Issue 88 Winter Arbs: Beyond the 12+ in Golf, They Say You Drive for Show and Putt for Dough

Home , Better as a Memory, Break Down Here, Carson Chamberlain, KIQK, Put a Girl in It, Sunset Man

May 5, 2008 Issue 88 Winter ARBs: Beyond The 12+ In golf, they say you drive for show and putt for dough. In radio, the 12+ ratings are for show and the 25-54 shares are where the dough is. With that in mind, here’s a peak behind the 12+ numbers Country stations are posting in the recently released Winter 2008 Arbitrons. For a complete overview of Country’s 12+ ratings thus far, be sure to check out page seven. A reminder: Trade publications are only licensed to print 12+ figures. Whenever you have a demo or daypart story to tell, please send it to [email protected]. Buffalo: WYRK’s 25-54 story is even more impressive that the double-digit 12+ shares it posted. The Regent station’s 9.6-10.8 rise was good for second, 12+, but PD Wendy Lynn and gang were No. 1 25-54 – almost two full shares ahead of Just Got Started: Warner Bros.’ James Otto celebrated his No. 1 single “Just the next station. Got Started Lovin’ You” with a Cinco De Mayo party at the label’s Nashville Chicago: WUSN’s 12+ was off 2.8-2.6 and it fell from offices today (5/5). Pictured (l-r) are SVP/Promotion Gator Michaels, VP/ Promotion Nancy Tunick, manager Cory Gierman, Otto, EVP Bill Bennett, 13th to 14th. Its 25-54 shares were flat at 2.7 and it’s rank Big & Rich’s Kenny Alphin and BMI’s Jody Williams. improved from 14th to 11th. PD Mike Peterson calls the Winter book “very encouraging.” To understand that statement ASCAP Scores Major Digital Victory from the PD of a station that often has been Top 5 25-54, it’s Last week’s federal court ruling determining a blanket important to understand the changes in Chicago radio. license rate for AOL, Yahoo! and RealNetworks’ use of Last November we wrote a story that Peterson added ASCAP song compositions (CAT 5/1) could be a landmark PD duties for new CBS Radio AC sister WCFS, “Fresh decision for creators. 105.9.” When he described the format as targeting 30-40 year The gulf between what the online services wanted to old women, I must admit thinking he was surely about to pay and had negotiated in a 2007 deal with BMI, and what cannibalize US99’s lower end female core audience. WCFS ASCAP’s leadership thought was fair was enormous, according flipped in early November, so the Winter 2008 Arbitron is its to songwriter Wayland Holyfield, a past president of Nashville first fall book. And, it does indeed look as if WUSN suffered at Songwriters Association International and current ASCAP board the hands of WCFS, which is involved with Clear Channel’s member. “We couldn’t in good conscience negotiate that kind of continued on page 5 ©2008 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected]

May 5, 2008 Country Aircheck Weekly Page 2 deal,” Holyfield says. “We decided to take it to rate court even if My Tu n e s : Mu s i c Th a t Sh a p e d My Li f e we had to go down with the ship.” RCA/Nashville VP/Promotion Keith Gale ASCAP sought a flat 3% of a portion of each service’s discusses his most meaningful songs, albums revenue that corresponds to the amount of music usage on their or concerts: site(s). AOL, Yahoo! and RealNetworks hoped to pay, in short, 1. Bruce Springsteen, Born In The USA Tour, smaller percentages from a smaller revenue pool. The judge 1984 & 1985: He played the Meadowlands basically sided with ASCAP, awarding a flat 2.5% rate. An arena for many nights early in the year, and example posted by CNET.com puts AOL’s proposed outlay to then came back to the stadium later in the ASCAP for 2006 at $872,000. The judge’s ruling puts the fee for summer for 10 nights. I attended many. ASCAP music usage in that time period at $7.8 million. Springsteen concerts are part house party, Covering 2002 to 2009, the rate decision could be worth as part rock concert, part church tent revival. And much as $100 million to ASCAP’s writers and publishers. “It I was there to be saved. was a long shot,” Holyfield says, “but the judge 2. Martina McBride/Wild Angels: The first No. 1 I worked at RCA. I basically said there is a lot of value to music use learned early that Martina McBride could very well be the best singer online, otherwise these companies wouldn’t be on the planet. using so much of it. This was huge.” 3. Alabama, Philadelphia Civic Center, 1991: I was working for Though Holyfield says he expects an WXTU/Philadelphia. The first Gulf War was going on. Alabama sold appeal, the fact that a high-level federal rate out the place. Crowd was rabid. Electric. Clint Black and Lorrie Morgan court made a strong statement to thwart the were opening acts. Alabama Dir./Security Steve Boland threw me out continuing erosion of music’s value could have Wayland of backstage -- literally picked me up and threw me -- as I was trying great impact. “The really great thing is we’ll Holyfield to hang my station banners. But it didn’t ruin the night. Alabama blew be able to use this as a blueprint for future everyone away, and I became a lifelong fan. negotiations,” he says. “There will probably be a ripple effect in 4. Jake Owen, CRS New Faces Show, 2008: I knew I was watching Congress. The load of lobbyists on the other side makes it hard something special. When he sang “Don’t Think I Can’t Love You,” you to be a statesman in Washington, no matter how much they may felt it in the room. feel for the songwriter. Giving them this kind of benchmark is 5. Keith Whitley albums: I started at RCA almost 14 years ago and good. This is a home run.” was familiar, but only really discovered his music at that point. I now have every CD in my collection (yes, I still buy and collect CDs) and Transistor Transition: Online At Work have a bunch of it in my iPod. I find myself hearing songs on the radio The percentage of U.S. workers choosing to primarily listen and wondering what it would have sounded like if Keith Whitley sang to internet-delivered radio at work rather than a radio receiver it. Kenny Chesney’s current single “Better As A Memory,” for example. is growing rapidly – up from 12% in 2007 to 20% in 2008. The 6. Eddy Arnold on The General Jackson: Standing there watching Arbitron/Edison Media Research findings show 30% of college an icon sing to an appreciative CRS crowd, and in the middle of “Cattle Call” graduates who listen to radio at work are most often tuning in he stops and says, “I bet you didn’t think I can still do that.” Magic! online, compared with 12% among non-college grads. For more • An “important” piece of music you just don’t get: Being from New Internet & Multimedia 2008 Study info visit www.arbitron.com Jersey, I was never exposed to bluegrass. People are so passionate about it or www.edisonresearch.com. and I guess I’ve not been properly introduced. So I won’t say “I don’t get it,” instead I’m in a “pre-educated state” on the genre. Radio News • An album you played or listened to incessantly: Anything and Personalities: KIQK/Rapid City, SD morning co-host/midday everything from Bruce Springsteen, Jimmy Buffett, Keith Whitley, Alabama, jock has returned to crosstown Top 40 KRCS where Erin Wilde and of course anything currently released by the RCA Records label. she had worked prior to joining KIQK last October. Her last day was Friday. PD/morning co-host Eric Paul is looking for a ©2008 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] May 5, 2008 Country Aircheck Weekly Page 3

Bi r t h d a y s

Tuesday (5/6) - Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Cameron Randle, Renee Leymon ([email protected]), Laurie Gore ([email protected])

Wednesday (5/7) – Kelly Daniel, Nelson Larkin, Sam McGuire ([email protected]), Shawn Williams ([email protected]), Hank Adam Locklin ([email protected])

Thursday (5/8) – Billy Burnett, Del Gray, Joel Baker

Friday (5/9) – the late Hank Snow, Cliff Audretch

Saturday (5/10) – Carson Chamberlain, Randy Goodman (randy. [email protected])

Sunday (5/11) – Mark Herndon, Kevin Fowler, Royce Risser (royce.risser@ umusic.com), Eric Dale, Kim Leslie ([email protected])

Monday (5/12) – Kix Brooks, Eddie Kilgallon, Tim Butler (tim.butler@ kgnc.com), Retta Harvey

replacement to co-host the morning show and voicetrack middays. Send airchecks and resumes to him at [email protected]. Kudos to WBWN/Bloomington, IL APD/MD/midday jock Buck Stevens who marked his 10th year with the station May 1st.

Syndication: Bob Kingsley’s Country Top 40’s Megan Yates has been upped to MD following Linda O’Brian’s departure last Friday to focus on her freelance voiceover business. Gig Alerts • Curtis Media/Raleigh, which includes WQDR, is looking for a Dir./Promotions. Interested parties can check out their job posting here. • WGNE/Jacksonville OM Chuck Beck is seeking a PD/ afternoon personality. Send airchecks and resumes to cbeck@ rendabroadcasting.com. • WHWK/Binghamton, NY PD Don Brake is looking for a morning co-host. Interested parties should send airchecks and resumes [email protected]. Chart Chat Hearty congrats to James Otto, promotion execs Gator Michaels, Nancy Tunick and Bob Reeves, and the extended Warner Bros. staff on scoring this week’s No. 1 single with Otto’s “Just Got Started Lovin’ You.” The single has powered sales of Otto’s label debut Sunset Man to more than 107,000 copies in only three weeks, according to the label. Artist News Dierks Bentley has joined the ranks of Anheuser Busch’s Real Men Of Genius advertising campaign as “Mr. Sad Country Song Songwriter.” “Getting a ‘real men of genius’ spot is pretty much the pinnacle for a dude that likes to drink beer, and I’ve had to nurse a lot of hangovers over the years to reach this status,” Dierks Bentley Bentley says. “It is pretty funny to be on the same list as ‘Mr.

©2008 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] May 5, 2008 Country Aircheck Weekly Page 4 Restroom Toilet Paper Refiller’ and ‘Mr. Push Up Bra Inventor,’ not to mention ‘Mr. Tiny Thong Bikini Wearer’ and ‘Mr. Bass Tu b e Ch e c k Plaque Maker.” AB’s Bud Light sponsors Bentley’s tour. Get a sneak preview of the national commercial here. Tuesday 5/6 - Rascal Flatts, Dancing With The Stars (ABC); Jason Aldean, Kellie Pickler will perform a song she wrote for her Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (NBC); Gretchen Wilson, The Early grandmother, “My Angel,” at the AARP Grand Rally May 7 on Show (CBS). the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol Building. Pickler supports the AARP’s Grandparenting Foundation, specifically Wednesday 5/7 - Dierks Bentley, Today (NBC). Grandfamiiles -- grandparents raising their grandchildren, as Pickler herself was raised. Thursday 5/8 - Trace Adkins, Tonight Show with Jay Leno (NBC); Neal Bandit Records is targeting a June release for George McCoy, Gene Watson, Rhonda Vincent and The Rage, Crook & Chase Jones - Burn Your Playhouse Down (The Unreleased Duets), a (RFD-TV). collection of unreleased duet recordings. Jones collaborated with Keith Richards, Mark Knpofler, Vince Gill, Dolly Parton, Friday 5/9 - Sara Evans, CMT Crossroads. Marty Stuart, Ricky Skaggs and the late Tammy Wynette, and the first single is a duet with his daughterGeorgette titled, “You Saturday 5/10- Carrie Underwood, Dierks Bentley, Opry Live (GAC). and Me and Time.” Restless Heart are celebrating their 25th year together and Sunday 5/11- Trisha Yearwood, From Our Kitchen To Yours (GAC). have launched a new website to commemorate the milestone at www.restlessheartband.com. Monday 5/12 - Jewel, Top 20 Countdown (GAC). Auction items for the 5th Annual Toby Keith & Friends Golf Classic June 6 include a trip to Nashville for the CMA Awards, numerous sports related events and memoribilia, and Randy Owen will receive the Paul G. Rogers Public autographed items from Carrie Underwood, George Strait, Service Award from the National Library of Medicine for Brooks & Dunn and Montgomery Gentry. his work with St. Jude Children’s Hospital at a ceremony in Sarah Buxton, Lady Antebellum, Little Big Town, Washington, D.C. May 13. James Otto and many moore will participate in the ACM 5th Annual Charity Motorcycle Ride May 17 in Las Vegas. The Rigged & Rich event is hosted by Montgomery Gentry and benefits the ACM John Rich expressed his opinion about Paula Abdul’s Charitable Fund. recent botched critique of an American Idol contestant’s Congrats to Gretchen Wilson, who passed her GED exam performance during an NBC press event. in April and will receive her High School diploma May 15. “American Idol infuriates me as an artist,” Wilson dropped out of school in the ninth grade and told the he said. “They’re being fake about it. As Tennessean that her daughter was her inspiration. an artist, I would just flip them the bird and The Road Hammers self-titled reality series will premiere walk off the stage... She wasn’t even paying June 12 at 8:30pm ET on GAC. attention to what was going on.” In response Ray Scott is digitally releasing his second album Crazy FOX released this statement, “John Rich’s Like Me in late May, with physical discs available in June. ungentlemanly and opportunistic comments John Rich Scott’s label Jethropolitan Records is run by Scott’s manager are particularly disturbing considering the fact Shelia Shipley Biddy, with publicity handled by Amy Willis he attended a taping of American Idol last April, told producers, and business management by Jamie Mrzena, all of whom will judges and performers he enjoyed himself and also did an maintain their respective roles with Hallmark Direction and interview with a crew from American Idol Extra where he was Stringtown Records. extremely complimentary toward the show.” Full story here.

Da t e Ch e c k

May 13 - 10th Annual Grammy Block Party - Nashville, TN - grammy.com May 17 - 5th Annual ACM Music Celebrity Golf Classic - Las Vegas, NV www.acmcountry.com May 18 - The 43rd Annual ACM Awards - MGM Grand Las Vegas, NV - www.acmcountry.com

Life Notes Congrats to Elevation Music Publishing Creative Principal Martha Irwin and Universal Music Publishing/Nashville VP/Creative Kent Earls on their marriage last Saturday 5/3 in Watercolor, FL. The Week’s Top Stories Full coverage of the week’s news is available in the archives at www.countryaircheck.com. • Citadel KTYS (The Twister)/Dallas PD/morning host Crash Poteet added PD duties for sister KSCS after serving as interim programmer since Crash Poteet the February departure of KSCS & KTYS OM and KSCS PD Tom Hunter. (CAT 5/5) • LKCM Radio Group Classic Country KTFW PD Mike Crow was named PD for Country KFWR/Ft. Worth and the station launched a “Texas Country Revolution” playing more Texas music. Crow has also joined the KFWR morning show. (CAT 5/2) • Kennebunkport, ME-based Blueberry Broadcasting agreed to purchase 17 stations from Clear Channel for $11 million, including Country WMCM/Rockland, WBFB/Belfast and WLKE/Bar Harbor, all in Maine. (CAT 5/1) • Renda’s WGNE/Jacksonville PD/afternoon personality Jeff Davis exited the station and can be reached at 904-962-1083 or [email protected]. (CAT 4/30) • Radio and label vet Ray Randall launched Randall Consulting & Creative providing West Coast promotion, marketing and consulting to labels and artists. Reach him at 206-330-2130 or [email protected]. (CAT 4/30) • Gulf South’s WDJR/Dothan, AL morning co-host/Promotion Dir. Misty Huff added OM duties for the three station cluster, which also includes Classic Country WDBT. Concurrently, her morning partner Brett Mason was upped to PD of WDJR & WDBT. Both will continue to host the Mason & Misty show on WDJR. (CAT 4/29)

Beyond the 12+ (continued from page 1) WLIT in what Peterson described as a “new and very heavily marketed AC battle.” WCFS’s fall-winter 12+ rose 1.4-1.8. However, its shares among Women 18-34 grew by 4.2 shares while WUSN’s W18-34 shares fell by .8 point and were two-and-a-half shares below its Spring 2007 high-water mark. It’s a similar story among Women 18-49, where WCFS grew by 2.6 shares. WUSN fared better among the upper end of that cell, only falling by .2 W18-49. Still, its winter number was 1.4 shares behind its Spring 2007 W18-49 shares. Among Women 25-54, every Country station’s bread and butter, WCFS rose by 2.1 points while WUSN was off .6 shares. US99’s Spring 2007 W25-54 figure was 2.2 shares ahead of its Winter 2008 shares. To be sure, not all of WCFS’s female gains came from WUSN, as WLIT’s female listening among 18-34s and 18-49s ©2008 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] May 5, 2008 Country Aircheck Weekly Page 6 was also off from the fall figures. But as you look at WUSN’s ratings going forward, it’s important to understand the onslaught Ch e c k Ou t : In Sto r e s 5/6 for female listeners that is going on in the Windy City – from outside and inside of the CBS radio cluster. Dierks Bentley Greatest Hits... (Capitol) Columbus, OH: Clear Channel’s WCOL placed third 12+ With his fans as executive producers — 3,000 but came in numero uno among 25-54s. The 18-34s looked are listed in the liner notes — Bentley chronicles good, too, with WCOL coming in fourth. his career with 10 hits, four live recordings and two Denver: Lincoln Financial Media’s KYGO is No. 1 12+, new tracks: “With The Band” and “Sweet & Wild” 18+, 25-54, 35-64 and Women 25-54. PD Joel Burke also featuring Sarah Buxton. Album cover photo, title proudly told CA that the Kelly, Mudflap & JoJo morning show and tracks were chosen by fans. was No. 1 12+ and No. 2 25-54; middayer Paul Donovan was No. 2 12+ and 25-54; PM driver Catfish was No. 1 12+ and Toby Keith Toby Keith 35 Biggest Hits (Show Dog/UMe) 25-54; and evening talent Flip was No. 3 12+ and No. 1 25-54. Keith packs 34 of his biggest hits, and his new Kansas City: Oddly enough, last fall’s nine KC shows single “She’s A Hottie” onto this two disc collection. by Garth Brooks didn’t seem to help Country ratings there at Disc one opens with Keith’s first No. 1 “Should’ve all. In fact, the big three KC Country outlets were down by .7 Been A Cowboy” and disc two closes with his as a group. This book, however, KFKF, WDAF and KBEQ latest chart-topper “A Little Too Late,” followed by are up a combined 1.6 shares. “Arbitron is sometimes a lagging “Hottie.” indicator,” says KFKF PD Dale Carter, “It could be that the ‘Garth effect’ was just catching up.” Jason Matthews Hicotine (Valhalla/SS Mack) Explaining KFKF’s rise to No. 2 12+, Carter notes, “KF Songwriter Matthews has contributed to has been steadily climbing since WDAF flipped to the Wolf hits including Billy Currington’s “Must Be Doin’ (in early 2007). They divorced themselves from the heritage of Somethin’ Right,” Julie Roberts’ “Break Down Here” ‘61 Country’ (on AM), and those listeners all found a home at and Kevin Denny’s “That’s Just Jesse.” His artist KFKF. Meanwhile, it’s evident that (KFKF Wilk’s sister) KBEQ turn includes current single “That’s What Mamas is handling the younger end just fine.” Do,” “Plain Ol’ Pain” and the title track. Offering a look at the 25-54s, Carter told CA, “KF is tied for third with a 5.2, and Q is right there with a 5.0. That’s a Blake Shelton Pure BS Deluxe (Warner Bros.) combined 10.2. Plus, Q is No. 1 across the board with 25-54 Proving you can judge a book by its cover...or females. We’ll take that combination all day long!” at least title, Shelton and Warner Bros. release a San Diego: Lincoln Financial Media’s KSON posted its best juiced-up version of his fourth album. In addition 12+ book since Fall 1999. The good news extended to other demos to the album’s original tracks, three new cuts are and dayparts. PD John Marks told CA, “KSON ranks fourth 25-54 included: current single “Home” and previously – but we’re only .5 share behind first place AC KYXY. KSON unreleased songs “Chances” and “I Can’t Walk Away.” is also fourth among 25-54s Monday-Friday 6am-7pm. Among adults, we’re eighth in mornings, second middays, third afternoons Upcoming Releases: and eighth at night. And, KSON beats (Clear Channel Contry competitor) KUSS by a two-to-one margin in AQH share.” May 13 Jeremy McComb My Side Of Town (Parallel/CO5) May 20 Keith Anderson C’Mon! (Columbia) - , [email protected] Lon Helton Julianne Hough Julianne Hough (Mercury) Chuck Aly, [email protected] Erin Duvall, [email protected] Album release info to [email protected]. (615) 320-1450

©2008 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] May 5, 2008 Country Aircheck Weekly Page 7 Winter No. 1s: WCTO, KYGO, WFMS, Co u n t r y Ra t i n g s Wi n t e r Bo x Sc o r e Each week we’ll have a running tally of the Winter 2008 KSON and KIIM Arbitron ratings and rankings for all Country stations printed in Country Aircheck Weekly. The ratings/rankings in these Here’s a look at how Country stations have fared in the box scores are only those from the station’s home market. Winter 2008 Arbitron ratings released in the past week. 12+ 12+ Rankings As part of our weekly market-by-market offerings, with TW Total TW Total a few exceptions, only stations achieving at least a 1.0 Stations 72 72 72 72 Up 39 39 33 33 share are included. Legend: A “+” indicates a Classic Down 31 31 29 29 Country outlet, a “^” designates Country stations in the Flat 2 2 10 10 same market owned by a single operator and an “*” Debut 0 0 0 0 No. 1 5 5 na na 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 Fa ’07 Wi ’08 Fa ’07 Wi ’08 Fa ’07 Wi ’08 Fa ’07 Wi ’08 Fa ’07 Wi ’08 Fa ’07 Wi ’08 WQMX/Akron 6.8 6.6 1 2 WKSW/Dayton 2.0 1.5 12* 16* WOGI/Pittsburgh^ 1.7 1.8 16 15 WGAR/Cleveland 2.6 3.2 15 11* KYGO/Denver 5.4 6.5 3* 1 WOGG/Pittsburgh^ 1.5 1.4 18 19 (Akron Arbitron) KWLI/Denver 1.4 2.0 20 18* WOGF/Pittsburgh^ 1.1 1.0 19 20* WQXK/Youngstown, OH 1.7 1.1 21 22 WYCD/Detroit 3.4 3.5 10 11 WOGH/Pittsburgh^ .5 .6 28 25* (Akron Arbitron) WDTW/Detroit 2.2 2.1 18 18 KUPL/Portland 4.3 4.5 5 3 WCTO/Allentown 11.7 13.2 1 1 WWYZ/Hartford 7.7 6.9 3 4 KWJJ/Portland 4.9 3.5 4 9 WKHX/Atlanta^ 4.0 4.0 7* 7 KHCM/Honolulu 1.6 2.4 19 18 KFRG/Riverside 3.9 4.5 4 4 WUBL/Atlanta 2.3 2.1 16* 15* WFMS/Indianapolis 8.5 11.4 1 1 KUBL/Salt Lake City^ 3.5 4.7 8 3 WYAY/Atlanta^ 2.6 1.6 12* 22 WLHK/Indianapolis 3.4 4.0 11 9 KKAT/Salt Lake City^+ 2.3 2.7 15* 14* WPOC/Baltimore 6.9 8.1 4 2 KFKF/Kansas City^ 5.3 5.7 4 2 KEGA/Salt Lake City 2.0 1.6 17 19* WKLB/Boston 3.7 3.9 9 8 WDAF-FM/Kansas City 3.8 4.5 10* 6 KSOP-FM/Salt Lake City Not a subscriber WYRK/Buffalo 9.6 10.8 2 2 KBEQ/Kansas City^ 3.7 4.2 6 8 KSON/San Diego 5.2 5.5 1 1 WXRL-AM/Buffalo+ 1.2 1.0 17 17 KWNR/Las Vegas 4.8 5.1 6 2* KUSS/San Diego 1.9 2.4 19* 15* WUSN/Chicago 2.8 2.6 13 14 KCYE/Las Vegas 3.4 3.4 10 12 KBWF/San Francisco 1.7 2.2 18 13* WUBE/Cincinnati^ 7.6 5.8 2 4 KKGO/Los Angeles 1.4 1.5 21* 22* KRTY/San Jose 2.4 3.2 14 7* WYGY/Cincinnati^ 2.0 .9 13 21* WAMZ/Louisville 9.2 11.0 2 2 KMPS/Seattle 4.9 4.1 3 3* WGAR/Cleveland 6.5- 6.6 4 3 WPTI/Louisville 2.8 2.3 12 13 KKWF/Seattle 3.3 2.7 9* 13 WCOL/Columbus 7.0 7.5 2* 3 WKIS/Miami 3.3 2.1 11 16 KNBQ/Seattle .6 1.1 27* 26* WHOK/Columbus+ 3.9 2.9 9 12* WMIL/Milwaukee 5.8 7.4 4 2 WIL/St. Louis 6.0 4.6 3 4 WCLT/Columbus 1.8 2.1 16* 15* WTKM-AM & FM/Milwaukee+ 1.1 .9 19 20 KSD/St. Louis 3.6 3.5 9 13* KPLX/Dallas 3.1 3.0 9* 8 KEEY/Minneapolis 6.4 6.2 3 3 WQYK/Tampa 5.5 5.2 3 5 KSCS/Dallas^ 2.9 2.3 12 13* WNOE/New Orleans 6.7 7.1 5 4 WFUS/Tampa 2.9 4.4 11* 7 KTYS/Dallas^ .9 1.0 34* 33* KKND/New Orleans 1.1 .8 15* 17* KIIM/Tucson 8.8 8.9 2 1 WHKO/Dayton 1.0 1.3 19* 17 (Cincinnati Arbitron) KXKT/Omaha 8.4 7.8 2 2 WMZQ/Washington 3.1 3.6 11 9 WPFB/Dayton 1.0 1.1 19* 18* KHUS/Omaha 2.6 1.5 14 17 WGGY & WGGI/Wilkes Barre, PA 7.9 8.1 3 2 (Cincinnati Arbitron) KNIX/Phoenix 4.3 4.8 4 4 WSJR/Wilkes Barre, PA 1.9 3.0 12* 7 WHKO/Dayton 10.5 7.1 1 3 KMLE/Phoenix 3.4 3.7 9 7 WCTO/Allentown 2.4 1.6 8 13 WPFB/Dayton 1.5 1.7 15* 13* WDSY/Pittsburgh 6.0 5.3 3* 4 (Wilkes Barre Arbitron)

May 5, 2008 Chart Page 1

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

2 1 JAMES OTTO/Just Got Started Lovin' You (Warner Bros.) 15263 155 5070 51 38.882 0.284 119 0 1 2 GEORGE STRAIT/I Saw God Today (MCA) 14619 -715 4795 -191 37.462 -2.084 120 0

4 3 TAYLOR SWIFT/Picture To Burn (Big Machine) 4 13777 890 4561 240 34.218 2.123 120 0 6 4 BRAD PAISLEY/I'm Still A Guy (Arista) 4 12905 985 4358 340 32.33 2.367 121 0 5 5 PHIL VASSAR/Love Is A Beautiful Thing (Universal South) 12588 493 4174 97 31.627 1.77 121 0 7 6 RASCAL FLATTS/Every Day (Lyric Street) 12105 472 4009 166 30.011 0.986 121 0 8 7 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Love Don't Live Here (Capitol) 10178 468 3395 204 24.962 0.202 117 0 9 8 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Last Name (19/Arista) 9892 509 3240 181 24.916 1.086 121 0

10 9 KENNY CHESNEY/Better As A Memory (BNA) 4 9438 681 3071 214 24.052 1.606 121 1 11 10 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Back When I Knew It All (Columbia) 8672 427 2857 103 22.25 1.711 121 0 12 11 DIERKS BENTLEY/Trying To Stop Your Leaving (Capitol) 7928 319 2653 113 19.396 0.609 120 1 14 12 BLAKE SHELTON/Home (Warner Bros.) 7875 642 2657 212 19.536 1.871 119 0 13 13 JEWEL/Stronger Woman (Valory) 7347 -103 2361 -54 17.871 -0.042 118 0 15 14 JAKE OWEN/Something About A Woman (RCA) 6960 -60 2450 -2 16.333 -0.065 115 0 16 15 TOBY KEITH/She's A Hottie (Show Dog) 6825 173 2290 33 15.901 0.32 117 0 17 16 JOE NICHOLS/It Ain't No Crime (Universal South) 6427 -200 2234 -53 14.642 -0.62 113 0 18 17 JOSH TURNER f/T. YEARWOOD/Another Try (MCA) 5725 127 1953 73 12.774 0.657 115 2 20 18 TIM MCGRAW/Kristofferson (Curb) 5298 610 1753 191 12.562 1.792 110 7

24 19 ALAN JACKSON/Good Time (Arista) 4 4918 1243 1665 409 11.891 3.053 111 9 22 20 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Gunpowder & Lead (Columbia) 4815 491 1637 131 10.69 1.177 98 3 21 21 JOSH GRACIN/We Weren't Crazy (Lyric Street) 4423 59 1561 4 9.852 0.352 112 2 23 22 KEITH ANDERSON/I Still Miss You (Columbia) 4233 344 1461 119 9.306 0.771 94 1 19 23 ASHTON SHEPHERD/Takin' Off This Pain (MCA) 3659 -1324 1224 -448 7.705 -2.971 114 0 26 24 REBA MCENTIRE/Every Other Weekend (MCA) 3632 608 1189 196 9.308 1.627 89 8 25 25 TRISHA YEARWOOD/This Is Me You're Talking To (Big Machine) 3538 329 1149 114 7.877 0.578 98 3

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

29 26 GARY ALLAN/Learning How To Bend (MCA) 2929 342 1080 113 6.373 0.667 90 7 27 27 SARA EVANS/Some Things Never Change (RCA) 2852 78 968 53 5.898 0.173 91 3 28 28 JASON MICHAEL CARROLL/I Can Sleep When I'm Dead (Arista) 2820 219 1035 94 5.523 0.397 98 3 31 29 LOST TRAILERS/Holler Back (BNA) 2746 290 941 112 5.548 0.85 81 4 32 30 JULIANNE HOUGH/That Song In My Head (Mercury) 2735 345 921 130 5.438 0.688 85 6 30 31 PHIL STACEY/If You Didn't Love Me (Lyric Street) 2719 173 1014 86 5.476 0.351 96 1 34 32 JIMMY WAYNE/Do You Believe Me Now (Valory) 2295 114 814 61 4.906 0.419 73 3 35 33 TRACY LAWRENCE/Til I Was A Daddy Too (Rocky Comfort/CO5) 2083 242 756 75 4.854 0.434 49 3 38 34 HEIDI NEWFIELD/Johnny And June (Curb/Asylum) 1849 514 635 152 4.589 1.242 57 11 37 35 LUKE BRYAN/Country Man (Capitol) 1820 297 587 94 3.911 0.773 56 9 39 36 SUGARLAND/Life In A Northern Town (Mercury) 1732 401 530 142 4.609 0.977 27 5 36 37 GARTH BROOKS/Midnight Sun (Pearl/Big Machine) 1721 166 628 42 3.694 0.603 63 5 40 38 LEANN RIMES/Good Friend And A Glass Of ... (Asylum/Curb) 1326 94 427 23 2.371 0.17 53 4

50 39 BROOKS & DUNN/Put A Girl In It (Arista) 4 1211 793 410 268 2.735 1.72 60 42 43 40 CRYSTAL SHAWANDA/You Can Let Go (RCA) 1211 148 384 43 2.398 0.206 43 1 41 41 JO DEE MESSINA/I'm Done (Curb) 1169 20 436 4 2.066 0.106 53 1 44 42 CHUCK WICKS/All I Ever Wanted (RCA) 1163 305 422 109 1.691 0.361 55 11 42 43 EMILY WEST/Rocks In Your Shoes (Capitol) 1111 37 414 16 2.336 -0.079 39 0 46 44 JAMEY JOHNSON/In Color (Mercury) 947 215 334 64 1.928 0.528 39 4 45 45 RODNEY ATKINS/Invisibly Shaken (Curb) 850 62 341 20 1.636 0.138 40 3 48 46 DARIUS RUCKER/Don't Think I Don't Think... (Capitol) 816 287 218 72 1.71 0.514 19 6 47 47 ERIC CHURCH/His Kind Of Money (My Kind...) (Capitol) 626 11 226 6 1.109 0.037 24 1

Debut 48 JASON ALDEAN/Relentless (BBR) 572 377 197 129 1.352 0.825 30 16 Debut 49 ADAM GREGORY/Crazy Days (Midas) 560 144 246 70 0.707 0.214 35 9 Debut Debut 50 DAVID NAIL/I'm About To Come Alive (MCA) 500 245 183 84 0.955 0.522 30 12 Debut ©2008 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. 4=Top 5 point gainers. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com

Debut Chart Page 2 Chart Page 2 May 5, 2008 Country Aircheck Chart Info Chart Page 3 Aircheck Add Leaders Activator Top Point Gainers BROOKS & DUNN/Put A Girl In It (Arista) 42 ALAN JACKSON/Good Time (Arista) 535 4 JASON ALDEAN/Relentless (BBR) 16 BROOKS & DUNN/Put A Girl In It (Arista) 477 4 DAVID NAIL/I'm About To Come Alive (MCA) 12 KENNY CHESNEY/Better As A Memory (BNA) 310 4 CHUCK WICKS/All I Ever Wanted (RCA) 11 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Last Name (19/Arista) 301 4 CRAIG MORGAN/Love Remembers (BNA) 11 BLAKE SHELTON/Home (Warner Bros.) 289 4 HEIDI NEWFIELD/Johnny And June (Curb/Asylum) 11 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Love Don't Live Here (Capitol) 284 RISSI PALMER/No Air (1720) 10 BRAD PAISLEY/I'm Still A Guy (Arista) 220 GARY ALLAN/Learning How To Bend (MCA) 204 ADAM GREGORY/Crazy Days (Midas) 9 RASCAL FLATTS/Every Day (Lyric Street) 191 ALAN JACKSON/Good Time (Arista) 9 KEITH ANDERSON/I Still Miss You (Columbia) 191 LUKE BRYAN/Country Man (Capitol) 9

Aircheck Top Point Gainers Activator Top Spin Gainers ALAN JACKSON/Good Time (Arista) 1243 4 ALAN JACKSON/Good Time (Arista) 353 BRAD PAISLEY/I'm Still A Guy (Arista) 985 4 BROOKS & DUNN/Put A Girl In It (Arista) 288 TAYLOR SWIFT/Picture To Burn (Big Machine) 890 4 KENNY CHESNEY/Better As A Memory (BNA) 215 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Last Name (19/Arista) 202 BROOKS & DUNN/Put A Girl In It (Arista) 793 4 BRAD PAISLEY/I'm Still A Guy (Arista) 159 KENNY CHESNEY/Better As A Memory (BNA) 681 4 RASCAL FLATTS/Every Day (Lyric Street) 155 BLAKE SHELTON/Home (Warner Bros.) 642 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Love Don't Live Here (Capitol) 151 TIM MCGRAW/Kristofferson (Curb) 610 GARY ALLAN/Learning How To Bend (MCA) 147 REBA MCENTIRE/Every Other Weekend (MCA) 608 BLAKE SHELTON/Home (Warner Bros.) 131 HEIDI NEWFIELD/Johnny And June (Curb/Asylum) 514 TIM MCGRAW/Kristofferson (Curb) 119 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Last Name (19/Arista) 509

Aircheck Top Spin Gainers Vi d e o Ad d s ALAN JACKSON/Good Time (Arista) 409 CMT BRAD PAISLEY/I'm Still A Guy (Arista) 340 JASON MICHAEL CARROLL/I Can Sleep When I’m Dead (Arista) CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Last Name (19/Arista) BROOKS & DUNN/Put A Girl In It (Arista) 268 KEITH ANDERSON/I Still Miss You (Columbia) TAYLOR SWIFT/Picture To Burn (Big Machine) 240 CMT PURE KENNY CHESNEY/Better As A Memory (BNA) 214 JASON MICHAEL CARROLL/I Can Sleep When I’m Dead (Arista) BLAKE SHELTON/Home (Warner Bros.) 212 RHONDA VINCENT/Gotta Start Somewhere (Rounder) LADY ANTEBELLUM/Love Don't Live Here (Capitol) 204 GAC REBA MCENTIRE/Every Other Weekend (MCA) 196 THE BOXMASTERS/Poor House (Sawmill/Vanguard) JASON MICHAEL CARROLL/I Can Sleep When I’m Dead (Arista) TIM MCGRAW/Kristofferson (Curb) 191 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Last Name (19/Arista) CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Last Name (19/Arista) 181

Aircheck Activity Ad d Da t e s

RODNEY ATKINS/Invisibly Shaken (Curb) MAY 12 Stays at 45*; 850 points, 341 spins CARTER’S CHORD/Different Breed (Show Dog) 3 ADDS: KSD, KWNR, WQYK* FISHER STEVENSON/No Tomorrow Here Tonight (Big Machine) CHRIS YOUNG/Voices (RCA) DARIUS RUCKER/Don’t Think I Don’t Think... (Capitol) Moves 48*- 46*; 816 points, 218 spins MAY 19 6 ADDS: KNTY, KRTY, KSON, KWJJ, WDTW, WQYK* CRAIG MORGAN/Love Remembers(BNA) SHAWNA RUSSELL/Goddess (Way Out West/Nine North) ERIC CHURCH/His Kind Of Money (My Kind Of Love) (Capitol) ASHTON SHEPHERD/Sounds So Good (MCA) Stays at 47*; 626 points, 226 spins SUGARLAND/All I Want To Do (Mercury) 1 ADD: WSSL MAY 27 JASON ALDEAN/Relentless (BBR) None Enters at 48*; 572 points, 197 spins 16 ADDS INCLUDING: KEEY, KSOP, WFUS, WIRK*, WKHX, WKKT, WQDR, WQYK*, WUBE, WUBL Aircheck Top Recurrents ADAM GREGORY/Crazy Days (Midas) TRACE ADKINS/You're Gonna Miss This (Capitol) 12717 Enters at 49*; 560 points, 246 spins CHRIS CAGLE/What Kinda Gone (Capitol) 8502 9 ADDS: KDRK, KHKI*, KIZN*, KJJY*, KKWF, KSD, WKDF*, RODNEY ATKINS/Cleaning This Gun (Come On...) (Curb) 6839 WQDR, WYPY ALAN JACKSON/Small Town Southern Man (Arista) 6734 JASON ALDEAN/Laughed Until We Cried (BBR) 5675 DAVID NAIL/I’m About To Come Alive (MCA) CARRIE UNDERWOOD/All-American Girl (19/Arista) 5221 Enters at 50*; 500 points, 183 spins KENNY CHESNEY/Don't Blink (BNA) 4836 12 ADDS INCLUDING: KDRK, KFRG*, KHKI*, KIXZ, KKBQ*, BRAD PAISLEY/Letter To Me (Arista) 4828 KSKS, WIRK*, WTQR, WWGR, WYNK GARY ALLAN/Watching Airplanes (MCA) 4114 TRACY LAWRENCE/Find Out Who... (Rocky Comfort/CO5) 3554 POINT OF GRACE/How You Live (Turn Up The...) (Warner Bros.) 403 points, 183 spins 0 ADDS ASHLEY GEARING/Out The Window (Curb) 353 points, 121 spins LONESTAR/Let Me Love You (Lonestar/CO5) 4 ADDS: KIXZ, KYGO, WDAF, WQHK 397 points, 145 spins 1 ADD: KXKT ELI YOUNG BAND/When It Rains (Republic/Universal South) 328 points, 94 spins MICA ROBERTS f/TOBY KEITH/Things A Mama Don’t Know 1 ADD: KSOP (Show Dog) 377 points, 158 spins Aircheck Activity includes the top 15 songs that rank 45-50 on this week’s chart or are those that are not charted and have a minimum 0 ADDS of 300 airplay points and have shown growth in two of the past three weeks. (* indicates auto adds) ©2008 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] ACTIVAT OR May 5, 2008/Chart Page 5

LW TW Artist/Title (Label) TW Points +/- Points TW Plays +/- Plays 1 1 JAMES OTTO/Just Got Started Lovin' You (Warner Bros.) 5051 -78 3134 -53 3rd Week at No. 1 4 2 TAYLOR SWIFT/Picture To Burn (Big Machine) 4897 57 3012 47 2 3 GEORGE STRAIT/I Saw God Today (MCA) 4881 -144 2981 -75 5 4 BRAD PAISLEY/I'm Still A Guy (Arista) 4746 220 2849 159 7 5 RASCAL FLATTS/Every Day (Lyric Street) 4508 191 2812 155 6 6 PHIL VASSAR/Love Is A Beautiful Thing (Universal South) 4422 40 2755 35 9 7 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Last Name (19/Arista) 4 3878 301 2352 202 8 8 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Love Don't Live Here (Capitol) 3863 284 2309 151 10 9 KENNY CHESNEY/Better As A Memory (BNA) 4 3620 310 2225 215 11 10 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Back When I Knew It All (Columbia) 3381 119 2061 86 12 11 BLAKE SHELTON/Home (Warner Bros.) 4 3356 289 1971 131 13 12 DIERKS BENTLEY/Trying To Stop Your Leaving (Capitol) 3009 -2 1875 37 14 13 TOBY KEITH/She's A Hottie (Show Dog) 2826 161 1727 102 16 14 JAKE OWEN/Something About A Woman (RCA) 2648 37 1561 32 15 15 JOE NICHOLS/It Ain't No Crime (Universal South) 2576 -57 1599 -46 17 16 JEWEL/Stronger Woman (Valory) 2443 -154 1515 -82 21 17 ALAN JACKSON/Good Time (Arista) 4 2394 535 1416 353 19 18 TIM MCGRAW/Kristofferson (Curb) 2378 174 1425 119 18 19 JOSH TURNER f/T. YEARWOOD/Another Try (MCA) 2297 38 1452 28 20 20 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Gunpowder & Lead (Columbia) 2259 131 1298 87 24 21 KEITH ANDERSON/I Still Miss You (Columbia) 1879 191 1068 111 22 22 JOSH GRACIN/We Weren't Crazy (Lyric Street) 1875 101 1112 67 23 23 REBA MCENTIRE/Every Other Weekend (MCA) 1858 159 1124 108 26 24 GARY ALLAN/Learning How To Bend (MCA) 1464 204 874 147 28 25 SARA EVANS/Some Things Never Change (RCA) 1295 127 734 84 29 26 JASON MICHAEL CARROLL/I Can Sleep When I'm Dead (Arista) 1138 26 631 21 31 27 GARTH BROOKS/Midnight Sun (Pearl/Big Machine) 1054 96 593 50 30 28 TRISHA YEARWOOD/This Is Me You're Talking To (Big Machine) 1044 67 628 54 32 29 PHIL STACEY/If You Didn't Love Me (Lyric Street) 1007 66 537 32 40 30 BROOKS & DUNN/Put A Girl In It (Arista) 4 965 477 466 288 ©2008 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. 4=Top 5 point gainers. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com ACTIVAT OR May 5, 2008/Chart Page 6

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

33 31 JULIANNE HOUGH/That Song In My Head (Mercury) 953 62 506 62 34 32 JIMMY WAYNE/Do You Believe Me Now (Valory) 789 24 460 28 35 33 HEIDI NEWFIELD/Johnny And June (Curb/Asylum) 754 21 441 19 36 34 LUKE BRYAN/Country Man (Capitol) 741 55 411 25 39 35 SUGARLAND/Life In A Northern Town (Mercury) 686 183 376 57 38 36 LOST TRAILERS/Holler Back (BNA) 648 139 351 60 42 37 CHUCK WICKS/All I Ever Wanted (RCA) 567 126 277 71 37 38 LEANN RIMES/Good Friend And A Glass Of ... (Curb/Asylum) 479 -32 240 -6 41 39 EMILY WEST/Rocks In Your Shoes (Capitol) 471 0 277 2 44 40 ERIC CHURCH/His Kind Of Money (My Kind...) (Capitol) 461 68 220 32 45 41 JAMEY JOHNSON/In Color (Mercury) 460 71 222 28 49 42 JASON ALDEAN/Relentless (BBR) 406 148 205 79 43 43 TRACY LAWRENCE/Til I Was A Daddy Too (Rocky Comfort/CO5) 371 -24 245 1 46 44 JO DEE MESSINA/I'm Done (Curb) 369 -4 148 -6 48 45 RODNEY ATKINS/Invisibly Shaken (Curb) 329 19 208 13 47 46 LONESTAR/Let Me Love You (Lonestar/CO5) 287 -35 158 -1 50 47 TRENT WILLMON/Broken In (Compadre/Music World/Quar) 259 20 101 8 51 48 JEFF BATES/Don't Hate Me For Lovin' You (Black River) 227 -2 136 0 52 49 MICA ROBERTS f/T. KEITH/Things A Mama... (Show Dog) 221 -4 119 -6 54 50 CRYSTAL SHAWANDA/You Can Let Go (RCA) 210 28 49 7 59 51 BUCKY COVINGTON/I'll Walk (Lyric Street) 197 78 106 41 53 52 JOHN MICHAEL MONTGOMERY/Mad Cowboy Disease (Stringtown/CO5) 185 -1 47 -3 Debut 53 DAVID NAIL/I'm About To Come Alive (MCA) 181 121 62 37 Debut 54 CHRIS CAGLE/No Love Songs (Capitol) 166 64 97 34 55 55 RICK HUCKABY/I Got You Covered (HeadCoach) 163 0 125 -1 60 56 ADAM GREGORY/Crazy Days (Midas) 142 30 61 13 57 57 ASHLEY GEARING/Out The Window (Curb) 140 0 35 3 56 58 ROAD HAMMERS/I Don't Know When To Quit (Montage) 135 -11 36 -9 58 59 KATIE ARMIGER/Make Me Believe (Cold River/Nine North) 119 -5 41 -1 Debut 60 CARTER'S CHORD/Different Breed (Show Dog) 105 88 27 23 ©2008 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. 4=Top 5 point gainers. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com