Issue 859 - May 22, 2023

May 22, 2023, Issue 859

Q&A With ACM’s Kapoor & Menton

Exec. Prod. Raj Kapoor and Co-Exec. Prod. Patrick Menton give a behind-the-scenes look at the 58th ACM Awards, which first aired May 11 on Prime Video from The Star in Frisco, TX. Amazon is well-known for not sharing metrics, but what have you heard in terms of feedback?

RK: Our partners understood the process more this year and really took ownership. Chris Castallo, Alaina Bartels and John Saade [Prime Video Head/Unscripted; Talent, Synergy & Specials; and consultant, respectively] have been unanimous in their praise. John sent me one of the nicest emails I’ve ever received. For someone with his level of experience – including more than a decade at ABC – to say such nice things about the job we did was really touching.

We do a lot of projects, so you know when things really connect by the texts and emails you get ... particularly from people in the industry. That doesn’t always happen. We have gotten a lot of outreach from managers, labels and publicists – and not just about their specific performances.

People were entertained – they thought the quality was exceptional, it was well-paced, we had great diversity in winners, the collaborations were authentic and that we paid homage to the people we needed to.

PM: This was one of the first times during a dress rehearsal that I received texts from publicists, managers and labels saying, “Oh my God, I love this show.” When you’ve been working on something since September, that feeds your soul. [Former EP] RAC Clark was the backbone of this show for so many years. He is family to us, so we had big shoes to fill. Getting those types of accolades was magical. Nothing is ever perfect, but we are proud of what we put together.

Echoing Raj, networks and platforms like Amazon are always looking for out-of-genre to bring more eyeballs. We get that. But Raj and I were specific about having authentic and organic [collaborations]. Celebrating this genre was first and foremost.

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Stickin‘ And Grinnin‘: EMI Nashville‘s Tyler Hubbard celebrates his second solo No. 1, “Dancin‘ In The Country.“ Pictured (bottom, l-r) are stick John Trapane, the label‘s Heather Carpenter, stick Trudie Daniell, Borman Entertainment’s Donna Jean Kisshauer, Hubbard, stick Briarman Whitfield label‘s Jimmy Rector; (top, l-r) the label‘s Mike Krinik Hughes, Borman Entertainment’s Erik Peterson Miranda McDonald and Nick Kaper

Summer Songs, Memorial Music

Known for backyard barbecues and as the unofficial start of summer, Memorial Day more specifically honors those who have died while serving their country. To acknowledge both, Country Aircheck has compiled song lists that may help with holiday imaging or airplay. The first includes the most-played songs from 2022 reflecting the patriotic and service themes of Memorial Day, and the second is “summer” songs from the broader weekend.

Patrick Menton

Raj Kapoor

OFF THE RECORD

Records Nashville’s Erin Kinsey goes Off (The Record):

My dad always had [KPLX/Dallas] playing in his car. I grew up on so many country music influences howling after that Country station slogan. It was full circle to be interviewed by them in Frisco last week at the ACMs.

Memorial Day Songs

TOBY KEITH/American Soldier

TOBY KEITH/Courtesy Of The Red, White And Blue

LEE GREENWOOD/God Bless The USA

RODNEY ATKINS/It’s America

LEE BRICE/I Drive Your Truck

TRACE ADKINS/Arlington

BROOKS & DUNN/Only In America

TIM MCGRAW/If You’re Reading This

BILLY RAY CYRUS/Some Gave All

AARON TIPPIN/Where The Stars And Stripes…

JUSTIN MOORE/The Ones That Didn’t Make It Back Home

ERIN KINSEY

I was lucky enough to grow up on Country radio, so a lot of the artists between 2008-2015 had a huge influence. I always looked up to Miranda Lambert. Her hometown was only a couple hours away from mine, and she loved dogs, like I did. She carved her own path and was true to herself.

The one thing I wish I would have learned earlier in my career was to just write my own stories and enjoy every moment. I was told that over and over since my first day in Nashville, but I’m just now starting to believe and live with those things in mind. It’s crazy how similar our stories can be, and to get to be the one that puts it in a song is just magical.

Being from right down the road from Frisco, it was so cool to see a city I had been to many times and my Nashville family collide at the ACMs. I got to chat with a lot of the Texas media outlets that I grew up on, like the radio station that made me fall in love with country music, and the local TV stations I grew up watching. That was very, very special.

If 40 East was the “first-date introduction,” Bet My Heart (out now) is getting underneath the surface talk and into the good stuff. I was lucky enough to work with people I had dreamed of being in the room with — Sarah Buxton, Josh Kerr, Parker Welling. This EP, in the good ways and all the other ways, is pretty much a time capsule of 2022 for me.

All of the tracks on the EP were ones I couldn’t imagine not being on the project, which is how we ended up with seven songs for an EP. Every song felt like it covered a different little corner of things I wanted to say and how I wanted to say them.

The title track is definitely one of my favorite songs. It’s about betting it all, and let’s just say I’m not very good at doing things halfway. It’s what has gotten me in a lot of trouble, and it’s also what brought me to Nashville.

I’m having so much fun writing and releasing songs I’ve never been more proud of, and couldn’t feel more like me. I’m excited to take things to a deeper level with the music, and I can’t wait to see what Country radio and listeners think. I’m hoping these songs, and the ones to come, show people they aren’t alone. Country music is a community. Through music, we can let people know that through the good and the bad, someone’s got their back. Even if it’s just through the radio waves.

DARRYL WORLEY/Have You Forgotten?

DAVID BALL/Riding With Private Malone

JOHN MICHAEL MONTGOMERY/Letters From Home

Summer Songs

KID ROCK/All Summer Long

DARIUS RUCKER/Beers And Sunshine

KENNY CHESNEY/Summertime

KEITH URBAN/Long Hot Summer

ALAN JACKSON/Summertime Blues

LUKE BRYAN/Sunrise, Sunburn, Sunset

RASCAL FLATTS/Summer Nights

GARTH BROOKS/That Summer

BRAD PAISLEY/Beat This Summer

CLINT BLACK/Summer’s Comin’

Chart Chat

Congratulations to Tyler Hubbard, Miranda McDonald, Jimmy Rector and the EMI Nashville promotion team on taking “Dancin’ In The Country” to No. 1, scoring his second consecutive chart topper and his 20th overall career visit to the top. Songwriters are Ross Copperman, Jon Nite, Keith Urban and Hubbard.

Kudos to Lee Adams, Shelley Hargis Gaines and the Broken Bow crew on scoring 80 adds for “Try That In A Small Town” by Jason Aldean. This is Aldean’s 21st release to top the CA/MB Add Board.

Tyler Hubbard

In addition to the upcoming Memorial Day holiday, which will move next week’s reporting deadlines to May 30, the Juneteenth holiday on June 19 will delay that week’s reporting deadlines to June 20.

News & Notes

The Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum will salute JD Southern in its Poets And Prophets program July 22. Details here Mark Wills, Michelle Wright and Jamie O’Neal have been added to the lineup of Country For A Cause, June 7 at 3rd & Lindsley benefitting Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. Details here

Applications are now being accepted for the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop for librettists and first-year composers and lyricists. Classes start June 1 at BMI’s lower Manhattan offices. Details here Brian Kelley, Chris Janson and Vince Neil will headline the Freedom Friday Tribute Concert Aug. 4 as part of the third annual Big Machine Music City Grand Prix. Details here.

Campbell KTXO/Odessa-Midland, TX, which had been simulcasting Classic Country KCKM-AM, has been sold La Hacienda Entertainment and switched to a Regional Mexican format.

The Week’s Top Stories

Full coverage at countryaircheck.com

• ACM Awards reactions and the format›s top billing stations were in last week’s (5/15) Country Aircheck Weekly

• Audacy’s Josh “Bru” Brubaker signed a multi-year contract extension. (CAT 5/18)

• Joe Brown was elevated to Cumulus/Allentown & WilkesBarre Reg. Mgr./Digital Sales. (CAT 5/17)

• WKKT/Charlotte PD Shelly Easton is leaving. (CAT 5/16)

• WGKX/Memphis PD Chad Heritage exited. (CAT 5/16)

• Luke Bryan and Peyton Manning are returning as CMA Awards hosts. (CAT 5/16)

• Chronicle: Becky Palmer, Alan Serena, “Bob King” Salmon, Richard Landis, George Moffett

Q&A With ACM’s Kapoor & Menton

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The Ford Center is not just a new venue for the ACMs, but had never had an event of this scale before. What were the challenges and opportunities?

PM: It was an educational process throughout. For instance, they didn’t know we had a full dress rehearsal right before the show. They had no idea about those kinds of movements and cadences but, even so, they were incredible partners.

RK: What really blew me away was the transformation. When we walked into that venue for the first time, I don’t know how enamored I was. The outside and infrastructure around it are really attractive, but the inside of the building was kind of a blank slate. But by showtime with all the pieces in place, it looked and felt great. Clean, modern and a good reflection of our production and lighting teams’ exceptional work. The width of the stage, the venue’s black seats – it all worked.

PM: When you turn a football practice facility into an awards show venue, you’re going to hit roadblocks. I would have loved for our talent compound to be a bit closer to the building. Yes, we had to cover a practice field and use golf carts. But I have to call out our event lead with the Cowboys, James Stocum, who was incredible. Every time I reached out with an issue, he found a solution.

RK: Everyone with the Cowboys showed they had immense pride in partnering with us, as did the DCP team Karen Scarminach and Fonda Anita put together. There was such a learning curve, but I can’t imagine a better scenario. Everyone rose to the challenge.

Because the floor is the width of a football field, the stage and screens were immense. How did that affect your decisions?

RK: We took full advantage of using those screens to celebrate our Entertainer nominees in 45-second packages. What does being an entertainer mean? The industry knows, but I don’t know if the public does. The hope was to bring all that to life, amplifying how important that award is.

How did it go with your hosts?

RK: Dolly and Garth were a dream. They put their heart and soul into it, which was evident from the love they had for each other onstage, backstage and in the promo videos. Having two of the biggest stars in this genre was a “pinch me” moment...

PM: Two of the biggest stars beyond any genre...

RK: Yes, exactly. Superstars. Icons. Even Dolly’s improv moments – like what G.O.A.T. really meant. Garth hadn’t heard that joke before she said it onstage, and you can sense him thinking, “Holy shit, I can’t believe Dolly just said ‘threesome’ in front of the whole world.” But she can do that and you love her even more.

Any issues with the writer strike?

RK: There was a lot of foresight in having our writing team start early with our hosts. We had three drafts of the entire script signed-off Friday [5/5] before the strike. We were prepared because it’s really important to us to honor their stance and their union. We would never do anything to jeopardize support for any of the unions by the Academy, DCP or even just our personal reputations. Those of us in the entertainment community have to support each other.

What was the thinking behind the references to past winners?

RK: That was a conversation with [writer] David Wild early on about amplifying the Academy and the trophy. The overall prestige of this award is something we wanted to celebrate as it differentiates this show from others out there. So all night long you saw reminders of the history, the artists who have won before and the trophy. I’d like to push that envelope even more. And speaking of envelopes, I’d also like to be involved in the envelope design. Why were they so large? When Dolly was holding it, it almost covered her entire face. Those are the little things you see and want to improve on.

What were the performance moments that had interesting backstories?

RK: One of them is The War And Treaty. Patrick was able to see them in New Orleans and came back so fired up. That was probably a three-month process with our partners at Amazon, and then they were nominated and it fell into place. We originally looked at a song that was more energetic, but we

Garth Brooks and Dolly

saw a video of them that had the simple aesthetic as they face each other and focus on their connection. It was a very different look for an awards show.

PM: Raj and I both do this because we love music so much. When I was brought into country eight years ago, I didn’t realize there was country music for everyone. I thought it was just one sound and everyone listened to it. And I’m so grateful this community embraced me as someone from the pop and R&B world because I have found so much that I love. One of our jobs is to show that country is global and has many different lanes. When I saw The War And Treaty I was touched on a spiritual level I’ll never be able to explain. I knew they could give us that on this show and I’m so glad they did because, selfishly, I thought, “God, if they don’t I’m going to get beaten up here!”

RK: Another example was Miranda’s performance, which has been written up as one of the performances of the night. Our reigning Entertainer – who doesn’t have a label – never got to perform this song, but it’s really special to her. And it’s about the craft of songwriting and storytelling, which connected with so many in our audience and led to that standing ovation. What else?

RK: We went from

Luke Combs doing a full-on performance with his band, to doing this very touching premiere of a duet with Ed Sheeran. And Lainey Wilson started with Jelly Roll in a beautiful, soaring performance, then flipped it on its head to really rock out in a way you’ve never seen.

I had the idea of having her work with a choreographer to bring that out in a way that doesn’t feel like choreography. We don’t dictate those things, but we offer suggestions and resources that hopefully elevate a career through moments that surprise and delight.

And, of course, Dolly, which has been in the works a long time. She’s premiering this new project and we gave her the full stage, 100 feet of flames and dancers for a memorable performance that contributes to her legacy.

PM: I was also really proud of Cody Johnson doing that moment for Willie Nelson, Keith Urban doing “Texas Time” and so many others. At this point, we’re so invested in all the performances they all feel like family. For the time [artists are] on this show, it’s our job to give them the resources and support they need to elevate to wherever they want to go.

RK: We wanted to really honor RAC’s legacy. The fact that we are responsible for the next generation of how this show evolves is not taken lightly. We do this for Nashville and for all of country music. We want them to feel like their voice is being heard when they watch because, ultimately, it’s not our show ... it’s theirs.

–Chuck Aly

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Lainey Wilson

Ed Sheeran & Luke Combs

The War And Treaty

AVAILABLE JOBS

MIDWEST

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

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

Linder Radio KRUE/Waseca, MN is seeking a PD/afternoon host to succeed Ben Merritt. Send résumés and airchecks here

Townsquare KWYY/Casper, WY Brand Mgr./morning host Drew Kirby is seeking a cohost to join him. See the complete job description here; send résumés and airchecks here.

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

Mountain Dog Media WFON/Fon Du Lac, WI Brand Mgr. Aaron Carreno is seeking a morning co-host to join Trace “Moose” Moustakas. Interested parties can send résumés and airchecks to Carreno here

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

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

NORTHEAST

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

Townsquare/Augusta, ME OM

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

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

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

Pamal WKLI/Albany, NY Corp. Dir./ Operations & Programming Kevin Callahan is seeking a midday personality. Send résumés, social media links and airchecks to him here .

SOUTHEAST

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

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

Listen Up Y’all Media/Natchez, MS Group PD Kidd Conley is looking for a fivestation APD for the cluster that includes WQNZ Send résumés, cover letters, production demos and airchecks here.

Saga Classic Country WSIG/ Harrisonburg, VA OM Brandy Lindsey is seeking a morning host to join incumbent Ivy Lee Send résumés and airchecks to Lindsey here.

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

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

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

Cumulus/Memphis VP/MM Morgan Bohannon is searching for a PD for WGKX following the departure of Chad Heritage. According to the post, “Energy, enthusiasm and experience within the genre is a must.” See full description here

SOUTHWEST

LKCM Classic Country KTFW/Fort Worth OM Mark Phillips is seeking a midday host who can handle a “personality intensive daypart with a lot of phones, contests and appearances.” Reach him here

WEST COAST

Results Radio/Redding, CA MM Beth Tappan and SVP/Strategic Development Dave Shakes are looking for an OM for the five-station cluster that includes Country KNCQ. See the complete job description here; send résumés here

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

Rik McNeil is looking for an APD/midday personality. Complete job posting here; send résumés, social media profiles, mobile content, examples of past success and airchecks to McNeil here

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

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

Townsquare Corporate Recruiter/Content Savannah Bullard is seeking a Dir./Digital & Radio Content for the Billings, MT cluster that includes Country KCTR. See the complete job posting here; send résumés and airchecks to Bullard here

RWPC Pres. Scott Huskey is searching for a morning host to join McKenzie River KKNU/ Eugene, OR. Send résumés and airchecks to Huskey here

Audacy Regional VP/West Coast Country Programming Scott Roddy is seeking an APD/ MD/on-air talent to join KSON/San Diego; see the complete job posting and apply here

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

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

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

River House Artists Dir./Digital Strategy

Kristin Watson Byrne is looking for a Coord./Digital. Send résumés to her here

OH Creative owner Olivia Hanceri is searching for a Nashville-based Coord./ PR to join her growing team. See the complete job posting here; send résumés, references and writing samples to Hanceri here

Albright & O’Malley & Brenner VP Kenny Jay is searching for “a talent looking for their big break, or someone tired of corporate radio life who would like to settle down in California … [someone who] can have fun and entertain live and local at night.” The opportunity may include APD/MD duties as well. Send demos and resumes to Jay here

SEEKING JOBS

•Greg Cole

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

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

•”Big” John Horton

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

•AJ McCloud

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

•Bill Hickok

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

•Scott Davidson

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

•David Dean

Former KXDD/Yakima, WA afternoons DaviDean5@gmail.com

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

•Kim Brixton

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

•Mark McKay

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

•Tami Rumfelt

Former WPAW/Greensboro afternoons TamiRumfelt@gmail.com

•Mike McKay

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

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

•Bill “Stu” Stewart

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

•Jim Pearson

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

•Aaron “Gator” Glass Former WQNU/Louisville mornings GatorGlass.53@gmail.com

•Carly Quinn

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

•Chuck Akers

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

•Scott Gaines

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

•T.J. “J.T.” Michaels

Former WCPV/Burlington, VT PD/afternoons

TJMichaelsRadio@gmail.com 802-249-3570

•Caitlin “CJ” Johnson

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

•Jonathan Wier

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

•Bob Reeves

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

•Bryan “Ryder” Konold Former KDBL/Yakima, WA Brand Mgr./mornings BryantRyderKonold@gmail.com

•Lexi Papadopoulos

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

•Jared “Banks” Danielson

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

•Megan Youngblood

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

•Greg Raneiri

Former Mercury Dir./ West Coast Promotion G.Raneiri@gmail.com

•Kevin “Crash” Davis

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

•Blake Nixon

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

•Rosie Fitchpatrick

Formerly worked in event and artist management, and radio promotion rosiefitch99@gmail.com

April 2023 PPM Scoreboard

The April 2023 PPM Book (3/30-4/26) saw Country dip slightly, with total shares off 0.6% from March to 363.4. That is a 2.0% increase from last April. There were plenty of records for the month though: WFUS/Tampa scored its largest share for the second straight month, while KKWF/ Seattle scored its first-ever No. 1 book, and is the first Country station to reach No. 1 in Seattle since 2008. WCOL/Columbus,

OH held on to the format’s largest share. Total cume grew 3.4% from March, to 24.1 million. KKBQ/Houston claimed the largest cume for the ninth consecutive month. 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.

Format-Wide PPM Ratings

Aggregate share for Nielsen Audio subscribing stations month to month.

Country Aircheck Add Leaders

Activator Top Point Gainers

Country Aircheck Top Point Gainers

Activator Top Spin Gainers

Country Aircheck Top Spin Gainers

Country Aircheck Top Recurrents

AIRPLAY BY STATION OWNER

MARKET

PROFILE - WILKES-BARRE

COUNTRY AIRCHECK ACTIVITY

DARIUS RUCKER/Fires Don’t Start Themselves (Capitol)

Remains at 45*

3506 points, 954 spins

3 adds: KMNB, WBUL, WUSH*

CHAYCE BECKHAM/23 (Wheelhouse)

Remains at 46*

3428 points, 949 spins

2 adds: KSON, WNCY

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

Moves 40-47

3154 points, 835 spins; No adds

DALTON DOVER/Giving Up On That (Mercury)

Remains at 48*

2722 points, 761 spins; No adds

MORGAN EVANS/Over For You (Warner/WEA)

Moves 50-49*

2422 points, 685 spins; No adds

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

Debuts 50*

2254 points, 678 spins

2 adds: KTEX, WAVW

RILEY GREEN f/LUKE COMBS/Different Round Here (BMLGR)

1837 points, 488 spins

24 adds, including: KFDI*, KKWF, KPLM, KSKS*, WKHK*, WKSJ, WOGK, WOLF, WSIX, WUSY

EASTON CORBIN/Marry That Girl (Stone Country)

1804 points, 557 spins

2 adds: KCYE, KNIX

KIMBERLY PERRY/If I Die Young (Pt. 2) (Records Nashville)

1754 points, 518 spins

3 adds: WKML, WPOR, WYCT

TIGIRLILY GOLD/Shoot Tequila (Monument)

1717 points, 522 spins

3 adds: KILT, KTEX, WGTY

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MAY 30

LAINEY WILSON/Watermelon Moonshine (Broken Bow)

CATIE OFFERMAN/I Just Killed A Man (MCA)

BRIAN KELLEY/See You Next Summer (Big Machine)

JUNE 5

NATE SMITH/World On Fire (RCA)

JUNE 12

None Listed

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JUNE 2

Jelly Roll Whitsitt Chapel (Stoney Creek)

Drew Parker At The End Of The Dirt Road (Warner/ WMN)

Tanya Tucker Sweet Western Sound (Fantasy Records)

Corey Kent Blacktop (RCA)

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