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October 4, 2010 Issue 212 Virtual Remotes Premiere says. “I’d rather do that than send my morning If you made it to the CMA Music Festival radio remotes in show to Nashville. I’m probably in the minority June, you may have noticed an oversized video conferencing on that, but once PDs see this I think they’ll set-up in use. Maybe you saw an artist, sitting on a couch begin to understand.” with a camera trained on it, talking into a mic and, on the “CMA Music Fest was our first real-world big screen TV in front of them, a morning show in a radio test,” Leimgruber says. “We got great first-hand Scott Lindy studio hundreds of miles away. If so, Premiere Radio experience with the technology and learned a lot Networks is hoping you had an early look at the future of of valuable lessons, mostly setup details. We were very pleased remote broadcasts. with the technical portion. At the awards, we think people will That single station test (WUBL/Atlanta) was a precursor really have a chance to see and touch the technology, and really to Tuesday’s announcement (10/5) of a partnership between get a sense for how they could use it.” Premiere and Polycom to offer virtual remote broadcasts during The barter structure for the in-person versus digital remotes November’s CMA Awards week. Participating is the same. “The virtual remotes are actually more expensive stations include WUBL; WMZQ/Washington; for us, though last year and this year we have reduced the barter WSSL/Greenville, SC; WBCT/Grand Rapids; we require even as our cost structure has gone up,” Leimgruber KTST/Oklahoma City and WYRK/Buffalo, says. “But it’s an important step to take for the future of but stations signed up for the more traditional broadcasting in general. (continued on page 4) remote format will also see benefits. Literally. “The goal is to provide a solution for LMDS: A View From The Top stations that want to participate in the Jennifer Leimgruber Last week’s Next Big Nashville/Leadership Music Digital remotes, but have limited staff,” says Jennifer Summit drew an A-list of senior-level industry Leimgruber, Premiere SVP/Network Programming. “It’s executives to Belmont University for 25 the ability to have all the access of being at the CMA Awards sessions, numerous parties and scores of artist without having to lose your morning or afternoon show for showcases. It was the fifth year for both the several days.” music expo and the educational program, but As for the original guinea pig, former WUBL PD Scott the first time the two had partnered. Leadership Lindy more than survived the experiment. “I’m a fan of it,” he Music Executive Director Karen Oertley told Karen Oertley ©2010 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected]

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Country Aircheck the event set a record in sponsorship support My Tu n e s : Mu s i c Th a t Sh a p e d My Li f e and also did well in overall revenue, beating last year’s figures. “It was extremely positive,” she said, “and the feedback we got KIQK/Rapid City, SD afternoon host Mike from everybody was that the content was forward-thinking and Dylan discusses his most important songs, artists or concerts: the panelists were exceptional. I think we really raised the bar, 1. Clint Black/Put Yourself In My Shoes: and our relationship with NBN proved to be a good one.” As Just a great country album from beginning for 2011, Oertley says, “We want to look at the calendar and not to end. I remember thinking that it couldn’t overcrowd it for Nashville and other associations, but we will be get better. doing it again.” 2. Dwight Yoakam/This Time: Then it did. 3. Brad Paisley/5th Gear: ...and better still. Mike Dylan 4. Montgomery Gentry, CRS 2008: I walked in pretty burnt out by radio. For some reason Reba’s Top 10 Women I was able to, even in a room full of programmers, see them as a The 10 female air personality finalists for Reba’s All The fan might and remembered why we are all doing this. I got back to Women I Am album premiere contest are: WYCD/Detroit’s the station totally re-energized. Rachel Hunter; KFDI/Wichita’s Carol Hughes; 5. Green Day, 1991, Days Inn Basement, Rapid City: That WFRE/Frederick, MD’s Jess Wright; WDZQ/ might have been the last time you could see them for four bucks. Decatur, IL’s Tricia LeVeck; WMAD/Madison, I was actually there to see my favorite band, the opening act Chickenshit Logjam. They were not quite as successful. WI’s Tammy Lee; WIVK/Knoxville, TN’s • A highly regarded song or album you’ve never heard: Any Colleen Addair; WRNS/Greenville, NC’s Radiohead album. Carletta Blake; KBEQ/Kansas City’s TJ • An “important” piece of music you just don’t get: “Hurt,” the McEntire; WPOC/Baltimore’s Laurie DeYoung Nine Inch Nails version. • An album you played or listened to incessantly: Up On The and KFRG/Riverside’s Heather Froglear. The Reba Ridge by Dierks Bentley. winner joins a panel of personalities for the • One obscure or non-country song everyone should listen to premiere special and can bring along two listeners. Voting is right now: Live’s “White, Discussion.” open until Friday (10/8) here.

medium for terrestrial radio, but now notes, “These alternatives In-Car Competition may simply replace the use of other forms of music such as A new Vision Critical survey of online consumers shows CDs.” Additionally, the findings suggest online in-car access that alternatives to broadcast radio are gaining ground. While provides opportunities for stations to embrace interactive and 85% of car-bound consumers listen to traditional radio, 23% mobile platforms: “Listeners will be expecting more from their played personal digital music during the past week via iPods, radio station than a linear broadcast.” mp3 players or smartphones. Those who tuned in satellite radio represented 16% of drivers, while 9% streamed audio programs (such More From Edison as Pandora) or podcasts via their Country music as a radio choice is gaining ground among smartphones. And 58% say they are young demos, according to Edison Research’s American Youth interested in in-car online music and Study 2010. More than 1,500 participants 12-24 were asked, radio services. VC reported in April that “What type of music is played on the radio station you listen to satellite is the one clear displacement most?”, and the response for Country grew from 6% in 2000 to

©2010 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] October 4, 2010 Country Aircheck Weekly Page 3 8% in 2010, trailing Hip Hop/Rap (down from 23%-22%), Top 40 (up from 10%- Tu b e Ch e c k 18%), Alternative Rock (down from 20%- Tuesday 10/5 - Trace Adkins, Late Night With Jimmy Fallon (NBC); 10%) and tied with Classic Rock (up from Rascal Flatts, Ellen DeGeneres Show (syndicated). 5%-8%) and R&B (down from 12%-8%). Among 22-34s, Country nearly doubled over the decade from Wednesday 10/6 - Toby Keith, Tonight Show With Jay Leno (NBC); Larry Gatlin, Fox & Friends (FOX News). 6% to 11%. Two of the three leaders were down sharply: Top 40 (up from 10%-16%), Hip Hop/Rap (down from 23%-13%) and Thursday 10/7 - Toby Keith, Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson (CBS). Alternative Rock (down from 20%-12%). No country artists made the top 10 favorites among these consumers in 2000, but Friday 10/8 - Toby Keith, Invitation Only: Toby Keith (CMT). Taylor Swift came in at No. 4 in the new study; Eminem was Saturday 10/9 - Reba, Top 20 Country Countdown (re-air) (GAC). No. 1 both a decade ago and this time, as well. Sunday 10/10 - Various Artists, 45th Annual ACM Awards (re-air) (GAC). Industry News Thinking Bee Productions has shot the video for singer/ songwriter Lauren Rainey’s “Crazy In Love” exclusively with Journey Press has published Joe Bonsall’s book From My Sprint’s HTC 4G EVO cell phone using only existing lighting. Perspective featuring autobiographical stories chronicling his See it here. rise to prominence. NARM and the CMA have announced the final programming Best wishes to Keith Anderson and longtime girlfriend for their Entertainment Law Conference series, which will be a Lauren Woodruff on their engagement. Anderson proposed in keynote interview on copyright law with United States Register Ft. Walton, FL last week, and the couple will marry this fall. of Copyrights, the Honorable Marybeth Peters, in Nashville on Katie Armiger is the focus of Channel One’s Hear It Now Nov. 9. Its part of the events leading up to the 44th Annual CMA music segment this week (details here) and CMT will host an Awards on Nov. 10. Register for the conference here. Armiger mobile chat tomorrow (10/5) at 7pm ET (details here). The Roys have signed an exclusive booking agreement with Greenwood Publishing has issued the Vernell Hackett New Frontier Touring. authored Carrie Underwood: A Biography as part of the Bluewater Music has signed an international administration company’s celebrity biography series for students. Details here. agreement with Rodney Carrington. The Bellamy Brothers’ The Anthology Volume 2 will be released exclusively through Wal-Mart, iTunes and the duo’s Artist News website tomorrow (10/5). Four new songs are interspersed Bob DiPiero will host the CMA Songwriters Series Nov. 2 among 17 hits including “Lovers Live Longer,” “I Could Be at New York City’s Joe’s Pub. Eric Church, Carolyn Dawn Persuaded” and “Forget About Me.” Johnson and Luke Laird are on the bill. Jo Dee Messina has added 11 dates to the Music Room Series Last week’s Stars For Second Harvest raised $62,337.96 Tour through Dec. 11. Full itinerary here. for the food bank. The Craig Wiseman-hosted event featured The Judds will deliver an estimated 15 tons worth of toys unplugged performances by Josh Thompson, Chris Young, to Appalachia on the Santa Train Nov. 20. Fourteen stops Uncle Kracker, Mac McAnally, Tony Mullins and a Henry in Kentucky, Virginia and Tennessee are on the route. Learn Cho comedy routine. more here.

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The Week’s Top Stories Ch e c k Ou t : 10/5 Full coverage can be accessed in the archives at www. countryaircheck.com. Katie Armiger Confessions Of A Nice Girl (Cold River) Armiger polled fans through GACTV.com to • WFMS/Indianapolis was recognized as Country Station Of choose the title of her third studio album, which The Year during the NAB Marconi Radio Awards Dinner & includes lead track “Kiss Me Now” and current single Show in Washington, DC. (CAT 10/1) “Leaving Home.” Armiger wrote and co-wrote nine • GAC/Scripps Networks marketing exec John Alexander was of the 13 songs, with co-writers including Sarah hired by Black River Music Group as VP/Strategic Marketing, Buxton, Blair Daly and Rebecca Lynn Howard. a newly created position. (CAT 10/1) Toby Keith Bullets In The Gun (Show Dog-Universal) • Cumulus/Macon, GA Market Manager John Rodriguez has Keith loads 10 original cuts onto his 14th studio taken the same role at Cumulus/Montgomery, AL’s seven- release. The Deluxe Edition includes live versions station cluster, which includes Country WLWI, with the exit of of Johnny Paycheck’s “11 Months And 29 Days,” MM & Country Format Dir. Bill Jones. GSM Art Giles rises to Waylon Jennings’ “I’ve Been A long Time Leaving (But I’ll Be A Long Time Gone),” Roger Miller’s MM in Macon. Reach Jones at [email protected].(CAT 10/4) “Chug-A-Lug” and Gordon Lightfoot’s “Sundown” • Mid-West Family Broadcasting/Springfield, MO’s Classic recorded during this summer’s Incognito Bandito concert at New Country KOMG (Bass Country) 92.9 swapped frequencies with York City’s Fillmore. Co-writers include Rivers Rutherford, Bobby cluster sister AC KOSP at 105.1 and relaunched as “Bob-FM: Pinson, Scotty Emerick and Dean Dillon. Keith produced. Real Country Variety.” (CAT 9/27) Troy Olsen Troy Olsen EP (EMI Nashville) • The Grand Ole Opry House reopened. (CAT 9/29) Olsen’s EP features the debut single “Summer • Citadel KHKI/Des Moines PD/morning host Andy Elliott will Thing” and current release “Good Hands.” exit the station after 18 years on Oct. 8 for a yet-to-be-announced “Tumbleweed” and “Ghost Town Train” round out opportunity. (CAT 9/30) the album. • Quality Broadcasting’s KFTX/Corpus Christi, TX GM/ morning host Dr. Bruce Nelson will retire Dec. 31, wrapping 15 Point Of Grace Home For The Holidays (Word/Curb) years on the air at the station and 52 years in radio. (CAT 9/30) The trio updates classics “White Christmas,” “Little Drummer Boy,” “Joy To The World” and others for their fourth holiday compilation. Virtual Remotes Premiere (continued from page 1) “With the rise of digital content and radio being more than a terrestrial signal, stations have to be able to be more places and Oct. 12 Trace Adkins The Definitive Greatest Hits: Til The Last Shot’s create more content,” Leimgruber continues. “You can’t always Fired (Capitol) do that the old fashioned way with a bunch of people getting on Band Perry The Band Perry (Republic Nashville) Darius Rucker Charleston, SC 1966 (Capitol) a plane, so this technology presents more opportunities down the road. It’s a significant investment for us this year, but we Oct. 19 Craig Campbell TBA (BPG) feel it’s worthwhile.” Sugarland The Incredible Machine (Mercury) One of the key adaptations resulting from the test was to Various Artists Original Songwriter Demos Vol. 1 (Warner Bros./WMN) have one representative from each station actually on-site. “You Various Artists Original Songwriter Demos Vol. 2 just can’t have artists walking up to a TV screen,” Leimgruber (Warner Bros./WMN) explains. “We found it was important to have a PD, MD or ©2010 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] October 4, 2010 Country Aircheck Weekly Page 5

Bi r t h d a y s month, you might lose a quarter. God forbid there’s a big story Tuesday (10/5) - the late Johnny Duncan; Britta Coleman (britta. going on in my town and my morning show isn’t there. My first [email protected]); J.J. Gerard obligation as a PD and with the morning show is not to cover the CMA Awards. So to not have them gone two or three days made Wednesday (10/6) - Tim Rushlow, Dixie Carter, Sheila Brooks, me a lot happier. That’s not to say there’s no value to send jocks Jim Dandy, Jim O’Hara ([email protected]), Barry Mardit to Nashville, but if I can get 95% of the content without a trip to ([email protected]), Jody Jo Mize ([email protected]) the airport, that’s fantastic.” And Leimgruber is direct in responding to early concerns: Thursday (10/7) - Kieran Kane, Bill Dotson, Mary Hamilton, Cindy “This is not just a Clear Channel initiative,” she says. “We Heath ([email protected]), the late Buddy Lee; Jon have stations involved from other groups. It’s also important Peterson; Ryan Simpson; Rick Walker; William Patton for people to understand that this isn’t just Skype. Our partner Polycom is installing a very sophisticated communication Friday (10/8) - Ricky Lee Phelps, Debbie Holley ([email protected]) system and manning it. This is very high-end and, frankly, pretty Saturday (10/9) - Tom Archibald, Joe Putnam (joe.putnam@umusic. amazing stuff.” com), Ray Randall Traditional remote participants will see plenty of upside in the new approach, too. “Both types of remotes will have a high Sunday (10/10) - John Prine, Tanya Tucker, Austin Clark, Tom definition video unit recording everything,” Leimgruber says. Baldrica ([email protected]), Blair Berle, Don Browning, “Stations can then pull those files down off a server and use Patrick Clark ([email protected]), Denise Roberts them on their websites, YouTube or however they distribute ([email protected]), Sheree Latham ([email protected]) video. Plus we’ll have a very different setup for each station ... much more like a talk show or living room. It will be dressed to Monday (10/11) - Paulette Carlson, Gene Watson, the late Dottie West be seen, if you will, rather than just tables and drape.” That Premiere and Polycom have chosen Nashville for this launch is telling. “Country gets a bum rap on Madison Avenue producer manning the location. Plus a lot of stations want to get and other places as not being cutting edge,” Leimgruber says. autographed items for giveaways or promotions. You need that “We obviously feel very differently and are heavily invested in element of touch.” country music and Country radio. Country is leading here, and On a programming level, Lindy points to preparation. “If we like that profile.” your approach is to do the same thing you do in the studio, you won’t be happy. You have to plan for the video element and the fact that the artist can see you and you can see Lon Helton, [email protected] them. Something fun has to happen. Props, instruments and Chuck Aly, [email protected] decorations are good ideas. It’s a different kind of interview for Jeff Green, [email protected] your jock to prepare for.” Lauren Tingle, [email protected] Keeping your core product in the building is the chief appeal. Angela Gimlin, [email protected] “I have yet to experience an outside-the-studio broadcast that’s (615) 320-1450 better than the one inside,” Lindy says. “So not having to have the morning show gone is huge. As we all know in PPM, if you lose a week, you could lose the month. And if you lose the

October 4, 2010 Chart Page 1

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

1 1 KENNY CHESNEY/The Boys Of Fall (BNA) 15791 490 5523 126 40.023 0.904 128 0 2nd Week at No. 1 2 2 JOSH TURNER/All Over Me (MCA) 15003 725 5396 267 38.042 1.804 128 0 3 3 EASTON CORBIN/Roll With It (Mercury) 14516 523 5215 207 36.619 1.641 128 0

5 4 DARIUS RUCKER/Come Back Song (Capitol) 4 14090 1070 4862 322 35.817 3.366 128 0 7 5 SUGARLAND/Stuck Like Glue (Mercury) 4 11962 1023 4376 383 29.219 1.352 125 0 4 6 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Our Kind Of Love (Capitol) 11883 -1945 4228 -710 29.84 -5.527 128 0 8 7 TAYLOR SWIFT/Mine (Big Machine) 11102 395 3865 152 28.309 1.021 128 0 6 8 LITTLE BIG TOWN/Little White Church (Capitol) 10401 -1071 3710 -373 24.478 -3.185 127 0 9 9 RODNEY ATKINS/Farmer's Daughter (Curb) 10139 335 3717 110 26.12 1.043 125 0

11 10 ZAC BROWN BAND f/A. JACKSON/As... (So. Ground/Atlantic/BPG) 4 10078 1019 3556 353 25.765 2.692 127 0 10 11 RASCAL FLATTS/Why Wait (Big Machine) 9823 442 3464 143 25.142 1.377 128 0 12 12 BAND PERRY/If I Die Young (Republic Nashville) 9439 669 3364 207 23.988 2.417 127 0 13 13 BRAD PAISLEY/Anything Like Me (Arista) 9379 629 3364 223 23.866 2.252 128 0 14 14 GEORGE STRAIT/The Breath You Take (MCA) 8645 526 3204 125 21.99 1.429 123 0 15 15 JOSH THOMPSON/Way Out Here (Columbia) 8048 106 3023 7 19.631 0.252 124 1 16 16 REBA/Turn On The Radio (Starstruck/Valory) 8008 577 2876 204 19.98 1.906 126 0 18 17 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Mama's Song (19/Arista) 7380 840 2542 282 19.125 2.331 128 0 17 18 JUSTIN MOORE/How I Got To Be This Way (Valory) 7262 305 2705 86 17.248 1.002 125 0 19 19 JASON ALDEAN/My Kinda Party (BBR) 7070 634 2543 233 18.429 2.42 122 2 20 20 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Only Prettier (Columbia) 6820 1015 2458 382 15.984 1.443 122 2 21 21 TRACE ADKINS/This Ain't No Love Song (Show Dog-Universal) 5763 198 2215 98 14.639 0.412 117 1

26 22 KEITH URBAN/Put You In A Song (Capitol) 4 5626 1752 1932 618 14.344 4.149 120 12 22 23 CHRIS YOUNG/Voices (RCA) 4601 264 1642 99 10.233 0.626 120 5 24 24 LUKE BRYAN/Someone Else Calling You Baby (Capitol) 4543 547 1705 191 11.229 1.552 115 5 25 25 ERIC CHURCH/Smoke A Little Smoke (EMI Nashville) 4092 217 1579 111 9.915 0.17 100 3

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

27 26 STEVE AZAR/Sunshine (Ride) 3538 -294 1345 -102 8.259 -1.083 98 0 28 27 STEEL MAGNOLIA/Just By Being You (Halo &... (Big Machine) 3344 107 1196 -14 7.203 0.642 107 0

42 28 TIM MCGRAW/Felt Good On My Lips (Curb) 4 2995 1984 1021 675 7.872 5.008 105 40 29 29 JOE NICHOLS/The Shape I'm In (Show Dog-Universal) 2551 274 975 103 5.613 0.646 97 2 30 30 SUNNY SWEENEY/From A Table Away (Republic Nashville) 2293 62 905 24 4.736 -0.08 81 4 31 31 JANEDEAR GIRLS/Wildflower (Reprise/WMN) 2201 38 868 31 4.414 0.119 81 2 32 32 JAMES WESLEY/Real (BBR) 2136 67 863 25 4.833 0.156 76 0 33 33 CRAIG CAMPBELL/Family Man (BPG) 1952 44 786 39 3.852 0.056 79 4 23 34 TOBY KEITH/Trailerhood (Show Dog-Universal) 1833 -2360 665 -842 4.878 -5.571 119 0 44 35 TOBY KEITH/Bullets In The Gun (Show Dog-Universal) 1743 972 569 323 4.568 2.418 61 24 36 36 JOSH KELLEY/Georgia Clay (MCA) 1708 330 667 118 3.088 0.924 82 6 34 37 FRANKIE BALLARD/Tell Me You Get Lonely (Reprise/WAR) 1651 -4 668 12 3.442 -0.035 61 1 37 38 THOMPSON SQUARE/Are You Gonna Kiss Me... (Stoney Creek) 1397 110 630 42 2.309 0.445 69 3 35 39 JOHN RICH/Country Done Come To Town (Reprise/WAR) 1256 -189 468 -61 2.566 -0.138 55 0 39 40 DIERKS BENTLEY/Draw Me A Map (Capitol) 1243 127 462 59 2.545 0.253 61 3 40 41 JAMEY JOHNSON/Playing The Part (Mercury) 1233 141 468 52 2.076 0.309 65 6 45 42 BLAKE SHELTON/Who Are You When I'm Not... (Reprise/WMN) 1197 435 458 146 2.307 0.675 46 10 43 43 CLAY WALKER/Where Do I Go From You (Curb) 1016 63 438 43 1.548 0.168 55 3 41 44 GWYNETH PALTROW/Country Strong (RCA) 936 -77 303 -19 1.512 -0.16 46 4

Debut 45 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Hello World (Capitol) 889 646 280 189 1.914 1.344 44 32 Debut 46 JERROD NIEMANN/What Do You Want (Sea Gayle/Arista) 764 285 308 112 1.177 0.344 45 11 Debut 47 BILLY CURRINGTON/Let Me Down Easy (Mercury) 702 256 217 95 1.836 0.602 30 19 46 48 WALKER HAYES/Pants (Capitol) 655 7 305 22 0.897 -0.068 40 5 47 49 ADAM BRAND/Ready For Love (Arista) 624 35 258 10 0.855 0.006 41 1 48 50 STEALING ANGELS/He Better Be Dead (Skyville/Nine North) 575 10 265 12 0.731 -0.135 33 0

©2010 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. 4=Top 5 point gainers. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com October 4, 2010 Country Aircheck Chart Info Chart Page 3 Country Aircheck Add Leaders Activator Top Point Gainers TIM MCGRAW/Felt Good On My Lips (Curb) 615 4 TIM MCGRAW/Felt Good On My Lips (Curb) 40 KEITH URBAN/Put You In A Song (Capitol) 588 4 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Hello World (Capitol) 32 TOBY KEITH/Bullets In The Gun (Show Dog-Universal) 577 4 TOBY KEITH/Bullets In The Gun (Show Dog-Universal) 24 BILLY CURRINGTON/Let Me Down Easy (Mercury) 19 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Hello World (Capitol) 490 4 KEITH URBAN/Put You In A Song (Capitol) 12 DARIUS RUCKER/Come Back Song (Capitol) 478 4 JERROD NIEMANN/What Do You Want (Sea Gayle/Arista) 11 SUGARLAND/Stuck Like Glue (Mercury) 339 BLAKE SHELTON/Who Are You When I'm Not... (Reprise/WMN) 10 ZAC BROWN BAND f/A. JACKSON/As She's... (So. Ground/Atlantic/BPG) 338 GARY ALLAN/Kiss Me When I'm Down (MCA) 8 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Only Prettier (Columbia) 336 JAMEY JOHNSON/Playing The Part (Mercury) 6 EASTON CORBIN/Roll With It (Mercury) 278 JOSH KELLEY/Georgia Clay (MCA) 6 BLAKE SHELTON/Who Are You When I'm... (Reprise/WMN) 206 SARA EVANS/A Little Bit Stronger (RCA) 6 Activator Top Spin Gainers TIM MCGRAW/Felt Good On My Lips (Curb) 437 Country Aircheck Top Point Gainers KEITH URBAN/Put You In A Song (Capitol) 379 TIM MCGRAW/Felt Good On My Lips (Curb) 1984 4 DARIUS RUCKER/Come Back Song (Capitol) 294 KEITH URBAN/Put You In A Song (Capitol) 1752 4 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Hello World (Capitol) 280 DARIUS RUCKER/Come Back Song (Capitol) 1070 4 TOBY KEITH/Bullets In The Gun (Show Dog-Universal) 279 SUGARLAND/Stuck Like Glue (Mercury) 1023 4 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Only Prettier (Columbia) 221 ZAC BROWN BAND f/A. JACKSON/As... (So. Ground/Atlantic/BPG) 1019 4 SUGARLAND/Stuck Like Glue (Mercury) 212 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Only Prettier (Columbia) 1015 ZAC BROWN BAND f/A. JACKSON/As She's... (So. Ground/Atlantic/BPG) 188 EASTON CORBIN/Roll With It (Mercury) 146 TOBY KEITH/Bullets In The Gun (Show Dog-Universal) 972 RODNEY ATKINS/Farmer's Daughter (Curb) 124 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Mama's Song (19/Arista) 840 JOSH TURNER/All Over Me (MCA) 725 BAND PERRY/If I Die Young (Republic Nashville) 669 Vi d e o Ad d s CMT & CMT PURE BLAKE SHELTON/Who Are You When I’m Not Looking (Reprise) BRAD PAISLEY/Alcohol (Live) (Arista) Country Aircheck Top Spin Gainers BRETT ELDREDGE/Raymond (Atlantic) CHRISTIAN KANE/The House Rules (BPG/Outlaw Saints) TIM MCGRAW/Felt Good On My Lips (Curb) 675 JARON & TLRTL/That’s... (Jaronwood/Big Machine/Republic Nashville) KEITH URBAN/Put You In A Song (Capitol) 618 JASON ALDEAN/My Kind Of Party (BBR) SUGARLAND/Stuck Like Glue (Mercury) 383 JERROD NIEMANN/What Do You Want (Arista/Sea Gayle) MIRANDA LAMBERT/Only Prettier (Columbia) 382 joanna smith/Gettin’ Married (Columbia) ZAC BROWN BAND f/A. JACKSON/As... (So. Ground/Atlantic/BPG) 353 KEITH URBAN/Put You In A Song (Capitol) Sara Evans/A Little Bit Stronger(RCA) TOBY KEITH/Bullets In The Gun (Show Dog-Universal) 323 GAC DARIUS RUCKER/Come Back Song (Capitol) 322 JAMES WESLEY/Real (BRB) CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Mama's Song (19/Arista) 282 joanna smith/Gettin’ Married (Columbia) JOSH TURNER/All Over Me (MCA Nashville) 267 Joey + rory/This Song’s For You (Sugar Hill) JASON ALDEAN/My Kinda Party (BBR) 233 thompson square/Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not (Stoney Creek)

Country Aircheck Activity Ad d Da t e s LADY ANTEBELLUM/Hello World (Capitol) Debuts at 45*; 889 points, 280 spins october 11 32 ADDS INCLUDE: KATC*, KBWF, KCYE, KCYY*, Craig Morgan/Still A Little Chicken Left On That Bone (BNA) KKBQ*, KKWF, KRTY, KSD, KWJJ, KZSN october 18 JERROD NIEMANN/What Do You Want (Sea Gayle/Arista) little big town/Kiss Goodbye (Capitol) Debuts at *46; 764 points, 308 spins mark cooke/Can’t Cheat In A Small Town (Cotton Valley/Quarterback) 11 ADDS INCLUDE: KCYY*, KRST*, KZSN, WCTK*, WFUS, WGNE, WIL, WMIL, WMZQ october 25 Lee BricE/Beautiful Every Time (Curb) BILLY CURRINGTON/Let Me Down Easy (Mercury) Debuts at *47; 702 points, 217 spins matt gary/I’m Just Sayin’ (17/Quarterback) 19 ADDS INCLUDE: Hot Country, KAJA, KJJY*, todd o’neill/Cry No Mississippi (Aria) KMPS*, KRTY, KSOP, KUPL, KWJJ, WGH, WGTY

WALKER HAYES/Pants (Capitol) Points Moves 46*-48*; 655 points, 305 spins Country Aircheck Top Recurrents 5 ADDS: KCCY, WCOL, WCTO*, WGTY, WTGE BILLY CURRINGTON/Pretty Good At Drinkin' Beer (Mercury) 8208 BLAKE SHELTON/All About Tonight (Reprise/WMN) 8177 ADAM BRAND/Ready For Love (Arista) UNCLE KRACKER/Smile (Atlantic/Top Dog/BPG) 6951 Moves 47*-49*; 624 points, 258 spins; 1 ADD: KBWF LEE BRICE/Love Like Crazy (Curb) 6626 STEALING ANGELS/He Better Be Dead (Skyville/Nine North) KEITH URBAN/I'm In (Capitol) 5531 Moves 48*-50*; 575 points, 265 spins; No Adds JERROD NIEMANN/Lover, Lover (Sea Gayle/Arista) 5388 MIRANDA LAMBERT/The House That Built Me (Columbia) 5378 SARA EVANS/A Little Bit Stronger (RCA) LUKE BRYAN/Rain Is A Good Thing (Capitol) 5275 563 points, 181 spins 6 ADDS: KBWF, KKBQ*, KRTY, KUPL, WKHX, WTGE ZAC BROWN BAND/Free (Southern Ground/Atlantic/BPG) 5220 JOE NICHOLS/Gimmie That Girl (Show Dog-Universal) 4767 UNCLE KRACKER f/KID ROCK/Good To... (Top Dog/Atlantic/BPG) 556 points, 164 spins GRETCHEN WILSON/I Got Your Country Right Here (Redneck/CO5) 5 ADDS: KCYE, KUBL*, WRNS, WSIX, WWYZ 379 points, 175 spins; 1 ADD: WTQR JAMES OTTO/Soldiers And Jesus (Warner Bros./WMN) BRETT ELDREDGE/Raymond 491 points, 212 spins; 1 ADD: KKWF 367 points, 161 spins; 4 ADDS: KBEQ, KNCI*, WBEE, WPCV* BLAINE LARSEN/Leavin’ (Treehouse/Stroudavarious) JOANNA SMITH/Gettin’ Married (Columbia) 480 points, 201 spins; 1 ADD: WTGE 316 points, 168 spins; 1 ADD: WCKT GARY ALLAN/Kiss Me When I’m Down (MCA) 435 points, 156 spins LOCASH COWBOYS/Keep In Mind (Stroudavarious) 8 ADDS: KCCY, KILT*, WBUL, WFUS, WKHX, WKMK, 307 points, 128 spins WQHK, WXCY 5 ADDS: WKIS, WQYK*, WUBL, WWQM, WXBQ JARON & TLRTL/That’s... (Jaronwood/Big Machine/Republic Nashville) TROY OLSEN/Good Hands 421 points, 178 spins 305 points, 120 spins 5 ADDS: KCYE, KNCI*, WGNE, WKMK, WQDR 3 ADDS: KSOP, WFUS, WQYK*

TRAILER CHOIR/Shakin’ That Tailgate (Show Dog-Universal) Aircheck Activity includes the top 15 songs that rank 45-50 on this week’s chart or are those 389 points, 166 spins; No Adds 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] ACTIVAT OR October 4, 2010/Chart Page 5

LW TW Artist/Title (Label) TW Points +/- Points TW Plays +/- Play 1 1 KENNY CHESNEY/The Boys Of Fall (BNA) 4504 47 2779 32 2nd Week at No. 1 3 2 EASTON CORBIN/Roll With It (Mercury) 4495 278 2738 146 2 3 JOSH TURNER/All Over Me (MCA) 4371 56 2710 29 5 4 DARIUS RUCKER/Come Back Song (Capitol) 4 4151 478 2597 294 6 5 SUGARLAND/Stuck Like Glue (Mercury) 3721 339 2300 212 7 6 GEORGE STRAIT/The Breath You Take (MCA) 3312 92 2074 92 9 7 RASCAL FLATTS/Why Wait (Big Machine) 3307 172 1988 109 11 8 ZAC BROWN BAND f/ A. JACKSON/As She's... (So. Ground/Atlantic/BPG) 3204 338 1996 188 10 9 TAYLOR SWIFT/Mine (Big Machine) 3079 152 1866 118 4 10 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Our Kind Of Love (Capitol) 4 3020 -1146 1869 -661 12 11 RODNEY ATKINS/Farmer's Daughter (Curb) 2932 129 1858 124 14 12 BRAD PAISLEY/Anything Like Me (Arista) 2871 181 1835 109 15 13 BAND PERRY/If I Die Young (Republic Nashville) 2775 159 1740 96 13 14 REBA/Turn On The Radio (Starstruck/Valory) 2758 61 1711 30 8 15 LITTLE BIG TOWN/Little White Church (Capitol) 2660 -548 1685 -406 16 16 JOSH THOMPSON/Way Out Here (Columbia) 2433 50 1503 44 17 17 JASON ALDEAN/My Kinda Party (BBR) 2391 164 1450 123 19 18 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Mama's Song (19/Arista) 2238 184 1395 112 21 19 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Only Prettier (Columbia) 2215 336 1391 221 18 20 JUSTIN MOORE/How I Got To Be This Way (Valory) 2171 58 1357 54 20 21 TRACE ADKINS/This Ain't No Love Song (Show Dog-Universal) 2146 131 1320 119 25 22 KEITH URBAN/Put You In A Song (Capitol) 4 1886 588 1171 379 23 23 LUKE BRYAN/Someone Else Calling You Baby (Capitol) 1662 184 1010 113 24 24 CHRIS YOUNG/Voices (RCA) 1441 97 909 80 26 25 ERIC CHURCH/Smoke A Little Smoke (EMI Nashville) 1328 114 755 75 27 26 STEVE AZAR/Sunshine (Ride ) 959 -112 621 -59 28 27 DIERKS BENTLEY/Draw Me A Map (Capitol) 918 73 570 70 29 28 JOE NICHOLS/The Shape I'm In (Show Dog-Universal) 887 58 588 42 41 29 TIM MCGRAW/Felt Good On My Lips (Curb) 4 881 615 632 437 31 30 BLAKE SHELTON/Who Are You When I'm Not... (Reprise/WMN) 813 206 519 118 ©2010 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. 4=Top 5 point gainers. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com Chart Page 5 ACTIVAT OR October 4, 2010/Chart Page 6

LW TW Artist/Title (Label) TW Points +/- Points TW Plays +/- Plays 46 31 TOBY KEITH/Bullets In The Gun (Show Dog-Universal) 783 577 432 279 30 32 STEEL MAGNOLIA/Just By Being You (Halo &... (Big Machine) 725 17 438 17 22 33 TOBY KEITH/Trailerhood (Show Dog-Universal) 4 697 -865 437 -444 51 34 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Hello World (Capitol) 613 490 353 280 32 35 JANEDEAR GIRLS/Wildflower (Reprise/WMN) 575 52 350 33 33 36 SUNNY SWEENEY/From A Table Away (Republic Nashville) 574 81 378 60 34 37 JAMEY JOHNSON/Playing The Part (Mercury) 539 52 313 34 35 38 JOSH KELLEY/Georgia Clay (MCA) 522 52 286 33 36 39 JAMES WESLEY/Real (BBR) 442 19 268 12 39 40 CRAIG CAMPBELL/Family Man (BPG) 379 76 207 54 38 41 FRANKIE BALLARD/Tell Me You Get Lonely (Reprise/WAR) 360 39 184 25 37 42 THOMPSON SQUARE/Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not (Stoney Creek) 335 6 224 4 60 43 BILLY CURRINGTON/Let Me Down Easy (Mercury) 277 188 172 110 44 44 GWYNETH PALTROW/Country Strong (RCA) 272 37 144 7 42 45 CLAY WALKER/Where Do I Go From You (Curb) 244 -6 165 -2 40 46 JAMES OTTO/Soldiers And Jesus (Warner Bros/WMN) 237 -33 171 -23 52 47 SARA EVANS/A Little Bit Stronger (RCA) 198 78 91 42 45 48 GRETCHEN WILSON/I Got Your Country Right Here (Redneck/CO5) 197 -15 100 -10 47 49 JOHN RICH/Country Done Come To Town (Reprise/WAR) 180 -21 79 -16 48 50 WALKER HAYES/Pants (Capitol) 178 10 128 4 49 51 JOANNA SMITH/Gettin' Married (Columbia) 162 3 105 6 58 52 GARY ALLAN/Kiss Me When I'm Down (MCA) 160 69 126 49 50 53 JARON & TLRTL/That's Beautiful To Me (Jaronwood/Big Machine/Republic) 158 1 126 4 57 54 JERROD NIEMANN/What Do You Want (Sea Gayle/Arista ) 154 60 122 46 Debut 55 BRETT ELDREDGE/Raymond (Atlantic/WAR) 120 94 102 77 56 56 TRAILER CHOIR/Shakin' That Tailgate (Show Dog-Universal) 117 17 69 9 53 57 BLAINE LARSEN/Leavin' (Treehouse/Stroudavarious) 110 -7 80 -5 Debut 58 RANDY HOUSER/A Man Like Me (Show Dog-Universal) 101 56 72 37 55 59 KATIE ARMIGER/Leaving Home (Cold River) 99 -7 66 0 Debut 60 ADAM BRAND/Ready For Love (Arista) 95 18 69 11 ©2010 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. 4=Top 5 point gainers. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com