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weekly January 2, 2024, Issue 890

Interpolations: Writers & Producers Weigh In

One of 2023’s top trends was the rise of “interpolations” – songs that incorporate a well-known musical riff or lyric from a previous hit into a new work. Country Aircheck explored the issue with radio in November, finding a generally positive take, but Nashville creators have more mixed feelings. Though not unheard of previously, Cole Swindell seemed to pave the current interpolation path with 2022’s “She Had Me At Heads Carolina,” which won ACM Song of the Year. The floodgates opened in 2023 with Morgan Wallen’s “Everything I Love” (interpolating portions of the Allman Brothers Bruce Logan Band’s “Midnight Rider”); Kane Brown’s “I Can Feel It” (inspired by Phil Collins’ “In The Air Tonight)”; Chris Young’s “Young Love & Saturday Nights” (borrowing a guitar lick from David Bowie’s “Rebel Rebel”); and Dustin Lynch & Jelly Roll’s “Chevrolet” (mimicking a melody from Dobie Gray’s “Drift Away”), among others. They were joined in the fall by Lauren Alaina’s “Thicc As Thieves,” which Cole Swindell uses the hook from Luke Bryan’s 2011 single “Country Girl (Shake It For Me).” As noted in November, radio programmers support the practice as long as the Nashville creative community doesn’t start to overuse it. Hubbard WIRK/ West Palm Beach OM/PD Bruce Logan noted that figuring out a way to touch on an old song but still create something fresh is a skill that should be “left to the song creators” as long as the sample is “used Lauren Alaina in a respectful way that honors the audience’s fond memories of the [original] song.” Fix In The Mixed: The rise of interpolations in country music is no surprise to the creative community. “This has been happening in popular genres for as long as I can remember,” says songwriter/producer and COR Entertainment Pres./CEO Mickey Jack Cones. “This is proof that music inspires music. (continued on page 5)

Inkin’ Bout Me: Big Loud SVP/Promotion Stacy Blythe makes good on her Label of the Year chart share tattoo statement. In Country Aircheck’s year end issue, the label’s CEO/Partner Seth England (not pictured) said of the company’s achievement, ”We did this together and that’s what we’ll remember. We won’t remember our chart share percentage.” Blythe joked, ”I’m getting it tattooed on me.” Apparently, she was more than joking.

2023 Q4 Drivetime Leaders

Following the release of the December Nielsen PPM monthlies, Country Aircheck has analyzed Q4 numbers to compile the stations with the leading cumes and shares in drivetime. Spoiler alert: the leaders in three of the four categories remained the same as Q3, however there was plenty of movement down the list (see pages 4 & 5). Quarterly averages eliminate the wobbles that can be present at a daypart level on a month-to-month basis. All figures are Persons 6+. Mornings: The Bobby Bones Show retains its place atop the cume rankings with a total of 1,157,300 over 16 stations, down 3,200 from Q3. The top single-station morning show is KKBQ/Houston’s 93Q Morning Show, which moves from fourth to second with an increase of 32,500 from Q3. KSCS/Dallas’ Hawkeye In The Morning slips from second to third,

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What If I Never Get Overture: BMLGR’s Lady A with WBUL staffers at the Lexington Opera House. Pictured (l-r) are the label’s Ryan Dokke and Jimmy Harnen, Lady A’s Charles Kelley, the station’s DeAnn Stephens, Lady A’s Hillary Scott, the station’s Rachel Elliot, Lady A’s Dave Haywood, the station’s Michael Jordan and the label’s Andi Brooks. just 4,500 behind KKBQ. With an increase of 63,200, KILT/Houston’s Morning Bullpen makes the biggest move in the top 10, landing in fourth after an eighth-place finish in Q3. The Wakeup Call with Zuko & Kayla on WCOL/Columbus holds the largest morning drive share for the third consecutive quarter, up 0.1 from Q3’s 9.4. WCTK/Providence’s Cat Country Mornings claims second with a 7.8, followed by WGAR/Cleveland’s Wazz & Carletta, whose 5.6 to 7.2 jump lands them in the 2023 top 10 for the first time. Afternoons: More reason to celebrate for KKBQ’s Lauren “Lo” Sessions – she got engaged over the holidays and re-claims the title as the most-listened to afternoon drive host in Country radio with 371,000 listeners, eclipsing the total listenership of Sean “Coop” Tabler, who is heard in afternoons on both WKIS/Miami and KMNB/Minneapolis.

The next two spots are occupied by a couple of Dallasites, as KPLX’s Jason Pullman edges out co-worker Al Farb of KSCS by 3,600 listeners. While only three stations cleared the quarter million cume hurdle in morning drive, nine did so in afternoons. WCOL’s Brandon “Boxer” Nasby holds the afternoon share lead for the fifth straight quarter, despite a slip of 1.7 shares to a 10.3. Kevin Lawrence’s afternoon show on WCTK holds on to second place, while WUBE/Cincinnati’s Jesse Tack & Anna Marie take third after slipping out of the top 10 in Q3. Special mention goes to WYCD/Detroit, the only station all year to show up in all four categories, with Josh, Rachael & Grunwald landing in the top 10 in morning cume and share, and Coop & Sarah making both in afternoons. See the 2023 Q3 leaders here; Q2 leaders here and Q1 leaders here. –Chris Huff

January 2, 2024

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Wildflowers And Wild Cards: Broken Bow’s Lainey Wilson in Las Vegas. Pictured (l-r) are KYGO/Denver’s Brian Michel, the label’s Layna Bunt, KCYE’s Shawn Stevens, Wilson, KWNR’s MoJoe Roberts and the label’s Lee Adams.

P6+ Cume, Mon-Fri 6am-10am, Q4 2023

P6+ Cume, Mon-Fri 3pm-7pm, Q4 2023

The Bobby Bones Show

National (16 stations)

1,157,300

Lauren "Lo" Sessions

KKBQ/Houston

371,000

93Q Morning Show

KKBQ/Houston

280,800

Coop

KMNB/Minneapolis & WKIS/Miami

365,600

Hawkeye In The Morning

KSCS/Dallas

276,300

Jason Pullman

KPLX/Dallas

354,500

Morning Bullpen with George, Mo & Erik KILT/Houston

256,900

Al Farb

KSCS/Dallas

350,900

Melissa & Austin

WUSN/Chicago

242,300

Scotty Kay

WUSN/Chicago

342,500

The Andie Summers Show

WXTU/Philadelphia

230,700

Nick Russo

KILT/Houston

319,500

Wake Up With The Wolf Show

KPLX/Dallas

229,800

Christine Martindale

KKGO/Los Angeles

313,600

Go Country 105 Morning Show

KKGO/Los Angeles

210,100

Coop & Sarah

WYCD/Detroit

310,200

Josh, Rachael & Grunwald

WYCD/Detroit

197,100

Nicole Michalik

WXTU/Philadelphia

309,800

Kincaid & Dallas

WKHX/Atlanta & WNNF/Cincinnati

196,900

Heather Froglear

KKWF/Seattle

252,600

Source: Nielsen Audio; Subscribing stations only

January 2, 2024

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P6+ Share, Mon-Fri 6am-10am, Q4 2023

The Wakeup Call with Zuko & Kayla

9.5

1 Boxer

WCOL/Columbus, OH

10.3

Cat Country Mornings with Courtney Kelley WCTK/Providence & Brendan Sharp

7.8

2 Kevin Lawrence

WCTK/Providence

9.4

Wazz & Carletta

WGAR/Cleveland

7.1

3 Jesse Tack & Anna Marie

WUBE/Cincinnati

7.7

Big Dave Show

WUBE/Cincinnati

6.8

4t Joey Brooks

WWYZ/Hartford

7.6

The Big Show with Robbie & John

WQIK/Jacksonville

6.7

4t Coop & Sarah

WYCD/Detroit

7.6

The Bobby Bones Show

KSD/St. Louis

6.7

6 Heather Froglear

KKWF/Seattle

7.4

The Bobby Bones Show

WSIX/Nashville

6.6

7 LeeAnn Sommers

WGAR/Cleveland

7.1

Damon & Cory

WWYZ/Hartford

6.5

8 Christi Brooks

KCYY/San Antonio

6.8

Matt McAllister

KKWF/Seattle

6.3

9t Dusty

KSD/St. Louis

6.7

10t

Tracy and Fizz

KYGO/Denver

6.2

9t Charlie & Debbie

WSOC/Charlotte

6.7

10t

Josh, Rachael & Grunwald

WYCD/Detroit

6.2

WDAF/Kansas City

6.7

Q3 1

Q3 WCOL/Columbus, OH

Congratulations to George Birge, Josh Easler, Jamice Jennings, David Berry and Helena Akhtar on taking Birge’s debut solo single, “Mind On You,” to No. 1. This makes Birge the eighth artist in the past two years to take a debut release to the top. “Mind On You” is also the first No. 1 for Records Nashville as a George Birge stand-alone entity. The imprint reached the top with Matt Stell’s “Everywhere But On” in November 2020, when it was promoted by the Arista staff. Songwriters are Colt Ford, Jaron Boyer, Michael Tyler and Birge.

Writers & Producers Weigh In

Bonnie Baker

Mickey Jack Cones Q2

Chris Farren

(continued from page 1) Great lyrics and melodies are extremely impactful and stick with us like infectious ear worms.” Combustion Music Pres. Chris Farren adds, “Younger listeners have such easy access now to the old hits. Those old songs have become cool, not to mention they are proven hits. Why not add an attention-getter – especially if it complements the new song? It’s healthy as long as new artists don’t become lazy and depend on them, and the old songwriters get their fair share.” Songwriter Bonnie Baker agrees. “Creativity in any form has value,” she says. “As long as the new interpolations are giving the original writers credit, it can be a legitimate space on radio. The audience is busy, and if a song catches their ear because it seems familiar, that can be good for an artist and for the songwriters.” “I’m sure purists consider them kind of gimmicky and assume there will be some fatigue if they are done too often,” says songwriter Jim Beavers. “[But] their obvious advantage is built-in familiarity – kind of a ‘cheat code’ into the listeners’ brain.” Songwriter Lee Thomas Miller jokes, “I wish they would interpolate some of mine,” before adding, “If it’s done well, it’s done well. There’s something to be said for a song that’s been a huge hit in the past if somebody can put a new spin on it, make it current and introduce it to a new generation. We all regurgitate.”

Shotgun Jaxon

Control C: On the more circumspect side, songwriter Trey Bruce says, “Usually, trends are a copycat response to an artist doing something remarkable … and if it works twice, then a large part of the industry jumps on the trend. In that case, the trend is fun, healthy and expected. On the other hand, this trend feels like an extension of copy-and-paste, lazy songwriting which Lee is really prevalent in Nashville right now. It’s less about Thomas Miller songwriting and more about record-writing in a way. “Sometimes when you see five-to-nine writers on a hit country song, it’s not because they were all present or involved in this particular ‘new’ song,” Bruce continues. “It’s because they got a courtesy call from a co-writer that rubber-stamped a major portion of the ‘new’ song from an ‘old’ song that he/she already wrote with a different crew that was a hit eight months ago. That practice can add a couple of co-writers to the split [and] eliminates some of the Jim Beavers gamble of trying to write and get a hit, because it’s just a creative re-issue of the original song.” Baker believes part of the reason interpolations are becoming increasingly popular is that the Nashville creative community has been contracting. “Active songwriters have dwindled down from 2,000 when I got here in 1992 to around 200-300 in the last 10 years,” she says. “Now, active songwriters having Trey Bruce radio success is down to 20-30 at the most. The whole genre is being carried by fewer and fewer writers, so the ideas are not as fresh ... sometimes. That is a problem.” Accidental In Jury: Perhaps interpolations just come closer to a boundary with which all creators flirt. “I can’t tell you how many times I have written a new vocal melody or musical hook that has somehow unintentionally landed on another popular song from the last 60-70-plus years,” says Cones. “My immediate, impulsive response, like most writers and producers, is to alter that melody or hook so that it does not step on the popular one. Otherwise, we’ll wind up in a lawsuit. “But the fact that the country genre has embraced interpolations similarly to other popular genres like rap and rock is inspirational and, quite honestly, expected,” he adds. “I look at it as the writer’s way of paying homage to writers and compositions that had an impact on their craft and creations.” Inspired by Luke Combs’ hit cover of Tracy Chapman’s “Fast Car,” Baker has another idea: “Paying respect to those artists/songwriters/players who came before is honorable and healthy for any genre of music,” she says. “It would be nice if we didn’t do interpolations, and we just covered those songs that we love. Make them hits again so the original writers get the credit they deserve.” –Phyllis Stark CAC

Source: Nielsen Audio; Subscribing stations only

Chart Chat

P6+ Share, Mon-Fri 3pm-7pm, Q4 2023

January 2, 2024

SEEK & EMPLOY

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. Linder Radio KRUE/Waseca, MN is seeking a PD/afternoon host to succeed Ben Merritt. Send résumés and airchecks here. Mountain Dog Media WFON/Fond Du Lac, WI Brand Mgr. Aaron Carreno is seeking a morning co-host. Send résumés and airchecks to Carreno here. Big Radio WJVL/Janesville, WI is searching for an on-air talent. «The position will be primarily live Saturdays with possible sports producing [and] voice-tracking [on other stations],» PD Justin Brown says. «Previous radio experience preferred, but we will train the right personality.» Send materials to Brown here. Midwest/Wausau, WI VP/MM Rusty James is on the hunt for an OM, a Brand Mgr. and a morning co-host. Send résumés, airchecks and programming materials to James here. Midwest KWTB/Sioux Falls, SD is looking for a live and local afternoon host. Send audio and résumé here. Steel City KBEQ/Kansas City PD Todd Nixon is looking for a morning co-host. «We›re locally owned, play by our own rules, and take no prisoners on the street,» Nixon says. “You’ve got to pull up your bootstraps for more than just an airshift and you don’t need to know country, but you’ll be attending 25+ country concerts a year.” Airchecks and résumés to Nixon here. Midwest/Peoria, IL, which includes Country WXCL, is looking for a full-time on-air split-shift traffic anchor. Send cover letters and résumés to Business Mgr. Shannon Demanes here. MacDonald WKCQ/Saginaw, MI Ops. Dir/PD Jason Addams is seeking an afternoon host. The gig has possible MD/ imaging duties. «If you can be a star between the songs, connect with our target audience and love country music,» send aircheck and résumé to Addams here. MacDonald/Saginaw, MI’s threestation cluster, which includes WKCQ, is also looking for a locally based Dir./Production & Creative Services. Send résumé, three writing samples and aircheck to Addams here. iHeartMedia KQDY/Bismarck, ND has an opening for PD. The position also includes PD duties for sister Rock KSSS and hosting a regional morning show based out of KSSS. See the full posting here. WFMS/Indianapolis is looking for a «content creating, multitasking, modern thinking, detail focused PD.” The position includes a daily airshift, and the winning candidate will receive a pair of tickets to Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour stop in Indianapolis next November. See complete post and apply here. Hubbard KIKV/Alexandria, MN is seeking a PD/air personality. GM Matt Senne is looking for someone who “wants to be forward facing in the community and help us achieve our dreams of winning a Marconi, Crystal and Small Market station of the year awards at the CMAs and ACMs.” See full job posting here. Max Media WOOZ/Marion-Carbondale, IL has an opening for an afternoon host and Dir./Creative Services. «If you love local radio, having fun, working hard and are a team player, this gig could be what you’re looking for,» says PD Tracy McSherry-McKown. Send cover letter, résumé, commercial writing and production examples and aircheck to McSherryMcKown here. Brewer WQLK/Richmond, IN is looking for a PD/air talent. «We offer competitive pay for a small market,» says GM Amy Dillon. The winning candidate will also receive registration and hotel for CRS 2024. See full post here, send résumés and airchecks to Dillon here.

NORTHEAST Community Broadcasters WLFK/Gouverneur, NY Owner/ Pres. Jim Leven is searching for a PD/morning host, as well as an OM for its three-station cluster. Send résumés and airchecks to him here. Saga Classic Rock WMLL/Manchester, NH is seeking a morning host. Brand Manager Michael Czarnecki is looking for “a quick wit and an upbeat, positive personality” who is also a “super supportive team member.” Send resume, social media links, and airchecks to Czarnecki here.

SOUTHEAST Listen Up Y’all Media/Natchez, MS Group PD Kidd Conley is looking for a five-station 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. Send résumés and airchecks to Lindsey here. Midlands Media WUDE/Columbia, SC is searching for on-air talent with production and light engineering skills. VP/COO Marie Stover adds, “Tired of corporate radio? If you love the south, country music and serving local clients and community, let’s talk.” Send résumés and airchecks to Pres./CEO Keith Stover here. West Virginia Radio WKKW/Morgantown, WV is looking for a nighttime host. Shifts on other WVRC Media stations may also be included. Send materials here. Mississippi Broadcasters WOKK/Meridian, MS PD Todd Berry is looking to relaunch the morning show with a live and local host or existing team. Applicants will preferably have production or promotions experience. Send cover letters, airchecks and résumés to Berry here. Southern Stone WKRO/Daytona Beach VP/ Programming Jonathan Wiley (DJ Tremble) is looking for an APD/MD who is willing to “go to a lot of country shows, meet the biggest and newest artists in the genre and represent the station in Nashville a couple of times a year.” Social media skills are a must; send résumés to Tremble here. Midwest WNFN/Nashville Brand Manager Ron Allen is seeking a full-time air personality for the station, which flipped to Classic Country as “Y’all 106.7” in June 2023 (CAT 6/8/23). He’s looking for a high-energy, creative person who loves ‘80s and ‘90s country music. Send cover letter, resume and aircheck to Allen here. Saga KDXY/Jonesboro, AR GM Trey Stafford is seeking a PD/afternoon host. Stafford says, “Come work with a company and team that still does real, local community radio.” Send résumés here. SummitMedia WZZK/Birmingham has an immediate opening for PD/on-air talent. The job is based in Birmingham and an aircheck is required; full details here. Renda/Fort Myers is looking for a Dir./Production for its four-station cluster, which includes Country WWGR. Requirements include knowledge of Zetta, vCreative, vPromo and Adobe Audition software, as well as being based in or near southwest Florida. Send résumés and work samples to OM/PD Randy Savage here. Consultant Joel Raab is seeking a regional programmer for Community Broadcasters/South Carolina who will oversee music programming for stations in various formats including Country, Hot AC and Adult Hits. Raab adds, «This well-financed private company will pay well for the right person.» Send résumés and airchecks to Pres. Jim Leven here. Beasley WQYK/Tampa PD Rick Thomas is seeking an afternoon host. Reach Thomas here. Saga/Jonesboro, AR OM Mitch Mahan is searching for a PD for the cluster. The position includes afternoons on Country KDXY. “We are a fast-paced, all-hands-on-deck, everyone-does-everything operation,” says Mahan. “Passion and love for our business is as valuable than experience.” Send résumés here. Hoxeng Trust WYCT/Pensacola is seeking an afternoon host who «is exceptional with imaging and production and understands how to sell our brand.» Send aircheck, résumé, social media links and «your personal description of success in radio today» to OM Kevin King 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. Depot KDPM/Marshall, TX is looking for a local on-air talent/ marketing representative. Send materials to PD Chip Arledge here. Bryan Broadcasting has an opening for a full-time Dir./ Production based in College Station, TX for its 12 radio stations. Send résumé with examples of produced and voiced audio or spots here.

WEST COAST 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. RWPC Pres. Scott Huskey and McKenzie River KKNU/ Eugene, OR PD Jim Davis are searching for a morning host for KKNU. Send résumés and airchecks to Huskey here or Davis here.

Sticks Media KTNK-AM & K279CY/Lompoc, CA owners Todd Nixon and Liz Hallam are looking for a local afternoon host for the re-launched “Y’all 103.7.” Reach Nixon here. Consultant Joel Raab is seeking a PD/morning host for Bee Broadcasting KDBR/Kalispell, MT. Raab says, “If you can entertain, program your own station, and be a pillar of the community, here’s an opportunity to program local radio the way it was meant to be, working for broadcasters who still do it ‘right.’ Good money for the right person.” Rush an aircheck, resume, references and salary requirements to Raab here. Townsquare/Billings, MT is looking for Dir./Content for the five-station cluster, which includes Country KCTR. See the full posting here. Townsquare KUAD/Fort Collins, CO is looking for a morning co-host. See the full posting here. Cumulus KATM/Modesto, CA has a Dir./Promotions opening. «Among your friends are you usually the one planning and throwing the parties? Do you love creating interesting promotions and events?» asks PD Andy Winford. “If you love being on the air and connecting with the audience, there is also a possible morning show role as well.” See the full post here. Cumulus KATC/Colorado Springs is seeking an experienced drive time host and Promotions Dir. Find the job posting here.

RECORD LABELS Red Street Records is seeking a Dir./Field Promotion. Contact SVP/Country Promotion Andy Elliott about the position here. River House Artists Dir./Digital Strategy Kristin Watson Byrne is looking for a Coord./Digital. Send résumés to her here. UMG Nashville EVP/A&R Chelsea Blythe is seeking a VP/A&R as she builds her team. The gig requires a «minimum 10 years music industry experience, with a demonstrated track record of finding new songs for existing talent and finding emerging artists that fit in with label›s musical direction» as well as «experience with the different steps in the recording, production, mastering, sequencing and release of a record,» and an understanding of the «artist lifestyle.» Find the job posting and apply here. Warner Music Nashville is seeking a VP/Streaming. Candidates must have at least seven years of music industry experience, at least three of those preferably working directly with DSPs, plus a «deep understanding of all music streaming platforms» and knowledge of country music. Find the job description and apply here. Warner/WMN is seeking a Dir./National Radio. Apply to Warner VP/Radio Accounts Tom Martens here.

OTHER The Academy of Country Music (ACM) has multiple openings in its Nashville office, including: Dir./Digital Marketing & Social Media and Asst./Marketing. See full postings here; candidates can send résumés and cover letters here. The ACM is also looking for a COO/Chief of Staff with “a strong track record in a senior leadership role, ideally in a music-related or membership organization.” Full job description here; email résumé and cover letter here. Additionally, the ACM is seeking a Nashville-based Coord./Industry Relations & Awards to focus on improving and maintaining communications/relations with the ACM staff, board and the broader country music industry. Full description here. Applications for the latter position are due Jan. 9. Nashville-based Country Thunder Music Festivals is searching for a Show Accountant to join its team. The ideal candidate will «thrive in a constantly evolving environment, have exceptional accounting skills and be a positive team player;» full description here and send résumés here. Midwest Communications is looking for a Radio & Digital Sales Marketing Consultant, a Digital Support Specialist and Street Team members. For the consultant and street team positions, send your cover letter and résumé here. For the specialist opening, email Mgr./Digital Systems Support Brandon Wickwire here. See all postings here. Rogers CKXC/Kingston, ON is looking for an evening announcer to host a national show across the company›s eight Country stations. Job perks list 50% off Rogers services, including Toronto Blue Jays tickets. See full posting here.

January 2, 2024

SEEK & EMPLOY

SEEKING JOBS •Chuck Akers Former KTHT/Houston morning co-host chuckakers@comcast.net

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

•Mark Allen Former OM for Schurz/Lafayette, IN and Wiregrass/Dothan, AL Markontheradio7661@gmail.com 574-520-8226

•J.R. Gonzalez Former East Texas Results Radio/Tyler, TX OM and WRSA/Huntsville, AL Production Dir. jrgonzalezradio@gmail.com 713-853-7385

•Donnie “Hollywood” Andrews Former WKXD/Cookeville, TN OM/PD/mornings hollywoodandrews939@gmail.com 931-267-2468

•Jen Heaton Former Academy of Country Music VP/Partnerships jennifer.lori.heaton@gmail.com

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

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

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

•Kim Brixton Former WNWN/Battle Creek, MI mornings/middays KimBrixton@gmail.com •JC Coffey Former Show Dog Dir./Midwest-Northeast Regional Promotion radiojc83@gmail.com 269-806-6865 •Greg Cole Former WKCQ/Saginaw, MI OM/PD GCole27000@gmail.com 916-502-4734 •Jared “Banks” Danielson Former KUBL/Salt Lake City mornings JaredDanielson1@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 •Jimmy Elliott Former WOVK/Wheeling, WV VPP/PD/MD/mornings JimmyElliottSchlosser@gmail.com •Alexa Fasheh Former Academy of Country Music VP/Finance & Operations Alexafash75@gmail.com •Rosey Fitchpatrick Formerly worked in event and artist management, and radio promotion roseyfitch99@gmail.com •Scott Gaines Former Summit/Knoxville OM & WCYQ PD GainesRadio@gmail.com

•”Big” John Horton Former KFSA/Ft. Smith, AR afternoon host BigJohn@TheBigJohnShow.com •Caitlin “CJ” Johnson Former KKBQ/Houston afternoons Caitlin.M.Johnson25@gmail.com •Bryant “Ryder” Konold Former KDBL/Yakima, WA Brand Mgr./mornings BryantRyderKonold@gmail.com •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 •Christopher “Boomer” Layfield Former Cumulus/Indianapolis OM and WFMS PD boomeradio@gmail.com 704-577-6322 •Jeff Lynn Former All Access Country Editor/Promotion and Rubber City/Akron OM/PD jeff.lynn@gmail.com 262-389-0687 •AJ McCloud Former WWFF/Huntsville, AL APD/afternoons AJ.McCloud@charter.net 256-503-2301

•T.J. “J.T.” Michaels Former WCPV/Burlington, VT PD/afternoons TJMichaelsRadio@gmail.com 802-249-3570 •Melissa Moldovan Former Academy of Country Music Dir./ Communications, Media Relations & Radio melissamoldovan86@gmail.com

•Carly Quinn Former WGH/Norfolk morning co-host NewEnglandClamChowder2021@yahoo.com 863-388-9606 •Robb Rose Former Zimmer Country Format Captain, KCLR/ Columbia, MO and KATI/Jefferson City, MO PD radiorob98@gmail.com •Maddy Stessman Former Academy of Country Music Dir./Industry & Talent Relations mlstessman@gmail.com •Jake Thomson Former Dick WUBB/Savannah, GA Prod. Dir./ Midday Host jakethomson.dj@gmail.com •Brad Thornton Former Southern Stone WKRO/Daytona Beach APD/MD randawg_23@yahoo.com •Jonathan Wier Former WKLB/Boston morning co-host JonWierWLCA@gmail.com •Wingnut Former KNUC/Seattle APD/MD/midday personality Wingnutt@me.com

•Mark McKay Former Riser House Dir./Southeast Promotion MMcKay973@gmail.com •Mike McKay Former WQRB/Eau Claire, WI Brand Mgr./mornings McKProd@charter.net

SCOREBOARD

January 2, 2024

Dec. PPM Top 10 SHARE

December 2023 PPM Scoreboard The December 2023 PPM Book (11/9-12/6) saw Country total shares decline 5.2% to 349.0 on a same-station basis. However, year-to-year shares are up 5.1%. WCTK/Providence had the largest share in the format with a 9.0 – the lowest format-leading share since June 2022. Only one station, KKWF/Seattle, was able to top its market as the Christmas music onslaught started to take its annual toll. Total cume was off 6.5% from last month at 21.9 million, and

Station/City

6+ SHARE (RANK)

Nov

WKHX/Atlanta 3.9 (8) WUBL/Atlanta 3.6 (10) KASE/Austin^ 3.8 (9t) KVET/Austin^ 6.5 (3) KOKE/Austin 1.5 (19) WPOC/Baltimore 4.6 (8) WKLB/Boston 3.6 (10t) WBWL/Boston 2.1 (18t) WCTK/Boston (Providence) 0.2 (26) WKKT/Charlotte 4.0 (11) WSOC/Charlotte 5.8 (3) WUSN/Chicago 4.3 (7) WUBE/Cincinnati^ 7.3 (4) WNNF/Cincinnati 2.1 (14) WYGY/Cincinnati^ 0.9 (21) WGAR/Cleveland 6.9 (4) WCOL/Columbus, OH 9.1 (2) WJKR/Columbus, OH 1.3 (16) KPLX/Dallas^ 3.7 (9t) KSCS/Dallas^ 4.3 (4) KYGO/Denver 5.8 (2) KWBL/Denver 2.6 (16) KQKS-HD2/Denver + 0.8 (27t) WYCD/Detroit 6.9 (3t) WPAW/Greensboro 6.3 (6) WTQR/Greensboro 5.7 (7) WWYZ/Hartford 7.5 (3) KILT/Houston 3.7 (12t) KKBQ/Houston 4.7 (6) WFMS/Indianapolis 6.1 (5) WLHK/Indianapolis 3.6 (14) WGNE/Jacksonville 4.6 (8) WQIK/Jacksonville 7.1 (4) KBEQ/Kansas City^ 3.7 (11) KFKF/Kansas City^ 5.2 (5t) WDAF/Kansas City 7.2 (3) KCYE/Las Vegas 3.1 (10t) KWNR/Las Vegas 4.6 (5) KKGO/Los Angeles 1.9 (23) WGKX/Memphis WLFP/Memphis 6.1 (5) WKIS/Miami 4.1 (6) WKMK/Middlesex (Monmouth) 1.8 (14t) WMIL/Milwaukee 6.5 (5) KEEY/Minneapolis 5.4 (7)

Dec

down 3.5% from last December, making this the fifth lowest cume month on record. KKBQ/ Houston had the format’s largest cume with 808,400. 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.

Nov

3.6 (11) 376,100 3.1 (12t) 429,400 3.9 (8) 208,500 5.4 (3) 258,300 1.6 (17) 70,600 6.2 (3) 280,800 3.4 (11) 366,900 1.8 (19t) 260,400 0.2 (26) 48,100 5.1 (7) 326,300 5.7 (5) 317,000 3.6 (8) 639,900 8.0 (4) 336,200 2.0 (15) 169,300 1.6 (17) 87,700 6.6 (5) 269,200 8.4 (3) 302,100 1.0 (18) 91,200 4.1 (5t) 764,100 4.1 (5t) 788,400 5.9 (2) 287,300 2.1 (19) 186,900 0.5 (29) 52,000 6.4 (4t) 617,400 5.4 (6) 163,800 4.0 (7t) 178,300 8.2 (3) 158,700 3.5 (10t) 697,200 4.9 (6) 877,300 6.1 (4t) 204,600 3.3 (14) 197,300 3.5 (10) 172,000 6.0 (6) 198,800 3.7 (8) 216,600 4.8 (6) 244,700 6.0 (4) 401,500 2.0 (18t) 172,600 4.5 (6) 219,800 1.6 (26t) 683,700 Does not subscribe 5.0 (5) 160,600 4.1 (7) 409,600 1.3 (17t) 53,200 5.7 (5t) 280,900 4.3 (9t) 451,200

CUME

Dec 372,700 371,700 163,800 223,100 55,300 280,800 365,300 226,800 53,800 332,900 304,800 626,800 309,900 127,200 84,400 254,300 258,000 71,100 741,300 663,400 293,700 166,700 58,700 562,100 149,500 143,100 162,300 721,600 808,400 187,000 162,700 142,600 159,500 208,600 230,900 311,600 168,400 197,000 621,300 135,500 373,500 60,700 262,900 419,500

Station/City

NOV 1 2 4 5 3 9t 9t ----

WCTK/Providence WCOL/Columbus, OH WWYZ/Hartford WUBE/Cincinnati KKWF/Seattle WGAR/Cleveland WYCD/Detroit WGH/Norfolk KSD/St. Louis WPOC/Baltimore

6+ SHARE (RANK)

Nov

KMNB/Minneapolis KLCI/Minneapolis+ WKDF/Nashville^ WNFN/Nashville + WSIX/Nashville WSM-FM/Nashville^ WKMK/New York (Monmouth) WGH/Norfolk WUSH/Norforlk WWKA/Orlando WXTU/Philadelphia KMLE/Phoenix KNIX/Phoenix WDSY/Pittsburgh WPGB/Pittsburgh WOGG/Pittsburgh^ WOGH/Pittsburgh ^ WOGI/Pittsburgh^ KUPL/Portland KWJJ/Portland WCTK/Providence WNCB/Raleigh WQDR/Raleigh KFRG/Riverside KNCI/Sacramento KNTY/Sacramento + KYRV-HD2/Sacramento KEGA/Salt Lake City KSOP/Salt Lake City KUBL/Salt Lake City KAJA/San Antonio KCYY/San Antonio^ KKYX-AM/San Antonio^+ KRPT/San Antonio^+ KSON/San Diego KBAY/San Francisco (San Jose) KBAY/San Jose KKWF/Seattle KSD/St. Louis WIL/St. Louis WFUS/Tampa WQYK/Tampa WMZQ/Washington WIRK/West Palm Beach

DEC 1 2 3 4 5 6 7t 7t 7t 10

2.7 (15) 1.4 (18t) 4.4 (10t) 2.7 (16) 5.7 (5t) 5.6 (7) 0.4 (34t) 5.9 (4t) 5.1 (7) 3.7 (11t) 5.9 (5) 3.4 (9t) 3.5 (7t) 3.8 (10t) 2.8 (12) 0.5 (21) 0.4 (22t) 1.6 (16) 2.7 (14t) 2.8 (13) 9.5 (1) 4.5 (10) 5.0 (8) 6.1 (2) 6.8 (3) 1.1 (21t) 0.4 (26t) 1.6 (22) 5.1 (6) 4.6 (7) 5.1 (6) 7.1 (2) 1.0 (25) 0.3 (33t) 5.6 (4) 1.3 (23t) 2.9 (10) 8.3 (1) 6.3 (5) 5.4 (8) 5.4 (4) 5.9 (3) 3.1 (11t) 3.9 (6)

Dec

Nov

2.6 (15) 1.5 (18t) 4.5 (8) 4.0 (11t) 5.8 (5) 4.3 (9t) 0.4 (32t) 6.4 (4) 4.9 (7t) 3.7 (9) 5.3 (6) 2.9 (10) 2.8 (11t) 3.4 (10) 3.0 (12) 0.4 (22t) 0.4 (22t) 1.6 (16) 2.6 (15t) 2.5 (17t) 9.0 (2) 4.6 (8t) 4.6 (8t) 5.6 (2) 5.3 (4) 1.3 (19t) 0.4 (25t) 1.1 (23) 5.4 (3t) 4.5 (7) 5.2 (5) 6.0 (3) 1.1 (24) 0.3 (30t) 5.6 (5) 1.6 (20) 3.4 (8) 6.7 (1) 6.4 (6) 4.7 (8) 5.5 (3t) 5.7 (2) 2.9 (13t) 4.5 (5t)

336,000 107,400 192,600 73,700 226,700 205,100 136,100 161,500 135,200 200,600 603,700 424,200 462,200 223,700 173,000 41,400 34,200 83,200 198,300 176,100 276,600 148,400 173,700 254,600 285,700 71,400 17,900 105,000 206,200 222,600 345,100 432,400 90,500 32,300 262,500 196,800 105,800 496,300 405,500 365,400 344,400 296,700 288,900 103,700

CUME

Dec. PPM Top 10 CUME NOV DEC 1 1 3 2 4 3 2 4 6 5 5 6 8 7 7 8 10 9 -- 10

KKBQ/Houston KPLX/Dallas KILT/Houston KSCS/Dallas WUSN/Chicago KKGO/Los Angeles WXTU/Philadelphia WYCD/Detroit KNIX/Phoenix KEEY/Minneapolis

808,400 741,300 721,600 663,400 626,800 621,300 583,200 562,100 441,700 419,500

Format-Wide PPM Ratings

Aggregate share for Nielsen Audio subscribing stations month to month.

9.0 8.4 8.2 8.0 6.7 6.6 6.4 6.4 6.4 6.2

Dec 330,200 114,800 189,700 87,000 218,000 174,800 152,000 144,700 123,200 166,100 583,200 376,400 441,700 212,400 179,100 37,800 41,800 78,400 180,700 173,800 236,000 175,900 159,100 260,200 256,300 65,600 25,700 90,900 180,800 201,200 337,600 349,300 107,600 47,100 245,300 173,500 101,800 419,200 409,300 340,700 353,500 300,600 310,700 121,600

January 2, 2024 LW

---

Artist/Title (Label)

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

GEORGE BIRGE Mind On You (Records Nashville)

29469

---

8383

---

35.31

---

157

---

(Jaron Boyer, Michael Tyler, Colt Ford, George Birge) ---

NATE SMITH/World On Fire (RCA)

27305

---

7740

---

35.298

---

157

---

DAN + SHAY/Save Me The Trouble (Warner/WAR)

24338

---

7025

---

30.445

---

157

---

JELLY ROLL w/LAINEY WILSON/Save Me (BMG/Stoney Creek)

23654

---

6653

---

31.08

---

155

---

CHRIS STAPLETON/White Horse (Mercury)

20183

---

5819

---

23.793

---

157

---

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

18288

---

5304

---

21.232

---

157

---

CHRIS JANSON/All I Need Is You (BMLGR)

17326

---

4974

---

19.714

---

157

---

LUKE COMBS/Where The Wild Things Are (River House/Columbia)

16417

---

4663

---

20.311

---

157

---

WARREN ZEIDERS/Pretty Little Poison (Warner/WEA)

15927

---

4535

---

18.817

---

151

---

KANE BROWN/I Can Feel It (RCA)

15258

---

4315

---

18.673

---

157

---

CODY JOHNSON/The Painter (Warner/CoJo/WMN)

13664

---

3788

---

16.967

---

156

---

HARDY/Truck Bed (Big Loud)

13624

---

3975

---

16.043

---

153

---

CONNER SMITH/Creek Will Rise (Valory)

12540

---

3603

---

12.804

---

157

---

CHAYCE BECKHAM/23 (Wheelhouse)

12430

---

3537

---

13.802

---

156

---

DYLAN SCOTT/Can't Have Mine (Find You A...) (Curb)

11911

---

3213

---

16.806

---

146

---

PARKER MCCOLLUM/Burn It Down (MCA)

11536

---

3230

---

12.629

---

154

---

MORGAN WALLEN/Everything I Love (Big Loud)

10837

---

3171

---

13.087

---

154

---

JACKSON DEAN/Fearless (Big Machine)

8835

---

2443

---

8.871

---

151

---

T. RHETT f/M. WALLEN/Mamaw's House (Valory/Big Loud)

8306

---

2469

---

9.363

---

151

---

GABBY BARRETT/Glory Days (Warner/WAR)

8237

---

2381

---

7.319

---

153

---

SCOTTY MCCREERY/Cab In A Solo (Triple Tigers)

8149

---

2397

---

8.039

---

157

---

JORDAN DAVIS/Tucson Too Late (MCA)

7701

---

2175

---

7.871

---

151

---

CARLY PEARCE f/CHRIS STAPLETON/We Don't Fight… (Big Machine) 7612

---

2187

---

8.106

---

153

---

LAINEY WILSON/Wildflowers And Wild Horses (Broken Bow)

7452

---

2084

---

8.039

---

154

---

BROTHERS OSBORNE/Nobody's Nobody (EMI Nashville)

7183

---

2164

---

5.139

---

146

---

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January 2, 2024 LW

Artist/Title (Label)

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

---

TYLER HUBBARD/Back Then Right Now (EMI Nashville)

6992

---

2056

---

6.968

---

149

---

M. WALLEN f/E. CHURCH/Man Made A Bar (Big Loud/EMI Nashville)

6676

---

1776

---

7.706

---

148

---

KENNY CHESNEY/Take Her Home (Warner/WEA)

6269

---

1746

---

6.288

---

151

---

CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Out Of That Truck (Capitol)

6067

---

1671

---

5.476

---

136

---

MEGAN MORONEY/I'm Not Pretty (Columbia)

5815

---

1672

---

4.846

---

143

---

ZACH BRYAN f/KACEY MUSGRAVES/I Remember… (Warner/WAR) 5170

---

1537

---

4.414

---

134

---

OLD DOMINION f/M. MORONEY/Can't Break Up Now (Columbia) 5106

---

1454

---

5.304

---

131

---

SAM HUNT/Outskirts (MCA)

5070

---

1504

---

4.575

---

139

---

CHASE MATTHEW/Love You Again (Warner/WAR)

4855

---

1480

---

3.827

---

133

---

BRIAN KELLEY/See You Next Summer (Big Machine)

4168

---

1188

---

3.884

---

135

---

ASHLEY COOKE/Your Place (Big Loud)

3916

---

1136

---

4.091

---

DILLON CARMICHAEL/Drinkin' Problems (Riser House)

3717

---

1103

---

2.488

---

126

---

GARTH BROOKS & RONNIE DUNN/Rodeo Man (Big Machine)

3429

---

961

---

1.882

---

122

---

LUKE BRYAN/But I Got A Beer In My Hand (Capitol)

3412

---

949

---

3.451

---

116

---

M. RAY f/M. PATRICK/Spirits And... (Warner/WEA/Riser House)

3337

---

955

---

1.847

---

111

---

JASON ALDEAN/Let Your Boys Be Country (Macon Music/Broken Bow)

3266

---

915

---

3.222

---

BAILEY ZIMMERMAN/Where It Ends (Elektra/Warner/WEA)

3212

---

943

---

3.015

---

JON PARDI & LUKE BRYAN/Cowboys And Plowboys (Capitol)

3173

---

837

---

3.44

---

101

---

CHRIS YOUNG/Young Love & Saturday Nights (RCA)

3138

---

848

---

3.714

---

COREY KENT/Something's Gonna Kill Me (Combustion/RCA)

3073

---

835

---

3.101

---

BRYAN MARTIN/We Ride (Average Joes/New Revolution)

2887

---

786

---

2.136

---

PARMALEE/Gonna Love You (Stoney Creek)

2794

---

916

---

2.028

---

BRETT YOUNG/Dance With You (BMLGR)

2419

---

732

---

1.223

---

LADY A/Love You Back (BMLGR)

2112

---

606

---

0.986

---

JUSTIN MOORE/This Is My Dirt (Valory)

2053

---

579

---

1.869

---

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January 2, 2024

Country Aircheck Top Recurrents

Points

MORGAN WALLEN/Thinkin' Bout Me (Big Loud)

19055

LUKE COMBS/Fast Car (River House/Columbia)

14871

MORGAN WALLEN/Last Night (Big Loud)

13344

JELLY ROLL/Need A Favor (BMG/Stoney Creek)

11491

TYLER HUBBARD/Dancin' In The Country (EMI Nashville)

11199

DUSTIN LYNCH/Stars Like Confetti (Broken Bow)

10911

JASON ALDEAN/Try That In A Small Town (Macon Music/Broken Bow)

10772

BAILEY ZIMMERMAN/Rock And A Hard Place (Elektra/Warner/WEA)

9342

JORDAN DAVIS/Next Thing You Know (MCA)

9338

RUSSELL DICKERSON/God Gave Me A Girl (Triple Tigers)

9247

COLE SWINDELL/She Had Me At Heads Carolina (Warner/WMN)

8921

BAILEY ZIMMERMAN/Religiously (Elektra/Warner/WEA)

6778

JORDAN DAVIS/What My World Spins Around (MCA)

6079

LAINEY WILSON/Watermelon Moonshine (Broken Bow)

5765

MORGAN WALLEN/You Proof (Big Loud)

5461

KANE BROWN & KATELYN BROWN/Thank God (RCA)

4687

MORGAN WALLEN/Thought You Should Know (Big Loud)

4479

TYLER HUBBARD/5 Foot 9 (EMI Nashville)

4374

PARMALEE/Take My Name (BMG/Stoney Creek)

4179

LUKE COMBS/The Kind Of Love We Make (River House/Columbia)

4125

PARMALEE/Girl In Mine (Stoney Creek)

4027

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

3837

NATE SMITH/Whiskey On You (Arista)

3643

LUKE COMBS/Love You Anyway (River House/Columbia)

3544

MORGAN WALLEN/Wasted On You (Big Loud)

3401

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

3058

LAINEY WILSON/Heart Like A Truck (Broken Bow)

3030

OLD DOMINION/Memory Lane (Columbia)

2784

DIERKS BENTLEY/Gold (Capitol)

2592

Country Aircheck Add Leaders Add leaders will return January 8

Country Aircheck Top Gainers Point gainers will return January 8

Country Aircheck Top Spin Gainers Spin gainers will return January 8

Activator Top Point Gainers Activator point gainers will return January 8

Activator Top Spin Gainers Activator spin gainers will return January 8

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January 2, 2024 AIRPLAY BY STATION OWNER

OVERALL LW TW ARTIST/Title

iHeart (52) Rank

Plays

Audacy (17)

Avg/ Sta

Rank

Cumulus (15)

Plays

Avg/ Sta

Rank

Summit (6)

Plays

Avg/ Sta

Rank

Plays

Avg/ Sta

1 GEORGE BIRGE/Mind On You

2,990

57.5

841

49.5

647

43.1

545

90.8

2 NATE SMITH/World On Fire

2,866

55.1

679

39.9

646

43.1

495

82.5

3 DAN + SHAY/Save Me The Trouble

2,670

51.3

538

31.6

512

34.1

458

76.3

4 JELLY ROLL w/LAINEY WILSON/Save Me

2,918

56.1

365

21.5

665

44.3

341

56.8

5 CHRIS STAPLETON/White Horse

2,005

38.6

509

29.9

484

32.3

265

44.2

6 RILEY GREEN f/LUKE COMBS/Different Round Here

1,919

36.9

504

29.6

415

27.7

381

63.5

7 CHRIS JANSON/All I Need Is You

1,952

37.5

324

19.1

443

29.5

311

51.8

8 LUKE COMBS/Where The Wild Things Are

1,580

30.4

388

22.8

366

24.4

290

48.3

9 WARREN ZEIDERS/Pretty Little Poison

1,294

24.9

474

27.9

521

34.7

438

73.0

-- 10 KANE BROWN/I Can Feel It

1,603

30.8

410

24.1

360

24.0

169

28.2

-- 11 CODY JOHNSON/The Painter

990

19.0

342

20.1

318

21.2

186

31.0

-- 12 HARDY/Truck Bed

1,807

34.8

323

19.0

267

17.8

8.5

-- 13 CONNER SMITH/Creek Will Rise

1,309

25.2

458

26.9

219

14.6

144

24.0

-- 14 CHAYCE BECKHAM/23

993

19.1

353

20.8

200

13.3

289

48.2

-- 15 DYLAN SCOTT/Can't Have Mine (Find You A...)

1,014

19.5

453

26.6

353

23.5

1.0

-- 16 PARKER MCCOLLUM/Burn It Down

1,050

20.2

284

16.7

363

24.2

2.5

-- 17 MORGAN WALLEN/Everything I Love

453

8.7

3.4

443

29.5

207

34.5

-- 18 JACKSON DEAN/Fearless

830

16.0

210

12.4

102

6.8

137

22.8

-- 19 T. RHETT f/M. WALLEN/Mamaw's House

811

15.6

188

11.1

154

10.3

183

30.5

-- 20 GABBY BARRETT/Glory Days

1,060

20.4

209

12.3

128

8.5

9.0

FLASHBACK No. 1s

MARKET AIRPLAY PROFILE - LAS VEGAS Rank

KCYE

KWNR

Total

JELLY ROLL w/LAINEY WILSON/Save Me

138

NATE SMITH/World On Fire

130

JASON ALDEAN/Try That In A Small Town

124

GEORGE BIRGE/Mind On You

121

CHRIS STAPLETON/White Horse

108

DAN + SHAY/Save Me The Trouble

WARREN ZEIDERS/Pretty Little Poison

MORGAN WALLEN/Thinkin' Bout Me

LUKE COMBS/Where The Wild Things Are

KANE BROWN/I Can Feel It

MORGAN WALLEN/Everything I Love

CHRIS JANSON/All I Need Is You

HARDY/Truck Bed

TYLER HUBBARD/Dancin' In The Country

JORDAN DAVIS/Next Thing You Know

LAINEY WILSON/Watermelon Moonshine

CHAYCE BECKHAM/23

18t

JELLY ROLL/Need A Favor

18t

LUKE COMBS/Fast Car

18t

COLE SWINDELL/She Had Me At Heads Carolina

1 YEAR AGO

LUKE BRYAN Country On

5 YEARS AGO

DAN + SHAY Speechless (3rd week)

10 YEARS AGO

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE Stay (2nd week) 15 YEARS AGO

REBA MCENTIRE Consider Me Gone

20 YEARS AGO

KENNY CHESNEY There Goes My Life (2nd week)

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January 2, 2024

COUNTRY AIRCHECK ACTIVITY COREY KENT/Something’s Gonna Kill Me (Combustion/RCA) No. 45 3073 points, 835 spins BRYAN MARTIN/We Ride (Average Joes/New Revolution) No. 46 2887 points, 786 spins PARMALEE/Gonna Love You (Stoney Creek) No. 47 2794 points, 916 spins BRETT YOUNG/Dance With You (BMLGR) No. 48 2419 points, 732 spins LADY A/Love You Back (BMLGR) No. 49 2112 points, 606 spins JUSTIN MOORE/This Is My Dirt (Valory) No. 50 2053 points, 579 spins CHRIS LANE/Find Another Bar (Red Street) 1811 points, 545 spins TYLER CHILDERS/In Your Love (Hickman Holler/RCA) 1711 points, 566 spins DUSTIN LYNCH f/JELLY ROLL/Chevrolet (Broken Bow) 1652 points, 506 spins

ADD DATES Send yours to adds@countryaircheck.com

JANUARY 8

ZACH TOP/Sounds Like The Radio (Leo 33)

JANUARY 16

None Listed

JANUARY 22

JELLY ROLL/Halfway To Hell (BMG/Stoney Creek) TIM MCGRAW/One Bad Habit (Big Machine) TIGIRLILY GOLD/I Tried A Ring On (Monument)

CHECK OUT

JANUARY 5

Annie Bosko (Stone Country Records) Produced by Derek George and Mickey Jack Cones, Bosko’s five-song, self-titled EP features her first single for the label, “Neon Baby,” and the Lainey Wilson, Terri Jo Box and Trent Tomlinson-penned “He Gone.”

JANUARY 12

Hannah Ellis That Girl (Curb)

JANUARY 19

Brittney Spencer My Stupid Life (Elektra) Sam Grow Avalon Avenue (Average Joes)

JANUARY 26

Randall King Into The Neon (Warner/WAR) Conner Smith Smoky Mountains (Valory)

JOE NICHOLS/Brokenhearted (Quartz Hill) 1623 points, 535 spins DREW BALDRIDGE/She’s Somebody’s Daughter (Lyric Ridge) 1506 points, 533 spins ©2024 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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