Issue 827 - October 3, 2022

3, 2022, Issue 827

Inside The Grand Ole Opry At 97

As the Grand Ole Opry prepares for a birthday celebration spotlighting 97 years, the care and feeding of the country music industry’s original media platform may be easy to take for granted from the outside. But VP/Exec. Producer Dan Rogers, Opry Entertainment Group Dir./Artist Relations & Programming Strategy Jordan Pettit and Grand Ole Opry Dir./Talent Scheduling & Logistics Gina Keltner lead a team determined to maintain and grow all things Opry – past, present and future.

What started as the WSM Barn Dance in the fifth-floor studio of the National Life & Accident Insurance Company building in downtown Nashville in 1925, the Grand Ole Opry remains the longest-running radio broadcast in U.S. history. Owned and operated by OEG, a division of Ryman Hospitality Properties, the Opry is broadcast live from the Grand Ole Opry House east of downtown Nashville and can still be heard on Ryman Hospitality Classic Country WSM-AM/Nashville as well as via SiriusXM and online at Opry.com. In partnership with Ryman Hospitality’s joint television venture with Gray Television, Circle Media, the Opry can also be seen on the Circle Network

Lineup Dancing: Booking Opry performances is about finding balance in a mix of member and guest artists from country, bluegrass, gospel, contemporary Christian and comedy acts. “Years ago, we had a lineup ad that read, ‘If you only have one night to see it all, we’ve got just the place,’” says Rogers. “And while that was just an ad, it runs true. That’s what we should aspire to be. If you buy a ticket to any show, you’re guaranteed to see the past, present and future of country music unfold before your eyes.”

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There‘s A New She Riff In Town: Performers and staffers at WUBL/Atlanta‘s Girls With Guitars benefit for Bull Dawgs Battling Breast Cancer. Pictured (l-r) are the station‘s Meg Stevens, Monument ‘ s Caitlyn Smith, Big Machine‘s Carly Pearce, the station‘s Kimmie Caruba and Kristen Gates, Columbia‘s Elle King, the station‘s Mishelle Rivera (front), MCA’s Kassi Ashton, Big Machine‘s Callista Clark and the station‘s Angie Ward

One October: Reacting To 11 Minutes

The four-part docuseries 11 Minutes, available to stream via Paramount+, debuted Sept. 27 just ahead of the fifth anniversary of the Route 91 Harvest Festival tragedy that was the largest mass shooting in American history. Firsthand accounts and archival footage are utilized, including interviews with Broken Bow’s Jason Aldean and SiriusXM’s Storme Warren; see the trailer here Country Aircheck asked industry

Dan Rogers

Jordan Pettit

Gina Keltner

pros who survived the event how they felt about the series.

KUZZ/Bakersfield’s Brent Michaels: “I tried. I got 30 minutes into the first episode, and I couldn’t continue. I feel so dumb, because I had left the festival grounds an hour before the shooting, so I wasn’t even there for the most horrific parts. But it brought back the sounds of screaming in the hotel hallways, the panic of trying to get a call out to [my wife] Julie, the images of people in the lobby injured, the memory of leaving the next morning and the strip being empty – like, empty empty – like it was the end of the world. I’m not upset they made it, but it’s not for me.”

MCA’s Anna Widmer: “I haven’t watched it, and I’m not sure I want to. I’m not offended by it, I just don’t think I want to sit and watch it. It’s not my favorite thing to think about [having been there].”

KFRG/Riverside’s Dana Swearingen: “I have watched the first two episode and need to finish the final two. That was the only year I didn’t go to the festival, so it has been interesting to hear the different points of view from police, nurses and survivors. I do wonder if participants were paid, which would make it feel kind of dirty for me to continue watching. I hope it was all voluntary on the participants’ part.”

Broken Bow’s Layna Bunt: “I have not watched it and haven’t decided if I will or not, but my husband plans to watch. He knows my sensitivities, so I may see what he thinks. Part of me feels like I lived it, so why re-live it, but another part feels like respectfully, I should listen to the stories of those who suffered injury and loss. I was very lucky [to have made it out without injury], and so many others were not; that is never lost on me.”

KCYE/Las Vegas’ Paul Knight: “I saw the trailer but will not watch the documentary. [I was there, so] the trailer struck too many emotions.”

Stoney Creek’s Matt Vieira: “I have not watched, and as much as I usually love stuff like that – I’m obsessed with real crime documentaries – I haven’t been dying to watch it. I lived it, so I guess it’s just not high on my list. I’m not necessarily against

checking it out, but I think about it enough as it is.”

Industry vet JR Schumann: “I don’t have plans to watch, not for any reason other than I just don’t feel I need to [after having been there for it]. I don’t have a problem with it, and I totally understand how it fits in to society’s need to feed the fascination – albeit bizarre at times – with the macabre. My hope is that it is cathartic and healing for the people that were involved in the documentary and offers a sobering reminder of the world we live in for everyone else.”

Audacy’s Kris Daniels: “I haven’t seen it yet but plan to try and watch it. When it first happened, I didn’t watch anything. After 24 hours [of being out of the shooting], when I attempted to watch the news, I got physically ill.”

SiriusXM’s Buzz Brainard: “I didn’t watch it, and I don’t plan to, but that doesn’t mean I don’t think about it and those we lost almost every day. I lived it and was in the middle of it with my son, Hank. I spent those 11 minutes trying to protect him and shield him from danger. Sometimes we talk about that night, but it’s hard. It was horrible, and we choose not to relive it by watching the documentary. I’m glad they made it, though, and I hope it makes people wonder how that maniac and others have access to those weapons that caused so much pain.”

Music Health Alliance’s Mental Health Fund provides access to mental health services including counseling, psychiatrist visits and screenings for qualified music industry professionals. Request assistance at: musichealthalliance.com/request-assistance/ –Monta Vaden

Chart Chat

Congratulations to Cole Swindell, Kristen Williams, Tom Martens, Anna Cage and the Warner/WMN promotion team on landing “She Had Me At Heads Carolina” at No. 1, becoming

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OFF THE RECORD

I came into a write with Lindsay Rimes and Jonathan Singleton, and I had the title “Wonderland” in my head. At some point, Jonathan was like, “What if we put ‘whiskey’ in front of it?” I freaking loved it. It paints a really cool picture I liked so much I named the record Barstool Whiskey Wonderland. It’s a great lens to listen to this record from.

We all spend a lot of time in a Barstool Whiskey Wonderland, drink in hand, wondering if we’re doing this one life we get right. That’s something I wrestle with all the time. I’m really excited for people to hear that song and the entire record.

ADAM DOLEAC

The project is the first time I’ve actually gotten to put a complete body of work out. Most people know me for love songs and releasing one song at a time. This album allows me to tell an entire story where there’s some sad, some missing-you and some love songs, but there’s a lot more context. There’s a lot of what I came from on this record … but you can really see where I’m heading as an artist, too.

There’s only one feature on the album, Danielle Bradbery on “Fake Love,” which was written by Maren Morris, Hardy, Ryan Hurd and Jordan Schmitt. Maren sang the demo and I love her voice, so that immediately attracted me to the song. It’s actually the first I’ve recorded that I did not write. A couple weeks later, Danielle Bradbery had the same experience when she heard it and also wanted the song for herself, but I already had it on hold. I’ve always been a big fan of Danielle and her voice as well, so when I heard she wanted it, I just said, “Why don’t you sing on it with me, and we’ll do a feature?” Luckily, she said yes, and she sounds so great on it.

I have never been served a watered-down vodka soda, because I’m not a vodka drinker – I’m more of a tequila soda kind of guy. Vodka kind of makes me feel like I’m drinking medicine. The only thing I do drink with vodka is an espresso martini, which is my favorite way to end a good night.

I got a business degree in college, and even as an artist, I love running the business. If I weren’t an artist, I might still be doing something in the music industry. My grandfather started an electrical company in 1947 that my dad then took over, so I’ve worked electrical pretty much every summer, winter or break. Without music giving me a reason to leave home, I might still be there running wires right now.

The biggest highlight of 2022 was getting engaged in February. We went through a couple really tough years with the pandemic, but we also got to spend some time, take vacations and see family together. And I got to get down on one knee and propose.

Am I planning my wedding? That’s a big fat no – my fiancé MacKinnon is. With touring starting back up, I have been busy – home one day a week for the last month or two. She is (luckily) a planner, and I am very lucky to have that girl. We’re only a few months out, so we’re

Swindell’s 12th, after five weeks at No. 2. While highly unusual, such a lengthy wait in the runner-up spot is not unprecedented – in 2004, Keith Urban spent five weeks at No. 2 with “You’ll Think Of Me” before finally reaching the pinnacle. Songwriters are Ashley Gorley, Jesse Frasure, Thomas Rhett, Mark D. Sanders, Tim Nichols and Swindell. Both Sanders and Nichols are credited by virtue of co-writing the song’s inspiration, “Heads Carolina, Tails California,” and finally get a No. 1 for their efforts, as that track peaked at No. 4 for Jo Dee Messina in 1996.

Kudos to Bobby Young and the Capitol crew on scoring 41 adds for Jon Pardi ’s “Your Heart Or Mine;” this is Pardi’s sixth time to top the MB/CA Add Board. It is also the sixth time Capitol has led the Add Board this year, the most for any label so far.

News & Notes

Southwest Media Network KDDD-AM & FM/Dumas, TX and KOMX/Pampa, TX have added SuiteRadio ’s The Rowdy Ride Home

Tracy Lawrence launched TL’s Road House; the podcast’s first guest was Stoney Creek’s Jelly Roll. Watch here.

The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s Martina McBride: The Power of Her Voice exhibit has been extended through July 2023. Ticket info here

The fourth annual Charlie Daniels Patriot Awards Dinner will be Oct. 26 at Nashville’s City Winery and will feature a live performance by RCA’s Chris Young Radio Resources has added programming options, a traffic system and sales training to its suite of services for medium and small market broadcasters. Details here.

Sitka Studio and Martin Guitar are auctioning off a custom guitar played by Valory’s Thomas Rhett as part of Collaboration For Conservation. Bid here.

MCA’s Parker McCollum will headline Opening Day of the 2023 Houston Rodeo Feb. 28, 2023 at NRG Stadium. Ticket info here

Riser House/Columbia’s Mitchell Tenpenny will host his Cornhole Tournament benefitting The 10Penny Fund Oct. 11 at 3:30pm CT in the Sony/ATV parking lot. Boards are sold out, but donations can still be made here

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Arista’s Adam Doleac goes Off The Record:

Cole Swindell

This Week’s Top Stories

Full coverage at countryaircheck.com.

• Power Gold Top 100 and NSHoF inductee David Malloy were featured in last week’s (9/27) Country Aircheck Weekly.

• Country Aircheck continued its coverage of radio affected by Hurricane Ian here, here and here

• iHeartMedia/Oklahoma Area Pres. Jon Phillips is leaving radio. (CAT 9/29)

• Duke Rice was named WTVY/Dothan, AL PD/morning host. (CAT 9/29)

• Nathan James joined WUBB/Savannah, GA as PD/ afternooner. (CAT 9/28)

• Dreamcatcher Artists officially launched. (CAT 9/27)

• Chronicle: Joe Chambers

Inside The Grand Ole Opry At 97

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The nuts and bolts of that fall to Keltner, who recently celebrated 23 years with the Opry. “I assemble each show and have my hands in the details related to all artist appearances, from beginning to end,” she says. “We counted once, and it’s somewhere around 2,500 slots per year, so it’s quite the juggling act.” The Opry team produces multiple shows per week and last year marked 5,000 consecutive Saturday night broadcasts, even keeping the circle unbroken during the pandemic and through the 2010 Nashville flood. Keltner works two-to-three months ahead. “If an artist team wants to coordinate around an album release, milestone moment or similar event, we will look further out,” she says. “Sometimes it’s more last-minute as I try to fill a cancellation.” More than 230 artists have been inducted as members of the Grand Ole Opry, and in August, Don Schlitz became the 71st active member – and first non-artist songwriter – to gain induction.

Member Ship: “My role is to steer the Opry ship such that we are always presenting the newest acts, superstars and legends of country music on that stage the best way we possibly can every time that curtain goes up,” says Rogers, who has been with the company since 1998. A myriad of factors go into induction selections, including career accomplishment, the potential for continued success, musical and generation balance, a passion for country music’s fans, a connection to the music’s history and a willingness to make significant sacrifices to uphold the traditions of the Grand Ole Opry. “But it comes down to relationships,” explains Rogers. Adds Keltner, “It’s not a decision that is taken lightly nor made overnight. We use the words relationship and commitment, because we need artists to make a commitment to be on that Opry stage. There are artists who belong in the Country Music Hall of Fame but maybe don’t necessarily make sense for Opry membership, because we expect and need them to be available and committed to the Opry.”

Collaboration with the artist constituency doesn’t end onstage, however. Pettit and his team work with artist camps to align their initiatives with the Opry’s to grow awareness for both. “We build additional value to the artist through their Opry engagement using the broader spectrum of OEG businesses – WSM-AM, Circle TV, the Ryman Auditorium and Ole Red,” Pettit notes. “We spend a lot of time in the artist development space investing in the next generation of country stars.” He points to the Opry Next Stage program, showcases and pop-up shows, live streams, album release events and fan experiential event. “We are curating talent who will hopefully build lasting relationships with the Grand Ole Opry and will therefore be performing and appearing at Opry functions for the next 100 years.”

On-Air Castle: Of course, the Opry remains a live radio broadcast, and its first announcer, George D. Hay , is credited

with creating its name. At the time, a classical music and grand opera program preceded Hay’s Barn Dance . On the evening of Dec. 10, 1927, as he was introducing DeFord Bailey, Hay stated: “For the past hour, we have been listening to music largely from Grand Opera, but from now on, we will present The Grand Ole Opry .”

Today’s stable of rotating announcers includes Bill Cody, Mike Terry, Charlie Mattos and the most recent addition – the Grand Ole Opry’s first-ever female announcer – Kelly Sutton. “To stand behind that podium is an absolute honor and one I never dreamed could be a possibility for me,” Sutton says. “I remember my first night broadcasting, Jeannie Seely, the grand dame of the Opry family, came up to me, took me by the hand and said, ‘It’s about time. Welcome to the family.’” Aside from introducing each act, announcers are also responsible for reading live spots for sponsors including Dollar General and Boot Barn, making in-show announcements, reading birthday and anniversary celebratory notes and conducting any in-show contesting.

The house band includes bandleader/background singer Rod Fletcher; music director/guitarist Kerry Marx; Country Music Hall of Famer Eddie Bayers on drums; along with Mark Beckett (drums); Randy Hart (keyboard); Eamon McLoughlin (fiddle, mandolin, percussion); Mike Noble (guitar, bass, banjo, harmonica); Danny Parks (guitar); Larry Paxton (bass, guitar); Tommy White (pedal steel, dobro, lap steel, slide guitar); and Kim Keyes, Tony King, Mica Roberts and Marty Slayton (background vocals). From musicians to lighting techs, security, ushers and ticket-takers, management, announcers, stagehands, and a woman who makes fresh-squeezed lemonade daily and goes simply by the name “Lemonade,” the Opry employs more than 100, all of whom consider themselves part of the Opry family.

We Are Family: “We want everyone to feel like part of a community, and part of a history and legacy just by being here,” Rogers says. That openness extends to creators outside the traditional country realm, as well. “We’ve had the Beach Boys and James Taylor, and a personal highlight was Lisa Marie Presley making an appearance,” says Keltner. “Rita Wilson and Tom Hanks have been here, Leslie Jordan, Dennis Quaid, Steve Martin have, too. Nancy Grace was a guest announcer. Anyone who loves and appreciates music and treats the Opry with reverence is welcome.”

Outside influences and first-time debuts are captured by Pettit and team for cross-platform content including Instagram takeovers and the My Opry Debut video series. “OEG has some robust social assets, and we’re speaking to a predisposed country audience, so we see that as a great value to artists, especially when they’re here onsite to perform,” he explains. “We have big ideas in the world of content and are constantly exploring options to expand the footprint, grow the brands and bring more collaborative content creation to artists and their teams.”

This week (Oct. 4-9), the Grand Ole Opry will host special performances, plaza parties and surprises in honor of the 97th birthday. The Opry At 97 ticket package will offer exclusive tour and show access in additional to daily Opry Backstage Tours, a matinee Opry Loves The ’90s Q&A and performance with Deana Carter inside Studio A, an Opry picnic lunch and birthday-themed shows Friday (10/7) and Saturday (10/8). Details at www.Opry. com. Reach Rogers here, Pettit here and Keltner here.

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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

Cumulus WDRQ/Detroit PD David Corey is seeking a midday personality. Send résumés and airchecks to him here

Ingstad/Thief River Falls, MN VP/Broadcasting Jake Weber is looking for a GM to oversee the cluster that includes Country KKDQ & Classic Country KKAQAM. Send résumés and cover letters to Weber here

NRG WYTE/Wausau, WI GM Aleese Fielder is looking to add a morning co-host to join Brand Mgr./ morning personality Larry “Big Red” Wnorowski See complete job description and application here

Mid-West Family WRTB/Rockford, IL Brand Mgr. Gordon Mays is looking to add an on-air morning producer to The Morning Stampede alongside Steve Summers. See the complete job posting here; send résumés and airchecks to Mays here

Community First Broadcasting GM Buzz Paterson is looking for an afternoon personality to join Country KKIA/Storm Lake, IA. Send résumés, three references and airchecks to him 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

Zimmer/Joplin, MO OM Thom Watts is searching for a morning co-host for Country KIXQ. See the complete job posting and apply here; send résumés, references and airchecks here

Midwest/Peoria, IL OM Rick Hirschmann is seeking a Dir./Production for the seven-station cluster that includes Country WXCL. See the complete job posting here; send résumés, cover letters and work samples here

Sparta-Tomah WCOW/Sparta WI PD Arnie Andrews is searching for a midday personality who can also handle production duties to succeed the retiring Mike Burns-Gilbert. Send résumés and airchecks to Andrews here

Mid-West Family WYTZ/Benton Harbor, MI VP/ Content Paul Layendecker is looking for a MD/ morning host to replace Matt Malone. Send résumés and airchecks here

Cumulus WFMS/Indianapolis OM/PD Christopher “Boomer” Layfield is searching for a Digital Content Dir./midday personality. Complete job description and application here

Hubbard/Bemidji, MN OM Kev Jackson is seeking a PD/morning host for Country KBHP . See the complete job posting here; send résumés and airchecks here

Sound Management/Bloomington, IN EVP/Pres. Arthur Angotti III is looking for a GM/DOS for the cluster that includes Country WHCC. Send résumés to him here

Midwest/Wausau, WI VP/MM Rusty James is seeking an OM to oversee the four-station cluster that includes Country WDEZ. Send résumés, programming materials and airchecks to James here.

NORTHEAST

Audacy/Rochester, NY VP/GM Sue Munn is looking for Brand Mgr. for the five-station cluster that includes Country WBEE. Complete job description and application here

WBEE OM Cooper Fox is also searching for a morning host/content creator. See the complete job posting and apply here

Townsquare/Atlantic City, NJ Dir./Content Joe Kelly is on the hunt for an Asst. Dir./Digital & Radio Content to join the cluster that includes Country WPUR Complete job description and application here

Forever/Ocean City, MD MM Mark Schollenberger is looking for a morning personality to join Country WCHK Send résumés and airchecks to him here

Connoisser WFRE/Frederick, MD GM/GSM Michael Banks is looking for a Mgr./Promotions. Complete job posting here; send résumés to Banks here

Seven Mountains Chief Programming Officer JC Burton is on the hunt for a PD to helm Country WPIG/ Olean, NY. Send résumés and airchecks to him here

Forever WOGG/Pittsburgh PD Jeremy “Danger” Mulder is searching for a morning host. See the complete job description here; send résumés, cover letters and airchecks here

Forever Dir./Corporate HR Diane Fetty is looking for a Coord./Events & Promotions to join WXCY/ Wilmington, DE. Additional duties include on-air fill-in and production work. See the complete posting here; send résumés and cover letters here

SOUTHEAST

Townsquare KMDL/Lafayette, LA PD Jude Walker is searching for a midday personality. Complete job description and application here

Saga Group PD Scott Chase is looking for a morning host to join WCVL/Charlottesville, VA Complete job posting here; send résumés and airchecks to Chase here

Saga/Charlottesville, VA OM Paul “Uncle Pauly” McDaniel is seeking a Dir./Production for the six-station cluster that includes Country WCVL Complete job description here; send résumés, production samples and airchecks to McDaniel here

Saga Classic Country WSIG/Harrisonburg, VA OM Brandy Lindsey is searching for a PD. Send résumés and airchecks to here here

Forever WOGY/Jackson, TN EVP Jared Mims is searching for a morning co-host who will also write and produce newscasts each morning. Send résumés and airchecks to him here

Stephens Country KLAA & Classic Country KBBK/ Alexandria, LA SVPP Bob Thornton is looking for an experienced PD/on-air talent to join the cluster. Send résumés, references and airchecks to him here.

South Georgia Broadcasters WBYZ/Baxley, GA Pres. Jim Graham is seeking a PD/MD/on-air personality. Send résumés, cover letters and airchecks to him here.

Curtis/Lenoir, NC OM Dave Thomas is looking for a morning host for Country WKVS. Send résumés and airchecks to him here.

Bristol Broadcasting Country WMEV/Marion, VA GM Roger Bouldin is seeking a morning personality. Send résumés and airchecks to him here.

Delta Media Classic Country KOGM/Lafayette, LA Station Captain Tanya Ardoin is looking for a midday host. Send résumés and airchecks to her here.

Golden Isles/Brunswick, GA Dir./Programming Mark “The Shark” Ediss is searching for a midday personality to join Country WRJY. Send résumés and airchecks to him here.

First Natchez/Natchez, MS Group PD Kidd Conley is seeking a five-station APD to do live middays on Country WQNZ. Send résumés, production demos and airchecks to Conley here.

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.

Alpha/Fredericksburg, VA is looking for an OM & Country WFLS Dir./Content to succeed Bill West Complete job description and application here.

Gulf South WTVY/Dothan, AL PD Duke Rice is seeking an afternoon on-air talent to join the station. Send résumés and airchecks to him here.

SOUTHWEST

At Townsquare/Killeen, TX the search is on for a Dir./Digital & Radio Content to oversee the cluster that includes Country KUSJ. See the complete job description and apply here

LCKM Classic Country KRVF/Fort Worth, TX OM/ PD Mark Phillips is looking for a PD to succeed Keith “Fish” James. See the complete job posting here; send résumés and airchecks to Phillips here

Cox/Houston Dir./Operations Travis Moon is on the hunt for a “dynamic morning show host” for Country KKBQ. Complete job posting and application here

Moon is also searching for an afternoon personality for KKBQ . Complete job description and application here.

Cumulus KYKZ/Lake Charles, LA is seeing a PD. Complete job description and application here

Payne/Muskogee, OK GM Travis Reeves is looking for a cluster OM to handle mornings on Country KTFX. Send résumés and airchecks to him here

WEST COAST

Cumulus KATM/Modesto, CA PD Andy Winford is looking for a third-mic morning co-host to join DJ Walker and Jaimee Lee. See complete job description and apply here

Bicoastal/Centralia, WA OM/Sports Dir. & Country WMNT afternoon personality Ryan Trotter is heading up the search for his own successor. Send résumés and airchecks to him here

AGM Regional Mgr. Rich Watson is looking for a PD/morning host for Country KSNI/Santa Maria, CA See the complete job posting here; send résumés, social links and airchecks here

Riverbend KTHK/Idaho Falls, ID OM Jade Davis and Group PD Viktor Wilt are looking to add a PD/ on-air talent to handle Country duties. See the complete job description here; send résumés, social media links and airchecks here

Cumulus KUBL/Salt Lake City is searching for a PD to succeed Travis Moon. Complete job description and application here

Alpha/Portland OM & Country KUPL Dir./Content Gene Sandbloom is seeking a dedicated PD for KUPL. Complete job description here; send résumés, cover letters, programming philosophies, brand composites and airchecks to Sandbloom here

Results Radio Country KNCQ/Redding, CA is adding a new part-time position for 7-10pm PT. Interested candidates can send résumés and airchecks here

Washington Interstate Broadcasting KUNK/Kelso, WA GM/OM/PD John Paul is searching for a morning host. See the complete job posting here; send résumés and airchecks to Paul here

OTHER

Albright & O’Malley & Brenner Consulting is looking for a Country morning host with potential to handle programming responsibilities. All applications are confidential. Send résumés and airchecks to A&O&B’s Becky Brenner here and Kenny Jay here

iHeartMedia/Premiere Networks SVP/Talent & Brand Integration Rick Murray is seeking a Mgr./ Brand Integration & Digital Design. See the complete job description and apply here; send résumés to Murray here

OH Creative owner Olivia Hanceri is looking for a full-time, Nashville-based assistant. Send résumés and cover letters here

SEEKING JOBS

•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

•Marc Lavik (aka Dave Marcus)

Former on-air talent ZimaGuy@gmail.com 401-467-6737

•Cory Mikhals

Former KIZN/Boise morning co-host CoryProductions@icloud.com

•”Big” John Horton

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

•Kris Richards

Former WKJO/Smithfield, NC afternoons FireCop947@yahoo.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

•Amy Nic

Former WAMZ/Louisville afternoon host AmyNicRadioChick@gmail.com

•Ron “Keyes” Stevens

Former WQRB/Eau Claire, WI afternoon host RonStvns@yahoo.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

•Ryan McCall

Former WGLR/Platteville, WI MD/afternoons RyanMcCall@yahoo.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

•Amber Rainey

Former KSON/San Diego middays AmberRaineyOnAir@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

•Amy Lynn

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

•Bill “Stu” Stewart

Former KASH/Anchorage, AK PD/morning co-host 602-785-5329 BStu1013@gmail.com

•Jess Tyler

Former WOKQ/Portsmouth, NH Brand Mgr./ MD/middays JTyler1999@yahoo.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

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•Chuck Akers

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August 2022 CDM Scoreboard

Here are August 2022 (threemonth rolling average, 5/26-8/17)

Nielsen Audio Continuous Diary Measurement (CDM) ratings results listed alphabetically by market. Total shares among subscribers in CDM markets on a same-station basis were up 1.5% month-to-month from 417.2 to 423.6, the largest total CDM share since last September. The number of stations

July

leading their markets increased from 15 to 16. Despite being off a share, WRNS/Greenville, NC held on to the largest share among all CDM stations, holding off WIVK/Knoxville and WUSY/ Chattanooga which were tied for second. Ranks (in parenthesis) are among subscribers. A “+” indicates a Classic Country outlet; a “t” indicates a tie.

AUG CDM TOP TEN

SHARE

JUL AUG

1 1 WRNS/Greenville, NC 11.1

3 2t WUSY/Chattanooga, TN 10.8

2 2t WIVK/Knoxville, TN 10.8

5 4 WHKO/Dayton, OH 10.7

4 5 WDRM/Huntsville, AL 10.5

7 6 WBBS/Syracuse, NY 9.6 10 7 KXKT/Omaha, NE 9.3 -- 8 KUZZ/Bakersfield, CA 8.9 9 WBEE/Rochester, NY 8.7

6 10 WKKO/Toledo, OH 8.3

WQMX/Akron, OH 6.5 1 6.7 2

WGNA/Albany, NY 6.5 1 6.9 1

WKLI/Albany, NY 3.6 10 3.2 9

WFFG/Albany, NY 0.5 20 0.5 20

WKBE/Albany, NY + 0.3 21 0.4 21

KBQI/Albuquerque, NM 3.5 8 3.6 9

KBQI-HD2/Albuquerque, NM + 2.7 13 3.0 11

KRST/Albuquerque, NM 4.4 7 4.4 5t

WCTO/Allentown, PA 8.2 3 6.7 3 KUZZ/Bakersfield, CA 8.2 1 8.9 1

KRJK/Bakersfield, CA 2.0 14 1.7 17 KCWR/Bakersfield, CA + 1.2 18t 1.2 18t WYNK/Baton Rouge, LA 5.2 4 5.1 4

WDXB/Birmingham, AL 5.2 5 5.1 5 WZZK/Birmingham, AL 6.5 3t 5.9 3

WLKK/Buffalo, NY 2.2 14 1.9 15

WYRK/Buffalo, NY 8.6 2 8.2 2t

WCKN/Charleston, SC 5.2 4t 5.9 4 WEZL/Charleston, SC 7.3 3 6.4 3 WOGT/Chattanooga, TN 1.7 9t 2.2 8 WUSY/Chattanooga, TN 10.6 1 10.8 1 WUUQ/Chattanooga, TN + 4.1 4 4.3 5

KATC/Colorado Springs, CO 3.6 8 4.5 6t

KCCY/Colorado Springs, CO 2.6 12 2.9 11 WCOS/Columbia, SC 6.4 2 7.5 2

WUDE/Columbia, SC 2.0 13 2.4 12

WCLI/Dayton, OH + 1.0 13 1.1 12t

WHKO/Dayton, OH 9.5 1 10.7 1 WZDA/Dayton, OH 1.9 11 2.3 10

KHKI/Des Moines, IA 7.8 2 6.5 3 KJJY/Des Moines, IA 5.4 5 4.9 5

KSTZ-HD2/Des Moines, IA + 0.4 19 0.4 18t

KHEY/El Paso, TX 5.0 6 4.9 6

KHGE/Fresno, CA 2.6 12t 2.8 10 KSKS/Fresno, CA 4.0 5 3.6 5

WCKT/Ft. Myers, FL 2.0 14 1.3 15

WHEL/Ft. Myers, FL 1.9 15 1.5 14

WWGR/Ft. Myers, FL 3.2 9 3.9 5

WBCT/Grand Rapids, MI 6.6 2 6.6 2

WTNR/Grand Rapids, MI 1.2 17 1.0 16t

WRNS/Greenville, NC 12.1 1 11.1 1 WESC/Greenville, SC + 6.2 2 7.3 2t

WSSL/Greenville, SC 5.7 3 7.3 2t

WFVY/Harrisburg, PA 1.0 9 1.4 9

WGTY/Harrisburg, PA (York) 0.3 14 0.7 11t

WRBT/Harrisburg, PA 3.7 6 3.6 6t

WDRM/Huntsville, AL 9.8 1 10.5 1

WQAH/Huntsville, AL + 2.6 10 2.6 11

WWFF/Huntsville, AL 2.2 12 2.4 12 WHJT/Jackson, MS + 2.6 10 2.2 10 WMSI/Jackson, MS 2.8 9 2.6 9 WUSJ/Jackson, MS 3.3 8 3.4 8 WCYQ/Knoxville, TN 3.9 7 3.9 7 WDKW/Knoxville, TN + 2.6 8t 2.8 8 WIVK/Knoxville, TN 10.8 1 10.8 1 KMJX/Little Rock, AR + 4.7 7 6.3 4 KSSN/Little Rock, AR 5.9 5 5.8 6 WAMZ/Louisville, KY 6.8 1 6.9 1 WQNU/Louisville, KY 4.1 7 4.2 5 WMAD/Madison, WI 3.8 4 5.2 3 WKSJ/Mobile, AL 7.5 3 6.4 3 KTOM/Monterey, CA 4.5 7 2.4 7t WNOE/New Orleans, LA 5.8 5 5.3 5 WRKN/New Orleans, LA 0.6 14t 0.6 16 KJKE/Oklahoma City 3.8 7t 3.8 7 KNAH/Oklahoma City, OK + 2.0 11t 1.5 13t KTST/Oklahoma City, OK 4.9 4t 6.0 2 KXXY/Oklahoma City, OK + 3.3 9 3.5 8 KFFF/Omaha, NE + 3.4 10t 3.2 10t KXKT/Omaha, NE 8.5 1 9.3 1 WKHK/Richmond, VA 6.5 3 6.8 3 WRXL-HD2/Richmond, VA 1.0 16 1.0 15t WBEE/Rochester, NY 7.8 1 8.7 1 WDVI/Rochester, NY 2.5 8 2.7 8 KICR/Spokane, WA 3.3 7 2.6 9 KISC-HD2/Spokane, WA 0.6 15t 0.4 16t KXLY/Spokane, WA 5.1 3 5.6 1t WRNX/Springfield, MA 3.3 6 3.8 6 WHLL-AM/Springfield, MA 0.2 17t 0.2 18t WBBS/Syracuse, NY 9.0 1 9.6 1 WOLF/Syracuse, NY 3.4 7t 3.0 7 WCKY/Toledo, OH + 1.7 10 1.5 10t WKKO/Toledo, OH 9.1 1 8.3 1 WMIM/Toledo, OH 1.6 11t 1.0 12

KIIM/Tucson, AZ 7.5 1 7.7 1 KHUD/Tucson, AZ 3.3 11 2.9 12t KTGX/Tulsa, OK 2.0 11 2.2 11 KVOO/Tulsa, OK 3.4 9 4.8 6t KWEN/Tulsa, OK 6.6 3 7.1 1 KXBL/Tulsa, OK + 4.9 6 4.8 6t KFDI/Wichita, KS 8.7 1 7.8 1 KFTI-AM/Wichita, KS + 1.6 14 1.8 13 KZSN/Wichita, KS 6.2 4 6.9 3t WGGY/Wilkes-Barre, PA 6.5 4 6.8 2 WSJR/Wilkes-Barre, PA 0.9 12t 0.8 12t

Station/City

Station/City

2022

2021

12

13

14 13

BAILEY ZIMMERMAN/

LUKE

JELLY

GABBY BARRETT/

16304 1202 4684 310 19.342 1.568 154

15759 537 4484 167 19.807 1.222 147

(BMG/Stoney Creek) 14638 748 4368 229 17.619 1.132 150

(Warner/WAR) 14001 411 3991 103 16.104 1.132 152 0

JIMMIE ALLEN/Down Home (Stoney Creek) 13250 790 3869 210 14.957 1.359 151 1

15 14 ZAC BROWN BAND/Out In The Middle (Home Grown/Warner/WAR) 12794 612 3654 177 14.758 0.531 154 0

18 15

JASON ALDEAN/That's What... (Macon Music/Broken Bow) 4 12073 1479 3433 428 13.747 1.49 150 1

16 16 DUSTIN LYNCH/Party Mode (Broken Bow) 12059 40 3437 26 12.284 -0.477 153 0

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20 18

19 19

JORDAN DAVIS/What My World Spins Around (MCA) 11739 456 3337 156 12.721 0.62 152 0

RUSSELL DICKERSON f/JAKE SCOTT/She Likes It (Triple Tigers) 10331 338 2938 96 11.433 0.668 138 1

LEE BRICE/Soul (Curb) 10223 233 3008 59 10.747 0.276 152 0

21 20 KELSEA BALLERINI/Heartfirst (Black River) 9258 -59 2685 -15 8.463 -0.104 150 1

NATE SMITH/

BRETT YOUNG/

WILSON/

HUNT/

On

(Arista) 9090 691 2627 212 9.223 2.126 149 8

Didn't (BMLGR) 8436 675 2433 198 8.934 1.164 148 2

(Broken Bow) 7299 624 2194 179 7.293 1.324 145 0

The

(MCA) 6861 346 1942 115 6.655 0.121 139 1

885 1988 252 7.852 1.086 133

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30 31

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PRISCILLA BLOCK/

Bar (InDent/Mercury)

6780 -192 1939 -128 7.44 1.036 147 1

CHRIS STAPLETON/Joy Of My Life (Mercury) 6383 202 1939 83 5.784 -0.431 144 2

DIERKS BENTLEY/Gold (Capitol)

6275 303 1688 89 8.104 0.379 139 3

CARLY PEARCE/What He Didn't Do (Big Machine) 5781 584 1681 145 5.754 1.821 145 3

KANE BROWN & KATELYN BROWN/Thank God (RCA) 4 5601 913 1512 314 5.228 0.748 122 24

MICHAEL RAY/Holy Water (Warner/WEA) 5434 67 1416 36 3.911 0.068 134 1

HARDY f/L. WILSON/Wait In The Truck (Broken Bow/Big Loud) 4981 211 1435 77 7.249 0.469 124 8

KEITH URBAN/Brown Eyes Baby (Capitol) 4526 225 1296 69 5.154 0.646 126 1

35 34 JOE NICHOLS/Good Day For Living (Quartz Hill) 4472 199 1335 50 4.011 0.11 124 3

41 35 PARKER MCCOLLUM/Handle On You (MCA) 4173 540 1212 149 3.714 1.133 115 5

36 36 CODY JOHNSON/Human (Warner/CoJo/WMN) 4015 46 1177 20 3.08 -0.065 102 2

40 37 DAN + SHAY/You (Warner/WAR) 4005 304 1082 82 2.821 0.239 103 1

39 38 K. CHESNEY & O. DOMINION/Beer... (Blue Chair/Warner/WEA/Arista) 3949 320 1026 87 3.428 0.294 97 4

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42 40

43 41

46 43

47 44

48 45

49 46

47

48

49

WALKER HAYES/Y'all Life (Monument) 3812 87 1083 14 2.305 0.059 109 2

RANDY HOUSER/Note To Self (Magnolia) 3615 147 1133 50 2.036 0.015 95 1

COREY KENT/Wild As Her (Combustion/RCA) 3466 127 973 34 2.853 -0.048 72 1

DILLON CARMICHAEL/Son Of A (Riser House) 2876 250 952 80 1.421 0.032 94 10

BRETT ELDREDGE/Songs About You (Warner/WMN) 2461 -144 594 -22 1.878 -0.167 58 0

MATT STELL/Man Made (Records) 2321 92 739 52 1.282 0.124 90 2

ERIC CHURCH/Doing Life With Me (EMI Nashville) 2254 149 719 42 1.291 0.072 91 5

PARMALEE/Girl In Mine (Stoney Creek) 2237 156 718 53 1.601 0.127 65 0

HAILEY WHITTERS/Everything She Ain't (Pigasus/S&D/Big Loud) 1736 134 526 38 1.476 0.233 55 4

MIRANDA LAMBERT/Strange (RCA) 1698 210 508 54 1.096 0.207 66 5

SHANE PROFITT/How It Oughta Be (BMLGR) 1696 769 496 241 1.356 0.669 65 19

50 SCOTTY MCCREERY/It Matters To Her (Triple Tigers) 1618 117 449 42 0.927 -0.031 63 5

Artist/Title

Plays

Country Aircheck Add Leaders

Adds

JON PARDI/Your Heart Or Mine (Capitol) 41

KANE BROWN & KATELYN BROWN/Thank God (RCA) 24

SHANE PROFITT/How It Oughta Be (BMLGR) 19

DILLON CARMICHAEL/Son Of A (Riser House) 10

HARDY f/L. WILSON/Wait In The Truck (Broken Bow/Big Loud) 8

NATE SMITH/Whiskey On You (Arista) 8

JAKE OWEN/Up There Down Here (Big Loud) 7

DRAKE MILLIGAN/Sounds Like Something I'd Do (Stoney Creek) 6

HANNAH ELLIS/Country Can (Curb) 6

CONNER SMITH/Take It Slow (Valory) 5

ERIC CHURCH/Doing Life With Me (EMI Nashville) 5

MIRANDA LAMBERT/Strange (RCA) 5

PARKER MCCOLLUM/Handle On You (MCA) 5

SCOTTY MCCREERY/It Matters To Her (Triple Tigers) 5

TOBY KEITH/Oklahoma Breakdown (Show Dog/Thirty Tigers) 5

Country Aircheck Top Point Gainers

CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Ghost Story (Capitol) 3690 4

T. RHETT f/R. GREEN/Half Of Me (Valory/BMLGR) 2102 4

JASON ALDEAN/That's What... (Macon Music/Broken Bow) 1479 4

BAILEY ZIMMERMAN/Fall In Love (Elektra/Warner/WEA) 1202 4

KANE BROWN & KATELYN BROWN/Thank God (RCA) 913 4

BLAKE SHELTON/No Body (Warner/WMN) 885

JIMMIE ALLEN/Down Home (Stoney Creek) 790

TYLER HUBBARD/5 Foot 9 (EMI Nashville) 786

SHANE PROFITT/How It Oughta Be (BMLGR) 769

JELLY ROLL/Son Of A Sinner (BMG/Stoney Creek) 748

Country Aircheck Top Spin Gainers

CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Ghost Story (Capitol) 1052

T. RHETT f/R. GREEN/Half Of Me (Valory/BMLGR) 656

JASON ALDEAN/That's What... (Macon Music/Broken Bow) 428

KANE BROWN & KATELYN BROWN/Thank God (RCA) 314

BAILEY ZIMMERMAN/Fall In Love (Elektra/Warner/WEA) 310

TYLER HUBBARD/5 Foot 9 (EMI Nashville) 284

BLAKE SHELTON/No Body (Warner/WMN) 252

SHANE PROFITT/How It Oughta Be (BMLGR) 241

JELLY ROLL/Son Of A Sinner (BMG/Stoney Creek) 229

NATE SMITH/Whiskey On You (Arista) 212

Activator Top Point Gainers

CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Ghost Story (Capitol) 1316 4

GABBY BARRETT/Pick Me Up (Warner/WAR) 730 4

JELLY ROLL/Son Of A Sinner (BMG/Stoney Creek) 657 4

KANE BROWN & KATELYN BROWN/Thank God (RCA) 649 4

LAINEY WILSON/Heart Like A Truck (Broken Bow) 576 4

THOMAS RHETT f/RILEY GREEN/Half Of Me (Valory/BMLGR) 568

JASON ALDEAN/That's What... (Macon Music/Broken Bow) 564

BLAKE SHELTON/No Body (Warner/WMN) 554

JORDAN DAVIS/What My World Spins Around (MCA) 488

BAILEY ZIMMERMAN/Fall In Love (Elektra/Warner/WEA) 473

Activator Top Spin Gainers

CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Ghost Story (Capitol) 255

JELLY ROLL/Son Of A Sinner (BMG/Stoney Creek) 130

LAINEY WILSON/Heart Like A Truck (Broken Bow) 129

KANE BROWN & KATELYN BROWN/Thank God (RCA) 123

GABBY BARRETT/Pick Me Up (Warner/WAR) 118

JASON ALDEAN/That's What... (Macon Music/Broken Bow) 107

BLAKE SHELTON/No Body (Warner/WMN) 107

JACKSON DEAN/Don't Come Lookin' (Big Machine) 84

THOMAS RHETT f/RILEY GREEN/Half Of Me (Valory/BMLGR) 79

BRETT YOUNG/You Didn't (BMLGR) 79

Country Aircheck Top Recurrents Points

MITCHELL TENPENNY/Truth About You (Riser House/Columbia) 18508

PARMALEE/Take My Name (BMG/Stoney Creek) 16914

JUSTIN MOORE/With A Woman You Love (Valory) 15960

JON PARDI/Last Night Lonely (Capitol) 14296

MORGAN WALLEN/Wasted On You (Big Loud) 14231

JASON ALDEAN/Trouble With.. (Macon Music/Broken Bow) 13280

CODY JOHNSON/’Til You Can't (Warner/CoJo/WMN) 12314

SCOTTY MCCREERY/Damn Strait (Triple Tigers) 10780

D. LYNCH f/M. PORTER/Thinking 'Bout You (Broken Bow) 9608

J. ALDEAN & C. UNDERWOOD/If I... (BMG/Capitol/BBR) 8432

AIRPLAY BY STATION OWNER

LW TW ARTIST/Title

Rank Plays Avg/Sta Rank Plays Avg/Sta Rank Plays Avg/Sta Rank Plays Avg/Sta

2 1 COLE SWINDELL/She Had Me At Heads Carolina 1 3,308 63.6 1 939 55.2 1 810 50.6 1 340 68.0

3 2 MORGAN WALLEN/You Proof 3 3,063 58.9 2 892 52.5 2 806 50.4 2 335 67.0

1 3 LUKE COMBS/The Kind Of Love We Make 2 3,219 61.9 3 714 42.0 3 714 44.6 5 266 53.2

4 4 TYLER HUBBARD/5 Foot 9 6 2,423 46.6 5 634 37.3 11 409 25.6 4 293 58.6

7 5 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Ghost Story 4 2,665 51.3 6 580 34.1 4 624 39.0 3 307 61.4

5 6 I. ANDRESS w/S. HUNT/Wishful Drinking 5 2,595 49.9 4 643 37.8 5 522 32.6 6 231 46.2

9 7

THOMAS RHETT f/RILEY GREEN/Half Of Me 7 2,264 43.5 9 517 30.4 10 431 26.9 10 154 30.8

8 8 JACKSON DEAN/Don't Come Lookin' 8 2,007 38.6 7 553 32.5 9 438 27.4 12 126 25.2

11 9 BAILEY ZIMMERMAN/Fall In Love 11 1,447 27.8 8 523 30.8 8 456 28.5 7 223 44.6

10 10 LUKE BRYAN/Country On 9 1,617 31.1 18 287 16.9 6 503 31.4 15 119 23.8

12 11

13 12

14 13

JELLY ROLL/Son Of A Sinner 16 1,184 22.8 10 453 26.6 7 493 30.8 9 166 33.2

GABBY BARRETT/Pick Me Up 13 1,392 26.8 13 343 20.2 14 330 20.6 8 171 34.2

JIMMIE ALLEN/Down Home 10 1,463 28.1 14 336 19.8 13 348 21.8 20 93 18.6

15 14 ZAC BROWN BAND/Out In The Middle 12 1,434 27.6 22 254 14.9 12 406 25.4 31 61 12.2

18 15

JASON ALDEAN/That's What Tequila Does 15 1,282 24.7 28 170 10.0 16 327 20.4 30 65 13.0

16 16 DUSTIN LYNCH/Party Mode 14 1,285 24.7 16 305 17.9 19 248 15.5 37 37 7.4

17 17

JORDAN DAVIS/What My World Spins Around 17 1,124 21.6 19 275 16.2 17 317 19.8 32 56 11.2

19 18 R. DICKERSON f/J. SCOTT/She Likes It 22 718 13.8 12 375 22.1 23 215 13.4 11 137 27.4

20 19 LEE BRICE/Soul 19 985 18.9 11 412 24.2 26 194 12.1 27 69 13.8

21 20

KELSEA BALLERINI/Heartfirst 18 1,016 19.5 21 256 15.1 24 214 13.4 35 52 10.4

WALLEN/

SWINDELL/

ERIC CHURCH/Doing Life With Me (EMI Nashville)

Moves 48-45*

2254 points, 719 spins

5 adds: KATC*, WCTO*, WDRQ*, WGKX*, WIVK*

PARMALEE/Girl In Mine (Stoney Creek)

Moves 49-46*

2237 points, 718 spins; No adds

HAILEY WHITTERS/Everything She Ain’t (Pigasus/S&D/Big Loud)

Debuts 47*

1736 points, 526 spins

4 adds: KNIX, WAVW, WRNS, WWYZ

MIRANDA LAMBERT/Strange (RCA) Debuts 48*

1698 points, 508 spins

5 adds: KCYY, KSCS*, PCCO, WKKT, WOGK

SHANE PROFITT/How It Oughta Be (BMLGR)

Debuts 49*

1696 points, 496 spins

19 adds, including: KFDI*, KKWF, KMLE, KTTS*, KWEN*, WGGY, WKHK*, WKIS, WUSN*, WZZK*

SCOTTY MCCREERY/It Matters To Her (Triple Tigers)

Debuts 50*

1618 points, 449 spins

5 adds: KKIX, KRYS, KUPL, WAVW, WPOR

A. COOKE & B. YOUNG/Never Til Now (Back Blocks/Big Loud/BMLGR)

1584 points, 553 spins; No adds

ELLE KING f/DIERKS BENTLEY/Worth A Shot (RCA/Columbia)

1490 points, 447 spins

2 adds: KEEY, WYRK

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

1458 points, 440 spins

3 adds: KCYY, KTGX, WDXB

LITTLE BIG TOWN/Hell Yeah (Capitol)

1453 points, 375 spins; No adds

RYAN GRIFFIN/Salt, Lime And Tequila (Red Street)

1452 points, 481 spins

1 add: WKIS

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BRELAND/For What It’s Worth (Atlantic/Bad Realm/WMN) GEORGE BIRGE/Mind On You (Records)

OCTOBER 24

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COLE SWINDELL/

6

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7 7

9 8

8 9

12468

Heads Carolina (Warner/WMN) 12403 -156 2369

LUKE COMBS/The Kind Of Love We Make (River House/Columbia) 11829 -616 2239 -130 47 0

TYLER HUBBARD/5 Foot 9 (EMI Nashville) 10851 424 2050 69 48 0

INGRID ANDRESS w/SAM HUNT/Wishful Drinking (Atlantic/Warner/WEA) 9427 352 1834 76 47 0

CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Ghost Story (Capitol) 8748 1316 1765 255 47 0

THOMAS RHETT f/RILEY GREEN/Half Of Me (Valory/BMLGR) 8713 568 1637 79 48 0

BAILEY ZIMMERMAN/Fall In Love (Elektra/Warner/WEA) 8070 473 1582 68 49 0

JACKSON DEAN/Don't Come Lookin' (Big Machine) 8066 408 1587 84 47 0

10 10 LUKE BRYAN/Country On (Capitol) 8004 425 1524 75 48 0

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18 17

JELLY ROLL/Son Of A Sinner (BMG/Stoney Creek) 7368 657 1413 130 48 0

GABBY BARRETT/Pick Me Up (Warner/WAR) 6134 730 1197 118 47 1

JASON ALDEAN/That's What Tequila Does (Macon Music/Broken Bow) 5727 564 1102 107 46 1

JIMMIE ALLEN/Down Home (Stoney Creek) 5618 313 1117 70 46 1

ZAC BROWN BAND/Out In The Middle (Home Grown/Warner/WAR) 5294 188 1029 39 42 0

JORDAN DAVIS/What My World Spins Around (MCA) 4893 488 924 76 47 1

LEE BRICE/Soul (Curb) 4870 296 904 56 48 0

17 18 DUSTIN LYNCH/Party Mode (Broken Bow) 4578 -83 860 -7 45 0

20 19

NATE SMITH/Whiskey On You (Arista) 4464 219 852 40 46 4

22 20 BLAKE SHELTON/No Body (Warner/WMN) 4032 554 762 107 45 1

21 21

DIERKS BENTLEY/Gold (Capitol) 3817 237 705 47 46 0

24 22 SAM HUNT/Water Under The Bridge (MCA) 3174 -23 567 0 47 3

23 23

KELSEA BALLERINI/Heartfirst (Black River) 3119 -92 620 -22 46 0

25 24 RUSSELL DICKERSON f/JAKE SCOTT/She Likes It (Triple Tigers) 3058 -37 621 -5 46 2

27 25 CHRIS STAPLETON/Joy Of My Life (Mercury) 2996 182 603 50 45 0

29 26

LAINEY WILSON/Heart Like A Truck (Broken Bow) 2984 576 608 129 46 2

26 27 K. CHESNEY & O. DOMINION/Beer With... (Blue Chair/Warner/WEA/Arista) 2953 126 508 19 27 0

28 28 KEITH URBAN/Brown Eyes Baby (Capitol) 2660 -51 464 9 37 0

31 29 BRETT YOUNG/You Didn't (BMLGR) 2590 341 512 79 40 3

30 30 HARDY f/LAINEY WILSON/Wait In The Truck (Broken Bow/Big Loud) 2408 141 440 18 43 2

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32

CODY JOHNSON/

(Warner/CoJo/WMN)

PARKER MCCOLLUM/Handle On You (MCA)

-197

1788 -68 299 -7

KANE BROWN & KATELYN BROWN/Thank God (RCA) 1770 649 314 123 42

PRISCILLA BLOCK/My Bar (InDent/Mercury) 1729 -443 386 -101 40

37 35 CARLY PEARCE/What He Didn't Do (Big Machine) 1429 166 280 34 31

38 36

36 37

WALKER HAYES/Y'all Life (Monument) 1258 99 259 12 33

RANDY HOUSER/Note To Self (Magnolia) 1199 -76 244 -14 31 1

39 38 ZACH BRYAN/Something In The Orange (Warner) 1076 -61 197 -7 9 1

41 39 TIM DUGGER/Heart Of A Small Town (Curb) 1049 -71 192 -13 26 1

42 40

43 41

ERIC CHURCH/Doing Life With Me (EMI Nashville) 1034 25 189 4 18 3

MICHAEL RAY/Holy Water (Warner/WEA) 1016 173 221 38 31 0 42

45 43

53 44

48 45

44 46

THOMPSON SQUARE/Country In My Soul (Quartz Hill) 842 74 153 12 13 0

JOE NICHOLS/Good Day For Living (Quartz Hill) 746 9 146 1 27 0

ELLE KING f/DIERKS BENTLEY/Worth A Shot (RCA/Columbia)

735 172 98 31 11 0

BAILEY ZIMMERMAN/Rock And A Hard Place (Elektra/Warner/WEA) 730 90 73 9 1 0

MIDLAND f/JON PARDI/Longneck Way To Go (Big Machine) 728 -40 108 -6 7 0

47 47 CODY JINKS/Loud And Heavy (Late August/16camino) 716 75 119 11 11 1

52 48 DAN + SHAY/You (Warner/WAR) 714 116 120 24 21 1

46 49 COREY KENT/Wild As Her (Combustion/RCA) 666 -42 106 -4 10 0

49 50 DREW GREEN/Good Ol' Man (RCA) 630 4 63 0 1 0

51 51

52

BRETT ELDREDGE/Songs About You (Warner/WMN) 586 -14 73 -3 9 0

BAILEY ZIMMERMAN/Never Leave (Elektra/Warner/WEA) 560 160 56 16 1 0

53 DILLON CARMICHAEL/Son Of A (Riser House) 548 316 118 71 22 8

56 54

WADE BOWEN/Everything Has Your Memory (Bowen Sound/Thirty Tigers) 499 15 88 3 9 0

57 55 SCOTTY MCCREERY/It Matters To Her (Triple Tigers) 487 6 86 -1 14 0

54 56

PAIGE KING JOHNSON/Famous Enough (PCG) 483 -12 93 0 7 0

ASHLEY BARRON/The Wind (SSM Entertainment) 461 60 85 17 6 0 58 L. COMBS & M. LAMBERT/Outrunnin' Your Memory (River House/Columbia) 460 80 46 8 1

57

60 59

50 60

BRELAND f/LADY A/Told You I Could Drink (Atlantic/Bad Realm/WMN) 460 0 46 0 1 0

HAILEY WHITTERS/Everything She Ain't (Pigasus/S&D/Big Loud) 456 -161 83 -11 9 2