Issue 729 Career Change? Buy a Station As the Old Adage Goes, You Don’T Truly Have a Career in Radio Until You’Ve Been Fired Or Hired Away by the Competition

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November 2, 2020, Issue 729 Career Change? Buy A Station As the old adage goes, you don’t truly have a career in radio until you’ve been fired or hired away by the competition. Ongoing corporate cutbacks, furloughs, layoffs and restructuring have many programmers and personalities facing yet another move or even having to work in a different industry. But what if there were another option? Bennett Radio Group Owner/Operator Stan Bennett and Hill Broadcasting Owner/Operator Danny Hill tell Country Aircheck how they Stan Bennett went from working for others to working for Everywhere But One: Records/Arista’s Matt Stell celebrates his themselves by purchasing their own stations. second No. 1 “Everywhere But On” with his Arista promo team. Sell My Vessel: Bennett, who left his post Pictured (top, l-r) are David Berry, Josh Easler, Ryan Sanders as Binnie Media VP/Programming in July and Olivia Laster; (middle, l-r) Ali O’Connell, Rusty Sherrill, Luke after 25 years with the company (CAT 6/23), Jensen and Lisa Owen; (bottom, l-r) Wide Open’s Brendan Rich, Stell and Sony’s Lauren Thomas. purchased a cluster in Mexico, ME – including Country WOXO – that had been silenced in March (CAT 3/25) following previous owner Instrumental: CMHoF Big Night Since closing its doors to the public in March, the Country Dick Gleason’s death. His mid-pandemic Danny Hill Music Hall of Fame and Museum has suffered a revenue loss acquisition included five stations and four eclipsing $30 million. But, when one door closes, another door translators for $300,000 (CAT 7/15) and drew questions from — or exhibit case — opens. Like most museums, the CMHoF has friends, including, “Are you nuts?” “Owning my own station is historically enforced a strict hands-off policy for its exhibits. Despite something I’ve wanted to do since day one, though,” says Bennett. the devastating blow the pandemic has delivered, it also created “One of my stations, WIGY, is one I grew up listening to and where a unique and (hopefully) once-in- I worked when I first started my career, so I had been looking a-lifetime set of circumstances for at trying to buy Gleason Media for a few years, but they weren’t treasured instruments to be safely ready to sell.” Following Mr. Gleason’s passing, his widow Kathy removed from climate-controlled decided to shut down the stations, and a broker called Bennett cases and played once again. with an offer to purchase immediately. Instruments and artists were Hill’s path to ownership was a bit more of a zigzag, weaving paired according to emotional through on-air, programming and sales experiences in Kansas, and artistic connections, and California and Hawaii. Two years ago, following his mother’s performances were filmed during the Museum’s six-month closure. passing, he set out to fulfill his final promise to her. “She had The result was Big Night (At The Museum), a free digital fundraiser a $50,000 life insurance policy, and I (continued on page 7) that has already raised more than $743,000 for the non-profit’s ©2020 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected]

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WITH ... RESTLESS ROAD

A day in the socially-distanced lives of ZB: We’ve been trying to hit the gym as hard ZB: I have Restless Road’s Zach Beeken, Colton Pack as possible so we can keep up with Kane Brown consumed more and Garrett Nichols: when we hit the road with him again! queso than I GN: The pandemic has made connecting GN: We’ve also picked up playing disc golf care to admit … with people a lot harder. My daily life still during quarantine. We played with Mitchell and that’s all I’m includes songwriting and making music with the Tenpenny recently, and he’s really good! saying. band, and tech like Zoom allows us to meet with ZB: My creative levels have been up and CP: My co-writers virtually and have meetings with our down, but that’s no different than any other time go-to snack team remotely. in life. Creativity has a mind of its own, and you is pepperoni, CP: I’ve had more time to spend with my wife have to be willing and able when it shows up. cheese and and kids, which has been great! GN: Quarantine gave us time to slow down pickles. I know ZB: The biggest change has been … how and focus on our songwriting. I truly believe it’s a weird much money I’m spending on UberEats! we’ve written some of our best songs over the combination, but CP: My routine is pretty much the same last few months, and I can’t wait for fans to hear my wife and I everyday: wake up, make coffee and breakfast and what we’ve been working on. eat them almost spend time with my family before I write songs. CP: I’ve been bingeing all of the Harry every night. ZB: I’ve always enjoyed being spontaneous, Potter movies. ZB: I’m I Expected The Rocky so I’ve never lived my life with too much routine. ZB: Netflix adding the Top 10 feature is the confident we’ll Mountains To Be A Little But, I try to be as productive as possible and best thing that has ever happened. find more silver Rockier: The trio cover have fun while doing it. CP: We’ve loved finding new ways to connect linings as time John Denver. GN: Zach and I have lived together ever since I with fans. We got a band phone number to text goes on, but so joined the band in 2015. If we were going to drive directly with fans and started a TikTok. We’ve far, I’m grateful each other crazy, it would have already happened! been able to show our personality through for the extra CP: I just moved my family down to Nashville TikTok, and it’s been amazing to see how fast time I’ve spent with my family, as well as the time in September, so it’s been an adjustment for we’ve grown a fan base on the app. we’ve had as a band to grow creatively. my wife and two daughters. We watch a ton of GN: The ability to go live has been an GN: One positive has been getting to slow movies, so that’s one thing that keeps us from incredible tool to stay connected with our fans. It’s down and focus on creative outlets and hobbies. driving each other crazy. Our kids still do a pretty cool getting to talk and interact with people all over Being able to spend time with family and loved good job of doing that! the world, giving them a chance to hear us sing! ones has been really nice, as well.

Coronavirus Relief Fund. Backlit by the Nashville skyline, Brad The Countdown To Big Night (At The Paisley and Dan Tyminski opened the Museum) was hosted by Tenille Townes main event playing Don Rich’s 1964 Fender and Carly Pearce, who paid tribute to Dolly Telecaster and Buck Owens’ red, white and Parton and The Judds live from the CMA blue American acoustic guitar, respectively, Theater. “A love of country music brings us on Owens’ instrumental “Buckaroo.” Armed together tonight,” began Townes in a thread with John Prine’s David Russell Young of sentiment that wove throughout the night. Brad Paisley and Dan Tyminski custom-made guitar, Miranda Lambert

Lon Helton, [email protected] Chuck Aly, [email protected] Caitlin DeForest, [email protected] Monta Vaden, [email protected] November 2, 2020 Page 4 sang Prine’s “That’s The Way Alison Brown playing Earl Scruggs’s 1930 Gibson RB Granada The World Goes ‘Round.” “I banjo, Ricky Skaggs once again donning Bill Monroe’s 1923 don’t want to wash my hands,” Gibson F-5 mandolin and host Marty Stuart playing Lester Flatt’s admitted Lambert, describing 1950 Martin D-28 guitar for “Blue Moon of Kentucky” and “Heavy the act of holding the guitar as Traffic Ahead;” andCarlene Carter and Stuart closing the show “magical.” with “Will the Circle Be Unbroken.” Tim McGraw recalled The full program is available to watch here. Viewers are invited introducing himself to to make donations via YouTube Giving or by texting “Donate” to Keith Whitley at a show in Miranda Lambert (833) 977-2643. —Caitlin DeForest Jacksonville, FL, “I’m a country singer, and I’m going to move to Nashville someday,” to which Whitley replied, “Well, son, good luck to you. I hope I run into you Chart Chat up there.” Cut to a few years later, McGraw arrived in Nashville Congratulations to Matt Stell, Steve May 9, 1989 ... the day Whitley died. Calling the experience Hodges, Josh Easler, Lauren Thomas “eye-opening,” McGraw realized, “There’s a lot of bright lights, and the Arista promotion team on landing fun, music, art, entertainment ... but behind all of that, there’s a at No. 1 with “Everywhere But On.” The song lot of pain, too.” Holding onto Whitley’s C.W. Parsons acoustic is the second single and title track from Stell’s guitar, McGraw glanced back 2019 EP. Songwriters are Lance Miller, Paul Sikes and Stell. at photo of the late singer/ Matt Stell songwriter with the words And kudos to RJ Meacham and the Curb “Potential Fulfilled” across it, crew on notching 43 adds for Lee Brice’s saying “I don’t know … I’d “Memory I Don’t Mess With,” landing atop this week’s board. like to have heard a lot more” before performing “Don’t Facing The Election Music ... Or Not Close Your Eyes.” With just one day before the election and more than 94 million Tim McGraw In a tribute to Patsy Cline, ballots already cast, Country Aircheck asked programmers about Reba McEntire took center encouraging voter registration and turnout, and how they plan to stage with “Sweet Dreams,” a song she covered and released in cover election results. 1979. McEntire’s connection to the track runs deep, with it not only Entercom VP/Country Format Captain & being her first Top 20 hit, but the last she sang onstage the night of Country WYCD/Detroit PD Tim Roberts: the 1991 plane crash that killed seven of her band members. “Entercom Country has been promoting voting In a full circle moment, Randy Travis fan Kane Brown held the and helping voters understand where and Hall of Famer’s Gibson J-185KOA guitar with a photo of someone when to vote in every state for the past several Travis was a fan of, George Jones, taped to the back. “I love you months. Additionally, we have the advantage Randy,” said Brown. “You’re the guy.” Brown was accompanied by of using Entercom scale as the leading News- Alex Anthony for his offering of Travis’ “Three Wooden Crosses.” Talk Radio company and will be using reports Tim Roberts “Wow … is it weird to smell it?” asked Ashley McBryde in a light- around the clock from our sister stations across hearted moment before carefully placing Loretta Lynn’s 1956 Gibson our platforms.” J-50 guitar around her neck and singing “You’re Lookin’ At Country.” Cox/Tampa OM & Country WQYK PD/afternoons Travis Additional highlights included Keb’ Mo’ performing “Loving Daily: “We don’t get in the weeds or too deep into politics, but Arms” while playing Jimmie Rodgers’ 1928 custom Weymann we have been saying ‘make sure you vote, and then we all need guitar; Rodney Crowell and Emmylou Harris’ “Love Hurts” duet; to come together and support whoever wins.’ We have also been

November 2, 2020 Page 6 running artist-voiced imaging pieces that say, been nothing other than an oasis of positivity ‘Be heard on Nov. 3.’ Our morning show will and a break from all the drama llamas.” handle sharing results the following day.” KUZZ/Bakersfield PD/middays Brent Hubbard/West Palm Beach OM & Michaels: “We have a full-time news Country WIRK PD Bruce Logan: “We have department that has been covering the national taken a decidedly hands-off approach to this and local races for the last few months. We’ll year’s election, because we feel people come be doing updates every hour tomorrow after the to us looking for a break from this type of news Travis Daily polls close to keep our audience up-to-date.” Clay “JD” and information. There’s only one Country WKSJ/Mobile, AL PD/afternoons Bill Walker station in West Palm Beach, so we plan to own Black: “We make it a point not to take sides in that hill and let our News-Talk sister WFTL-AM elections, and I make sure the staff goes out of handle election coverage.” their way to remain neutral in local, state and Summit/Wichita, KS OM & Country federal elections. We always remind listeners KFDI PD Justin Case: “Our number one to get out and vote – we’ve done that for years concern is not adding to the polarization of the – but due to the intensity of this year’s race election. National results could take a while, and listeners’ desire to know the outcome, ‘KSJ and we need to remind people of the process will air election night updates twice per hour Brent Michaels Bruce Logan while projecting calm and staying fact-based. via our partnership with NBC News 24/7.” We are avoiding terms like ‘crisis’ and urging KRYS/Corpus Christi PD/mornings “Big our staff to slow down and not react to every story.” Frank” Edwards: “In Texas, we had 18 days Summit/Springfield, MO OM & Country KTTS PD Tom to early vote, and I would mention that a few Oakes: “We will have updates every 30 minutes beginning at times each morning. As we have for many 7pm CT, as we have a number of local and state races to cover in years, on election night, we will use hourly addition to the Presidential race. Our news department will handle updates via our News-Talk sister station to all live updates in addition to our regularly scheduled newscasts cover local, state and federal results. It’s a throughout the day. We will also have reporters covering the two fired-up election year, for sure ... and the signs Big Frank parties at their election headquarters here in Springfield.” may come down and ads may come off the WPAW/Greensboro, NC PD/afternoons Clay “JD” Walker: airwaves, but the passionate feelings won’t soon just go away.” “Along with our Entercom sister stations nationwide, we have been WXBQ/Johnson City, TN PD/mornings Nikki Thomas: encouraging folks to vote, but other than that, 93.1 The Wolf has “We’ve been running sweeps and encouraging people to get out ©2020 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] November 2, 2020 Page 7

and vote in addition to providing ongoing coverage about the election, and we’ve Career Change? Buy A Station (continued from page 1) pushed early voting as a means of controlling COVID-19 exposure. Our sister station lost promised her I would invest it in a home or business,” explains a host who is running unopposed for the Hill. “When we couldn’t find a house in the Bakersfield area, Tennessee House of Representatives, which is my wife asked how much a radio station would be; I laughed yet another reason for us to remain as neutral and said, ‘millions of dollars.’ But after researching I knew I Nikki as possible.” could buy a station in the $300,000 range if I were able to do Thomas WUSJ/Jackson, MS PD/mornings Traci $10,000 down and get a 10-year term with monthly payments of Lee: “We are talking about our responsibility approximately $2,000.” One afternoon, Hill was feeling especially to vote, because we have several local and emotional after hearing Cole Swindell’s “You Should Be Here” state issues on the ballot – including legalizing on the drive home and hit scan. When the radio stopped, he marijuana and changing the state flag. We are had landed on what he thought was a pirate radio station – one encouraging people to look over the sample he had never heard before. On a whim, he made contact with ballot before they get to the polls, but we the owner and asked if he would be willing to sell. After some are staying as far away from the Presidential negotiation and explaining to the owner that this would change Traci Lee election as we can.” his life, the deal was done, and Hill picked up what is now –Monta Vaden & Caitlin DeForest Sign On: Bennett finalizes Classic Hits KRWI/Bakersfield his purchase for $250,000 – $10,000 down News & Notes and $1,600 per month with the The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) will be former owner carrying the note. hitting members with a one-time assessment equal to their annual If You Build It, They Will membership dues as a means of recovering lost revenue from the Cume: Both Bennett and Hill were NAB Show, which makes up 70% of the organization’s operating tasked with rebuilding their stations budget. Read the letter to members here. in one form or another. Bennett Consolidated Media is selling Country WBQL-AM/ set out to renovate studio space, Clarksville, TN and its FM translator at W288DQ to Saga install and upgrade equipment Communications for $175,000. and purchase backup generators. Independent Broadcasters Association (IBA) Pres. Ron “These stations had not been Stone says his organization is working with Eastlan on a new updated for decades, so securing [former Binnie Country WTHT/ digital ratings system. Portland, ME engineer] Bob Perry to help me upgrade the studios Roger Malinowski has joined NuVoodoo Media Services and backup systems was a priority,” he says. Bennett, along with help as VP/Business Development. from his wife and Perry, was able to get WOXO back on-air within Red Peach Country KXKZ/Ruston, LA afternoon personality weeks, and he just recently signed on Hot AC WIGY. “I can’t do huge Patrick Hall has re-upped with Wrigley Media Originals, promotions and be a reporter with these stations, so we went a different marking his third year in a television development deal with the direction, and I’m playing four decades of hits on each of my stations,” company. Reach Hall here. notes Bennett. “If mistakes are made, those are my decisions now, and Tenille Townes will perform a Giving Tuesday Concert at I’m the one who will deal with the consequences, but I’m also the one Nashville’s Marathon Music Works Dec. 1 in partnership with Big who built this – literally – with my own two hands. And that feels good.” Hearts For Big Kids and Hands On Nashville. Tickets here. Hill also had upgrades to do, including replacing the tower Jessie James Decker is teaming with Nocking Point Wines antenna, which had frozen over, broken off and was dangling by on Stay Gold wine. Order here. the coax cable. “The former owner, Steve, is a fantastic engineer ©2020 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] November 2, 2020 Page 8

WITH ... RYAN WILD

A day in the self-isolated life of Emmis WLHK/ during this time. Indianapolis PD/midday personality Ryan Wild: We have stayed connected to the audience I haven’t had this much face time with by reminding them we are all going through this my family in as long as I can remember, but I together. I’ve also tried to stay connected to the also miss seeing all my friends and coworkers I people in my personal orbit and have been more previously saw every day. I’ve gone from having thoughtful and intentional with my communica- a view of Monument Circle out my window, to tion, including asking how everyone’s mental no view at all as I work based out of a closet in health is during this time. my guest room. Even though the staff is working I’ve finished up some projects around the remotely, this team gets things done! house I had previously put off and found a few I was finally able to unbox equipment that new and creative ways to put off doing others. had followed me from move to move, so I have Does that count as a hobby? everything I need here in my closet – except that When this is all over, I can’t wait to take a view. I might have to buy a picture and fake it. real vacation. I’ll probably hit up The Smokies We live on Zoom now, and when I get to with the family. take a break during the day, I get to see my wife I have been binge-watching The Boys on and kids instead of having to call them, so that Amazon Prime and, as a result, have rediscov- has been a major plus. ered my love of Fresca. You also can’t beat a Sometimes I can get into a rut here and good plate of nachos. Child Like there, because I vibe off of people. Not having I hope others take this opportunity to re- that energy to spark creativity from others can mind themselves that we need each other and to part. How did you spend your dash? Did sometimes slow me down. But, as far as pro- put the swords down when talking to one anoth- you spend it dividing the world, or did you spend gramming and promotions, Hank FM is charging er. I’m reminded of a sermon I heard once about it uniting, affecting change and leaving behind forward and finding ways to fit what we need to how when we die, our headstone always displays a legacy of love? I hope others will say I did that get done into the current environment. I think we a dash between when we were born and when years after I am gone. have been doing some of our most creative work we died ... and that dash is the most important Exchange mental health check-ins with Wild here.

and helped me mount the new antenna and get it turned up to are voicetracking for minimal salary or trade. “I pay my midday where it was supposed to be,” says Hill. “Once we had it up and guy $250 per month, and afternoons is done by a local restaurant running, you could hear my signal all over Bakersfield, and we owner who trades out his on-air work for spots,” Hill explains. had a fantastic coverage area.” His signal was later bolster by a “Everyone is from the area, so they are local trackers who all translator, which was gifted to him by a pastor looking to offload previously did radio before launching into other careers.” Hill is his church’s translator for financial reasons. “He gave it to us free also scheduling both commercial and music logs, writing scripts of charge if we promised to take over monthly payments, but I and producing client spots and imaging, all from his home studio. upped the ante and offered to air his church services on both “I was already wearing multiple hats and working all hours of the our signals every Sunday as long as he’s preaching there,” Hill day and night, but I was doing it for someone else, in their name explains. “Now, we reach all throughout Central California and and for their bottom line,” he says. “Now, I’m doing it all, but cover approximately 1.5 million people with the simulcast on the I’m doing it all for myself, for my wife, and for our five kids and two signals.” their futures. And I’m the one pocketing the profit. This is the most Checks And Balancing Acts: Both men have relied upon their fulfilling thing I’ve ever done.” varied career history to handle multiple duties and keep staffing lean. Stereo Type: Both Bennett and Hill say they have managed “I have done on-air work, production, promotions and programming to stay afloat during the pandemic by keeping overhead low – during my career, so I’m handling programming, operations and with free and discounted software and trading out for needed doing mornings on WOXO,” says Bennett. “My wife handles the equipment – transitioning to new client categories and super- business and financial duties, and we’ve brought in [comedian] Mark serving the local audience. “We are already making enough Turcotte for mornings on WIGY.” He also has a staff of four rookie money to pay the bills, and I’m going to be putting money back sales executives, led by consultant Dave Dean, and is going out on into the stations soon, which is money that goes directly back into sales calls of his own, as well. Bennett remarks, “It isn’t something I’ve my community,” says Bennett. “And I get to play radio for the rest previously done, but I’m enjoying getting out and sharing information of my life without worrying about someone else ending my career. about our stations and talking about being genuinely local.” I would recommend ownership to anyone who may be considering Hill is also handling sales and says it is easily the most important it.” Hill agrees, and says he credits his success to a combination skill he brought with him from past experiences. “The first day out, of luck and hard work. “I celebrated my two-year anniversary of I was able to put approximately $110,000 in billing on the books, doing this full-time on Halloween, and I think if anyone is humble and my ongoing goal is to close at least one client per week to and ready to work hard and learn, they can do it, too,” he says. continue adding to the stable,” he says. He and his wife, Kait, If you have questions about ownership or would like to talk more handle mornings – and syndicate their show via Sun Broadcast in-depth about their career paths, contact Bennett here and Hill here. Group – and other dayparts are handled by former radio pros who –Monta Vaden CAC

MIDWEST O’Neil is seeking a morning host to also assist with Chase is seeking on-air talent for the cluster that promotions, social media, voicing and producing includes Country KBGZ and Classic Country Summit KFDI/Wichita OM Justin Case is commercials and website management as needed. translator K263BD. Applicants can send cover searching for a morning co-host. See the complete Send résumés and airchecks to him here. letters, résumés and airchecks to Chase here. posting here; send résumés and airchecks to Case here. Bonneville KYGO/Denver PD Brian Michel is Federated WQHK/Ft. Wayne, IN OM Jimmy SOUTHEAST searching for a morning co-host to join incumbent Knight is searching for a morning co-host to join Tracy Dixon. Reach Michel here, and apply here. Cumulus WKAK/Albany, GA PD Bill Dollar is incumbent Josh Michaels. Send résumés and Frontier/Juneau, AK GM Cherie Curry is looking for an afternoon personality/Production Dir. airchecks to Knight here. seeking an OM/PD/on-air talent for the cluster Apply here. GriffinKVOO/Tulsa OM Steve Hunter is that includes Country KTKU. Send résumés with Cumulus PD seeking a morning show host or team. See the WKDF/Nashville Paul Williams references and an aircheck to Curry here. is looking for an afternoon personality with five-plus complete job description here; send résumés and Townsquare KUAD/Ft. Collins, CO Dir./Content years of experience. See the complete job posting airchecks to Hunter here. Brad Hansen is looking for a morning host or and apply here. MacDonald WKCQ/Saginaw, MI OM/PD team to succeed Jordan Soto and Michael Cumulus/Shreveport, LA is searching for a Jason Addams is looking to add a full-time on-air Mason. View the complete job description here; VP/MM to succeed Aaron Criswell. See the complete personality for nights. Send résumés and airchecks send résumés and airchecks to Hansen here. to him here. job posting and apply here. Alpha KZKX/Lincoln, NE PD Rob Kelley is Sun WXNX (Trump Country 93.7)/Fort OTHER searching for a morning co-host. Complete job Myers, FL has an immediate need for on-air and description and application here; reach Kelley here. programming talent to join the private, family- Cherry Creek Media Group PD Mark Elliott Midwest/Evansville, IN OM Aaron Santini is owned television and radio company. Send résumés is searching for experienced OMs and PDs for seeking a Prod. Asst./on-air talent for the cluster that and airchecks here. future openings. The company’s Country properties includes Country WLYD. Send cover letters, résumés Hall VP/Programming & Country WPCV/ include KAAR/Butte, MT; KCIN & KIYK/St. George, and airchecks to him here. Lakeland, FL OM/PD Bob Walker is seeking UT; KMON/Great Falls, MT; KGGL/Missoula, MT; a morning co-host to join incumbents Julie Kay KKXK/Montrose, MT; KWCD/Sierra Vista, AZ; KYSN/ NORTHEAST and Dale Roberts (a.k.a. DJ Thee Trucker). Wenatchee, WA; KYYZ/Williston, ND; and Classic Send résumés, cover letters, social media links and Country KMON-AM/Great Falls, MT. Candidates Forever WFGI/Johnstown, PA is seeking a full- airchecks to Walker here. with a minimum of three-to-five years of experience time morning co-host. Send résumés, airchecks and Golden Isles/Brunswick, GA Dir./ and a background in programming multiple salary requirements here. Programming Mark “The Shark” Ediss is looking formats in small to medium sized markets can send WVRC WKKW/Morgantown, WV PD Mike to add a utility player to the four-station cluster that résumés, airchecks and programming philosophies Vincent is searching for part-time on-air talent for includes Country WRJY. Duties include traffic, front to Elliott here. weekend and fill-in positions. Send résumés and desk, promotions and on-air. Send résumés and RWPC Co-President and consultant Scott airchecks to him here. airchecks to Ediss here. Huskey is on the hunt for a Country PD/on-air iHeartMedia/Baltimore RSVPP Jeff Kapugi is talent in a medium market in the South. Send seeking a Dir./Creative Services for Country WPOC; SOUTHWEST résumés and airchecks to him here. programming duties and weekend/fill-in airshifts PLA Media Exec. Dir. Mark Logsdon is seeking are also possible. Apply here; send résumés and Townsquare KQBR/Lubbock, TX Brand a part-time Coord./Publicity to work a minimum of creative composites to Kapugi here. Mgr. Lance Ballance is seeking an APD/on-air 30 hours per week. Send résumés, references and Alpha/Fredericksburg, VA is looking for a personality to succeed Jan Miller. Send résumés writing samples here. and airchecks to him here. Market Mgr. for the cluster, which includes Country RWPC Pres. JJ Jobe is looking for a hands-on WFLS. Interested candidates can see a complete job GM for a small Southeast market. Send cover letters description and apply here. WEST COAST and résumés to him here. Alpha WFLS/Fredericksburg, VA Dir./Content Badlands/Rapid City, SD is searching for a Kobalt Music Group is searching for a Mgr./ Bill West is searching for a morning co-host to Midwest Promotion for the In2une team to handle succeed the retiring Jessica Cash. Apply here; GM/DOS who can build, train and motivate a team for the cluster that includes Country KRKI. Interested multiple formats, including Country, Pop, Hot AC, reach West here. Rhythmic, Alternative and Active Rock. See the Adirondack WFFG/Glen Falls, NY PD Chris parties can send résumés and references here. Ruby Radio/Elko, NV VP/Programming Tom complete job posting and apply here. SEEKING JOBS •Cactus Jack •Doug Dodds •AJ McCloud •Brittany Tully Former Entercom/Phoenix Former ZFKY/Grand Cayman PD/ Former WWFF/Huntsville, AL APD/ Former WYNK/Baton Rouge PD Dir./Production morning host afternoons [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 602-430-5908 256-503-2301 •Steve Knoll •Marc Lavik (aka Dave Marcus) Former KMAG/Ft. Smith, AR PD/ •Heather Stevens Former on-air talent •Kristin Monica on-air talent Former WQXK/Youngstown, OH [email protected] Former WQNU/Louisville APD/mornings [email protected] middays 401-467-6737 [email protected] [email protected] •Bill Hickok •Denis “Catfish” Miller •Paul Cannell Former KBMR/Bismark, ND •Tony Kelly Former KSNI/Santa Maria, CA Former WRKN/New Orleans PD morning host Former WUSN/Chicago afternoon host [email protected] [email protected] morning producer [email protected] [email protected] •Mac Daniels •Amy Nic 708-642-8518 •Cory Mikhals Former KPLX & KSCS/Dallas PD Former WAMZ/Louisville afternoon host Former KIZN/Boise morning co-host [email protected] [email protected] •Greg Cole [email protected] Former WKCQ/Saginaw, MI OM/PD •Tom Travis •Ron “Keyes” Stevens [email protected] •”Big” John Horton Former iHeartMedia/Oklahoma City SVPP Former WQRB/Eau Claire, 916-502-4734 Former KFSA/Ft. Smith, AR afternoons [email protected] WI afternoons [email protected] [email protected] •Jonathan West •Dave Schaefer Former WKTI/Milwaukee afternoons •Kris Richards Former iHeartMedia/Farmington, NM •Lee France [email protected] Former WKJO/Smithfield, NC afternoons SVPP & Country KTRA PD Former KAGG/Bryan, TX PD/middays 320-774-9300 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

SEEKING JOBS (continued)

•Scott Davidson •Corey Dillon Former WHOF-HD2/Canton, OH PD/ Former KNUC/Seattle afternoons/ on-air host Social Media Mgr. SEEKER SPOTLIGHT [email protected] [email protected]

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©2020 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] November 2, 2020 Page 11 to 26,095,600 (19.36%) year-over-year. Note that October 2020 PPM dates October 2020 PPM Scoreboard range from Sept. 10-Oct. 7, with the many states still under coronavirus- Country radio shares were down 11.4 points (3.15%) compared to related quarantines and shelter-in-place orders. Revisit coverage of Country last month. Of the stations listed, 23 saw share increases, 52 decreased cume decreases in the May 26 issue of Country Aircheck Weekly here and and 9 were flat month-to-month. Overall cume was up 202,800 (0.78%) the September 14 issue of Country Aircheck Weekly here. compared to last month. The cume leader was Cumulus’ KPLX/Dallas Legend: A “+” indicates a Classic Country outlet; a “^” designates with 973,500. Entercom’s WNSH/New York was second with 879,200. co-owned Country stations in the metro; a “t” indicates a tie; and a “*” Versus October 2019 PPMs, radio shares were down 9 points (2.5%) year- indicates a station that is a recent subscriber for which ratings were not over-year from last year’s 359.8 shares. Cume decreased from 32,360,300 currently available. Ranks are among subscribers.

Sep 6+ Oct 6+ Sep Oct Sep 6+ Oct 6+ Sep Oct0 Station/City Share Rank Share Rank Cume Cume Station/City Share Rank Share Rank Cume Cume

WUBL/Atlanta 4.0 8 3.5 9 493,800 501,600 WKMK/Middlesex (Monmouth) 1.1 22t 0.6 25t 29,500 39,200 WKHX/Atlanta 2.7 15 2.4 16 341,200 362,400 WMIL/Milwaukee 7.6 3 6.2 4 316,800 299,100 KVET/Austin^ 4.1 6 4.5 5 207,700 240,200 WMBZ/Milwaukee^ 1.6 11 1.5 11t 93,900 105,800 KASE/Austin^ 2.8 14 2.8 13t 158,900 187,800 WVTY/Milwaukee^ 1.0 14 1.2 14 71,800 91,900 KOKE/Austin 1.0 22 1.0 21t 68,800 76,900 KEEY/Minneapolis 4.9 11 5.4 7 434,500 467,000 WPOC/Baltimore 6.2 2 5.4 6 318,100 281,300 KMNB/Minneapolis 2.6 15 2.7 15 347,300 373,700 WKLB/Boston 5.1 7 4.7 7 566,200 518,400 WSM-FM/Nashville^ 6.3 4 7.0 2 192,300 192,900 WBWL/Boston 2.2 17t 2.2 14 373,200 359,800 WSIX/Nashville 5.6 7t 5.1 9 176,900 195,300 WCTK/Boston (Providence) 1.1 21t 0.8 23t 124,900 112,700 WKDF/Nashville^ 4.3 10t 3.9 12 180,900 181,900 WSOC/Charlotte 7.4 1 7.3 2 381,500 393,000 WNSH/Nassau (New York) 1.7 22 1.5 23 101,900 116,500 WKKT/Charlotte 6.4 3 6.4 4 392,000 394,300 WNSH/New York 2.4 15t 2.0 19 857,700 879,200 WUSN/Chicago 2.3 19 2.3 18 730,900 765,200 WGH/Norfolk 3.5 5 4.1 4 147,600 166,100 WEBG/Chicago 1.8 23 * * 573,600 * WWKA/Orlando 5.8 5 3.9 9 216,600 209,600 WUBE/Cincinnati^ 8.4 3 8.0 3 359,700 358,100 WXTU/Philadelphia 4.2 9 3.6 11 482,600 514,000 WNKN/Cincinnati+ 4.5 8t 4.3 6t 162,500 170,800 KNIX/Phoenix 5.9 3t 7.3 1 550,700 559,700 WNNF/Cincinnati 2.9 16 2.1 15 192,700 178,200 KMLE/Phoenix 3.6 9t 3.1 13t 430,200 433,400 WYGY/Cincinnati^ 1.1 18 0.9 18t 93,600 113,300 WPGB/Pittsburgh 4.9 8 5.3 5 205,300 200,300 WGAR/Cleveland 8.2 3 6.0 8 340,000 312,400 WDSY/Pittsburgh 5.1 5t 4.5 9 281,600 261,600 WCOL/Columbus, OH 9.1 1 9.3 1 313,400 325,800 WLYI/Pittsburgh * * 1.5 14t * 73,300 KPLX/Dallas^ 4.9 4 4.8 3 993,000 973,500 WOGG/Pittsburgh * * 1.1 18 * 69,100 KSCS/Dallas^ 4.4 5t 4.2 6 666,700 702,100 WOGI/Pittsburgh * * 1.0 19 * 84,200 KYGO/Denver 5.1 2t 5.6 2 356,100 337,900 KUPL/Portland 3.6 11 3.4 9t 272,200 246,400 KWBL/Denver 2.8 16 2.4 17 211,300 213,800 KWJJ/Portland 2.9 14t 2.3 18 277,500 231,700 WYCD/Detroit 5.2 4 5.1 6t 564,300 605,600 WCTK/Providence 10.3 2 10.4 2 318,300 306,600 WUBL WDRQ/Detroit 3.7 13 2.6 18 409,400 395,000 WQDR/Raleigh 5.5 7 6.1 5 218,400 242,000 WTQR/Greensboro 5.3 6 4.5 8 175,400 159,300 WNCB/Raleigh 2.5 14t 2.6 15 139,900 146,300 WPAW/Greensboro 4.3 9 4.3 9 167,100 159,800 KFRG/Riverside 5.6 3t 4.5 3t 263,600 273,600 WWYZ/Hartford 6.9 3t 6.1 5t 184,400 173,000 KNCI/Sacramento 7.7 3 7.5 2 340,600 347,700 KKBQ/Houston^ 3.8 10 3.7 11 703,500 736,700 KUBL/Salt Lake City 4.8 7 4.1 10 249,400 212,400 KILT/Houston 3.0 15 3.1 14 684,200 682,200 KSOP/Salt Lake City ^ 3.3 14 2.6 16 196,700 165,500 KTHT/Houston^+ 2.4 20 2.0 21 369,100 392,800 KEGA/Salt Lake City * * 1.6 18 * 134,700 WFMS/Indianapolis500 7.2 4 6.8 4t 265,000 263,300 KCYY/San Antonio^ 5.2 5 5.6 3 378,500 418,100 WLHK/Indianapolis 5.7 6 5.3 6 220,400 249,900 KAJA/San Antonio 4.3 9 4.2 7t 343,100 317,900 WUBL WQIK/Jacksonville 4.7 6t 4.7 7 169,300 187,600 KKYX-AM/San Antonio^+ 1.7 22 1.5 22t 96,600 95,000 WGNE/Jacksonville 4.3 9t 4.0 9t 152,400 185,700 KSON/San Diego 3.8 8t 4.3 7 256,800 268,200 KFKF/Kansas City^ 6.5 3 6.2 4 240,400 256,500 KRTY/San Jose 4.2 8 3.2 10t 126,000 114,400 KBEQ/Kansas City^ 4.4 10t 5.7 5 202,100 246,600 KKWF/Seattle 3.3 14t 3.0 16 397,300 351,700 WDAF/Kansas City 5.4 6 5.6 6 192,300 296,200 KNUC/Seattle 2.2 20t 2.6 18 271,800 309,100 KCYE/Las Vegas 3.6 8t 3.5 9 168,500 172,300 KSD/St. Louis 4.3 11 7.0 3 413,300 420,400 KWNR/Las500 Vegas 3.3 12 3.1 12t 144,200 154,100 WIL/St. Louis 4.9387.0 8t 4.4 9 410,200 378,300 KKGO/Los Angeles373.8 2.3 15t 2.4 16 678,200 682,800 WFUS/Tampa 381.8 4.4 8t382.0 5.3 3 366,100 378,600 WGKX/Memphis 4.6 369.37t 3.8 9t 100,600 109,900 WQYK/Tampa369.1 4.6 5t 4.5 366.67t 302,000 297,000 WLFP/Memphis400 359.83.5 11 2.5 12 71,600 70,300 WMZQ/Washington 3.0 12 3.0 12 362.2329,500 319,600 WKIS/Miami 2.9 14t 2.9 11t 305,200350.1 316,900 355.6WIRK/West Palm Beach 3.1 9 2.3 10 97,300 350.895,600 WNSH/Middlesex (New York) 3.4 13 3.5349.4 10t 122,200 135,000349.7

387.0 373.8 381.8 382.0 369.3 299.2 369.1 366.6 362.2 400 359.8 355.6 349.4 350.1 349.7 350.8 300

299.2 Format-Wide PPM Ratings Aggregate share for Nielsen Audio 300 subscribing stations month to month.

200 Oct '18 Oct Nov Dec Hol Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct

November 2, 2020 LW TW Artist/Title (Label) Total Points +/- Points Total Plays +/- Plays Audience +/- Aud Stations ADDS

MATT STELL ✔ 4 1 Everywhere But On (Records/Arista) 26297 4472 8578 1433 47.124 7.953 159 0

3 2 RUSSELL DICKERSON/Love You Like I Used To (Triple Tigers) ✔ 24966 2899 7804 1057 46.129 4.802 158 0

5 3 MORGAN WALLEN/More Than My Hometown (Big Loud) 21568 587 6867 168 40.44 1.345 159 0

2 4 JASON ALDEAN/Got What I Got (Macon Music/Broken Bow) 21319 -4581 7057 -1286 39.764 -8.14 159 0

6 5 BLAKE SHELTON f/G. STEFANI/Happy Anywhere (Warner/WMN) 21075 688 6834 158 36.274 1.446 159 0

1 6 JAMESON RODGERS/Some Girls (River House/Columbia) 20566 -6233 6631 -1979 36.43 -11.768 159 0

7 7 HARDY f/L. ALAINA & D. DAWSON/One Beer (Big Loud) 20428 698 6666 170 34.801 1.601 159 0

9 8 CHRIS LANE/Big, Big Plans (Big Loud) ✔ 17671 1662 5718 599 30.619 3.401 155 0

8 9 PARKER MCCOLLUM/Pretty Heart (MCA) 17315 852 5440 253 30.774 1.554 157 0

10 10 JON PARDI/Ain't Always The Cowboy (Capitol) 15716 782 5036 244 29.404 3.193 158 0

11 11 KENNY CHESNEY/Happy Does (Blue Chair/Warner/WEA) 14947 413 4712 125 26.508 1.408 159 0 LW TW Artist/Title (Label) Total Points +/- Points Total Plays +/- Plays Audience +/- Aud Stations ADDS 12 12 DAN + SHAY/I Should Probably Go To Bed (Warner/WAR) 14368 811 4603 228 24.875 1.484 156 0 ✔ 134 13 MATT STELL ✔ 2629713609 44721634 85784295 1433563 47.12423.774 7.9533.061 159 0 1 EverywhereLADY A/Champagne But On Night (Records/Arista) (BMLGR) 14 14 KELSEA BALLERINI/Hole In The Bottle (Black River) 12316 705 4026 250 19.246 1.514 158 3 3 2 RUSSELL DICKERSON/Love You Like I Used To (Triple Tigers) ✔ 24966 2899 7804 1057 46.129 4.802 158 0 16 15 DARIUS RUCKER/Beers And Sunshine (Capitol) 10489 1094 3434 358 16.105 1.356 158 0 5 3 MORGAN WALLEN/More Than My Hometown (Big Loud) 21568 587 6867 168 40.44 1.345 159 0 17 16 CHRIS STAPLETON/Starting Over (Mercury) 10157 783 3269 205 16.806 1.261 157 0 2 4 JASON ALDEAN/Got What I Got (Macon Music/Broken Bow) 21319 -4581 7057 -1286-- 39.764 -8.14 159 0 18 17 NIKO MOON/Good Time (RCA) 10059 870 3232 324 14.554 1.593 148 3 6 5 BLAKE SHELTON f/G. STEFANI/Happy Anywhere (Warner/WMN) 21075 688 6834 158 36.274 1.446 159 0 19 18 RASCAL FLATTS/How They Remember You (Big Machine) 10013 939 3109 250 15.888 2.15 156 0 1 6 JAMESON RODGERS/Some Girls (River House/Columbia) 20566 -6233 6631 -1979 36.43 -11.768 159 0 20 19 DUSTIN LYNCH/Momma's House (Broken Bow) 9746 689 3216 263 14.653 1.316 155 0 7 7 HARDY f/L. ALAINA & D. DAWSON/One Beer (Big Loud) 20428 698 6666 170 34.801 1.601 159 0 22 20 LUKE COMBS/Better Together (River House/Columbia) ✔ 9089 1778 2799 563 16.438 3.754 151 5 9 8 CHRIS LANE/Big, Big Plans (Big Loud) ✔ 17671 1662 5718 599 30.619 3.401 155 0 21 21 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Long Live (BMLGR) 8272 277 2652 85 12.631 0.494 153 1 8 9 PARKER MCCOLLUM/Pretty Heart (MCA) 17315 852 5440 253 30.774 1.554 157 0 15 22 KIP MOORE/She's Mine (MCA) 8269 -2624 2703 -896 14.038 -3.716 156 0 10 10 JON PARDI/Ain't Always The Cowboy (Capitol) 15716 782 5036 244 29.404 3.193 158 0 23 23 TENILLE ARTS/Somebody Like That (19th & Grand) 7440 326 2379 62 9.419 0.344 153 0 11 11 KENNY CHESNEY/Happy Does (Blue Chair/Warner/WEA) 14947 413 4712 125 26.508 1.408 159 0 24 24 JORDAN DAVIS/Almost Maybes (MCA) 6631 288 2217 121 9.364 0.312 146 1 12 12 DAN + SHAY/I Should Probably Go To Bed (Warner/WAR) 14368 811 4603 228 24.875 1.484 156 0 27 25 DYLAN SCOTT/Nobody (Curb) 6297 510 2064 114 9.035 1.573 143 1 13 13 LADY A/Champagne Night (BMLGR) ✔ 13609 1634 4295 563 23.774 3.061 159 0

14 14 KELSEA BALLERINI/Hole In The Bottle (Black River) 12316 705 4026 250 19.246 1.514 158 3

16 15 DARIUS RUCKER/Beers And Sunshine (Capitol) 10489 1094 3434 358 16.105 1.356 158 0

17 16 CHRIS STAPLETON/Starting Over (Mercury) 10157 783 3269 205 16.806 1.261 157 0 -- 18 17 NIKO MOON/Good Time (RCA) 10059 870 3232 324 14.554 1.593 148 3

19 18 RASCAL FLATTS/How They Remember You (Big Machine) 10013 939 3109 250 15.888 2.15 156 0

20 19 DUSTIN LYNCH/Momma's House (Broken Bow) 9746 689 3216 263 14.653 1.316 155 0

22 20 LUKE COMBS/Better Together (River House/Columbia) ✔ 9089 1778 2799 563 16.438 3.754 151 5

21 21 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Long Live (BMLGR) 8272 277 2652 85 12.631 0.494 153 1

15 22 KIP MOORE/She's Mine (MCA) 8269 -2624 2703 -896 14.038 -3.716 156 0

23 23 TENILLE ARTS/Somebody Like That (19th & Grand) 7440 326 2379 62 9.419 0.344 153 0

24 24 JORDAN DAVIS/Almost Maybes (MCA) 6631 288 2217 121 9.364 0.312 146 1

27 25 DYLAN SCOTT/Nobody (Curb) 6297 510 2064 114 9.035 1.573 143 1

Chart Page 1 November 2, 2020

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

26 26 BROTHERS OSBORNE/All Night (EMI Nashville) 6273 462 2086 179 8.135 0.955 147 1

28 27 MORGAN WALLEN/7 Summers (Big Loud) 6022 291 1834 99 10.038 0.54 123 6

32 28 LUKE BRYAN/Down To One (Capitol) 5675 1541 1595 531 10.339 2.117 123 17

30 29 MAREN MORRIS/To Hell & Back (Columbia) 4971 566 1610 197 5.902 0.218 134 4

33 30 GABBY BARRETT/The Good Ones (Warner/WAR) 4658 577 1544 190 6.21 1.041 132 8

31 31 PARMALEE f/B. BROWN/Just The Way (Stoney Creek) 4483 81 1523 49 5.484 0.292 117 5

35 32 BRETT YOUNG/Lady (BMLGR) 4423 421 1334 106 7.255 0.793 123 5

36 33 KEITH URBAN w/PINK/One Too Many (RCA/Capitol) 4197 453 1291 144 6.146 0.101 113 8

34 34 TAYLOR SWIFT/Betty (Republic/MCA) 4178 142 1340 27 5.694 0.141 127 2

41 35 SAM HUNT/Breaking Up Was Easy In The 90’s (MCA) 3832 663 1144 179 5.268 1.108 104 5

38 36 BRANTLEY GILBERT/Hard Days (Valory) 3478 213 1141 45 3.526 0.321 123 5

37 37 BRETT ELDREDGE/Gabrielle (Warner/WMN) 3476 56 1061 -2 4.105 -0.167 115 0

42 38 RUNAWAY JUNE/We Were Rich (Wheelhouse) 3298 279 1116 99 3.712 0.324 117 7

40 39 LITTLE BIG TOWN/Wine, Beer, Whiskey (Capitol) 3077 -130 1010 -15 3.012 0.015 103 1

45 40 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Settling Down (RCA) 2757 233 877 102 3.313 0.332 82 3

43 41 JAKE OWEN/Made For You (Big Loud) 2741 129 841 21 3.039 0.289 88 0

44 42 J. ALLEN & N. CYRUS/This Is Us (Records/Columbia/Stoney Creek) 2559 6 918 -6 1.903 -0.054 104 0

47 43 ROBERT COUNTS/What Do I Know (Arista) 2433 136 748 22 2.494 0.086 85 1

46 44 COLE SWINDELL/Single Saturday Night (Warner/WMN) 2366 -42 717 -6 3.455 -0.19 78 3

DIERKS BENTLEY/Gone (Capitol) 2244 -2369 646 -838 3.92 -4.817 104 29

Debut 46 PRISCILLA BLOCK/Just About Over You (InDent/Mercury) 2175 269 602 77 2.819 0.395 59 5

49 47 CARLY PEARCE/Next Girl (Big Machine) 2157 82 698 23 2.153 0.134 88 6

50 48 CAROLINE JONES/All Of The Boys (Mailboat) 1982 1 753 17 0.985 0.022 87 1

Debut 49 OLD DOMINION/Never Be Sorry (RCA) 1980 206 588 58 2.237 0.215 63 1

Debut 50 MICHAEL RAY/Whiskey And Rain (Warner/WEA) 1892 1463 504 377 3.565 2.969 40 13

Chart Page 2 November 2, 2020

Country Aircheck Add Leaders Adds Activator Top Point Gainers LEE BRICE/Memory I Don't Mess With (Curb) 43 LUKE BRYAN/Down To One (Capitol) 1597 ✔ DIERKS BENTLEY/Gone (Capitol) 29 RUSSELL DICKERSON/Love You Like I Used To (Triple Tigers) 1086 ✔ GARTH BROOKS & TRISHA YEARWOOD/Shallow (Pearl) 29 MATT STELL/Everywhere But On (Records/Arista) 1026 ✔ JUSTIN MOORE/We Didn't Have Much (Valory) 17 LUKE COMBS/Better Together (River House/Columbia) 898 ✔ LUKE BRYAN/Down To One (Capitol) 17 CHRIS LANE/Big, Big Plans (Big Loud) 873 ✔ MICHAEL RAY/Whiskey And Rain (Warner/WEA) 13 LADY A/Champagne Night (BMLGR) 843 MITCHELL TENPENNY/Broken Up (Riser House/Columbia) 12 JUSTIN MOORE/We Didn't Have Much (Valory) 764 KANE BROWN/Worship You (RCA) 9 DUSTIN LYNCH/Momma's House (Broken Bow) 553 ERIC CHURCH/Hell Of A View (EMI Nashville) 8 DARIUS RUCKER/Beers And Sunshine (Capitol) 515 GABBY BARRETT/The Good Ones (Warner/WAR) 8 NIKO MOON/Good Time (RCA) 438 Country Aircheck Top Point Gainers Activator Top Spin Gainers MATT STELL/Everywhere But On (Records/Arista) 4472 ✔ RUSSELL DICKERSON/Love You Like I Used To (Triple Tigers) 316 RUSSELL DICKERSON/Love You Like I Used To (Triple Tigers) 2899 ✔ LUKE BRYAN/Down To One (Capitol) 272 LUKE COMBS/Better Together (River House/Columbia) 1778 ✔ MATT STELL/Everywhere But On (Records/Arista) 217 CHRIS LANE/Big, Big Plans (Big Loud) 1662 ✔ CHRIS LANE/Big, Big Plans (Big Loud) 194 LADY A/Champagne Night (BMLGR) 1634 ✔ LADY A/Champagne Night (BMLGR) 167 LUKE BRYAN/Down To One (Capitol) 1541 LUKE COMBS/Better Together (River House/Columbia) 157 MICHAEL RAY/Whiskey And Rain (Warner/WEA) 1463 JUSTIN MOORE/We Didn't Have Much (Valory) 148 DARIUS RUCKER/Beers And Sunshine (Capitol) 1094 DARIUS RUCKER/Beers And Sunshine (Capitol) 108 RASCAL FLATTS/How They Remember You (Big Machine) 939 NIKO MOON/Good Time (RCA) 106 NIKO MOON/Good Time (RCA) 870 JON PARDI/Ain't Always The Cowboy (Capitol) 94 Country Aircheck Top Spin Gainers Country Aircheck Top Recurrents Points MATT STELL/Everywhere But On (Records/Arista) 1433 LEE BRICE/One Of Them Girls (Curb) 22734 RUSSELL DICKERSON/Love You Like I Used To (Triple Tigers) 1057 LUKE COMBS/Lovin' On You (River House/Columbia) 18825 CHRIS LANE/Big, Big Plans (Big Loud) 599 GABBY BARRETT/I Hope (Warner/WAR) 11425 LADY A/Champagne Night (BMLGR) 563 MORGAN WALLEN/Chasin' You (Big Loud) 11122 LUKE COMBS/Better Together (River House/Columbia) 563 MADDIE & TAE/Die From A Broken Heart (Mercury) 10912 LUKE BRYAN/Down To One (Capitol) 531 LUKE BRYAN/One Margarita (Capitol) 10119 MICHAEL RAY/Whiskey And Rain (Warner/WEA) 377 SAM HUNT/Hard To Forget (MCA) 9170 DARIUS RUCKER/Beers And Sunshine (Capitol) 358 B. SHELTON w/G. STEFANI/Nobody But You (Warner/WMN) 8541 NIKO MOON/Good Time (RCA) 324 CHRIS JANSON/Done (Warner/WAR) 8175 DUSTIN LYNCH/Momma's House (Broken Bow) 263 MAREN MORRIS/The Bones (Columbia) 7996

Chart Page 3 November 2, 2020

COUNTRY AIRCHECK ACTIVITY A D D D AT E S DIERKS BENTLEY/Gone (Capitol) November 9 Moves 29-45 ERIC CHURCH/Hell Of A View (EMI Nashville) 2,244 points, 646 spins JASON ALDEAN/Blame It On You (Macon Music/BBR) 29 adds including: KMDL, KNCI, KSSN, KUAD, KWNR, KXKT, KYGO, WBCT, WBWL, WCTK November 16 PRISCILLA BLOCK/Just About Over You (InDent/Mercury) ADAM DOLEAC/Whiskey’s Fine (Arista) Debuts at 46* TROY CARTWRIGHT/Hung Up On You (Warner/WAR) 2,175 points, 602 spins 5 adds: KHGE, KXLY, WAVW, WRNS, WSOC November 23 CARLY PEARCE/Next Girl (Big Machine) None Listed Moves 49-47* 2,157 points, 698 spins 6 adds: KCYE, KEEY, KILT, KMLE, WKSJ, WNSH

CAROLINE JONES/All Of The Boys (Mailboat) Moves 50-48* 1,982 points, 753 spinS 1 add: KMLE

OLD DOMINION/Never Be Sorry (RCA) Send yours to [email protected] Debuts at 49* 1,980 points, 588 spins 1 add: WKRO

MICHAEL RAY/Whiskey And Rain (Warner/WEA) Debuts at 50* CHECK OUT 11/6 1,892 points, 504 spins 13 adds including: KCCY, *KPLX, WAVW, WDAF, WDRM, Veterans Day Special (Big Machine Records) BMLG and CreatiVets are continuing their partnership WNOE, WRNS, WXBQ with a three-track EP featuring Brantley Gilbert, Love And Theft and Kalsey Kulyk following the release Dear Rodeo (CoJo/Warner/WMN) C. JOHNSON & R. MCENTIRE/ of debut album Veteran Songs. The label group 1,697 points, 408 spins contributes to the non-profit’s initiatives through Scott and Sandi 1 add: WOGK Borchetta’s Music Has Value Fund and through Big Machine Music, which serves as the co-publisher for CreatiVets. Learn more here. JUSTIN MOORE/We Didn’t Have Much (Valory) 1,680 points, 554 spins November 13 17 adds including: KFRG, KJKE, KKGO, KUZZ, WCKN, WDAF, Chris Stapleton Starting Over (Mercury) WDSY, WGH, *WHKO, WXBQ Shenandoah Every Road (Foundry Records) Josh Abbott Band The Highway Kind (Pretty Damn Tough Records) ELVIE SHANE/My Boy (Wheelhouse) Johnny Cash and The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Columbia/Legacy) 1,550 points, 550 spins Easton Corbin Didn’t Miss A Beat (—) 3 adds: *WBUL, WGTY, WQDR

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2 BLAKE SHELTON f/GWEN STEFANI 10663 70 2198 25 48 0 1 Happy Anywhere (Warner/WMN) 4 2 MORGAN WALLEN/More Than My Hometown (Big Loud) 10212 361 2074 84 49 0 6 3 MATT STELL/Everywhere But On (Records/Arista) ✔ 10030 1026 2197 217 45 0 3 4 JASON ALDEAN/Got What I Got (Macon Music/Broken Bow) 9765 -525 2076 -107 47 0 7 5 RUSSELL DICKERSON/Love You Like I Used To (Triple Tigers) ✔ 9295 1086 2042 316 47 0 5 6 HARDY f/L. ALAINA & D. DAWSON/One Beer (Big Loud) 9089 8 1923 5 48 0 1 7 JAMESON RODGERS/Some Girls (River House/Columbia) 8688 -1991 1773 -551 47 0 8 8 JON PARDI/Ain't Always The Cowboy (Capitol) 7720 373 1596 94 47 0 10 9 KENNY CHESNEY/Happy Does (Blue Chair/Warner/WEA) 7212 145 1414 25 48 0 9 10 PARKER MCCOLLUM/Pretty Heart (MCA) 7182 41 1517 22 47 0 11 11 DAN + SHAY/I Should Probably Go To Bed (Warner/WAR) 6872 130 1395 7 48 1 12 12 LADY A/Champagne Night (BMLGR) 6621 843 1378 167 48 1 14 13 CHRIS LANE/Big, Big Plans (Big Loud) ✔ 6523 873 1405 194 47 1 16 14 DARIUS RUCKER/Beers And Sunshine (Capitol) 5872 515 1148 108 49 0 13 15 CHRIS STAPLETON/Starting Over (Mercury) 5785 71 1158 23 49 0 21 16 LUKE COMBS/Better Together (River House/Columbia) ✔ 5012 898 972 157 47 7 19 17 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Long Live (BMLGR) 5002 375 999 77 48 1 18 18 KELSEA BALLERINI/Hole In The Bottle (Black River) 4992 290 1078 57 48 1 17 19 KIP MOORE/She's Mine (MCA) 4657 -170 1003 -46 45 0 20 20 RASCAL FLATTS/How They Remember You (Big Machine) 4543 344 944 76 44 2 24 21 DUSTIN LYNCH/Momma's House (Broken Bow) 3686 553 825 89 43 0 22 22 JORDAN DAVIS/Almost Maybes (MCA) 3351 -132 635 -11 45 2 23 23 BROTHERS OSBORNE/All Night (EMI Nashville) 3227 91 645 26 47 2 25 24 MORGAN WALLEN/7 Summers (Big Loud) 2744 187 535 48 48 1 38 25 LUKE BRYAN/Down To One (Capitol) ✔ 2736 1597 497 272 37 14 27 26 NIKO MOON/Good Time (RCA) 2679 438 577 106 45 2 26 27 TENILLE ARTS/Somebody Like That (19th & Grand) 2419 133 535 33 46 1 28 28 KEITH URBAN w/PINK/One Too Many (RCA/Capitol) 2298 116 382 28 34 2 30 29 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Settling Down (RCA) 1818 127 319 20 28 2 29 30 DYLAN SCOTT/Nobody (Curb) 1734 -67 373 -7 41 0

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LW TW Artist/Title (Label) Points +/- Points Plays +/- Plays Stations Adds 34 31 MAREN MORRIS/To Hell & Back (Columbia) 1644 198 327 41 40 2 36 32 GABBY BARRETT/The Good Ones (Warner/WAR) 1498 239 375 92 38 2 32 33 TAYLOR SWIFT/Betty (Republic/MCA) 1488 -6 304 7 37 0 31 34 BRETT ELDREDGE/Gabrielle (Warner/WMN) 1432 -86 268 -19 34 0 35 35 BRANTLEY GILBERT/Hard Days (Valory) 1358 95 235 7 30 0 33 36 LITTLE BIG TOWN/Wine, Beer, Whiskey (Capitol) 1274 -185 235 -26 30 0 37 37 BRETT YOUNG/Lady (BMLGR) 1246 60 236 22 37 0 40 38 LARRY FLEET/Where I Find God (Big Loud) 1160 136 179 12 16 1 39 39 DIERKS BENTLEY/Gone (Capitol) 1001 -116 203 -13 34 11 Debut 40 JUSTIN MOORE/We Didn't Have Much (Valory) 976 764 183 148 13 8 41 41 ELVIE SHANE/My Boy (Wheelhouse) 956 9 172 -1 19 0 47 42 SAM HUNT/Breaking Up Was Easy In The 90’s (MCA) 930 282 165 49 21 3 42 43 PRISCILLA BLOCK/Just About Over You (InDent/Mercury) 886 -9 148 -4 15 0 43 44 RUNAWAY JUNE/We Were Rich (Wheelhouse) 864 77 184 21 32 1 45 45 PARMALEE f/B. BROWN/Just The Way (Stoney Creek) 813 105 190 19 32 1 49 46 CARLY PEARCE/Next Girl (Big Machine) 732 118 112 15 9 0 48 47 CHRIS JANSON/Waitin' On 5 (Warner/WAR) 616 -12 89 -4 5 0 58 48 DALLAS REMINGTON/Uncommon Man (Road Warrior) 600 163 115 30 6 0 46 49 JIMMIE ALLEN & NOAH CYRUS/This Is Us (Records/Columbia/Stoney Creek) 582 -113 112 -17 17 0 50 50 JAKE OWEN/Made For You (Big Loud) 570 -34 132 -11 15 0 51 51 CAROLINE JONES/All Of The Boys (Mailboat) 542 -12 132 -6 20 0 56 52 BOBBY MCCLENDON/Maybe Tonight (Star Farm) 519 22 100 5 7 0 54 53 LAUREN ALAINA f/L. GRAHAM/What Do You Think Of (Mercury) 500 0 50 0 1 0 44 54 COLE SWINDELL/Single Saturday Night (Warner/WMN) 490 -296 67 -28 6 0 57 55 CODY JOHNSON & REBA MCENTIRE/Dear Rodeo (CoJo/Warner/WMN) 487 47 99 7 10 0 59 56 RYAN HURD/Every Other Memory (RCA) 480 70 48 7 1 0 55 57 DREW PARKER/While You're Gone (Make Wake) 460 -30 46 -3 1 0 Debut 58 PARKER MCCOLLUM/Like A Cowboy (MCA) 446 100 51 7 4 0 52 59 ZAC BROWN BAND/The Man Who Loves You... (Home Grown/19th & Grand) 432 -92 86 -16 13 0 Debut 60 GONE WEST/I'm Never Getting Over You (Triple Tigers) 400 40 40 4 1 0 ©2020 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected]

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