Issue 520 - October 10, 2016 by Country Aircheck

October 10, 2016, Issue 520

Inside Garth’s Oyster

When Garth Brooks decided to staff Pearl Records with a promotion team (CAT 8/9), he and Mandy McCormack – then VP/Radio Promotion & Marketing Strategy for Brooks and Trisha Yearwood – quickly turned to former Arista VP/Promotion Lesly Simon as GM (Breaking News 9/19). Rounding out the team are Nathan Cruise, Hilary Hoover and Glenn Noblit (CAT 9/29), with McCormack rising to SVP/Radio Promotion, Marketing & Artist Strategy. Country Aircheck caught up with McCormack and Simon to find out more. CA: Why staff Pearl now, instead of partnering with an established label? MM: Over the past several months Garth and I have had many conversations on what this next chapter could look like for both him and Trisha. Their very own radio promotion department was the perfect next piece to add to an already amazing team. LS: He hasn’t had his very own radio Lesly Simon team before, [but] has been a part of a major label and had partnerships with other labels. Mandy McCormack The timing is perfect – he just became the No. 1 selling artist of all time with a seventh Diamond award. What is the label vision even beyond promotion? LS: Our goal is to take Garth and Trisha to new heights in their careers. We are continuing to connect their music to fans and grow their brands across a variety of platforms. Having their own promotion team is an important piece of that story. And having a company with limitless opportunity allows us to grow their business, their brands and Pearl in countless ways. (continued on page 10)

Write On: Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame’s Mark Ford (l) and Pat Alger (r) flank inductees (l-r) Bob Morrison, Aaron Barker, Will Van Zandt (for the late Townes Van Zandt) and Beth Nielsen Chapman at last night’s (10/9) NaSHOF 46th Anniversary Hall of Fame Gala.

WUSN/Chicago Evolves

Chicago’s two-way Country battle has tightened to a neck-and-neck contest according to the latest Nielsen PPM survey. September saw CBS Radio’s WUSN post a 2.8 (12) Persons 6+ as iHeartMedia’s 21-month-old WEBG pulled within a 10th of a point at 2.7 (13). WEBG has proved to be a particularly formidable opponent in recent months (see page ?), which has arguably motivated WUSN’s recent brand refreshment (CAT 8/8). August saw the departure of longtime morning host and 2016 Country Radio Hall Of Famer Lisa Dent, along with partner Ramblin’ Ray Stevens and their producer (CAT Jeff Kapugi 8/3). A new morning show from cross-hall

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Page 3 Top 40 sister WBBM took their place (CAT 8/11), as the station brought in a new night host, logo and positioning statement. Country Aircheck discussedWUSN the changes with CBS WEBG Radio VP/ Country and WUSN PD Jeff Kapugi. The reason behind the freshening is simple, Kapugi says. “Staying relevant with the target audience,” he explains, noting a renewed emphasis on localism. “We’ve been Chicago’s Country 8 logo is a reflection of station for more than 34 years and our new Chicago with the six-point star from the Chicago flag (right/left).” Having native or near-native talent in the market has long been important to Kapugi, which is one of7the reasons WBBM afternooners Dougie Stylz and Justin Roman were an attractive choice for mornings. “We didn’t target a Top 40 show per se,” 6 Kapugi contends. “We were looking for the best show for the station.” 4.0 Stylz & Roman fit the bill in 5 part because they liked each other. As Kapugi notes, “You can’t buy chemistry.” There’s also a 4 2.8 2.8 2.8 level of familiarity since they were heard for more than a decade on WBBM, a station WUSN shares 3 considerable audience with. “US99 has traditionally shared with the Top 40 and Adult Top 40 stations 2 2.4 in Chicago,” Kapugi grants. “The format in general is more pop than 2.0 2.0 it has been in years past, so it’s very 1 natural to share with these stations.” Finally, it doesn’t hurt that they’re big country fans and are proprietors of a 0 country bar in the city. Sep '14 Sep Oct Nov

Interestingly, they weren’t on the initial short list of candidates. “They didn’t immediately come to mind,” Kapugi explains. “But when another programmer mentioned them, VP/ProgrammingChicago Todd Cavanah and I looked at each other and said, ‘Duh! Why didn’t we think of that?’” There have been other on-air changes as well. Mike Kasper, who has family ties in the area, joined in afternoons following Shila Nathan’s departure for Cumulus’ WNSH/New York in April (CAT 4/7/16). And Kimmie Caruba, a Chicago native who’d been handling nights at sister KMLE/Phoenix, came aboard in August (CAT 8/15). WUSN middayer Drew Walker has been with the station for 12 years, and with a recent contract extension will stay put for some time to come.

WUSN WEBG 3.0

2.8

2.7

2.3

2.8

2.9

2.4

1.8

1.7

1.8

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Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

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May

3.0

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MY TUNES: MUSIC THAT SHAPED MY LIFE Valory's Levi Hummon discusses his most influential music: 1. Dixie Chicks in Houston: This was right after my dad [Marcus Hummon] had written "Cowboy Take Me Away" and "Ready To Run." The energy in that stadium was beyond anything I thought possible. As performers, they had those Levi Hummon three qualities of being entertainers, having great songs and being passionate – that's what I remember from that concert. 2. Cat Stevens, Greatest Hits: When I was young, my dad would always play his record. They were epic songs, almost like lullabyes and hymns. They're so catch and so timeless. I dream of having a song like that one day. 3. Jeff Buckley: He was the first artist I listened to that made me say, "I need to go write a song – right now." 4. Marcus Hummon, All In Good Time: The reason it was so impactful to me was I heard all these melodies and lyrics being created. I knew every song on the album. I heard "Bless The Broken Road" before it was cut. Seeing it become a Grammy-winning song helped me realize, you can be successful as a writer and artist in this town. 5. "Bless The Broken Road": Every time my dad was nominated for a Grammy, my mom would go with him out to L.A. – and he would lose and then be depressed the whole trip. So my mom said she was not going to another Grammy ceremony with him (laughs). The year he was nominated for this song, I went. When he won Country Song, I remember him standing up and screaming. When I was a kid I took it for granted. But now I think, how awesome that I got to see that happen. • Highly regarded music you've actually never heard: I haven't listened to as much of Hank Williams' songs as I should have. And I need to listen to more of the Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard generation, too. • "Important" music you just don't get: The really hardcore rock stuff is not my cup of tea. • An album you listened to incessantly: Jack Garratt's Phase. • An obscure or non-country song everyone should listen to right now: Jack Garratt's "Surprise Yourself." • Music you'd rather not admit to enjoying: I like '90s rock a little too much – Weezer, Incubus.

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WUSN’s music was freshened up, too. A seven-day Mediabase analysis shows a product that’s 54% current, 37% recurrent and 9% gold. WEBG, meanwhile, comes in at 56/27/17%. Heavy currents on WUSN are spinning 15-20 times more than those on WEBG, and the average song vintage on both stations is 2014. The stations are airing about the same number of songs weekly, though that wasn’t always the case. Kapugi didn’t expand, but he did acknowledge some “tweaking” to his station’s spot load. “We’re currently in line with other stations in the Chicago market,” he says. The station’s new positioner seems to summarize it all. “’Chicago’s hottest Country’ is a marriage of hit country and new country, which makes up the majority of what we play on US99,” Kapugi says. How long had all this been in the works? “It’s something we have been talking about for quite some time,” Kapugi says. “We made some moves that were not as obvious along the way, but when you refresh a heritage brand and make talent changes they tend to get noticed.” There’s clearly an appeal being made to younger demos and Kapugi says there’s an upside. Despite recent numbers that suggest weakening in Country among 18-34s, he says Country in Chicago looks very strong in the demo. “Radio in general needs to target the 18-34 to 18-49 demos,” Kapugi argues. “We need to engage that part of our audience not only on air, but on site, and online through all the channels we have to promote our brands.” As for other possible changes, Kapugi admits anything is possible. “The only constant in life is change, right?” Reach him here. –Russ Penuell

Chart Chat

Congrats to Billy Currington, Royce Risser, Damon Moberly, David Friedman and the whole Mercury crew on landing this week’s No. 1 with “It Don’t Hurt Like It Used To.” The song is the second chart-topper from his Summer Forever album. Also, congrats to Big Machine’s Tim McGraw, who is featured on three of this

Billy Currington

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Reunion Tour: Former Capitol staffers from “The Bowen Years” (1989-95) gather for a reunion Thursday (10/6), with a surprise appearance by Jimmy Bowen and a surprise mayoral proclamation of Jimmy Bowen Day in Nashville Friday (10/7).

week’s top 15 singles – his own “How I’ll Always Be” as well as Big & Rich’s “Lovin’ Lately” and FGL’s “May We All.” The hat trick is the first in Country Aircheck history. Kudos as well to Josh Easler and the Arista team on notching 66 adds for Brad Paisley’s “Today,” topping this week’s board. Finally, be advised that airplay was affected this week by stations going all-news as Hurricane Matthew affected coastal areas. Correspondingly, spin and point totals likely reflect those programming shifts.

Write On Time

As noted in today’s news (CAT 10/10), Townes Van Zandt, Aaron Barker, Beth Nielsen Chapman and Bob Morrison were inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. Here are “The 10 Songs I Wish I’d Written” voted on

by NSAI’s professional membership: “Break Up In A Small Town” (Zach Crowell, Sam Hunt, Shane McAnally/recorded by Sam Hunt), “Burning House” (Jeff Bhasker, Cam, Tyler Johnson/ recorded by Cam), “Buy Me A Boat” (Chris DuBois, Chris Janson/recorded by Chris Janson), “Die A Happy Man” (Sean Douglas, Joe London, Thomas Rhett/recorded by Thomas Rhett), “I Got The Boy” (Connie Harrington, Tim Nichols, Jamie Lynn Spears/recorded by Jana Kramer), “John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16” (Ross Copperman, Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne/recorded by Keith Urban), “Like A Wrecking Ball” (Casey Beathard, Eric Church/recorded by Eric Church), “My Church” (busbee, Maren Morris/recorded by Maren Morris), “Record Year” (Eric Church, Jeff Hyde/recorded by Eric Church) and “Sangria” (JT Harding, Josh Osborne, Trevor Rosen/ recorded by Blake Shelton).

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Radio News

iHeartMedia/Indianapolis SVP/Sales Michele Kiefer has joined the company’s five-station Charlotte cluster, which includes Country WKKT, as GSM. Cumulus Nash Next Challenge 2016 finalists are Alexis Gomez (Cincinnati), Murphy’s Ford (Columbia, MO), Jake Dodds (Indianapolis), Todd O’Neill (Lafayette, LA), Brittany Pfantz (Lake Charles, LA), Trey Teem (Macon, GA), The Young Fables (Nashville), Spinn (New York), Billy Shaw, Jr. (Tucson) and Ashley Jordan (Worcester, MA). All will participate in an open-to-the-public finals event at Nashville’s Mercy Lounge Oct. 25. The winner will be awarded a recording contract with Big Machine Label Group, have an original song produced by Rascal Flatts’ Jay DeMarcus and get airplay on Cumulus radio stations. More here. Alpha KZEN/Columbus, NE raised more than $15,000 for Children’s Miracle Network during a Sept. 29-30 radiothon.

Artist News

Joseph and Martina Costa of duo Terra Bella have signed with TNT Artist Development. Reba McEntire’s mother Jacqueline Smith McEntire received an Honorary Bachelor Degree in Public Education and Community Service from Southeastern Oklahoma State University for more than 70 years of education, advocacy and service. Singer-songwrtier Brandon Ratcliff has signed with King Pen Music. Bobby Bones And The Raging Idiots’ children’s album The Raging Kidiots: Kiddy Up! has debuted as the top downloaded children’s album.

Aaron Tippin and Fresh Films director Glenn Sweitzer recently won a Telly award at the 37th Annual Telly Awards for their documentary Aaron Tippin - 25 Years.

The Week’s Top Stories

Full coverage at countryaircheck.com. • Thirty Tigers, Triple 8 and Sony/New York launched Triple Tigers. (10/10) • Trey Morgan joined Cumulus’ KPLX/Dallas as morning cohost. (10/10) • Lucas Phelan joined CBS Radio’s KMNB/Minneapolis as APD/afternoon personality. (10/10). • Nielsen released Summer 2016 diary ratings. (10/3-7) • Radio responded to Hurricane Matthew. (10/4-7) • CMA Broadcast Award nominees were revealed. (10/7) • Scripps WKTI/Milwaukee PD Dayton Kane exited. (10/7) • Nielsen summarized its September 2016 PPM results. (10/6) • Brooke Taylor joined iHeartMedia’s WEBG/Chicago. (10/5) • iHeartMedia’s Kevin LeGrett will lead its new Southwest Division. (10/4)

Inside Garth’s Oyster

(continued from page 1)

What about other label functions? Distribution? Marketing? Digital? LS: Garth has had his team in place to handle other traditional “label” functions for quite some time. We work with Garth and those individuals daily to market, distribute, promote and sell his music, as well as to plan and execute growth for his brand and business. Lesly, why was this the right opportunity for you? LS: I have always been a huge fan of both Garth and Trisha. I

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met with Mandy, Bob [manager Bob Doyle] and Randy [manager and GhostTunes CEO Randy Bernard]. Their excitement for the music and Garth coupled with their vision and plans for him, Trisha and Pearl, were all exactly what I was looking for in my next chapter. Then I sat down with Garth. He blew me away. The music is incredible and he is truly one of the most real, genuine and incredibly talented human beings I have ever met. It was really the opportunity of a lifetime. What is the division of responsibilities between you? LS: We have a great collaborative nature as well as [individual] strengths. Mandy knows every aspect of the tour and how that runs seamlessly with fans and radio. She is incredibly creative and knows how to manage and execute everything from events to radio set up and the [SiriusXM] Garth Channel. She’s been involved in so many aspects of the music and upcoming launch plans, and intuitively knows what works in this world. She will oversee the day-to-day of our promotion team, the radio and tour partnerships as well as continue as Executive Producer of the Garth Channel. I will work side by side with her on overall strategy and synergy among radio, the rest of the team and our partners. The great thing about a small organization is we are all hands on deck. We organically know what the group needs to reach our goals for Garth and Trisha, and everyone is working together. It truly feels like we have been on a team together for years. What were you looking for in a promotion staff, and what makes Nathan, Glenn and Hilary the right choices? MM: Passion. Love and respect for the music and for these artists. People who are highly respected in our industry. And at the end of the day, using all of that to deliver all they can for Garth and Trisha. Nathan, Glenn and Hilary have already started to deliver. LS: We were looking for passion, relationships, experience, professionalism, integrity and drive. We wanted a group of people who love these artists, the music and the business and would inspire each other daily. This is a family, [which is] the tone set by Garth and Trisha. Will they have specific regions? MM: There are no fences. [laughs] LS: That’s what’s really cool. We wanted to focus on relationships, and it doesn’t have to be geographical. Now, because they have been regionals before, they kind of have geographical areas of expertise, but [have also worked] in multiple regions. It’s a great opportunity for them to build their brands and get new relationships started. And that will help the team. What are the project plans you can share? LS: We have some incredible excitement around [Brooks’

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Have Your Cake: Dale Morris (l) celebrates his 80th birthday at the “This Is Your Life” party at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum Friday (10/7) with (l-r) Janine Swinford, Earline Morris, Clint Higham, Mike Haskell and David Haskell.

seventh Diamond award], his partnership with Tennessee Tourism and the fan celebration at Ascend Amphitheater Oct. 24. He will be the first artist ever to partner with Frito in a massive campaign that includes a free download as we launch his new single Oct. 13, among a few other partnerships to be announced. The box set will be in Target stores Nov. 11 as part of their huge partnership. And he and Trisha have their first duets album coming this holiday season. Is there a plan to bring other artists on board? LS: Not at this point. But the opportunities we have to build this company are whatever we want them to be. So right now, in the course of the next year we have a very clear and specific plan and goals. But as the industry continues to grow and change, the business will, too. Mandy, you also happen to be programming a radio station with Garth on SiriusXM. What is that process? MM: It’s just beginning. The goal is to create the absolute very best experience a Garth fan and the music fan can have while tuning in. This channel is Garth’s vision, my vision, SiriusXM’s vision. And, if we succeed, the listeners’ vision. Label and radio at the same time? How do you do it all? MM: One of my favorite quotes is from The Rookie, and Dennis Quaid’s character says “Hey Brooks, we get to play baseball today.” I get to play baseball every day. I might get emotional, but this is truly my dream. So sleep? I’ll sleep later. This is fun. This is what I came to this town to do. I will say that with Lesly now, and the team, I’m like [sigh], and I’m so excited about that. She’s definitely stepped right in and I’m learning so much from her already. Reach Simon here and McCormack here. –Jess Wright

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Seek & Employ Available Jobs Here's a list of job seekers and open gigs. Not listed? Send info here and we'll include you in a future update. The newly launched Triple Tigers is building a promotion team. Materials to GM Norbert Nix here. Scripps' WKTI/Milwaukee is searching for a PD/midday talent. Apply here. Adams' WBTU/Fort Wayne, IN has an opening for an APD/ middayer. Materials to PD Randy Alomar here. Bristol's WXBQ/Johnson City, TN has an opening on the morning show. Materials here. Cumulus' WSJR/Wilkes-Barre has an opening for a PD/ afternoon personality. Apply here. The Nashville Entrepreneur Center's Project Music is searching for a Music Industry Lead. More here. Steel City's KBEQ/Kansas City has an opening for a PD. Materials here. CBS Radio's WUSN/Chicago has a part-time/weekend opening. Apply here. Zimmer's KCLR/Columbia, MO has an opening in middays. Airchecks and resumes here.

CBS Radio's KILT/Houston is searching for an evening talent. A minimum of two years experience is required along with "the swagger to be Houston's only local Country night show." Apply here. Cumulus' KATM/Modesto, CA has an opening for a PD. OM Richard Perry is accepting airchecks and resumes here. Neuhoff's WFMB/Springfield, IL has an opening for a morning co-host (CAT 7/28). Airchecks and resumes to PD Dave Marsh here. Forever WFGS/Murray, KY is searching for a PD. "We need a strong leader who can continue to grow the Froggy brand across all platforms," says Dir./Programming Jared Mims. Materials to him here. Cumulus' WFMS/Indianapolis is still searching for a "live and local" midday personality. Airchecks and resumes to OM/ PD Stephen Giuttari here. Cumulus' WKHX/Atlanta is searching for an experienced Executive Morning Show Producer for the station's Cadillac & Dallas. View an in-depth job description and apply here. CBS Radio's KNCI/Sacramento has an opening for a PD (CAT 6/27). At least five years programming experience is required and a four-year degree in a related field is preferred. Apply here.

Searching

Cumulus' WMDH/Muncie, IN is searching for a PD/afternoon personality. Apply here.

• Brian Rickman, brian.c.rickman@gmail.com Former Townsquare/Tyler, TX OM/PD

Renda's WGNE/Jacksonville has an APD/MD/midday opening. Materials to OM Chuck Beck here.

• Jonathan West, jswest33@yahoo.com Former WUSN/Chicago swing talent

Townsquare/Yakima, WA has an opening for an OM. Apply here.

• Rosey Fitchpatrick, Roseyfitch99@gmail.com Former SSM Dir./National Promotion

Cumulus/Lexington has an opening for PD of Country combo WLXX & WVLK. Apply here. Midlands' WWNQ/Columbia, SC has on-air openings for all dayparts. Airchecks and resumes to Managing Partner/ Programming & Operations Keith Clark here. RWPC, Inc. Co-President and consultant Scott Huskey has a client opening for a first-time PD. Materials here. Townsquare's WOKQ/Portsmouth, NH has an opening for an air talent. Airchecks and resumes to OM JC Coffey here.

• Dale O'Brian, dalevaught@windstream.net Former Cumulus WLXX & WVLK/Lexington PD • Wayne Manning, imaviator@yahoo.com Former Cold River Regional 801-361-2993 • Doug Montgomery, dougmontgomery@icloud.com Former iHeartMedia/Grand Rapids SVP/Programming, Premium Choice PD and iHeartCountry Brand Coord.

Mornings are open at an unidentified Country station in the Southeast. The company is replacing "a CMA-award-winning morning show," the hosts of which are retiring after more than 20 years. Airchecks, resumes and salary requirements here.

• Kristen Kee, kristen.kee@gmail.com Former Sony/Nashville Mgr./Marketing

AJG's WKKW/Morgantown, WV has an opening for a morning host. Materials here.

• Tonya Campos, t.campos@sbcglobal.net Former Mt. Wilson KKGO/Los Angeles PD Seeking VO/imaging work.

Consultant Joel Raab is looking for morning talent for future openings with new client stations in large, medium and small markets. Airchecks and resumes to him here. Cox's KCYY/San Antonio has an opening in afternoons. Three years of experience is required. Apply here. Beasley's WQYK/Tampa has an opening for a morning host. Airchecks and resumes to OM/PD Tee Gentry here. Curtis' WQDR/Raleigh has an opening for a Dir./Promotions. Materials including a cover letter and salary history to Dir./Human Resources Nancy Ginger here.

• Hannah Martin, hnmartin21@gmail.com Former ACM Lifting Lives Manager

• Kassidy Stewart, kassidy@goncc.com Former Hart Media/Bullseye Dir./Promotions & Content • Kelley Cash, kelleycashradio@gmail.com Former KVOO/Tulsa personality • Brian Hatfield, brianhat@aol.com Former KYGO/Denver APD/MD • Rick Kennis, rick@rickkennis.com Former WGTY/York, PA Dir./Promotions

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Summer Diary Scoreboard Week 1 Here are Summer 2016 (6/16-9/7) Nielsen Audio diary ratings results from Oct. 4-7, listed alphabetically by market. Ranks (in parentheses) are among subscribers. Non-subscribing stations in published markets are excluded.

Station/City

12+ Share Last Book

12+ Share Summer 2016

Legend: A “+” indicates a Classic Country outlet; a “^” designates co-owned Country stations in the metro; “t” indicates a tie; and a “*” indicates a station best in that statistic.

Station/City

12+ Share Last Book

12+ Share Summer 2016

WFFG/Albany^

1.2 (16)

0.9 (17)

WAMZ/Lousville

6.2 (2)

6.5 (2)

WGNA/Albany

6.5 (1)

7.9 (1)

WQNU/Louisville^

3.4 (11)

3.4 (9)

WKLI/Albany^

2.6 (10t)

3.7 (8)

WRKA/Louisville^+

3.7 (9)

3.1 (11)

WCTO/Allentown

9.3 (3)

9.8 (3)

WGUO/New Orleans

1.3 (14)

1.5 (13)

KCWR/Bakersfield

1.4 (15t)

1.9 (16)

WNOE/New Orleans

5.8 (5)

5.0 (7)

KUZZ/Bakersfield

10.4 (1)

6.5 (2)

WRKN/New Orleans

1.7 (12)

1.4 (14)

WYNK/Baton Rouge

5.1 (4)

3.4 (5)

KJKE/Oklahoma City

4.4 (4)

4.2 (6)

WDXB/Birmingham

4.9 (7)

5.0 (5)

KTST/Oklahoma City^

5.3 (3)

5.4 (5)

WZZK/Birmingham

6.0 (4t)

7.4 (3)

KXXY/Oklahoma City^

3.1 (10

2.7 (10)

WYRK/Buffalo

10.4 (1)

11.8 (1)

KFFF/Omaha

3.4 (10)

2.3 (11)

WCLI/Dayton

2.3 (10)

KXKT/Omaha

9.2 (1)

9.6 (1)

WHKO/Dayton

10.1 (1)

WKHK/Richmond

6.3 (3)

6.3 (4)

WYDB/Dayton

1.4 (13)

2.3 (10)

WLFV/Richmond^

1.4 (14)

1.5 (13t)

KHGE/Fresno

3.1 (12)

2.3 (14)

WWLB/Richmond ^+

2.4 (13)

13. (15)

KSKS/Fresno

4.8 (5)

4.0 (6t)

WBEE/Rochester, NY

10.3 (1)

9.9 (1)

WBCT/Grand Rapids

8.4 (1)

7.0 (2)

KIIM/Tucson

8.2 (1)

7.0 (2)

WTNR/Grand Rapids

3.2 (10)

3.4 (9)

KYWD/Tucson

0.8 (18t)

1.0 (17t)

WESC/Greenville, SC^

6.4 (3)

5.6 (3)

KTGX/Tulsa

3.2 (10)

3.4 (11)

WSSL/Greenville, SC^

8.0 (2)

6.2 (2)

KVOO/Tulsa^

4.5 (8)

4.6 (8)

WCYQ/Knoxville

3.9 (7)

3.1 (8t)

KWEN/Tulsa

6.9 (2t)

5.4 (4)

WDKW/Knoxville +

2.6 (9)

3.1 (8t)*

KXBL/Tulsa^+

5.8 (5)

5.3 (5t)

WIVK/Knoxville

13.7 (1)

WGGY/Wilkes-Barre

7.6 (2)

7.4 (3)

WMYL/Knoxville

1.2 (11t)

WSJR/Wilkes-Barre

2.4 (9)

1.5 (10)

2.1 (12) 10.1 (1)

11.0 (1) 2.0 (11)

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Artist/Title (Label)

Chart Page 1

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

BILLY CURRINgTON/It Don't Hurt Like It Used To (Mercury)

28769

867

8442

209

56.868 2.072

159

TUCKER BEATHARD/Rock On (BMLG/Dot) ✔

27903

2991

8198

880

54.259 4.735

155

KENNY CHESNEY f/P!NK/Setting The... (Blue Chair/Columbia)

26337

911

7676

296

52.132 2.217

159

LUKE BRYAN/Move (Capitol)

25707

1698

7336

489

52.293 3.504

159

COLe SWINDeLL/Middle Of A Memory (Warner Bros./WMN)

25048

1881

7167

635

49.497 3.223

159

LOCASH/I Know Somebody (Reviver)

24815

1227

7455

426

49.251

158

WILLIAM MICHAeL MORgAN/I Met A Girl (Warner Bros./WMN) 22133

-5996

6498

-1890

41.832 -12.81

159

JASON ALDEAN/A Little More Summertime (Broken Bow) ✔

21970

1898

6134

451

44.383 3.685

159

BRETT YOUNG/Sleep Without You (BMLGR)

18886

773

5392

230

37.283 1.605

157

BIg & RICH f/T. MCGRAW/Lovin' Lately (B&R/New Revolution)

15926

1646

4806

464

29.573 2.056

155

MIRANDA LAMBeRT/Vice (RCA)

15733

325

4467

31.815 0.948

158

OLD DOMINION/Song For Another Time (RCA)

15712

876

4526

232

30.779 2.023

159

FLORIDA geORgIA LINe f/T. MCGRAW/May We All (BMLGR) ✔ 15694

2159

4593

621

31.489 3.835

159

TIM MCgRAW/How I'll Always Be (Big Machine)

15588

980

4555

258

2.312

159

DRAKe WHITe/Livin' The Dream (Dot)

14315

4081

27.132 0.685

157

KeITH URBAN/Blue Ain't Your Color (Capitol)

14179

1191

4036

379

29.597 2.673

159

MAReN MORRIS/80s Mercedes (Columbia)

12935

126

3721

24.504 0.166

158

BRETT ELDREDGE/Wanna Be That Song (Atlantic/WMN)

12603

884

3679

229

24.055 1.963

153

gRANgeR SMITH/If The Boot Fits (Wheelhouse)

12570

540

3618

148

23.158

2.11

158

CARRIe UNDeRWOOD/Dirty Laundry (19/Arista)

11463

1846

3333

524

23.07

4.394

157

JUSTIN MOORe/You Look Like I Need A Drink (Valory)

11182

-7261

3425

-2054

159

CHRIS STAPLeTON/Parachute (Mercury)

8900

2628

15.775 0.691

154

BROTHERS OSBORNE/21 Summer (EMI Nashville)

8777

302

2598

14.722

155

LAUReN ALAINA/Road Less Traveled (19/Interscope/Mercury)

8438

549

2714

221

13.913 0.153

123

eRIC CHURCH f/R. gIDDeNS/Kill A Word (EMI Nashville)

7083

1276

2125

401

13.899 3.806

139

31.33

2.46

23.7 -15.386

0.47

October 10, 2016 LW

Artist/Title (Label)

Chart Page 3

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

CHRIS YOUNg f/V. gILL/Sober Saturday Night (RCA)

7073

605

2023

153

12.607 1.472

143

JeRROD NIeMANN & Lee BRICe/A Little More Love (Curb)

6906

-87

2054

-15

9.562 -0.096

141

HIgH VALLeY/Make You Mine (Atlantic/WEA)

6896

1988

10.494 0.189

133

DUSTIN LYNCH/Seein' Red (Broken Bow)

6056

275

1691

10.178 2.003

137

CHRIS JANSON/Holdin' Her (Warner Bros./WAR)

5914

332

1792

8.083

0.392

134

MICHAeL RAY/Think A Little Less (Atlantic/WEA)

5435

284

1595

114

8.996

0.438

109

JOSH TURNER/Hometown Girl (MCA)

5368

239

1670

7.836

0.356

130

LANCO/Long Live Tonight (Arista)

4694

134

1252

6.138 -0.096

121

BRANTLeY gILBeRT/The Weekend (Valory)

4518

229

1317

7.103

0.328

116

TRENT HARMON/There's A Girl (Dot/Big Machine)

4200

177

1231

8.437

0.568

112

RUNAWAY JUNE/Lipstick (Wheelhouse)

4070

-5

1203

5.111

-0.18

112

THOMAS RHETT/Star Of The Show (Valory) ✔ DEBUT

3923

2611

1115

783

7.626

4.504

107

CRAIg CAMPBeLL/Outskirts Of Heaven (Red Bow)

3748

1282

5.959

0.335

106

BRAD PAISLeY/Today (Arista) ✔

3736

1132

8.102

Debut 39 39

THE BAND PERRY/Comeback Kid (Mercury)

3488

990

6.28

0.681

108

eASTON CORBIN/Are You With Me (Mercury)

3165

138

926

3.796

0.12

103

JON PARDI/Dirt On My Boots (Capitol)

3136

445

934

152

4.984

0.789

DARIUS RUCKeR/If I Told You (Capitol)

3055

174

968

3.616

0.628

106

BLAKE SHELTON/A Guy With A Girl (Warner Bros./WMN)

2928

1725

880

554

5.056

2.978

Debut 44 42

VARIOUS ARTISTS/Forever Country (CMA/MCA)

2553

-316

668

-85

6.155

0.348

PARMALEE/Roots (Stoney Creek)

2447

803

2.928

0.051

DYLAN SCOTT/My Girl (Curb)

2382

628

2.887

0.027

eLI YOUNg BAND/Saltwater Gospel (Valory)

2343

-75

611

-20

3.398 -0.255

CHASE BRYANT/Room To Breathe (Red Bow)

2222

694

2.285

0.028

RAELYNN/Love Triangle (Warner Bros./WMN)

2104

104

625

-5

2.461

0.289

October 10, 2016

Country Aircheck Add leaders

Chart Page 4

Activator Top Point Gainers

Adds

BRAD PAISLeY/Today (Arista)

1463 ✔

THOMAS RHETT/Star Of The Show (Valory)

LUKE BRYAN/Move (Capitol)

1340 ✔

BLAKE SHELTON/A Guy With A Girl (Warner Bros./WMN)

KeLSeA BALLeRINI/Yeah Boy (Black River)

THOMAS RHETT/Star Of The Show (Valory)

1273 ✔

DReW BALDRIDge f/e. WeISBAND/Rebound (Cold River)

LOVE AND THEFT/Candyland (Curb)

RYAN FOLLESE/Put A Label On It (BMLGR)

BLAKE SHELTON/A Guy With A Girl (Warner Bros./WMN)

995 ✔

CARRIe UNDeRWOOD/Dirty Laundry (19/Arista)

917 ✔

BRETT ELDREDGE/Wanna Be That Song (Atlantic/WMN)

905

eRIC CHURCH f/R. gIDDeNS/Kill A Word (EMI Nashville)

FLORIDA geORgIA LINe f/T. MCgRAW/May We All (BMLGR)

884

CHRIS LANe/For Her (Big Loud)

COLe SWINDeLL/Middle Of A Memory (Warner Bros./WMN)

816

DAN + SHAY/How Not To (Warner Bros./WAR)

KeITH URBAN/Blue Ain't Your Color (Capitol)

816

JeNNIFeR NeTTLeS/Hey Heartbreak (Big Machine)

LOCASH/I Know Somebody (Reviver)

721

Country Aircheck Top Point Gainers

Activator Top Spin Gainers

BRAD PAISLeY/Today (Arista)

3736

TUCKER BEATHARD/Rock On (BMLG/Dot)

2991

THOMAS RHETT/Star Of The Show (Valory)

2611

FLORIDA geORgIA LINe f/T. MCGRAW/May We All (BMLGR)

2159

JASON ALDEAN/A Little More Summertime (Broken Bow)

1898

COLe SWINDeLL/Middle Of A Memory (Warner Bros./WMN)

1881

CARRIe UNDeRWOOD/Dirty Laundry (19/Arista) BLAKE SHELTON/A Guy With A Girl (Warner Bros./WMN)

✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

BRAD PAISLeY/Today (Arista)

312

LUKE BRYAN/Move (Capitol)

291

BLAKE SHELTON/A Guy With A Girl (Warner Bros./WMN)

219

THOMAS RHETT/Star Of The Show (Valory)

213

CARRIe UNDeRWOOD/Dirty Laundry (19/Arista)

191

FLORIDA geORgIA LINe f/T. MCgRAW/May We All (BMLGR)

184

1846

COLe SWINDeLL/Middle Of A Memory (Warner Bros./WMN)

183

1725

BRETT ELDREDGE/Wanna Be That Song (Atlantic/WMN)

174

1698

KeITH URBAN/Blue Ain't Your Color (Capitol)

162

BIg & RICH f/TIM MCgRAW/Lovin' Lately (B&R/New Revolution) 1646

LOCASH/I Know Somebody (Reviver)

144

Country Aircheck Top Spin Gainers

Country Aircheck Top Recurrents

LUKE BRYAN/Move (Capitol)

BRAD PAISLeY/Today (Arista)

1132

Points

DIeRKS BeNTLeY f/e. KINg/Different For Girls (Capitol)

16118

TUCKER BEATHARD/Rock On (BMLG/Dot)

880

KeLSeA BALLeRINI/Peter Pan (Black River)

13624

THOMAS RHETT/Star Of The Show (Valory)

783

SAM HUNT/Make You Miss Me (MCA)

13574

COLe SWINDeLL/Middle Of A Memory (Warner Bros./WMN)

635

JASON ALDEAN/Lights Come On (Broken Bow)

10179

FLORIDA geORgIA LINe f/T. MCGRAW/May We All (BMLGR)

621

FLORIDA geORgIA LINe/H.O.L.Y. (BMLGR)

9470

BLAKE SHELTON/A Guy With A Girl (Warner Bros./WMN)

554

JAKE OWEN/American Country Love Song (RCA)

9183

CARRIe UNDeRWOOD/Dirty Laundry (19/Arista)

524

KeITH URBAN/Wasted Time (Capitol)

9181

LUKE BRYAN/Move (Capitol)

489

DIeRKS BeNTLeY/Somewhere On A Beach (Capitol)

9015

BIg & RICH f/T. MCGRAW/Lovin' Lately (B&R/New Revolution)

464

CARRIe UNDeRWOOD/Church Bells (19/Arista)

8962

JASON ALDEAN/A Little More Summertime (Broken Bow)

451

THOMAS RHETT/T-Shirt (Valory)

8539

October 10, 2016

COUNTRy AIRCHECk ACTIVITy VARIOUS ARTISTS/Forever Country (CMA/MCA) Moves 42-45 2,553 points, 668 spins 2 adds: KSSN, WUBL PARMALEE/Roots (Stoney Creek) Moves 44-46* 2,447 points, 803 spins 2 adds: KRST*, WPGB DYLAN SCOTT/My Girl (Curb) Moves 46-47* 2,382 points, 628 spins; no adds eLI YOUNg BAND/Saltwater Gospel (Valory) Moves 45-48 2,343 points, 611 spins; no adds CHASE BRYANT/Room To Breathe (Red Bow) Moves 47-49* 2,222 points, 694 spins; no adds RAELYNN/Love Triangle (Warner Bros./WMN) Moves 48-50* 2,104 points, 625 spins 2 adds: KKgO, WMIL KANE BROWN/Thunder In The Rain (RCA) 1,843 points, 540 spins 3 adds: KKWF, KWJJ, WLHK THOMPSON SQUARE/You Make It Look So Good (Stoney Creek) 1,839 points, 578 spins 1 add: WLFP MICKeY gUYTON/Heartbreak Song (Capitol) 1,735 points, 537 spins; no adds DAN + SHAY/How Not To (Warner Bros./WAR) 1,641 points, 431 spins 6 adds: KHeY, KKBQ*, KWOF, WIHC*, WFMS*, WYCT CHASe RICe/ Everybody We Know Does (Columbia) 1,610 points, 460 spins; no adds

Chart Page 5

A D D DAT E S October 17

Aubrie Sellers/Sit Here and Cry (Atlantic/WEA) Farewell Angelina/If It Ain’t With You (Dreamlined/Star Farm) Jake Owen/If He Ain’t Going To Love You (RCA)

October 24

Hunter Hayes/Yesterday’s Song (Atlantic/WMN) Josh Abbott Band/Amnesia (PDT/Reviver)

October 31 None Listed

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October 10, 2016

Chart Page 6

Artist/Title (Label)

Points +/- Points

Plays

+/- Plays

Stations Adds

KENNY CHESNEY f/P!NK/Setting The World On Fire (Blue Chair/Columbia)

11840

467

2441

BILLY CURRINgTON/It Don't Hurt Like It Used To (Mercury)

10810

-646

2239

-148

LUKE BRYAN/Move (Capitol) ✔

10393

1340

2159

291

LOCASH/I Know Somebody (Reviver)

10304

721

2118

144

TUCKER BEATHARD/Rock On (BMLG/Dot)

10296

2159

-1

COLe SWINDeLL/Middle Of A Memory (Warner Bros./WMN)

10027

816

2103

183

WILLIAM MICHAeL MORgAN/I Met A Girl (Warner Bros./WMN)

9627

-1285

2022

-292

JASON ALDEAN/A Little More Summertime (Broken Bow)

9178

483

1901

122

MIRANDA LAMBeRT/Vice (RCA)

7452

394

1502

BRETT YOUNG/Sleep Without You (BMLGR)

7289

431

1552

FLORIDA geORgIA LINe f/T. MCGRAW/May We All (BMLGR)

7240

884

1456

184

OLD DOMINION/Song For Another Time (RCA)

6960

391

1440

KeITH URBAN/Blue Ain't Your Color (Capitol)

6874

816

1387

162

TIM MCgRAW/How I'll Always Be (Big Machine)

6560

318

1386

BRETT ELDREDGE/Wanna Be That Song (Atlantic/WMN)

6386

905

1341

174

DRAKe WHITe/Livin' The Dream (Dot)

5702

126

1190

MAReN MORRIS/80s Mercedes (Columbia)

5678

194

1179

CARRIe UNDeRWOOD/Dirty Laundry (19/Arista) ✔

5457

917

1120

191

BIg & RICH f/T. MCGRAW/Lovin' Lately (B&R/New Revolution)

5110

352

1032

JUSTIN MOORe/You Look Like I Need A Drink (Valory)

4978

-2385

1018

-492

gRANgeR SMITH/If The Boot Fits (Wheelhouse)

4487

939

-5

eRIC CHURCH f/R. gIDDeNS/Kill A Word (EMI Nashville)

4270

603

843

124

CHRIS STAPLeTON/Parachute (Mercury)

4134

126

863

BROTHERS OSBORNE/21 Summer (EMI Nashville)

3835

163

791

CHRIS YOUNg f/V. gILL/Sober Saturday Night (RCA)

3598

338

692

LAUReN ALAINA/Road Less Traveled (19/Interscope/Mercury)

3344

142

672

JeRROD NIeMANN & Lee BRICe/A Little More Love (Curb)

2657

-43

541

-4

HIgH VALLeY/Make You Mine (Atlantic/WEA)

2596

157

476

BLAKE SHELTON/A Guy With A Girl (Warner Bros./WMN) ✔

2406

995

485

219

VARIOUS ARTISTS/Forever Country (CMA/MCA)

2289

-274

466

-69

October 10, 2016

Chart Page 7

Artist/Title (Label)

Points +/- Points

DUSTIN LYNCH/Seein' Red (Broken Bow)

2234

111

420

CHRIS JANSON/Holdin' Her (Warner Bros./WAR)

2088

353

421

JON PARDI/Dirt On My Boots (Capitol)

1786

522

364

117

JOSH TURNER/Hometown Girl (MCA)

1637

345

THOMAS RHETT/Star Of The Show (Valory) ✔

1630

1273

299

213

1627

117

301

Debut 35

Plays

+/- Plays

Stations Adds

TRENT HARMON/There's A Girl (Dot/Big Machine)

BRANTLeY gILBeRT/The Weekend (Valory)

1610

312

BRAD PAISLeY/Today (Arista) ✔

1463

312

258

Debut 38 37

DARIUS RUCKeR/If I Told You (Capitol)

1455

115

LUKE COMBS/Hurricane (River House/Columbia)

1086

207

181

RAELYNN/Love Triangle (Warner Bros./WMN)

1069

171

eASTON CORBIN/Are You With Me (Mercury)

989

-53

189

THE BAND PERRY/Comeback Kid (Mercury)

906

-21

176

-2

LANCO/Long Live Tonight (Arista)

897

106

182

MICHAeL RAY/Think A Little Less (Atlantic/WEA)

895

286

187

CHRIS LANe/For Her (Big Loud)

752

155

122

KeLSeA BALLeRINI/Yeah Boy (Black River)

727

284

174

BRETT YOUNG/In Case You Didn't Know (BMLGR)

720

eLI YOUNg BAND/Saltwater Gospel (Valory)

683

-134

-13

RUNAWAY JUNE/Lipstick (Wheelhouse)

660

-2

140

-7

TOBY KeITH/A Few More Cowboys (Show Dog)

626

104

MICKeY gUYTON/Heartbreak Song (Capitol)

622

126

DAN + SHAY/How Not To (Warner Bros./WAR)

573

103

CODY JOHNSON/With You I Am (Cojo)

563

-28

130

-8

Debut 55

TYLER FARR/Our Town (Columbia)

536

151

DYLAN SCOTT/My Girl (Curb)

520

-15

105

JANA KRAMER/Circles (Elektra/WAR)

484

-69

-13

Debut 58

CHASe RICe/Everybody We Know Does (Columbia)

483

116

101

Debut 59

GARY ALLAN/Do You Wish It Was Me? (EMI Nashville)

466

Debut 60

geORge STRAIT/Goin' Goin' Gone (MCA)

455

100