Issue 278 Do Call Letters Matter? That’S the Question Bouncing Around Country Aircheck Headquarters, Based on Recent Developments

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January 23, 2012, Issue 278 Do Call Letters Matter? That’s the question bouncing around Country Aircheck headquarters, based on recent developments. Our overview of the Charlotte Country battle (CAW 1/9) and two recent major market station launches (Minneapolis and Cincinnati) got the wheels turning. Neither Charlotte outlet – Clear Channel’s WKKT (96.9 The Kat) nor CBS Radio’s WSOC (103.7 Country’s Hottest Hits) – uses calls except for legal IDs. Elsewhere, CBS Radio’s KMNB (BUZ’N)/ Minneapolis flipped Christmas Day and, while it did make a call- letter change (from WLTE), its on air branding is built exclusively around the BUZ’N handle. That’s also the case with the imaging of Cumulus’ WNNF/Cincinnati, which focuses on the “Great Country” position but has not instituted a new set of calls. PPM, clearly, has changed the call-letter game. “People don’t have to remember what they listened to,” says CC’s Greensboro and Greenville, SC OM Bruce Logan. Jersey Boys: KTCS/Ft. Smith, AR’s Troy Eckelhoff (l) with Eric True, says WKLB/Boston PD Mike Brophey. Church at the opening night of the latter’s Blood, Sweat & Beers “But they have to remember where they had Tour. Eckelhoff was so inspired by the show he almost ... well, been listening so they can return,” he points out, you can read about it on page 3. suggesting a marriage between the station’s frequency and a short name. Calls need not PDs On Radiothons: “Conflicted” apply. “Even ones that begin with a ‘K’ are a lot of As noted last week regarding Edison syllables,” he continues. “And ‘W’ is cumbersome Research’s study of St. Jude Country Cares to say. How many new personalities have to be Mike Brophey radiothons and their impact (CAW 1/17), a talked out of saying “dubaya’” portion of Larry Rosin’s report centered on his “The only time call letters matter are if they are survey of Country PDs. part of the station name,” says KKBQ/Houston Prior to detailing an average 24% drop in PD Johnny Chiang. But according to WYCD/ ratings during radiothons, strong evidence Detroit PD Tim Roberts, that depends on how that ratings bounce back completely within two Larry Rosin well your station is branded. Calling WCBS/New weeks and revelations about other “warm and York the textbook example, he says, “It was in a fuzzy” benefits, Rosin discussed programmers’ perceptions: “The different format, they brought back Oldies and it Johnny Chiang overwhelming portrait that emerged from our interviews is that went to No. 1. Bottom line, certain brands are so even the most sympathetic PDs are conflicted about running the established they endure the test of time.” radiothon,” he said. Back in Boston, Brophey notes, “Our ‘Magic’ station here is Of the 25 PDs reached by Edison (from both Country Cares 30 years old, which amounts to millions of impressions of ‘Magic stations and their competitors), those who felt that St. Jude’s cause 106.7,’” he says. “Who needs WMJX as an identifier” transcended ratings concerns were “clearly” in the minority. “PPM (continued on page 6) ©2012 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected]

January 23, 2012 Page 3 has surely changed the equation,” Rosin added. “The image is out there ... that the radiothon ‘kills’ ratings.” Rosin, however, says the picture isn’t anywhere near that bleak, particularly for those employing the proper strategies. For instance, he notes that stations that hold their radiothons during the Holiday book lose less audience (23%) and bounce back more quickly (94% back within five days) than those staging in Q1 (26%/92%). Another successful tactic is scheduling the radiothon for Thursday and Friday, pushing the two days of audience recovery to the weekend. In looking at stations that take that approach, Rosin found that ratings for the Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday following a radiothon were down only 3%. “This should help put into perspective the total impact,” Rosin says. “It is not small, but not nearly as large as the mythology that has grown around it. It is not a ratings killer ... the drop is not that large, and it is fleeting.” –Chuck Aly PAGE THREE PIC That Kind Of Girl: PattyPAGE Loveless gets 3 the PIC label and radio love from Tours: Blood, Sweat & Peers (l-r) MCA’s Bruce Hinton, radio’s Greg Cole, the label’s Pat Surnegie Eric Church opened his Blood, Sweat & Beers ([email protected]) and (far right) MCA’s Shelia Shipley Tour with support act Brantley Gilbert Thursday Biddy ([email protected]) during CRS 1989. Have vintage in Ft. Smith, AR (1/19). KTCS PD/MD Troy seminar shots? Send them to [email protected]. Eckelhoff was our on-site reporter: “It was the largest crowd we’ve ever had at the Convention Center,” he says. “The place holds 6,000, and Triton, Edison Show Pandora Growth that’s about what it was. The previous record was After a 10% increase in November, audio streaming leader around 5,000. They didn’t just beat the record, Eric Church Pandora added another 9.9% in average active sessions (AAS) they beat it significantly. in December, finishing the month with 981,994, more than twice “I’ve seen Eric a bunch and I’m a fan, so I have to admit to a bias,” as many as the next 19 competitors combined and nearly double Eckelhoff says. “But it was the first time I’ve seen Brantley Gilbert, and it was its figure from six months ago. No. 2Clear Channel rose 5.2% really like watching two headliners. It was a very high-energy show. The set in AAS to 123,427, up 54% since June. CBS Radio fell again, was pretty basic with some cool backdrops for both Eric and Brantley. The light down 8% to 61,463, while Slacker gained 7% to 50,767. The show was great, and Eric had pyro in some songs, like the alarm clock line in Cumulus Streaming Network (CSN) declined 13% and from ‘Drink In My Hand.’ fourth to fifth at 42,541, though that’s more than an eight-fold “It won’t be long until Brantley’s headlining his own shows, and Eric just increase over the past two quarters; it had ranked No. 16 in June. keeps getting better. The show was so good that if I didn’t have to be at my CSN’s TSL improved last month from 1.25 hours to 1.30, by far son’s basketball game tonight, I’d drive to the Missouri stop and buy a ticket.” the longest of the top five. Meanwhile, Pandora reports that during the Holiday period it crossed the 1.0 AQH rating threshold among adults 18-34 in all of the Chart Chat top 10 markets, plus Portland, OR. According to statistics compiled by Congrats to Luke Bryan, Steve Hodges, Edison Research, Pandora’s weekly cume reached more than 22% Shane Allen and the Capitol crew on scoring of 18-34s in all of those metros. Cume ratings among adults 18-49 this week’s No. 1 with Bryan’s “I Don’t Want This were above 15% in all 11 markets. –Jeff Green Night To End.” The song is Bryan’s fourth chart- topper, joining “Do I,” “Rain Is A Good Thing” Luke Bryan and “Someone Else Calling You Baby.” ©2012 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] January 23, 2012 Page 4

News & Notes OFF THE RECORD: Du s ti n Ly n ch Donny Osmond will keynote the NAB Show Radio Luncheon Tuesday, April 17 in Las Vegas. A syndicated radio host for McVay Broken Bow’s Dustin Lynch puts Syndication in partnership with TeshMedia Group, he will discuss an industry spin on the artist interview: how radio has impacted his career. Luncheon details here. What station did you grow up Chris Hughes has been promoted from a staff post listening to? I grew up in Tullahoma, to Associate Business Manager at entertainment business TN, so I listened to Nashville stations management firmFlood, Bumstead, McCready & McCarthy, WKDF, WSIX and WSM-AM. based in New York. Do you remember the first time Badhorse will perform during Feb. 3’s 2012 NFLA Player Of you heard “Cowboys And Angels” The Year Awards Presented By Allstate to honor the top seven players on the radio? WYCD/Detroit told us from the 2011 season. The Awards air Feb. 6 on the NFL Network. Dustin Lynch ahead of time they were going to play it Coy Taylor has signed with Average Joes for on their “New Music Spotlight” because management representation. we were on a bus in Alabama. It was so awesome turning on Craig Morgan: All Access Outdoors won the 12th Annual the stream and hearing, “This is Dustin Lynch. Here’s his new Golden Moose Awards’ Best Deer and Best Turkey categories single ‘Cowboys And Angels.’” Thursday (1/19) in Las Vegas. What has kept you sane on the radio tour? I’m doing a ABC-TV’s Bud United Presents: The Big Time chronicled Jessica Men’s Health circuit workout called Spartacus, and it’s based Ridley’s journey to compete for an opening slot during last year’s on the Cinemax show. It has the craziest moves. I was outside iHeartRadio Music Festival. Watch Ridley’s episode, which aired the bus in Miami doing Spartacus while people were driving Saturday (1/21), here. by. They were probably thinking, “Who is this nut-job doing A Q&A with Joanna Smith is featured in the current issue of this crazy dance in the parking lot?” Horse Digest. Read the article here. What truck stop food disgusts you? Breath mints from a truck stop bathroom. I went into one in Texas, and there was a humongous bowl of breath mints sitting on the sink counter. Ratings Results I thought, “You’ve got to be kidding me. Who’s going to eat Two of Triad Broadcasting’s Country stations performed one of those?” notably among today’s Fall ‘11 Arbitron ratings releases. The Who’s the most interesting radio tour driver? Jon Loba. company’s WXCL/Peoria, IL climbed 7.6-10.0 (3-1) for its He’s a good driver, but it’s technology chaos when he’s behind highest share in at least seven years and the station’s first No. 1 the wheel. He’s got all these emails, calls and texts coming in. I rank since Fall ‘08. can’t handle any more U-turns and illegal left turns. At sister station WUBB (Bob 106.7)/Savannah, GA, PD What app is your biggest time-waster? Twitter. I’m very Kenny Jay tells Country Aircheck, “Bob won the Country battle intrigued by @DosEquisManXX. It’s hilarious. in mornings, middays, afternoons and nights among adults 25- What was the first record you made out to? Oooooo! 54, 18-49 and 18-34.” It was at a school dance to either K-Ci & JoJo’s “All My Life” or Ginuwine’s “Pony.” If I could remember the girl, I probably CRS Sneak Preview: What’s Happening? wouldn’t tell you her name because I don’t kiss and tell. Buzz is building for CRS 2012, and fueling anticipation is news that Sony Music Hall of Fame dinner and induction ceremony. Nashville and Sea Gayle Records will When CRS 2012 sessions kick off the following morning, present the “Official Country Radio Hall attendees will have the opportunity to learn from an all-star of Fame After Party” Feb. 21 featuring performances by Brent lineup of speakers, presenters and panelists including Clear Anderson, Wade Bowen and Jerrod Niemann. The full-band Channel Chairman/CEO Bob Pittman and renowned futurist showcase takes place at 8:30pm in the Music City Ballroom of the David Houle. Among the many luminaries are Lincoln Financial Renaissance Nashville Hotel, immediately following the Country Radio Media’s John Dimick and Media Monitor/Mediabase’s Philippe ©2012 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected]

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Generali on PPM: What’s New, Now and Next? MTV Networks’ Dermot McCormack and Beasley’s Kathleen Bricketto and SONGS THAT INSPIRED MY LIFE others will appear on The Big Picture: Radio’s National Digital EMI Nashville’s Eric Church Strategy. There’s a Digital Dashboard: New Opportunities session discusses his most influential songs, with Vtuner’s John Ousby and iHeartRadio’s Owen Grover and albums and concerts: Toyota’s Michelle Avary. 1. AC/DC’s Back In Black: This is one Twin sessions Social Media 101 & 201 offer Twitter For Dummies of those “I-remember-where-I-was-the- author Laura Fitton, NHL Radio’s Gregg Baldinger, social first-time-I-heard-it” records. I burned media aficionadosThompson Square, CMT’s Stephen Linn and this CD up when I was in high school, more. The fast-paced Digital University will feature 10 interactive and it was also the reason I got my first rotating roundtables with guests including Listener Driven Radio’s speeding ticket two weeks after getting Daniel Anstandig, CMT.com’s Jason Hill, Jacobs Media’s Paul Eric Church my driver’s license. Jacobs; Hi-Fi Fusion’s Todd Cassetty and many others. 2. The Best Of The Band: The Band Save $100 now by registering here for CRS 2012 through are the most authentic collaboration of musicians I’ve ever Friday (1/27). CRS 2012 is held Feb. 22-24 in Nashville. –JG heard. They screamed integrity and never came off as musically pompous. This is also what I listen to when I’m making a record. 3. Little Feat’s Sailin’ Shoes: This album is so good it Syndication News actually makes me mad. Little Feat and Lowell George are Power Source Country, the two-hour weekly show featuring inspirational probably the most underrated artists of all time. Lowell was Country music, has added Hall’s WPCV/Lakeland to its affiliate list. the king of groove and vibe. He was one hell of a slide United Stations Radio Networks’ Tony & Kris syndicated guitar player. Wish we had him longer than we did. morning show has added four new stations to its affiliate roster, two 4. A Taste Of Yesterday’s Wine by Merle Haggard of them Country. Mini Me Radio’s KRKX/Billings, MT will air the and George Jones: What happens when two of the best show in mornings, while Great Eastern’s WXXK/Lebanon, NH will artists of all time collaborate and get really messed up on all run it in other dayparts. Info here. kinds of mind-altering chemicals? This record happens. It’s Envision Radio Networks’ App Check short-form feature has splendidly ragged. added WTUZ Inc.’s WTUZ/Uhrichsville, OH as its latest affiliate. 5. Tom Petty’s Wildflowers: Seriously — the first record I More here. made out to in high school. ‘Nuff said. Premiere Radio Networks and Garth Brooks have teamed for • An album you played or listened to incessantly: The Garth Brooks Wynn At Las Vegas Sweepstakes, a national radio The Band’s Music From Big Pink. promotion that will be heard on After MidNite With Blair Garner, Big • One obscure or non-country song everyone should D & Bubba and The Crook & Chase Countdown. The grand prize is listen to right now: Anders Osborne’s “My Old Heart.” roundtrip airfare to Las Vegas, a two-night stay at the Wynn, tickets for He’s a New Orleans artist who feels music as good as Brooks’ show at the Encore Theater and a private lunch with Brooks. anyone I’ve ever heard.

Do Call Letters Matter? (cont. from page 1) Moore’s long view ultimately paid off. “Our change to ‘The KWJJ/Portland PD Mike Moore points out that Wolf’ gave us some clear points of differentiation from our even though PPM came to the market in Oct. ‘09, direct competitor, which resulted in better ratings,” he explains. the station had re-branded as “The Wolf” six years He also notes that during the eight years since changing, The earlier when the metro was still measured with Wolf has been Portland’s top Country station, for the most part, diaries. “This was a big concern for me when we in both diary and PPM. “For example, we have won 24 out of first switched,” he admits. “At that time, our No. 1 29 PPM monthlies 25-54,” he says. “I guess my long answer mode of reference from diarykeepers was KWJJ, to your question is that I believe call letters matter less in PPM. followed by our dial position 99.5.” What does matter, regardless of the method of measurement, Mike Moore is creating a unique brand in the marketplace and delivering ©2012 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected]

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Girl Powered: The Eli Young Band, Triple 8 Management and compelling content on a daily basis.” Republic Nashville celebrate the band and label’s first No. 1 Cox Country Format Coordinator and KCYY/ “Crazy Girl” today at BMI/Nashville (1/23). Pictured (l-r) are the San Antonio PD Randy Chase agrees that those label’s Mark Gray, Triple 8’s Karen McGuire, the label’s Stacy two tenets are intertwined. “Everything is a Blythe and Scott Borchetta, manager George Couri, EYB’s James brand and an in-the-moment decision for the Young, Chris Thompson, Mike Eli and Jon Jones, RN’s Jimmy consumer,” he says. A strong brand may earn Harnen, Kathleen Drosey, Megan Knutson, Matthew Hargis, that highly coveted preset button, but failure Kelsey Chandler and unidentified ape. to deliver consistently compelling radio is a Randy Chase death sentence. Also cold on the slab: “Long CHECK OUT positioning statements that try to take ownership of everything,” he says. “If you’re going to use Tim McGraw Emotional Traffic (Curb) one, make it quick and believable.” Singles “Halo,” “Right Back At Ya,” “Better A final thought on call-letter relevance comes Than I Used To Be,” “Felt Good On My Lips,” in a parable of sorts, courtesy of Cumulus and “The One That Got Away” are among SVP/Programming Mike McVay. “When Gary the titles on this long-awaited collection. Wife Marince [now Clear Channel SVP/Research & Faith Hill guests on “One Part, Two Part” Development] was still at Arbitron, he told me, ‘I Mike McVay and Ne-Yo appears on “Only Human.” Tim buy a carton of Coca-Cola, and all over the box McGraw, Byron Gallimore and Darran Smith produced. is the color red, the Coke logo and their marketing statement. I open the carton. Every can has the logo and the marketing Kellie Pickler 100 Proof (19/BNA) statement. Coke has already made all the money that they can Pickler co-wrote six of the 11 tracks on her make on this one carton, yet every can is logoed. Why? They want third album, including “Mother’s Day,” which everyone to remember so they’ll go back and buy it whenever was written with her husband Kyle Jacobs. “At they want a soft drink.” –RJ Curtis first I thought, ‘I don’t know if I want to sing Lon Helton, [email protected] about this again because I talked about it a Chuck Aly, [email protected] lot with ‘I Wonder,’” she says of the track. “But every time I think that, some little girl will come to my meet- Jeff Green, [email protected] and-greet that day and tell me that’s her favorite song.” Frank RJ Curtis, [email protected] Liddell and Luke Wooten produced. Lauren Tingle, [email protected] (615) 320-1450 Album release info to [email protected].

Fall 2011 No. 1s: KATM, KKIX, KKJG, KNUE, KSNI, KTTS, KUAD, KYKS, KYKZ, WACO, WALS, WLLR, WNCY, WQBE, WXCL, WXFL

Here’s a recap of the Arbitron Fall ‘11 diary ratings released between Jan. 18-23 from non-embargoed markets. With a few exceptions, only stations achieving at least a 1.0 share 12+ are included. Of the 112 stations listed collectively, Country’s total shares increased 0.7% from these stations’ previous ratings period. Legend: A “+” indicates a Classic Country outlet; a “^” designates Country stations in the same rated market owned by a single operator; and a “t” indicates a tie. A “na” means a subscriber-only market, where actual rankings are not available.

12+ Share 12+ Share 12+ Rank 12+ Rank 12+ Share 12+ Share 12+ Rank 12+ Rank Station/City Last ARB Fa’11 Last ARB Fa’ 11 Station/City Last ARB Fa’11 Last ARB Fa’ 11

WWWW/Ann Arbor, MI 5.1 4.9 2 2t KUBB/Merced, CA 0.7 1.1 20t 19 WYCD/Detroit 2.4 2.1 9t 11t WBAM/Montgomery, AL 5.1 6.6 7 na WNCY/Appleton, WI 13.4 12.7 1 1 WCTO/Allentown (Morristown, NJ) 1.4 0.6 18 23 WPKR/Appleton, WI 3.2 2.0 7t 12 WWYZ/Hartford (New Haven, CT) 5.0 5.1 5 5 WKXC/Augusta, GA 8.4 11.9 na na KHAY/Oxnard, CA 4.9 3.8 3 5t WCOS/Columbia, SC 1.3 0.8 na na KPLM/Palm Springs, CA 3.9 3.0 7 10t KYKR/Beaumont, TX 8.9 8.6 2 2 WXCL/Peoria, IL^ 7.6 10.0 3 1 KAYD/Beaumont, TX 4.3 4.9 7 7 WFYR/Peoria, IL^ 4.8 4.7 7t 7 KTHT/Houston+ 3.8 3.4 8 8t WIRL-AM/Peoria, IL^+ 2.5 2.8 11 11 KNGT/Lake Charles, LA 1.2 1.5 13t 12t WLLR/Quad Cities IA-IL 20.2 15.8 1 1 WBWN/Bloomington, IL 10.4 11.0 2 2 WJRE/Quad Cities IA-IL 0.6 1.1 17t 10t WIBL/Bloomington, IL 6.5 4.5 4 4t WIOV/Lancaster, PA (Reading, PA) 6.7 7.3 3 2 WIRL-AM/Peoria+ 1.3 0.6 14t 18t WXTU/Philadelphia (Reading, PA) 2.7 2.7 7t 7t WWYZ/Hartford (Bridgeport, CT) 2.7 2.7 7t 7 KBUL/Reno, NV 5.0 7.0 5 3 WQBE/Charleston, WV 16.8 17.9 1 1 KWFP/Reno, NV 3.3 1.9 9t 16t WKWS/Charleston, WV 7.4 6.0 5 6 KCMY-AM/Reno, NV+ 1.4 1.2 21 19t WXBW/Huntington, WV+ 0.8 2.4 12t 10 WSLC/Roanoke, VA 12.9 11.6 1 na KKIX/Fayetteville, AR 15.9 12.9 1 1 WYYD/Roanoke, VA 6.8 5.9 6 na KAMO/Fayetteville, AR 2.6 1.0 9t 13 WXXQ/Rockford, IL 11.5 12.6 2 20t WKML/Fayetteville, NC 11.6 12.1 na na WJVL/Janesville, WI 1.0 1.2 16 16t WQDR/Raleigh 2.4 1.7 na na WWFG/Salisbury, MD^ 9.2 8.1 1 2 WEGX/Florence, SC 1.3 1.3 na na WKTT/Salisbury, MD 4.3 3.9 9 6t WXFL/Florence, AL 15.3 14.5 1 1 WKHI/Salisbury, MD 1.9 2.5 12t 10 WLAY/Florence, AL 6.4 5.9 3 3 WDSD/Wilmington, DE^ 1.4 1.4 18t 15t WDRM/Huntsville, AL 2.5 3.3 11t 9t KKJG/San Luis Obispo, CA 4.8 5.4 na 1 WKZU/Iuka, MS+ 2.5 3.3 11t 9t KSLY/San Luis Obispo, CA 3.8 3.0 na 10t KUAD/Ft. Collins, CO 6.9 7.9 1 1 KSNI/Santa Maria, CA 1.7 1.7 na 16 KXBG/Ft. Collins, CO 2.0 2.4 14 10t KRAZ/Santa Barbara, CA 1.5 1.0 12t 18t KOLZ/Cheyenne, WY 1.6 1.4 19t 21t KHAY/Oxnard, CA 1.0 1.0 19t 18t KYGO/Denver 1.4 1.4 23t 21t KSNI/Santa Maria, CA 6.5 7.9 na 1 KWOF/Denver 1.2 1.2 26t 26t KRAZ/Santa Barbara, CA na 1.8 na 15t WBTU/Ft. Wayne, IN 5.7 5.8 na na KKJG/San Luis Obispo, CA 0.9 0.9 na 19t WNCY/Appleton, WI 13.5 10.9 1 2 KFGY/Santa Rosa CA 3.9 4.1 5t 4 WPCK/Green Bay, WI 4.0 3.0 7t 10 KTRY/Santa Rosa, CA 1.7 1.8 20 15t WTCR/Huntington, WV 10.4 12.2 na na WJCL/Savannah, GA 4.5 4.4 6t 7t WQBE/Charleston, WV 0.3 1.0 na na WUBB/Savannah, GA 3.4 4.4 11 7t WMSI/Jackson, MS 6.0 4.7 na na WHFB/South Bend, IN 3.5 1.5 na na WACO/Waco, TX^ 10.0 10.6 1 1 KTTS/Springfield, MO 18.8 17.2 1 1 KUSJ/Killeen, TX 8.2 6.0 4 6 KSWF/Springfield, MO 5.9 4.8 4 6t KVET/Austin, TX^ 1.5 1.7 11t 10 KOMG/Springfield, MO+ 1.7 4.8 12t 6t KYKZ/Lake Charles, LA 13.4 13.5 1 1 WTNT/Tallahassee, FL 4.4 3.8 na na KNGT/Lake Charles, LA 8.1 7.6 3 3 WWOF/Tallahassee, FL 3.4 3.8 na na WALS/LaSalle, IL 8.6 10.1 1 1 KKYR/Texarkana, TX-AR 17.5 16.9 1 2 WLWF/La Salle, IL 4.0 4.2 8 7 KPGG/Texarkana, TX-AR+ 6.6 6.3 3t 3t WGLC/LaSalle, IL 3.4 3.0 9t 9t KRMD/Shreveport, LA 1.5 1.4 13t 11t WLLR/Quad Cities, IA-IL 1.1 1.2 18t 18 KNUE/Tyler, TX^ 7.4 9.0 2 1 WCCQ/Chicago 1.1 1.2 18t 18t KKUS/Tyler, TX^^+ 5.6 4.9 4t 5 KYKS/Lufkin, TX^ 15.0 14.6 1 1 KYKX/Tyler, TX^ 4.1 4.0 9t 10 KJCS/Lufkin, TX 1.4 4.0 12t 6 KYKS/Lufkin, TX^^ 0.8 1.7 17t 14 KYBI/Lufkin, TX 4.1 3.3 6t 7t WKAA/Willacoochie, GA (Valdosta, GA) na 5.8 na 4t KTHT/Houston+ 2.0 2.0 10t 10 WAAC/Valdosta, GA na 4.4 na 8t KNUE/Tyler, TX^ 2.0 0.7 10t 15t KATJ/Victor Valley, CA 5.1 6.1 2 3 WDEN/Macon, GA 9.9 8.7 1 3 KXCM/Victor Valley, CA 1.4 2.5 18t 10 WZCH/Macon, GA 2.0 2.2 11t 13t KIXW/Victor Valley, CA 1.4 1.3 18t 16t WMCG/Milan, GA+ 1.2 0.8 14t 16t KFRG/Riverside, CA 1.0 1.1 23 20t KATM/Modesto, CA 10.2 9.7 1 1 WKLB/Boston (Worcester, MA) 7.0 6.5 3t 3

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

2 1 LUKE BRYAN/I Don't Want This Night To End (Capitol) 18947 1017 6391 350 42.587 2.288 136 0

1 2 ERIC CHURCH/Drink In My Hand (EMI Nashville) 17851 -598 5952 -280 40.599 -0.656 139 0

3 3 CHRIS YOUNG/You (RCA) 17790 236 6043 68 40.048 0.539 138 0

6 4 THE BAND PERRY/All Your Life (Republic Nashville) 4 17095 1566 5739 499 39.029 4.296 139 1

7 5 KENNY CHESNEY/Reality (BNA) 4 15084 1422 5178 563 33.527 2.09 140 0

8 6 KEITH URBAN/You Gonna Fly (Capitol) 14473 1028 4945 387 33.336 2.664 136 1

4 7 DAVID NAIL/Let It Rain (MCA) 14134 -2606 4738 -947 31.036 -6.572 140 0

9 8 MARTINA MCBRIDE/I'm Gonna Love You Through It (Republic Nashville) 12069 412 4099 153 26.938 0.647 138 0

10 9 DIERKS BENTLEY/Home (Capitol) 11682 185 4109 71 25.817 0.349 139 0

11 10 TOBY KEITH/Red Solo Cup (Show Dog-Universal) 11115 333 3714 162 24.799 0.983 134 0

13 11 GEORGE STRAIT/Love's Gonna Make It Alright (MCA) 10141 677 3551 239 22.059 1.534 138 1

12 12 HUNTER HAYES/Storm Warning (Atlantic/WMN) 9623 113 3303 83 20.969 0.024 131 1

17 13 TAYLOR SWIFT/Ours (Big Machine) 9567 1410 3208 542 21.104 2.573 133 3

15 14 JAKE OWEN/Alone With You (RCA) 9536 820 3207 215 21.066 2.16 134 13

14 15 BRAD PAISLEY/Camouflage (Arista) 9493 153 3291 59 20.49 0.466 136 0

16 16 JUSTIN MOORE/Bait A Hook (Valory) 8703 47 3117 33 18.974 0.025 127 0

19 17 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Where I Come From (Average Joes) 7997 340 2784 96 18.552 1.005 120 1

18 18 EDENS EDGE/Amen (Big Machine) 7804 -63 2744 -15 17.045 -0.147 130 0

23 19 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Dancin' Away With My Heart (Capitol) 4 6480 1481 2289 581 14.325 3.83 132 10

24 20 BLAKE SHELTON/Drink On It (Warner Bros./WMN) 4 6441 1732 2233 572 14.219 4.013 134 10

20 21 SARA EVANS/My Heart Can't Tell You No (RCA) 6282 4 2096 24 13.328 0.04 129 0

21 22 SCOTTY MCCREERY/The Trouble With Girls (19/Interscope/Mercury) 5415 215 1819 38 11.245 0.639 113 0

22 23 BILLY CURRINGTON/Like My Dog (Mercury) 5106 97 1793 59 10.903 0.126 109 1

25 24 LEE BRICE/A Woman Like You (Curb) 4970 481 1708 147 10.843 1.41 101 4

26 25 TIM MCGRAW/Better Than I Used To Be (Curb) 4497 519 1634 232 9.869 0.983 102 11

Airborne indicates songs that have been added to 60% of the Country Aircheck/Mediabase reporting panel. 4=Top 5 point gainers. Chart Page 1 January 23, 2012 Chart Page 2

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

27 26 FAITH HILL/Come Home (Warner Bros./WAR) 3893 5 1318 12 7.177 -0.32 103 0

28 27 CRAIG MORGAN/This Ole Boy (Black River) 3692 57 1502 38 7.177 0.199 105 2

30 28 KIP MOORE/Somethin' 'Bout A Truck (MCA) 3529 432 1307 150 6.767 1.178 101 4

29 29 CHRIS CAGLE/Got My Country On (BPG) 3344 185 1284 65 6.078 0.499 99 3

MIRANDA LAMBERT/Over You (RCA) 3243 832 1111 310 6.733 2.035 101 19

RASCAL FLATTS/Banjo (Big Machine) 4 2832 1667 935 616 5.969 3.414 96 25

BRANTLEY GILBERT/You Don't Know Her Like I Do (Valory) 2763 299 942 124 5.752 0.417 86 7

CASEY JAMES/Let's Don't Call It A Night (19/BNA) 2469 6 915 5 4.396 0.131 87 5

35 34 RODNEY ATKINS/He's Mine (Curb) 2056 81 690 42 4.021 0.324 68 3

34 35 ANDY GIBSON/Wanna Make You Love Me (DMP/R&J) 2051 29 741 11 4.222 0.059 70 1

36 36 GLORIANA/(Kissed You) Good Night (Emblem/WAR) 1866 19 647 12 3.381 0.003 64 3

37 37 LAUREN ALAINA/Georgia Peaches (19/Interscope/Mercury) 1714 -33 621 3 3.257 0.005 58 3

39 38 THE FARM/Home Sweet Home (All In/Elektra/New Revolution) 1671 178 639 76 2.306 0.266 70 2

38 39 TRACE ADKINS/Million Dollar View (Show Dog-Universal) 1611 94 588 40 2.934 0.066 57 0

41 40 LOVE AND THEFT/Angel Eyes (RCA) 1199 1 436 -3 2.029 -0.045 61 5

40 41 SUNNY SWEENEY/Drink Myself Single (Republic Nashville) 1138 -329 412 -64 1.987 -0.59 51 0

43 42 WADE BOWEN/Saturday Night (Sea Gayle/BNA) 955 -153 332 -37 1.429 -0.36 49 0

44 43 THE LOST TRAILERS/Underdog (Stokes Tunes/HRT) 949 -18 371 -23 1.267 -0.054 48 2

Debut44 JANA KRAMER/Why Ya Wanna (Elektra/WAR) 936 495 306 190 1.464 0.754 60 5

46 45 JOSH THOMPSON/Comin' Around (RCA) 898 44 333 32 1.409 0.01 45 1

Debut46 DUSTIN LYNCH/Cowboys And Angels (Broken Bow) 837 460 242 145 1.399 0.683 40 6

45 47 BRENT ANDERSON/Amy's Song (Sea Gayle/Arista) 816 -72 323 -25 1.142 -0.144 57 0

47 48 CRAIG CAMPBELL/When I Get It (BPG) 809 -11 341 1 1.101 0.049 41 1

50 49 JOSH TURNER/Time Is Love (MCA) 791 120 317 42 1.158 -0.04 49 14

Debut50 ELI YOUNG BAND/Even If It Breaks Your Heart (Republic Nashville) 754 156 232 76 1.463 0.273 39 19

Airborne indicates songs that have been added to 60% of the Country Aircheck/Mediabase reporting panel. 4=Top 5 point gainers. January 23, 2012 Chart Page 3

Country Aircheck Add Leaders Adds Activator Top Point Gainers RASCAL FLATTS/Banjo (Big Machine) 25 RASCAL FLATTS/Banjo (Big Machine) 2089 4 RONNIE DUNN/Let The Cowboy Rock (Arista) 20 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Dancin' Away With My Heart (Capitol) 1854 4 ELI YOUNG BAND/Even If It Breaks Your Heart (Republic Nashville) 19 KEITH URBAN/You Gonna Fly (Capitol) 1331 4 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Over You (RCA) 19 BLAKE SHELTON/Drink On It (Warner Bros./WMN) 1314 4 No Hurry (Southern Ground/Atlantic/BPG) 18 ZAC BROWN BAND/ THE BAND PERRY/All Your Life (Republic Nashville) 1245 4 JOSH TURNER/Time Is Love (MCA) 14 KENNY CHESNEY/Reality (BNA) 1234 JAKE OWEN/Alone With You (RCA) 13 TAYLOR SWIFT/Ours (Big Machine) 1180 TIM MCGRAW/Better Than I Used To Be (Curb) 11 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Over You (RCA) 963 ALAN JACKSON/So You Don't Have To Love... (EMI Nashville) 10 GEORGE STRAIT/Love's Gonna Make It Alright (MCA) 835 BLAKE SHELTON/Drink On It (Warner Bros./WMN) 10 LUKE BRYAN/I Don't Want This Night To End (Capitol) 764 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Dancin' Away With My Heart (Capitol) 10 Country Aircheck Top Point Gainers Activator Top Spin Gainers BLAKE SHELTON/Drink On It (Warner Bros./WMN) 1732 4 RASCAL FLATTS/Banjo (Big Machine) 350 RASCAL FLATTS/Banjo (Big Machine) 1667 4 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Dancin' Away With My Heart (Capitol) 314 THE BAND PERRY/All Your Life (Republic Nashville) 1566 4 BLAKE SHELTON/Drink On It (Warner Bros./WMN) 243 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Dancin' Away With My Heart (Capitol) 1481 4 KEITH URBAN/You Gonna Fly (Capitol) 235 KENNY CHESNEY/Reality (BNA) 1422 4 THE BAND PERRY/All Your Life (Republic Nashville) 221 TAYLOR SWIFT/Ours (Big Machine) 1410 TAYLOR SWIFT/Ours (Big Machine) 209 KEITH URBAN/You Gonna Fly (Capitol) 1028 KENNY CHESNEY/Reality (BNA) 204 LUKE BRYAN/I Don't Want This Night To End (Capitol) 1017 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Over You (RCA) 158 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Over You (RCA) 832 TOBY KEITH/Red Solo Cup (Show Dog-Universal) 135 LUKE BRYAN/I Don't Want This Night To End (Capitol) 131 JAKE OWEN/Alone With You (RCA) 820

Country Aircheck Top Spin Gainers Country Aircheck Top Recurrents Points RASCAL FLATTS/Banjo (Big Machine) 616 ZAC BROWN BAND/Keep Me... (Southern Ground/Atlantic/BPG) 15596 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Dancin' Away With My Heart (Capitol) 581 JASON ALDEAN/Tattoos On This Town (Broken Bow) 11597 BLAKE SHELTON/Drink On It (Warner Bros./WMN) 572 LADY ANTEBELLUM/We Owned The Night (Capitol) 7673 KENNY CHESNEY/Reality (BNA) 563 BLAKE SHELTON/God Gave Me You (Warner Bros./WMN) 7565 TAYLOR SWIFT/Ours (Big Machine) 542 RODNEY ATKINS/Take A Back Road (Curb) 7001 THE BAND PERRY/All Your Life (Republic Nashville) 499 BRANTLEY GILBERT/Country Must Be Country Wide (Valory) 6926 KEITH URBAN/You Gonna Fly (Capitol) 387 RASCAL FLATTS/Easy (Big Machine) 6829 LUKE BRYAN/I Don't Want This Night To End (Capitol) 350 JAKE OWEN/Barefoot Blue Jean Night (RCA) 6140 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Over You (RCA) 310 ELI YOUNG BAND/Crazy Girl (Republic Nashville) 5834 GEORGE STRAIT/Love's Gonna Make It Alright (MCA) 239 JASON ALDEAN/Dirt Road Anthem (Broken Bow) 5697

©2011 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] Chart Page 3 January 23, 2012 Chart Page 4 Country Aircheck Activity ADD DATES NEAL MCCOY/A-OK (Blaster/Rodeowave) 678 points, 283 spins JANUARY 30 2 adds: KMPS*, WPAW Ira Dean/Somethin’ Bout A Sunday (Average Joes) Maggie Sajak/First Kiss (AO Recordings/CO5) UNCLE KRACKER/My Hometown (Top Dog/Atlantic/BPG) Thompson Square/Glass (Stoney Creek) 670 points, 251 spins February 6 6 adds: KJKE, KZSN, WMIL, WOGI, WSIX, WUBE David St. Romain/Some Things (DSR Entertainment) Shooter Jennings/The Deed And The Dollar (E1/Flying Island) RONNIE DUNN/Let The Cowboy Rock (Arista) Tyler Farr/Hot Mess (BNA) 663 points, 250 spins 20 adds, including: KEGA, KJUG, KKWF, KSKS, KTEX, KWNR, KXLY, WBEE, WCKT, WCTQ February 13 JT Hodges/Goodbyes Made You Mine (Show Dog-Universal) KEVIN FOWLER/That Girl (Average Joes) Phil Vassar/Don’t Miss Your Life (Rodeowave) 658 points, 177 spins No adds

JASON ALDEAN/Fly Over States (Broken Bow) VIDEO ADDS 515 points, 139 spins 3 adds: WPAW, WSSL, WYCD* CMT CRAIG MORGAN/This Ole Boy (Black River) ZAC BROWN BAND/No Hurry (Southern Ground/Atlantic/BPG) Keith Urban/You Gonna Fly (Capitol) 490 points, 128 spins 18 adds, including: KAJA, KASE, KEEY, KJUG, KMDL, KSD, CMT PURE KSKS, KSOP, KUZZ, KXLY Jason Michael Carroll/Meet Me In The Barn (Stray) Keith Urban/You Gonna Fly (Capitol) KATIE ARMIGER/Scream (Cold River) Lisa Matassa/Me Time (It Is What It Is) 474 points, 187 spins Miley Cyrus f/Johnzo West/You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome 1 Add: WQHK When You Go (Amnesty International USA) Neal McCoy/A-Ok (Blaster/Rodeowave) CLAY WALKER/Like We Never Said Goodbye (Curb) 457 points, 132 spins GAC 4 adds: KAJA, KNIX, WQHK, WYCD* Keith Urban/You Gonna Fly (Capitol)

ALAN JACKSON/So You Don’t Have To Love... (ACR/EMI Nashville) The Country Network 401 points/124 spins CRAIG MORGAN/This Ole Boy (Black River) 10 adds: KAJA, KASE, KSOP, KUPL, WKXC, WMZQ, Neal McCoy/A-Ok (Blaster/Rodeowave) WNOE, WQYK*, WTGE, WWQM

CANAAN SMITH/We Got Us (Mercury) 379 points, 123 spins Aircheck Activity includes the top 15 songs that rank 45-50 on this 5 adds: KKWF, KRTY, KXLY, WGH, WQMX week’s chart or are those that are not charted and have a minimum of 300 airplay points and have shown growth in two of the past three STEVE HOLY/Until The Rain Stops (Curb) 341 points, 149 spins weeks. (* indicates auto adds) 2 adds: KEGA, WTGE ©2011 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] January 23, 2012 Chart Page 5

LW TW Artist/Title (Label) TW Points +/- Points TW Plays +/- Plays 2 1 LUKE BRYAN/I Don't Want This Night To End (Capitol) 14821 764 2532 131 3 2 CHRIS YOUNG/You (RCA) 14501 464 2472 85 1 3 ERIC CHURCH/Drink In My Hand (EMI Nashville) 14048 -54 2371 -14 5 4 THE BAND PERRY/All Your Life (Republic Nashville) 4 13928 1245 2391 221 7 5 KENNY CHESNEY/Reality (BNA) 4 12297 1234 2100 204 9 6 KEITH URBAN/You Gonna Fly (Capitol) 11454 1331 1969 235 8 7 DIERKS BENTLEY/Home (Capitol) 10534 286 1811 65 6 8 DAVID NAIL/Let It Rain (MCA) 9866 -1848 1698 -284 10 9 MARTINA MCBRIDE/I'm Gonna Love You Through It (Republic Nashville) 9825 479 1692 80 11 10 TOBY KEITH/Red Solo Cup (Show Dog-Universal) 9822 666 1676 135 12 11 GEORGE STRAIT/Love's Gonna Make It Alright (MCA) 9662 835 1639 129 15 12 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Where I Come From (Average Joes ) 8451 261 1428 45 14 13 JUSTIN MOORE/Bait A Hook (Valory) 8096 -157 1370 -24 13 14 BRAD PAISLEY/Camouflage (Arista) 8072 -189 1382 -27 16 15 JAKE OWEN/Alone With You (RCA) 8034 408 1359 63 17 16 TAYLOR SWIFT/Ours (Big Machine) 7808 1180 1329 209 22 17 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Dancin' Away With My Heart (Capitol) 4 6906 1854 1195 314 18 18 HUNTER HAYES/Storm Warning (Atlantic/WMN) 6471 106 1087 21 19 19 BILLY CURRINGTON/Like My Dog (Mercury) 6360 547 1086 102 20 20 EDENS EDGE/Amen (Big Machine) 5918 182 981 33 21 21 TIM MCGRAW/Better Than I Used To Be (Curb) 5762 689 964 115 25 22 BLAKE SHELTON/Drink On It (Warner Bros./WMN) 4 5726 1314 1009 243 24 23 SARA EVANS/My Heart Can't Tell You No (RCA) 5037 348 853 62 23 24 SCOTTY MCCREERY/The Trouble With Girls (19/Interscope/Mercury) 4972 32 836 16 26 25 LEE BRICE/A Woman Like You (Curb) 4550 208 752 32 28 26 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Over You (RCA) 4122 963 710 158 27 27 FAITH HILL/Come Home (Warner Bros./WAR) 3610 102 617 22 31 28 BRANTLEY GILBERT/You Don't Know Her Like I Do (Valory) 3102 393 537 72 38 29 RASCAL FLATTS/Banjo (Big Machine) 4 3061 2089 530 350 30 30 CRAIG MORGAN/This Ole Boy (Black River) 3044 324 495 43 ©2011 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. 4=Top 5 point gainers. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com January 23, 2012 Chart Page 6

LW TW Artist/Title (Label) TW Points +/- Points TW Plays +/- Plays 33 31 KIP MOORE/Somethin' 'Bout A Truck (MCA) 2793 399 468 69 29 32 TRACE ADKINS/Million Dollar View (Show Dog-Universal) 2583 -232 427 -38 32 33 RODNEY ATKINS/He's Mine (Curb) 2560 90 451 18 34 34 CHRIS CAGLE/Got My Country On (BPG) 1994 105 317 24 35 35 ANDY GIBSON/Wanna Make You Love Me (DMP/R&J) 1817 100 313 16 37 36 ELI YOUNG BAND/Even If It Breaks Your Heart (Republic Nashville) 1363 126 253 22 42 37 RONNIE DUNN/Let The Cowboy Rock (Arista) 1230 304 228 46 36 38 SUNNY SWEENEY/Drink Myself Single (Republic Nashville) 1187 -204 202 -31 41 39 LOVE AND THEFT/Angel Eyes (RCA) 1071 139 171 26 40 40 JOSH THOMPSON/Comin' Around (RCA) 1032 83 161 17 39 41 THE FARM/Home Sweet Home (All In/Elektra/New Revolution)) 1018 65 166 13 47 42 JOSH TURNER/Time Is Love (MCA) 987 386 164 57 44 43 LAUREN ALAINA/Georgia Peaches (19/Interscope/Mercury) 958 93 162 20 43 44 CASEY JAMES/Let's Don't Call It A Night (19/BNA) 869 -5 147 -3 45 45 NEAL MCCOY/A-OK (Blaster/Rodeowave) 842 -19 153 -2 48 46 KEVIN FOWLER/That Girl (Average Joes ) 720 138 115 14 52 47 KELLIE PICKLER/100 Proof (BNA) 659 240 119 40 Debut 48 ALAN JACKSON/So You Don't Have To Love... (EMI Nashville) 653 565 129 111 Debut 49 ZAC BROWN BAND/No Hurry (Sou. Ground/Atlantic/BPG) 532 463 108 96 50 50 BRENT ANDERSON/Amy's Song (Sea Gayle/Arista ) 508 -34 82 -5 Debut 51 DUSTIN LYNCH/Cowboys And Angels (Broken Bow) 481 353 70 46 51 52 THE LOST TRAILERS/Underdog (Stokes Tunes/HRT) 467 -17 81 -2 53 53 GLORIANA/(Kissed You) Good Night (Emblem/WAR) 452 54 79 11 49 54 WADE BOWEN/Saturday Night (Sea Gayle/BNA) 450 -96 86 -14 54 55 DAVID BRADLEY/If You Can't Make Money (Gecko) 372 14 59 2 Debut 56 PHIL VASSAR/Don't Miss Your Life (Rodeowave) 309 253 59 48 46 57 D.J. MILLER/Between Sundays (Evergreen/NNR/Spinville) 300 -346 50 -59 60 58 JASON ALDEAN/Fly Over States (Broken Bow) 289 81 56 16 Debut 59 THOMPSON SQUARE/Glass (Stoney Creek) 287 163 57 29 56 60 UNCLE KRACKER/My Hometown (Top Dog/Atlantic/BPG) 280 5 60 1 ©2011 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. 4=Top 5 point gainers. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com