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to in order to maximize the cume that was coming into Cumulus Cuts Currents the station, and these adjustments were obvious to chart The Nashville record promotion community has watchers. We hope that the more familiar music will also been buzzing the last several days over Cumulus’ be obvious to the listener. purported across-the-board cuts to 16 currents on the “Cumulus is still very much about what is appropriate playlists of its Country stations. While the company is for local markets. Are there markets that need to be indeed making changes at some of its stations, Cumulus something a little different? Are there markets that corporate programmer Charlie Cook takes exception to because of competitive considerations don’t look like sister characterizing this as a company-wide mandate. stations? Sure. This is not McDonald’s where every box of “Calling this a Cumulus ‘music policy’ is too strong,” fries tastes the same from market to market.” he says. “We in Atlanta (home of Cumulus’ corporate More than one Cumulus Country programmer has office) operate as ‘customer service’ for the stations. We told Country Aircheck that their list would be evolving spend a great deal of time and effort with local research, to nine heavies and seven mediums. Despite that, Cook but we have the ability to see all of that research globally says, “Sixteen is not a magic number. In fact, we will play here in the corporate office. If we see the same thing more than that almost everywhere because there will be a market after market, we address it in a more broad fashion. lighter category that often plays outside of mornings and Basically, we found that we were playing too much afternoons. unfamiliar music. That’s all we have here.” “And I can guarantee you that there is not a ‘golden list’ Cook does acknowledge that the amount of current that every station must play. That would be foolish. music is being scaled back at some stations, although he “Dallas and Indianapolis have different targets and dismisses the notion that the move is any kind of across- different needs,” Cook continues. “Do I try and facilitate the-board policy. “I would be careful categorizing this music discussions between [KPLX/The Wolf]/Dallas PD] as a dictate that does not take into account the individual John Cook and [WFMS/Indianapolis PD] Bob Richards? station’s needs,” he cautions. “There are some markets that You bet. These guys, along with being infinitely smarter have been playing more current music than they needed than me, are certainly more attuned to their local markets.”

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Campbell Joins Country Aircheck Date Check R&R/Nashville sales rep Mary Forest Campbell has joined Country Aircheck as VP/Sales & Marketing. The September 21 - Fourth Annual Source move reunites her with Country Aircheck’s Lon Helton Foundation Awards. www.sourcenashville.com and Chuck Aly, with whom she worked with at R&R. Before joining R&R in June 2005, Campbell worked at September 25 - NSAI World’s Largest #1 Party. the Country Music Association. She started September 7 www.nashvillesongwriters.com and can be reached at [email protected] or 615-525-7683. October 22 - 37th Annual NSAI/Nashville Songwriters Foundation Awards. Jeffries, Jackson Promoted At KJUG www.nashvillesongwriters.com Dave Daniels, PD/morning co-host of Westcoast October 23 - 44th Annual ASCAP Country Broadcasting’s KJUG/Visalia-Tulare, CA, has created two Awards. www.ascap.com new posts and promoted staffers to fill them. KJUG PM driver Adam Jeffries has been elevated to APD (adam@ October 30 - Broadway Meets Country. kjug.com) while middayer Jenna Jackson (jenna@kjug. www.cmaworld.com com) has been upped to MD. Jeffries spent three years at KUZZ/Bakersfield, CA where he was MD/night talent November 4 - 54th Annual BMI Country Awards. before joining KJUG 18 months ago. Jackson worked at www.bmi.com KUZZ part time before moving to KJUG two years ago. November 6 - 40th Annual CMA Awards. Jones Buys TM Century www.cmaawards.com Jones Media Group is buying Dallas-based TM Century for $13 million, with the sale expected to close on Sept. production music, commercial jingles, radio and TV 29, 2006. Both companies are privately held. station imaging packages, morning show prep and comedy JMG owns and operates an independent radio network services along with numerous on-line imaging products. business. It syndicates radio programming and services to approximately 5,700 radio stations throughout the United WXTU Sweeps Beasley Awards States and tallies about 1.6 billion weekly listener gross WXTU/Philadelphia is on a roll. Just over a week after impressions, based on data provided by Arbitron and learning it’s a finalist for the CMA Major Market Station RADAR. JMG’s Jones Radio Network subsidiary produces of the Year, the station and its people swept the night at Country programming that includes Lia, Danny Wright All the annual Beasley Broadcast Group’s awards ceremony. Night and GAC’s Classic Country Weekend With Bill Cody A week of corporate meetings are followed by a dinner TM Century creates, produces and distributes music- at which President/COO Bruce Beasley bestows the based products for broadcast media use. Its product company’s highest honors on the company’s best General lines include music compilation libraries and services, Manager, General Sales Manager, Program Director and ©2006 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Send news to [email protected] September 11, 2006 Country Aircheck Music Edition Page Overall Station of the Year. In an unprecedented fashion, Tube Check WXTU won in all four categories. Heralded in front of their peers were GM Natalie Conner, GSM Scott Fitts Tuesday (9/12) - Montgomery Gentry, Free To Rock; Martina McBride, Keith Urban, Dierks Bentley, Lee Ann and PD Bob McKay. Womack, Gretchen Wilson, et al, Grand Ole Opry Live encore, (GAC); Toby Keith, Live with Regis & Kelly (ABC). Canada Honors Country Wednesday (9/13) - Various Artists, 2006 ACM Awards George Canyon was named Male Artist, Carolyn encore (GAC). Dawn Johnson was named Female Artist and Terri Clark Thursday (9/14) - Bob Seger, Tonight Show (NBC); Rodney won the Kraft Cheez Whiz Fans’ Choice Award at Monday Atkins, Late Late Show (CBS); Neal McCoy, Live (GAC). night’s (9/11) Canadian Country Music Awards in Saint Friday (9/15) - Trace Adkins, Foxworthy’s Big Night Out John, New Brunswick. Artist manager Bruce Allen was (CMT); Phil Vassar, A Piano Man in Guitar Town (GAC). honored with the Leonard T. Rambeau International Award Saturday (9/16) - Kenny Chesney, Conversations From The Road (GAC). of Achievement. The show aired live in the U.S. on GAC. Sunday (9/17) - Dierks Bentley, Joe Nichols, Craig Morgan Other winners include – Single: “Somebody Wrote & more, Grand Ole Opry Live, (GAC). Love,” George Canyon; SOCAN Songwriter(s): Brett James, Hillary Lindsey & Gordie Sampson (“Jesus, Take Gig Alert: WUSN (US99)/Chicago morning co-host The Wheel”); Top Selling Album: The Legend of Johnny Big John Howell ([email protected]) has left the CBS Cash, Johnny Cash; and, Program or Special: George Radio Country station to join crosstown Salem Talker Canyon’s Christmas, CMT; WIND. Continuing to anchor the US99 wake-up crew CCMA radio winners include: Radio Station are Ramblin’ Ray Stevens and Lisa Kosty. PD Mike (Major Market): CFCW/Edmonton, AB; Radio Station Peterson is looking for someone to join the team. This is a (Secondary Market): KICX-FM/Midland, ON; Music rare opportunity to join some of the best folks at the most Director (Major Market): Dawn Woroniuk, CJWW/ listened-to Country station in the USA. Send your stuff Saskatoon, SK; On Air Personality (Major Market): -- no MP3s -- to Peterson at Two Prudential Plaza, 180 N. The Odd Squad, Doug, Robyn, Dan, CKRY-FM/Calgary, Stetson, Ste 963, Chicago, IL, 60601. AB; On Air Personality (Secondary Market): Roop & Personalities: WMAD/Madison, WI morning host Carey, KICX/FM, Midland, ON; Hall of Fame Induction, Mark Manuel has moved to Clear Channel sister Oldies Broadcaster: Curley Gurlock. KUUL/Quad Cities for afternoons. He starts Oct. 9. Back Radio News in Madison, WMAD will soon be installing the former WWQM/Madison, WI morning team of John Flint and MD: WGTY/York, PA evening personality Scott Donato Tammy Lee, whose six month non-compete expires in has been promoted to MD, taking over those duties from mid-November. PD Brad Austin. Donato, who can be reached at scott@ Former KZLA/Los Angeles part-timer Brian Douglas wgty.com or 717-334-3101, joined WGTY in February. is now hosting mornings for Dial-Global’s Mainstream Country format.

Record News Birthdays Andy Griggs has signed with Montage Music Group. Griggs’ first album for the label is being produced by Tuesday (9/12) - Chuck Flood, George Jones songwriter Frank Myers. Wednesday (9/13) - the late Bill Monroe, Joe Don Rooney Industry News MCN Media & Marketing is now located at 1616 Thursday (9/14) - John Berry, Beth Nielsen Westgate Circle, Brentwood, TN 37027-8019. Phone is Chapman, Jon Grimson, Mike Hammond, Phil Sweetland 615-771-1295, fax 615-771-1292. Friday (9/15) - the late Roy Acuff, Jim Zumwalt Hot Air Country Aircheck has gotten wind that Kenny Saturday (9/16) - David Bellamy, Cynthia Grimson, Sonny Lemaire, Mark “Hawkeye” Louis, Chesney and Brooks and Dunn will team for a series of Terry McBride, Maura O’Connell, Jackie Proffit, Stadium shows. While there’s no word on other acts, we do Bobby Randall hear that the Kenny, Kix and Ronnie are already scheming to produce a rockin’ 20-minute close for the show. Sunday (9/17) - Sheila Brown, Jean Cashman, By the way, word also has it the Chesney will be Vic Faraci, Robynn Jaymes, the late Steve featured in an upcoming edition of 60 Minutes. A reporter Sanders, Karl Shannon, the late Hank Williams from the show was spotted on the road at a recent Chesney Monday (9/18) - Marci Braun, Steve Fishell, concert date. In fact, the intrepid journalist crammed Tatum Hauck, Erin Morris, the late Hank Penny alongside Chesney into the equipment case Kenny uses to make his concert entrance every night. Look for the profile who said of her promotion, “Joanna has been a huge asset to air on Nov. 5 -- the night before the CMA Awards. in the building of this label and roster. Her creativity is incredibly apparent in so many aspects of this company. Promotion of the Week I’m very happy to finally be able to recognize her for her WQYK/Tampa hosted its 5th Annual Remembrance passion and hard work with such a deserving promotion.” Ride last Saturday. Since its inception, more than $250,000 Carter has been with the company since 1993 and has been raised for charities. The ride began in 2001 after the assumed her previous posting in July 2005. attacks on 9-11 as a way to honor the heroes and victims of the attacks. Each year the CBS Radio outlet brings in 15- In Support Of Sara 20 New York firefighters to participate in the ride. RCA/Nashville artist Sara Evans leaves the concert stage for the dance floor Tuesday night as she debuts on Carter To Capitol VP ABC’s Dancing With The Stars. Sara and partner Tony Capitol/Nashville Sr. Director/Creative Services Dovolani will compete against teams that include Vivica Joanna Carter has been promoted to VP/Creative Fox, Emmitt Smith, Jerry Springer and Mario Lopez, Services. She reports to Sr. VP/Marketing Fletcher Foster with audience voting factored into the judging.

©2006 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Send news to [email protected] September 11, 2006 Country Aircheck Music Edition Page And, that’s where we come in. The longer she stays Check out on the show, the more exposure our format gets. So, we need to support -- and convince our listeners they need to Albums released this week include: support -- one of our own. The judges’ and the public’s Randy Rogers Band votes are combined and the outcome is announced during Just A Matter Of Time (Mercury) a results show every Wednesday. Voting begins each night This Texas five-piece features at the start of the show and the phone lines are open until Rogers on vocals and guitar, Geoffrey Hill on lead guitar, Brady Black on 30 minutes after the show ends. Online votes will be fiddle, drummer Les Lawless and collected until 12pm ET on the day of the results show bass player Jon Richardson. Produced (Wednesdays) and can be entered at http://abc.go.com/ by Radney Foster, their Mercury debut follows two in- primetime/dancing/. dependent releases and includes “Kiss Me In The Dark,” Your listeners can keep tabs on Sara at www. “Before I Believe It’s True” and “Better Off Wrong.” dancingwithsara.com. There they’ll get blogs from Sara Upcoming about her experience as she moves through the competition as well as exclusive behind the scenes photos. 9/19 Steve Azar Indianola (Dang/Midas) Carolina Rain Weather The Storm (Equity) Meanwhile, Sara will be featured in the September 18th Kenny Chesney Live Those Songs Again (BNA) issue of People magazine sharing her fitness diary with Emerson Drive Countrified (Midas) readers. She’s kept the diary since she began training for 9/26 Mark Chesnutt Heard It In A Love Song (CBuJ) Dancing With The Stars at the beginning of August. Alan Jackson TBA (Arista) Dovolani, incidentally, will appear at Evans’ Fashion 10/3 George Strait It Just Comes Natural (MCA) For Every Body fundraiser in Nashville on Sunday. 10/17 Dierks Bentley Long Trip Alone (Capitol) 10/24 Montgomery Gentry Some People Change (Columbia) Aircheck Chat 10/31 Craig Morgan Little Bit Of Life (BBR) Congrats to Curb Sr. VP/Promotion Carson James, 11/7 Keith Urban TBA (Capitol) VP April Rider-Helm and their entire team of Eric 11/14 Katrina Elam Turn Me Up (Universal South) Mellencamp, Karen McGuire, Rick Rockhill, Rocco Cosco, Joe O’Donnell and Jill Gleason. They’ve been on List)” peaked in the Top 10. quite a roll recently, spending three of the last six weeks Kudos, too, to WB/Nashville’s Gator Michaels, Jim at No. 1. Rodney Atkins was on top a couple weeks (8/7 Malito and their entire promo team on The Wreckers’ and 8/14) with “If You’re Going Through Hell…” while “Leave The Pieces.” Michelle Branch and Jessica Harp’s Steve Holy sits atop this week’s Country Aircheck chart single topped the Country Aircheck charts for three with “Brand New Girlfriend.” And, talk about a study in consecutive weeks (8/21, 8/28 and 9/5). perseverance and belief in your artists: Holy’s last No. 1 came at the beginning of 2002 when “Good Morning Artist News Beautiful” spent five weeks at No.1. Atkin’s previous Dolly Parton will join Steven Spielberg, Andrew biggest hit came in late 2003, when “Honesty (Write Me A Lloyd Weber, Zubin Mehta and Smokey Robinson as 2007 ©2006 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. To subscribe visit www.countryaircheck.com September 11, 2006 Country Aircheck Music Edition Page Kennedy Center Honors recipients. The event includes a State Department dinner on Dec. 2, 2006 and the Honors Video Adds Gala itself on Dec. 3. CBS will tape the gathering for later CMT prime time broadcast. Jo Dee Messina/Too Late To Worry (Curb) According to Sony BMG, Carrie Underwood has Lee Ann Womack/Finding My Way Back Home (Mercury) become the most played artist in Clear Channel Online’s Sara Evans/You’ll Always Be My Baby (RCA) Stripped series, topping 1.8 million plays. CMT Pure Country Jeff Foxworthy, Montgomery Gentry, Miranda Jerry Lee Lewis & Kid Rock/Honky Tonk Woman (Artists First) Lambert, Randy Rogers and Ray Scott will join Dierks Lee Ann Womack/Finding My Way Back Home (Mercury) Bentley for his first annual Miles & Music for Kids celebrity motorcycle ride on Oct. 8 in Nashville. The ride and concert benefit Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital. Details he used a Pinnacle Gold ball and a Taylor Made 9-iron. at www.dbmilesandmusic.com. We’re writing about this in hopes he sends some of the Copley Instruments is manufacturing a signature line of swag our way. Wrangler custom guitars. Craig Morgan, Jason Aldean, Blake Shelton, Neal McCoy, Tracy Lawrence, Heidi Health Check Newfield, Trent Willmon and Darryl Worley will each Best wishes for a speedy recovery to WBCT/Grand receive one of the guitars as Wrangler endorsees. Rapids, MI afternoon host Dave Conrad, who was injured Craig Morgan launched his fall tour Friday night in in a serious traffic accident during a station-sponsored Clarksville, TN, with two dozen dates already on the books charity motorcycle ride Friday. Conrad, who is expected to through October. His next album Little Bit Of Life, co- eventually make a full recovery, can receive well wishes at produced by Morgan, Phil O’Donnell and Keith Stegall, [email protected]. is due Oct. 31. –Lon Helton, [email protected] Real Life Chuck Aly, [email protected] Heartiest congratulations to artist manager John Lytle and wife Lorie on the arrival of daughter Christina Loren Lytle. She was born in Gornozavodsk, Russia, on Subscribe December 31, 2003 and joined the Lytle family – including children Eden and Luke – on September 1, 2006. Sign up for Country Aircheck by visiting Congrats to Rocky Comfort/CO 5 artist Tracy us on the web at www.countryaircheck.com. It’s free! You’ll get direct in-box notification of Lawrence, who recently notched his first hole-in-one. when and where to download the latest Country Lawrence’s feat came at The Ledges Golf Course in St. Aircheck Music Edition, and you’ll be on the list George, UT and was the first time the 127-yard 12th hole for our daily news product, coming soon! was ever aced. Hoping for free stuff, Lawrence also notes Send news to [email protected].

LW TW Artist/Title (Label) Total Points +/- Points Total Plays +/- Plays Audience +/- Aud Stations ADDS 2 1 STEVE HOLY/Brand New Girlfriend (Curb) 13658 886 4856 287 41.338 2.971 125 0 3 2 GEORGE STRAIT/Give It Away (MCA) 13284 536 4664 175 40.148 1.857 125 0 1 3 WRECKERS/Leave The Pieces (Warner Bros.) 12194 -1371 4250 -499 37.424 -3.700 125 0 8 4 JOSH TURNER/Would You Go With Me (MCA) 4 11689 1217 4089 327 34.967 3.337 125 0 6 5 BROOKS & DUNN/Building Bridges (Arista) 11218 235 3993 119 33.336 1.179 125 0 5 6 LITTLE BIG TOWN/Bring It On Home (Equity) 10697 -819 3851 -328 31.641 -2.563 125 0 7 7 FAITH HILL/Sunshine & Summertime (Warner Bros.) 10588 -203 3663 -78 30.910 -.286 125 0 9 8 HEARTLAND/I Loved Her First (Lofton Creek) 9527 870 3100 272 28.805 3.058 122 3 11 9 KEITH URBAN/Once In A Lifetime (Capitol) 4 9381 1292 3202 475 28.710 3.979 125 3 10 10 DIERKS BENTLEY/Every Mile A Memory (Capitol) 9243 956 3245 271 27.898 3.374 125 0 14 11 KENNY CHESNEY/You Save Me (BNA) 4 7997 1220 2728 406 23.773 4.275 125 3 12 12 PAT GREEN/Feels Just Like It Should (BNA) 7766 -227 2627 -80 22.772 -.205 124 0 16 13 SUGARLAND/Want To (Mercury) 7049 774 2435 255 20.428 2.673 125 1 15 14 DANIELLE PECK/Findin’ A Good Man (Big Machine) 6714 301 2457 93 18.683 1.287 125 1 19 15 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Before He Cheats (Arista) 4 6641 1460 2345 550 19.561 3.403 124 10 13 16 BILLY CURRINGTON/Why, Why, Why (Mercury) 6257 -1135 2357 -398 17.920 -3.019 122 0 17 17 ALAN JACKSON/Like Red On A Rose (Arista) 6037 -178 2143 -89 16.813 -.115 125 2 18 18 BIG & RICH/8th Of November (Warner Bros.) 5665 -114 1922 -75 15.194 -.665 122 2 20 19 LONESTAR/Mountains (BNA) 5150 17 1831 -8 14.379 .199 124 0 26 20 RASCAL FLATTS/My Wish (Lyric Street) 5101 1187 1704 355 15.753 3.960 119 9 21 21 BLAINE LARSEN/I Don’t Know... (Giantslayer/BNA) 4905 127 1758 21 13.253 .460 122 2 22 22 RASCAL FLATTS/Life Is A Highway (Lyric Street) 4870 140 1721 73 15.165 .162 115 1 25 23 JACK INGRAM/Love You (Big Machine) 4822 286 1663 103 13.031 .868 124 3 23 24 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Some People Change (Columbia) 4805 185 1703 46 12.987 .569 123 3 28 25 TIM MCGRAW/My Little Girl (Curb) 4 4797 1311 1806 462 14.105 4.164 117 10

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

29 26 TAYLOR SWIFT/Tim McGraw (Big Machine) 3945 652 1350 191 10.267 2.124 116 9 31 27 TOBY KEITH/Crash Here Tonight (Show Dog) 3855 940 1464 357 10.795 2.965 118 12 30 28 JASON ALDEAN/Amarillo Sky (BBR) 3102 168 1247 73 8.448 .602 113 3 32 29 EMERSON DRIVE/A Good Man (Midas) 2659 176 1135 71 7.237 .745 105 2 33 30 TRENT TOMLINSON/One Wing In The Fire (Lyric Street) 2131 160 872 78 5.040 .707 108 6 37 31 CRAIG MORGAN/Little Bit Of Life (BBR) 1829 539 750 200 4.631 1.380 95 13 34 32 JO DEE MESSINA/It’s Too Late To Worry... (Curb) 1824 54 748 34 4.513 .151 104 2 35 33 CAROLINA RAIN/Get Outta My Way (Equity) 1692 -67 645 -25 4.631 -.092 95 1 40 34 ERIC CHURCH/Two Pink Lines (Capitol) 1489 449 501 120 4.105 1.321 68 10 41 35 JOE NICHOLS/I’ll Wait For You (Universal South) 1457 444 572 155 3.216 .875 81 5 38 36 LEANN RIMES/Some People (Curb/Asylum) 1418 274 568 87 2.869 .292 89 7 42 37 PHIL VASSAR/The Woman In My Life (Arista) 1354 369 513 133 2.909 .912 73 8 39 38 BRAD PAISLEY/She’s Everything (Arista) 1331 265 529 135 3.604 .936 75 18 43 39 SARAH BUXTON/Innocence (Lyric Street) 1078 128 415 63 2.524 .293 59 6 44 40 VINCE GILL/The Reason Why (MCA) 999 71 358 48 2.212 .288 47 2 47 41 LEE ANN WOMACK/Finding My Way Back Home (Mercury) 946 151 285 57 2.315 .162 37 10 46 42 SARA EVANS/You’ll Always Be My Baby (RCA) 936 129 315 70 2.363 .174 43 11 49 43 CHRIS YOUNG/Drinkin’ Me Lonely (RCA) 852 97 329 19 1.592 .260 43 4 Debut 44 TRACY BYRD/Cheapest Motel (Blind Mule/New Revolution) 771 201 328 51 1.208 .190 71 0 48 45 LOST TRAILERS/Why Me (BNA) 734 -48 250 -23 1.359 -.330 40 5 45 46 KATRINA ELAM/Love Is (Universal South) 727 -94 338 -8 1.188 .131 49 6 50 47 RANDY ROGERS BAND/Kiss Me In The Dark (Mercury) 703 -39 185 20 2.337 -.250 18 4 Debut 48 STEVE AZAR/You Don’t Know A Thing (Dang/Midas) 683 39 325 18 1.251 .107 42 1 Debut 49 PAT GREEN/Way Back Texas (BNA) 477 -23 118 -3 1.496 -.210 6 0 Debut 50 TRENT WILLMON/So Am I (Columbia) 474 84 153 28 .937 .226 49 2

Aircheck Add Leaders Aircheck Top Recurrents Points BRAD PAISLEY/She’s Everything (Arista) 18 RODNEY ATKINS/If You’re Going... (Curb) 10,919 CRAIG MORGAN/Little Bit Of Life (BBR) 13 BRAD PAISLEY/The World (Arista) 7642 TOBY KEITH/Crash Here Tonight (Show Dog) 12 KENNY CHESNEY/Summertime (BNA) 6499 SARA EVANS/You’ll Always Be My Baby (RCA) 11 TOBY KEITH/A Little Too Late (Show Dog) 5322 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Before He Cheats (Arista) 10 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Don’t Forget... (Arista) 4700 ERIC CHURCH/Two Pink Lines (Capitol) 10 GARY ALLAN/Life Ain’t Always Beautiful (MCA) 4415 LEE ANN WOMACK/Finding My Way... (Mercury) 10 RASCAL FLATTS/What Hurts The Most (Lyric St.) 4245 TIM MCGRAW/My Little Girl (Curb) 10 PHIL VASSAR/Last Day of My Life (Arista) 4212 WRECKERS/Me, Oh My (Warner Bros.) 10 JOSH TURNER/Your Man (MCA) 3879 RASCAL FLATTS/My Wish (Lyric Street) 9 JASON ALDEAN/Why (BBR) 3775 TAYLOR SWIFT/Tim McGraw (Big Machine) 9 BON JOVI w/ J.NETTLES/Who Says... (Mercury)3698 KEITH ANDERSON/Every Time I Hear... (Arista) 3661 RASCAL FLATTS/Me And My Gang (Lyric Street) 3237 BILLY CURRINGTON/Must Be Doin’... (Mercury) 3115 Leading Point Gainers DIERKS BENTLEY/Settle For a Slowdown (Capitol) 2843 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Before He Cheats (Arista) +1460 4 KEITH URBAN/Better Life (Capitol) 2805 TIM MCGRAWMy Little Girl (Curb) +1311 4 LEANN RIMES/Something’s Gotta... (Curb/Asylum) 2804 KEITH URBAN/Once In A Lifetime (Capitol) +1292 4 TRACE ADKINS/Honky Tonk Badonkadonk (Capitol) 2752 KENNY CHESNEY/You Save Me (BNA) +1220 4 JACK INGRAM/Wherever You Are (Big Machine) 2606 JOSH TURNER/Would You Go With Me (Lyric St.) +1217 4 GRETCHEN WILSON/California Girls (Columbia) 2589 RASCAL FLATTS/My Wish (Lyric Street) +1187 DIERKS BENTLEY/Every Mile A Memory (Capitol) +956 TOBY KEITH/Crash Here Tonight (Show Dog) +940 Aircheck Add Dates STEVE HOLY/Brand New Girlfriend (Curb) +886 September 18 HEARTLAND/I Loved Her First (Lofton Creek) +870 Trace Adkins/Ladies Love Country Boys (Capitol) Rodney Atkins/Watchin’ You (Curb) Ashley Monroe w/Ronnie Dunn I Don’t Want To (Columbia) Leading Spin Gainers CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Before He Cheats (Arista) +550 September 25 KEITH URBAN/Once In A Lifetime (Capitol) +475 Keith Anderson/Podunk (Arista) TIM MCGRAW/My Little Girl (Curb) +462 Ty Herndon/Right About Now (Quarterback) KENNY CHESNEY/You Save Me (BNA) +406 Little Big Town/Good As Gone (Equity) TOBY KEITH/Crash Here Tonight (Show Dog) +357 RASCAL FLATTS/My Wish (Lyric Street) +355 October 9 JOSH TURNER/Would You Go With Me (Lyric St.) +327 Kenny Rogers/The Last Ten Years (Capitol) STEVE HOLY/Brand New Girlfriend (Curb) +287 HEARTLAND/I Loved Her First (Lofton Creek) +272 October 16 DIERKS BENTLEY/Every Mile A Memory (Capitol) +271 Jason Michael Carroll/Lookin’ At You (Arista)

Aircheck Activity RANDY ROGERS BAND/Kiss Me In The Dark (Mercury) Moves 50-47*; 703 points, 185 spins LEE ANN WOMACK/Finding My Way Back (Mercury) 4 ADDS: KBEQ, KHKI, KSKS, KTST Moves 47-41*; 946 points, 285 spins Stations with 7 or more spins: 9 10 ADDS: KATM, KBQI, KKNG, KUBL, KYGO, Significant spins: KTYS (51), KPLX (33), KSCS (31), WBCT, WEZL, WGKX, WIRK, WSIX, WYPY KILT (12), KBEQ (10) Stations with 7 or more spins: 21 Significant spins at KAJA (17), KSCS (16), STEVE AZAR/You Don’t Know A Thing (Dang/ Midas) KJUG (15), WGAR (14), KBEQ (14) Debuts at No. 48*; 683 points, 325 spins 1 ADD: KSD-FM; Stations with 7 or more spins: 22 SARA EVANS/You’ll Always Be My Baby (RCA) Significant spins:WGGY (21), KBEQ (19), Moves 46-42*; 936 points, 315 spins KJUG (17), KHKI (15) 11 ADDS: KBQI, KDRK, KIZN, KRST, WGH-FM, WIVK, WMZQ, WPKX, WRNS, WYNK PAT GREEN/Way Back Texas (BNA) Stations with 7 or more spins: 20 Debuts at No. 49; 477points, 118 spins (CD cut) Significant spins:KFRG (23), KUZZ (22), KNCI (16), 0 ADDS WKIS (14), KUZZ (12), WAMZ (14), KBEQ (14) Stations with 7 or more spins: 5 Significant spins:KTYS (43), KSCS (26), KASE (18), CHRIS YOUNG/Drinkin’ Me Lonely (RCA) KILT (17), KPLX (13) Moves 49-43*; 852 points, 329 spins 4 ADDS: KHKI, KIIM, WBEE, WQHK TRENT WILLMON/So Am I (Columbia) Stations with 7 or more spins: 21 Debuts at No. 50*; 474 points, 153 spins Significant spins: WSM-FM (39), KATM (19), 2 ADDS: WGNE, WRBT KBEQ (18), WOGK (16), KKNG (15) Stations with 7 or more spins: 6 Significant spins: KJUG (17), KYGO (13), KPLX (12) TRACY BYRD/Cheapest Motel (Blind Mule/New Revolution) TRACY LAWRENCE/Find Out Who Your Friends Are Debuts at No. 44*; 771 points, 328 spins (Rocky Comfort/CO5) 0 ADDS 379 points, 173 spins; 0 ADDS Stations with 7 or more spins: 13 Stations with 7 or more spins: 11 Significant spins: WKKT (23), KUBL (22), Significant spins:KAJA (41), KSOP (19), KKNG (11), WSJR (17), WWTNR (15) KXKC (11), KTEX (10)

LOST TRAILERS/Why Me (BNA) WRECKERS/Me, Oh My (Warner Bros.) Moves 48-45; 734 points, 250 spins 304 points, 107 spins 5 ADDS: KATM, KEGA, KSD-FM, KSON, WPKX 10 ADDS: KEEY, KEGA, KMDL. KSD-FM, KTOM, Stations with 7 or more spins: 16 KYGO, WBCT, WPKX, WWQM, WXTU Significant spins: KTYS (20),KEEY (18), WYPY (13), Stations with 7 or more spins: 5 KFRG (12),KUBL (12) Significant spins: WKTYS (22), KEEY (11), KATRINA ELAM/Love Is (Universal South) WYPY (10), KMDL (9), KSOP (9) Moves 45-46; 727 points, 383 spins 6 ADDS: KSKS, WIRK, WIVK, WSOC, WSSL, WXTU Aircheck Activity includes songs that rank 41-50 on Stations with 7 or more spins: 23 this week’s chart, or are not yet charted and have a Significant spins: KTOM (25), KXKC (15), minimum of 300 airplay points and have shown growth KUSS (14), KFRG (12), KBQI (12) in two of the past three weeks. ©2006 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Send news to [email protected]