October 25, 2010 Issue 215 Radio to Taylor: You Belong with Me the Media Assault for Taylor Swift’S Speak Now May Be Unprecedented in Scope

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October 25, 2010 Issue 215 Radio To Taylor: You Belong With Me The media assault for Taylor Swift’s Speak Now may be unprecedented in scope. As a national, if not international, event, the launch comes in an era marked by even more pervasive media and pseudo-media outlets than at any time in history. To wit: Tonight’s triple play on MTV Networks (CMT/MTV/VH1), old grey dames like the Times (New York and Los Angeles versions) and quite literally millions of fans tweeting, facebooking and otherwise socialing (we made up a word). Not lost in this deluge, certainly not to Big Machine, Swift or the readers of this publication, is broad, multi-format radio Big Bad Jim: Jimmy Dean’s daughter, Connie Dean Taylor, looks heavenward after accepting her father’s Country Music Hall of Fame play. So we asked a small panel of experts if, amid this multi- induction medallion from Bill Anderson. media blizzard, it’s important for Country stations to try to assert “ownership” of Swift as an artist and, if so, how. Dean, Williams Receive Highest Honor Universally, our respondents say Taylor’s cross-media, cross- Don Williams and the late Jimmy Dean were inducted into the format popularity is a positive. “She got her wholesome start and Country Music Hall of Fame last night, joining 2010 classmates image in Country,” says KUPL/Portland PD Scott Mahalick. Ferlin Husky and Billy Sherrill who were enshrined last May. “It’s even better for the format for her to cross over. All boats This particular Medallion Ceremony had a strange feel to it, since rise when that happens. Stereotypes in the New York ad agencies it was the first time ever that no honoree was present. Dean passed start to break down. If Taylor is truly America’s sweetheart, then away last June, a few months after receiving the news he would lets share her with the world. She is one of the artists that keeps go into the Hall. Williams cancelled Saturday night following the growth in motion on the young end. Many females are turned a visit to a Kentucky hospital where he was diagnosed with on to the format for the very first time by Taylor, and that is a bronchitis. Nevertheless, the night was a celebration of the lasting good thing for our future.” legacy and music left by these iconic figures. (continued on page 6) ©2010 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected]

October 25, 2010 Country Aircheck Weekly Page 2 Jimmy Dean’s ascension to stardom from an impoverished childhood in Olton, TX, a stint in the military and early My Tu n e s : Mu s i c Th a t Sh a p e d My Li f e Washington, DC area radio and TV appearances was punctuated Average Joe’s Entertainment’s Joe by musical interludes from Shawn Camp, who sang the 1953 Schuld discusses his most important songs, artists or concerts: hit “Bumming Around,” Hall of Famers Roy Clark and Charlie 1. The Beatles/ I Saw Her Standing There, McCoy collaborating on 1962’s “Little Black Book” and Daily I Want To Hold Your Hand: When I was in & Vincent with Statler Brother-esqe harmonies on “Harvest Of second grade (1965), I convinced three guys Sunshine.” The “inspired casting of the night” honor, however, to join me onstage for a school talent show. We all brought instruments, but we only had goes to whoever decided to recruit Trace Adkins and the an accordion in my house. We lip-synched “I Jordanaires to do Dean’s self-penned 1961 country and pop No. Want To Hold Your Hand”, then got mobbed 1, “Big Bad John.” Joe Schuld during recess. I lived in Beatlemania. I talked Hall of Fame member Bill Anderson welcomed Dean into the guy with the guitar into letting me have it when we did “I Saw Her Standing There” after recess. This time, the elite group with an incredibly heart-felt and eloquent speech we sang with the record and I belted it out. After that, I bought filled with personal anecdotes of time spent with one of his best every Beatles record as soon as it came out. I was hooked! friends. “I doubt I ever had a closer friend, but I know I never 2. Neil Young, Rust Never Sleeps Tour: I was grounded in the music of Neil Young when I was at Central Michigan University, had a better one,” said Anderson. two hours from Pine Knob. I remember it like it was yesterday. Dean’s greatest contributions to this format came not from his When we’re having a beer, ask me about this night if I haven’t told charted songs, but from the country artists he put on the stage of you already. All I can say is, I ended up in the second row with his network TV show. Anderson recalled the late Roger Miller blood running from my palm down my forearm as I was thrusting my arm into the air and in a trance as Neil played “Tonight’s The sending Dean a gold door-knob to “thank him for the million Night.” Everyone there died and went to heaven, led by Neil. doors he opened” after Dean had him on the show to sing “King 3. Jimmy Buffett, Kansas City: I have seen him play more than of the Road.” Anderson added, “If you have ever made any part any artist I have not worked with, even though he’s only been to Kansas City once in the 20 years I’ve lived there. I love the way I can of your living from Country music, Jimmy Dean opened doors be at home and escape in his music at the same time. for you, too.” 4. Toad The Wet Sprocket, William Jewell College: I saw an inordinate amount of unbelievable musical moments at Columbia Records, including The Rolling Stones at Toad’s Place in New Haven, CT. But Toad The Wet Sprocket in an ancient, small auditorium at William Jewell College was a moment frozen (there was even snow) in time. “All I Want” was my stand, and it was amazing to see their career take off with that song. 5. Jerrod Niemann, Stampede, Manhattan, KS: The first time I saw Jerrod play. It was a hot, humid Kansas day, and he played two shows in the blazing sun. He entertained the crowd like nobody’s business, mixing his songs with the perfect covers. When Category 5 folded, he was concerned his career was over, but I told him it was just beginning and it was time to make the album he wanted with no rules other than a few singles. You can imagine what I thought when I first heard Judge Jerrod & The Hung Jury. • An album you played or listened to incessantly: The Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds and Bob Marley’s Exodus. • One obscure or non-country song everyone should listen to Hall About It: Hall of Famer Jim Foglesong (l) with Don Williams’ longtime right now: “Lord Is It Mine” by Supertramp. manager, Robert Pratt, who accepted the Country Music Hall of Fame induction medallion on behalf of the singer. ©2010 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] October 25, 2010 Country Aircheck Weekly Page 3

Anderson talked to Dean on the phone not long after Jimmy Tu b e Ch e c k was informed of his election to the Hall. Dean told him, “Billo, I never thought I’d make it. I figured I pissed-off too many people Tuesday 10/26 - Taylor Swift, Today (NBC) and Late Show With David Letterman (CBS); Jamey Johnson, Tonight Show With Jay Leno (NBC). down there (Nashville.).” Choked with emotion a number of times during his Wednesday 10/27 - Taylor Swift, Live! With Regis & Kelly introduction, Anderson closed by saying, “I wish all of you cold (syndicated); The Judds, Better TV (syndicated); Jennifer Nettles, have known the Jimmy Dean I knew. His song says Big John Chelsea Lately (E!). was a ‘big, big man.’ He didn’t have a thing on Jimmy Dean.” Thursday 10/28 - Brad Paisley, Conversations From The Road (re-air) (GAC). Dean’s daughter Connie Dean Taylor, the subject of Dean’s 1962 hit “To A Sleeping Beauty,” accepted the Medallion on Friday 10/29 - Jason Aldean, Taylor Swift, Top 20 Country behalf of family present, including Dean’s wife of 19 years Countdown (GAC). Donna Meade Dean. Taylor kissed the medal and looked skyward as she told the assembled, “He loved country music and Saturday 10/30 - Taylor Swift, Gwyneth Paltrow, Aaron Tippin, On The Streets (re-air) (GAC) he loved to entertain. But I believe what he loved most about his profession was the many friends he made. He always said what a Sunday 10/31 - Rascal Flatts, GAC Special: Why Wait (re-air) (GAC). lucky and fortunate man he was.” Don William’s musical tribute featured the last minute Monday 11/1 - Taylor Swift, Ellen DeGeneres Show (syndicated). addition of “Amanda,” performed by tour mates Joey + Rory. That song replaced “Help Yourself To Each Other,” which Williams had been scheduled to sing. Del McCoury and his the Medallion on behalf of the Williams family, which was band put their fabulous high-harmony bluegrass touches on represented in the Ford Theatre by his sons Tim and Gary and “Lord, I Hope This Day Is Good,” Chris Young delivered their families. a great rendition of “I Believe In You,” and, before singing “You’re Just A Country Boy,” Alison Krauss said, “I’m crazy about Don Williams. I always thought he sounded somewhere NAB Radio Board Endorses between Santa and the Almighty.” Performance Fee Conditions The NAB Radio Board voted today to advance from CMHoF & Museum Executive Director Kyle Young called its “ongoing dialogue” with the music industry-backed the gang at Jack Clement’s Jack Music and JMI Records musicFIRST Coalition, as reported in August (CA 8/6), to a – which included Allen Reynolds, Bob McDill, Wayland specific “good faith” legislative “term sheet” that could end the Holyfield and Garth Fundis – “the original Music Mafia,” and heated, protracted debate with the music industry. If approved recounted that Williams’ rise from songwriter, demo singer and by the MFC, such a settlement would songplugger to stardom began when it was suggested that since help pave the way for broadcasters no one else wanted to cut his songs, perhaps Williams should to avoid the scenario of potentially record them himself. higher payments of a Performance Hall of Famer Jim Foglesong, who signed Williams to Dot Royalty Act pending in Congress Records in 1974 and oversaw his recording career into the MCA The proposed royalties range between 0.25% and 1.0% of years through 1985, inducted Williams into the Hall, noting, station net revenues, and are tied to whether Congress mandates “This is the biggest of the big.” Manager Robert Pratt accepted radio receiver chips in mobile phones, as well as inclusion of

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Taylor Swift Speak Now (Big Machine) For her third release, Swift is the sole writer on all 14 tracks. “These songs are made up of words I didn’t say when the moment was right in front of me,” Swift writes in the liner notes. “Each is written with a specific person in mind telling them what I meant to tell them in person.” While she won’t reveal who each song is about, seemingly random uppercase letters in the lyrics offer clues. The Target exclusive Deluxe Edition features additional tracks “Ours,” “If This Was A Movie,” “Super Man” as well as acoustic versions of “Back To December,” “Haunted” and “Mine.” The lead single’s music video and a behind-the-scenes feature about the piece are also included. Swift and Nathan Chapman co-produced.

Nov. 2 Jason Aldean My Kinda Party (BBR) Brad Paisley Hits Alive (Arista)

Nov. 9 Reba All The Women I Am (Valory/Starstruck) Blake Shelton Loaded: The Best Of Blake Shelton (Reprise/WMN) Various Artists Coal Miner’s Daughter: A Tribute to Loretta Lynn (Columbia)

Nov. 16 Burns & Poe Burns & Poe (Blue Steel) Rascal Flatts Nothing Like This (Big Machine) Keith Urban Get Closer (Capitol)

Nov. 23 Alan Jackson 34 Number Ones (Arista)

Nov. 30 Craig Campbell Craig Campbell (BPG)

Dec. 7 Christian Kane The House Rules (BPG)

Jan. 11 Steel Magnolia Steel Magnolia (Big Machine)

Album release info to [email protected].

HD Radio chips in cell/smartphones, when feasible. Absent such legislation, stations would pay 0.25% of net industry revenue, representing the percentage of radio-activated mobile phones in the marketplace. If and when radio-capable phones are at the 75% penetration level, the royalty rate would rise to 1%. If those chips were installed, the NAB is seeking a reduction in its online royalty rates through 2016. Without such technology, the rates would remain status quo until half of mobile phones have chips. The tone of the NAB is decidedly more conciliatory than in the past, starting with no longer referring to the proposed royalty as a “tax.” NAB Joint Board Chairman Steve Newberry said, “No broadcaster that I know relishes paying a new fee, but the terms of this agreement provide badly needed certainty for our business to move forward, and the positive of this accord far outweigh the negatives.” NAB President/CEO Gordon Smith added, “Radio stations, artists and the record labels have more commonalities than differences, and adoption of legislation that reflects this Term Sheet will provide a framework for untold new revenue opportunities for both sides.” The proposal also calls for musicFIRST to recognize the “unparalleled promotional value of terrestrial radio airplay.” NAB says the MFC already supports a mandate regarding the chips. However, the Consumer Electronics Association is

Bi r t h d a y s Ten’s For The Memories Tuesday (10/26) - Keith Urban, Doug Montgomery (dougmontgomery@ What will you remember about 2010? Country Aircheck clearchannel.com) wants to hear your take on the most compelling, most touching or funniest stories of the year – the untold moments, the quiet Wednesday (10/27) - Wayne Carlyle ([email protected]), Scott Donato triumphs, the inside jokes. We’ll print as many as we have ([email protected]), Teresa George ([email protected]), Ann Inman space for in our year-end issue. Drop us a line at news@ ([email protected]), Amy Hendon, John Moesch (john.moesch@ countryaircheck.com or call us at 615-320-1450 and we’ll write cumulus.com) it up for you. Thursday (10/28) - Charlie Daniels, Brad Paisley Chart Chat Friday (10/29) - Jules Wortman ([email protected]) Congrats to Darius Rucker, Steve Hodges, Saturday (10/30) - Kassidy Osborn, Johnny Parks, Ron Howie, Lia Shane Allen and the Capitol promotion staff Knight ([email protected]), Mike Owens on scoring this week’s No. 1 single with “Come Back Song.” The tune is Rucker’s fourth chart- Sunday (10/31) - the late Dale Evans; Kinky Friedman; Darryl Worley; topper, joining “Don’t Think I Don’t Think Sharon Allen ([email protected]); Lisa Berg ([email protected]); Mark About It,” “It Won’t Be Like This For Long” Darius Rucker Brown; Jane Messmore ([email protected]); Mike Strange; Kelly and “Alright.” Symone ([email protected]); Amy Willis ([email protected]) Monday (11/1) - Big Kenny Alphin, Bill Anderson, Lyle Lovett, Keith Stegall News & Notes Toby Keith will be a guest host on Sirius XM’s The Highway Channel for the Toby Keith vehement in its opposition to any required installations (CA Takin’ The Wheel radio special. The four-hour 8/18), and has voiced its concern to key members of the House show will include Toby playing his favorites and Senate Judiciary Committees. The NAB Joint Board is and tracks from his new album Bullets In The expected to conduct a ratification vote Tuesday (10/26). You’ll Gun and will air on Oct. 26, 27 and 28. find the full proposal on the home page of www.nab.org. Former CBS Radio/Los Angeles Market Toby Keith ©2010 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] October 25, 2010 Country Aircheck Weekly Page 6

Manager Ed Krampf is the new COO at Adelante Media Group named PD at Cumulus WWQQ/Wilmington, NC and Classic (formerly Bustos Media), a Spanish media company which Hits sister WKXS. (CAT 10/21) also owns Country KULE-FM/Wenatchee, WA among its 25 • Former Warner Music Nashville promo rep Glenn Noblit was properties. Krampf will be based at HQ in Sacramento, where he named National Dir./Radio Marketing for Davis Music Group. will oversee its local radio/TV properties. (CAT 10/18) Word/Curb/Warner Bros. Point of Grace has signed a • Ten-year Beasley Broadcast Group veteran Kimberly management deal with Davis Music Group. Sonneborn was promoted from Director/Interactive Services to the newly created post of VP/Digital Design & Production, Artist News based in Miami. (CAT 10/19) • Los Angeles radio personality joined Mt. The late Johnny Cash is among those who will be inducted Jay Coffey into the GMA Gospel Music Hall Of Fame during a Jan. 24 Wilson’s KKGO/Los Angeles as morning host Oct. 25. (CAT 10/20) event at Hendersonville, TN’s Trinity Music City Auditorium. • New York-based Scarborough Research EVP Gregg Lindner Details here. was named Chief Research Officer and EVP/Service Innovation Jack White’s Third Man Records and Conan O’Brien at Arbitron. (CAT 10/20) • Cumulus Sports KLTD & Talk KTEM-AM/Killeen, TX PD partnered to donate $9,750 to ReTune Nashville reflecting the Jamie sale of O’Brien’s limited vinyl release And They Call Me Mad? Garrett was named PD of sister Country KUSJ. (CAT 10/22) Proceeds will benefit the organization’s mission to support uninsured musicians affected by May’s flood. Radio To Taylor (continued from page 1) Buddy Jewell and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital CBS Radio/Houston VP/Programming and KILT PD Mark have partnered to release the 2011 Fans Of Buddy Jewel Adams, who also oversees Top 40 KKHH & Hot AC KHMX, has Calendar, which features fan-submitted photos. The deadline a unique perspective on formatic embrace of Swift. “While Taylor’s for photo submissions is Nov. 14 and proceeds will benefit the popularity is undeniably mainstream, I feel she’s fully embraced facility. Details here. and recognized as the country superstar that she is,” Adams says. Tomorrow night’s Rock The Cradle fundraising event at the “We have both a CHR and a Hot AC in our Houston cluster and Loveless Café featuring Faith Hill and Martina McBride has both stations play Taylor. Actually, the week I took over KILT was sold out. Proceeds will benefit infant patients at Baptist Hospital the week all three stations added ‘Mine’ on the same day. and the Bearman Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Details here. “That said, I feel as if there’s more of a song-by-song Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee and Aaron Tippin determination going on at the other formats while Country is more have partnered to release the compilation I Wanna Play! An predisposed to embrace Taylor’s music as a whole. There have Album To Put Musical Instruments Into the Hands Of Every certainly been a number of Taylor Swift records that have been big Child In America. Tippin, Lorrie Morgan, John Anderson, hits for Country that may have not been played, or at least played as Goerge Jones, Ray Price and Darryl Worley are among those heavily, at other formats.” featured on tomorrow’s (10/26) release. Proceeds will support “We think it’s very important to have some ownership of Taylor,” music education programs through NAMM’s Wanna Play KKWF/Seattle PD Mike Preston says. “In fact, Entercom did a Fund. Details here. program with Big Machine called the Taylor Swift Takeover that aired today at 12noon in all Entercom Country markets after about Life Note 2 weeks of on air and online build up. Now that it’s aired, we’ve got all the elements, plus bonus material and video, on our websites, Our condolences go out to KSNI/Santa Maria, CA PD Jay Turner, as well as a group contest to send someone to London with Taylor. who lost his father Edward J. Brown last Wednesday (10/20). He was 85 and one of the 316 who survived one of the worst Naval disaster As a lead up, we were able to “win it way before you can buy in American history – the sinking of the USS Indianapolis. In lieu it” and sent someone to her album launch festivities this week in of flowers, donations can be made to the USS Indianapolis/Gwinn LA. Interestingly, our Entercom CHR/Hot AC stations are doing a “Angel” Scholarship Fund, Grand Traverse Regional Community similar program as well.” Foundation, 250 East Front Street, Suite 310, Traverse City, MI 49684. KEEY/Minneapolis PD Gregg Swedberg keeps it simple. “She’s a country artist,” he says. “If you check airplay at Top 40, ‘Mine’ won’t be anywhere near a No. 1 record and, if in Borchetta The Week’s Top Stories I trust (and I do), it will be No. 1 in our format. It’s important that Full coverage can be accessed in the archives at www. we don’t chase her away. Why would you? We’re not so big that we countryaircheck.com. can afford to chase • Entercom/Rochester, NY OM John Thomas was named anyone away. PD for Lincoln Financial’s KYGO/Denver and Oldies sister “We did all sorts of contesting for this release,” Swedberg KRWZ-AM. (CAT 10/21) continues. “We’ll support it as long as there’s guitars, fiddles and • Cumulus KRMD/Shreveport’s APD/MD James Anthony was no pre-generated beat. We do talk inside our cluster, and that’s how named PD. (CAT 10/18) I know that ‘Mine’ isn’t as hot as her previous Top 40 stuff was, • Cookeville Communications’ WGSQ/Cookeville, TN APD/ and who knows how long they’ll be interested in Taylor. I’d just tell afternoon host Stewart James was promoted to PD. (CAT 10/21) Taylor, ‘As long as you want to keep making music the way you do, • Former Qantam WGTR/Myrtle Beach, SC PD Brian Sims was you belong with me.’” CAC

©2010 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] October 25, 2010 Country Aircheck Weekly Page 7 12+ 12+ 12+ 12+ Summer No. 1s: KUZZ-FM, WAMZ, WBCT, WDRM, Station/City Share Rank Share Rank WEZL, WGNA, WOGK, WQMX, WRNS-FM, WYRK Sp ‘10 Su ‘10 Sp ‘10 Su ‘10 WUSY/Chattanooga, TN 11.6 10.8 na na Here is the first of two weeks’ worth of Summer 2010 diary Arbitron WUUQ/Chattanooga, TN 5.5 5.0 na na ratings, listed alphabetically by market. Next week’s Country Aircheck KATC/Colorado Springs 4.7 5.0 9t 6t Weekly will include the rest of the Summer reports. KCCY/Colorado Springs 7.0 5.0 3 6t It was a strong season for Country radio in diary metros, with 62 WCOS-FM/Columbia, SC 5.9 9.8 2 2 stations up (57.4%), 41 down (38.0%) and five unchanged (4.6%). WHKO/Dayton 8.6 8.1 na na Equally impressive is that those stations which went up averaged a KHEY-FM/El Paso 4.4 4.4 na na 1.1-share increase, while those declining lost an average 0.8 share. KSKS/Fresno 4.1 5.5 7 4 With a few exceptions, only stations achieving at least a 1.0 share KHGE/Fresno 1.7 1.4 18 20 are included. Legend: A “+” indicates a Classic Country outlet, a “^” designates Country stations in the same market owned by a single WOGK/Gainesville 9.2 11.2 1 1 operator and a “t” indicates a tie. An “na” indicates a subscriber-only WTRS/Gainesville 4.2 4.6 7t 6 market, where rankings are not available, or a station programming WDVH-AM/Gainesville+ 1.3 1.6 16 13t another format during that ratings period. Client-exclusive ratings WBCT/Grand Rapids 8.8 8.7 1 1 are embargoed from publication. WTNR/Grand Rapids^ 3.8 4.2 8 8 WLAW/Muskegon, MI^ 0.0 1.3 0 17t 12+ 12+ 12+ 12+ (Grand Rapids Arbitron) Station/City Share Rank Share Rank Sp ‘10 Su ‘10 Sp ‘10 Su ‘10 WTQR/Greensboro 5.9 6.2 3 3 WPAW/Greensboro 5.6 5.2 4 6 WQMX/Akron 6.7 7.3 2 1 WBRF/Greensboro 1.4 1.4 13t 12t WGAR/Cleveland 2.3 3.1 14 11t WRNS-FM/Greenville, NC 9.0 12.0 1 1 WQXK/Youngstown, OH 1.6 1.3 20 20 WNBB/Greenville, NC^+ 4.7 3.6 7 7 (WGAR and WQXK ratings are from Akron Arbitron) WRHT/Greenville, NC 1.6 2.1 18 13 WGNA/Albany, NY 9.5 8.8 1 1 WNBR/Greenville, NC^+ 2.3 1.2 11t 17t WZMR/Albany, NY^ 1.1 1.5 17 17 WSSL/Greenville, SC^ 7.3 8.6 3 na WFFG-FM/Albany, NY^ 1.0 1.1 18t 18t WESC/Greenville, SC^ 7.5 6.5 2 na KBQI/Albuquerque 4.2 3.2 na na WKSF/Asheville, NC^ 1.1 1.1 15t na KABQ-FM/Albuquerque 3.1 1.5 na na (Greenville, SC Arbitron) WCTO/Allentown 9.6 11.1 2 2 WRBT/Harrisburg 7.1 7.7 na na KUZZ-FM/Bakersfield^ 9.2 11.8 1 1 WGTY/York, PA 0.7 1.1 na na KCWR/Bakersfield^+ 2.8 1.5 12 17 WIOV-FM/Lancaster, PA 1.5 1.0 na na WYNK/Baton Rouge 3.7 4.7 7t 5 (WGTY and WIOV ratings are from Harrisburg Arbitron) WTGE/Baton Rouge^+ 3.6 4.0 11 9 WWYZ/Hartford 5.3 7.1 6 4 WYPY/Baton Rouge^ 2.7 2.8 12 11 WDRM/Huntsville, AL 13.5 11.1 1 1 WZZK/Birmingham^ 8.0 7.5 3 2t WQAH/Huntsville, AL+ 4.3 4.8 9 7 WDXB/Birmingham 6.1 5.1 4 7 WWFF/Huntsville, AL 1.8 1.5 13t 13 WNCB/Birmingham^ 1.6 1.1 15 16t WMSI/Jackson, MS 6.2 4.8 4 5 WYRK/Buffalo 11.1 11.3 1 1 WUSJ/Jackson, MS 4.5 4.2 5t 7 WXRL-AM/Buffalo+ 1.3 1.2 16 15t WQIK/Jacksonville 6.3 6.9 4 3t WEZL/Charleston, SC 6.2 8.8 3 1 WGNE/Jacksonville^ 4.2 4.8 9 9 WIWF/Charleston, SC 3.0 4.0 13 11t WMUV/Jacksonville^+ 3.1 3.3 13 12

October 25, 2010 Chart Page 1

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

2 1 DARIUS RUCKER/Come Back Song (Capitol) 15528 421 5420 153 39.782 1.302 128 0 4 2 SUGARLAND/Stuck Like Glue (Mercury) 13938 774 4995 218 34.726 1.985 128 0 1 3 EASTON CORBIN/Roll With It (Mercury) 13729 -1686 4895 -592 34.466 -4.503 128 0 8 4 ZAC BROWN BAND f/A. JACKSON/As... (So. Ground/Atlantic/BPG) 4 13434 1476 4818 536 33.987 2.897 127 0 6 5 TAYLOR SWIFT/Mine (Big Machine) 13406 929 4687 305 33.378 2.45 128 0 7 6 RODNEY ATKINS/Farmer's Daughter (Curb) 12961 755 4746 289 32.402 1.945 125 0 9 7 BRAD PAISLEY/Anything Like Me (Arista) 11760 659 4166 220 30.709 1.935 128 0 10 8 BAND PERRY/If I Die Young (Republic Nashville) 11276 719 3891 176 29.094 2.004 127 0 3 9 JOSH TURNER/All Over Me (MCA) 11008 -2220 3880 -830 27.542 -6.157 128 0 11 10 RASCAL FLATTS/Why Wait (Big Machine) 10710 335 3750 110 27.78 1.225 128 0 12 11 GEORGE STRAIT/The Breath You Take (MCA) 9331 135 3440 53 23.718 0.212 124 0 13 12 REBA/Turn On The Radio (Starstruck/Valory) 9310 417 3381 132 23.337 1.208 126 0 14 13 JASON ALDEAN/My Kinda Party (BBR) 9104 564 3345 209 22.657 1.92 128 4 15 14 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Mama's Song (19/Arista) 8976 856 3148 321 22.495 1.397 128 0 16 15 JOSH THOMPSON/Way Out Here (Columbia) 7801 -276 2906 -89 19.076 -0.934 124 0 17 16 JUSTIN MOORE/How I Got To Be This Way (Valory) 7695 55 2835 -9 18.203 -0.266 125 0 19 17 TRACE ADKINS/This Ain't No Love Song (Show Dog-Universal) 7611 548 2919 193 18.271 1.678 122 1 18 18 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Only Prettier (Columbia) 7543 15 2687 8 18.406 0.252 125 0 20 19 KEITH URBAN/Put You In A Song (Capitol) 7390 410 2594 158 19.3 1.113 125 3 21 20 TIM MCGRAW/Felt Good On My Lips (Curb) 4 7151 1128 2471 340 19.022 3.614 127 2 22 21 LUKE BRYAN/Someone Else Calling You Baby (Capitol) 6169 484 2260 136 15.792 1.403 121 1 23 22 CHRIS YOUNG/Voices (RCA) 5785 534 2137 205 13.991 1.449 126 2 24 23 ERIC CHURCH/Smoke A Little Smoke (EMI Nashville) 4895 141 1879 46 12.1 0.806 114 4 25 24 TOBY KEITH/Bullets In The Gun (Show Dog-Universal) 4533 896 1614 335 10.939 2.165 105 4 26 25 STEEL MAGNOLIA/Just By Being You (Halo &... (Big Machine) 43492 -88 1264 -19 7.764 -0.156 112 2

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

32 26 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Hello World (Capitol) 4 3267 1096 1192 421 7.818 2.846 103 11 27 27 JOE NICHOLS/The Shape I'm In (Show Dog-Universal) 3096 162 1161 59 6.764 0.079 109 6 28 28 SUNNY SWEENEY/From A Table Away (Republic Nashville) 3066 401 1135 107 7.134 1.501 90 3 29 29 JANEDEAR GIRLS/Wildflower (Reprise/WMN) 2636 228 971 63 6.003 0.767 88 3 30 30 JAMES WESLEY/Real (BBR) 2462 157 989 62 5.567 0.336 82 3 31 31 CRAIG CAMPBELL/Family Man (BPG) 2406 186 955 67 5.417 0.764 87 1 34 32 BLAKE SHELTON/Who Are You When I'm Not... (Reprise/WMN) 2261 465 899 208 5.185 1.396 84 12 33 33 JOSH KELLEY/Georgia Clay (MCA) 2010 32 802 20 4.035 0.287 90 2 35 34 THOMPSON SQUARE/Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not (Stoney Creek) 1898 165 828 57 3.534 0.353 74 2 36 35 DIERKS BENTLEY/Draw Me A Map (Capitol) 1781 166 677 74 3.687 0.199 75 2 38 36 JERROD NIEMANN/What Do You Want (Sea Gayle/Arista) 1760 355 684 130 3.26 0.884 72 5 39 37 BILLY CURRINGTON/Let Me Down Easy (Mercury) 1700 370 635 171 3.957 0.393 71 9 37 38 FRANKIE BALLARD/Tell Me You Get Lonely (Reprise/WAR) 1594 1 678 11 3.208 -0.035 63 0 41 39 CLAY WALKER/Where Do I Go From You (Curb) 1415 110 596 43 2.38 0.3 69 5 40 40 JAMEY JOHNSON/Playing The Part (Mercury) 1400 86 538 23 2.467 0.162 72 0 42 41 SARA EVANS/A Little Bit Stronger (RCA) 1199 179 397 70 2.282 0.292 48 3 44 42 UNCLE KRACKER f/KID ROCK/Good... (Atlantic/Top Dog/BPG) 1149 258 353 74 2.402 0.591 40 5 43 43 GWYNETH PALTROW/Country Strong (RCA) 1067 69 362 28 1.867 0.09 55 2 Debut 44 KENNY CHESNEY/Somewhere With You (BNA) 4 1043 910 387 330 2.573 2.338 66 60 46 45 GARY ALLAN/Kiss Me When I'm Down (MCA) 781 96 281 34 1.251 -0.038 44 4 47 46 ADAM BRAND/Ready For Love (Arista) 767 84 320 25 1.008 0.071 53 4 48 47 BRETT ELDREDGE/Raymond (Atlantic/WAR) 732 153 318 67 1.507 0.386 44 6 45 48 WALKER HAYES/Pants (Capitol) 676 -28 319 1 0.946 -0.097 45 2 50 49 CRAIG MORGAN/Still A Little Chicken Left... (BNA) 659 139 293 67 1.043 0.238 45 4 49 50 JAMES OTTO/Soldiers And Jesus (Warner Bros./WMN) 592 49 280 35 0.968 0.112 29 3

October 25, 2010 Country Aircheck Chart Info Chart Page 3

Country Aircheck Add Leaders Activator Top Point Gainers KENNY CHESNEY/Somewhere With You (BNA) 60 ZAC BROWN BAND f/A. JACKSON/As... (So. Ground/Atlantic/BPG) 475 4 LEE BRICE/Beautiful Every Time (Curb) 26 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Hello World (Capitol) 401 4 BLAKE SHELTON/Who Are You When I'm Not... (Reprise/WMN) 12 KENNY CHESNEY/Somewhere With You (BNA) 340 4 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Hello World (Capitol) 11 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Mama's Song (19/Arista) 259 4 CHRISTIAN KANE/The House Rules (BPG) 10 TOBY KEITH/Bullets In The Gun (Show Dog-Universal) 228 4 JOSH TURNER/I Wouldn't Be A Man (MCA) 10 JERROD NIEMANN/What Do You Want (Sea Gayle/Arista ) 223 BILLY CURRINGTON/Let Me Down Easy (Mercury) 9 REBA/Turn On The Radio (Starstruck/Valory) 221 LITTLE BIG TOWN/Kiss Goodbye (Capitol) 7 CHRIS YOUNG/Voices (RCA) 202 BRETT ELDREDGE/Raymond (Atlantic/WAR) 6 JOE NICHOLS/The Shape I'm In (Show Dog-Universal) 6 LUKE BRYAN/Someone Else Calling You Baby (Capitol) 192 BILLY CURRINGTON/Let Me Down Easy (Mercury) 185 Activator Top Spin Gainers Country Aircheck Top Point Gainers ZAC BROWN BAND f/A. JACKSON/As... (So. Ground/Atlantic/BPG) 302 KENNY CHESNEY/Somewhere With You (BNA) 245 ZAC BROWN BAND f/A. JACKSON/As... (So. Ground/Atlantic/BPG) 1476 4 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Hello World (Capitol) 202 TIM MCGRAW/Felt Good On My Lips (Curb) 1128 4 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Mama's Song (19/Arista) 161 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Hello World (Capitol) 1096 4 TOBY KEITH/Bullets In The Gun (Show Dog-Universal) 155 TAYLOR SWIFT/Mine (Big Machine) 929 4 JERROD NIEMANN/What Do You Want (Sea Gayle/Arista ) 147 KENNY CHESNEY/Somewhere With You (BNA) 910 4 CHRIS YOUNG/Voices (RCA) 142 TOBY KEITH/Bullets In The Gun (Show Dog-Universal) 896 REBA/Turn On The Radio (Starstruck/Valory) 135 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Mama's Song (19/Arista) 856 BILLY CURRINGTON/Let Me Down Easy (Mercury) 133 SUGARLAND/Stuck Like Glue (Mercury) 774 LUKE BRYAN/Someone Else Calling You Baby (Capitol) 129 RODNEY ATKINS/Farmer's Daughter (Curb) 755 BAND PERRY/If I Die Young (Republic Nashville) 719 Vi d e o Ad d s CMT TOBY KEITH/Bullets In The Gun (Show Dog-Universal) Country Aircheck Top Spin Gainers UNCLE KRACKER f/KID ROCK/Good To Be Me (Top Dog/Atlantic/BPG) ZAC BROWN BAND f/A. JACKSON/As... (So. Ground/Atlantic/BPG) 536 CMT PURE LADY ANTEBELLUM/Hello World (Capitol) 421 JOEY+RORY/That’s Important To Me (Vanguard/Sugar Hill/BPG) TIM MCGRAW/Felt Good On My Lips (Curb) 340 TOBY KEITH/Bullets In The Gun (Show Dog-Universal) UNCLE KRACKER f/KID ROCK/Good To Be Me (Top Dog/Atlantic/BPG) TOBY KEITH/Bullets In The Gun (Show Dog-Universal) 335 KENNY CHESNEY/Somewhere With You (BNA) 330 GAC CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Mama's Song (19/Arista) 321 BLAKE SHELTON/Who Are You When I’m Not Looking (Reprise/WMN) BRETT ELDREDGE/Raymond (Atlantic/WAR) TAYLOR SWIFT/Mine (Big Machine) 305 CRAIG CAMPBELL/Family Man (BPG) RODNEY ATKINS/Farmer's Daughter (Curb) 289 JEWEL/Ten (Valory) JOEY+RORY/That’s Important To Me (Vanguard/Sugar Hill/BPG) BRAD PAISLEY/Anything Like Me (Arista) 220 SARA EVANS/A Little Bit Stronger (RCA) SUGARLAND/Stuck Like Glue (Mercury) 218 TOBY KEITH/Bullets In The Gun (Show Dog-Universal)

Country Aircheck Activity Ad d Da t e s GARY ALLAN/Kiss Me When I’m Down (MCA) Moves 46*-45*; 781 points, 281 spins November 1 4 ADDS: WIVK*, WUSH, KCYE, WRNS adam craig band/Nothin’ Wrong (American Roots/Quarterback) randy rogers band/Steal You Away (MCA) ADAM BRAND/Ready For Love (Arista) Moves 47*-46*; 767 points, 320 spins November 8 4 ADDS: KMLE*, WQIK, WYCD*, WGTY Blake Wise/I’ve Got This Feeling (BBR) easton Corbin/I Can’t Love You Back (Mercury) BRETT ELDREDGE/Raymond (Atlantic/WAR) kenny chesney/Somewhere With You (BNA) Moves 48*-47*; 732 points, 318 spins 4 ADDS: KFRG*, KJJY*, WIVK*, WUBE November 15 None Listed WALKER HAYES/Pants (Capitol) Moves 45*-48*; 676 points, 319 spins 2 ADDS: KBEQ, WGNE Points CRAIG MORGAN/Still A Little Chicken Left … (BNA) Country Aircheck Top Recurrents Moves 50*-49*; 659 points, 293 spins KENNY CHESNEY/The Boys Of Fall (BNA) 9967 4 ADDS: Hot Country, KWJJ, WCKT, WPCV* BLAKE SHELTON/All About Tonight (Reprise/WMN) 7066 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Our Kind Of Love (Capitol) 7064 JAMES OTTO/Soldiers And Jesus (Warner Bros./WMN) UNCLE KRACKER/Smile (Atlantic/Top Dog/BPG) 5687 Moves 49*-50*; 592 points, 280 spins BILLY CURRINGTON/Pretty Good At Drinkin' Beer (Mercury) 5679 3 ADDS: WEZL, KWJJ, WGAR LITTLE BIG TOWN/Little White Church (Capitol) 5317 KEITH URBAN/I'm In (Capitol) 5165 JARON & TLRTL/That’s... (Jaronwood/Big Machine/Republic Nashville) LEE BRICE/Love Like Crazy (Curb) 5036 558 points, 210 spins MIRANDA LAMBERT/The House That Built Me (Columbia) 4778 2 ADDS: KATC*, WIVK* JERROD NIEMANN/Lover, Lover (Sea Gayle/Arista) 4730

LOCASH COWBOYS/Keep In Mind (Stroudavarious) JOANNA SMITH/Gettin’ Married (Columbia) 550 points, 227 spins 358 points, 191 spins 3 ADDS: WIRK*, WIVK*, KNTY 1 ADD: 8 Country GRETCHEN WILSON/I Got Your Country Right Here (Redneck/CO5) ASHLEY GEARING/What You Think About Us (Curb) 459 points, 195 spins 350 points, 147 spins No Adds 4 ADDS: WBCT, WYCD*, WCTK, WPKX RANDY HOUSER/A Man Like Me (Show Dog-Universal) JEWEL/Ten (Valory) 437 points, 159 spins 309 points, 99 spins No Adds 2 ADDS: KMLE*, WKSJ

TROY OLSEN/Good Hands (EMI Nashville) Aircheck Activity includes the top 15 songs that rank 45-50 on this week’s chart or are those 410 points, 161 spins that are not charted and have a minimum of 300 airplay points and have shown growth in 3 ADDS: KATM*, KHKI*, WGNE 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 25, 2010/Chart Page 5

LW TW Artist/Title (Label) TW Points +/- Points TW Plays +/- Play 1 1 DARIUS RUCKER/Come Back Song (Capitol) 4395 45 2711 44 4 2 ZAC BROWN BAND f/A. JACKSON/As She's... (Southern Ground/Atlantic/BPG) 4 4255 475 2642 302 3 3 SUGARLAND/Stuck Like Glue (Mercury) 4120 171 2508 117 2 4 EASTON CORBIN/Roll With It (Mercury) 3781 -440 2279 -284 8 5 RASCAL FLATTS/Why Wait (Big Machine) 3549 128 2177 102 7 6 TAYLOR SWIFT/Mine (Big Machine) 3537 77 2156 61 9 7 RODNEY ATKINS/Farmer's Daughter (Curb) 3521 117 2242 68 10 8 BRAD PAISLEY/Anything Like Me (Arista) 3461 69 2231 71 11 9 GEORGE STRAIT/The Breath You Take (MCA) 3266 -32 2029 -42 12 10 BAND PERRY/If I Die Young (Republic Nashville) 3190 102 1979 60 13 11 REBA/Turn On The Radio (Starstruck/Valory) 3190 221 1988 135 14 12 JASON ALDEAN/My Kinda Party (BBR) 2868 99 1760 75 17 13 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Mama's Song (19/Arista) 4 2681 259 1665 161 16 14 TRACE ADKINS/This Ain't No Love Song (Show Dog-Universal) 2509 84 1549 48 15 15 KEITH URBAN/Put You In A Song (Capitol) 2480 24 1530 11 18 16 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Only Prettier (Columbia) 2329 31 1467 18 19 17 JUSTIN MOORE/How I Got To Be This Way (Valory) 2288 -4 1431 6 21 18 TIM MCGRAW/Felt Good On My Lips (Curb) 2173 97 1347 80 22 19 LUKE BRYAN/Someone Else Calling You Baby (Capitol) 2076 192 1294 129 23 20 CHRIS YOUNG/Voices (RCA) 2065 202 1304 142 24 21 TOBY KEITH/Bullets In The Gun (Show Dog-Universal) 4 1777 228 1088 155 25 22 ERIC CHURCH/Smoke A Little Smoke (EMI Nashville) 1652 155 977 92 27 23 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Hello World (Capitol) 4 1475 401 898 202 26 24 BLAKE SHELTON/Who Are You When I'm Not... (Reprise/WMN) 1267 156 803 91 28 25 JOE NICHOLS/The Shape I'm In (Show Dog-Universal) 1184 141 755 88 29 26 DIERKS BENTLEY/Draw Me A Map (Capitol) 1030 11 639 -8 30 27 SUNNY SWEENEY/From A Table Away (Republic Nashville) 906 79 606 52 34 28 BILLY CURRINGTON/Let Me Down Easy (Mercury) 812 185 554 133 31 29 STEEL MAGNOLIA/Just By Being You (Halo &... (Big Machine) 791 -9 477 3 35 30 JAMES WESLEY/Real (BBR) 674 118 410 74 ©2010 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. 4=Top 5 point gainers. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com Chart Page 5 ACTIVAT OR October 25, 2010/Chart Page 6

LW TW Artist/Title (Label) TW Points +/- Points TW Plays +/- Plays 32 31 JANEDEAR GIRLS/Wildflower (Reprise/WMN) 672 24 422 28 33 32 JOSH KELLEY/Georgia Clay (MCA) 645 5 361 5 39 33 JERROD NIEMANN/What Do You Want (Sea Gayle/Arista ) 612 223 414 147 36 34 JAMEY JOHNSON/Playing The Part (Mercury) 516 6 285 -6 38 35 THOMPSON SQUARE/Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not (Stoney Creek) 500 79 317 40 37 36 CRAIG CAMPBELL/Family Man (BPG) 481 -9 299 7 Debut 37 KENNY CHESNEY/Somewhere With You (BNA) 4 395 340 278 245 41 38 CLAY WALKER/Where Do I Go From You (Curb) 356 63 230 32 40 39 FRANKIE BALLARD/Tell Me You Get Lonely (Reprise/WAR) 310 -58 151 -39 42 40 GWYNETH PALTROW/Country Strong (RCA) 287 6 160 6 45 41 GARY ALLAN/Kiss Me When I'm Down (MCA) 279 51 199 26 47 42 BRETT ELDREDGE/Raymond (Atlantic/WAR) 268 84 189 43 43 43 JAMES OTTO/Soldiers And Jesus (Warner Bros./WMN) 258 8 187 4 44 44 SARA EVANS/A Little Bit Stronger (RCA) 253 15 141 14 46 45 WALKER HAYES/Pants (Capitol) 209 -1 149 -1 48 46 GRETCHEN WILSON/I Got Your Country Right Here (Redneck/CO5) 162 -20 86 -8 52 47 CRAIG MORGAN/Still A Little Chicken Left... (BNA) 159 31 114 19 51 48 RANDY HOUSER/A Man Like Me (Show Dog-Universal) 153 9 103 8 50 49 JARON & TLRTL/That's Beautiful...(Jaronwood/Big Machine/Republic Nashville) 149 -9 114 -8 49 50 JOANNA SMITH/Gettin' Married (Columbia) 136 -32 89 -21 57 51 LITTLE BIG TOWN/Kiss Goodbye (Capitol) 135 52 97 44 55 52 DUE WEST/The Bible And The Belt (Black River) 133 37 97 27 58 53 LOCASH COWBOYS/Keep In Mind (Stroudavarious) 102 35 65 26 56 54 ADAM BRAND/Ready For Love (Arista) 101 13 69 7 54 55 UNCLE KRACKER f/KID ROCK/Good To Be Me (Atlantic/Top Dog/BPG) 96 -1 63 0 53 56 JEWEL/Ten (Valory) 91 -12 37 -3 Debut 57 JOSH TURNER/I Wouldn't Be A Man (MCA) 87 69 64 48 Debut 58 MARGARET DURANTE/Mississippi's Cryin' (Emrose/Stroudavarious/Nine North) 52 2 34 3 Debut 59 JUDDS/I Will Stand By You (Curb) 51 12 35 8 Debut 60 LEE BRICE/Beautiful Every Time (Curb) 45 21 43 22 ©2010 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. 4=Top 5 point gainers. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com