Issue 891 - January 8, 2024 by Country Aircheck

weekly January 8, 2024, Issue 891

CRS: “Big Five” Topics Lead Agenda

The continuing importance of Country Radio Seminar (CRS) was anecdotally evidenced by a December employment posting for a PD/ air talent at Brewer WQLK/Richmond, IN that promised the winning candidate would not only land the job, but also paid registration and hotel for CRS 2024. Now less than eight weeks away (Feb. 28-March 1 at the Omni Nashville Hotel), the organization’s strongest case for ongoing interest is in the care and effort put into the annual agenda. In planning this year’s event, organizers did a considerable amount of industry outreach to identify key areas of interest. Agenda Chair Shelley Hargis and co-Vice Chairs Jesse Tack and Krista Hayes interviewed members Shelley Hargis of the Country Radio Broadcasters board, and a number of other high-profile people in the industry to discover the topics they were most curious about. “Artificial intelligence was one that really popped out,” says CRB Exec. Dir. RJ Curtis. “Of the five big themes, that was No. 1 with a bullet. The other big theme that emerged was branding.” As the agenda leaders revealed in a September CRS360 webinar (CAT 9/28/23), this year’s panels will largely fall into one those RJ Curtis five primary themes, with the others being industry growth, diversity and something they’re calling “ballin’ on a budget.” Where industry growth may be self-explanatory, the diversity theme was deemed important by the full scope of CRS’ stakeholders. “As an organization, we want everyone to feel welcome at CRS,” Curtis says. “We want CRS to be a safe place for all to show up, do business and expose their art/content.” As for the budget theme, Hargis notes its significance “because everybody’s trying to do things with less money, [if not] little to no money.” This year’s research project is focused on personality radio, as conducted by SmithGeiger Group: “But They Have A Great Personality: On Air Talent And Their Role On All Platforms.” (continued on page 6)

Trouble Makers: Warner/WAR’s Dan + Shay celebrate their tenth No. 1, “Save Me The Trouble,” with the promo team who made it happen. Pictured (back, l-r) are Michael Chase, Connor Brock, Kristen Williams, Tom Martens and Lisa Ray; (middle, l-r) Kayla Burnett, Sam Nepsa and James Marsh; (front, l-r) Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney.

Leo33 Ready To Roar In ’24

Launched last year by Firebird Music and Red Light Ventures, Leo33 has been introducing first signing Zach Top and last week hired Chris Fabiani as VP/ Promotion & Marketing. Label Head Katie Dean gives a peek under the hood: CA: What was the pitch that stole you away from MCA? KD: I was contacted by a headhunter and was intrigued by the prospect. The way the business is shifting, an entrepreneurial opportunity seemed like it might be the right fit for me. And running a Katie Dean label has been a goal of mine since I got into this

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business in 1994, even though this wasn’t presented to me as running a label – more of, “We have this new venture and we feel like the conditions are right. Would you like to come be a part of it?” Probably the toughest decision I’ve ever made, primarily because our MCA team was so close. We were winning and I was happy. What is the vision? There’s not one path to success now. With the variety of experience this team has in different genres, it affords the opportunity to do things in a really efficient and agile way that’s hyper-focused on the holistic marketing picture. The tagline I use is that we provide all of the services of a major, but with the focus and agility of an independent. We are looking at things purely from an artist development mindset to be in a collaborative relationship in building an artist’s business. We’re not a label that’s chasing trends. Artist development? How old school. We’re not reinventing the wheel. This is just a nod to the foundations of blocking and tackling. The setup of Zach was a really accelerated timeline, but also very well thought out in wanting to capitalize on the dates he already had and building [radio] visits around them. The idea of an eight-month promo tour and then releasing a single is just antiquated. One of the things that’s really paramount to artists is feeling like they’re not going to lose momentum when they sign. Part of the reason we are very deliberately keeping our roster size small is so we can serve the artists we do sign. Artists ... plural? We have signed another artist that will be released at the end of the month. We have two Zach Top officially on the roster and are in conversations with a couple others. Ultimately, we would like to keep it in the five-toseven range.

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How much is Red Light involved? That’s really more about staking some of the investment, along with primary investor Firebird. I report to an advisory board – weekly chats with both companies to keep them up to speed with what we’re doing. We’re pretty much operating independently.

What’s the meaning behind the name? It was inspired by the constellation, as our core team embodies the values and characteristics of a lioness – courage, agility and care for artists. The 33 comes from the vinyl LP and is a nod to our approach of championing an artist’s entire body of work. What else? There’s enough success out there for everybody. The business environment has never been better for an entrepreneurial mindset. It’s really fun to be working with people who all share a vision of bringing the best version of ourselves forward to help artists realize their musical vision. As important as TikTok is, we’re not chasing A&R analytics. We’re going to see [prospective signees] play live. We are going to be aligned and believe in the music from the jump and if not, no harm-no foul. This is supposed to be fun and it’s supposed to be about the music inspiring you to want to go win for somebody. We all really enjoy that part of it. Reach Dean here. –Chuck Aly

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Chart Chat

Congratulations to Dan + Shay, Kristen Williams, Tom Martens, Anna Cage, Michael Chase and the Warner/WAR promotion team on landing this week’s No. 1 song, “Save Me The Trouble.” This is the duo’s 10th chart-topper and their 15th total week in the top slot. The song’s jumps of 9,521 points and 2,418 spins to reach No. 1 set new record highs for both categories in the Mediabase era. Songwriters are Ashley Dan + Shay Gorley, Jordan Reynolds, Jordan Minton, Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney. Kudos to Katie Dean, Chris Fabiani, Tracy Gibson and the Leo33 crew on leading 2024’s first Add Board with 55 adds for the label’s debut release, “Sounds Like The Radio” by Zach Top. This is the first time the Add Board has been topped by a release that is the debut for both artist and label since “Fix” by Chris Lane on Big Loud in Dec. 2015.

News & Notes

Jelly Roll will perform Jan. 10 in Washington, DC at Power To The Patients, an event for Congressional leaders and government officials designed to advocate for a more affordable and equitable healthcare system through price transparency. Fat Joe will emcee, and Wyclef Jean will also perform. CMT and mtheory’s Equal Access development program, designed to support underrepresented voices in the country music industry via funding and training, is accepting applications for its 2024-25 program, which will be its third year. Interested candidates must be at least 18 years old and Nashville-based. For eligibility requirements and to apply, visit EqualAccessMusic.com by Jan. 26. Loyd Ford’s Rainmaker Pathway Consulting Works will host the free event Digital, Profit & You Jan. 11 on his The Encouragers: The Radio Rally podcast. It will be available on demand beginning at 8pm (ET). Guests Chris Fleming of CD Media Consulting, Shar Hermanson of Mid-West Family/Madison and Cumulus’ Joe Brown will discuss “how digital revenue can affect you in Q1.” Find the podcast on Apple, Audible or Spotify. Tyler Childers, Wynonna Judd and Ben Folds are among the artists set to perform at Hello From The Hills – a benefit co-presented by The Hello in There Foundation and Hope in the Hills – Jan. 28 at Nashville’s City Winery. Kathy Mattea will host. Tickets go on sale Jan. 10 here, with proceeds supporting MusiCares, Tennessee Justice For

Photo Op-penheimer: Syndicated radio host Shawn Parr returned as the announcer for the 81st Golden Globe Awards on CBS last night (1/7).

January 8, 2024 Our Neighbors and Musicians Recovery Network. The fifth season of syndicated TV series The Song, which kicked off Jan. 6, will include episodes featuring Maddie & Tae (Jan. 13-14), Uncle Kracker (Jan. 20-21), Colbie Caillat (Jan. 27-28), and Gary LeVox with Jeffrey Steele (Feb. 17-18). Find local affiliates using the show’s station finder here.

The Week’s Top Stories

Full coverage at countryaircheck.com. • Writers and producers weighed in on the rise of “interpolations” in last week’s (1/2) Country Aircheck Weekly. • Chris Fabiani was named Leo33 VP/Promotion & Marketing. (BN 1/5) • Cumulus/Albuquerque OM Kris Abrams is retiring. (CAT 1/4) • Monica Wittkopp was promoted to Market Pres. for iHeartMedia/ Madison, WI. (CAT 1/3) • iHeartMedia’s “Wayne D” Danielson and Tay Hamilton are hosting a new national 7pm-to-midnight show. (CAT 1/2) • Chronicle: Philip J. Lombardo.

CRS: “Big Five” Topics Lead Agenda (continued from page 1) Curtis says the study focuses on “talent and content choices that hopefully bring a competitive advantage to radio platforms.” Encompassing terrestrial and satellite radio, it will also include a look at DSPs “because more of them are embracing personality-hosted programs,” Curtis says. Listeners’ feelings about AI-generated on-air “personalities” will also be explored.

Familiar elements returning this year include a broadened Digital Music Summit anchoring the seminar’s first day. Among the sessions on podcasting are one led by Sounds Profitable Partner Tom Webster (formerly SVP of Edison Media Research), which will include discussion on how to monetize music-based podcasts. Hargis, the VP/Radio Syndication & Group Strategy at BBRMG, says the digital day will also have separate sessions featuring the teams that made hits last year out of three songs: Jelly Roll’s “Son Of A Sinner,” Megan Moroney’s “Tennessee Orange” and Bailey Zimmerman’s “Fall In Love.” Formerly a CRS staple, a label heads panel is back, titled “Leadership, Strategy, And Optimizing Country’s Surge In 2024.” Sony Music Nashville’s Randy Goodman, Warner Music Nashville’s Ben Kline and Cris Lacy, BBR Music Group/BMG’s Jon Loba and UMG/ Nashville’s Cindy Mabe are scheduled, with CMA CEO Sarah Trahern moderating. Curtis notes, “As the title suggests, we want to talk about what leadership looks like in 2024 and what strategies the labels are taking. There are a lot of different things happening with A&R and finding/ developing talent. It’s a different ballgame than it was a few years ago with TikTok and other forms of exposure.” Inspired by a conversation he had with Goodman, Curtis says the session will also focus on how to take advantage of the format’s current momentum, optimize it, and take country to even bigger heights than it enjoyed in 2023.

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Other CRS 2024 highlights: • The “CRS Artist Interview,” which will find Trisha Yearwood in a question-and-answer session with Broken Bow’s Lainey Wilson. This will be the first time the session features one artist interviewing another. “When you get two artists talking, peer-to-peer, it’s a real discussion – less interview and more of a conversation,” Curtis says. And no hints, but he says several other high-profile artists are in discussions about appearing during CRS as well. • Capitol’s Keith Urban is performing during “Bob Kingsley’s Acoustic Alley.” Hosted by Fitz from Country Top 40, the show will feature two writers’ rounds. • This year’s Country Radio Hall of Fame inductees will be revealed, as will the winners of the 2024 CRS/Country Aircheck Awards. • The closing night “New Faces Of Country Music” show features Records Nashville’s George Birge, Riser House’s Dillon Carmichael, RCA’s Corey Kent, Columbia’s Moroney and Valory’s Conner Smith. • Two morning mentoring breakfasts, including the Y’all Means All: Diversity Matters Breakfast, featuring consultant Jaye Albright, BMG’s Loba and artists Frank Ray (Stoney Creek Records) and Lily Rose (Back Blocks/Republic/Big Loud). CMA’s Mia McNeal will moderate that breakfast, and also serve as a panelist on the other, the Women’s Networking Breakfast. That one will also feature UMGN’s Charlene Bryant, Moxie Coalition’s Zena Burns, Sevens Radio Network’s Blake Carter, Leo33’s Katie Dean, BMLG’s Brooke Diaz, Edison Research’s Karina Farias, Cumulus’ Krista Hayes, Triple Tigers’ Laura Hostelley, Silverfish Media’s Jessica “Carsen” Humphreville, Amazon Music’s Michelle Tigard Kammerer, WQMX/Akron’s Sarah Kay, Eighteen Company’s Basak Kizilisik, Monument’s Katie McCartney, WWJO/St. Cloud, MN’s Brooks O’Brian, BMLG’s Athena Puharic, WSIX/Nashville’s Brooke Taylor, WXBQ/ Bristol’s Nikki Thomas and WWKA/Orlando’s Melissa Quinones. As for the event’s top theme, “AI: Work Smarter, Not Harder” will be moderated by Cumulus’ Charlie Cook. The aim is to “teach people how to use AI to their advantage,” Hargis says, pointing to the tedious tasks that take time away from meatier projects. Another session, “Industry Growth: Unapologetically Unemployed,” will feature panelists who have segued from radio to other parts of the industry. New offering “Workshop Alley” will be a more hands-on session designed to teach attendees skills they can take back to their stations and utilize immediately – such as imaging tips and tricks, how to edit videos for social media posts and how to launch a podcast or broaden the reach of one. Expanding on one of the themes of the label head panel, Curtis hopes an underlying theme for the entire seminar this year is “not just celebrating the year that we’ve had, but figuring out what we can learn from it. I don’t think CRS should be a campfire, a ‘Kumbaya,’ ‘Gee, aren’t we doing great’ moment. It’s ‘Maybe we’re doing great, but how do we do better? How do we take the moment and make it bigger, while also challenging ourselves with some of the tough questions?’ CRS continues to be the best place to have these conversations.” Find CRS registration info here. –Phyllis Stark

Lon Helton, lon@countryaircheck.com Caitlin DeForest, caitlin@countryaircheck.com Chris Huff, chris@countryaircheck.com Phyllis Stark, phyllis@countryaircheck.com Chuck Aly, chuck@countryaircheck.com

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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 three-station 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 McSherry-McKown 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.

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 fourstation 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. Federated WBYT/South Bend, IN PD Jesse Garcia is seeking a morning co-host with a minimum of three years on-air experience who “can create engaging content on multi-platforms.” Send résumé, aircheck and production samples to Garcia here. Zimmer Dir./Operations Trevor Morgan is searching for a PD for KCLR & KATI/Columbia, MO. He seeks someone to “embody our company’s core values” while being “a raving fan of country music [and sharing] our deep passion for the power of radio.” Send résumé, mp3, social sites, and “anything else you feel we need to know about you” here; see full post here. SOUTHWEST

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

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. Stephens Media Group KKAJ/Ardmore, OK is seeking a PD/ morning host. The company says, “This is a tremendous opportunity with a strong cluster that dominates the market in sales, promotions and on-air. KKAJ is a heritage country station with a little red-dirt heritage for flavor.” Send resume, aircheck and references to SVP/Programming Bob Thornton 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 fivestation 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. PR firm Shore Fire Media is seeking an Account Exec./Publicity who has the desire to handle a “multi-faceted client roster that will include the following and more: artists and creators; tours and events; music industry companies; start-ups and nonprofits.” Apply to join its Nashvillebased team here.

January 8, 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

January 8, 2024

REPORTER WEIGHTS

NEW COUNTRY AIRCHECK/MEDIABASE REPORTER WEIGHTS These are the new weights for Country Aircheck/Mediabase Country

A station’s weight is determined by dividing that adjusted AQH by the leading

Reporters for both the Published and the Activator panels, based on audience

Country station’s adjusted AQH. For this period, that station is WUSN/

figures from Nielsen. Weights for stations in PPM markets use a three-month

Chicago with an adjusted AQH of 15,830. For Activator weights, that station is

average of July-Aug.-Sept. 2023 AQH Persons. The Summer 2023 AQH Persons

WACO/Waco, TX with an adjusted AQH of 7,300. Station Weight = (Market

figure is used for diary markets. The weights are calculated using this formula:

rank X 10) divided by 16930 (7970 for Activator stations). These new weights

Market rank is multiplied by 10 and then added to the station’s AQH Persons.

are effective with this week’s Country Aircheck/Mediabase Country chart.

Call Letters/Market

Weight

KAJA/San Antonio KASE/Austin KATC/Colorado Springs KATM/Stockton, CA KAWO/Boise, ID KBAY/San Francisco KBEQ/Kansas City KBQI/Albuquerque KCCY/Colorado Springs KCYE/Las Vegas KCYY/San Antonio KDRK/Spokane KEEY/Minneapolis KFDI/Wichita KFRG/Riverside KHEY/El Paso KHGE/Fresno KHKI/Des Moines KIIM/Tucson KILT/Houston KIZN/Boise, ID KJKE/Oklahoma City KJUG/Visalia-Tulare, CA KKBQ/Houston KKGO/Los Angeles KKIX/Fayetteville, AR KKWF/Seattle KMDL/Lafayette, LA KMLE/Phoenix KMNB/Minneapolis KNCI/Sacramento KNIX/Phoenix

3.6 2.1 1.9 5.5 1.3 2.4 2.6 2.5 2.8 1.5 3.9 1.9 7.6 2.8 4.0 3.3 2.9 2.8 4.0 6.3 1.5 3.8 1.0 8.3 7.7 1.0 8.0 3.7 3.4 4.8 3.1 3.7

ACTIVATOR STATIONS Call Letters/Market Weight KATJ/Victor Valley, CA 4.8 KBUL/Reno, NV 5.7 KBVB/Fargo, ND Moorhead, MN 4.0 KCLR/Columbia, MO 4.6 KFGE/Lincoln, NE 3.8 KGKL/San Angelo, TX 3.9 KGNC/Amarillo, TX 4.5 KHAY/Oxnard-Ventura, CA 4.3 KIXQ/Joplin, MO 5.2 KKCB/Duluth, MN Superior, WI 4.4 KKJG/San Luis Obispo, CA 4.8 KKNU/Eugene, OR 5.3 KLLL/Lubbock, TX 4.1

KPLM/Palm Springs, CA KRST/Albuquerque KRYS/Corpus Christi, TX KSCS/Dallas KSD/St. Louis KSKS/Fresno KSON/San Diego KSOP/Salt Lake City KSSN/Little Rock KTEX/McAllen KTST/Oklahoma City KTTS/Springfield, MO KUAD/Ft. Collins, CO KUBL/Salt Lake City KUPL/Portland, OR KUZZ/Bakersfield KVOO/Tulsa KWBL/Denver KWEN/Tulsa KWJJ/Portland, OR KWNR/Las Vegas KXBG/Ft. Collins, CO KXKT/Omaha KXLY/Spokane KYGO/Denver KZSN/Wichita MCCN/Music Choice PCCO/iHM Custom W1HC/WestwoodOne Hot Country W1MC/WestwoodOne Mainstream Country

1.7 2.1 3.4 9.1 5.3 4.0 3.5 2.6 3.6 8.4 4.5 2.1 1.7 2.6 2.1 4.3 2.3 2.1 3.2 2.2 2.7 1.7 4.1 3.3 5.4 2.5 7.0 8.0 7.0 8.0

KNUE/Tyler, TX 4.4 KRRG/Laredo, TX 5.3 KSNI/Santa Maria, CA 4.5 KSUX/Sioux City, IA 4.6 KVOX/Fargo, ND - Moorhead, MN 3.9 KXKS/Shreveport, LA 2.0 KYKR/Beaumont, TX 4.7 KZKX/Lincoln, NE 3.8 KZPK/St. Cloud, MN 4.8 Sirius XM /The Highway 8.0 WACO/Waco, TX 10.0 WAXX/Eau Claire, WI 5.8 WAYZ/HagerstownChambersburg-Waynesboro2.4 WBAM/Montgomery, AL 3.8 WBFM/Sheboygan, WI 4.5

WAMZ/Louisville WAVW/Ft. Pierce, FL WBBS/Syracuse WBCT/Grand Rapids WBEE/Rochester, NY WBUL/Lexington WBWL/Boston WCKN/Charleston, SC WCKT/Ft. Myers, FL WCOL/Columbus, OH WCOS/Columbia, SC WCTK/Providence WCTO/Allentown WDAF/Kansas City WDRM/Huntsville WDSY/Pittsburgh WDXB/Birmingham WEZL/Charleston, SC WFMS/Indianapolis WFUS/Tampa WGAR/Cleveland WGGY/Wilkes-Barre, PA WGH/Norfolk WGKX/Memphis WGNA/Albany, NY WGNE/Jacksonville WGTY/York, PA WHKO/Dayton WIL/St. Louis WIRK/West Palm WITL/Lansing WIVK/Knoxville

3.7 1.6 3.0 4.6 5.2 2.8 4.3 2.2 2.3 5.3 3.6 5.3 4.6 3.2 3.7 2.8 3.6 2.1 3.0 7.7 5.6 3.4 1.7 1.0 3.5 2.0 1.3 6.9 5.2 3.0 2.5 5.3

WJVC/Nassau-Suffolk WKDF/Nashville WKHK/Richmond WKHX/Atlanta WKIS/Miami WKKT/Charlotte WKLB/Boston WKLI/Albany, NY WKMK/Monmouth-Ocean WKML/Fayetteville, NC WKRO/Daytona Beach WKSJ/Mobile WKXC/Augusta, GA WLFP/Memphis WLHK/Indianapolis WMAD/Madison, WI WMIL/Milwaukee WMZQ/Washington, DC WNCB/Raleigh WNCY/Appleton, WI WNOE/New Orleans WOGK/Gainesville, FL WOKQ/Portsmouth, NH WOLF/Syracuse WPAW/Greensboro, NC WPCV/Lakeland, FL WPGB/Pittsburgh WPOC/Baltimore WPOR/Portland, ME WQDR/Raleigh WQHK/Ft. Wayne, IN WQIK/Jacksonville

1.0 1.6 4.8 5.2 5.6 3.4 9.0 2.1 2.5 3.7 1.4 3.1 2.5 2.7 2.3 1.6 5.2 4.3 1.7 5.2 4.1 4.3 3.0 1.7 2.9 3.1 2.1 3.9 2.7 1.0 2.3 2.8

WQMX/Akron WQNU/Louisville WQYK/Tampa WRBT/Harrisburg WRNS/Greenville, NC WRNX/Springfield, MA WSIX/Nashville WSLC/Roanoke, VA WSOC/Charlotte WSSL/Greenville, SC WTGE/Baton Rouge WTHT/Portland, ME WTQR/Greensboro, NC WUBE/Cincinnati WUBL/Atlanta WUSH/Norfolk WUSJ/Jackson, MS WUSN/Chicago WUSY/Chattanooga WWGR/Ft. Myers, FL WWKA/Orlando WWQM/Madison, WI WWYZ/Hartford WXBQ/Johnson City WXCY/Wilmington, DE WXTU/Philadelphia WYCD/Detroit WYCT/Pensacola, FL WYNK/Baton Rouge WYRK/Buffalo WZZK/Birmingham

WBYT/South Bend, IN 2.5 WCEN/Saginaw, MI 5.0 WCOW/La Crosse, WI 5.0 WCTY/New London, CT 5.1 WDEN/Macon, GA 4.7 WDEZ/Wausau-Stevens Point, WI 2.4 WDGG/Huntington, WV Ashland, KY 4.4 WEGX/Florence, SC 5.4 WFLS/Fredericksburg, VA 8.3 WFRE/Frederick, MD 6.4 WFRG/Utica - Rome, NY 6.9 WFRY/Watertown, NY 5.6 WGTR/Myrtle Beach 5.6 WIBW/Topeka, KS 4.5

WILQ/Williamsport, PA WIOV/Lancaster, PA WIXY/Champaign, IL WJCL/Savannah, GA WKCN/Columbus, GA WKDQ/Evansville, IN WKSF/Asheville, NC WLLR/Quad Cities, IA-IL WLWI/Montgomery, AL WMSI/Jackson, MS WOKO/Burlington, VT WPUR/Atlantic City, NJ WQBE/Charleston, WV WQCB/Bangor, ME WQXK/Youngstown, OH WRWD/Poughkeepsie

5.7 9.1 2.9 3.7 3.9 6.1 6.6 2.1 3.8 3.8 7.6 6.2 6.7 5.1 7.8 3.0

WTCM/Traverse City-Petoskey, MI WTHI/Terre Haute, IN WTVY/Dothan, AL WVLK/Lexington, KY WWFG/Salisbury, MD WWWW/Ann Arbor, MI WXCL/Peoria, IL WXFL/Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL WZKX/Biloxi

5.9 2.2 3.6 2.4 4.2 2.2 2.7 3.2 5.1 4.3 1.7 3.2 2.9 4.1 4.8 2.1 1.2 10.0 4.4 2.9 5.2 1.3 4.7 4.9 1.9 9.3 8.0 3.4 2.7 5.1 4.0

2.4 6.9 2.6 3.0 4.1 3.8 5.0 3.2 5.4

January 8, 2024 LW

Artist/Title (Label)

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

DAN + SHAY Save Me The Trouble (Warner/WAR) 4

34509

9521

9412

2418

37.735

8.53

156

(Ashley Gorley, Jordan Reynolds, Jordan Minton, Dan Smyers, Shay Mooney) 2

NATE SMITH/World On Fire (RCA) 4

32775

4810

8804

1117

40.222

6.45

157

GEORGE BIRGE/Mind On You (Records Nashville)

27485

-2491

7556

-767

28.565 -5.033

157

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

27468

3464

7449

855

34.232 4.783

155

CHRIS STAPLETON/White Horse (Mercury) 4

25134

4543

6924

1155

29.702 7.094

157

R. GREEN f/L. COMBS/Different Round Here (BMLGR)

22417

3825

6198

953

24.529 4.395

156

CHRIS JANSON/All I Need Is You (BMLGR)

21014

3128

5737

782

22.241

3.238

156

WARREN ZEIDERS/Pretty Little Poison (Warner/WEA) 4

20045

4002

5485

999

21.903

4.222

151

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

19563

2742

5341

703

23.329 3.889

157

KANE BROWN/I Can Feel It (RCA)

18969

3210

5137

823

21.661

3.633

157

CODY JOHNSON/The Painter (Warner/CoJo/WMN) 4

17920

4125

4799

1040

5.04

156

HARDY/Truck Bed (Big Loud)

17707

3562

4911

923

20.523 4.905

150

CHAYCE BECKHAM/23 (Wheelhouse)

15703

2882

4247

710

16.324

3.004

156

CONNER SMITH/Creek Will Rise (Valory)

15599

2594

4249

646

14.978

2.589

157

PARKER MCCOLLUM/Burn It Down (MCA)

14292

2504

3856

616

15.437

3.433

149

JACKSON DEAN/Fearless (Big Machine)

11561

2537

3083

643

10.536

2.098

155

SCOTTY MCCREERY/Cab In A Solo (Triple Tigers)

10161

1714

2856

458

9.724

1.887

157

GABBY BARRETT/Glory Days (Warner/WAR)

9954

1482

2751

374

9.13

2.073

155

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

9871

1591

2780

370

10.803

2.13

147

C. PEARCE f/C. STAPLETON/We Don't Fight... (Big Machine)

9669

1759

2594

411

9.743

1.806

154

LAINEY WILSON/Wildflowers And Wild Horses (Broken Bow)

9375

1748

2522

441

10.471

2.827

153

JORDAN DAVIS/Tucson Too Late (MCA)

9088

1237

2473

315

9.586

2.146

151

BROTHERS OSBORNE/Nobody's Nobody (EMI Nashville)

8942

1545

2521

347

7.212

2.358

152

M. WALLEN f/E. CHURCH/Man Made A Bar (Big Loud/EMI Nashville ) 8604

1526

2159

358

9.743

2.077

126

TYLER HUBBARD/Back Then Right Now (EMI Nashville)

1216

2353

314

8.386

1.691

149

8350

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January 8, 2024 LW

CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Out Of That Truck (Capitol)

7818

1573

2065

383

7.312

2.127

143

KENNY CHESNEY/Take Her Home (Warner/WEA)

7670

1278

2040

311

7.439

1.37

151

MEGAN MORONEY/I'm Not Pretty (Columbia/Columbia)

6923

937

1904

220

5.997

1.248

137

ZACH BRYAN f/K. MUSGRAVES/I Remember... (Warner/WAR)

6245

806

1729

189

5.093

0.642

114

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

6230

1232

1676

277

6.749

1.914

132

SAM HUNT/Outskirts (MCA)

6076

884

1702

188

5.13

0.684

130

CHASE MATTHEW/Love You Again (Warner/WAR)

5879

1132

1674

270

4.094

0.729

111

ASHLEY COOKE/your place (Big Loud)

5034

937

1361

225

4.849

0.83

DILLON CARMICHAEL/Drinkin' Problems (Riser House)

4656

960

1336

246

2.574

0.377

118

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

4409

798

1138

204

4.293

0.877

104

Artist/Title (Label)

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

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

4230

869

1201

238

4.299

1.273

BRIAN KELLEY/See You Next Summer (Big Machine)

4120

-181

1079

-93

4.266

0.493

150

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

4068

589

1090

142

2.11

0.345

135

CHRIS YOUNG/Young Love & Saturday Nights (RCA)

3992

806

1000

152

4.515

0.991

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

3839

608

974

140

4.025

0.727

129

M. RAY f/M. PATRICK/Spirits And Demons (Warner/WEA/Riser House) 3784

468

1052

111

2.086

0.391

111

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

3729

571

965

136

3.726

0.672

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

3611

724

948

163

2.535

0.493

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

3369

-251

879

-81

3.142

-0.296

157

PARMALEE/Gonna Love You (Stoney Creek)

3210

378

989

120

2.121

0.234

BRETT YOUNG/Dance With You (BMLGR)

2799

278

814

1.447

0.212

JUSTIN MOORE/This Is My Dirt (Valory)

2649

551

707

128

2.463

0.635

111

LADY A/Love You Back (BMLGR)

2375

228

655

0.908

-0.016

104

Debut 49

CHRIS LANE/Find Another Bar (Red Street)

2152

341

619

1.434

0.272

Debut 50

TYLER CHILDERS/In Your Love (Hickman Holler/RCA)

1989

355

653

100

0.976

0.177

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January 8, 2024

Country Aircheck Add Leaders ZACH TOP/Sounds Like The Radio (Leo33)

Adds

Activator Top Point Gainers DAN + SHAY/Save Me The Trouble (Warner/WAR)

2073 4

CHRIS STAPLETON/White Horse (Mercury)

1979 4

NATE SMITH/World On Fire (RCA)

1780 4

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

1655 4

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

1491 4

LAINEY WILSON/Wildflowers And Wild Horses (Broken Bow)

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

1374

D. MARLOWE & D. SCOTT/Boys Back Home (Columbia/Curb)

HARDY/Truck Bed (Big Loud)

1314

MATT STELL/Breakin' In Boots (Records Nashville)

CHRIS JANSON/All I Need Is You (BMLGR)

1245

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

PARKER MCCOLLUM/Burn It Down (MCA)

1186

D. LYNCH f/JELLY ROLL/Chevrolet (Broken Bow

KANE BROWN/I Can Feel It (RCA)

1157

ASHLEY COOKE/Your Place (Big Loud)

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

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

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

KELSEY HART/Life With You (Curb)

Country Aircheck Top Point Gainers

Activator Top Spin Gainers

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

9521 4

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

425

NATE SMITH/World On Fire (RCA)

4810 4

CHRIS STAPLETON/White Horse (Mercury)

422

CHRIS STAPLETON/White Horse (Mercury)

4543 4

NATE SMITH/World On Fire (RCA)

373

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

4125 4

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

334

WARREN ZEIDERS/Pretty Little Poison (Warner/WEA)

4002 4

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

314

RILEY GREEN f/L. COMBS/Different Round Here (BMLGR)

3825

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

288

HARDY/Truck Bed (Big Loud)

3562

HARDY/Truck Bed (Big Loud)

274

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

3464

CHRIS JANSON/All I Need Is You (BMLGR)

268

KANE BROWN/I Can Feel It (RCA)

3210

KANE BROWN/I Can Feel It (RCA)

262

CHRIS JANSON/All I Need Is You (BMLGR)

3128

PARKER MCCOLLUM/Burn It Down (MCA)

239

Country Aircheck Top Spin Gainers

Country Aircheck Top Recurrents

Points 22909

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

2418

MORGAN WALLEN/Thinkin' Bout Me (Big Loud)

CHRIS STAPLETON/White Horse (Mercury)

1155

LUKE COMBS/Fast Car (River House/Columbia)

18712

NATE SMITH/World On Fire (RCA)

1117

MORGAN WALLEN/Last Night (Big Loud)

15930

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

1040

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

14405

WARREN ZEIDERS/Pretty Little Poison (Warner/WEA)

999

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

13543

RILEY GREEN f/L. COMBS/Different Round Here (BMLGR)

953

DUSTIN LYNCH/Stars Like Confetti (Broken Bow)

13335

HARDY/Truck Bed (Big Loud)

923

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

12722

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

855

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

12142

KANE BROWN/I Can Feel It (RCA)

823

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

11605

CHRIS JANSON/All I Need Is You (BMLGR)

782

JORDAN DAVIS/Next Thing You Know (MCA)

11507

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January 8, 2024 AIRPLAY BY STATION OWNER

OVERALL LW TW ARTIST/Title

iHeart (52)

Audacy (17)

Rank

Plays

Avg/ Sta

Rank

Cumulus (15)

Plays

Avg/ Sta

Rank

Plays

Townsquare (7)

Avg/ Sta

Rank

Plays

Avg/ Sta

1 DAN + SHAY/Save Me The Trouble

3,404

65.5

914

53.8

739

49.3

371

53.0

2 NATE SMITH/World On Fire

3,481

66.9

891

52.4

734

48.9

318

45.4

3 GEORGE BIRGE/Mind On You

3,324

63.9

710

41.8

583

38.9

297

42.4

4 JELLY ROLL w/LAINEY WILSON/Save Me

3,524

67.8

458

26.9

755

50.3

239

34.1

5 CHRIS STAPLETON/White Horse

2,434

46.8

644

37.9

619

41.3

319

45.6

6 RILEY GREEN f/LUKE COMBS/Different Round Here

2,339

45.0

646

38.0

467

31.1

200

28.6

7 CHRIS JANSON/All I Need Is You

2,338

45.0

404

23.8

525

35.0

202

28.9

8 WARREN ZEIDERS/Pretty Little Poison

1,833

35.3

604

35.5

551

36.7

1.4

9 LUKE COMBS/Where The Wild Things Are

1,672

32.2

501

29.5

521

34.7

221

31.6

10 10 KANE BROWN/I Can Feel It

1,951

37.5

535

31.5

405

27.0

200

28.6

11 11 CODY JOHNSON/The Painter

1,464

28.2

487

28.6

393

26.2

192

27.4

12 12 HARDY/Truck Bed

2,234

43.0

442

26.0

337

22.5

188

26.9

14 13 CHAYCE BECKHAM/23

1,305

25.1

420

24.7

262

17.5

183

26.1

13 14 CONNER SMITH/Creek Will Rise

1,572

30.2

568

33.4

264

17.6

196

28.0

16 15 PARKER MCCOLLUM/Burn It Down

1,320

25.4

362

21.3

443

29.5

182

26.0

18 16 JACKSON DEAN/Fearless

1,154

22.2

246

14.5

216

14.4

109

15.6

21 17 SCOTTY MCCREERY/Cab In A Solo

855

16.4

275

16.2

336

22.4

9.1

20 18 GABBY BARRETT/Glory Days

1,155

22.2

257

15.1

179

11.9

13.1

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

964

18.5

270

15.9

176

11.7

184

26.3

23 20 C. PEARCE f/C. STAPLETON/We Don't Fight…

877

16.9

267

15.7

201

13.4

7.0

FLASHBACK No. 1s

MARKET AIRPLAY PROFILE - LOS ANGELES DMA Rank

KFRG

KKGO

Total

DAN + SHAY/Save Me The Trouble

113

NATE SMITH/World On Fire

112

GEORGE BIRGE/Mind On You

103

CONNER SMITH/Creek Will Rise

LUKE COMBS/Where The Wild Things Are

KANE BROWN/I Can Feel It

CHRIS STAPLETON/White Horse

CHRIS JANSON/All I Need Is You

MORGAN WALLEN f/ERIC CHURCH/Man Made A Bar

HARDY/Truck Bed

CHAYCE BECKHAM/23

12t

CODY JOHNSON/The Painter

12t

RILEY GREEN f/LUKE COMBS/Different Round Here

SCOTTY MCCREERY/Cab In A Solo

MEGAN MORONEY/I'm Not Pretty

16t

ZACH BRYAN f/KACEY MUSGRAVES/I Remember…

16t

PARKER MCCOLLUM/Burn It Down

WARREN ZEIDERS/Pretty Little Poison

CARLY PEARCE f/CHRIS STAPLETON/We Don't Fight…

JASON ALDEAN/Let Your Boys Be Country

1 YEAR AGO

JIMMIE ALLEN Down Home

5 YEARS AGO

DAN + SHAY Speechless (4th week) 10 YEARS AGO

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE Stay (3rd week) 15 YEARS AGO

SUGARLAND Already Gone

20 YEARS AGO

KENNY CHESNEY There Goes My Life (3rd week)

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COUNTRY AIRCHECK ACTIVITY PARMALEE/Gonna Love You (Stoney Creek) Moves 47-45* 3210 points, 989 spins 3 adds: KKGO, WQDR, WTGE BRETT YOUNG/Dance With You (BMLGR) Moves 48-46* 2799 points, 814 spins; No adds JUSTIN MOORE/This Is My Dirt (Valory) Moves 50-47* 2649 points, 707 spins 6 adds: KFDI*, KTTS*, WKHK*, WKMK, WQNU*, WZZK* LADY A/Love You Back (BMLGR) Moves 49-48* 2375 points, 655 spins 4 adds: KCYY, WGTY, WQMX, WTGE CHRIS LANE/Find Another Bar (Red Street) Debut 49* 2152 points, 619 spins 3 adds: KMLE, W1HC*, WKLI TYLER CHILDERS/In Your Love (Hickman Holler/RCA) Debut 50* 1989 points, 653 spins 4 adds: KHEY, WAVW, WKKT, WUSN

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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) MIKE RYAN/Way It Goes (Rock & Soul)

JANUARY 29

RESTLESS ROAD/Last Rodeo (RCA)

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JANUARY 12

JOE NICHOLS/Brokenhearted (Quartz Hill) 1983 points, 610 spins 4 adds: WBEE, WCTK, WDSY, WGGY

Hannah Ellis That Girl (Curb) Hannah Ellis That Girl (Curb) The Kentucky native’s full-length debut boasts 13 original tracks all co-penned by Ellis, including “Country Can,” “Wine Country” and “Too Much And Not Enough,” written alongside Emily Weisband and Tofer Brown.

DUSTIN LYNCH f/JELLY ROLL/Chevrolet (Broken Bow) 1967 points, 583 spins 7 adds: KSCS*, KZSN, WNCY, WQIK, WRNS, WSSL, WTHT

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

DREW BALDRIDGE/She’s Somebody’s Daughter (Lyric Ridge) 1832 points, 614 spins 2 adds: KUZZ, WUSN

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

JANUARY 19

JANUARY 26

TOBY KEITH/Don’t Let The Old Man In (Show Dog/BMLGR) 1714 points, 522 spins 1 add: KTST ©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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Artist/Title (Label)

Points

+/- Points

Plays

World On Fire (RCA) 4

NATE SMITH

14034

1780

2895

373

2nd Week at No. 1

+/- Plays Stations ADDS

CHRIS STAPLETON/White Horse (Mercury) 4

12984

1979

2720

422

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

12771

1006

2657

222

DAN + SHAY/Save Me The Trouble (Warner/WAR) 4

12488

2073

2615

425

LUKE COMBS/Where The Wild Things Are (River House/Columbia) 4

11258

1655

2266

334

GEORGE BIRGE/Mind On You (Records Nashville)

10839

382

2272

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

10379

1374

2192

288

CODY JOHNSON/The Painter (CoJo/Warner/WMN) 4

10054

1491

2080

314

KANE BROWN/I Can Feel It (RCA)

9530

1157

1965

262

CHRIS JANSON/All I Need Is You (BMLGR)

8761

1245

1845

268

WARREN ZEIDERS/Pretty Little Poison (Warner/WEA)

8248

1151

1757

239

PARKER MCCOLLUM/Burn It Down (MCA)

7697

1186

1615

239

HARDY/Truck Bed (Big Loud)

7493

1314

1575

274

THOMAS RHETT f/MORGAN WALLEN/Mamaw's House (Valory/Big Loud)

7170

655

1413

163

CONNER SMITH/Creek Will Rise (Valory)

6425

757

1352

156

SCOTTY MCCREERY/Cab In A Solo (Triple Tigers)

6420

967

1309

220

CHAYCE BECKHAM/23 (Wheelhouse)

5847

683

1269

156

LAINEY WILSON/Wildflowers And Wild Horses (Broken Bow)

5512

959

1126

223

JORDAN DAVIS/Tucson Too Late (MCA)

5171

772

1047

164

KENNY CHESNEY/Take Her Home (Warner/WEA)

4977

829

994

171

GABBY BARRETT/Glory Days (Warner/WAR)

4542

829

970

171

JACKSON DEAN/Fearless (Big Machine)

4238

1104

912

233

MORGAN WALLEN f/ERIC CHURCH/Man Made A Bar (Big Loud/EMI Nashville)

4135

847

840

185

TYLER HUBBARD/Back Then Right Now (EMI Nashville)

4044

511

825

106

BROTHERS OSBORNE/Nobody's Nobody (EMI Nashville)

3872

412

831

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

3471

202

723

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

3382

517

689

117

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

3220

663

659

135

MEGAN MORONEY/I'm Not Pretty (Columbia)

3194

455

672

Z. BRYAN f/K. MUSGRAVES/I Remember Everything (Belting Bronco/Warner/WAR)

3120

286

641

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January 8, 2024 LW

Artist/Title (Label)

Points +/- Points

Plays

+/- Plays

CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Out Of That Truck (Capitol)

2863

OLD DOMINION f/MEGAN MORONEY/Can't Break Up Now (Columbia)

2798

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

2574

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

2364

359

486

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

1969

300

373

DILLON CARMICHAEL/Drinkin' Problems (Riser House)

1769

416

392

CHRIS YOUNG/Young Love & Saturday Nights (RCA)

1621

SAM HUNT/Outskirts (MCA)

1552

330

SAWYER BROWN/Under This Ole Hat (Curb)

1436

374

CHASE MATTHEW/Love You Again (Warner/WMN)

1338

213

274

JUSTIN MOORE/This Is My Dirt (Valory)

1331

204

260

HANNAH ELLIS/Wine Country (Curb)

1325

305

271

ASHLEY COOKE/Your Place (Big Loud)

1197

BRETT YOUNG/Dance With You (BMLGR)

1030

-52

DUSTIN LYNCH f/JELLY ROLL/Chevrolet (Broken Bow)

1018

MICHAEL RAY f/MEGHAN PATRICK/Spirits And Demons (Riser House/Warner/WEA)

401

586

189

578

355

504

298

316

281

222

197

-6

-181

186

-12

999

211

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

922

190

184

BRIAN KELLEY/See You Next Summer (Big Machine)

912

-15

189

-3

TYLER CHILDERS/In Your Love (Hickman Holler/RCA)

752

155

JOE NICHOLS/Brokenhearted (Quartz Hill)

676

119

127

SHENANDOAH & LUKE COMBS/Two Dozen Roses (8 Track)

647

193

131

LAURA BRYNA/Certified (LTD Entertainment)

634

139

126

DYLAN MARLOWE & DYLAN SCOTT/Boys Back Home (Columbia/Curb)

627

-115

-10

TOBY KEITH/Don't Let The Old Man In (Show Dog/BMLGR)

617

119

CODY JOHNSON/Dirt Cheap (CoJo/Warner/WMN)

606

-47

-4

HAILEY WHITTERS/I'm In Love (Big Loud)

589

-17

DYLAN SCOTT/This Town's Been Too Good To Us (Curb)

550

-120

-12

LEWIS BRICE/Product Of (Pump House)

544

113

108

FLAT RIVER BAND/God Bless The Radio (Early Bird)

501

102

100

BOWMAN/Small Town Famous (Reviver/Nine North)

500

Stations Adds

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