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Dungan: Lady A Sales Are Nuts Ho l i d a y Sc h e d u l e Last week’s No. 1 all-genre debut of Lady Country Aircheck will be closed Monday, Feb. 15 in observance Antebellum’s Need You Now was fueled by of the President’s Day holiday. All Country Aircheck Mediabase a huge single, some crossover airplay and a monitored reporters can submit station adds any time from this national stage television performance, but Thursday (2/11) until 3pm ET/Noon PT on Tuesday, Feb. 16. Country Aircheck non-monitored Activator reporters may submit their 480,000 sold still caught some in the industry full reports any time during that same time frame. The Country by surprise. Country Aircheck spoke with Aircheck Weekly will be delivered Tuesday evening, Feb. 16. Capitol/Nashville President/CEO Mike Dungan for the stories behind the big story. When did you know it had the potential to be that big? Albright & O’Malley pre-CRS It was like losing your mind. It was gradually, then suddenly. McVay New Media Pres. Daniel That’s a quote. It felt big from the day we took it to Country Anstandig, dmr Pres./COO Tripp radio, certainly, and that it would be big with or without this Eldridge and Jaye Albright and Phillip pop exposure we had. Over the Thanksgiving weekend we Beswick are the newest additions to noticed some key pop stations were just playing it. With all this Albright & O’Malley’s annual pre-CRS consolidation, these guys are right next to each other and many Client Seminar. Anstandig will present The Interactive Media are programming both. It just started showing up and then we Action Plan, followed by Eldridge as he discusses listener’s had to decide if we wanted to go for [pop airplay] and if so, “Moments of Truth,” before Albright and Beswick introduce how and when. We decided to officially go for Meet The Family: A Qualitative Analysis of the Country Format it on the pop side after the first of the year. Audience Who’s working it on the pop side? . The newcomers join previously announced keynoter Eric Samuels, A&O’s Mike O’Malley’s client-wide perceptual Our team is led by Greg Thompson in New study and a performance by co-sponsor Lyric Street’s Tyler York, Dennis Reese – who does Top 40 – and Dickerson. The event starts at 1pm Feb. 23 and is free and open Patty Morris who does the Adult formats. to those working in non-competitive situations with A&O clients. Mike Dungan They’ve been having a lot of fun with it. To get your invitation, contact Jaye Albright (206-498-6261) or (continued on page 4) O’Malley (732-937-5757). ©2010 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected]

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Sweet Nothings: UMG/Nashville brought a host of PDs, MDs and other radio folks to Phoenix over the weekend. Participants attended Friday’s George Strait, Reba and Lee Ann Womack show, and enjoyed a Saturday evening showcase by Coldwater Jane, Randy Montana and Easton Corbin. They spent the flight home trying to figure out why UMGN’s Royce Risser (center, top) was kissing the neck of KBEQ/Kansas City’s Mike Kennedy, a move so shocking that UMG’s Katie Dean couldn’t bear to watch. Radio News the label, which is currently negotiating radio promotion. No Justice’s first release is due out in late spring. • St. Jude Radiothon: KKNG/Oklahoma City, $102,950. Tickets for CRS 2010’s Music City Jam, New Faces Of • Envision Radio Networks’ The Live Ride with Danny Wright Country Music Show and Capitol and UMG luncheons are now can now be heard on KEZS/Cape Girardeau, MO. available on CMTAuctions.com. In addition, concert tickets for • Noalmark/Hobbs, NM, which includes Country KPER, has upcoming Jewel, Reba and Jack Ingram shows have been added. added the Virtual News Center to provide local news. The auction raises funds for the Country Music DJ and Radio Gig Alerts Hall of Fame. For the second year, Country Thunder festivals in both • WAXX/Eau Claire, WI PD/morning co-host George House is Florence, AZ and Twin Lakes, WI will be showcased on GAC seeking a Nashville-based, video blogging co-host. Candidates Nights and GAC’s Top 20 Country Countdown. should have Nashville industry connections. Send airchecks and resumes here. Artist News • KMLE/Phoenix PD Bruce St. James is looking for a Rascal Flatts are offering 14 Love full-time middayer. If you’ve got a “fresh, new sound,” send Songs For The 14th exclusively through airchecks and resumes to him here. all online outlets beginning tomorrow • WMAD/Madison OM Mike Ferris needs a PD; resumes here. (2/9). Tracks featured include “I Melt,” Industry News “Bless The Broken Road,” “My Wish” and “Take Me There.” Rascal Flatts Dallas-based Carved Records has officially opened with Gretchen Wilson will embark on the signing of No Justice. Founder/CEO Tim Porter heads up an 18-date I Got Your Country Right Here club tour Wednesday ©2010 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] February 8, 2010 Country Aircheck Weekly Page 3

(2/10) in Jacksonville. Other markets on the schedule include Phoenix, Los Angeles, Kansas City and Oklahoma City. Full My Tu n e s : Mu s i c Th a t Sh a p e d My Li f e itinerary here. WQYK-FM/Tampa MD Jay Roberts Sammy Kershaw was inducted into the Louisiana Music Hall discusses his most important songs, artists of Fame Saturday (2/6) during his Lafayette, LA concert. “I am or concerts: 1. Beach Boys, Steel Pier, 1964: It was very proud and very, very honored to receive this from my home my first concert experience. I was a junior state of Louisiana,” Kershaw said. in high school in New Jersey and a buddy Blake Shelton is offering three different pre-order packages and I drove to Atlantic City. It was an for his upcoming Hillbilly Bone CD (out March 2). From Feb. awesome show even though tickets were 16 to March 1, fans have the option of the Premiere Pak, the Jay Roberts kind of pricey at $3. regular Pak and the Tee Pak. All come with a shirt and prices 2. Johnny Paycheck/She’s All I Got: In start at $18.99. Details here. 1971 while stationed in Colorado Springs during my tour in the Burns & Poe have signed a footwear agreement with the Air Force, I was punching through the AM dial on my car radio Clarksville, TN-based Dan Post Boot Company. The duo will and stumbled upon this song. That hooked me on country! wear the product on their tour and at appearances. 3. George Hamilton IV, Canadian Pacific and Lightfoot Daniel Lee Martin and Belize’s Tranquility Bay Resort are Country: These have always been two of my favorites, and I still enjoy listening to them 40 years later. offering a seven-day, all-inclusive fly-fishing packages for the 4. Charley Pride, Ronnie Milsap and Gary Stewart, Tampa’s Sportsman Channel Backstage & Backroads ’s challenge May Curtis Hixon Hall: My first country concert. In 1975, I had recently 3-9. Details here. joined the WQYK air staff and was star struck to see these three perform live. Wayne Update: State Line 5. Garth Brooks, Tampa’s Ice Palace, Oct. 1998: My most As Jimmy Wayne nears the Arkansas-Oklahoma state memorable concert event at WQYK. Four consecutive sold-out line on his 1,600-mile Meet Me Halfway walk to Phoenix, shows, and each one was a completely unique experience. There he understands more about his life as a homeless teen. Last was no better entertainer at the time ... incredible! week, Wayne visited a government-run Job Corps facility that • A highly regarded song or album you’ve never heard: Kenny assists U.S. homeless teens who have aged-out of foster care. G’s “Breathless”... am I missing something? But as Wayne found out, the facility isn’t available to all in • An “important” piece of music you just don’t get: Britney Spears, but I think I’m out of her demo, anyway. need. “The more I walk, the [more] I realize now why I was • An album you played or listened to incessantly: The Zombies’ homeless,” Wayne tells us over the phone in Little Rock, AR, Odessey and Oracle. It was released in 1968 after the group had last Friday (2/5). “[It’s] already disbanded. A masterpiece! because of the politics and • One obscure or non-country song everyone should listen to the people who are in the right now: “If I Ruled The World” by P.J. Proby. One of the most way. I was asking why this underrated singers, ever. kind of government-run facility isn’t offered to all of the kids. They told me, opportunity. They deserve to be taken care of.” Wayne says he ‘It is offered to all of the plans to continue his mission to help homeless teens after this kids if they meet a certain Jimmy Wayne with a Saints fan walk.”I think I’ll be doing this for the rest of my life. It’s just criteria.’ It should be equal who I am. I can’t imagine walking away.”

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Chronicle Bi r th d a y s Our thoughts and prayers are with the friends and family of Tuesday (2/9) - Joe Ely, Danni Leigh, Travis Tritt, Anne Sarosdy, former WQDR/Raleigh morning host Jay “Jaybo” Butler, who Tamara Saviano ([email protected]), Janie Wes succumbed to prostate cancer Sunday (2/7). He was 58. Cards can be sent to Jay Butler c/o WQDR, 3012 Highwoods Blvd., Wednesday (2/10) - Lionel Cartwright, Jeremy Baxter (Carolina Rain). Misti Filipiak, Robin Gordon ([email protected]), Scott Heuerman Suite 201, Raleigh, NC 27604. ([email protected]), Chris Palmer ([email protected]), The Week’s Top Stories Cindy Finch, Shauna Moseley ([email protected]) Full coverage of the week’s news is available in the archives Thursday (2/11) - Moe Bandy at www.countryaircheck.com. Saturday (2/13) - Randy Owen • The ACM announced its 2010 radio award nominees. Winners will receive their awards prior to the CBS-TV telecast of Sunday (2/14) - Razzy Bailey, Shelby Kennedy (skennedy@ the 45th Annual ACM Awards April 18 in Las Vegas. (BN 2/4) cherryheartmusic.com), Stacy Rogers ([email protected]) • Former Curb VP/Promotion April Rider was named GM/ Operations for Stoney Creek Records. (BN 2/8) Monday (2/15) - the late Hank Locklin; Melissa Manchester; R. G. Jones ([email protected]); Brent Jones ([email protected]) • Warner Music/Nashville Dir./Nat’l Promotion Bob Reeves was upped to VP/Promotion. (BN 2/8) • Entercom’s Top 40 WKRZ & Classic Hits WDMT/Wilkes Barre • Clear Channel’s WMAD/Madison PD Jon Reilly resigned PD Mike “OD” O’Donnell was named OD for the three-station after more than six years with the cluster, where he also cluster, which includes Country WGGY. (CAT 2/4) programmed Top 40 WZEE. He can be reached at 608-575-9850 • The Moby In The Morning Radio Network Dir./Sales & Affiliate or here. (CAT 2/2) Relations Jay Noble added PD duties for the syndicator. (CAT 2/3) • Former Motor Racing Network Consultant/PD Sky Phillips joined Clear Channel/Wilmington, DE as OM and PD of Tu b e Ch e c k Country WDSD. (CAT 2/4) Tuesday 2/9 - Jewel, Lopez Tonight (TBS). • Former KNIX/Phoenix PD Ray Massie was named PD of Gap West’s Billings, MT Country-Classic Rock combo KCTR & Wednesday 2/10 - Josh Turner, Origins (re-air) (GAC). KMHK. He can be reached here. (CAT 2/2) Thursday 2/11 - Lady Antebellum, Josh Turner, GAC Nights. • Clear Channel/Melbourne, FL Market Manager Scott Pritchett relocated to the company’s six-station Columbia, SC cluster Friday 2/12 - Jo Dee Messina, Darryl Worley, Naomi Judd, CMT Cribs. to serve in the same capacity. His purview includes Country WCOS. (CAT 2/2) Saturday 2/13 - Sara Evans, Backstory (re-air) (GAC). Dungan (continued from page 1) Sunday 2/14 - Taylor Swift, Superstar Sessions (re-air) (GAC). You knew you had a big single, but there was a time lag Monday 2/15 - Jewel, Live! With Regis And Kelly (syndicated). before the album came out. What happened? That was not exactly an ideal situation. The band had cut Tuesday 2/16 – Lady Antebellum, Today (NBC). four sides, we all recognized right away that “Need You Now” was a standout song. They were eager to get it out and were ©2010 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] February 8, 2010 Country Aircheck Weekly Page 5 confident they could finish the rest of the record in time. Two Ch e c k Ou t : 2/9 things happened. It raced up the chart a lot quicker than we ever anticipated, even in a best case scenario. And it took longer to Josh Turner Haywire (MCA) finish the rest of the record. So we were tugged on both ends. Do Turner’s fourth album kicks off with his current I wish had an album out at Christmas, absolutely. But you can’t single “Why Don’t We Just Dance.” The title cut is one of five he wrote or co-wrote on the 11- quibble about 500,000 units your first week out. It may have song collection. Co-writers include Jim Beavers, worked out perfectly. Jonathan Singleton, Darrell Brown, Rory Bourke And the first album kept selling well through the holidays. and Elliot Park. Frank Rogers produced. The Yes it did. It was obvious people were going into the stores Deluxe Edition features four additional songs specifically to find “Need You Now,” were disappointed to find including live cuts of “Long Black Train” and “Your Man.” out it didn’t exist – at least in a physical format – but then saw Album release info to [email protected]. the first album, turned it over and said, “Wow, I like these songs, too.” If anything it helped us connect the dots with the songs people enjoyed hearing and the name of the band. from soundtrack people to all of our international territories What about single sales? demanding the record right now. The pop scene is really begging, Absolutely through the roof – 1.6 million. Not anything you it’s wild. expect to see in country. We knew from day one this was a And Dave, Charles and Hillary have really done it all the monster based strictly on iTunes digital downloads. right way. The Grammy performance timing was perfect. These kids are of such good character. They’re not quite It all just came together like a gift from God. sure what to make of all this attention they’re getting. There Anything else about this you think should be pointed out? we were at the Grammys in and among the biggest of the pop From the beginning I was concerned in the pop world that stars and they’re being run over. It had to be like Pete Rose Lady Antebellum on top of Lady Gaga might be one too playing in his first All-Star game as a rookie and standing next many ladies. But it doesn’t seem to matter. I love the fact that to Sandy Koufax and all those guys, and he’s the one with all the everybody I talk to in the regular world, whether they are 10 microphones around him. How strange was that? years old or 65 years old, Lady A seems to be on their mind. And it couldn’t have come at a better time if you look at the This band is really appealing to the broadest of the bases, financials at EMI, too. CAC regardless of age or style of music they prefer. It really feels like we’ve got some young acts becoming the My Next 30 Years: heavy lifters in this business. Louisville Mayor Jerry Abramson Yeah, you know they played Jimmy Kimmel the other (r) helps WAMZ’s night. They did “Need You Now,” then came out again and did Coyote Calhoun “American Honey,” which is the new single. And then after the celebrate 30 years at the station with show they performed “Love Don’t Live Here” for the crowd a proclamation that off-camera. All my people who were there had this collective Friday (2/5) was realization that was like, ‘Wow, that wasn’t even two years ago.’ Coyote Calhoun And it feels like we’ve come so many light years away from Day in the city. that. Pretty astounding. Everybody wants a piece of them. We’re getting calls ©2010 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] February 8, 2010 Country Aircheck Weekly Page 6 Fall No. 1s: KFDI, KTTS, KZKX, WHWK, WIBW-FM, WKSF, WQBE, WSLC, WTCR-FM, WUSY Here is the fourth installment of Fall 2009 diary Arbitron ratings results. We re-cap the markets as they come in to Country Aircheck Today, and provide this overview of how Country stations have fared. As part of our 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+Share 12+Share 12+Share 12+Share 12+Share 12+Share 12+Share 12+Share 12+Share 12+Share 12+Share 12+Share Station/City Last ARB F’ 09 Last ARB F’ 09 Station/City Last ARB F’ 09 Last ARB F’ 09 Station/City Last ARB F’ 09 Last ARB F’ 09 KBQI/Albuquerque 3.9 5.2 6t 3 WUSD/Dothan, AL^ 4.8 5.0 6t 5t KXKT/Omaha^ 8.3 8.2 2 2 12+ 12+ 12+ 12+ KRST/Albuquerque 3.2 4.0 11 6 WTVY/Dothan, AL 4.8 4.5 6t 7 KTWI/Omaha^ 1.7 2.0 16 14t Share Share Rank Rank KABQ-FM/Albuquerque+ 0.0 2.4 0 15 KHEY-FM/El Paso 5.2 3.4 NA NA WPOR/Portland, ME 6.7 6.9 3 2 Last ARB F’09 Last ARB F’09 KGNC-FM/Amarillo, TX 10.3 10.4 1 2 WTWF/Erie, PA 7.7 9.5 4t 2 WTHT/Portland, ME 3.2 6.2 11 3 KATP/Amarillo, TX 4.1 5.2 8t 7 WXTA/Erie, PA 5.9 4.6 6 7 KBUL-FM/Reno, NV 4.4 5t 5.4 4 KPUR-FM/Amarillo, TX 2.9 2.4 13t 13t WGYY/Meadville, PA 1.4 1.6 10 10t KUUB/Reno, NV 2.8 15t 2.7 16 WKSF/Asheville, NC 18.0^ 15.8 NA 1 (Erie, PA Arbitron) WSLC/Roanoke, VA 9.5 10.8 1 1 WESC/Greenville, SC^ 1.0 1.0 NA 11t WKDQ/Evansville, IN^ 12.4 13.9 2 2 WYYD/Roanoke, VA 3.8 4.9 9 8 (Asheville, NC Arbitron) WLFW/Evansville, IN 4.5 6.3 7 5t KYEZ/Salina, KS^ 5.2 5.6 2 2t WKXC/Augusta, GA 7.6 4t 8.5 3 WBKR/Owensboro, KY^ 1.2 1.8 14t 12 KDJM/Salina, KS+ 2.6 3.4 14t 8t WIBL/Augusta, GA 2.9 11 2.1 13 WRAY-FM/Princeton, IN 1.2 1.5 14t 13t KSKG/Salina, KS 3.9 3.4 6t 8t WCOS-FM/Columbia, SC 0.0 0 1.2 16t (WBKR and WRAY listings above are for Evansville, IN Arbitron) (Augusta, GA Arbitron) KXBZ/Salina, KS 3.9 3.4 6t 8t WQHK/Ft. Wayne, IN 7.0 7.8 2 2 KTPK/Topeka, KS+ 3.0 3.0 11t 12t WHWK/Binghamton, NY 13.9 11.5 1 1 WBTU/Ft. Wayne, IN 4.6 8.1 9t 3 WQNY/Ithaca, NY 1.1 1.9 12t 12 WIBW-FM/Topeka, KS^ 1.7 1.3 18 18t (Binghamton, NY Arbitron) WSSL/Greenville, SC^ 5.0 8.6 7 2 (KTPK and WIBW listings above are for Salina, KS Arbitron) KIZN/Boise^ 5.7 5.2 2 4 WESC/Greenville, SC^ 7.4 6.9 3 3 KIXZ/Spokane 5.3 4.2 NA NA KQFC/Boise^ 4.2 3.8 9 9t WTCR-FM/Huntington, WV 10.0 11.3 1 1 KDRK/Spokane 3.7 3.6 NA NA KAWO/Boise 3.5 2.9 12 14t WDGG/Huntington, WV 9.7 9.0 2t 3 KEZE/Spokane 3.0 3.4 NA NA WEZL/Charleston, SC 6.0 6.0 3 4t WPAY-FM/Portsmouth, OH 2.3 2.3 13 11t KTTS/Springfield, MO 11.6 11.3 1 1 WIWF/Charleston, SC 3.7 3.7 9t 10 WLGC-FM/Huntington, WV 1.6 1.9 15 13t KSWF/Springfield, MO 5.5 6.1 5 4t WQBE/Charleston, WV 16.9 17.9 1 1 WQBE/Charleston, WV 0.6 1.0 16t 16t KOMG/Springfield, MO+ 3.7 3.6 10 11t (WPAY and WQBE listings above are for Huntington, WV Arbitron) WKWS/Charleston, WV 7.4 5.8 4 6 KHOZ/Harrison, AR 1.3 0.0 16 0 WMSI/Jackson, MS 6.0 6.6 4 4 (Springfield, MO Arbitron) WDBS/Elkins, WV 1.1 0.0 14t -- (Charleston, WV Arbitron) WUSJ/Jackson, MS 3.1 4.2 11 6 WIBW-FM/Topeka, KS 8.4 9.1 2 1 WUSY/Chattanooga, TN^ 10.3 13.6 1 1 KZKX/Lincoln, NE 10.2 9.9 1 1 KTPK/Topeka, KS+ 11.1 8.6 1 2 WLND/Chattanooga, TN^ 4.9 7.1* 7 4 KFGE/Lincoln, NE 6.7 7.8 3t 2 KTOP-FM/Topeka, KS 4.9* 3.9 7t* 10t (Flipped to Hot AC as WLND Dec. 26, 2009) KSSN/Little Rock^ 8.1 7.2 2t 2 (Changed call letters from KTQP Nov. 9, 2009) WOGT/Chattanooga, TN 2.5 2.5 12 11 KMJX/Little Rock^+ 6.2 4.6 5 9 KMXN/Topeka, KS 1.8 1.3 13t 14t KNZA/Hiawatha, KS 0.4 1.3 21t 14t WCOS-FM/Columbia, SC 7.4 5.3 2 4 KNCY-FM/Auburn, NE 1.0 0.8 15t 19t (Topeka, KS Arbitron) (Little Rock Arbitron) WWNU/Columbia, SC 2.5 1.6 13 16t WDEZ/Wausau, WI 11.4 11.1 2 2 WKCN/Columbus, GA 7.2 6.9 2t 5 KLLL/Lubbock, TX 9.8 10.4 1 2 KQBR/Lubbock, TX 5.9 4.4 4t 7 WYTE/Wausau, WI 6.9 5.8 3 4t WSTH/Columbus, GA 3.4 3.1 11t 12 WKQH/Wausau, WI 3.9 3.8 8t 9 KRYS/Corpus Christi, TX 6.7 5.0 2 6 KJDL/Lubbock, TX+ 1.3 0.9 14t 17t WAXX/Eau Claire, WI 2.4 2.1 12 13 KOUL/Corpus Christi, TX 3.3 3.5 10t 10t KRBL/Lubbock, TX+ 1.0 0.9 19t 17t (Wausau, WI Arbitron) KFTX/Corpus Christi, TX 2.4 2.7 15 14t WWQM/Madison 5.5 4.5 6 6 KFDI/Wichita 11.0 11.4 1 1 KBSO/Corpus Christi, TX 2.2 2.0 16 16t WMAD/Madison 5.1 4.3 7 7 KZSN/Wichita 4.8 3.7 6t 8t KJJY/Des Moines^ 5.1 5.0 NA NA WDMP-FM/Madison 1.0 0.9 16t 18 KVWF/Wichita 4.3 3.2 9 12 KHKI/Des Moines^ 6.1 4.4 NA NA KTEX/McAllen 7.1 7.7 3 3 KFTI-AM/Wichita^+ 2.6 2.5 13t 15 WDJR/Dothan, AL^ 10.8 8.3 2 2 KBUC/McAllen 1.3 1.1 18 17t KFTI-FM/Wichita^ 2.1 1.8 15t 16t

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

1 1 JASON ALDEAN/The Truth (BBR) 15844 299 5325 124 40.402 0.995 124 0 3 2 BRAD PAISLEY/American Saturday Night (Arista) 15406 738 5086 278 39.173 2.252 124 0 4 3 JOSH TURNER/Why Don't We Just Dance (MCA) 4 15339 1198 5161 355 38.965 2.987 124 1 5 4 DARIUS RUCKER/History In The Making (Capitol) 14059 693 4706 190 35.896 2.015 124 1 2 5 MIRANDA LAMBERT/White Liar (Columbia) 13327 -1750 4392 -536 33.733 -4.567 124 0 8 6 BILLY CURRINGTON/That's How Country Boys Roll (Mercury) 4 12394 1261 4209 512 30.936 1.708 124 0 9 7 TOBY KEITH/Cryin' For Me (Wayman's Song) (Show Dog-Universal) 10940 234 3677 95 28.658 1.233 124 1 6 8 TIM MCGRAW/Southern Voice (Curb) 10811 -2221 3501 -774 26.761 -5.758 124 0 11 9 BLAKE SHELTON f/TRACE ADKINS/Hillbilly Bone (Warner Bros.) 4 10597 1067 3691 357 26.885 2.839 124 3 12 10 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Temporary Home (19/Arista) 4 10582 1149 3472 381 27.433 1.4 124 0 10 11 EASTON CORBIN/Little More Country Than That (Mercury) 10400 686 3541 264 25.946 1.96 124 0 13 12 KEITH URBAN/Til Summer Comes Around (Capitol) 9756 494 3232 143 25.397 1.676 124 1 15 13 ZAC BROWN BAND/Highway 20 Ride (Atlantic/HomeGrown/BPP) 4 8666 1236 2875 390 21.435 1.854 123 1 14 14 JASON MICHAEL CARROLL/Hurry Home (Arista) 8410 19 2783 -7 20.315 0.066 122 0 17 15 TAYLOR SWIFT/Fearless (Big Machine) 7349 456 2312 148 19.509 1.204 122 1 18 16 LADY ANTEBELLUM/American Honey (Capitol) 7150 553 2359 166 18.277 1.046 121 0 21 17 JOSH THOMPSON/Beer On The Table (Columbia) 6469 390 2272 141 15.051 1.298 116 0 19 18 KELLIE PICKLER/Didn't You Know How Much I... (19/BNA) 6335 34 2108 25 16.427 0.21 119 0 22 19 GARY ALLAN/Today (MCA) 6263 270 2175 75 14.255 0.662 119 0 23 20 STEEL MAGNOLIA/Keep On Lovin' You (Big Machine) 5944 285 1939 77 14.527 0.925 119 2 24 21 JUSTIN MOORE/Backwoods (Valory) 5525 440 1938 136 13.385 0.982 119 4 25 22 SARAH BUXTON/Outside My Window (Lyric Street) 4992 286 1754 106 10.287 0.321 114 0 26 23 ERIC CHURCH/Hell On The Heart (Capitol) 4972 430 1755 139 12.484 1.262 108 4 27 24 RASCAL FLATTS/Unstoppable (Lyric Street) 4861 760 1697 260 12.53 1.959 114 7 29 25 ALAN JACKSON/It's Just That Way (Arista) 4587 552 1565 168 11.129 1.343 110 3

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

28 26 JOE NICHOLS/Gimmie That Girl (Show Dog-Universal) 4372 281 1545 88 11.313 1.219 101 8 30 27 CHRIS YOUNG/The Man I Want To Be (RCA) 4284 469 1577 134 10.099 1.277 113 1

31 28 BAND PERRY/Hip To My Heart (Republic Nashville) 2919 355 923 63 6.408 0.899 83 2 34 29 CLAY WALKER/She Won't Be Lonely Long (Curb) 2487 441 856 141 5.9 1.381 71 11 32 30 LOVE AND THEFT/Dancing In Circles (Carolwood/Lyric Street) 2385 30 866 14 5.624 0.113 90 6 33 31 BOMSHEL/19 And Crazy (Curb) 2226 72 724 -16 4.935 0.383 76 1 37 32 LEE BRICE/Love Like Crazy (Curb) 2124 142 794 34 4.856 0.437 82 2 36 33 RANDY HOUSER/Whistlin' Dixie (Show Dog-Universal) 2120 82 763 -12 4.847 0.304 79 3 35 34 LEE ANN WOMACK/There Is A God (MCA) 2106 62 738 -8 4.187 0.143 82 3 39 35 GRETCHEN WILSON/Work Hard, Play Harder (Redneck/CO5) 1574 262 493 66 3.37 1.052 51 4 40 36 MATT KENNON/The Call (Bama Jam) 1386 126 509 34 3.193 0.402 48 0 42 37 LUKE BRYAN/Rain Is A Good Thing (Capitol) 1355 264 469 100 2.87 0.522 52 10 41 38 DANNY GOKEY/My Best Days Are Ahead Of Me (19/RCA) 1316 173 481 75 2.308 0.496 62 3 48 39 MARTINA MCBRIDE/Wrong Baby Wrong (RCA) 1166 612 366 205 2.215 1.203 57 16 43 40 CRAIG MORGAN/This Ain't Nothin' (BNA) 1140 176 432 80 2.173 0.409 54 8 Debut 41 TIM MCGRAW/Still (Curb) 1070 838 344 264 2.625 1.958 52 26 53 42 REBA/I Keep On Loving You (Starstruck/Valory) 993 568 350 216 2.524 0.988 57 17 Debut 43 DAVID NAIL/Turning Home (MCA) 905 418 369 166 1.3 0.562 56 9 38 44 GLORIANA/How Far Do You Wanna Go? (Emblem/Warner Bros./BPP) 813 -609 288 -218 2.241 -1.141 68 1 47 45 JEWEL/Stay Here Forever (Valory) 623 61 245 26 0.893 -0.045 35 2 46 46 JAMES WESLEY/Jackson Hole (BBR) 612 49 262 20 0.889 0.034 35 5 45 47 HOUSTON COUNTY/I Can't Make It Rain (Stroudavarious) 610 -72 251 -29 1.012 0.048 49 0 Debut 48 GEORGE STRAIT/I Gotta Get To You (MCA) 599 383 179 124 1.611 1.037 44 41 Debut 49 JACK INGRAM/Free (Big Machine) 584 233 224 81 0.958 0.398 31 8 Debut 50 TAYLOR SWIFT/Today Was A Fairytale (Big Machine) 574 136 186 44 1.223 0.117 8 4

©2010 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. 4=Top 5 point gainers. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com February 8, 2010 Country Aircheck Chart Info Chart Page 3 Country Aircheck Add Leaders Activator Top Point Gainers GEORGE STRAIT/I Gotta Get To You (MCA) 41 ZAC BROWN BAND/Highway 20 Ride (Atlantic/Home Grown/BPP) 454 4 TIM MCGRAW/Still (Curb) 26 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Temporary Home (19/Arista) 393 4 REBA/I Keep On Loving You (Starstruck/Valory) 17 MARTINA MCBRIDE/Wrong Baby Wrong (RCA) 16 BILLY CURRINGTON/That's How Country Boys Roll (Mercury) 390 4 EMILY WEST f/KEITH URBAN/Blue Sky (Capitol) 14 TIM MCGRAW/Still (Curb) 317 4 KENNY CHESNEY/Ain't Back Yet (BNA) 14 BLAKE SHELTON f/TRACE ADKINS/Hillbilly Bone (Warner Bros.) 272 4 CLAY WALKER/She Won't Be Lonely Long (Curb) 11 LADY ANTEBELLUM/American Honey (Capitol) 243 LUKE BRYAN/Rain Is A Good Thing (Capitol) 10 JUSTIN MOORE/Backwoods (Valory) 206 DAVID NAIL/Turning Home (MCA) 9 EASTON CORBIN/Little More Country Than That (Mercury) 201 CRAIG MORGAN/This Ain't Nothin' (BNA) 8 JACK INGRAM/Free (Big Machine) 8 LUKE BRYAN/Rain Is A Good Thing (Capitol) 178 JOE NICHOLS/Gimmie That Girl (Show Dog-Universal) 8 REBA/I Keep On Loving You (Starstruck/Valory) 174 UNCLE KRACKER/Smile (Top Dog/Atlantic/BPP) 8 Activator Top Spin Gainers Country Aircheck Top Point Gainers BILLY CURRINGTON/That's How Country Boys Roll (Mercury) 267 BILLY CURRINGTON/That's How Country Boys Roll (Mercury) 1261 4 ZAC BROWN BAND/Highway 20... (Atlantic/Home Grown/BPP) 255 ZAC BROWN BAND/Highway 20 Ride (Atlantic/Home Grown/BPP) 1236 4 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Temporary Home (19/Arista) 250 JOSH TURNER/Why Don't We Just Dance (MCA) 1198 4 TIM MCGRAW/Still (Curb) 188 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Temporary Home (19/Arista) 1149 4 BLAKE SHELTON f/TRACE ADKINS/Hillbilly Bone (Warner Bros.) 177 BLAKE SHELTON f/TRACE ADKINS/Hillbilly Bone (Warner Bros.) 1067 4 LADY ANTEBELLUM/American Honey (Capitol) 153 TIM MCGRAW/Still (Curb) 838 EASTON CORBIN/Little More Country Than That (Mercury) 133 RASCAL FLATTS/Unstoppable (Lyric Street) 760 REBA/I Keep On Loving You (Starstruck/Valory) 127 BRAD PAISLEY/American Saturday Night (Arista) 738 LUKE BRYAN/Rain Is A Good Thing (Capitol) 125 DARIUS RUCKER/History In The Making (Capitol) 693 JUSTIN MOORE/Backwoods (Valory) 109 EASTON CORBIN/Little More Country Than That (Mercury) 686 Vi d e o Ad d s Country Aircheck Top Spin Gainers BILLY CURRINGTON/That's How Country Boys Roll (Mercury) 512 CMT ZAC BROWN BAND/Highway 20 Ride (Atlantic/Home Grown/BPP) 390 uncle kracker/Smile (Top Dog/Atlantic/BPP) CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Temporary Home (19/Arista) 381 CMT PURE BLAKE SHELTON f/TRACE ADKINS/Hillbilly Bone (Warner Bros.) 357 JOSH ABBOTT BAND/She’s Like Texas (Pretty Damn Tough) JOSH TURNER/Why Don't We Just Dance (MCA) 355 PATTY LOVELESS/Busted (Saguaro Road) BRAD PAISLEY/American Saturday Night (Arista) 278 BAND PERRY/Hip To My Heart (Republic Nashville) EASTON CORBIN/Little More Country Than That (Mercury) 264 GAC TIM MCGRAW/Still (Curb) 264 BAND PERRY/Hip To My Heart (Republic Nashville) RASCAL FLATTS/Unstoppable (Lyric Street) 260 REBA/I Keep On Loving You (Starstruck/Valory) 216

©2010 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] February 8, 2010 Country Aircheck Chart Info Chart Page 4 Country Aircheck Activity Ad d Da t e s JEWEL/Stay Here Forever (Valory) February 16 Moves 47*-45*; 623 points, 245 spins ash bowers/Ain’t No Stopping Her Now (Stoney Creek) 2 ADDS: KKWF, KUBL* Blaine Larsen/Chillin’ (Treehouse) JARON & The Long road to love/Pray For You JAMES WESLEY/Jackson Hole (BBR) (Jaronwood/Universal Republic/Quarterback/Big Machine) Stays at 46*; 612 points, 262 spins 5 ADDS: KSKS, WBCT, WDAF, WFUS, WPAW Laura bell bundy/Giddy On Up (Mercury) Marty Raybon/Daddy Phone (GrandVista/Nine North/GrassRoots) HOUSTON COUNTY/I Can’t Make It Rain (Stroudavarious) TYLER DICKERSON/Tell Your Sister I’m Single (Lyric Street) Moves 45-47; 610 points, 251 spins; 0 ADDS February 22 GEORGE STRAIT/I Gotta Get To You (MCA) Jimmy Wayne f/Whitney Duncan/Just Knowing Debuts at 48*; 599 points, 179 spins You Love Me (Valory) 41 ADDS including: KILT*, KKGO, KKWF, KNIX, KUPL, KWJJ, harters/Jenny (Bigger Picture) WFUS, WGAR, WIL, WKIS KENNY CHESNEY/Ain’t Back Yet (BNA) JACK INGRAM/Free (Big Machine) Lynyrd Skynyrd/That Ain’t My America Debuts at 49*; 584 points, 224 spins (Loud & Proud/Roadrunner/CO5) 8 ADDS: KAJA, KCYE, KEEY, KILT*, KNCI*, WBCT, WMIL, WOGK Mallary hope/Blossom In The Dust (MCA)

TAYLOR SWIFT/Today Was A Fairytale (Big Machine) march 1 Debuts at 50*; 574 points, 186 spins Jerrod Niemann/Lover, Lover (Sea Gayle/Arista) 4 ADDS: KATC*, KFRG*, KIXZ, WWYZ JARON & THE LONG ROAD TO LOVE/Pray For You (Jaronwood/Universal Republic/Big Machine) Country Aircheck Top Recurrents Points 524 points, 195 spins; 0 ADDS LADY ANTEBELLUM/Need You Now (Capitol) 9037 DARRYL WORLEY/Best Of Both Worlds (Stroudavarious) 522 points, 205 spins DIERKS BENTLEY/I Wanna Make You Close Your Eyes (Capitol) 8638 4 ADDS: KAJA, KHKI*, KWJJ, WQYK* REBA/Consider Me Gone (Starstruck/Valory) 7541 LUKE BRYAN/Do I (Capitol) 7235 KENNY CHESNEY/This Is Our Moment (BNA) 501 points, 199 spins CHRIS YOUNG/Gettin' You Home (The Black Dress Song) (RCA) 5157 4 ADDS: KATC*, KCCY, KIXZ, WITL JAKE OWEN/Eight Second Ride (RCA) 4817 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Cowboy Casanova (19/Arista) 4796 UNCLE KRACKER/Smile (Top Dog/Atlantic/BPP) 480 points, 177 spins ZAC BROWN BAND/Toes (Atlantic/Home Grown/BPP) 4754 8 ADDS: KATC*, KIXZ, WBCT, WCOL, WDAF, WKXC, WQDR, WWYZ DARIUS RUCKER/Alright (Capitol) 4051

COLT FORD f/JAMEY JOHNSON/Cold Beer (Average Joes) JASON ALDEAN/Big Green Tractor (BBR) 3951 465 points, 209 spins WILLIAMS RILEY/Country Livin’ (Golden) 1 ADD: WQYK* 395 points, 189 spins; 0 ADDS JONATHAN SINGLETON & THE GROVE/Look Who’s Back In Love (Show Dog-Universal) EMILY WEST f/KEITH URBAN/Blue Sky (Capitol) 418 points, 183 spins 303 points, 81 spins 1 ADD: WGNE 14 ADDS including: KBWF, KHKI*, KIXZ, KRTY, KSOP, KUPL, WGNE, WKSJ, WMIL, WQYK* COLDWATER JANE/Bring On The Love (Mercury) 413 points, 160 spins Aircheck Activity includes the top 15 songs that rank 45-50 on this week’s chart or are those 3 ADDS: KATM*, KNIX, KTEX 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) ©2010 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] February 8, 2010/ Chart Page 5

LW TW Artist/Title (Label) TW Points +/- Points TW Plays +/- Play 1 1 JASON ALDEAN/The Truth (BBR) 4503 -12 2788 2 3 2 BRAD PAISLEY/American Saturday Night (Arista) 4312 21 2671 25 4 3 JOSH TURNER/Why Don't We Just Dance (MCA) 4289 115 2723 76 5 4 DARIUS RUCKER/History In The Making (Capitol) 4111 -45 2524 -17 7 5 BILLY CURRINGTON/That's How Country Boys Roll (Mercury) 4 3978 390 2456 267 2 6 MIRANDA LAMBERT/White Liar (Columbia) 3798 -559 2251 -455 9 7 BLAKE SHELTON f/TRACE ADKINS/Hillbilly Bone (Warner Bros.) 4 3359 272 2108 177 8 8 TOBY KEITH/Cryin' For Me (Wayman's Song) (Show Dog-Universal) 3289 28 2097 30 6 9 TIM MCGRAW/Southern Voice (Curb) 3115 -591 1804 -413 12 10 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Temporary Home (19/Arista) 4 3035 393 1910 250 10 11 KEITH URBAN/Til Summer Comes Around (Capitol) 3005 39 1877 26 11 12 EASTON CORBIN/Little More Country Than That (Mercury) 2989 201 1864 133 14 13 ZAC BROWN BAND/Highway 20 Ride (Atlantic/Home Grown/BPP) 4 2859 454 1760 255 13 14 JASON MICHAEL CARROLL/Hurry Home (Arista) 2496 10 1541 17 17 15 LADY ANTEBELLUM/American Honey (Capitol) 2374 243 1485 153 19 16 JOSH THOMPSON/Beer On The Table (Columbia) 1995 56 1261 37 18 17 GARY ALLAN/Today (MCA) 1988 37 1269 35 20 18 TAYLOR SWIFT/Fearless (Big Machine) 1906 83 1178 36 22 19 JUSTIN MOORE/Backwoods (Valory) 1817 206 1084 109 21 20 KELLIE PICKLER/Didn't You Know How Much I... (19/BNA) 1787 82 1091 56 23 21 ERIC CHURCH/Hell On The Heart (Capitol) 1741 155 1061 76 25 22 SARAH BUXTON/Outside My Window (Lyric Street) 1663 121 992 56 24 23 JOE NICHOLS/Gimmie That Girl (Show Dog-Universal) 1629 65 1012 48 26 24 RASCAL FLATTS/Unstoppable (Lyric Street) 1557 102 973 52 28 25 STEEL MAGNOLIA/Keep On Lovin' You (Big Machine) 1441 133 913 81 27 26 ALAN JACKSON/It's Just That Way (Arista) 1417 100 911 88 29 27 CHRIS YOUNG/The Man I Want To Be (RCA) 1247 32 799 16 31 28 LOVE AND THEFT/Dancing In Circles (Carolwood/Lyric Street) 919 130 536 72 32 29 BAND PERRY/Hip To My Heart (Republic Nashville) 842 125 497 78 30 30 RANDY HOUSER/Whistlin' Dixie (Show Dog-Universal) 817 -64 519 -36 ©2010 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. 4=Top 5 point gainers. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com Chart Page 5 February 8, 2010/ Chart Page 6

LW TW Artist/Title (Label) TW Points +/- Points TW Plays +/- Plays 34 31 CLAY WALKER/She Won't Be Lonely Long (Curb) 732 160 445 99 33 32 LEE ANN WOMACK/There Is A God (MCA) 599 -22 387 -12 37 33 MATT KENNON/The Call (Bama Jam) 534 63 327 25 40 34 LUKE BRYAN/Rain Is A Good Thing (Capitol) 518 178 344 125 35 35 LEE BRICE/Love Like Crazy (Curb) 502 -17 313 -10 39 36 CRAIG MORGAN/This Ain't Nothin' (BNA) 459 81 279 55 38 37 BOMSHEL/19 And Crazy (Curb) 424 -6 245 -10 55 38 TIM MCGRAW/Still (Curb) 4 419 317 261 188 43 39 MARTINA MCBRIDE/Wrong Baby Wrong (RCA) 358 98 211 66 36 40 GLORIANA/How Far Do You Wanna Go? (Emblem/Warner Bros./BPP) 331 -160 235 -82 42 41 JARON & THE LONG ROAD TO LOVE/Pray... (Jaronwood/Uni Republic/QB/Big Machine) 329 56 248 43 50 42 REBA/I Keep On Loving You (Starstruck/Valory) 320 174 233 127 48 43 JEWEL/Stay Here Forever (Valory) 301 100 189 45 47 44 GRETCHEN WILSON/Work Hard, Play Harder (Redneck/CO5) 272 61 170 40 44 45 TELLURIDE/Stay (American Roots/Quarterback) 263 3 189 2 41 46 HOUSTON COUNTY/I Can't Make It Rain (Stroudavarious) 220 -58 140 -45 46 47 JONATHAN SINGLETON & THE GROVE/Look Who's Back... (Show Dog-Universal) 215 -1 140 2 49 48 DANNY GOKEY/My Best Days Are Ahead Of Me (19/RCA) 199 18 132 14 45 49 WILLIAMS RILEY/Country Livin' (Golden) 190 -51 144 -32 51 50 JAMES WESLEY/Jackson Hole (BBR) 160 33 97 17 Debut 51 TAYLOR SWIFT/Today Was A Fairytale (Big Machine) 157 113 123 94 Debut 52 KENNY CHESNEY/This Is Our Moment (BNA) 152 117 117 92 59 53 DAVID NAIL/Turning Home (MCA) 151 76 105 54 52 54 STEVE AZAR/Sunshine (Ride) 149 23 110 18 53 55 DARRYL WORLEY/Best Of Both Worlds (Stroudavarious) 144 34 93 25 Debut 56 GEORGE STRAIT/I Gotta Get To You (MCA) 114 109 84 80 54 57 JACK INGRAM/Free (Big Machine) 112 6 50 -4 56 58 COLT FORD f/JAMEY JOHNSON/Cold Beer (Average Joes) 92 -3 65 -5 57 59 DARREN KOZELSKY/Real Superman (Spinville/Major 7th/Nine North) 91 3 64 2 Debut 60 COLDWATER JANE/Bring On The Love (Mercury) 75 48 31 15 ©2010 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. 4=Top 5 point gainers. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com