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November 8, 2021, Issue 781

Kincaid & Dallas Go National

Last month, Cumulus WKHX/Atlanta morning co-hosts JJ Kincaid and Dallas McCade saw their two-year-old partnership (CAT 11/14/19) thrust into the national spotlight as their Kincaid & Dallas morning show became the newest Westwood One nationally syndicated product succeeding the outgoing Morning Koffy (CAT 10/4). Once the duo had time to reply to the flurry of congratulations emails and social media posts, they agreed to tell Country Aircheck about their onair dynamic and why being based in Atlanta isn’t the only thing that makes their show unique. JJ Kincaid & “Syndication was a goal for both of Dallas McCade us from the beginning, but we thought it was more of a pie-in-the-sky dream,” explains Kincaid. Once Westwood One approached them with the idea, McCade says the process moved quickly. Meetings were held, and plans were drawn up that included keeping existing producers and sidekicks Amanda Dennihy and Garret Loudin in place for what Kincaid describes as “the best potluck breakfast radio.” Raising The Sbarro: “Remember when you’d go to the food court at the mall, and you’d get a little bit of everything?” Kincaid jokes. “You only wanted one thing from Taco Bell, but you liked the way the soda tasted at McDonald’s, and for dessert, you hit up the really good ice cream place.” Kincaid and McCade believe their show offers something for everyone, and they don’t have designs on changing the on-air dynamics or drastically varying content now that they’re syndicated. “We want to superserve the markets we have as affiliates,” McCade says. “We want to learn more about the people, but we are holding true to what we’ve been doing ... it’s been working well for us.” Adds Kincaid, “Off-air, we’ve had more meetings, which I do appreciate, but the workload hasn’t changed ... so far!” Kincaid and McCade had chemistry from the jump. “We feel like family, and we all hang out, even when we’re not working,” (continued on page 1)

Monumental: Monument’s Walker Hayes and his team celebrate No. 1 “Fancy Like.” Pictured (front, l-r) are the label’s Anna Gallenberger, Smack’s Marissa Turk and Robert Carlton and the label’s Katelyn Lester and Casey Thomas; (back, l-r) the label’s Shane McAnally, Ansley Neeley and Luke Jensen, Hayes and the label’s Katie McCartney, Jamie Graves, Joel Beaver and Lisa Mastrianni.

NSHoF: Stars Shine On Writers

The country music industry’s reverence for songs and songwriters brought the creative community together for last week’s Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame induction (11/1), which was marked by stellar performances and remarks overflowing with humor and pathos. Opening the evening, Trisha Yearwood performed “Ode To Billie Joe” and its five verses – “count ‘em, five,” she quipped – for famously reclusive and, thus, absent inductee Bobbie Gentry. John Yearwood, Blazy Anderson sang “Wild And Blue” & Brooks for inductee John Scott Sherrill,

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who told of his early days writing 15-minute folk songs that often varied in key, tempo and subject matter – before famed publisher Bob Beckham set him straight. “You have to learn to write a song that hits everyone all at once,” Sherrill recalled. He concluded, “Thank you to Nashville. I was on my way to California and I came to realize I didn’t have to go to California at all. California came here!” Thomas Rhett sang “That Ain’t My Truck” for his father, inductee Rhett Akins, who said he stuck it out in Nashville for one reason. “I love country music too much to quit ... even when it didn’t love me back ... even when Rhett & Akins it forgot my name. You gotta love country music like George Strait loves Dean Dillon ... like Garth Brooks loves ‘The Dance’ ... like Willie loves Waylon, Johnny loves June and Craig Wiseman loves red toenail polish. But if you love it that much, you just might get a call from Mark Ford one day saying you are the next member of the Nashville Songwriter’s Hall of Fame.” After Carrie Underwood performed “Jesus Take The Wheel,” inductee Brett James told his story of quitting med school twice and losing an artist deal on the way to songwriting success. “So typical it’s almost cliché,” he joked. Later he noted, “There are far too many moments, mentors and friends to mention them all here, but hopefully you know who you are and you feel my gratitude.” Jason Isbell sang “I’m Underwood & James Your Puppet” for Spooner Oldham, who credited at least part of the song to

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how long it took co-writer Dan Penn to tune a 12-string guitar. “Next thing I know, that title popped up,” he said. Kenny Chesney sang “Set ‘Em Up Joe” for Buddy Cannon, who started his acceptance “thanking my family before my wife kicks my ass.” Explaining the pivotal role Mel Tillis Bill Anderson, played in his career, Cannon was the Cannon & Chesney first inductee to have his voice crack with emotion. “I miss him an insane amount and I’d give anything if he were here.” Vince Gill had the crowd in fits of laughter as he prepared to perform “Breath Of Heaven (Mary’s Song)” for his wife, inductee Amy Grant. “It’s a lot of pressure tonight sitting at the gospel table,” Gill said. “There was some good material. I couldn’t use any of it.” Struggling with his guitar he added, “In the immortal words of Buddy Cannon, ‘Shit.’” Grant reflected on the experience of being inducted. “I just wanted to hear everybody else’s story,” she said. “That’s the most beautiful thing about nights like this.” After hearing Emmylou Harris perform his song “Pilgrim,” Steve Earle explained why he chose Nashville over Austin. “The weather was too good, the girls were too pretty, dope was too cheap and I knew I’d never get anything done in a place like that.” Calling Nashville a “university for songwriters,” he added his appreciation for the honor. “I got [the news] in the midst of what was a bad year for Earle & Harris everybody, but I had just lost my first born son who did this ... what we all do here ... and he was pretty damn good at it,” Earle said, adding that the call he received was

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OFF THE RECORD Country Aircheck goes Off The Record with Stoney Creek’s Frank Ray: Songwriting via Zoom is something I started during the pandemic and will continue doing. It’s a great way to stay connected with the craft, especially when things get so hectic in the artist world. I’ll keep utilizing that as an option to write with my friends even when I’m not home in Nashville. I’ve done a lot more livestreaming on social media to stay connected with fans. I showcased more of my day-to-day FRANK RAY life at home as opposed to just concert highlights, which I realized fans truly enjoy engaging with. I remember listening to Y100 [KCYY] and KJ97 [KAJA] in San Antonio growing up. The radio was always set to one of those stations — it’s how I came to love country music in the first place. The first time I heard my song playing on the radio, I was hit by a wave of emotions. From excitement to pride and, eventually, to tears. It was the crowning moment of years and years of hard work. It’s a moment a lot of artists never get to have, and that’s not lost on me, so I allowed myself to give in to every single emotion. My current single, “Country’d Look Good On You,” is a song that captures all of the imagery of country music that we know and love but approaches it with a sexy, new vibe. My debut album will follow sometime next year and will include this song as well as an introductory body of work that I’m so incredibly proud of. I can’t wait to share with y’all! Backstage at the iHeartCountry Music Festival in Austin, a crazed fan ran past security. They were trying to chase him down, and I guess I reverted back to my cop days and tackled the ol’ boy before he could make it too far! The most redneck thing I’ve done lately is cracking a Coors Light while hanging in Napa Valley wine country. If I could’ve written one song, it would definitely be “Friends In Low Places.” We regularly play the honky tonks and see how timeless and beloved that song is. I want a song that will stand test of time like that … a song that, when I’m old and gray, everybody from the 21-year-olds to the retirees will be singing like it’s the current No. 1 record on radio. My favorite song on the radio right now is “Beer With My Friends” by Shy Carter. That song is an anthem, and I can’t help but turn it up when it’s on! I just finished Squid Game on Netflix. That was such a great series. I have so many friends telling me to check out Ted Lasso, so I think that’s next on my list.

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“probably the only good thing that happened to me during that period of time ... thank you, very much.” Fellow Oklahoman Ronnie Dunn sang “Should’ve Been A Cowboy” for Toby Keith, who said songwriting was always his focus. “I wanted to play guitar real bad, and I learned how to play real bad,” he joked. “Like Roger Miller said when Chet was playing up [high on the neck]: ‘You’re getting in the dusty part. All the money is at [the other] end of the neck.’ So while my buddies were all doing Van Halen and Glen Campbell, I was down here trying to be Merle, Willie, Harlan [Howard] and all the great songwriters.” Final inductee Kent Blazy was celebrated by Garth Brooks, who performed their co-write “If Tomorrow Never Comes.” Blazy said, “I joke with young artists and songwriters: we have to be crazy to think we can come here and compete with the ones who came before us. And yet we come anyway.” Though she was not last on the bill, Grant’s earlier remarks had already offered the evening’s benediction. “We have a country that is so tenderized,” she said. “I get to see it every night ... just how music is so healing. It brings people together. We laugh, we dance, we get raucous and we cry. It’s just a gift to be a part of the circle ... of this class of 2021 and the greater circle of all the songwriters here. I hope the best songs are ahead.” –Chuck Aly

Chart Chat

Congratulations to Walker Hayes, Shane McAnally, Jason Owen, Katie McCartney, Luke Jensen, Katelyn Lester, Lisa Mastrianni, Steve Pleshe, Anna Gallenberger and the Monument promotion team on taking the viral hit “Fancy Like” to No. 1. Proof that persistence pays off, Hayes’ first chart-topper comes 11 years and three labels since his first chart appearance. “Fancy Like” is also the first No. 1 for the current incarnation of Monument, which was re-activated in Jan. 2017 (CAT 1/26/17). The last song on the Monument imprint to reach No. 1 was “Travelin’ Soldier” Walker Hayes by the The Chicks in March 2003. “Fancy Like” songwriters are Cameron Bartolini, Josh Jenkins, Shane Stevens and Hayes. Kudos to Chris Palmer, Ashley Sidoti and the Valory team on scoring 97 adds for “Slow Down Summer” by Thomas Rhett. The track vaults onto this week’s chart at No. 30, becoming the third-highest debut in Rhett’s career, behind 2019’s No. 29 debut of “Look What God Gave Her” and “What’s Your Country Song,” which started its chart run at No. 25 earlier this year.

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News & Notes

Premiere and CMT personality Cody Alan will release his memoir, Hear’s The Thing: Lessons On Listening, Life And Love, Nov. 9. Order here. Former Audacy WNSH/New York morning host Kelly Ford is co-hosting the PickleJar Live podcast and content capture this week during the 2021 Music Row Live! remotes in Nashville. She hosts alongside Pres. Kristian Barowsky. Details here. The CMA has updated its COVID-19 protocol for ticketed audience members for the upcoming 55th Annual CMA Awards in accordance with changes in state legislation. Attendees may now provide proof of vaccination or show a negative COVID-19 test administered within 72 hours of the event. All attendees must still wear masks. The Radio Mercury Awards will celebrate 2021 winners during a virtual ceremony Nov. 17 at 6pm ET. RSVP here. Mentoring & Inspiring Women (MIW) will present an inaugural free webinar, “Recognizing Women In Operational Excellence,” in partnership with vCreative Dec. 2 from 1-1:45pm ET. Details and sign-ups here. The deadline to submit nominations for the Country Radio Hall of Fame’s Class of 2022 is Nov. 12. Submit here. The Tennessee Radio Hall of Fame is accepting submission for the Career and Legacy classes of 2022 through Nov. 30. Information and nomination form here. Dave Paulus and John Shomby’s Radio’s Fresh Eyes consultancy will now be represented by Key Networks. Their services will now be available to stations for cash or barter via Key. Warner/WAR’s Chris Janson has teamed with Bass Pro Shops to commemorate Military Family Appreciation Month and Veterans Day through Nov. 13. Money donated in stores will help fund a minimum of 20 scholarships for spouses and children of fallen or disabled service members via Folds Of Honor. Arista’s Brad Paisley and actress wife Kimberly WilliamsPaisley have been recognized at his alma mater, Belmont University in Nashville, where the campus’ new Fisher Center for the Performing Arts will include a ballroom named for them. The ballroom can host acoustic and amplified performances, songwriting nights and special events. More here. Digital fan engagement platform Mandolin has added a new set of client data tools called Mandolin Live+ Studio which will provide artists and managers real-time insights into livestream shows and their audiences. More details here. Wheelhouse’s LoCash have partnered with Mtn Dew to reward fans who explore the great outdoors in conjunction with the release of their Woods & Water EP. More details here.

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Research/marketing provider NuVoodoo Media has launched a new Out-Of-Home Media-Trading unit for radio. Clear Channel Outdoor veteran Andrea Parikh has been named the unit’s Team Leader and Digital OOH Product Developer. Benztown is offering a free holiday imaging and production library, “Christmas In A Box,” to any radio station with a library subscription. Details here. Solo Music will offer an NFT celebrating the 55th CMA Awards and featuring CMA trophy-inspired artwork on Nov. 12. Proceeds will benefit the CMA Foundation; details here.

Kincaid & Dallas Go National

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says McCade. “Which is so different from some of the experiences JJ and I have had in previous situations.” McCade has been with WKHX for 13 years; Kincaid joined as part of a station rebranding in 2019 after Top 40 stops at KPTT/Denver, KDWB/Minneapolis, KHKS/Dallas and WHTZ/New York. But their career paths aren’t the only differences. “I don’t have any kids or a husband, so I’m ready to get on a plane and go anywhere at any time,” quips McCade. Kincaid says, “I’m all about that, but I also don’t want to be gone so frequently my wife grows old and my children are suddenly in college!” Non Friction: “If you’ve never listened, you can jump in without feeling turned off, because we do a good job at casually resetting our characters and what we’ve done in the past, so no one feels left out,” says McCade. “And we are relatable and funny.” Kincaid is a proud father and husband, but also a rabid – and indiscriminate – foodie. “The day my second son was born, I was so happy, but I might’ve been more excited about the Impossible Whopper coming out at Burger King that day,” he jokes. McCade is the everyone’s-best-friend type. “So many of our listeners have my personal cell phone number, and I regularly get approached at the grocery store or around town by people who feel like they know me – because they do,” she says. “We go to every concert our listeners go to. We live this lifestyle, love this music and are friends with our audience.” Remaining in Atlanta is seen as preserving balance between audience and the Nashville industry. “Other shows pride themselves on the backstage culture and the relationships they have with artists; that’s cool, but we are more on the side of the listener,” Kincaid says. McCade adds, “When Garth Brooks calls, we’re just happy to be talking to him. It’s never a ‘routine’ thing for us. We don’t want to take anybody or anything for granted.” Being close enough to Nashville – approximately four hours by car – to attend the occasional event or awards show allows

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Kincaid and McCade to be seen as insiders by their audience, while preserving a sense of how special artist interactions can be. “We aren’t seeing these artists at the coffee shop, so we have the same excitement our listeners would have if they had those opportunities,” echoes Kincaid. Fire In The Whole: The Kincaid & Dallas team is still developing national-focus growth plans for social media and digital. “We have talked about podcasts and video elements that would accompany the on-air component,” Kincaid says. “Podcasts about food – we both love restaurants so much – and maybe a digital video series that’s akin to what MTV Cribs was back in the day, but for real people. Artists, sure, but who doesn’t want to know what’s going on inside their neighbor’s house?” The pair would be willing to open up their own homes for the project, too. Well, maybe. “I may need to get my wife to sign off on that,” teases Kincaid. But McCade is ready and willing to show off her farm, animals, property and flame thrower. Yes, flame thrower. When asked to describe one another, the beyond-its-years bond is evident. “Funny, great dad, not such a great husband, bald and a worrier,” McCade says of Kincaid, while he returns with, “Fiery, resilient, open book, caring and a wild card.” He adds, “We aren’t afraid to be honest with each other, because this is a real relationship.” While they share high hopes for a successful run in syndication, their priorities include remaining true to themselves and each other, putting the audience first and maintaining an open line of communication. “As long as we’re doing this together, I’m good,” McCade says. “[But] I may have to get another cell phone to keep up with all the phone numbers from new listeners in different markets.” Reach Kincaid here and McCade here. –Monta Vaden CAC

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Fab At 40

The popularity of Urban Cowboy, the demise of disco and the rise of FM all combined to create a bumper crop of stations jumping on the Country bandwagon in 1981. Over two dozen stations in rated markets made the flip to the format that year, and 11 of those are still going strong. These stations have combined for over 430 No. 1 books, have become integral parts of their communities and are proof that you can still be fabulous at forty.

KAJA

San Antonio

Signed on Oct. 21, 1981 by Clear Channel. Two ACMs, two CMAs, 26 No. 1 books. Notable alumni: Clayton Allen, Don Gosselin, George King, Keith Montgomery, Travis Moon, Lance Tidwell, Mark Tudor, Bree Wagner

KILT

Houston

Signed on Feb. 16, 1981 by LIN Broadcasting Two ACMs, one Marconi, 16 No. 1 books. Re-branded as “The Bull” on Jan. 10, 2013. Notable alumni: Debbie Brazier, Rick Candea, Greg Frey, Jeff Garrison, Bruce Logan, John Trapane, Rowdy Yates Owner: Audacy

Owner: iHeartMedia

“KJ97 has become synonymous with Country music in San Antonio. I’ve been blessed to be a part of this iconic brand and feel proud when people see me and think KJ97 and country music” - Randy Carroll, on-air/programming 1983-present

“It’s so hard to put a such a truly fantastic experience in words. I consider myself extremely lucky to have worked with so many talented and great people at KILT. It was truly a magical experience and one I am proud to have been a part of. It was an honor to work with so many top professionals in radio.” - Debbie Brazier, MD 1981-1995, PD 1995-2001

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KASE

Austin

Signed on Sept. 17, 1981 by KVET Broadcasting

KHEY

El Paso

Signed on Feb. 21, 1981 by KHEY, Inc. 13 No. 1 books.

Four CMAs, 88 No. 1 books, including 57 in a row from 1986 through 2000. Notable alumni: Anthony Allen, J.T. Bosch, Joel Burke, Mike Carta, Bob Cole, Michael Cruise, Mac Daniels, Brad Hansen, Jason Kane, Bill Mayne, Bob Pickett, Ron Rogers

Notable alumni: Ted “Bobcat” Brown, Steve Gramzay, Brian Kennedy, Chaz Malibu, Michael Rivera, Danny White Owner: iHeartMedia

WKIS Miami Signed on Sept. 18, 1981 by Sunshine Wireless Original call letters were WKQS, changed to WKIS on June 27, 1988. Notable alumni: Marc Allen, Bob Barnett, Ken Boesen, Joe Bell, Carole Bowen, Bob McKay, Rob Morris, John O’Connell, Annie Sandor Owner: Audacy

Owner: iHeartMedia

“KASE was a very magical radio station for me, where all the planets aligned in perfect order with just the right music and the right people at the right time.” - Bill Mayne, PD 1981-1983

KJJY

Des Moines

“Getting a chance to run KHEY was a dream come true for me. There is nothing a programmer loves more than the chance to come home to the station he grew up listening to and have a chance to carry on in the tradition. The team that we had in place was incredible and I look back on those days very fondly. It always brings a smile to my face looking back.” - Michael Rivera, PD 2019-2020

KMDL

Lafayette, LA

Signed on May 1981 by Fuller-Jeffrey Group Eight No. 1 books. Changed frequencies and upgraded in 1988. Notable alumni: Beverlee Brannigan, Steve Brill, Andy Elliot, Eddie Hatfield, R.W. Smith Owner: Cumulus

Signed on Aug. 1, 1981 by Acadiana Broadcasting 16 No. 1 books. Changed frequencies and upgraded to cover Lafayette in 1991; adopted “The Dawg” brand in 1995. Notable alumni: Scott Bryant, Stephanie Crist, Hollywood Harrison, Brian Landrum, Ray Waldon

“Kiss Country is truly one of the most unique radio stations in United States. We had the privilege of being country music’s ambassador to the ethnically, racially and culturally diverse communities in South Florida. Programming WKIS was a huge highlight of my career.” Ken Boesen, PD 2007-2015

WKKO Toledo Signed on Sept. 1, 1981 by Booth American One CMA, 119 No. 1 books, including 63 in a row from 1996 through 2011. Changed call letters from WKLR to WKKO in 1986, but retained “K100” branding. Notable alumni: Dawn Michaels, Gary Shores, Harvey J. Steele, Andy Stuart Owner: Cumulus

Owner: Townsquare

“KJJY was the little engine that could. I was the station’s first PD, and it was my first PD gig. After moving frequencies, it became the format and market leader and flourished in the 90’s country boom and beyond. KJJY will always feel like home plate to me.” Beverlee Brannigan, PD 1981-2001

“I was only 19 when I started here, so this station has been a part of me basically my entire life. All of the current jocks have been in the building for nearly a quarter centry and some more! The greatest thing about KMDL over the years has been its impact on the communities it serves.” - Jude Walker, on-air/PD 1997-present

“K-100 was my life. Being #2 was totally unacceptable to everyone, especially me. I spent 37 years of my career at a great radio station full of talent, talent willing to hit the streets, and do whatever it took both on and off the air.” - Gary Shores, on-air/PD 1982-2019

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My, My Prix Shirt: Big Machine Label Group Pres./CEO Scott Borchetta (back, c) claims victory at the Sportscar Vintage Racing Association National Championship race during the 2021 season finale at Circuit of The Americas in Austin. Pictured with the Big Machine Music City Grand Prix team (front, l-r) Liam Callaway, Charlie Legeman, Sandi Borchetta, Liz Allison and Steve Steinhauer; (back, l-r) Ryan Crew, Matt Crews, Borchetta and Jason Rittenberry.

WSSL Greenville, SC Signed on Sept. 2, 1981 by Keymarket

One CMA, 41 No. 1 books, including 22 in a row from 1991 to 1997. Notable alumni: Mike Chapman, Loyd Ford, Steve Geoffries, Scott Johnson, John King, Bruce Logan, Paul Orr Owner: iHeartMedia

“Joining WSSL was the single most important event to happen to my career, and it allowed me to grow and learn at a pace I would have not been able to achieve at most radio stations of the time. It’s still one of the greatest country brands in all of America.” - Bruce Logan, PD 1996-2003, 2011-2013

WWQM

Madison, WI

WYRK

Buffalo

Signed on Feb. 12, 1981 by Hudson Broadcasting

Signed on May 28, 1981 by Stoner

10 No. 1 books.

One ACM, one CMA, 94 No. 1 books, including 30 in a row from 2010 to 2017.

Notable alumni: Brad Austin, Mark Grantin, Kenny Jay, Fletcher Keyes, Tom Oakes, Steve O’Brien, John Sebastian

Notable alumni: Justin Case, Chris Crowley, Ken Johnson, Mark Lindow, Wendy Lynn, John Paul, R.W. Smith

Owner: Midwest Family

Owner: Townsquare

“For me, Q was a station of opportunitycreating new programming, events, promotions, community service, much of which continues to this day. Most importantly, it consistently listened to the community it served, and responded with service that its community needed.” Fletcher Keyes, PD 2011-2020

“God bless our hard-working staff that took to the streets and made hundreds of appearances at any and every event possible. Our hard work paid off. I was gratified to finally see the music that I loved gain a larger audience and receive critical acceptance. But my best and most lasting memory includes my wife, Jackie. We met thanks to a WYRK promotion and next year we’ll celebrate our 30th anniversary.” - Ken Johnson, PD 1982-1997

SCOREBOARD

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Feb. PPM Top 10 SHARE

October 2021 PPM Scoreboard Country shares in the October 2021 PPM Book (9/16-10/13) were up 1.7% from September, 339.8 to 345.7; shares were off 1.5% from last October. Format cume saw its first uptick since May, up 2.8% from last month to 25,260,500. That is a 3.2% decrease from last October. Two New England stations tied for the largest share this month, with both WCTK/Providence and WWYZ/Hartford registering a 7.9. KYGO/ Denver was the only Country station to lead

Station/City

Sep 6+ Share

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

Rank

Oct 6+ Share

its market this month. In a fitting bit of irony, the cume of 863,100 persons for WNSH/New York in its last full month on the air was enough to lead the format for an eighth and final time. Legend: A “+” indicates a Classic Country outlet; a “^” designates co-owned Country stations in the metro; a “t” indicates a tie; and a “*” indicates a station that is a recent subscriber for which ratings were not currently available. Ranks are among subscribers.

Rank

Oct Cume

2.2 16 2.3 15t 299,100 351,700 2.6 12 2.6 12t 416,000 431,700 3.3 11t 3.8 10t 155,300 196,500 7.4 3 7.4 2t 257,000 284,300 1.0 20 0.9 20 69,400 70,600 5.6 3 6.7 2 294,800 284,900 5.8 4t 5.7 6 529,200 586,800 1.8 20 1.6 21 315,400 320,900 0.6 24 0.8 24 101,900 132,500 5.2 7 6.4 2 348,400 350,200 5.6 4t 5.6 3t 365,000 334,000 2.3 19 2.4 17t 740,700 721,100 6.1 3 6.0 3 320,200 327,000 2.6 12t 2.6 12 124,600 134,200 1.9 15 2.0 15 167,100 150,100 1.2 19 1.1 20 97,700 104,200 6.7 7 6.2 7 293,600 294,900 7.9 2t 6.9 4 280,800 279,900 3.6 11t 3.1 13t 803,100 784,000 4.1 5t 3.9 7 626,300 621,900 7.1 1 6.1 1t 384,700 364,000 3.3 11 2.5 17t 219,300 194,200 1.7 18t 1.8 17t 288,300 254,400 4.4 8t 4.4 10 478,300 529,000 4.3 7t 4.5 7t 189,100 175,900 5.0 6 6.1 6 182,500 175,300 7.9 2 7.9 2 166,700 182,700 3.1 16t 3.1 15t 680,400 682,000 3.9 9 4.0 9 738,000 746,600 2.3 21 2.3 WUBL 21 345,600 366,500 6.9 5t 7.7 4 216,000 252,200 4.4 9 5.7 7 199,600 231,700 3.4 10 5.1 7 183,600 184,700 7.2 5 6.8 WUBL 5 204,700 193,500 3.2 13 3.7 11 193,400 200,400 500 3.8 10 4.7 6 216,400 246,300 4.2 7t 4.9 5 261,100 310,300 2.6 13t 2.3 14 152,600 163,800 5.1 5 4.7 5t 179,900 173,000 500 2.1 18t 2.5 13t 616,900 601,300 3.7 10 4.4 8 122,900 134,300 2.3 13 2.1 13t 75,100 84,800 2.3 16t 2.5 16 276,400 270,300 4.4 6t 5.0 7 145,600 359.8 156,500 400 0.9 25 1.1 24 46,600 58,100 350.8

Oct. PPM Top 10 CUME SEP OCT 2 1 1 2 4 3 3 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 -- 9 -- 10

Sep Cume

WNSH/New York 863,100 KPLX/Dallas 784,000 KKBQ/Houston 746,600 WUSN/Chicago 721,100 KILT/Houston 682,000 KSCS/Dallas 621,900 KKGO/Los Angeles 601,300 WKLB/Boston 586,800 KCYY/San Antonio 538,500 WYCD/Detroit 529,000

400

359.8

350.8

Sep 6+ Share

Station/City

339.2

SEP OCT 3 1t 1t 1t 7 3 4 4 1t 5 5 6t 9 6t -- 8t 10t 8t -- 10

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November 8, 2021

SEEK & EMPLOY

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 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. Titan KBKB/Burlington, IA PD Wyatt Reed is searching for an afternoon personality. Send résumés and airchecks here. Midwest/Peoria, IL VP/MM Mike Wild is looking to add an OM for the cluster that includes Country WXCL. See the complete job description here; send résumés, cover letters and airchecks to Wild here. Hubbard KKWS/Wadena, MN GM Matt Senne is searching for a PD/morning host. See the complete job description here; send résumés and airchecks to Senne here. Cumulus WDRQ/Detroit Dir./FM Programming David Corey is seeking an afternoon personality. Send résumés and airchecks to him here. Corey is also looking for a morning co-host to join WDRQ’s Broadway In The Morning. Send résumés and airchecks to him here. Townsquare KOEL/Waterloo, IA Dir./ Content Johnny Marks is searching for a Brand Mgr./morning host. See the complete job description and apply here; send résumés and airchecks to Marks here. White River WKKG/Columbus, IN Coord./ Programming Brad Jackson is seeking a PD/ morning host. Send résumés and airchecks to him here. Zimmer KATI/Jefferson City, MO OM Jeremy Washington is looking for a PD/ morning co-host. Send résumés, social media samples and airchecks to him here. Audacy/Minneapolis is searching for an SVP/MM for the cluster that includes KMNB to succeed Shannon Knoepke. Apply here. Leighton/St. Cloud, MN Mgr./HR Brian Zenzen is seeking an OM & Country KZPK PD. Complete job description here; send résumés and airchecks here. Townsquare SVP/Content & Programming Kurt Johnson is looking for a Dir./Content for the Lansing, MI cluster that includes Country WITL. Send résumés and airchecks here. Saga Group PD Scott Chase is searching for a PD/on-air personality to join Country WIXY & Classic Country WYXY/Champaign, IL. Send résumés and airchecks here. Cumulus/Des Moines, IA VP/MM Jack Taddeo is seeking a Mgr./Promotions for the cluster that includes Country KHKI & Classic Country KJJY. Complete job description and application here. Cumulus WNNF/Cincinnati OM Keith Mitchell is searching for a PD/afternoon personality. Complete job description and application here; reach Mitchell here. NORTHEAST Townsquare SVP/Content & Programming Kurt Johnson is seeking a Dir./Content &

Country WYRK/Buffalo Brand Mgr. to succeed Chris Crowley. Send résumés here. Cumulus WCTO/Allentown, PA OM/PD Jerry Padden is looking for a morning co-host. Complete job description and application here. SOUTHEAST Golden Isle/Brunswick, GA Dir./ Programming Mark “The Shark” Ediss is seeking a successor for outgoing OM/PD/onair 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. Summit/Louisville OM Cagle is seeking a full-time 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. Mel Wheeler WSLC/Roanoke, VA Dir./HR Cheryl Skinner is seeking a midday personality. Send résumés and airchecks to her here. Triangle Marketing Associates/ Smithfield, NC GM Rick Heilmann is searching for an OM/PD/morning host for Country WKJO. See the complete job description here; send résumés and airchecks here. Gulf South WTVY/Dothan, AL GM Bryan Holladay is seeking an OM/PD/morning cohost who can also handle PD duties for Top 40 sister WKMX. Send résumés and airchecks here. Cumulus/Pensacola VP/MM Gary Mertins is searching for an OM & Country WXBM PD. Complete job description and application here. Renda/Jacksonville GM Bill Berry is looking for an OM & Country WGNE PD. Send résumés and airchecks to him here. Cumulus VP/Country Charlie Cook is seeking an afternoon personality for WKDF/ Nashville. Complete job description and application here. Townsquare KMDL/Lafayette, LA PD Jude Walker is searching for a midday personality. Complete job description and application here. Dick/Savannah, GA is in need of an OM to oversee the cluster that includes Country WUBB. Complete job description and application here. SOUTHWEST Townsquare KQBR/Lubbock, TX Brand Mgr. Lance Ballance is seeking an APD/onair personality to succeed Jan Miller. Send résumés and airchecks to him here. Brazos Valley KORA/Bryan-College Station, TX VP/GM John Seigler is searching for an MD/morning co-host with an understanding of Texas country. Send résumés and airchecks to him here. Cumulus VP/Country Charlie Cook is looking for a PD/midday personality for KAYD/Beaumont, TX. See the complete job description and apply here. Cox KCYY/San Antonio PD Christi Brooks is searching for a morning co-host to join incumbent Beth Chandler. Apply here. Alpha/Amarillo, TX MM Cal Hall is

seeking a Content Dir./Brand Mgr. for the cluster that includes Country KGNC. Complete job description and application here. WEST COAST 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. 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. 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. Leighton KYCK/Grand Forks, ND OM Jarrod Thomas is seeking a station PD and morning team. Send résumés and airchecks to him here. Alpha/Portland is searching for a fulltime Dir./Marketing for the cluster that includes Country KUPL. Apply here. Beasley/Las Vegas VP/MM Peter Burton is seeking a full-time Dir./Promotions for the cluster that includes Country KCYE. Send cover letters and résumés to him here. Cumulus KATM/Modesto, CA PD Andy Winford is looking for a third-mic morning cohost to join DJ Walker and Jaimee Lee. See complete job description and apply here. Townsquare KAWO/Boise Brand Mgr. Chris Pickett is searching for a live midday personality. Job description and application here. OTHER Townsquare Country Format Lead Doug Montgomery has immediate openings for PDs and morning talent. Send résumés and airchecks to him here. iHeartMedia EVP/Country Programming Strategy Rod Phillips has current openings for “great PDs in various size markets.” Send résumés and airchecks to him here. River House Artists is looking to add a Dir./Promotion with five-to-10 years of experience who is willing to travel and has a background in radio promotion within a record company environment. Send résumés to Exec. Asst. Callie Waterman here. Pandora is adding a Dir./Country Programming to manage the programming and curation of country music destinations on the platform. See the complete job description and apply here. Songfluencer is looking to fill three fulltime, hybrid positions: Mgr./Campaign, Coord./ Creative and Coord./Outreach. See complete job descriptions here; send résumés here. Townsquare Country Format Lead Doug Montgomery is searching for an Exec. Prod./ Content Prod./on-air talent to join nationally syndicated Taste Of Country Nights. Complete job description and application here. Operation Song is seeking an Exec. Dir. to lead the Nashville-based nonprofit in its mission to serve the military community through songwriting. Complete job description here; send résumés and cover letters here.

November 8, 2021

SEEK & EMPLOY

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

•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

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

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

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

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

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

•Mark McKay Former Riser House Dir./Southeast Promotion MMcKay973@gmail.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 •Mac Daniels Former KPLX & KSCS/Dallas PD MacDaniels@me.com •Brittany Tully Former WYNK/Baton Rouge PD BriLynn718@gmail.com •Bill Hickok Former KBMR/Bismark, ND morning host BillHickok1950@gmail.com

•Tim Taylor Former KWJJ/Portland afternoons Tim.Taylor1@comcast.net •Amber Rainey Former KSON/San Diego middays AmberRaineyOnAir@gmail.com •Tami Rumfelt Former WPAW/Greensboro afternoons TamiRumfelt@gmail.com •Mike Allan Former WNSH/New York nights MikeAllanRadio@gmail.com •Darlene Evans Former WKIS/Miami middays DarleneInc@yahoo.com •Mark “Skid” Lavin Former WOTW/Orlando Dir./ Production & On-Air MarkLavin@yahoo.com 407-619-5346

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

•“Wes McShay” Gardipe Former Appaloosa Dir./Western Region Programming WesGardipe@gmail.com 307-899-0007

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

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

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

•Keith Abrams Former iHeartMedia/Cleveland OM KeithAbrams961@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 •Steve Powers Former iHeartMedia/Mobile, AL SVPP StevePowers961@yahoo.com •Jim Dorman Former iHeartMedia/Wichita SVPP & Country KZSN PD/middays JimDorman2@aol.com •Eddie Rupp Former iHeartMedia/Sarasota, FL SVPP/OM & Country WCTQ middays ER-1001@hotmail.com •Mike Tyler Former WCKT/Ft. Myers, FL PD/afternoons RadioGuy.101@gmail.com •Amy Lynn Former WCKT/Ft. Myers, FL middays AmyLynnRadio@gmail.com •Bill “Stu” Stewart Former KASH/Anchorage, AK PD/ morning co-host BStu1013@gmail.com •Ashley King Former KHLR/Little Rock, AR afternoons AKingMarsh@gmail.com •Jeremy “Otis” Maher Former WUBL/Atlanta MD/afternoons JeyMaher20@yahoo.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 •Crash Poteet Former WPOR/Portland, ME Brand Mgr./afternoons OKCCrash@gmail.com •Aaron “Gator” Glass Former WQNU/Louisville mornings GatorGlass.53@gmail.com

•Matt Valley Former KBRJ/Anchorage, AK Dir./ Content & mornings MattDotValley@gmail.com •Carly Quinn Former WGH/Norfolk morning co-host NewEnglandClamChowder2021@ yahoo.com 757-617-8171 •Chuck Reeves Former KTFW/Dallas & KTWF/ Wichita Falls, TX PD/afternoons ChuckReeves33@yahoo.com •Chuck “DZL” Thompson Former WKKT/Charlotte PD DZLradio@gmail.com 704-615-7095 •JD Greene Former WPGB/Pittsburgh PD/afternoons OConnell1631@yahoo.com 412-613-2539 •Corey Garrison Former WTHT/Portland, ME PD GarrisonCorey@yahoo.com •Jared Marlowe Former WWOF/Tallahassee weekender RadioJared@gmail.com •Chris Cardenas Former KCYY/San Antonio night host/morning producer Cardenas_Christopher@yahoo.com •Dan Gallo Former KTHT/Houston morning co-host DanJGallo@hotmail.com •Chuck Akers Former KTHT/Houston morning co-host chuckakers@comcast.net •Ryan Wild Former WLHK/Indianapolis PD/middays WildOnAir@aol.com 815-353-6101 •Stephanie Crist Former KMDL/Lafayette, LA midday personality StephanieCrist1956@gmail.com

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

November 8, 2021 LW

Artist/Title (Label)

WALKER HAYES

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

Fancy Like (Monument)

31878

3084

9022

905

39.54

3.796

157

J. ALDEAN & C. UNDERWOOD/If... (Macon Music/BBR/Capitol)

30463

-863

8294

-410

39.906 -0.045

159

ZAC BROWN BAND/Same Boat (Home Grown/Warner/WAR)

27245

1831

7482

426

33.401 2.179

159

LUKE COMBS/Cold As You (River House/Columbia)

24969

1485

6887

385

30.563 1.171

159

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

24915

1502

7021

454

32.327 1.769

157

D. LYNCH f/M. PORTER/Thinking 'Bout You (Broken Bow) 4

23720

2113

6547

648

29.736 3.234

159

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

22845

822

6387

233

29.866 1.164

159

OLD DOMINION/I Was On A Boat That Day (Arista)

20065

5608

-13

23.645 0.225

159

JON PARDI/Tequila Little Time (Capitol)

19759

1969

5327

557

25.309 2.858

159

MICHAEL RAY/Whiskey And Rain (Warner/WEA) 4

18192

2079

4982

620

22.561 2.961

159

JORDAN DAVIS f/LUKE BRYAN/Buy Dirt (MCA) 4

17668

1993

4910

560

20.226 2.432

158

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

16826

4646

20.602 0.487

159

CHRIS STAPLETON/You Should Probably Leave (Mercury)

15129

1016

4219

240

17.794 1.503

156

KANE BROWN/One Mississippi (RCA)

14026

351

3836

116

0.321

158

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

13662

3735

15.146 -0.439

157

MORGAN WALLEN/Sand In My Boots (Big Loud)

13237

893

3729

15.85

1.104

155

K. BALLERINI f/K. CHESNEY/Half Of My Hometown (Black River) 13101

1223

3710

260 -350

15.468

1.07

158

RUSSELL DICKERSON/Home Sweet (Triple Tigers)

11983

374

3225

123

13.215 0.222

155

PARKER MCCOLLUM/To Be Loved By You (MCA)

11566

175

3146

12.212 0.225

154

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

11138

434

3143

117

10.364 0.355

158

ERIC CHURCH/Heart On Fire (EMI Nashville)

10574

663

2909

199

11.551 0.544

157

E. KING & M. LAMBERT/Drunk ... (RCA/Columbia)

10323

1668

2753

454

10.495 1.774

131

SAM HUNT/23 (MCA)

9947

318

2701

130

10.142 0.075

154

HARDY/Give Heaven Some Hell (Big Loud)

7819

197

2229

7.451

0.369

148

KEITH URBAN/Wild Hearts (Capitol)

7068

517

1975

182

6.618

0.415

149

16.43

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November 8, 2021 LW

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

BLAKE SHELTON/Come Back As A Country Boy (Warner/WMN)

6962

1482

1873

445

7.317

1.202

149

JAKE OWEN/Best Thing Since Backroads (Big Loud)

6810

1016

1833

266

6.351

0.44

148

D. BENTLEY f/BRELAND & HARDY/Beers... (Atlantic/Big Loud/Capitol)

5749

1023

1486

253

6.532

1.076

137

C. PEARCE & A. MCBRYDE/Never Wanted... (Big Machine/WMN) 5557

288

1523

5.308 -0.102

140

5026

1381

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THOMAS RHETT/Slow Down Summer (Valory)

6.897

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

4907

185

1399

3.821 -0.195

148

TOBY KEITH/Old School (Show Dog)

4885

158

1442

3.527

-0.01

136

MIRANDA LAMBERT/If I Was A Cowboy (RCA)

4546

596

1188

186

3.623

0.284

129

TIM MCGRAW/7500 OBO (Big Machine)

4387

548

1204

149

3.221

0.378

134

CAITLYN SMITH f/OLD DOMINION/I Can't (Monument)

4222

-72

1322

2.897 -0.215

114

DAN + SHAY/Steal My Love (Warner/WAR)

4128

261

1155

3.482

0.363

119

LUKE BRYAN/Up (Capitol)

4054

642

1025

150

4.895

0.403

112

DARIUS RUCKER/My Masterpiece (Capitol)

4008

352

1157

3.661

0.362

135

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

3528

1023

2.572

0.215

111

TENILLE ARTS/Back Then, Right Now (19th & Grand)

3441

232

1022

2.047

0.186

112

FRANK RAY/Country'd Look Good On You (Stoney Creek)

3191

278

959

1.884 -0.059

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

3019

737

754

213

3.106

0.799

NATE BARNES/You Ain't Pretty (Quartz Hill)

2656

847

1.35

0.096

100

CHRIS LANE/Fill Them Boots (Big Loud)

2591

148

736

2.023

0.165

DYLAN SCOTT/New Truck (Curb)

2590

193

743

1.945

0.38

CAROLINE JONES/Come In ... (Mailboat/New Revolution)

2408

110

787

1.087

0.15

DREW PARKER/While You're Gone (Warner/WMN)

2230

-64

599

-3

1.755 -0.117

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

2145

697

1.021

0.043

CHRIS YOUNG w/M. TENPENNY/At The End Of A Bar (RCA)

2057

134

563

1.195

0.126

SCOTTY MCCREERY/Damn Strait (Triple Tigers)

1872

114

558

1.361 -0.066

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November 8, 2021 Country Aircheck Add Leaders

Adds

Activator Top Point Gainers JORDAN DAVIS f/LUKE BRYAN/Buy Dirt (MCA)

961 4

JON PARDI/Tequila Little Time (Capitol)

878 4

BLAKE SHELTON/Come Back As A Country Boy (Warner/WMN)

THOMAS RHETT/Slow Down Summer (Valory)

874 4

LUKE BRYAN/Up (Capitol)

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

839 4

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

738 4

BLAKE SHELTON/Come Back As A Country... (Warner/WMN)

618

CODY JINKS/Like A Hurricane (Late August)

571 520

THOMAS RHETT/Slow Down Summer (Valory)

TIM MCGRAW/7500 OBO (Big Machine)

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

DILLON CARMICHAEL/Son Of A (Riser House)

CHASE RICE/If I Were Rock & Roll (Dack Janiels/Broken Bow)

MORGAN WADE/Wilder Days (Arista)

SCOTTY MCCREERY/Damn Strait (Triple Tigers)

ERIC CHURCH/Heart On Fire (EMI Nashville)

D. BENTLEY f/BRELAND & HARDY/Beers... (Atlantic/Big Loud/Capitol)

MIRANDA LAMBERT/If I Was A Cowboy (RCA)

518

MIRANDA LAMBERT/If I Was A Cowboy (RCA)

JUSTIN MOORE/With A Woman You Love (Valory)

511

Activator Top Spin Gainers

Country Aircheck Top Point Gainers

JORDAN DAVIS f/LUKE BRYAN/Buy Dirt (MCA)

4 3084 4 2113 4 2079 4 1993 4

JON PARDI/Tequila Little Time (Capitol)

1969

ZAC BROWN BAND/Same Boat (Home Grown/Warner/WAR)

1831

THOMAS RHETT/Slow Down Summer (Valory) WALKER HAYES/Fancy Like (Monument) D. LYNCH f/M. PORTER/Thinking 'Bout You (Broken Bow) MICHAEL RAY/Whiskey And Rain (Warner/WEA)

5026

JORDAN DAVIS f/LUKE BRYAN/Buy Dirt (MCA)

218

JON PARDI/Tequila Little Time (Capitol)

170

THOMAS RHETT/Slow Down Summer (Valory)

165

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

162

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

152

BLAKE SHELTON/Come Back As A Country Boy (Warner/WMN) 141 LUKE COMBS/Cold As You (River House/Columbia)

127

ELLE KING & MIRANDA LAMBERT/Drunk … (RCA/Columbia) 1668

ERIC CHURCH/Heart On Fire (EMI Nashville)

114

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

1502

CODY JINKS/Like A Hurricane (Late August)

103

1485

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

102

LUKE COMBS/Cold As You (River House/Columbia)

Country Aircheck Top Spin Gainers

Country Aircheck Top Recurrents

THOMAS RHETT/Slow Down Summer (Valory)

CHRIS YOUNG & KANE BROWN/Famous Friends (RCA)

17442

1381

Points

WALKER HAYES/Fancy Like (Monument)

905

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

14605

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

648

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

14220

MICHAEL RAY/Whiskey And Rain (Warner/WEA)

620

J. RODGERS f/L. COMBS/Cold Beer... (River House/Columbia) 13754

JORDAN DAVIS f/LUKE BRYAN/Buy Dirt (MCA)

560

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

13577

JON PARDI/Tequila Little Time (Capitol)

557

LUKE BRYAN/Waves (Capitol)

12094

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

454

COLE SWINDELL/Single Saturday Night (Warner/WMN)

11904

ELLE KING & MIRANDA LAMBERT/Drunk … (RCA/Columbia)

454

SCOTTY MCCREERY/You Time (Triple Tigers)

10755

BLAKE SHELTON/Come Back As A Country Boy (Warner/WMN)

445

LEE BRICE/One Of Them Girls (Curb)

9743

ZAC BROWN BAND/Same Boat (Home Grown/Warner/WAR)

426

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

9660

4 =Top 5 Point Gainers

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November 8, 2021

COUNTRY AIRCHECK ACTIVITY DYLAN SCOTT/New Truck (Curb) Remains at 45* 2590 points, 743 spins 2 adds: KUZZ, WWQM CAROLINE JONES/Come In (But Don’t Make Yourself Comfortable) (Mailboat/New Revolution) Remains at 46* 2408 points, 787 spins 1 add: WNOE DREW PARKER/While You’re Gone (Warner/WMN) Remains at 47 2230 points, 599 spins; No adds CAM/Till There’s Nothing Left (Triple Tigers) Moves 49-48* 2145 points, 697 spins; No adds CHRIS YOUNG w/MITCHELL TENPENNY/At The End Of A Bar (RCA) Moves 50-49* 2057 points, 563 spins 2 adds, including: WFUS, WNCY SCOTTY MCCREERY/Damn Strait (Triple Tigers) Debuts 50* 1872 points, 558 spins 6 adds: KTEX, KZSN, WAVW, WPOR, WRBT, WSSL GABBY BARRETT/Footprints On The Moon (Warner/WAR) 1832 points, 520 spins; No adds CHRIS JANSON/Bye Mom (Warner/WAR) 1770 points, 501 spins 1 add: KHGE CHASE RICE/If I Were Rock & Roll (Dack Janiels/Broken Bow) 1733 points, 470 spins 6 adds: KWNR, WFUS, WOGK, WPOR, WRNS, WSOC MORGAN WADE/Wilder Days (Arista) 1550 points, 489 spins 6 adds: KDRK, KEEY, WGAR, WIL, WNOE, WSSL

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NOVEMBER 15

BRETT YOUNG/You Didn’t (BMLGR) JAMESON RODGERS/Missing One (River House/Columbia)

NOVEMBER 22 None Listed

NOVEMBER 29 LEE BRICE/Soul (Curb)

CHECK OUT NOVEMBER 12 Jason Aldean Macon (Macon Music/Broken Bow) Preceding the album’s full release in April, the first batch features 10 new tracks – including the lead single and multi-week No. 1 “If I Didn’t Love You” with Carrie Underwood – and five live songs. Cody Jinks Mercy (Late August) Releasing the same day as his metal album with Caned By Nod, the solo country record was produced and engineered by Edward Spear and recorded simultaneously at Sonic Ranch in Tornillo, TX.

MIDLAND/Sunrise Tells The Story (Big Machine) 1537 points, 422 spins 1 add: WGH ©2021 Countr y Aircheck™ — All r ights reser ved. Sign up free at w w w.countr yaircheck .com. S end news to news@countr yaircheck .com

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November 8, 2021 LW

Artist/Title (Label)

J. ALDEAN & C. UNDERWOOD

Points 8th Week at No. 1

If I Didn’t Love You (Macon Music/Broken Bow/Capitol)

11382

+/- Points

-160

Plays

2272

+/- Plays Stations ADDS

-60

WALKER HAYES/Fancy Like (Monument)

11285

217

2280

LUKE COMBS/Cold As You (River House/Columbia)

10736

508

2104

127

ZAC BROWN BAND/Same Boat (Home Grown/Warner/WAR)

10528

191

2088

RYAN HURD w/MAREN MORRIS/Chasing After You (Arista) 4

9374

839

1906

152

JON PARDI/Tequila Little Time (Capitol) 4

9206

878

1827

170

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

7970

492

1636

102

JORDAN DAVIS f/LUKE BRYAN/Buy Dirt (MCA) 4

7508

961

1502

218

MICHAEL RAY/Whiskey And Rain (Warner/WEA)

7238

347

1446

10 8 9

12 10

ERIC CHURCH/Heart On Fire (EMI Nashville)

6364

520

1166

114

11 11

KANE BROWN/One Mississippi (RCA)

6298

274

1174

13 12

CHRIS STAPLETON/You Should Probably Leave (Mercury)

5876

266

1183

15 13

MORGAN WALLEN/Sand In My Boots (Big Loud)

5768

309

1181

16 14

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

5229

-23

1089

17 15

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

5173

1049

-2

18 16

PARKER MCCOLLUM/To Be Loved By You (MCA)

4942

352

949

19 17

KEITH URBAN/Wild Hearts (Capitol)

4563

208

813

22 18

KELSEA BALLERINI f/KENNY CHESNEY/Half Of My Hometown (Black River) 4

4174

738

845

162

20 19

SAM HUNT/23 (MCA)

4091

510

763

23 20

BLAKE SHELTON/Come Back As A Country Boy (Warner/WMN)

4038

618

758

141

21 21

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

3707

181

689

24 22

RUSSELL DICKERSON/Home Sweet (Triple Tigers)

3678

332

740

26 23

E. KING & M. LAMBERT/Drunk (And I Don't Wanna..) (RCA/Columbia)

2924

386

556

25 24

LUKE BRYAN/Up (Capitol)

2788

-4

498

-2

27 25

HARDY/Give Heaven Some Hell (Big Loud)

2780

245

550

28 26

JAKE OWEN/Best Thing Since Backroads (Big Loud)

2636

276

490

31 27

MIRANDA LAMBERT/If I Was A Cowboy (RCA)

2519

518

466

29 28

D. BENTLEY f/BRELAND & HARDY/Beers On Me (Atlantic/Big Loud/Capitol)

2494

381

437

30 29

C. PEARCE & A. MCBRYDE/Never Wanted To Be That Girl (Big Machine/WMN)

2363

269

435

32 30

TOBY KEITH/Old School (Show Dog)

1730

192

324

4 =Top 5 Point Gainers

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November 8, 2021 LW

Artist/Title (Label)

Points +/- Points

33 31

TIM MCGRAW/7500 OBO (Big Machine)

1692

154

Plays

339

+/- Plays

Stations Adds

34 32

DAN + SHAY/Steal My Love (Warner/WAR)

1543

247

35 33

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

1283

274

36 34

DARIUS RUCKER/My Masterpiece (Capitol)

1123

257

37 35

CAITLYN SMITH f/OLD DOMINION/I Can't (Monument)

1111

135

266

44 36

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

969

371

161

38 37

CHRIS JANSON/Bye Mom (Warner/WAR)

954

-3

173

CHRIS YOUNG f/MITCHELL TENPENNY/At The End Of A Bar (RCA)

937

150

142

40 39

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

890

194

49 40

Re-Enter 38

SCOTTY MCCREERY/Damn Strait (Triple Tigers)

888

392

142

Debut 41

THOMAS RHETT/Slow Down Summer (Valory) 4

874

165

Debut 42

JUSTIN MOORE/With A Woman You Love (Valory)

865

511

161

39 43

MIDLAND/Sunrise Tells The Story (Big Machine)

751

-51

-8

42 44

INGRID ANDRESS w/SAM HUNT/Wishful Drinking (Warner/WEA)

690

CODY JINKS/Like A Hurricane (Late August)

688

571

125

103

Debut 45 45 46

MORGAN WADE/Wilder Days (Ladylike/Thirty Tigers)

643

43 47

LUKE COMBS/South On Ya (River House/Columbia)

630

41 48

KELSEA BALLERINI w/LANY/I Quit Drinking (Black River/Interscope)

600

-60

-6

47 49

Debut 50 48 51

TENILLE ARTS/Back Then, Right Now (19th & Grand)

591

147

CHASE RICE/If I Were Rock & Roll (Dack Janiels/Broken Bow)

580

435

112

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

516

-11

46 52

PARMALEE/Take My Name (Stoney Creek)

495

-44

-9

50 53

DANIELLE BRADBERY/Stop Draggin' Your Boots (Big Machine)

470

52 54

JORDAN FLETCHER/Rather Be Broke (Triple Tigers)

460

DYLAN SCOTT/New Truck (Curb)

444

107

Debut 55 53 56

SPENCER CRANDALL/My Person (---)

440

59 57

JAMES ROBERT WEBB/Stealing Home (Bison Creek)

432

NATE BARNES/You Ain't Pretty (Quartz Hill)

432

-2

Re-Enter 58 54 59

Re-Enter 60

BAILEY JAMES/Finally Free (800 Mile)

431

CHRIS STAPLETON/Joy Of My Life (Mercury)

430

4 =Top 5 Point Gainers

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