RCA)

7065

245

1375

10 11

BLAKE SHELTON/Minimum Wage (Warner/WMN)

6694

-120

1316

11 12

DIERKS BENTLEY/Gone (Capitol)

6658

291

1309

16 13

JASON ALDEAN/Blame It On You (Macon Music/Broken Bow) 4

6514

647

1280

145

14 14

JORDAN DAVIS/Almost Maybes (MCA)

6448

275

1309

12 15

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

6144

-82

1197

-13

13 16

TIM MCGRAW & TYLER HUBBARD/Undivided (Big Machine/BMLGR)

5930

-290

1170

-24

17 17

COLE SWINDELL/Single Saturday Night (Warner/WMN)

5462

158

1117

18 18

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

5086

370

1052

19 19

DAN + SHAY/Glad You Exist (Warner/WAR)

5011

401

952

20 20

CARLY PEARCE/Next Girl (Big Machine)

4770

426

967

23 21

THOMAS RHETT/Country Again (Valory) 4

4471

1156

913

243

24 22

LUKE BRYAN/Waves (Capitol)

4420

1197

884

221

22 23

LAINEY WILSON/Things A Man Oughta Know (Broken Bow) 4

4357

692

834

117

27 24

CHASE RICE f/FGL/Drinkin' Beer. Talkin' God. Amen. (Dack Janiels/BBR/BMLGR)

2955

280

521

26 25

ELVIE SHANE/My Boy (Wheelhouse)

2862

144

542

28 26

GARTH BROOKS & TRISHA YEARWOOD/Shallow (Pearl)

2490

504

29 27

KENNY CHESNEY/Knowing You (Blue Chair/Warner/WEA)

2366

-31

405

30 28

LADY A/Like A Lady (BMLGR)

2106

407

33 29

JON PARDI/Tequila Little Time (Capitol)

2066

420

373

31 30

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

1978

123

401

4 =Top 5 Point Gainers

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Artist/Title (Label)

Points +/- Points

34 31

SCOTTY MCCREERY/You Time (Triple Tigers)

1847

273

Plays

383

+/- Plays

Stations Adds

32 32

JAMESON RODGERS f/L. COMBS/Cold Beer Calling… (River House/Columbia)

1764

101

361

35 33

LEE BRICE/Memory I Don't Mess With (Curb)

1750

230

349

36 34

RYAN HURD w/MAREN MORRIS/Chasing After You (Arista)

1634

269

271

37 35

KANE BROWN/Worship You (RCA)

1491

246

289

39 36

JIMMIE ALLEN & BRAD PAISLEY/Freedom Was A Highway (Stoney Creek)

1112

205

209

40 37

KELSEA BALLERINI f/KENNY CHESNEY/Half Of My Hometown (Black River)

1086

202

187

38 38

HARDY/Give Heaven Some Hell (Big Loud)

1018

-10

207

-2

42 39

ELLE KING & MIRANDA LAMBERT/Drunk (And I Don't Wanna Go..) (RCA)

901

41 40

PARKER MCCOLLUM/To Be Loved By You (MCA)

876

137

43 41

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

819

201

44 42

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

750

-16

153

-8

45 43

MICHAEL RAY/Whiskey And Rain (Warner/WEA)

701

143

51 44

CARLY PEARCE/Should've Known Better (Big Machine)

670

48 45

LAUREN ALAINA w/JON PARDI/Getting Over Him (Mercury)

667

133

52 46

TRAVIS DENNING/ABBY (Mercury)

649

120

49 47

DARIUS RUCKER/My Masterpiece (Capitol)

638

-2

47 48

ERIC CHURCH/Lynyrd Skynyrd Jones (EMI Nashville)

630

-10

-1

50 49

MITCHELL TENPENNY/Bucket List (Columbia)

610

-20

-2

54 50

KYLIE FREY/I Do Thing (Deep Frey'd)

571

121

60 51

RUSSELL DICKERSON/Home Sweet (Triple Tigers)

546

111

126

Re-Enter 52

TAYLOR SWIFT w/MAREN MORRIS/You All Over Me (Republic/MCA)

541

133

46 53

TIM DUGGER/You're Gonna Love Me (MCC/Curb)

498

-151

-26

55 54

LILY ROSE/Villain (Big Loud)

492

-19

-3

56 55

BROTHERS OSBORNE/I'm Not For Everyone (EMI Nashville)

482

DILLON CARMICHAEL/Hot Beer (Riser House)

480

148

103

LOCASH/Beers To Catch Up On (Wheelhouse)

463

104

BRETT ELDREDGE/Good Day (2021) (Warner/WMN)

440

-2

NIKO MOON/No Sad Songs (RCA)

435

-5

TYLER RICH/Better Than You're Used To (Valory)

430

Debut 56 57 57

Debut 58 59 59

Re-Enter 60

4 =Top 5 Point Gainers

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