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Radio Rates Highly Rated CMAs CA Pr e s e n t s PPM Se m i n a r The people have spoken. Okay, Nielsen has spoken and Limited seating is still available for The People Meter: ratings for the 41st Annual CMA Awards (11/7) were good, with What It Means To The Country Music Industry, presented ABC winning the night 18-49, 25-54 and by Country Aircheck Friday, Dec. 14 from 9:30am to 1pm overall. Those of us in Nashville and watching at the Country Music Hall of Fame. Arbitron’s Gary Marince, from the Sommet Center enjoyed an exclusive consultant Jaye Albright, CBS Radio’s Jeff Garrison, perspective not shared by the millions watching MediaSense’s Bob Michaels and WXTU/Philadelphia’s Bob at home. So Country Aircheck reached out McKay will discuss the impact of Arbitron’s new system, to a number of radio execs and programmers which may change the Country radio and music industries who took in the CMAs the old fashioned way. as much as Soundscan changed the record business. Reserve Here’s their take: your seat now by emailing [email protected]. The “Overall I thought it was really well done,” event is free. says KRTY/San Jose, CA PD Julie Stevens. “I could have lived without the ‘soap stars’ as reflects popular opinion. Still, it hosts. Just points even more forcefully at what was very entertaining and I’m not a great host Vince Gill was. I thought Carrie surprised it took its time slot in Underwood was fabulous and yet she didn’t get every major demo.” a standing ovation. I thought the Eagles were “I can’t remember a year old and tired sounding and yet they did get a with such a solid group of standing O.” performances,” says Journal/ In addition to seeing a dichotomy between Wichita OM and KFDI PD the Nashville audience’s reaction and what Beverlee Brannigan. “Audio was came through her widescreen, Stevens is keenly much improved over previous aware of the split between what listeners love years. Jennifer Nettles was and what CMA voters nominate and award. killer! Loved Reba and Leann, [but ] Rascal Flatts should have “How do we have an awards show where Tim stuck with just their first performance. As hyped as the final McGraw doesn’t get nominated for anything?” performance with Jamie Foxx was, it didn’t deliver. Paisley’s she says. “My only fear is that we’ll go the way ‘Online’ was off the hook with the marching band, plus Kellie of the Academy Awards and start awarding Pickler and Taylor Swift.” to acts that ‘fit our agenda’ and not that really Brannigan’s other highlights: “Taylor couldn’t have been

November 12, 2007 Country Aircheck Music Edition Page 3 any cuter. Kimberly Williams-Paisley is great! Bring her back! (I Da t e Ch e c k want to go for two-for-one margaritas with her–she seems like a lot of fun!)” Nov. 26 Musicans Hall of Fame Awards Show at 7:30pm And one glaring omission: “I was disappointed that Nashville’s Schermerhorn Symphony Center Tracy Lawrence didn’t get to accept his Vocal Event CMA Award on camera.” Nov. 30 Last Day for CRS-39 Earlybird Registration Overall, however, Brannigan calls it, “The best CMA awards www.crb.org show in years.” The show even had Regent VP/Programming Bob Moody Jan. 11-12 Sprint Sound & Speed Festival questioning his decision to watch from the cheap seats at home. Nashville’s Sommet Center “For the first time since I stopped going to the CMA awards www.soundandspeed.org show five or six years ago, I almost regret not being there this past week, simply because I would have liked to have witnessed Jan. 23-27 Country In The Rockies Jennifer Nettle’s stunning performance,” he admits. “She became a superstar Wednesday night. Feb. 8 Grammy Awards - www.grammy.com “I say ‘almost’ because a few of the other acts ranged from inappropriate to incomprehensible. But Jennifer was amazing, March 5-7 CRS-39 - www.crb.org both for her powerful performance and her genuine excitement at receiving the award. My boss, [Regent CEO] Bill Stakelin, April 1-5 Tin Pan South Songwriters Festival sent me an email the next day saying that she is now his favorite Country singer. Alison Krauss will be devastated.” April 22 Leadership Music Digital Summit 2008 As for the hosts, Moody says, “James Denton and Kimberly Belmont University’s Curb Event Center Williams-Paisley did a terrific job in their segments. I didn’t www.leadershipmusic.org know who the other actress was (Private Practice’s Kate Walsh), but she seemed relaxed and confident. June 5-8 CMA Music Festival - www.cmaworld.com “LeAnn Rimes and Reba did a great job on their duet, but I Full calendar info at www.countryaircheck.com was a little disappointed that Reba didn’t perform her new single with Justin Timberlake. I don’t think he can sing a lick, but I to Oldies at noon on Oct. 31. Afternooner Jeff Smith has exited would have enjoyed another wardrobe malfunction. Come to but PD Justin Case and the rest of the airstaff remain. think of it, Reba came damn close a few years ago with that red Three Eagles KYTC/Mason City, IA flipped to Active Rock dress that she later joked about having ‘put on backwards.’” Monday morning (11/12) at 12:01am. Airstaff remains intact. Satellite: Crystal Gayle will guest DJ SIRUIS’ The Roadhouse (62) Underwood Twice As Small Friday (11/16) at 2pm ET with encores throughout the weekend. Arista has released the CMA performance version of Carrie Underwood’s “So Small” via PlayMPE. “Several key Industry News stations asked for it and some said they planned to play their own The CMA honored RTL French broadcaster Georges Lang versions recorded from television audio,” says VP/Promotion with the International Country Broadcaster award and Nashville- Skip Bishop, who notes the audio can be questionable in some based Trisha Walker International head Trisha Walker- instances. “We henceforth sent out the performance audio to Cunningham with International Talent Buyer/Promoter Of The keep the quality consistent,” he says. Year at a luncheon on 11/8. Arena Brands’ Lucchese Boot Company that has retained Radio News Richards & Southern Merchandising to promote their Formats: Watermark Country WVOS/Monticello, NY flipped brands in Country music and Webster & Associates for media ©2007 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] November 5, 2007 Country Aircheck Music Edition Page 4

Bi r t h da y s Tuesday (11/13) – Frank Liddell, Danny Montana ([email protected]), Smokey Rivers (srivers@995thewolf. com), Julie Daniel, Allan Wallace, the late Buddy Killen, Frank Mull ([email protected]) Wednesday (11/14) – Rockie Lynne, Dottie Chamberlain, Eddie Mascolo ([email protected]), Tina Crawford (tina@ brokenbowrecords.com) Thursday (11/15) – Jack Ingram, C.W. McCall, Trudie Richardson ([email protected]) Friday (11/16) – Keith Burns, Rick Blackburn, David Haley ([email protected]), Chris Parr (cparr@ spaldingent.com), Tony Thomas ([email protected]) Saturday (11/17) – Bruce Hinton (brucehinton@alumni. indiana.edu), Rick Alter, Scott Douglas, Eddie Reeves, Butch Waugh ([email protected]) Sunday (11/18) – Jessi Alexander Monday (11/19) – Billy Currington, Phil Little, Bob McKay ([email protected])

marketing representation. Jason Aldean, Jason Michael Carroll, and Tracy Lawrence are among the artists associated with Lucchese. Songwriters Buddy Cannon, Bill Anderson and Jamey Johnson will be featured in the ACM Song Of The Year show at Nashville’s Bluebird Cafe Wednesday (11/14) at 9pm. All proceeds will go to the ACM Charitable Fund. The Country Music Hall Of Fame & Museum exhibition I Can’t Stop Loving You: Ray Charles and Country Music closes Dec. 31. Charles band member David “Fathead” Newman, biographer David Ritz and Nashville Jazz Orchestra Dir. Jim Williamson will present a lecture Remembering Brother Ray in the Ford Theater, Nov. 30 at noon. Other activities are also planned. Songwriter Neal Coty, known for writing Blake Shelton’s “Playboys Of The Southwestern World” and Craig Morgan’s “Every Friday Afternoon,” has re-signed an exclusive writer agreement with Murrah Music Group. The Nashville Songwriting Association International will assume ownership of Nashville’s Bluebird Cafe from owner Amy Kurland effective Jan. 1, 2008. The ownership transfer will ensure that the Bluebird will provide financial support for NSAI. Vince Gill and Peter Frampton will be among the performers at the Musician’s Hall Of Fame Awards Show Nov. 26 at Nashville’s Schermerhorn Symphony Center. Essential Broadcast Media will manage all media relations for McGhee Entertainment’s client roster, which includes Chris Cagle, Jo Dee Messina, Drew Davis Band and Jypsi. Artist News Alabama releases Alabama: Last Stand, which was recorded during their 2003 Farewell Tour, exclusively to Cracker Barrel tomorrow (11/13). Katie Armiger’s next single “Make Me Believe” is featured in the Download

This! section of People Magazine’s Country Special issue, on Ch e c k Ou t : In St o r e s 11/13 newsstands now. Garth Brooks was honored last Sunday (11/4) for his service to the Tulsa, OK community with the Will Rogers Spirit George Strait 22 More Hits (MCA) Award. According to Tulsa World, musician Roy Clark attended Fresh from his big CMA night, the event thrown by the Rotary Club of Will Rogers and said of Strait releases the follow-up to 50 his friend, “Will Rogers said he never met a man he didn’t like – Number Ones. And even though these he would have loved Garth.” To read the entire article go here. tracks didn’t quite reach the top, there Lady Antebellum dedicated their debut Grand Ole Opry are no also-rans in this bunch: “Amarillo performance of “Never Alone” to the late Porter Wagoner’s By Morning,” “Cowboys Like Us,” “The family. Wagoner’s daughter was listening to the Opry and Fireman,” “Marina Del Rey” and “You’ll immediately phoned the group to express her appreciation. Be There” are among the cuts. Also included is Strait’s latest Trent Willmon’s upcoming album, Broken In, due in stores single, “How ‘Bout Them Cowgirls.” Feb. 26, 2008 will be made from Farm2Ranch eco-friendly CD packaging materials as Compadre Records goes green. Trisha Yearwood Heaven, Heartache & Willmon’s album is the first in Compadre’s new green initiative. The Power Of Love (Big Machine) Clay Walker and his charity Band Against MS donated Yearwood chose 13 songs for $25,000 to Vanderbilt University Medical Center for multiple her Big Machine debut, tapping the sclerosis research. Walker, who was diagnosed with MS in 1996, talents of writers including Matraca also pledged the same amount for the next two years. Berg, Tommy Lee James, Leslie Satcher Kenny Chesney is gearing up for his 2008 Poets & and Karyn Rochelle, who has credit on Pirates Tour with special guest LeAnn Rimes. Corona Extra is four cuts. Keith Urban guests on “Let sponsoring. Dates to follow. The Wind Chase You.” Yearwood dedicated the closing song Charlie Daniels, Montgomery Gentry, Taylor Swift, “Sing You Back To Me” to her late father. Rodney Atkins and Chris Young will participate in the sold out 11th Annual Christmas For Kids Benefit Concert Nov. 19. Upcoming releases: Tracy Byrd, Mark Chesnutt and Zona Jones will hold Beaumont Boys Bash, a three-day charity event, April 25-27, Nov. 20 Keith Urban Greatest Hits: 18 Kids (Capitol) 2008. It will include Wild Game and Casino Night, a Big Bass and golf tournaments. All proceeds go to local charities Dec. 4 Trace Adkins Greatest Hits Vol. II (Capitol) including the Children’s Miracle Network of Beaumont. Team McGraw completed the ING New York City Album release info to [email protected]. Marathon Nov. 4 and raised $200,000 for the Tug McGraw Foundation. Runners included Dean Brown and Jeff Country competitor KAGM, succeeding Lee Logan. (CAT 11/8) McMahon from the Dancehall Doctors. • Clear Channel WYYD/Roanoke, VA afternooner Kenny Shelton was named PD. Joel Dearing exited and can be reached The Week’s Top Stories at 434-237-4499 or [email protected]. (CAT 11/12) Full coverage of the week’s news is available in the archives • Citadel KATC/Colorado Springs PD Jim “Catfish” at www.countryaircheck.com. Miller left the station. Reach out to him at 719-522-3100 or • Warner Bros./Nashville hired producer and industry vet [email protected]. (CAT 11/12) Scott Hendricks. (CAT 11/9) • Keith Urban and Carrie Underwood kick off the Love, • Former KBQI/Albuquerque APD/MD/PM driver Jeff Jay Pain & the whole crazy Carnival Ride tour Jan. 31. (CAT 11/12) takes over as the new PD of crosstown American General Media • The Eagles sold 711,000 debut week copies of Long Road ©2007 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] November 5, 2007 Country Aircheck Music Edition Page 6

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Tuesday (11/13) - Trisha Yearwood, On The Streets (GAC).

Wednesday (11/14) - Keith Urban, Good Morning America (ABC); Faith Hill, GAC Nights.

Thursday (11/15) - Rascal Flatts, GAC Nights.

Friday (11/16) - Trisha Yearwood, Today Show (NBC)

Saturday (11/17) - Tim McGraw, Alan Jackson, Brad Paisley, Gretchen Wilson, Shooter Jennings, Kenny Chesney, Dierks Bentley, Martina McBride, CMT Giants: Hank Williams, Jr.; Van Zant, Eric Church, Nanci Griffith, Loretta Lynn, Opry Live (GAC); Montgomery Gentry, CMA Celebrity Closeup (GAC).

Sunday (11/18) - Garth Brooks, Ultimate Garth: The Ultimate Hits (GAC)

Monday (11-19) - Faith Hill, Today Show (NBC)

Out Of Eden, their first full studio album since 1979’s The Long Run. (CAT 11/7) • The 55th Annual BMI Country Awards honored Jeffrey Steele, “What Hurts The Most,” Sony/ATV and Willie Nelson. (CAT 11/7) • Garth Brooks kicked off his sold-out nine-show concert series in Kansas City with wife Trisha Yearwood opening. (CAT 11/6) • WIWF (The Wolf)/Charleston, SC unveiled its airstaff. The new Wolf Wake Up Show features Janet Walsh, Steve Waters, news anchor Charlie “Byrd” Lindsey and Rowdy Nites. Jessica Chandler does middays, PD Brian Driver steers afternoons, the Dial Global syndicated Whitney Allen is aboard for evenings and WSSX middayer Greg Pitt is tracking overnights. (CAT 11/7) • Clear Channel KEEY/Minneapolis middayer Amy James is voice tracking that shift for CC sister WDTW/Detroit with the departure of Ericka Lynn. Concurrently WBCT/Grand Rapids’ Electric Barnyard with Broadway will track WDTW’s night shift as Rob Gramm shifts focus in the cluster. (CAT 11/7) • Country Music Hall of Fame member Hank Thompson passed away (11/6) after a battle with lung cancer. (CAT 11/7) • Category 5 VP/Promotion David Shaw officially left the company. Reach him at 401-233-1544 or shamanakl@yahoo. com. (CAT 11/6) • Clear Channel WROO/Jacksonville switched programming to “Continuous Christmas Classics.” (CAT 11/6) • Gap West Hot AC KLEN/Cheyenne, WY flipped to Country. (CAT 11/6) • The 2007 SESAC Nashville Awards honored Liz Rose, “Watching You” and Hillsboro Valley Songs, Sony/ATV Timber Publishing. (CAT 11/6) - Lon Helton, [email protected] Chuck Aly, [email protected] Erin Duvall [email protected] (615) 320-1450

©2007 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] November 5, 2007 Country Aircheck Music Edition Page 7 Summer Arbitron No. 1s: WGNA, WUSY, Co u n t r y Ra t i n g s Su mm e r Bo x Sco r e Each week we’ll have a running tally of the Spring Arbitron KCCY, WOGK, WDRM, WXBQ, KSSN, ratings and rankings for all Country stations printed in the weekly CA Music Edition. The only ratings/rankings in KIXZ, WKKO and KFDI these box scores are those from the station’s home market. Here’s a look at how Country stations have fared in the 12+ Shares 12+ Rankings TW Total TW Total Summer Arbitron ratings. As part of our weekly market- Stations 65 173 65 173 by-market offerings, with a few exceptions, only stations Up 27 63 28 68 achieving at least a 1.0 share are included. Legend: A “+” Down 34 97 22 67 indicates a Classic Country outlet, a “^” designates Country Flat 4 13 15 38 stations in the same market owned by a single operator Debut 0 0 0 0 No. 1 na na 10 24 and an “*” indicates a tie. 12+ 12+ 12+ 12+ 12+ 12+ 12+ 12+ 12+ 12+ 12+ 12+ Station/City Share Share Rank Rank Station/City Share Share Rank Rank Station/City Share Share Rank Rank Sp ’07 Su ’07 Sp ’07 Su ’07 Sp ’07 Su ’07 Sp ’07 Su ’07 Sp ’07 Su ’07 Sp ’07 Su ’07 WGNA-FM/Albany 9.4 9.6 1 1 KHEY/El Paso 4.9 4.9 7 8* KHKN/Little Rock^+ 5.1 5.3 8 5* KBQI/Albuquerque 3.9 3.8 4* 7* KSKS/Fresno 5.7 5.0 2 3 WMAD/Madison, WI 4.6 5.4 6 6 KRST/Albuquerque 3.9 3.3 4* 10* KHGE/Fresno 1.9 1.6 19 21 WWQM/Madison, WI 4.3 4.9 7 7 KAGM/Albuquerque+ 2.3 1.4 17 19* WOGK/Gainesville, FL 13.0 10.8 1 1 WKSJ/Mobile 7.3 8.7 4 3 KKRG/Albuquerque+ 1.3 1.0 24 25* WTRS/Gainesville, FL 6.3 4.7 3 5* WYOK/Mobile 4.1 3.9 8 8 KUZZ/Bakersfield, CA^ 5.9 6.5 3 2 WRNS/Greenville-New Bern, NC 10.8 9.8 1 2 WXBM/Pensacola, FL 1.2 1.4 17 15 (Mobile, AL Arbitron) KBKO/Bakersfield, CA 2.3 1.5 16* 19* WNBB & WNBR/Gr’ville-NB, NC+ 3.5 3.0 8* 8 KCWR/Bakersfield, CA^+ 2.0 1.2 18 21 WRHT & WRHD/Gr’ville-NB, NC 3.5 2.5 8* 10* KTOM/Monterey, CA 3.9 3.3 5 8 WYNK/Baton Rouge 7.0 7.9 3 3 WDRM/Huntsville, AL 14.3 12.6 1 1 KXKT/Omaha 7.8 7.2 3 3 WTGE/Baton Rouge^+ 3.8 3.0 10 10* WQAH/Huntsville, AL+ 3.5 3.7 12 11 KHUS/Omaha 2.9 2.2 13 16 WYPY/Baton Rouge^ 3.4 3.0 11 10* WMSI/Jackson, MS 6.5 5.8 4 4 KXKS/Shreveport^ 6.0 7.3 4 3* WEZL/Charleston, SC 7.3 7.1 3 3 WUSJ/Jackson, MS 4.0 4.0 5* 7 KRMD/Shreveport 5.7 5.8 5* 6 WNKT/Charleston, SC 3.5 3.8 9* 9* WXBQ/Johnson City-K’port-Bristol 18.0 18.8 1 1 KWKH-AM/Shreveport^+ 1.7 1.2 15 15 WUSY/Chattanooga^ 15.6 14.4 1 1 WIVK/Knoxville 1.3 2.1 12* 8* KIXZ/Spokane 5.8 6.7 2* 1 (Johnson City-K’port-Bristol Arbitron) WOGT/Chattanooga 3.0 3.1 11 9* KDRK/Spokane 5.8 4.8 2* 5* KCCY/Colorado Springs, CO 5.5 8.2 8 1 WMEV/JC-K’port-Bristol 2.1 1.9 11 10* KICR/Spokane 1.6 2.4 17* 15 KATC/Colorado Springs, CO 5.6 5.1 5* 6* WBEJ-AM/JC-K’port-Bristol^ .6 1.1 23* 15* WKKO/Toledo 13.9 14.0 1 1 WCOS/Columbia, SC 6.0 6.5 3 2 WEMB-AM/JC-K’port-Bristol^ 1.1 1.1 17 15* WCKY/Toledo 1.8 1.6 16 15 WWNQ/Columbia, SC^ 3.3 2.4 13* 14 WGRS-AM/JC-K’port-Bristol^+ .7 1.1 20* 15* KIIM/Tucson 9.1 9.0 1 2 WWNU/Columbia, SC^ 2.5 2.2 15 15 WGOC-AM/JC-K’port-Bristol^+ 1.5 1.0 12* 19 KFDI/Wichita^ 10.6 12.0 1 1 WZMJ/Columbia, SC 1.2 1.3 17 17 WIVK/Knoxville 20.1 19.6 1 1 KZSN/Wichita 6.4 5.6 4 3 KHKI/Des Moines^ 6.3 6.4 3 4* WMYL/Knoxville^ 1.8 2.0 11 10* KFTI-AM/Wichita^+ 3.9 4.2 12 10* KJJY/Des Moines^ 6.2 6.4 4 4* KSSN/Little Rock^ 9.7 10.9 1 1 KFTI-FM/Wichita^ 3.1 3.1 14* 14*

November 12, 2007 Chart Page 1

LW TW Artist/Title (Label) Total Points +/- Points Total Plays +/- Plays Audience +/- Aud Stations ADDS

1 1 KENNY CHESNEY/Don't Blink (BNA) 13946 -605 4699 -187 36.224 -1.878 121 0 5th Week at No. 1 2 2 DIERKS BENTLEY/Free And Easy (Down The Road...) (Capitol) 13460 107 4556 29 34.936 0.147 121 0

3 3 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/So Small (19/Arista) 4 13142 659 4423 236 33.719 1.822 121 0 4 4 GARTH BROOKS/More Than A Memory (Pearl/Big Machine) 12423 363 4276 145 31.43 0.976 121 0 8 5 JOSH TURNER/Firecracker (MCA) 10468 500 3586 183 26.699 1.309 121 0 7 6 GEORGE STRAIT/How 'Bout Them Cowgirls (MCA) 10356 157 3613 127 26.38 0.191 120 0 5 7 JASON MICHAEL CARROLL/Livin' Our Love Song (Arista) 10333 71 3569 33 25.907 0.537 119 0 6 8 CLAY WALKER/Fall (Curb/Asylum) 10242 -19 3580 16 26.005 -0.175 121 0 10 9 TAYLOR SWIFT/Our Song (Big Machine) 9604 460 3227 152 24.178 1.54 121 0 11 10 KEITH URBAN/Everybody (Capitol) 8347 192 2856 62 20.529 0.216 121 0 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/What Do Ya Think About That 12 11 8245 650 2783 206 20.383 1.528 121 3 (Columbia) 14 12 SARA EVANS/As If (RCA) 7619 135 2638 73 18.61 0.154 121 0

16 13 RASCAL FLATTS/Winner At A Losing Game (Lyric Street) 4 7471 901 2544 336 18.672 2.231 120 1 18 14 SUGARLAND/Stay (Mercury) 4 7409 994 2546 311 18.511 2.804 116 2 15 15 LEANN RIMES/Nothin' Better To Do (Curb/Asylum) 7009 238 2374 92 16.677 0.936 120 1 13 16 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Famous In A Small Town (Columbia) 6990 -531 2368 -162 17.13 -1.149 119 0 17 17 JOE NICHOLS/Another Side Of You (Universal South) 6226 -216 2211 -1 14.546 -0.551 115 0 19 18 GARY ALLAN/Watching Airplanes (MCA) 5819 97 1983 35 13.948 0.446 116 0 BILLY RAY CYRUS f/M.CYRUS/Ready... (Walt Disney/Lyric 21 19 5436 587 1771 253 13.567 1.014 103 10 Street) TRISHA YEARWOOD/Heaven, Heartache And The... (Big 20 20 5133 198 1755 95 11.978 0.901 116 2 Machine) 23 21 BLAKE SHELTON/The More I Drink (Warner Bros.) 4985 435 1646 88 11.926 1.542 96 1 22 22 CHUCK WICKS/Stealing Cinderella (RCA) 4751 185 1535 49 11.025 0.838 109 5

25 23 BRAD PAISLEY/Letter To Me (Arista) 4 4198 885 1472 314 10.255 2.328 111 11 24 24 EAGLES/How Long (ERC/Mercury/Lost Highway) 3599 226 1223 81 8.202 0.848 84 5 29 25 CRAIG MORGAN/International Harvester (BBR) 3187 337 1077 87 7.689 0.84 73 6

November 12, 2007 Chart Page 2

LW TW Artist/Title (Label) Total Points +/- Points Total Plays +/- Plays Audience +/- Aud Stations ADDS

28 26 RODNEY ATKINS/Cleaning This Gun (Come On...) (Curb) 3162 262 1110 91 7.411 0.742 92 7 26 27 CHRIS CAGLE/What Kinda Gone (Capitol) 3142 64 1101 32 7.245 -0.077 87 0 27 28 JASON ALDEAN/Laughed Until We Cried (BBR) 3088 82 1151 36 7.422 0.341 84 1 30 29 FAITH HILL/Red Umbrella (Warner Bros.) 2383 -75 803 -17 5.546 -0.246 72 3 32 30 BUCKY COVINGTON/It's Good To Be Us (Lyric Street) 2269 179 809 37 5.016 0.4 85 7 31 31 EMERSON DRIVE/You Still Own Me (Midas) 2180 72 822 34 4.803 0.17 67 3

37 32 TOBY KEITH/Get My Drink On (Show Dog) 4 2031 664 787 252 4.717 1.384 81 24 33 33 BILLY CURRINGTON/Tangled Up (Mercury) 1971 -79 753 -16 4.726 -0.205 73 2 36 34 KELLIE PICKLER/Things That Never Cross A... (19/BNA) 1615 189 557 54 3.49 0.734 67 8 35 35 LITTLE BIG TOWN/I'm With The Band (Equity) 1574 92 529 18 3.418 0.317 53 2 39 36 MARK CHESNUTT/Rollin' With The Flow (Lofton Creek) 1199 57 330 20 2.942 0.166 26 3 45 37 BROOKS & DUNN/God Must Be Busy (Arista) 1198 513 389 162 2.503 0.96 52 28 40 38 JAKE OWEN/Something About A Woman (RCA) 1139 13 398 15 1.931 0.207 51 5 41 39 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Love Don't Live Here (Capitol) 1108 106 355 42 2.165 0.038 37 4 43 40 ASHTON SHEPHERD/Takin' Off This Pain (MCA) 1004 59 389 25 1.836 0.177 48 3 42 41 CLINT BLACK/The Strong One (Equity) 874 -77 258 -19 1.807 -0.208 39 0 49 42 PHIL VASSAR/Love Is A Beautiful Thing (Universal South) 837 266 268 87 1.612 0.5 35 9 44 43 LEE BRICE/Happy Endings (Curb/Asylum) 738 48 321 24 1.25 0.111 43 4 46 44 JAMES OTTO/Just Got Started Lovin' You (Warner Bros.) 715 118 307 49 1.333 0.288 28 2 Debut 45 MARTINA MCBRIDE/For These Times (RCA) 686 255 254 88 1.18 0.292 31 9 50 46 BON JOVI w/LEANN RIMES/Till We Ain't... (Mercury/Curb) 625 117 191 58 1.274 0.034 15 2 Debut 47 JACK INGRAM/Maybe She'll Get Lonely (Big Machine) 607 209 172 62 1.211 0.611 21 6 Debut 48 ALAN JACKSON/Small Town Southern Man (Arista) 546 532 173 170 1.539 1.508 22 20 48 49 ANDY GRIGGS/What If It's Me (Montage) 540 -43 202 -10 0.864 0.04 31 1 Debut 50 JOSH GRACIN/We Weren't Crazy (Lyric Street) 535 90 180 53 1.005 0.025 28 10

©2007 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. 4=Top 5 point gainers. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com Chart Page 2 November 12, 2007 Country Aircheck Chart Info Chart Page 3 Aircheck Add Leaders Activator Top Point Gainers BROOKS & DUNN/God Must Be Busy (Arista) 28 BRAD PAISLEY/Letter To Me (Arista) 1270 4 TOBY KEITH/Get My Drink On (Show Dog) 24 ALAN JACKSON/Small Town Southern Man (Arista) 20 RASCAL FLATTS/Winner At A Losing Game (Lyric Street) 1138 4 BRAD PAISLEY/Letter To Me (Arista) 11 BILLY RAY CYRUS f/ M. CYRUS/Ready... (Walt Disney/Lyric Street) 981 4 BILLY RAY CYRUS f/M. CYRUS/Ready... (Walt Disney/Lyric Street) 10 SUGARLAND/Stay (Mercury) 904 4 JOSH GRACIN/We Weren’t Crazy (Lyric Street) 10 TAYLOR SWIFT/Our Song (Big Machine) 902 4 MARTINA MCBRIDE/For These Times (RCA) 9 BROOKS & DUNN/God Must Be Busy (Arista) 880 PHIL VASSAR/Love Is A Beautiful Thing (Universal South) 9 TOBY KEITH/Get My Drink On (Show Dog) 847 KELLIE PICKLER/Things That Never Cross A... (19/BNA) 8 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/What Do Ya Think... (Columbia) 545 BUCKY COVINGTON/It’s Good To Be Us (Lyric Street) 7 KEITH URBAN/Everybody (Capitol) 498 COLE DEGGS & THE LONESOME/Girl Next Door (Columbia) 7 ALAN JACKSON/Small Town Southern Man (Arista) 487 LUKE BRYAN/We Rode In Trucks (Capitol) 7 RODNEY ATKINS/Cleaning This Gun (Come On...) (Curb) 7 Activator Top Spin Gainers WHISKEY FALLS/Falling Into You (Midas) 7 BRAD PAISLEY/Letter To Me (Arista) 268 Aircheck Top Point Gainers RASCAL FLATTS/Winner At A Losing Game (Lyric Street) 247 BILLY RAY CYRUS f/ M. CYRUS/Ready... (Walt Disney/Lyric Street) 231 SUGARLAND/Stay (Mercury) 994 4 SUGARLAND/Stay (Mercury) 223 RASCAL FLATTS/Winner At A Losing Game (Lyric Street) 901 4 TAYLOR SWIFT/Our Song (Big Machine) 205 BRAD PAISLEY/Letter To Me (Arista) 885 4 TOBY KEITH/Get My Drink On (Show Dog) 196 TOBY KEITH/Get My Drink On (Show Dog) 664 4 BROOKS & DUNN/God Must Be Busy (Arista) 195 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/So Small (19/Arista) 659 4 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/What Do Ya Think... (Columbia) 128 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/What Do Ya Think... (Columbia) 650 ALAN JACKSON/Small Town Southern Man (Arista) 119 BILLY RAY CYRUS f/M. CYRUS/Ready... (Walt Disney/Lyric Street) 587 GARTH BROOKS/More Than A Memory (Pearl/Big Machine) 109 ALAN JACKSON/Small Town Southern Man (Arista) 532 BROOKS & DUNN/God Must Be Busy (Arista) 513 JOSH TURNER/Firecracker (MCA) 500 Vi d e o Add s Aircheck Top Spin Gainers CMT RASCAL FLATTS/Winner At A Losing Game (Lyric Street) 336 ALAN JACKSON/Bluesman (From CMT Giants: Hank Williams Jr.) (Arista) BRAD PAISLEY/Letter To Me (Arista) BRAD PAISLEY/Letter To Me (Arista) 314 SUGARLAND/Stay (Mercury) 311 CMT Pure BILLY RAY CYRUS f/M. CYRUS/Ready... (Walt Disney/Lyric Street) 253 ALAN JACKSON/Bluesman (From CMT Giants: Hank Williams Jr.) (Arista) TOBY KEITH/Get My Drink On (Show Dog) 252 BRAD PAISLEY/Letter To Me (Arista) CARRIE UNDERWOOD/So Small (19/Arista) 236 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/What Do Ya Think... (Columbia) 206 GAC JOSH TURNER/Firecracker (MCA) 183 BRAD PAISLEY/Letter To Me (Arista) ALAN JACKSON/Small Town Southern Man (Arista) 170 Eric Church/Lightning (Capitol) BROOKS & DUNN/God Must Be Busy (Arista) 162 ©2007 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] November 12, 2007 Country Aircheck Chart Info Chart Page 4

Aircheck Activity Ai r c h e c k Add Da t e s MARTINA MCBRIDE/For These Times (RCA) NOVEMBER 19 Enters at 45*; 685 points, 254 spins TERRI CLARK/In My Next Life (BNA) 9 ADDS: KEEY, KFKF, KSD, KSSN, KUSS, WCTK, WMIL, COWBOY CRUSH/Miss Difficult (Curb/Asylum) WNKT*, WSOC ALAN JACKSON/Small Town Southern Man (Arista) BON JOVI w/ LEANN RIMES/Til We Ain’t Strangers Anymore Emma Mae Jacob/What If We Fly (Sassy Angel /New Revolution) (Mercury/Curb) BRIAN STACE/Honey Get Your Clothes Off (Little Round) Moves 50*- 46*; 625 points, 191 spins; 2 ADDS: WMIL, WNKT* NOVEMBER 26 LILA MCCANN/That’s What Angels Do (BBR) JACK INGRAM/Maybe She’ll Get Lonely (Big Machine) Enters at 47*; 607 points, 172 spins 6 ADDS: KFRG*, WBCT, WGGY, WNKT*, WTQR, WUSN DECEMBER 3 No Adds ALAN JACKSON/Small Town Southern Man (Arista) Enters at 48*; 546 points, 173 spins 20 ADDS: KATC*, KFKF, KIXZ, KKNG, KPLX, KSOP, Aircheck Top Recurrents KUZZ, KXKT, WCTK, WEZL, WGNA, WKHX, WMIL, TIM MCGRAW/If You’re Reading This (Curb) 7210 WOGK, WQHK*, WUBE, WUBL, WUSY, WXTU, WYPY BRAD PAISLEY/Online (Arista) 7024 TOBY KEITH/Love Me If You Can (Show Dog) 6273 ANDY GRIGGS/What If It’s Me (Montage Music Group) RASCAL FLATTS/Take Me There (Lyric Street) 5757 Moves 48*- 49; 540 points, 202 spins; 1 ADD: WGH TRACY LAWRENCE/Find Out Who... (Rocky Comfort/CO5) 5413 JOSH GRACIN/We Weren’t Crazy (Lyric Street) RODNEY ATKINS/These Are My People (Curb) 5015 Enters at 50*; 535 points, 180 spins KENNY CHESNEY/Never Wanted Nothing More (BNA) 4942 10 ADDS: KATM*, KFRG*, KJUG, KUBL*, KWNR, WGNA, LUKE BRYAN/All My Friends Say (Capitol) 4471 WGTY, WKIS, WWQM, WWYZ BROOKS & DUNN/Proud Of The House We Built (Arista) 4341 VAN ZANT/Goes Down Easy (Columbia) 508 points, 161 spins; 0 ADDS HEARTLAND/Once A Woman (Country Thunder) ERIC CHURCH/Sinners Like Me (Capitol) 412 points, 138 spins; 0 ADDS 482 points, 162 spins; 0 ADDS GRETCHEN WILSON/You Don’t Have To Go Home (Columbia) BOMSHEL/Power Of One (Curb) 394 points, 146 spins; 1 ADD: WKIS 470 points, 221 spins; 0 ADDS TRACY LAWRENCE/Til I Was A Daddy Too (Rocky Comfort/CO5) LUKE BRYAN/We Rode In Trucks (Capitol) 390 points, 164 spins; 2 ADDS: KFKF, KSOP 465 points, 156 spins 7 ADDS: KCCY, KEEY, KSOP, KUPL*, WBEE, WIVK*, DOLLY PARTON/Better Get To Livin’ (Dolly) WKDF 380 points, 134 spins; 0 ADDS HALFWAY TO HAZARD/Devil And The Cross (Stylesonic/Mercury) Aircheck Activity includes the top 15 songs that rank 45-50 on this 444 points, 169 spins week’s chart or are those that are not charted and have a minimum 3 ADDS: KATM*, KBEQ, WQYK* of 300 airplay points and have shown growth in two of the past three weeks. (* indicates auto adds)

LW TW Artist/Title (Label) TW Points +/- Points TW Plays +/- Plays

1 1 KENNY CHESNEY/Don't Blink (BNA) 13679 -224 2999 -62 5th Week at No. 1 2 2 DIERKS BENTLEY/Free And Easy (Down The Road...) (Capitol) 13678 45 3035 -5 3 3 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/So Small (19/Arista) 13316 291 2974 65 4 4 JASON MICHAEL CARROLL/Livin' Our Love Song (Arista) 12437 92 2775 1 5 5 GARTH BROOKS/More Than A Memory (Pearl/Big Machine) 12182 467 2694 109 6 6 GEORGE STRAIT/How 'Bout Them Cowgirls (MCA) 11590 106 2637 24 7 7 CLAY WALKER/Fall (Curb/Asylum) 10819 279 2457 78 8 8 JOSH TURNER/Firecracker (MCA) 10811 408 2437 100 9 9 KEITH URBAN/Everybody (Capitol) 10245 498 2282 100 10 10 TAYLOR SWIFT/Our Song (Big Machine) 4 10225 902 2286 205 11 11 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/What Do Ya Think About That (Columbia) 9575 545 2105 128 14 12 SUGARLAND/Stay (Mercury) 4 8728 904 1983 223 13 13 SARA EVANS/As If (RCA) 8620 392 1910 77 16 14 RASCAL FLATTS/Winner At A Losing Game (Lyric Street) 4 8465 1138 1880 247 12 15 JOE NICHOLS/Another Side Of You (Universal South) 8400 -194 1881 -30 15 16 LEANN RIMES/Nothin' Better To Do (Curb/Asylum) 7916 440 1758 92 18 17 GARY ALLAN/Watching Airplanes (MCA) 7066 197 1579 30 17 18 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Famous In A Small Town (Columbia) 6838 -392 1528 -73 21 19 BILLY RAY CYRUS f/ M. CYRUS/Ready... (Walt Disney/Lyric Street) 4 5971 981 1329 231 20 20 BLAKE SHELTON/The More I Drink (Warner Bros.) 5456 -75 1253 -3 26 21 BRAD PAISLEY/Letter To Me (Arista) 4 5188 1270 1138 268 22 22 CHUCK WICKS/Stealing Cinderella (RCA) 4938 259 1156 63 25 23 CRAIG MORGAN/International Harvester (BBR) 4384 385 904 88 27 24 RODNEY ATKINS/Cleaning This Gun (Come On...) (Curb) 4324 477 935 98 24 25 JASON ALDEAN/Laughed Until We Cried (BBR) 4225 209 921 51 23 26 EAGLES/How Long (ERC/Mercury/Lost Highway) 4011 -18 884 9 32 27 TOBY KEITH/Get My Drink On (Show Dog) 3437 847 761 196 28 28 BILLY CURRINGTON/Tangled Up (Mercury) 3417 14 741 -20 31 29 CHRIS CAGLE/What Kinda Gone (Capitol) 3398 291 788 66 30 30 BUCKY COVINGTON/It's Good To Be Us (Lyric Street) 3350 195 725 36

LW TW Artist/Title (Label) TW Points +/- Points TW Plays +/- Plays

29 31 FAITH HILL/Red Umbrella (Warner Bros.) 3268 76 738 19 33 32 EMERSON DRIVE/You Still Own Me (Midas) 2476 27 555 14 35 33 KELLIE PICKLER/Things That Never Cross A... (19/BNA) 2045 379 437 78 36 34 LITTLE BIG TOWN/I'm With The Band (Equity) 1881 266 399 63 37 35 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Love Don't Live Here (Capitol) 1674 230 350 51 45 36 BROOKS & DUNN/God Must Be Busy (Arista) 1535 880 345 195 38 37 MARK CHESNUTT/Rollin' With The Flow (Lofton Creek) 1448 78 358 22 40 38 JAKE OWEN/Something About A Woman (RCA) 1165 118 237 27 43 39 PHIL VASSAR/Love Is A Beautiful Thing (Universal South) 1139 481 229 87 42 40 LUKE BRYAN/We Rode In Trucks (Capitol) 986 173 220 35 41 41 ERIC CHURCH/Sinners Like Me (Capitol) 977 64 229 17 44 42 HALFWAY TO HAZARD/Devil And The Cross (Stylesonic/Mercury) 820 164 160 27 46 43 MARTINA MCBRIDE/For These Times (RCA) 737 168 172 43 48 44 JAMES OTTO/Just Got Started Lovin' You (Warner Bros.) 656 96 109 17 50 45 JOSH GRACIN/We Weren't Crazy (Lyric Street) 570 197 137 57 Debut 46 ALAN JACKSON/Small Town Southern Man (Arista) 487 487 119 119 49 47 DOUG STONE/Nice Problem (TNT/Spinville) 477 98 113 19 51 48 JACK INGRAM/Maybe She'll Get Lonely (Big Machine) 456 97 105 20 47 49 GRETCHEN WILSON/You Don't Have To Go Home (Columbia) 422 -142 72 -36 58 50 TRAVIS TRITT/Something Stronger Than Me (Category 5) 374 99 91 24 60 51 COLE DEGGS & THE LONESOME/Girl Next Door (Columbia) 366 112 76 27 54 52 ANDY GRIGGS/What If It's Me (Montage) 355 31 66 6 Debut 53 REBA MCENTIRE/The Only Promise..(Timberlake) (MCA) 351 115 71 26 55 54 LEE BRICE/Happy Endings (Curb/Asylum) 331 46 90 11 52 55 RISSI PALMER/Country Girl (1720 Entertainment) 328 -16 75 -4 Debut 56 BON JOVI w/LEANN RIMES/Till We Ain't... (Mercury/Curb) 311 115 64 25 53 57 DOLLY PARTON/Better Get To Livin' (Dolly) 305 -21 68 4 56 58 FLYNNVILLE TRAIN/Tequila Sheila (Show Dog) 291 12 63 4 59 59 TRACY LAWRENCE/Til I Was A Daddy Too (Rocky Comfort/CO5) 285 19 69 3 Debut 60 HEARTLAND/Once A Woman (Country Thunder) 269 62 57 12