November 2, 2009 Issue 165 Six Honored With Hall Inductions Late Breaking News Three Country radio stalwarts and three exceptional air • Clear Channel’s WRDU/Raleigh personalities will be inducted into their respective Halls of will flip to News/Talk at year end, GM Fame during CRS-41 next February. Read on for insight into Dick Harlow told the Triangle Business the commendable careers of some of this format’s finest. Journal. In the Summer ‘09 Arbitron ‘RDU improved 1.8-2.2 (13-12), its best results in at least a year, behind crosstown Curtis Country Radio Hall of Fame: Media-owned WQDR, which dipped 6.6-6.4 (2-4). The late Cy Blumenthal was a radio pioneer • Citadel/Nashville Titans Radio GM Hunter Rice has been in every sense of the word. He learned the radio promoted to GM for the cluster, which includes Country WKDF. business with his brother-in-law at a Chester, He replaces Dave Kelly, who has transferred to a broader PA radio station in 1949. Within two years, he programming role for the company’s Country stations, including bought his first station in Arlington, VA, and ‘KDF. Rice has been handling the cluster management on an within eight years had a chain of five stations. Cy Blumenthal interim basis since August. But it wasn’t buying stations that made Cy a • George Strait will headline an arena tour with Reba pioneer, it’s what he did with them that puts him in the Country McEntire beginning Jan. 22 in Baltimore; 19 dates are booked Radio Hall of Fame. “Country & Western Music” wasn’t through April. exactly the format of choice when Cy began buying radio stations in 1951. But over the next seven years he became the Editorial: CRB’s Bad Timing, Bad Form first broadcaster to establish a chain of exclusively Country- Country Aircheck is outraged at the manner in which the formatted stations in large markets. Over that time he bought Country Radio Broadcasters handled the dismissal of Exec. Dir. and turned Country WARL/Washington, DC, WCMS/Norfolk, Ed Salamon last Wednesday (Breaking News 10/28). We’re equally WHMS/Memphis, KCKN/Kansas City and WABB/Mobile. disturbed by the message this sends to this industry’s stakeholders. He also was the first to use the slogan “Modern Country” – in It is not this editorial’s place or intent to question the board’s decision, 1957. But his greatest, and perhaps most enduring, contribution or address the issue of Salamon’s performance. There are surely to this format came in the people he hired and inspired. Among multiple views on that subject. The CRB Board can do whatever they them, Connie B. Gay and George Crump would go on to own want. They are charged with doing the right thing for the organization their own Country stations. (continued on page 4) and the industries that have supported CRS for 41 years. ©2009 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected]

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What is deeply troubling and disappointing, however, is the way My Tu n e s : Mu s i c Th a t Sh a p e d My Li f e in which the dismissal was executed. Whatever appraisal one has of Ed Salamon, he has been one of the longest tenured and most Valory Music Co. Dir./Nat’l Promotion committed supporters of CRB in its history. His status as one of the Chris Loss discusses his most important format’s foremost broadcasters and attendance at early seminars songs, artists or concerts: no doubt bolstered CRS’ credibility. He became one of its biggest 1. Conway Twitty/That’s My Job: Before I advocates, encouraging the companies he’s worked for to put their was a dad, I would think of my dad when I financial support behind CRS. He served more than 25 years on the heard this. I still think of him, but now I also think of [daughter] Bella and our new baby Agenda Committee and CRB Board, and was CRB President for on the way. “Everything I do is because of nine years before being named Executive Director seven years ago. Chris Loss you to keep you safe with me”. Dismissing him so unceremoniously from such a high-profile 2. Rascal Flatts/My Wish: Allison and I used this as our wedding position and after decades of service is unconscionable. The song on Dec. 3, 2006. On Dec. 4th, it was the No. 1 country song in moment Salamon was informed of the board’s decision he should the USA. I can remember Mike Moore telling me how this song is have been afforded the opportunity to release a statement and exit everything he would say to his daughter Madison. I totally agree. with grace. At the very least, CRB Board leadership should have 3. U2/One: Absolutely brilliant! Johnny Cash’s version is killer, too. immediately commented, offering all the respect Salamon is due. To Saw U2 in concert Thanksgiving weekend 2001 in Phoenix; it was allow the news to leak out, as it did, in this day of Twitter and cell a mind-blowing show. To top it all off, Diamondback [baseball phones, is egregious. Standing behind the veil of an organizational player] Randy Johnson walked out during the encore with the policy not to comment on personnel matters is cowardly. World Series trophy. The crowd went nuts! Of much greater consequence is what this move and the manner 4. Goo Goo Dolls/Slide: Always reminds me of where I was born in which it was handled says to the various CRB stakeholders: and raised (Niagara Falls, NY) as the Goos are from Buffalo. It’s one labels, whose sponsorships are critical, and radio, whose ability to I truly enjoy butchering during Karaoke! engage in anything outside of their corporate mandate is already 5. , Shenandoah, Erie, PA, Nov. 8, 1990: I was a stretched thin. The overall economy, corporate radio ownership and freshman at SUNY-Fredonia and a few of us road-tripped to this show, the advertising downturn are some of the external forces that have which Alan Jackson opened. I don’t think I’d be in the industry today placed CRS at a crossroads, facing possibly its greatest challenges without that fateful night three days after my 18th birthday. yet. But less than four months from this momentus CRS, the CRB • A highly regarded song or album you’ve never heard: Peter Board has cast a pall of uncertainty over the proceedings. Perhaps Frampton’s Frampton Comes Alive. the apparent urgency of this move is a reflection of the need for • An “important” piece of music/band you just don’t get: change, but surely status quo is better than disruption followed by Techno is “important” to my wife Allison. It’s one of her guilty a much-too-lengthy silence, an inexplicably obtuse non-statement pleasures. Me, not so much. • An album you played or listened to incessantly: Viva La Vida and no clear plan of succession. At a time when CRB should be from Coldplay is my favorite CD when I’m lifting/doing cardio and inspiring confidence, stability and growth, this undertone of discord just unplugging from life. Chris Martin is insanely talented! and disorganization can only give pause to fence-sitters. And those • One obscure or non-country song everyone should listen to are numerous, as we’re all painfully aware. right now: Michael Jackson’s “Man In The Mirror.” “If you wanna There are far too many smart, capable and experienced professionals make the world a better place, take a look at yourself and then on the CRB Board to have allowed this transition to be so grossly make a change.” Even more relevant after his death. mishandled. Dismissals are seldom pretty, but certainly there was a way to manage this that was, at minimum, respectful and courteous

©2009 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] November 2, 2009 Country Aircheck Weekly Page 3 to someone who has served the organization so well for so long. The Bi r t h d a y s CRB Board has done a great disservice to Ed Salamon. And it has put Tuesday (11/3) - Ron Brooks ([email protected]), Jesse four decades of good will at risk at a most inopportune time. Those who Garcia ([email protected]), Margie Hunt (margiehunt. have supported CRB, and will be called upon to continue that support, [email protected]), Steve Walker. deserved better. Ed Salamon, certainly, deserved much better. Wednesday (11/4) - Delbert McClinton, the late Van Stephenson.

Radio News Thursday (11/5) - Heather and Jennifer Kinley; the late Roy Rogers; • Children’s Miracle Network: KUSJ/Temple, TX raised $167,000. Don Kamerer; Chris Loss ([email protected]); Rich Meyer • Gig Alert: Ride VP/Promotion David Shaw is seeking a Southeast ([email protected]); Randy “Shotgun” Shannon (rshannon@ regional to join the staff in a new full-time position. Interested parties wilksdenver.com); Darlene Williams ([email protected]). can contact Shaw here or GM Harry Nelson here. Friday (11/6) - Guy Clark, Stonewall Jackson, Shawn King. • Envision Radio Networks is offering a free two-hour Thanksgiving special The Country Show with Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Saturday (11/7) – Robin Lee, Jenny Bohler (jballiance@comcast. Brothers for broadcast Nov. 23-29. Contact Matt Wardlaw at 216- net), Dewayne Brown, Tammi Brumfield (tammibrumfield@hotmail. 831-3761 or 800-608-5835. com), Tonya Campos ([email protected]), Neda Tobin ([email protected]). • God’s Country Radio Network PM driver Jeff Roper, who moonlights as WTQR/Greensboro’s AM driver, is accepting product Sunday (11/8) – Bucky Covington, Patti Page, Bonnie Raitt, contributions and soliciting artist phoners for the channel’s national Kira Florita ([email protected]), Haley McLemore share-a-thon Wednesday (11/4) to Friday (11/6). Contact him at 336- ([email protected]), Harold Shedd. 899-9166 or [email protected]. Monday (11/9) – D’ette Brosius, Deb Haus. Chart Chat Congrats to Brad Paisley, Skip Bishop, the Artist News Arista promotion team and the extended Sony/ Bucky Covington will participate as celebrity ambassador in Nashville crew on this week’s No. 1 with Paisley’s five Jingle Bell 5K Run/Walk events for the Arthritis “Welcome To The Future.” The song is Paisley’s Foundation beginning Nov. 21 in Chattanooga. Details here. twelfth chart-topper. Brad Paisley John Rich will serve as the Grand Marshall of the 57th Annual

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Nashville Christmas Parade Dec. 4 in downtown Nashville. The parade Tu b e Ch e c k starts at 6th and Broadway at 7pm. More details here. Mark Wills is calling on his fans to help make his new music Tuesday 11/3 – Carrie Underwood, Good Morning America (ABC); Brad Paisley, Late Show With David Letterman (CBS); Reba, Live With video “Crazy White Boy.” The top three fan produced videos Regis And Kelly (syndicated) and Late Night With Jimmy Fallon (NBC); will be put to an online vote for the final product. More here. Martina McBride, Oprah (syndicated). Lorrie Morgan released her 14-track album of country classics titled A Moment In Time last Monday (10/26) featuring Wednesday 11/4 – , Nickel Creek, Soundstage (re-air) (GAC). guests Raul Malo and Tracy Lawrence. Thursday 11/5 – Carrie Underwood, Live With Regis And Kelly Buddy Jewell, Adam Gregory and Stella Parton have (syndicated); Keith Urban, Late Show With David Letterman (CBS). been named Ambassadors of Goodwill for World Orphans Day. They will participate in a Nov. 9 candlelight vigil at 4pm at Friday 11/6 – Ralph Stanley, Late Show With David Letterman (CBS); Franklin, TN’s People’s Church East Lawn to raise Orphans Reba, Rachael Ray (syndicated). Day awareness and support fundraising efforts through the Stars Saturday 11/7 – Taylor Swift, Saturday Night Live (NBC). Foundation. The event is free and open to the public and will also be filmed for segments to air on the Sky Angel network. Sunday 11/8 – , Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (ABC). The Carter Twins will digitally release their self-titled four- song EP featuring single “Heart Like Memphis” tomorrow (11/3). Monday 11/9 – Taylor Swift, Dateline (re-air) (CMT). The duo co-wrote three of the tracks with Liz Rose, Tia Sillers and Lady Antebellum’s Charles Kelley and Dave Haywood. • Blue Sky’s KICR/Spokane & KIBR/Sandpoint, ID PD/PM Jeremy Crady has released “Sleigh Me Back To Texas” driver Jimmy Silver exited. He can be reached at 208-304-0066 or exclusively to iTunes. here. (CAT 10/29) With the help of CMC Promotions, Cody McCarver will deliver his new single “White Trash With Money” to radio via Hall Inductions (continued from page 1) the company’s Virtual Radio Tour program. Programmers can And, the list of CMDJ Hall of Famers who worked for Cy opt-in to the video message, which includes streaming and includes Don Owens (‘89), Ted Cramer (‘99), Joe Hoppel (‘02) download versions of the song, by contacting Tim Henderson at and Don Rhea (‘04). [email protected]. Dan Halyburton joins former KPLX/Dallas PD Bobby Kraig (Radio, 2008) and former The Week’s Top Stories morning personality Terry Dorsey (CMDJ) as the Full coverage of the week’s news is available in the archives third member of the vaunted K-PLEX team from at www.countryaircheck.com. the ‘80s and early ‘90s to be inducted into the • CRB Exec. Dir. Ed Salamon exited. Reach him here. (Breaking CRB Hall of Fame. Halyburton is a rare triple- News 10/28) Dan Halyburton threat in the broadcast business: Air Personality, • Clear Channel CEO Mark Mays will re-assume the dual post of Programmer and Manager. Not only has he done it all, but he’s President/CEO. In addition, Mark will handle outgoing President done it all at great radio stations. Every set of Country call letters Randall Mays’ CFO duties as well until a replacement is recruited. on his resume qualifies as legendary. He began his career on the (CAT 10/28) air at WWOK/Miami in 1970 and his first PD gig came in 1974 • Beasley’s KCYE/Las Vegas PD Justin Chase added oversight of sister at WTCR/Huntington, WV. He held PD/on-air jobs at WFMS/ Classic Hits KKLZ, following the exit of Sean Lynch. (CAT 10/29) Indianapolis, WDGY/Minneapolis and WQAM/Miami before ©2009 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] November 2, 2009 Country Aircheck Weekly Page 5 joining KPLX as OM in 1981. He rose to Station Manager in h e c k u t 1982, SVP/Mkt. Mgr. for KPLX and three clustermates in 1985 C O : 11/3 and SVP/GM Group Ops from 1999-2006. Halyburton was Carrie Underwood Play On (19/Arista) instrumental in two of this format’s most influential brands: Underwood co-wrote seven of the 13 tracks “Flex Your Plex” K-Plex and, in 1998 with top programmer on her third studio album including the single Brian Philips, the groundbreaking “99.5 The Wolf.” Halyburton “Cowboy Casanova.” Vince Gill lends vocals left Susquehanna after 25 years in 2006 to join Emmis/New on “Look At Me.” “What Can I Say” features York as SVP/Mkt. Mgr. for its three properties. Currently, he is The Next Great American Band’s Sons of Sylvia. President of Dallas-based RadioTime. ’s Kara DioGuardi co-wrote Mike Hammond was a sophomore in “Mama’s Song.” “…Baby One More Time” writer Max Martin and “If U high school when he first went on the air at Seek Amy” co-writer Shellback have co-writing credits on “Quitter” WMCH-AM/Church Hill, TN and fondly recalls with Savan Kotecha. Mark Bright, Martin and Shellback, for Maratone Productions, produced. interviewing Tex Ritter and Jeannie C. Riley. He studied broadcasting at the University of Album release info to [email protected]. Tennessee, and went to work in the WIVK- FM/Knoxville news department in 1973. He Mike Hammond transferred to Dick Broadcasting sisters WKDA it even posted a 40 share of adults, 25-54 and a 30 share, 12+. & WKDF/Nashville in 1976, and returned to WIVK as PD Hammond’s service to WIVK is perhaps eclipsed only by his a year later. He was elevated to OM in 1986. Hammond was commitment to his community. He has been on the boards of the named CMA PD of the Year in 1987 and won the prestigious local American Red Cross and Second Harvest Food Bank and Edward R. Murrow award for news coverage in 1996. During his served the Knox Area Rescue Ministries, Big Brothers and Big tenure at WIVK, it has become one of the most decorated radio Sisters of Knoxville and United Way of Greater Knoxville. stations in America – six CMA Station of the Year trophies, three ACM Station of the Year awards, a pair of Marconis as Medium Country Disc Jockey Hall Of Fame: Market Station of the Year and another duo as Country Station Temple, TX native Milton O. Stanley started his on-air career or the year. In addition to all that hardware, WIVK also sports while in high school. After post-graduation stops in El Paso, 106 straight Arbitrons as the top-rated station in Knoxville, a Des Moines and Peoria, IL, Stanley blindly walked into KTHT/ winning streak that stretches back to 1974. During that skein, Houston on the day their heavily promoted morning man quit ©2009 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. 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following only two weeks on the job. Asked if weeks from delivering her second child. But country stars were he minded changing his name to Bill Bailey, he quick to offer moral support: June Carter Cash told her, “Having got the gig and went on to become a fixture in babies, that hurts!” Beyond radio, DeYoung also spent seven the market. Two years later, 1961, Bailey moved years hosting New Country Video on Maryland Public Television, to crosstown Country KIKK starting a more syndicated to an additional 60 markets. than 20-year run in the market that included a KEAN & KYYW-AM/Abilene PD/MD/ Bill Bailey move to KENR. Along the way, he provided morning host Rudy “Fearless” Fernandez began for three Apollo moon missions and a Skylab his career with a weekend top 40 show in 1973. flight, received NASA’s highest civilian award for public service, His first Country job was at KCAD-AM/Abilene earned Country PD of the Year from Billboard and Gavin (1970) in 1975, where he soon became MD/PM driver. and CMA Large Market Disc Jockey (1979). Bailey also spent In 1978, Fernandez helped launch KEAN-FM & several years hosting “Continental Country,” the airline’s in-flight AM, handling afternoons on the FM and middays music channel. Being elected Harris County Constable in 1982 on the AM. More than 30 years later, Fernandez Rudy Fernandez brought his radio career to a close, though he continues to voice is still handling programming and music for both stations, and commercials and make on-air appearances around mornings on KEAN. Fernandez helped launch a Classic Country the annual Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo. format on KEAN-AM known as “The Ranch” in 2000. In 2003, WPOC/Baltimore morning host Laurie KEAN-AM became KYYW. Accomplishments include CMA DeYoung spent college summers working at Small Market Station of the Year (1987), Gavin MD of the Year WMUZ/Detroit, moving on after college to (1990, 1997, 2001), Abilene Reporter-News Air Personality of stations in Fremont, MI and several in Grand the Year for the last 10 years, and R&R Drive Time Dominator Rapids. After a short run out west at Soft Rock (1996, 1997, 1998, 1999). He is most proud of the “St. Jude KBZT/San Diego, DeYoung jumped to Baltimore Laurie DeYoung Jams” he established in 2000 that have since raised almost in 1985, beginning a 23-years-and running tenure at WPOC. $750,000, as well as his role in area emergency communication. One of a very few women running their own major market Fernandez personally, and successfully, issued one of the first morning show, she’s received many award nominations and Amber Alerts in the Abilene area CAC was named CMA Large Market Air Personality in 1994. WPOC . was one of the first stations to broadcast from Nashville during CMA Awards week in 1988, and at the time, DeYoung was two ©2009 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected]

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

3 1 BRAD PAISLEY/Welcome To The Future (Arista) 14796 90 5118 -1 34.925 0.454 126 0 1 2 ZAC BROWN BAND/Toes (Atlantic/Home Grown/Bigger Picture) 14596 -418 5209 -99 34.614 -0.814 125 0 5 3 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Cowboy Casanova (19/Arista) 14128 782 4945 318 33.117 1.915 126 0 6 4 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Need You Now (Capitol) 4 13793 1845 4815 630 32.64 3.497 126 0 2 5 KEITH URBAN/Only You Can Love Me This Way (Capitol) 13319 -1413 4676 -546 31.692 -3.417 126 1 8 6 LUKE BRYAN/Do I (Capitol) 11434 913 4088 316 27.426 2.507 125 3 7 7 KENNY CHESNEY f/DAVE MATTHEWS/I'm Alive (BNA) 11152 291 4013 75 25.184 0.56 124 0 9 8 TAYLOR SWIFT/Fifteen (Big Machine) 10242 845 3438 231 24.136 2.088 126 0 11 9 CRAIG MORGAN/Bonfire (BNA) 4 10143 955 3641 343 22.45 1.173 125 1 12 10 REBA/Consider Me Gone (Starstruck/Valory) 9317 746 3243 252 22.253 2.158 125 2 10 11 LOVE AND THEFT/Runaway (Carolwood) 8926 -353 3248 -110 20.707 -0.796 123 0 13 12 DIERKS BENTLEY/I Wanna Make You Close Your Eyes (Capitol) 8759 692 3122 242 20.225 1.794 126 0 14 13 DAVID NAIL/Red Light (MCA) 8079 195 2937 45 18.49 0.423 125 2 17 14 TIM MCGRAW/Southern Voice (Curb) 4 7734 1174 2640 388 17.409 1.245 120 3 16 15 /All I Ask For Anymore (Capitol) 7150 231 2526 88 15.918 0.66 120 2 18 16 DARIUS RUCKER/History In The Making (Capitol) 4 6871 954 2447 337 15.125 1.403 123 2 19 17 MARTINA MCBRIDE/I Just Call You Mine (RCA) 6174 293 2228 104 13.443 0.448 119 1 20 18 MIRANDA LAMBERT/White Liar (Columbia) 6054 514 2126 146 14.185 1.67 121 4 21 19 RASCAL FLATTS/Why (Lyric Street) 5945 642 2098 206 13.721 1.54 123 3 22 20 JAKE OWEN/Eight Second Ride (RCA) 4867 445 1809 131 10.899 1.095 115 3 24 21 JASON ALDEAN/The Truth (BBR) 4 4732 1060 1698 432 11.456 2.74 118 11 25 22 GEORGE STRAIT/Twang (MCA) 4722 1136 1589 358 11.31 3.116 106 11 23 23 /Hurry Home (Arista) 4260 222 1578 126 9.47 0.351 104 4 26 24 BILLY CURRINGTON/That's How Country Boys Roll (Mercury) 4184 723 1521 261 9.57 2.082 108 2 27 25 JOSH TURNER/Why Don't We Just Dance (MCA) 4044 628 1413 213 9.065 1.826 103 5

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

29 26 /Today (MCA) 3008 177 1190 82 5.904 0.118 102 5 28 27 SARAH BUXTON/Outside My Window (Lyric Street) 2953 72 1161 41 5.935 0.334 98 1

30 28 JOSH THOMPSON/Beer On The Table (Columbia) 2477 162 985 62 4.979 0.392 86 7 31 29 EASTON CORBIN/Little More Country Than That (Mercury) 2340 160 914 57 4.8 0.297 80 3 32 30 KELLIE PICKLER/Didn't You Know How Much I Loved You (19/BNA) 2095 203 768 77 4.016 0.273 77 8 34 31 STEEL MAGNOLIA/Keep On Lovin' You (Big Machine) 1871 260 704 98 3.235 0.753 81 10 33 32 JIMMY WAYNE f/D. HALL & J. OATES/Sara Smile (Valory) 1844 178 620 52 3.551 0.419 80 5 36 33 BIG KENNY/Long After I'm Gone (Love Everybody/Bigger Picture) 1642 213 637 79 2.974 0.645 71 7 35 34 LOST TRAILERS/Country Folks (Livin' Loud) (BNA) 1470 -34 537 -22 2.781 -0.096 62 3 42 35 TOBY KEITH/Cryin' For Me (Wayman's Song) (Show Dog) 1384 627 519 204 3.186 1.576 58 22 37 36 PHIL VASSAR/Everywhere I Go (Universal South) 1123 -4 467 16 1.849 -0.121 55 2 43 37 JUSTIN MOORE/Backwoods (Valory) 1114 403 448 126 2.064 0.883 60 11 38 38 LEE BRICE/Love Like Crazy (Curb) 1033 63 442 32 1.483 0.189 55 1 39 39 BOMSHEL/19 And Crazy (Curb) 958 73 379 20 1.507 0.19 45 5 40 40 MALLARY HOPE/Love Lives On (MCA) 939 67 399 42 1.248 0.057 59 6 46 41 ERIC CHURCH/Hell On The Heart (Capitol) 865 302 358 137 1.457 0.592 41 6 48 42 JOE NICHOLS/Gimmie That Girl (Universal South) 851 330 371 138 1.532 0.649 37 7 Debut 43 f/TRACE ADKINS/Hillbilly Bone (Warner Bros.) 843 423 299 133 1.703 0.84 40 19 41 44 ASH BOWERS/Stuck (Stoney Creek) 833 -29 344 1 1.152 -0.056 54 3 45 45 GLORIANA/How Far Do...(Emblem/Warner Bros./Bigger Picture) 714 128 289 46 1.043 0.126 38 4 Debut 46 /Whistlin' Dixie (Universal South) 559 202 164 54 0.828 0.266 31 16 47 47 BLAINE LARSEN/It Did (Treehouse) 544 2 229 15 0.8 0.064 28 2 50 48 WILLIAMS RILEY/Country Livin' (Golden) 523 77 239 32 0.727 0.196 29 2 49 49 WHITNEY DUNCAN/Skinny Dippin' (Warner Bros.) 428 -24 199 -22 0.758 -0.015 27 2 Re-enter 50 MATT KENNON/The Call (Bama Jam) 427 73 168 17 0.798 0.109 22 5

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November 2, 2009 Country Aircheck Chart Info Chart Page 3 Aircheck Add Leaders Activator Top Point Gainers LADY ANTEBELLUM/Need You Now (Capitol) 510 4 TOBY KEITH/Cryin' For Me (Wayman's Song) (Show Dog) 22 BLAKE SHELTON f/TRACE ADKINS/Hillbilly Bone (Warner Bros.) 393 4 BLAKE SHELTON f/TRACE ADKINS/Hillbilly Bone (Warner Bros.) 19 CRAIG MORGAN/Bonfire (BNA) 329 4 RANDY HOUSER/Whistlin' Dixie (Universal South) 16 GEORGE STRAIT/Twang (MCA) 11 DARIUS RUCKER/History In The Making (Capitol) 310 4 JASON ALDEAN/The Truth (BBR) 11 JOE NICHOLS/Gimmie That Girl (Universal South) 290 4 JUSTIN MOORE/Backwoods (Valory) 11 JASON ALDEAN/The Truth (BBR) 285 LEE ANN WOMACK/There Is A God (MCA) 11 RASCAL FLATTS/Why (Lyric Street) 269 STEEL MAGNOLIA/Keep On Lovin' You (Big Machine) 10 TOBY KEITH/Cryin' For Me (Wayman's Song) (Show Dog) 254 KELLIE PICKLER/Didn't You Know How Much I Loved You (19/BNA) 8 REBA/Consider Me Gone (Starstruck/Valory) 250 BIG KENNY/Long After I'm Gone (Love Everybody/Bigger Picture) 7 GEORGE STRAIT/Twang (MCA) 240 BRAD PAISLEY/American Saturday Night (Arista) 7 JOE NICHOLS/Gimmie That Girl (Universal South) 7 Activator Top Spin Gainers JOSH THOMPSON/Beer On The Table (Columbia) 7 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Need You Now (Capitol) 348 BLAKE SHELTON f/TRACE ADKINS/Hillbilly Bone (Warner Bros.) 233 Aircheck Top Point Gainers DARIUS RUCKER/History In The Making (Capitol) 222 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Need You Now (Capitol) 1845 4 CRAIG MORGAN/Bonfire (BNA) 220 TIM MCGRAW/Southern Voice (Curb) 1174 4 JASON ALDEAN/The Truth (BBR) 187 GEORGE STRAIT/Twang (MCA) 1136 4 TIM MCGRAW/Southern Voice (Curb) 170 JASON ALDEAN/The Truth (BBR) 1060 4 TOBY KEITH/Cryin' For Me (Wayman's Song) (Show Dog) 164 CRAIG MORGAN/Bonfire (BNA) 955 4 GEORGE STRAIT/Twang (MCA) 159 DARIUS RUCKER/History In The Making (Capitol) 954 REBA/Consider Me Gone (Starstruck/Valory) 156 LUKE BRYAN/Do I (Capitol) 913 RASCAL FLATTS/Why (Lyric Street) 154 TAYLOR SWIFT/Fifteen (Big Machine) 845 Vi d e o Ad d s CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Cowboy Casanova (19/Arista) 782 CMT REBA/Consider Me Gone (Starstruck/Valory) 746 blake shelton f/trace adkins/Hillbilly Bone (Warner Bros.) TOBY KEITH/Cryin’ For Me (Wayman’s Song) (Show Dog) Aircheck Top Spin Gainers LADY ANTEBELLUM/Need You Now (Capitol) 630 CMT PURE blake shelton f/trace adkins/Hillbilly Bone (Warner Bros.) JASON ALDEAN/The Truth (BBR) 432 bucky covington/ (Lyric Street) TIM MCGRAW/Southern Voice (Curb) 388 gene watson & Rhonda vincent/Staying Together (Shanachie) GEORGE STRAIT/Twang (MCA) 358 joe nichols/An Old Friend Of Mine (Universal South) john fogerty/When Will I Be Loved (Verve Forcast) CRAIG MORGAN/Bonfire (BNA) 343 Mcclymonts/My Life Again (Executive Music/CO5) DARIUS RUCKER/History In The Making (Capitol) 337 TOBY KEITH/Cryin’ For Me (Wayman’s Song) (Show Dog) CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Cowboy Casanova (19/Arista) 318 LUKE BRYAN/Do I (Capitol) 316 GAC JOE NICHOLS/An Old Friend Of Mine (Universal South) BILLY CURRINGTON/That's How Country Boys Roll (Mercury) 261 blake shelton f/trace adkins/Hillbilly Bone (Warner Bros.) REBA/Consider Me Gone (Starstruck/Valory) 252 TAYLOR SWIFT/Fifteen (Big Machine) ©2009 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] November 2, 2009 Country Aircheck Chart Info Chart Page 4 Aircheck Activity Ad d Da t e s NOVEMBER 9 GLORIANA/How Far Do You Wanna Go? james house/I Love You Man (Dream On/Quarterback) (Emblem/Warner Bros./Bigger Picture) Stays at 45*; 714 points, 289 spins NOVEMBER 16 4 ADDS: KCCY, KCYE, WKLB, WUBL BAND PERRY/Hip To My Heart (Republic Nashville) BRAD PAISLEY/American Saturday Night (Arista) RANDY HOUSER/Whistlin’ Dixie (Universal South) CHRIS YOUNG/The Man I Want To Be (RCA) Debuts at 46*; 559 points, 164 spins 16 ADDS including: KBWF, KNIX, KNTY, KSOP, KUPL, NOVEMBER 23 WDXB, WPAW, WRBT, WSIX, WXTU None

BLAINE LARSEN/It Did (Treehouse) Stays at 47*; 544 points, 229 spins Aircheck Top Recurrents 2 ADDS: WFUS, WKIS CHRIS YOUNG/Gettin' You Home (The Black Dress Song) (RCA) 10783 WILLIAMS RILEY/Country Livin’ (Golden) TOBY KEITH/American Ride (Show Dog) 9313 Moves 50*-48*; 523 points, 239 spins JASON ALDEAN/Big Green Tractor (BBR) 7124 2 ADDS: KCCY, KDRK JUSTIN MOORE/Small Town USA (Valory) 6442 BROOKS & DUNN/Honky Tonk Stomp (Arista) 6339 WHITNEY DUNCAN/Skinny Dippin’ (Warner Bros.) BILLY CURRINGTON/People Are Crazy (Mercury) 6007 Stays at 49; 428 points, 199 spins DARIUS RUCKER/Alright (Capitol) 5943 2 ADDS: KZSN, WFUS RANDY HOUSER/Boots On (Universal South) 4572 MATT KENNON/The Call (Bama Jam) ZAC BROWN BAND/Whatever... (Atlantic/HomeGrown/Bigger Picture) 4300 Re-enters at 50*; 427 points, 168 spins TAYLOR SWIFT/You Belong With Me (Big Machine) 4118 5 ADDS: KFKF, KWNR, WGGY, WGTY, WIWF* MICA ROBERTS/Days You Live For (Show Dog) RODNEY ATKINS/Chasin’ Girls (Curb) 343 points, 144 spins 403 points, 159 spins 2 ADDS: KSCS*, KSKS 6 ADDS: KILT*, KSOP, KUPL, WIWF*, WMAD, WXBQ GRETCHEN WILSON/Work Hard, Play Harder (Redneck/CO5) HOUSTON COUNTY/I Can’t Make It Rain (Stroudavarious) 312 points, 129 spins 390 points, 140 spins 2 ADDS: KATC*, WYPY 1 ADD: KUPL Aircheck Activity includes the top 15 songs that rank 45-50 on this BUCKY COVINGTON/Gotta Be Somebody (Lyric Street) week’s chart or are those that are not charted and have a minimum of 350 points, 165 spins 300 airplay points and have shown growth in two of the past three weeks. 4 ADDS: KCYY*, WCOL, WDXB, WYPY (* indicates auto adds) ©2009 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] ACTIVAT OR November 2, 2009/Chart Page 5

LW TW Artist/Title (Label) TW Points +/- Points TW Plays +/- Plays 1 1 ZAC BROWN BAND/Toes (Atlantic/Home Grown/Bigger Picture) 4425 63 2878 63 2nd Week at No. 1 3 2 BRAD PAISLEY/Welcome To The Future (Arista) 4205 -92 2733 -67 5 3 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Cowboy Casanova (19/Arista) 4021 145 2624 135 7 4 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Need You Now (Capitol) 3970 510 2560 348 2 5 KEITH URBAN/Only You Can Love Me This Way (Capitol) 3797 -513 2454 -337 6 6 LUKE BRYAN/Do I (Capitol) 3719 167 2371 76 8 7 KENNY CHESNEY f/DAVE MATTHEWS/I'm Alive (BNA) 3475 112 2257 79 9 8 CRAIG MORGAN/Bonfire (BNA) 3235 329 2085 220 10 9 REBA/Consider Me Gone (Starstruck/Valory) 3121 250 2005 156 12 10 DIERKS BENTLEY/I Wanna Make You Close Your Eyes (Capitol) 2824 169 1831 118 11 11 LOVE AND THEFT/Runaway (Carolwood) 2742 -76 1815 -31 13 12 TAYLOR SWIFT/Fifteen (Big Machine) 2575 44 1699 43 15 13 DAVID NAIL/Red Light (MCA) 2476 123 1627 108 17 14 TIM MCGRAW/Southern Voice (Curb) 2423 232 1573 170 16 15 TRACE ADKINS/All I Ask For Anymore (Capitol) 2349 124 1520 46 18 16 DARIUS RUCKER/History In The Making (Capitol) 2295 310 1462 222 19 17 RASCAL FLATTS/Why (Lyric Street) 2020 269 1270 154 20 18 MIRANDA LAMBERT/White Liar (Columbia) 1880 170 1212 113 21 19 MARTINA MCBRIDE/I Just Call You Mine (RCA) 1723 50 1073 25 23 20 GEORGE STRAIT/Twang (MCA) 1593 240 1041 159 24 21 JASON ALDEAN/The Truth (BBR) 1584 285 1016 187 22 22 BILLY CURRINGTON/That's How Country Boys Roll (Mercury) 1552 197 965 124 25 23 JAKE OWEN/Eight Second Ride (RCA) 1359 158 904 121 26 24 JOSH TURNER/Why Don't We Just Dance (MCA) 1283 188 771 107 27 25 JASON MICHAEL CARROLL/Hurry Home (Arista) 1281 205 808 136 28 26 GARY ALLAN/Today (MCA) 1049 67 658 42 29 27 SARAH BUXTON/Outside My Window (Lyric Street) 920 47 563 40 30 28 JOSH THOMPSON/Beer On The Table (Columbia) 756 94 490 69 34 29 TOBY KEITH/Cryin' For Me (Wayman's Song) (Show Dog) 706 254 490 164 31 30 EASTON CORBIN/Little More Country Than That (Mercury) 704 86 444 60 ©2009 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. 4=Top 5 point gainers. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com Chart Page 5 ACTIVAT OR November 2, 2009/Chart Page 6

LW TW Artist/Title (Label) TW Points +/- Points TW Plays +/- Plays 32 31 KELLIE PICKLER/Didn't You Know How Much I Loved You (19/BNA) 627 13 369 14 33 32 JIMMY WAYNE f/D. HALL & J. OATES/Sara Smile (Valory) 607 51 362 37 44 33 BLAKE SHELTON f/TRACE ADKINS/Hillbilly Bone (Warner Bros.) 603 393 355 233 36 34 ERIC CHURCH/Hell On The Heart (Capitol) 519 167 326 114 40 35 JUSTIN MOORE/Backwoods (Valory) 455 164 263 98 35 36 GLORIANA/How Far Do You ... (Emblem/Warner Bros./Bigger Picture) 418 21 254 12 38 37 BIG KENNY/Long After I'm Gone (Love Everybody/Bigger Picture) 374 57 213 46 58 38 JOE NICHOLS/Gimmie That Girl (Universal South) 374 290 211 150 42 39 STEEL MAGNOLIA/Keep On Lovin' You (Big Machine) 324 89 227 62 37 40 LOST TRAILERS/Country Folks (Livin' Loud) (BNA) 305 -29 160 -21 39 41 PHIL VASSAR/Everywhere I Go (Universal South) 300 -8 201 -6 41 42 LEE BRICE/Love Like Crazy (Curb) 291 2 183 -1 46 43 BUCKY COVINGTON/Gotta Be Somebody (Lyric Street) 220 12 106 1 43 44 BOMSHEL/19 And Crazy (Curb) 219 5 141 3 51 45 GRETCHEN WILSON/Work Hard, Play Harder (Redneck/CO5) 163 50 94 44 49 46 TELLURIDE/Stay (American Roots/Quarterback) 158 19 98 10 48 47 WILLIAMS RILEY/Country Livin' (Golden) 158 11 102 3 47 48 WHITNEY DUNCAN/Skinny Dippin' (Warner Bros.) 150 -42 97 -25 50 49 MICA ROBERTS/Days You Live For (Show Dog) 144 15 89 12 52 50 MATT KENNON/The Call (Bama Jam) 138 29 93 21 60 51 RODNEY ATKINS/Chasin' Girls (Curb) 129 57 86 33 53 52 BLAINE LARSEN/It Did (Treehouse) 120 23 91 16 56 53 HOUSTON COUNTY/I Can't Make It Rain (Stroudavarious) 105 13 70 6 57 54 MALLARY HOPE/Love Lives On (MCA) 101 11 64 6 55 55 JOEY & RORY/To Say Goodbye (Sugar Hill/Vanguard) 76 -21 60 -13 59 56 EMMA JACOB/Julianna (Black River) 72 -6 47 -3 Debut 57 RANDY HOUSER/Whistlin' Dixie (Universal South) 58 30 41 23 54 58 KATIE ARMIGER/Gone (Cold River) 57 -40 40 -25 Debut 59 JACK INGRAM f/PATTY GRIFFIN/Seeing Stars (Big Machine) 47 4 38 3 Debut 60 COLT FORD f/JAMEY JOHNSON/Cold Beer (Average Joe's) 46 3 36 2 ©2009 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. 4=Top 5 point gainers. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com