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October 19, 2009 Issue 163 No Chad Left Behind: Vote Now The polls for the CRB-Country Aircheck Awards open Tuesday morning (10/20) at www.crbawards.com. Visitors may nominate individuals, stations and companies in 28 categories now through Dec. 11. Final round balloting will run Jan. 5 through Feb. 5, 2010. Awards will be presented during the CRS 41 New Faces Show Feb. 26, 2009. And remember, early-bird registration for CRS 41 ends Oct. 31 at www.crb.org. Click here to submit your nominations.

And The Winners Are... From This Moment: The 2009 Nashville Hall of Fame Inductees Honorees at Monday’s 47th annual ASCAP Kye Fleming (l) and Mark D. Sanders (r) make the media rounds with Toby Awards included: : , for “You’re Keith and on the 39th Anniversary Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Dinner & Induction Ceremony red carpet. Gonna Miss This” and “Start A Band.” Songwriter/Artist: , for “Good Time” and “Country Boy.” Song: NSAI: Toby & Wiseman Are All-Decade “You’re Gonna Miss This,” Ashley Gorley. Publisher: EMI The Nashville Songwriters Association International’s (NSAI) Music Publishing, for “Good Time,” “Country Boy,” “All 39th Anniversary Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Dinner & Summer Long,” “I’m Still A Guy,” “Country Man,” “Relentless,” Induction celebrated 2009 inductees Kye Fleming (“Give Me “” and “Start A Band.” Golden Note Award: Wings,” “Nobody,” “Sleepin’ Single In A Double Bed”), Mark D. JD Souther. Partners In Music Award: Gerry House & The Sanders (“This Ain’t No Thinkin’ Thing,” “Heads Carolina, Tails House Foundation. California,” “It Matters To Me”) and the late ASCAP Night Cap: Senior VP Connie Bradley welcomed (“Stand By Your Man,” “These Days (I Barely Get By),” “Two Story the industry to the , sharing the stage with House”). Raul Malo performed “Til I Can Make It On My Own” ASCAP President/Chairman Paul Williams. “I could really in tribute to the late Wynette. performed “Smoky make you suffer,” Williams said during a medley of his hits Mountain Rain” and “I Wouldn’t Have Missed It For the World” to (including “Just An Old Fashioned Love Song” & “We’ve Only recognize songwriter Fleming. sang “I Hope You Just Begun”). “I could do the long version of all these puppies.” (continued on page 6) Dance” in honor of Sanders. ©2009 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected]

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Toby Keith, Taylor Swift, and hit songwriters My Tu n e s : Mu s i c Th a t Sh a p e d My Li f e and also took home awards at the Sunday (10/18) event. “It’s the most prestigious thing that I’ve ever been given,” Fast Ryde’s Jody Stevens and James Keith said of his Songwriter/Artist of the Decade honor. “To have Harrison discuss their most important your peers, songwriters who are the lifeblood of this industry, songs, artists or concerts: recognize you is unbelievable.” Swift, too, acknowledged the 1. Bruce Springsteen, Born To Run: What significance of the evening. “Songwriters are my heroes … and the more needs to be said? - Stevens & Harrison fact that these are the people who vote on awards like this, and the 2. Shenandoah, Under The Kudzu: This is fact that they would pick me, it really makes me happy,” she said the first I ever bought on CD; before of her Songwriter/Artist of the Year award. Wiseman (“The Good that, all my were on cassette. My Stuff,” “Believe,” “”) thanked his main Fast Ryde favorite song on there was “Under The collaborator, wife KK, in his Songwriter of the Decade acceptance Kudzu,” written by . I was and am still a huge Linde speech. “Waitin’ On A Woman” received Song of the Year and co- fan. - Stevens writer Wynn Varble also took home the Songwriter of the Year title. 3. Alan Jackson, Here In The Real World: This was the first The event included the presentation of NSAI’s 2009 “The 10 country album I ever bought, right after “Chasin’ That Neon Songs I Wish I’d Written.” They were “Down The Road” by Mac Rainbow” came out. My family used to listen to it over and over McAnally as performed by featuring McAnally; again on the long drive from Florida to Knoxville. - Harrison “Everybody Wants To Go To Heaven” by Jim Collins and Marty 4. Nirvana, Nevermind: This was the one thing I wanted for my Dodson as performed by Chesney; “I Told You So” by 12th birthday, and Mom hooked me up. I learned every song as performed by ; “In Color” by , on that record; it basically taught me guitar, well at least “Power Lee Thomas Miller and as performed by Johnson; Chord 101.” - Harrison “Johnny & June” by Deanna Bryant, and Stephony I remember seeing one of their videos on TV and knowing that Smith as performed by Newfield; “Last Call” by Erin Enderlin and music as we know it was changing ... rapidly. Great record. - Stevens Shane McAnally as performed by Lee Ann Womack; “People Are 5. : I saw him a couple years back at the Sommet Crazy” by Bobby Braddock and Troy Jones as performed by Billy Center, and I was absolutely floored. What a rock star. The show Currington; “Troubadour” by Monty Holmes and made me fall in love with country music all over again. - Harrison as performed by ; “Waitin’ On A Woman” by Don • A highly regarded song or album you’ve never heard: Meat Sampson and Wynn Varble as performed by ; “What Loaf, Bat Out Of Hell. Jody says it’s an incredible record. He keeps Hurts The Most” by and as performed telling me if I like Born To Run, then I need to listen to it. - Harrison by . The newest U2 album. I read about it in ; it got a five- star review. I’ve been meaning to check it out. - Stevens Radio News • An “important” piece of music/band you just don’t get: Steely Dan - Stevens • KKGO/Los Angeles has added the two-hour weekly show • An album you played or listened to incessantly: Any Steely Altville hosted by Buzz Brainard to Sunday nights, airing Dan album. - Harrison from 10pm to midnight. The show premieres Nov. 1 and offers • One obscure or non-country song everyone should listen to Alternative Country and Americana programming. right now: Kings Of Leon, “Use Somebody.” - Stevens & Harrison • KDCD/San Angelo, TX has added The Official Texas Countdown with Chuck Taylor, airing Saturdays from 6-8pm. • WKSJ/Mobile morning co-hosts Dan Brennan and Shelby ©2009 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] October 19, 2009 Country Aircheck Weekly Page 3

Mitchell have been named the Mobile Press Register’s Bi r t h d a y s Reader’s Choice best radio morning show for the seventh Tuesday (10/20) - the late Maude Gilman-Chapman, the late Grandpa consecutive year. Jones; Jimi Westbrook (); Katie Dean (katie.dean@ umusic.com); Wanda Jackson; Scott Stem ([email protected])

Chart Chat Wednesday (10/21) - the late Owen Bradley; Paul Orr (porr@ Hearty congrats to Keith Urban, SVP/ journalbroadcastgroup.com) Promotion Steve Hodges, VP/Promotion Shane Thursday (10/22) - Rich Bowers, Chris DeCarlo, John Ettinger (john. Allen and the entire Capitol crew on the wonda [email protected]), Judi Turner ([email protected]) from down unda’s 11th No. 1. “Only You Can Love Me This Way” joins “Better Life,” Friday (10/23) - Bart Allmand, Jimmy Wayne, Dwight Yoakam, Jeff Walker ([email protected]) “But For The Grace Of God,” “Days Go By,” Keith Urban “Making Memories Of Us,” “Somebody Like Saturday (10/24) - George Achaves ([email protected]), You,” “Sweet Thing,” “You Look Good In My Shirt,” “You’ll Dave Miggo, Stephanie Keshe ([email protected]), Paula Think Of Me,” “Who Wouldn’t Wanna Be Me” and “Start A Eden ([email protected]) Band” (with Brad Paisley) on Urban’s honor roll. Sunday (10/25) - Mark Miller, Chely Wright, Enzo DeVincenzo ([email protected]), Jennifer Thorpe ([email protected]) Gig Alerts • Clear Channel/San Antonio OM Tony Travatto is seeking Monday (10/26) - Keith Urban, Doug Montgomery ([email protected]) a PD/PM driver for KAJA. Send airchecks and resumes to [email protected]. • Alpha’s Dir./FM Programming & KUPL/Portland PD Scott CRB Pres. Becky Brenner. The CMA Research Workshop will Mahalick is actively searching for a morning co-host. Airchecks follow the Presentation and consist of a panel of industry leaders. and resumes to [email protected] or KUPL, 2040 1st Ave., Portland, OR 97201. • New Northwest Broadcaster’s KLAD/Klamath Falls, OR Artist News OM Brian Mobley is seeking a Production Dir./PM driver; send She’s covered “What Goes Around …” airchecks and resumes to [email protected]. in concert, but Taylor Swift was the first to get everyone out of their seats at Saturday’s CMA Research Returns To CRS (10/16) second annual Justin Timberlake & The CMA Research Presentation is on the bill for CRS-41, Friends Concert benefiting Shriners Hospitals for Children. Emcee/headliner Timberlake focusing on the Prime Prospects Study, which analyzes consumer Taylor Swift trends in regards to radio and radio websites. In addition, results jokingly assured the Las Vegas audience that from the upcoming fourth quarter Annual Tracking Study will be security would take down anyone who tried to interrupt her examined in the Thursday (2/25/10) morning panel, beginning set, which included “,” “Love Story” and at 11am. “To insure that our registrants go home with actionable “Forever And Always.” “It wasn’t a country crowd,” KWNR/ information, we have set aside time for a follow up session to Las Vegas morning co-host Natalie tells us. “But it was crazy discuss practical applications for the country music industry,” said to see how well the audience responded. Everyone there knew ©2009 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected]

October 19, 2009 Country Aircheck Weekly Page 5 every word to every song she sang. In that broad audience, Tu b e Ch e c k seeing that was just amazing.” The show generated more than $1 million for the charity and also featured Timbaland, Ciara, Snoop Tuesday 10/20 – , Backstory (re-air) (GAC). Dogg, Alicia Keys, and the first performance in six years from TLC. Review here. Wednesday 10/21 – Lee Ann Womack, Soundstage (re-air) (GAC). is featured in one of a series of television PSAs Thursday 10/22 – , Late Night with Jimmy Fallon promoting volunteerism for the Entertainment Industry (NBC); , Backstory (GAC). Foundation’s iParticipate and AARP’s Create the Good campaigns. The PSAs will launch this fall on all major broadcast networks. Friday 10/23 – Tim McGraw, Today (NBC). Alabama, , & Union Station, Richie McDonald, Collin Raye, , Randy Travis Saturday 10/24 – , Tim McGraw, (re-air) (GAC). and are among the singers heard on Songs 4 Worship Country Live. Time Life will release the album, which Sunday 10/25 – , Miranda Lambert, Keith Urban, Brad was recorded at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium, Oct. 27. paisley, , Taylor Swift, LeAnn Rimes, Tim McGraw, Blake will host the 4th Annual Mission Possible Shelton, , , Headline Country (re-air) (GAC). Turkey Fry Nov. 24 from 8am-5pm at the Nashville Mission (639 Lafayette Street). Monday 10/26 – Martina McBride, Oprah (syndicated). has given out her cell phone number and encourages her Twitter and Say Now A remix of “Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off” featuring followers to call her at 615-866-1681. “This is Colt Ford will be a bonus track on ’ upcoming something I will do periodically, and it’s another album Old Things New (available next Tuesday, Oct. 27). The way of staying in touch with the fans,” she says. song will also be shipped to 250 dance clubs nationwide. “We had some interesting conversations Friday. embarked on a 22-city, six-week Canadian tour Jo Dee Messina Some people didn’t believe they were actually Monday (10/19). Markets include Lindsay, ON; Kingsville, ON; talking to me.” Messina spent more than an hour Brandon, MB; Yorkton, SK and Vancouver. on the phone chatting with fans Friday (10/16). Tracy Byrd, Kevin Millar and Zona Jones will host the Beaumont Boys Bash, which includes a songwriters night, concert The Week’s Top Stories and golf tournament, this weekend (10/23-25). Proceeds benefit the Full coverage of the week’s news is available in the archives Children’s Miracle Network, Boy Scouts, the Garth House, Girls’ at www.countryaircheck.com. Haven, the Hughen Center and the Humane Society. • Garth Brooks announced the end of his Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen honored Tommy Cash, who served retirement (Breaking News 10/15) and in the Army (as did his late brother Johnny), with a upcoming five-year stint at the Wynn Las Vegas. commission as Colonel Aide de Camp. Beginning Dec. 11, he’ll perform a one-man Emma Jacob’s new album 2,232 Miles, featuring single show 15 weekends a year. All ticket prices will “Julianna,” is exclusively available on iTunes. be fixed at $125, with the first five weekends David St. Romain and his label Matchless Music Group are going on sale Saturday, Oct. 24. (CAT 10/15) Garth Brooks donating the sales from his debut single “That’s Love” to the National • KSOP-AM & FM/Salt Lake City changes Kidney Foundation of Middle Tennessee. Learn more here. following the death earlier this month of GM Greg Hilton ©2009 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] October 19, 2009 Country Aircheck Weekly Page 6

Ch e c k Ou t : 10/20 included: his brother, KSOP PD Don Hilton, upped to GM; MD Deb Turpin named PD; and AE Ladd Hadlock promoted to Fight Like A Girl (Curb) Sales Mgr. (CAT 10/14) Kristy Osmunson and Kelley Shepard’s • Clear Channel’s Top 40 KXXM/San Antonio PD Tony debut includes current single “19 & Crazy” Travatto was upped to OM of the cluster’s five FM stations, and lead title track “Fight Like A Girl,” which which includes Country KAJA and Texas Country KRPT. He is inspired by a friend’s eight-year battle with replaced George King, who exited after three years in the post. cancer. The duo co-wrote all 11 tracks with Reach him at 210-587-5236 or here. (CAT 10/15) singer/songwriters , Drew Davis and • Former KCYE/Las Vegas PD R.W. Smith joined KJJY/ Jesse Lee, except for their countrified version of No Doubt’s “Just Des Moines as PD, picking up the reins from sister KHKI PD/ A Girl”. Other writers on the project include Mark Irwin, , Jack Sizemore and Bob Regan. morning host Andy Elliott. He can be reached at 515-331-9200 ext. 251 or here. (CAT 10/14) Tim McGraw Southern Voice (Curb) McGraw’s 10th studio album features 12 Winners (continued from page 1) new tracks including lead single “It’s A Business Williams instead set the tone for the evening, describing the Doing Pleasure With You.” Artists Lee Brice and personal anecdotes people tell songwriters of their songs as are among the songwriters “heart payments” and noting, “What we do is a holy thing.” on the project, which also includes songs Later he added, “May your songs live forever and may you live authored by , , Lee long enough to hear your grandkids fighting over the money.” Thomas Miller and Bob DiPiero. produced. WSIX/Nashville morning team Gerry House & The House Foundation received their Partners In Music honor from October 27 Big Kenny The Quiet Times Of A Rock And Martina McBride. House’s acceptance led to some comedic Roll Farm Boy (Love Everybody) sparring with the diminutive Williams. “It’s good to see Paul Joe Nichols Old Things New (Universal South) back in men’s clothing,” House quipped. “He’s the last one to Taylor Swift Fearless Platinum Edition (Big Machine) know it’s raining.” Paul shot back, “But the first to drown.” A touching video tribute was played in honor of industry vet Album release info to [email protected]. and longtime ASCAP Awards producer Danny Petraitis. Love & Theft (“You’re Only Lonely”), Lee Ann Womack (“Faithless Love”) and Rodney Crowell backed by (“New ASCAP Top 5: The five most-performed songs, as honored by Kid In Town”) performed in tribute before Jackson Browne ASCAP, were performed by their writers at Monday’s awards: presented the Golden Note honor to JD Souther, who added his • “Good Time,” performed by Alan Jackson. own performance of “Best Of My Love.” • “You’re Gonna Miss This” (Trace Adkins), performed by Alan Jackson received the Songwriter/Artist honor, Ashley Gorley and Lee Thomas Miller. an award he originally suggested be created so non-artist • “Waitin’ On A Woman” (Brad Paisley), performed by Don Sampson. songwriters would always have the chance to be honored. • “Don’t Think I Don’t Think About It” (Darius Rucker), Ashley Gorley, writer of Song of the Year “You’re Gonna Miss performed by Clay Mills. This,” was the latest beneficiary of Jackson’s request, taking • “” (), performed by Songwriter of the Year. Tommy Karlas. CAC

©2009 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] October 19, 2009 Country Aircheck Weekly Page 7 Summer No. 1s: WGNA, WCTO, WYRK and KIIM The Summer 2009 diary-based Arbitrons began to roll-out last week, and our first overview of Country ratings is led by an almost three-point leap by WAMZ/Louisville and a two-share jump by WUBE/Cincinnati. Also enjoying large bumps were WCTO/ Allentown and WYRK/Buffalo. We re-cap the markets as they come in each day in Country Aircheck Today, and provide this weekly overview of how Country stations have fared. As part of our weekly market-by-market offerings, with a few exceptions, only stations achieving at least a 1.0 share are included. Legend: A “+” indicates a Classic Country outlet, a “^” designates Country stations in the same market owned by a single operator and a “t” indicates a tie. A “NA” indicates a subscriber-only market, where rankings are not available. 12+ 12+ 12+ 12+ 12+ 12+ 12+ 12+ Station/City Share Share Rank Rank Station/City Share Share Rank Rank Sp ‘09 Su ‘09 Sp ‘09 Su ‘09 Sp ‘09 Su ‘09 Sp ‘09 Su ‘09 WQMX/Akron 6.1 5.9 3 2 WAMZ/Louisville 7.0 9.9 na na WGAR/Cleveland 2.3 3.4 16 10 WRKA/Louisville^+ 4.2 4.1 na na (Akron Arbitron) WQNU/Louisville^ 3.9 3.8 na na WQXK/Youngstown 0.9 1.3 23 22 WGKX/Memphis 4.9 4.4 7 8 (Akron Arbitron) WVIM/Memphis 1.1 0.4 19 25t WGNA/Albany, NY 7.4 8.7 2 1 KHLS/Memphis 1.0 0.0 20 -- WFFG/Albany, NY 1.0 1.2 20 18t WMIL/Milwaukee^ 7.2 6.2 na na WBUG/Albany, NY 1.7 0.8 14t 23 WOKY-AM/Milwaukee^+ 1.8 1.3 na na WCTO/Allentown 9.3 11.0 3 1 KTOM/Monterey 2.3 1.9 15 16 WZZK/Birmingham^ 7.3 7.1 3 3 KKHK/Monterey 1.3 0.9 22t 28 WDXB/Birmingham 5.3 5.7 5 5 WSIX/Nashville 5.7 5.7 4 5 WNCB/Birmingham^ 1.6 2.0 16 14t WSM-FM/Nashville 4.0 4.7 10 7t WYRK/Buffalo 10.3 11.8 1 1 WKDF/Nashville 5.1 4.5 6t 9 WXRL/Buffalo+ 1.5 0.9 15t 18 WSM-AM/Nashville 2.7 3.0 14 14 WKKT/Charlotte 5.5 5.5 4 3 WNOE/New Orleans 6.2 7.1 6 3 WSOC/Charlotte 5.7 5.3 3 4 WGH-FM/Norfolk 6.6 6.0 na na WUBE/Cincinnati^ 5.5 7.7 3 2 WUSH/Norfolk 2.6 3.2 na na WHKO/Dayton 1.0 1.2 17 16 KXKT/Omaha^ 7.9 8.3 3 2 ...(Cincinnati Arbitron) WYGY/Cincinnati^ 1.1 1.7 15t 19t KTWI/Omaha^ 1.8 1.7 14 16 WPFB/Dayton 1.1 0.7 15t 19t KUPL/Portland 3.9 4.3 7t 5 (Cincinnati Arbitron) KWJJ/Portland 4.5 3.6 5 8 WGAR/Cleveland 6.0 6.2 4 4 WBEE/Rochester 8.8 7.6 2 2 WCOL/Columbus, OH 8.2 5.8 na na NCI/Sacramento 4.4 4.4 5 5t WHOK/Columbus, OH 3.7 4.1 na na KNTY/Sacramento 3.1 2.1 12 16 WCLT/Columbus, OH 1.6 2.3 na na KUBL/Salt Lake City^ 4.2 3.9 na na WHKO/Dayton 9.6 8.8 na na KKAT/Salt Lake City^+ 2.5 2.4 na na WDSJ/Dayton 1.7 1.2 na na KEGA/Salt Lake City 1.5 1.9 na na KSKS/Fresno 2.9 4.1 13t 7 KSOP/Salt Lake City na na na na KHGE/Fresno 1.6 2.7 18t 13 KAJA/San Antonio 5.7 4.8 2 5 WWYZ/Hartford 6.1 7.1 4 4 KCYY/San Antonio^ 5.3 4.6 3 6 HCM/Honolulu 1.5 2.2 20 16t KKYX-AM/San Antonio^+ 1.5 1.3 20t 19t WFMS/Indianapolis 8.7 7.8 na na KIIM/Tucson 10.8 8.9 1 1 WLHK/Indianapolis 4.4 4.5 na na WGGY & WGGI/ KFKF/ City^ 5.4 5.3 3 4 Wilkes Barre-Scranton 8.1 7.8 2 4 KBEQ/Kansas City^ 3.4 3.9 11t 9 WCTO/Allentown^ 1.3 2.5 16 8 WDAF/Kansas City 3.2 3.8 13t 10 (WB-Scranton Arbitron) KWNR/Las Vegas 3.6 4.2 11 5t WSJR/WB-Scranton^ 2.6 1.6 10 14 KCYE/Las Vegas 3.7 2.2 10 17t ©2009 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected]

October 19, 2009 Chart Page 1

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

3 1 KEITH URBAN/Only You Can Love Me This Way (Capitol) 14906 536 5306 223 35.319 1.332 125 0 1 2 /Gettin' You Home (The Black Dress Song) (RCA) 14659 -454 5216 -205 34.674 -1.152 126 0 4 3 /Toes (Atlantic/Home Grown/Bigger Picture) 14430 343 5115 113 33.898 0.799 124 0 5 4 BRAD PAISLEY/Welcome To The Future (Arista) 13509 399 4767 98 31.637 1.166 126 0 2 5 /American Ride (Show Dog) 13302 -1318 4633 -487 31.37 -3.207 126 0 6 6 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Cowboy (19/Arista) 12448 747 4215 208 30.441 2.174 126 1 8 7 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Need You Now (Capitol) 4 10432 969 3645 377 26.286 2.689 126 1 7 8 KENNY CHESNEY f/DAVE MATTHEWS/I'm Alive (BNA) 4 10126 602 3650 284 22.704 0.003 124 0 9 9 LUKE BRYAN/ (Capitol) 9808 586 3527 245 23.078 1.624 122 3 10 10 /Runaway (Carolwood) 9273 57 3304 69 21.396 0.224 123 0 11 11 TAYLOR SWIFT/Fifteen (Big Machine) 8848 -117 3050 8 20.699 -0.34 125 2 13 12 /Bonfire (BNA) 8599 513 3143 172 19.801 1.709 124 0 17 13 REBA/Consider Me Gone (Starstruck/Valory) 7809 605 2740 247 18.053 2.059 122 1 14 14 /Red Light (MCA) 7794 143 2859 79 17.572 0.357 123 0 16 15 /I Wanna Make You Close Your Eyes (Capitol) 7555 161 2705 115 16.908 0.558 126 2 18 16 BROOKS & DUNN f/BILLY GIBBONS/Honky Tonk Stomp (Arista) 7082 -54 2602 -17 15.557 -0.215 118 1 19 17 TRACE ADKINS/All I Ask For Anymore (Capitol) 6634 187 2354 10 14.442 0.547 117 2 20 18 MARTINA MCBRIDE/ (RCA) 5874 765 2092 283 12.664 1.041 117 1 22 19 TIM MCGRAW/Southern Voice (Curb) 4 5676 1033 1912 344 13.858 2.845 115 5 21 20 DARIUS RUCKER/History In The Making (Capitol) 5485 723 1953 253 12.823 2.042 119 4 27 21 /Why (Lyric Street) 4 4817 1330 1651 413 10.762 3.171 115 7 23 22 MIRANDA LAMBERT/White Liar (Columbia) 4795 598 1720 253 10.602 1.801 115 3 24 23 JAKE OWEN/Eight Second Ride (RCA) 4093 317 1578 120 9.117 0.867 108 5 26 24 /Hurry Home (Arista) 3709 204 1350 116 8.327 0.647 97 5 28 25 /Why Don't We Just Dance (MCA) 3006 279 1019 99 6.131 0.54 89 11

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

32 26 /That's How Country Boys Roll (Mercury) 2884 656 1059 214 6.105 1.68 93 11 25 27 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Long Line Of Losers (Columbia) 2872 -902 1122 -296 6.56 -1.966 107 0

31 28 /The Truth (BBR) 2844 513 950 177 6.343 1.314 94 13 29 29 /Today (MCA) 2752 314 1081 114 5.507 0.652 94 1 30 30 SARAH BUXTON/ (Lyric Street) 2574 151 1008 45 5.039 0.236 94 2 40 31 GEORGE STRAIT/Twang (MCA) 4 2057 939 742 328 4.668 2.239 82 34 34 32 /Little More Country Than That (Mercury) 2015 321 776 125 3.979 0.874 76 6 33 33 JOSH THOMPSON/Beer On The Table (Columbia) 1992 126 778 47 3.929 0.311 74 6 36 34 /Didn't You Know How Much I Loved You (19/BNA) 1732 299 653 121 3.181 0.714 67 3 41 35 JIMMY WAYNE f/D. HALL & J. OATES/Sara Smile (Valory) 1361 252 488 95 2.381 0.362 68 16 38 36 /Keep On Lovin' You (Big Machine) 1292 141 484 65 2.012 0.203 63 7 39 37 BIG KENNY/Long After I'm Gone (Love Everybody/Bigger Picture) 1280 146 509 60 1.797 0.205 61 4 37 38 LOST TRAILERS/Country Folks (Livin' Loud) (BNA) 1224 1 455 -7 2.154 -0.067 57 4 42 39 /Everywhere I Go (Universal South) 1049 35 426 22 1.798 0.183 49 3 43 40 LEE BRICE/Love Like Crazy (Curb) 914 25 387 13 1.23 -0.001 49 2 45 41 MALLARY HOPE/Love Lives On (MCA) 872 -15 360 4 1.167 -0.243 50 1 47 42 BOMSHEL/ (Curb) 808 128 322 39 1.211 0.11 37 5 46 43 ASH BOWERS/Stuck (Stoney Creek) 773 -35 316 -22 0.925 -0.117 50 2 48 44 MICHELLE BRANCH/Sooner Or Later (Reprise/Warner Bros.) 598 -26 242 -8 0.698 -0.011 33 0 49 45 GLORIANA/ Do You... (Emblem/Warner Bros./Bigger Picture) 564 49 238 27 0.845 0.065 29 2 50 46 /It Did (Treehouse) 495 34 190 9 0.614 0.046 25 0 Debut 47 WHITNEY DUNCAN/Skinny Dippin' (Warner Bros.) 417 25 215 7 0.65 -0.021 24 1 Debut 48 WILLIAMS RILEY/Country Livin' (Golden) 392 32 184 18 0.405 0.037 24 1 Debut 49 MATT KENNON/The Call (Bama Jam) 345 80 128 27 0.655 0.245 12 3 Debut 50 JYPSI/Mister Officer (Arista) 335 23 110 -12 0.409 0.141 24 1

©2009 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. 4=Top 5 point gainers. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com October 19, 2009 Country Aircheck Chart Info Chart Page 3 Aircheck Add Leaders Activator Top Point Gainers LADY ANTEBELLUM/Need You Now (Capitol) 358 4 GEORGE STRAIT/Twang (MCA) 34 GEORGE STRAIT/Twang (MCA) 352 4 JUSTIN MOORE/Backwoods (Valory) 27 LUKE BRYAN/Do I (Capitol) 340 4 TOBY KEITH/Cryin' For Me (Wayman's Song) (Show Dog) 20 RASCAL FLATTS/Why (Lyric Street) 318 4 JOE NICHOLS/ (Universal South) 17 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/ (19/Arista) 264 4 JIMMY WAYNE f/D. HALL & J. OATES/Sara Smile (Valory) 16 BILLY CURRINGTON/That’s How Country Boys Roll (Mercury) 248 /Gotta Be Somebody (Lyric Street) 14 DIERKS BENTLEY/I Wanna Make You Close Your Eyes (Capitol) 244 JASON ALDEAN/The Truth (BBR) 13 MIRANDA LAMBERT/White Liar (Columbia) 224 ERIC CHURCH/Hell On The Heart (Capitol) 12 KENNY CHESNEY f/DAVE MATTHEWS/I’m Alive (BNA) 223 BILLY CURRINGTON/That's How Country Boys Roll (Mercury) 11 TIM MCGRAW/Southern Voice (Curb) 216 JOSH TURNER/Why Don't We Just Dance (MCA) 11 Activator Top Spin Gainers GEORGE STRAIT/Twang (MCA) 255 Aircheck Top Point Gainers DIERKS BENTLEY/I Wanna Make You Close Your Eyes (Capitol) 221 RASCAL FLATTS/Why (Lyric Street) 1330 4 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Need You Now (Capitol) 220 LUKE BRYAN/Do I (Capitol) 218 TIM MCGRAW/Southern Voice (Curb) 1033 4 RASCAL FLATTS/Why (Lyric Street) 216 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Need You Now (Capitol) 969 4 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Cowboy Casanova (19/Arista) 161 GEORGE STRAIT/Twang (MCA) 939 4 MIRANDA LAMBERT/White Liar (Columbia) 154 MARTINA MCBRIDE/I Just Call You Mine (RCA) 765 4 KENNY CHESNEY f/DAVE MATTHEWS/I’m Alive (BNA) 145 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Cowboy Casanova (19/Arista) 747 BILLY CURRINGTON/That’s How Country Boys Roll (Mercury) 136 DARIUS RUCKER/History In The Making (Capitol) 723 REBA/Consider Me Gone (Starstruck/Valory) 132 BILLY CURRINGTON/That's How Country Boys... (Mercury) 656 REBA/Consider Me Gone (Starstruck/Valory) 605 Vi d e o Ad d s KENNY CHESNEY f/DAVE MATTHEWS/I'm Alive (BNA) 602 CMT GLORIANA/How Far Do You Wanna Go? (Emblem/Warner Bros./Bigger Picture) Aircheck Top Spin Gainers CMT PURE DUE WEST/I Get That All The Time (Bigger Than Me) RASCAL FLATTS/Why (Lyric Street) 413 GLORIANA/How Far Do You Wanna Go? (Emblem/Warner Bros./Bigger Picture) LADY ANTEBELLUM/Need You Now (Capitol) 377 GREG HANNA/It’s A Man’s Job (Pheromone) /Work Hard, Play Harder (Redneck/CO5 TIM MCGRAW/Southern Voice (Curb) 344 MATT STILLWELL/Sweet Sun Angel (Still 7/ Nine North) GEORGE STRAIT/Twang (MCA) 328 WADE BOWEN/Trouble (Sustain) KENNY CHESNEY/I'm Alive w/Dave Matthews (BNA) 284 GAC MARTINA MCBRIDE/I Just Call You Mine (RCA) 283 BLAINE LARSEN/It Did (Treehouse) CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Cowboy Casanova (Arista) DARIUS RUCKER/History In The Making (Capitol) 253 GRETCHEN WILSON/Work Hard, Play Harder (Redneck/CO5) KENNY CHESNEY f/DAVE MATTHEWS/I’m Alive (BNA) MIRANDA LAMBERT/White Liar (Columbia) 253 MIRANDA LAMBERT/White Liar (Columbia) REBA/Consider Me Gone (Starstruck/Valory) 247 REBA/Consider Me Gone (Starstruck/Valory) LUKE BRYAN/Do I (Capitol) 245 /Keep You (Mercury) TIM MCGRAW/Southern Voice (Curb) ©2009 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] October 19, 2009 Country Aircheck Chart Info Chart Page 4

Aircheck Activity Ad d Da t e s OCTOBER 26 GLORIANA/How Far Do You Wanna Go? (Emblem/Warner Bros./Bigger Picture) DARREN KOZELSKY/Real Superman (Major 7th/Spinville/Nine North) Moves 49*-45*; 564 points, 238 spins GRETCHEN WILSON/Work Hard, Play Harder (Redneck/CO5) 2 ADDS: WXTU, WYNK Hello Dave/Golden (Mountain Records/Nine North) Jamie Tate/One Beer Away From Lovin’ You (Bodell/Edgehill) BLAINE LARSEN/It Did (Treehouse) OAK RIDGE BOYS/Mama’s Table (Quarterback) Moves 50*-46*; 495 points, 190 spins; 0 ADDS /Chasin’ Girls (Curb) TOBY KEITH/Cryin’ For Me (Wayman’s Song) (Show Dog) WHITNEY DUNCAN/Skinny Dippin’ (Warner Bros.) TRENT TOMLINSON/Angels Like Her (Carolwood) Debuts at 47*; 417 points, 215 spins 1 ADD: WWYZ NOVEMBER 2 AARON WATSON/The Road (BIG Label/Edgehill) WILLIAMS RILEY/Country Livin’ (Golden) KATE RUSSELL/Kick Down The Door (URUNGA/Spinville) Debuts at 48*; 392 points, 184 spins /Whistlin’ Dixie (Universal South) 1 ADD: WRNS NOVEMBER 16 MATT KENNON/The Call (Bama Jam) BAND PERRY/Hip To My Heart (Republic Nashville) Debuts at 49*; 345 points, 128 spins 3 ADDS: KBWF, KNCI*, KUZZ Aircheck Top Recurrents JYPSI/Mister Officer (Arista) JASON ALDEAN/Big Green Tractor (BBR) 8741 Debuts at 50*; 335 points, 110 spins JUSTIN MOORE/Small Town USA (Valory) 8577 1 ADD: KSSN / To Me (Stroudavarious) 7385 BILLY CURRINGTON/People Are Crazy (Mercury) 6526 HOUSTON COUNTY/I Can’t Make It Rain (Stroudavarious) DARIUS RUCKER/Alright (Capitol) 6169 334 points, 136 spins ZAC BROWN BAND/Whatever... (Atlantic/HomeGrown/Bigger Picture) 5000 4 ADDS: WCTO*, WPAW, WPCV*, WWYZ RANDY HOUSER/Boots On (Universal South) 4996 ERIC CHURCH/Love Your Love The Most (Capitol) 4723 ERIC CHURCH/Hell On The Heart (Capitol) LADY ANTEBELLUM/I Run To You (Capitol) 4620 319 points, 132 spins TAYLOR SWIFT/You Belong With Me (Big Machine) 4492 12 ADDS including: KATC*, KNIX, KSOP, KUPL, WFUS, WGH-FM, WGNE, WQMX, WWNU, WWYZ KRISTA MARIE/Tomboy (Holeshot/BBR) 310 points, 140 spins JUSTIN MOORE/Backwoods (Valory) 1 ADD: KKWF* 318 points, 116 spins 27 ADDS including: KBWF, KKBQ*, KNTY, KUPL, WBEE, Aircheck Activity includes the top 15 songs that rank 45-50 on this week’s chart or WFUS, WGNE, WIL, WPAW, WYCD* are those that are not charted and have a minimum of 300 airplay points and have shown growth in two of the past three weeks. (* indicates auto adds) ©2009 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] ACTIVAT OR October 19, 2009/Chart Page 5

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

3 1 KEITH URBAN/Only You Can Love Me This Way (Capitol) 4328 147 2813 87 2 2 CHRIS YOUNG/Gettin' You Home (The Black Dress Song) (RCA) 4317 37 2856 59 4 3 ZAC BROWN BAND/Toes (Atlantic/Home Grown/Bigger Picture) 4249 99 2774 59 5 4 BRAD PAISLEY/Welcome To The Future (Arista) 4192 68 2734 49 1 5 TOBY KEITH/American Ride (Show Dog) 3865 -499 2505 -349 6 6 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Cowboy Casanova (19/Arista) 3502 264 2263 161 8 7 LUKE BRYAN/Do I (Capitol) 3322 340 2148 218 10 8 KENNY CHESNEY f/DAVE MATTHEWS/I'm Alive (BNA) 3119 223 2006 145 13 9 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Need You Now (Capitol) 3041 358 1910 220 11 10 LOVE AND THEFT/Runaway (Carolwood) 2760 -38 1801 6 12 11 CRAIG MORGAN/Bonfire (BNA) 2716 -3 1753 -5 14 12 REBA/Consider Me Gone (Starstruck/Valory) 2646 197 1693 132 17 13 DIERKS BENTLEY/I Wanna Make You Close Your Eyes (Capitol) 2532 244 1623 221 15 14 TAYLOR SWIFT/Fifteen (Big Machine) 2496 56 1613 35 16 15 BROOKS & DUNN f/BILLY GIBBONS/Honky Tonk Stomp (Arista) 2416 51 1578 37 18 16 TRACE ADKINS/All I Ask For Anymore (Capitol) 2274 49 1506 33 19 17 DAVID NAIL/Red Light (MCA) 2247 130 1438 92 20 18 TIM MCGRAW/Southern Voice (Curb) 1932 216 1227 111 21 19 DARIUS RUCKER/History In The Making (Capitol) 1784 122 1129 62 24 20 RASCAL FLATTS/Why (Lyric Street) 1516 318 983 216 23 21 MARTINA MCBRIDE/I Just Call You Mine (RCA) 1452 174 926 115 25 22 MIRANDA LAMBERT/White Liar (Columbia) 1398 224 904 154 22 23 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Long Line Of Losers (Columbia) 1233 -215 806 -133 26 24 BILLY CURRINGTON/That's How Country Boys Roll (Mercury) 1214 248 766 136 33 25 GEORGE STRAIT/Twang (MCA) 1043 352 701 255 29 26 JAKE OWEN/Eight Second Ride (RCA) 1026 127 649 78 31 27 JASON ALDEAN/The Truth (BBR) 993 180 635 104 30 28 GARY ALLAN/Today (MCA) 971 115 609 78 27 29 JASON MICHAEL CARROLL/Hurry Home (Arista) 970 27 602 31 28 30 JOSH TURNER/Why Don't We Just Dance (MCA) 969 36 589 7 ©2009 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. 4=Top 5 point gainers. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com Chart Page 5 ACTIVAT OR October 19, 2009/Chart Page 6

LW TW Artist/Title (Label) TW Points +/- Points TW Plays +/- Plays 32 31 SARAH BUXTON/Outside My Window (Lyric Street) 800 76 476 53 34 32 JOSH THOMPSON/Beer On The Table (Columbia) 567 28 350 11 37 33 KELLIE PICKLER/Didn't You Know How Much I Loved You (19/BNA) 496 113 278 80 39 34 EASTON CORBIN/Little More Country Than That (Mercury) 486 180 292 110 36 35 JIMMY WAYNE f/D. HALL & J. OATES/Sara Smile (Valory) 463 59 260 24 45 36 GLORIANA/How Far... (Emblem/Warner Bros./Bigger Picture) 339 127 204 92 38 37 LOST TRAILERS/Country Folks (Livin' Loud) (BNA) 295 -21 152 -24 41 38 BIG KENNY/Long After I'm Gone (Love Everybody/Bigger Picture) 278 34 139 22 42 39 PHIL VASSAR/Everywhere I Go (Universal South) 271 50 183 39 43 40 LEE BRICE/Love Like Crazy (Curb) 240 20 144 11 46 41 MICHELLE BRANCH/Sooner Or Later (Reprise/Warner Bros.) 219 11 116 -2 47 42 BOMSHEL/19 And Crazy (Curb) 211 26 131 13 48 43 STEEL MAGNOLIA/Keep On Lovin' You (Big Machine) 193 19 132 17 53 44 BUCKY COVINGTON/Gotta Be Somebody (Lyric Street) 186 91 84 34 44 45 WHITNEY DUNCAN/Skinny Dippin' (Warner Bros.) 185 -30 119 -21 55 46 ERIC CHURCH/Hell On The Heart (Capitol) 169 77 87 27 49 47 WILLIAMS RILEY/Country Livin' (Golden) 154 8 100 5 60 48 JUSTIN MOORE/Backwoods (Valory) 152 83 69 40 50 49 MICA ROBERTS/Days You Live For (Show Dog) 130 1 75 -1 Debut 50 TOBY KEITH/Cryin' For Me (Wayman's Song) (Show Dog) 129 109 89 78 52 51 TELLURIDE/Stay (American Roots/Quarterback) 118 15 73 10 59 52 MATT KENNON/The Call (Bama Jam) 100 24 68 16 57 53 KATIE ARMIGER/Gone (Cold River) 97 8 65 5 51 54 MALLARY HOPE/Love Lives On (MCA) 89 -14 54 -10 54 55 JOEY & RORY/To Say Goodbye (Sugar Hill/Vanguard/C05) 88 -7 66 -6 Debut 56 HOUSTON COUNTY/I Can't Make It Rain (Stroudavarious) 81 18 58 9 Re-Enter 57 BLAINE LARSEN/It Did (Treehouse) 80 25 61 22 58 58 EMMA JACOB/Julianna (Black River) 71 -6 46 -11 Debut 59 ASH BOWERS/Stuck (Stoney Creek) 57 5 34 2 Debut 60 BLAKE SHELTON f/Trace Adkins/Hillbilly Bone (Warner Bros.) 55 55 32 32 ©2009 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. 4=Top 5 point gainers. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com