Issue 30 Music Edition March 19, 2007

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Country Market Shares Hit 5-Year Highs Carroll To Category 5 TSL At All-Time Lows Promo vet Joe Carroll has joined Category 5 Katz Media Group’s Fall 2006 format study shows Records as Manager/Promotion & Marketing for Country shares at their highest levels since 1999. the Southeast and northern Ohio, effective today. The move from 14.8 in Fall ’05 to 14.9 in ’06 gave Most recently with Equity Music Group and Rust Country its highest shares since 15.1 in Fall1999. The Records, Carroll takes over the Southeast as National all-time high of 18.0 came in the fall books of 1992 Promotions Manager Nathan Cruise is now covering and 1997. Country’s Average Market Format Shares the Southwest region after the departure of Rosey (total, AM and FM) have grown more than 10% in the Fitchpatrick (CAT 3/15). Carroll will be based out last five years. Country’s 14.9 leads all formats, with of Cleveland and can be reached at 216-973-9299 or Hispanic next at 8.3, Urban Contemporary third at [email protected]. 7.0, CHR next at 6.8 and AC fifth at 6.6. The bad news is Country TSL levels have fallen to Radio News their lowest levels in the 16 years Katz has produced Personalities: KSKS/Fresno MD/morning co- it study. The TSL among 25-54 Men fell from 7:59 host Jody Jo Mize has re-signed with the Peak (hours:minutes) in Fall ’05 to 7:34 in Fall ’06, while Broadcasting station, extending her run there for the TSL among 25-54 Women was off from 7:09 last year next three years. to 6:57 this year. The highest 25-54 TSL levels were CHR/Pop WJDQ/Meridian, MS morning co-host in 1990, with Men at 11:30 and Women at 10:29. Ken “The Kenman” Stokes has moved to afternoons at Most disturbingly, Fall 2006 TSL levels for all sister station Country WMSO, beginning today (3/19). age/sex demos hit their lowest levels of the last 16 Gig Alert: KPLX (The Wolf)/Dallas PD John years. The Fall ’06 TSL levels among Men in various Sebastian is seeking an afternoon host. Resumes and age cells (with all-time TSL highs -- all of which were airchecks to [email protected] or 3500 achieved in the Fall 1990 Arbitron -- in parentheses): Maple Ave., 16th floor, Dallas 75219. No calls please. 25-34, 6:39 (10:31); 35-44, 7:37 (11:21) 45-54, 8:22 (11:48); and, 55-64, 11:37. (continued on page 7) Format: Radio-Fargo-Moorhead flipped recently- acquired Triple A KRVI/Fargo-Moorhead to Country

March 19, 2007 Country Aircheck Music Edition Page KBVB (CAT 3/13). John Austin has been named PD and is assembling an airstaff, currently seeking Date Check an evening personality. Airchecks and resumes to April 24 - Leadership Music Digital Summit www.digitalsummit.org [email protected]. Syndication: The nationally syndicated Moby In May 8 - Roy Acuff St. Block Party, Nashville The Morning show has added WEYE/Johnson City- May 15 - 42nd Annual ACM Awards. Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA to its list of affiliates. www.acmcountry.com

June 7-10 - CMA Music Festival. Industry News www.cmafest.com CMA Close Up Editor Peter Cronin has resigned to focus on building a design and marketing June 13-15 - 7th Annual All About Music TV & business with his wife Karen. Manager/Creative Film Retreat Services Amanda Eckard is overseeing Close Up www.myspace.com/allaboutmusictvandfilm until a new Editor is named. Cronin, whose last day was Thursday (3/15), joined CMA a year ago and • KGHL/Billings, MT: $31,741 (St. Jude), a previously served as Director/Media at SESAC. station record. Show Dog’s Toby Keith recently signed with Paradigm for representation in movies, TV and • KYGO/Denver: $6,000 (CMT Awards flyaway personal appearances. auction for Operation Blizzard) BMG Music Publishing Creative Director • WBYT/South Bend, IN: $209,658 (St. Jude), Michelle Berlin has been named Creative Director an $11,000 increase. for Cherry Lane Music Publishing and will oversee the New York-based company’s Nashville office. • WXBM/Pensacola, FL: $102,256.27 The 7th Annual All About Music TV & Film (Children’s Miracle Network), a $15,000 Retreat, which gives artists the opportunity to perform increase. for and network with TV and film music supervisors, will be held June 13-15 in Nashville. Details at • WKIS/Miami: $192,201 (Joe DiMaggio www.myspace.com/allaboutmusictvandfilm. Children’s Hospital). Radio Lends A Hand • KALF/Chico, CA: $38,154 (St. Jude). Country stations from coast to coast have been • KZSN/Wichita: $133,011.87 (CMN: Child busy with community service efforts of all types Life Center at Via Christi Hospital), the over the last several weeks. With radiothons and station’s first CMN radiothon. other fundraisers underway, here’s a snapshot of broadcaster benevolence and listener largess: • WNGC/Athens, GA: $171,677 (St. Jude), a station record. • WUBE/Cincinnati: $251,685 (St. Jude), a station record. • WXXQ/Rockford, IL $260,837 (St. Jude), a station record ©2007 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Send news to [email protected] March 19, 2007 Country Aircheck Music Edition Page

Tube Check Tuesday (3/20) – Taylor Swift, ACM and GAC Presents…; Gretchen Wilson, Loretta Lynn, Trent Tomlinson, Grand Ole Opry Live, (GAC); Bruce Hornsby, Ricky Skaggs, CMT Crossroads.

Wednesday (3/21) – Josh Turner, GAC Master Series; Dierks Bentley, Live & Loud at the Fillmore, (CMT).

Thursday (3/22) – Josh Gracin, Regis and Kelly, (ABC); Dolly Parton, Edge of Country, (GAC).

Friday (3/23) – Tim McGraw, The View, (NBC); Toby Keith, Karaoke-Dokey, (CMT) ’ Saturday (3/24) – Montgomery Gentry, Dierks Bentley, Josh Turner, Rodney Atkins, Grand Ole Opry Live, (GAC); Montgomery Gentry, CMA Music Fest: Country Music’s Biggest Party, (GAC); Carrie Underwood, Saturday Night Live, (NBC).

Sunday (3/25) – Diamond Rio, The Collection, (GAC); Dierks Bentley, Josh Turner, Rodney Atkins, Grand Ole Opry Live encore, (GAC).

Monday (3/26) – Tim McGraw, CBS Early Show; Rodney Atkins, ACM & GAC Presents….

Artist News Brad Paisley’s Bonfires and Amplifiers Tour has been extended by 30 dates from September 6 to November 17, pushing the tour total to 75. Rodney Atkins and Taylor Swift open this second leg of the tour. Hershey’s is sponsoring. Details at www.bradpaisley.com/index.php?content=tour. GAC will take viewers behind the scenes with Kenny Chesney Phases & Stages: The Flip Flop Summer Tour. The two-part series, set to air April 21 and 28 at 9pm eastern, will follow Chesney as he plans the tour, which is set to open 4/12 in Omaha. Lonestar lead singer Richie McDonald will be pursuing a solo career, while the group’s remaining members have pledged to continue touring and recording. The band recently left the BNA roster after completing their contractual commitment to the label. Dean Sams, Michael Britt and Keech Rainwater will be pursuing another lead singer and label deal. Singer/songwriter Kris Kristofferson will be presented with the “Johnny Cash Visionary Award” by Rosanne Cash at the 2007 CMT Music Awards to be held April 16 in Nashville. Baccerstick’s Jason Meadows has become the latest artist to sign an endorsement deal with Wrangler Jeans. Randy Travis will headline the 19th Gstaad Festival to be held in Gstaad, Switzerland September 21 and 22. This is Travis’ first performance in Europe in 18 years. Also on the bill are Julie Roberts, Rhonda Vincent and Riders in the Sky.

Warner Bros.’ Ray Scott’s debut single “My Kind Check Out of Music” is featured in the new movie The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning, available in stores now. This week’s releases include: Travelin’ Inc. and Trent Willmon are teaming up Dierks Bentley Live & Loud At The Fillmore to host “Trent Willmon’s Hide-Away Beach Party” in (Capitol) DVD Bentley brings the concert experience Cancun, Mexico October 4-7. GAC’s Country Music to living rooms with this live DVD Across America is covering the event, and artists filmed during a sold out June 10, 2006 participating include Wade Hayes, Jace Everett, performance in Denver, CO. London- Jaime Fox, Shannon Mock and Ray Stephenson. based filmmaker Russell Thomas directed. Bentley was in Denver tonight (3/19) at a Benefit News special advance screening for KYGO listeners. Craig Morgan will perform a concert for military spouses and participate in the “Jack Daniels Upcoming releases: Toast to the Troops” USO Care Package “stuffing March 27 Alabama Songs of Inspiration Volume II (RCA) ’ party” in San Diego tomorrow (3/20). Jack Ingram This Is It (Big Machine) Lane Brody, Pirates of the Mississippi and Tim McGraw Let It Go (Curb) Michael Peterson are scheduled to perform at the April 3 Alison Krauss A Hundred Miles Or More: 5th Annual Lane Brody Charity Concert to benefit A Collection (Rounder) Walden’s Puddle Wildlife Rehabilitation Center Martina McBride Wake Up Laughing (RCA) March 29 in Nashville. Jimmy Buffett, Alan Jackson, George Strait Dualtone’s Chely Wright recently wrapped Live At Texas Stadium (MCA) up her fifth “Stars For Stripes” tour, where she April 17 Bucky Covington Bucky (Lyric Street) entertained troops deployed overseas in Kuwait, Clay Walker Fall (Curb/Asylum) Germany and Iraq. Wright begins work on her seventh album, which will be produced by Rodney May 1 Josh Gracin All About Y’All (Lyric Street) Miranda Lambert Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Crowell, in April. (Columbia) Rhett Akins, Craig Hand, Chad Brock, Aaron Blake Shelton Pure BS (Warner Bros.) Tippin, Daryle Singletary, LoCash Cowboys, John Stone, Jeff Bates and Trent Willmon will May 8 Faith Hill Greatest Hits (Warner Bros.) perform and hunt at the Country Goes Huntin’ May 15 John Anderson Easy Money (Warner Bros./Raybaw) festival on April 3 in Dothan, AL. The event benefits Jason Meadows 100% Cowboy local tornado victims. (Baccerstick/CO5) Gretchen Wilson One of the Boys (Columbia) Chronicle Heartfelt condolences are extended to Lofton Send album release information to [email protected]. Creek’s Barbara Kelly whose husband Fred Kelly had a heart attack and passed away Saturday (3/17). Our condolences also extend to family and friends of Details on a memorial service are pending. In Victor Pryles, known on WKLB/Boston as Vic Martin, lieu of flowers, donations can be made to St. Jude who suffered a fatal heart attack while deejaying at a Children’s Research Hospital. Boston club over the weekend. He was 57.

The Week’s Top Stories Birthdays Here are some of the biggest stories featured Tuesday (3/20) - “Ranger” Doug Green, Jerry Reed, in Country Aircheck Today since our last Music Rob Dalton ([email protected]), Ben Edition. Visit the archives section of our website for Kline ([email protected]) complete coverage of these stories and more: www.countryaircheck.com. Wednesday (3/21) - Lisa Duff, Shane Lane, Denny Mosesman ([email protected]), Rick Moxley ([email protected]), Jimmy Rector • Arista-RCA/VP Marketing & Artist ([email protected]), Mike Rogers Development Jon Elliot shifted his ([email protected]), John Landrum responsibility solely to the Arista roster ([email protected]) following the previous week’s departure of Arista Sr. Dir./Marketing & Artist Thursday (3/22) - James House, Randy Sharp Development Cindy Mabe, who joined Friday (3/23) - Roxie Dean, Jim Mazza Capitol as VP/Marketing. RCA/Nashville ([email protected]) Manager/Marketing & Artist Development Rachel Fontenot was subsequently promoted Saturday (3/24) - Vanessa Parker-Davis to Director. (CAT 3/14 & 15) ([email protected]), Neil Speilberg Sunday (3/25) - the late Hoyt Axton; Jimmy • Curtis Media Executive VP Phil Zachary Harnen ([email protected]); Scott Robinson was upped to President/COO. The company ([email protected]) owns 19 stations throughout North Carolina, Monday (3/26) - Kenny Chesney, Charly McClain, including Country WQDR/Raleigh and WKIX/ Ronnie McDowell, Danny Kee, Dean Dillon Kinston-Goldsboro-Mount Olive. (CAT 3/16) Market Manager for the seven station cluster, • XM Satellite Radio Highway 16 and U.S. which includes Country WKAK. Wachs, Country PD Jon Anthony was promoted to Sr. formerly Clear Channel/Raleigh and Greenville PD reporting to XM SVP/Music Programming GSM, replaces Greg Kamishlian. (CAT 3/14) Jon Zellner. Anthony has been with XM since 2004 following a long run at WMZQ/ • CMT VP/Music Programming & Talent Washington. (CAT 3/16) Relations Chris Parr will be leaving the network after 10 years for an artist • Mapleton Communications/Chico, CA Director/ management position with Spalding Sales Michael Kemph was promoted to Market Entertainment, which represents Jason Manager of its four station cluster, which Aldean, Brooks & Dunn, Sarah Buxton, includes Country KALF. Kemph replaces the Terri Clark, Pat Green and Ashley Monroe. departing Jordan Perry. (CAT 3/14) Parr will join Spalding following the April 16 CMT Music Awards. (CAT 3/14) • Cumulus/Albany, GA hired Jay Wachs as

• Willie Nelson launched Pedernales Records Country Market Share (continued from page 1) with partners James Stroud, formerly UMG/ The Fall 2006 TSL levels among Women in various Nashville co-chair, and Mark Rothbaum, age cells (with all-time TSL highs and the year they Nelson’s manager. The first act signed is band were achieved in parentheses): 25-34, 5:46 (9:45, Fall 40 Points, which features Nelson’s sons, ’91); 35-44, 7:11 (10:55, Fall ’91); 45-54, 7:48 (11:48, Lukas and Micah. Willie will also record for Fall ’90); and, 55-64, 8:23 (11:01, Fall ’90). the label. (CAT 3/13) FM Country’s TSL ranks 16th at 7:23 while AM Country is 14th with 7:27. Hispanic AM leads TSL at • Maverick Media Hot A/C KMHX/Santa Rosa, 10:33. Other format TSLs in the Top 25: News Talk, CA PD/afternoon host Danny Wright added 7:48 (11th); New AC, 7:34 (12th); Soft AC, 7:24 PD duties for sister station Country KFGY. (17th); and, Oldies, 7:16 (18th). Wright replaces Greg Kodiak who exited in The Median age of the Country listener rose to November. (CAT 3/14) 44 this year, after four years at 43. That older skew is reflected in the Audience Composition. The Fall 2005 • 903 Southeast regional Larry Hughes was hired to Fall 2006 comparisons of Country listeners falling at Big Machine for West Coast duties, effective into each age cell: 12-17, 4.7-4.9; 18-24, 11.1-10.9; April 2. Hughes is replacing Rick Barker who 25-34, 16.2-14.8; 35-44, 19.4-18.7; 45-54, 19.5-20.0; is moving to Firefly Management where he will 55-64, 15.3-15.9; and, 65+, 13.7-14.6. The audience handle day-to-day for Taylor Swift. Hughes remains 55% Women, 45% Men. worked with Big Machine President/CEO Scott The number of Country outlets measured in the Borchetta at MCA, where he spent 13 of his 28 Fall book was also at the highest level since Fall years in the business. His new email will be 1990, at 512 stations. The previous high was 511 in [email protected]. (CAT 3/15) Fall 2000. To view the complete study, visit www.katz-media.com. • KEEY/Minneapolis, MN overnight personality Mary Gallas was named Music Director. Reach her at 952-417-3059. Travis - Lon Helton, [email protected] Moon remains APD and will continue taking Chuck Aly, [email protected] music calls. Gallas is a nine-year station vet. Stephanie Keshe, [email protected] (CAT 3/15) (615) 244-4484 • KKGO/Los Angeles added Todd Baker to afternoons, beginning March 26. (CAT 3/16)

• Beasley KCYE/Las Vegas added market vet Rick Kelly to the “Wake Up With The Coyote” morning show. He co-hosts with incumbent Tom Kelly (no relation). (CAT 3/16) March 19, 2007 Chart Page

LW TW Artist/Title (Label) Total Points +/- Points Total Plays +/- Plays Audience +/- Aud Stations ADDS 1 1 KENNY CHESNEY/Beer In Mexico (BNA) 14050 714 4464 258 39.498 2.925 121 0 Two Weeks At No. 1 4 2 TIM MCGRAW/Last Dollar (Fly Away) (Curb) 4 12842 1092 4113 382 36.114 2.337 121 0 6 3 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Wasted (Arista) 4 12482 1326 3980 500 34.698 3.265 121 0 2 4 KEITH URBAN/Stupid Boy (Capitol) 12269 -630 3983 -99 33.992 -1.801 121 0 5 5 MARTINA MCBRIDE/Anyway (RCA) 11734 198 3784 91 32.357 1.132 121 0 3 6 TRACE ADKINS/Ladies Love Country Boys (Capitol) 11192 -1588 3608 -614 30.62 -4.773 120 0 7 7 RASCAL FLATTS/Stand (Lyric Street) 10616 447 3361 189 30.675 1.776 121 0 8 8 SUGARLAND/Settlin’ (Mercury) 10516 528 3309 156 29.25 1.524 121 0 9 9 JOE NICHOLS/I’ll Wait For You (Universal South) 10383 918 3519 222 28.775 2.052 121 0 10 10 TOBY KEITH/High Maintenance Woman (Show Dog) 9134 528 2926 168 25.53 1.941 121 0 11 11 DIERKS BENTLEY/Long Trip Alone (Capitol) 7886 288 2579 78 20.841 1.384 121 0 15 12 ALAN JACKSON/A Woman’s Love (Arista) 7364 742 2471 243 19.47 1.94 120 0 14 13 GARY ALLAN/A Feelin’ Like That (MCA) 7230 217 2399 72 18.888 0.237 120 0 16 14 BILLY CURRINGTON/Good Directions (Mercury) 7097 656 2473 251 18.441 1.953 121 3 12 15 SARA EVANS/You’ll Always Be My Baby (RCA) 6909 -384 2407 -82 18.981 -0.872 120 0 13 16 BROOKS & DUNN/Hillbilly Deluxe (Arista) 6726 -379 2305 -58 17.204 -1.117 120 1 17 17 JACK INGRAM/Lips Of An Angel (Big Machine) 6366 218 1965 33 16.244 0.383 120 0 21 18 EMERSON DRIVE/Moments (Midas/New Revolution) 5697 935 1923 267 14.257 1.886 120 5 18 19 BLAKE SHELTON/Don’t Make Me (Warner Bros.) 5208 146 1735 66 13.105 0.657 120 2 19 20 JOSH TURNER/Me And God (MCA) 5172 124 1758 39 13.919 1.133 121 3 24 21 TRACY LAWRENCE/Find Out Who... (Rocky Comfort/CO5) 44642 946 1589 292 12.524 2.349 116 8 20 22 CLAY WALKER/‘Fore She Was Mama (Curb/Asylum) 4449 -541 1554 -137 11.377 -1.158 119 0 22 23 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Lucky Man (Columbia) 4447 683 1426 181 12.013 1.758 117 5 23 24 JAKE OWEN /Startin’ With Me (RCA) 4094 388 1407 153 10.315 0.882 116 1 32 25 BRAD PAISLEY/Ticks (Arista) 4 3835 1940 1229 629 10.308 4.869 107 35

LW TW Artist/Title (Label) Total Points +/- Points Total Plays +/- Plays Audience +/- Aud Stations ADDS 27 26 BIG & RICH/Lost In This Moment (Warner Bros.) 3433 289 1052 96 9.062 0.775 104 15 25 27 JOSH GRACIN/I Keep Coming Back (Lyric Street) 3430 -136 1090 -44 8.235 -0.265 116 1 26 28 PAT GREEN/Dixie Lullaby (BNA) 3292 -34 989 12 9.236 0.306 114 3 28 29 JASON ALDEAN/Johnny Cash (BBR) 3221 475 1066 134 8.81 1.192 111 8 46 30 GEORGE STRAIT/Wrapped (MCA) 4 2607 1872 853 641 7.266 5.086 84 36 29 31 DANIELLE PECK/Isn’t That Everything (Big Machine) 2481 -56 810 -9 6.239 0.11 99 1 31 32 TAYLOR SWIFT/Teardrops On My Guitar (Big Machine) 2344 280 721 108 5.289 0.607 90 4 30 33 BUCKY COVINGTON/A Different World (Lyric Street) 2329 104 839 50 5.979 0.421 102 7 34 34 KELLIE PICKLER/I Wonder (BNA) 1981 140 618 41 5.491 0.606 85 6 33 35 ERIC CHURCH/Guys Like Me (Capitol) 1952 74 646 13 4.687 0.115 96 3 38 36 COLE DEGGS & THE LONESOME/I Got More (Columbia) 1762 256 589 66 3.714 0.68 97 8 36 37 CAROLINA RAIN/Isn’t She (Equity) 1717 55 616 25 4.337 0.137 97 3 35 38 GRETCHEN WILSON/Come To Bed (Columbia) 1618 -203 524 -52 4.14 -0.472 91 0 39 39 SARAH BUXTON/That Kind Of Day (Lyric Street) 1235 80 389 33 2.614 0.169 64 7 37 40 STEVE HOLY/Come On Rain (Curb) 1097 -479 433 -196 2.492 -1.035 91 0 43 41 LITTLE BIG TOWN/A Little More You (Equity) 1071 159 335 37 2.561 0.564 41 11 44 42 LUKE BRYAN /All My Friends Say (Capitol) 1049 145 333 47 2.406 0.602 37 4 41 43 DUSTY DRAKE/Say Yes (Big Machine) 1026 20 375 12 2.332 0.149 45 5 40 44 ALISON KRAUSS/Missing You (w/John Waite) (Rounder) 827 -257 235 -86 2.081 -0.941 40 0 42 45 DONOVAN CHAPMAN/House Like That (Category 5) 713 -251 222 -99 1.351 -0.433 47 0 47 46 CATHERINE BRITT/What I Did Last Night (RCA) 669 56 267 18 1.296 0.091 44 2 51 47 CRAIG MORGAN/Tough (BBR) 605 263 203 105 1.102 0.305 53 20 45 48 BLAINE LARSEN/Spoken Like A Man (Giantslayer/BNA) 602 -171 157 -95 1.109 -0.419 22 0 56 49 RODNEY ATKINS/These Are My People (Curb) 598 312 206 109 1.45 0.65 33 24 48 50 BOMSHEL/Bomshel Stomp (Curb) 444 52 141 26 0.909 -0.012 26 3

©2007 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. 4=Top 5 point gainers. www.countryaircheck.com Chart Page March 19, 2007 Country Aircheck Chart Info Chart Page Aircheck Add Leaders Activator Point Gainers GEORGE STRAIT/Wrapped (MCA) 36 BRAD PAISLEY/Ticks (Arista) 1896 4 BRAD PAISLEY/Ticks (Arista) 35 GEORGE STRAIT/Wrapped (MCA) 1776 4 RODNEY ATKINS/These Are My People (Curb) 24 RASCAL FLATTS/Stand (Lyric Street) 879 4 CRAIG MORGAN/Tough (BBR) 20 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Wasted (Arista) 864 4 BIG & RICH/Lost In This Moment (Warner Bros.) 15 SUGARLAND/Settlin’ (Mercury) 780 4 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Famous In A Small Town (Columbia) 14 LEE BRICE/She Ain’t Right (Curb/Asylum) 11 EMERSON DRIVE/Moments (Midas/New Revolution) 777 LITTLE BIG TOWN/A Little More You (Equity) 11 JAKE OWEN/Startin’ With Me (RCA) 701 COLE DEGGS & THE LONESOME/I Got More (Columbia) 8 TRACY LAWRENCE/Find Out... Rocky Comfort/CO5 623 JASON ALDEAN/Johnny Cash (BBR) 8 BILLY CURRINGTON/Good Directions (Mercury) 549 JASON MICHAEL CARROLL/Livin’ Our Love Song (Arista) 8 RODNEY ATKINS/These Are My People (Curb) 505 TRACY LAWRENCE/Find Out... (Rocky Comfort/CO5) 8 Activator Spin Gainers BRAD PAISLEY/Ticks (Arista) 443 Aircheck Point Gainers GEORGE STRAIT/Wrapped (MCA) 428 BRAD PAISLEY/Ticks (Arista) 1940 4 RASCAL FLATTS/Stand (Lyric Street) 215 GEORGE STRAIT/Wrapped (MCA) 1872 4 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Wasted (Arista) 176 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Wasted (Arista) 1326 4 EMERSON DRIVE/Moments (Midas/New Revolution) 171 TIM MCGRAW/Last Dollar (Fly Away) (Curb) 1092 4 SUGARLAND/Settlin’ (Mercury) 164 TRACY LAWRENCE/Find Out... (Rocky Comfort/CO5) 946 4 JAKE OWEN/Startin’ With Me (RCA) 154 EMERSON DRIVE/Moments (Midas/New Revolution) 935 BILLY CURRINGTON/Good Directions (Mercury) 143 JOE NICHOLS/I’ll Wait For You (Universal South) 918 TRACY LAWRENCE/Find Out... (Rocky Comfort/CO5) 131 ALAN JACKSON/A Woman’s Love (Arista) 742 RODNEY ATKINS/These Are My People (Curb) 106 KENNY CHESNEY/Beer In Mexico (BNA) 714 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Lucky Man (Columbia) 683

Video Adds Aircheck Spin Gainers GEORGE STRAIT/Wrapped (MCA) 641 CMT BRAD PAISLEY/Ticks (Arista) 629 JASON ALDEAN/Johnny Cash (BBR) CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Wasted (Arista) 500 CMT PURE COUNTRY TIM MCGRAW/Last Dollar (Fly Away) (Curb) 382 FRED EAGLESMITH/Thinkin ‘Bout You (Show Dog) JASON ALDEAN/Johnny Cash (BBR) TRACY LAWRENCE/Find Out... (Rocky Comfort/CO5) 292 EMERSON DRIVE/Moments (Midas/New Revolution) 267 GAC ALAN JACKSON/A Woman’s Love (Arista) KENNY CHESNEY/Beer In Mexico (BNA) 258 BILLY CURRINGTON/Good Directions (Mercury) 251 ALAN JACKSON/A Woman’s Love (Arista) 243 JOE NICHOLS/I’ll Wait For You (Universal South) 222

©2007 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Send news to [email protected] March 19, 2007 Country Aircheck Chart Info Chart Page Aircheck Activity DONOVAN CHAPMAN/House Like That (Category 5) WRECKERS/Tennessee (Warner Bros.) Moves 42-45; 713 points, 222 spins 328 points, 94 spins 0 ADDS 2 ADDS: KFRG*, WBEE

CATHERINE BRITT/What I Did Last Night (RCA) Aircheck Activity includes songs that rank 45-50 on this Moves 47-46*; 669 points, 267 spins week’s chart or are those that are not charted and have a 2 ADDS: KATM*, WPKX minimum of 300 airplay points and have shown growth in two of the past three weeks. (* indicates auto adds) CRAIG MORGAN/Tough (BBR) Debuts at 47*; 605 points; 203 spins Aircheck Add Dates 20 ADDS: KAJA, KATM*, KEEY, KIXZ, KIZN*, March 26 KJUG, KKNG, KSON, KXKT, KYGO, WBEE, John Mellencamp/The Americans (Universal Republic) WDAF, WGGY, WGNE, WGTY, WKKT, JAMIE O’NEAL/God Don’t Make Mistakes (Capitol) WQYK*, WTQR, WUBE, WYNK TRENT TOMLINSON/Just Might Have Her Radio On (Lyric Street) BLAINE LARSEN/Spoken Like A Man (Giantslayer/BNA) Darryl Worley/Living in the Here & Now (903) Moves 45*-48; 602 points, 157 spins CHRIS YOUNG/You’re Gonna Love Me (RCA) 0 ADDS April 2 RODNEY ATKINS/These Are My People (Curb) TERRI CLARK/Dirty Girl (BNA) Debuts at 49*; 598 points, 206 spins AMY DALLEY/Good Kind Of Crazy (Curb) 24 ADDS: KASE, KATM*, KEEY, KIXZ, KKNG, Halfway to Hazard/Daisy (Mercury) KQFC*, KRTY, KSD, KTOM, KUZZ, KXKT, Vince Gill/What You Give Away (MCA) WDAF, WGY, WKHX*, WKLB, WMZQ, April 9 WNKT*, WOGK, WQHK, WSIX, WUSY, JASON MICHAEL CARROLL/Livin’ Our Love Song (Arista) WYNK, WYPY, WYRK DONOVAN CHAPMAN/All I Need (Category 5) BOMSHEL/Bomshel Stomp (Curb) STEPHEN COCHRAN/Friday Night Fireside Moves 48*-50*; 444 points; 141 spins (Aria/Quarterback) 3 ADDS: KUBL*, WBEE, WIRK* Aircheck Top Recurrents TERRI CLARK/Dirty Girl (BNA) RODNEY ATKINS/Watching You (Curb) 11249 442 points, 118 spins BRAD PAISLEY/She’s Everything (Arista) 7198 5 ADDS: KIZN*, KUZZ, WCKT, WIVK*, WXTU GEORGE STRAIT/It Just Comes Natural (MCA) 6510 CRAIG MORGAN/Little Bit Of Life (BBR) 6207 LEE BRICE/She Ain’t Right (Curb/Asylum) CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Before He Cheats (Arista) 5697 419 points, 168 spins JASON ALDEAN/Amarillo Sky (BBR) 5517 11 ADDS: KHKI*, KJUG, KSON, KUZZ, WDTW, RASCAL FLATTS/My Wish (Lyric Street) 5474 WNKT*, WPCV*, WSLC, WWNU, WWQM, WYNK JASON MICHAEL CARROLL/Alyssa Lies (Arista) 5418 SUGARLAND/Want To (Mercury) 4279 RODNEY ATKINS/If You’re Going... (Curb) 4223 ©2007 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Send news to [email protected] March 19, 2007 ACTIVATOR Chart Page

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

1 1 KENNY CHESNEY/Beer In Mexico (BNA) 13524 234 3058 34 4 2 TIM MCGRAW/Last Dollar (Fly Away) (Curb) 12736 469 2858 106 6 3 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Wasted (Arista) 4 12471 864 2790 176 3 4 KEITH URBAN/Stupid Boy (Capitol) 12328 -498 2808 -112 5 5 MARTINA MCBRIDE/Anyway (RCA) 12247 52 2763 -2 9 6 RASCAL FLATTS/Stand (Lyric Street) 4 11346 879 2550 215 8 7 SUGARLAND/Settlin’ (Mercury) 4 11286 780 2498 164 2 8 TRACE ADKINS/Ladies Love Country Boys (Capitol) 10870 -1975 2437 -445 7 9 JOE NICHOLS/I’ll Wait For You (Universal South) 10760 188 2438 53 10 10 DIERKS BENTLEY/Long Trip Alone (Capitol) 9400 370 2113 86 11 11 GARY ALLAN/A Feelin’ Like That (MCA) 9152 156 2054 36 12 12 TOBY KEITH/High Maintenance Woman (Show Dog) 9003 279 2002 73 14 13 BILLY CURRINGTON/Good Directions (Mercury) 8880 549 2000 143 15 14 BROOKS & DUNN/Hillbilly Deluxe (Arista) 7985 -168 1851 -31 13 15 SARA EVANS/You’ll Always Be My Baby (RCA) 7952 -566 1773 -134 16 16 JACK INGRAM/Lips Of An Angel (Big Machine) 7027 111 1602 11 20 17 EMERSON DRIVE/Moments (Midas/New Revolution) 6829 777 1488 171 17 18 JOSH TURNER/Me And God (MCA) 6766 56 1486 26 19 19 BLAKE SHELTON/Don’t Make Me (Warner Bros.) 6273 166 1399 43 18 20 CLAY WALKER/‘Fore She Was Mama (Curb/Asylum) 6143 -103 1410 -24 21 21 ALAN JACKSON/A Woman’s Love (Arista) 5964 279 1269 57 22 22 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Lucky Man (Columbia) 5549 409 1195 97 23 23 TRACY LAWRENCE/Find Out... (Rocky Comfort/CO5) 5410 623 1158 131 25 24 JAKE OWEN/Startin’ With Me (RCA) 4272 701 897 154 24 25 BIG & RICH/Lost In This Moment (Warner Bros.) 3869 251 853 36

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

33 26 BRAD PAISLEY/Ticks (Arista) 4 3836 1896 875 443 27 27 JASON ALDEAN/Johnny Cash (BBR) 3711 428 806 84 26 28 JOSH GRACIN/I Keep Coming Back (Lyric Street) 3471 -37 787 -2 28 29 DANIELLE PECK/Isn’t That Everything (Big Machine) 3032 130 669 21 29 30 BUCKY COVINGTON/A Different World (Lyric Street) 2898 128 659 26 30 31 PAT GREEN/Dixie Lullaby (BNA) 2826 131 623 40 45 32 GEORGE STRAIT/Wrapped (MCA) 4 2739 1776 649 428 31 33 ERIC CHURCH/Guys Like Me (Capitol) 2419 67 550 17 32 34 TAYLOR SWIFT/Teardrops On My Guitar (Big Machine) 2367 163 518 35 34 35 DUSTY DRAKE/Say Yes (Big Machine) 1938 0 405 2 35 36 COLE DEGGS & THE LONESOME/I Got More (Columbia) 1890 61 418 25 36 37 GRETCHEN WILSON/Come To Bed (Columbia) 1646 -175 364 -39 38 38 SARAH BUXTON/That Kind Of Day (Lyric Street) 1642 245 322 61 40 39 KELLIE PICKLER/I Wonder (BNA) 1567 242 351 52 37 40 STEVE HOLY/Come On Rain (Curb) 1447 -261 353 -62 41 41 LITTLE BIG TOWN/A Little More You (Equity) 1396 100 310 27 42 42 CAROLINA RAIN/Isn’t She (Equity) 1157 -127 256 -23 39 43 DONOVAN CHAPMAN/House Like That (Category 5) 1147 -230 224 -70 43 44 ALISON KRAUSS/Missing You (w/John Waite) (Rounder) 1035 -180 250 -42 50 45 CRAIG MORGAN/Tough (BBR) 958 316 194 68 48 46 LUKE BRYAN/All My Friends Say (Capitol) 843 169 183 33 46 47 CATHERINE BRITT/What I Did Last Night (RCA) 823 18 155 3

Debut 48 WRECKERS/Tennessee (Warner Bros.) 806 476 192 104 44 49 LONESTAR/Nothing To Prove (BNA) 703 -321 164 -63 49 50 BLAINE LARSEN/Spoken Like A Man (Giantslayer/BNA) 599 -47 130 -8