sign in sign up
<<
Home , Chase Rice, Elvis Duran, KFLY, KTGX, KWNR, KYCK

June 21, 2021, Issue 761 PPM: Spring Upswings As a format, Country is flat overall in May (see Scoreboard pg. 12); however, several stations have seen notable growth in recent months. Country Aircheck speaks with a few standouts below. KWNR/: MoJoe Roberts took over the PD role at iHeartMedia KWNR last August and, after averaging a 2.5 share for 2020, KWNR has now registered a run of five consecutive monthly increases. May’s 4.9 share is the station’s best since January 2019. In demo rank, KWNR has jumped from 17 to 4 in just two months (see graph, page 9). “Las Vegas was certainly a bit ahead of most of the country to open up again,” Roberts says. “All of this renewed energy Block And Roll: Warner/WAR’s Shy Carter and his label MoJoe Roberts and excitement for the onslaught of concert announcements and tactical contesting have team at the National Museum of African American Music’s certainly played a factor in our growth.” Juneteenth Block Party. Pictured (l-r) are the label’s Cris Lacy, There may be more to it than just re-opening, however. Tim Foisset, Michael Chase, Jenni Tay and Ben Kline, “We also made some key weekday staff adjustments, Carter, the label’s James Marsh, manager Missi Gallimore welcoming Lois ‘Double L’ Lewis back to the midday show and the label’s Shane Tarleton. in April,” Roberts explains. Lewis had previously worked at KWNR before transferring to KNIX/Phoenix in 2017. Roberts is also bullish on product right now. “We Preview: Women In Country are benefiting from an increasingly strong Updating and expanding Country Aircheck’s June 2015 music cycle in the format,” he notes. feature story and airplay analysis regarding female artists, the “Hopefully that continues.” June print issue is largely devoted to the broader idea of women KRTY/San Jose: Empire’s KRTY in . From multiple angles, the averaged a 3.9 share in 2020 and, like publication is aimed at conveying a more KWNR, has also reeled off five consecutive thorough understanding, starting with a monthly increases. The 5.5 share for May is roundtable between women in different its best since August 2018, and the station industry segments. Nate Deaton also landed a top-five finish in demo. GM On the subject of work-life balance, Nate Deaton sees one overriding benefit from his area’s re- Pandora’s Beville Dunkerley says in part, opening. “Home schooling really affected more of the overall “Pre-pandemic, I was putting in as much Beville listening patterns than anything else,” he says. “Everyone was at face time at the office as everyone else, Dunkerley home doing schoolwork and couldn’t be distracted. That’s our regardless of if they had children or not. I’ve demo. It’s hard to underestimate how much morning traffic was had nothing but supportive bosses [but] I put a lot of pressure on related to school.” myself, because I don’t want to be passed over for a project lead (continued on page 7) ©2021 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected]

June 21, 2021 Page 3

just because I have two children.” Albright & O’Malley & Brenner’s Becky Brenner says, “I started raising my kids in the ‘80s and ‘90s. I couldn’t take time off to go to a soccer game and [my grown kids] still talk about all the things they had to go to because I wanted to make sure I still had a job. When people ask Becky me why there aren’t more female PDs, I say Brenner women are too smart. They know it’s all- consuming.” WRNS/New Bern, NC’s Crystal Legends adds, “There’s always the question, ‘Well, is she a mom?’ No one asks a man if he’s a dad ... The stay-at-home wife in my world is me. I do everything we do at work and everything a housewife does. I’m doing twice as much as any man in the room, so don’t Crystal question me.” Legends Perception & Reality: The results of arguably the first and largest study of industry-wide perceptions of sexism in the workplace and airplay finds that nearly half (45%) of 600 respondents have experienced sexism in country music first-hand in the last three years. An additional 16% said they’d witnessed one or more examples of it. The findings were cited not only by women, but also by men – many of them. While respondents are split 36% to 33% on whether airplay opportunities are worse or better for women artists vs. men, agreement is widespread they are better than three years ago. Likewise, signing and development opportunities for artists, and advancement opportunities for women in the business, are seen as improving. Nevertheless, a marked disparity exists between how women and men perceive and experience these issues across all topics. The Interview: Artist manager (Dierks Bentley, Elle King, Caylee Hammack, Tucker Beathard) and CMA board chair Mary Hilliard Harrington assesses the overall business, including hard decisions prompted by the pandemic. “We made it mandatory that if you want to work with us, you had to get vaccinated,” she says. “That was not an easy decision to make. We ended up losing one crew guy over it, and it’s sad. But I can’t have one guy on a tour bus getting sick and taking Mary Hilliard down the whole tour for two weekends worth Harrington of shows.” As for the issue’s theme, she says, “I feel weird talking about opportunities for women, because I believe there are opportunities for everybody if you go and make them. The other day, somebody I’m close to introduced me as the best female manager in Nashville. Am I supposed to be offended or proud of that? And, of course, I’m really proud [to] lead by example and to have people look up to me as a role model and a woman, but I don’t think about it.” Also in the issue, the 2020 reader-voted Power 31 class nominates Women Of Influence for recognition. Label execs detail what’s to come in a female artist-focused music preview. And the current and historical state of airplay is examined in depth. Look for the issue in physical and digital formats later this week. –Chuck Aly Chart Chat Congratulations to Luke Combs, Steve Hodges, Shane Allen, Lauren Thomas and the Columbia promotion team on holding at No. 1 for a third week with “Forever After All.” There have only been three songs in the past two years to hold No. 1 for three or more weeks, and all are by Combs. Songwriters are Drew Parker, Robert Luke Combs Williford and Combs.

©2021 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected]

June 21, 2021 Page 5

Kudos to Chris Palmer, Ashley Sidoti and the Valory crew OFF THE RECORD on scoring 61 adds for “The Worst Country Song Of All Time” An Off The Record conversation with by Brantley Gilbert w/Toby Keith & Hardy. This is Gilbert’s Cumulus WCTO/Allentown, PA morning co- first time atop the Add Board in almost six years. “Stone Cold host Hannah Byrom: Sober” led the week of Aug. 31, 2015. I grew up listening to Top 40 WPST/ Airplay for Big Loud’s Morgan Wallen has now resumed on Trenton, NJ and WCTO, and have been lucky Audacy and Beasley stations, which had been two of the last enough to work for both. groups yet to re-add his music. According to 24/7, I fell into by mistake. I was a KMNB/Minneapolis, WBEE/Rochester, WDAF/Kansas City Speech Pathology major in college and decided and WKXC/Augusta are among the stations that have gone to join my roommate for her from zero to double-digit spins on Wallen titles. With airplay also class one day out of boredom. The next HANNAH resuming on Midwest WWQM/Madison, WI and Westwood BYROM week, I changed my major to Media & Film WWYZ One Hot Country, Wallen received five or more spins on 134 of Broadcasting. Oddly enough, she changed her 160 reporting stations (83.8%) during the past week. major, too ... to nursing! David Brody with Elvis Duran And The Morning Show gave 3706 me my first shot as an intern, and he helped shape my standard for 4000 work ethic and content quality. JJ Kincaid used to let me hang around Morgan Wallen Spins by Week 3227 in the studio for his show after my internship hours and would teach 3500 me about clocks and running a board. WNSH/’s John Foxx also provided me with great guidance throughout the years, and I’ve 2795 been fortunate enough to work closely with great morning show talents 3000 like Jackson Blue. I could go on and on about him, but I’ll spare you! My favorite songs on the radio are Niko Moon’s “No Sad 2500 Songs” and Lainey Wilson’s “Things A Man Oughta Know.” That one 2003 gets me in my feels every time. Like most people, I learned how to pivot in 2020, and I also 2000 gained a better understanding of balancing my work and personal life. 1529 It’s easy to get wrapped up in the industry, but last year taught me to 1331 breathe and enjoy where I am as much as where I’m going. 1500 1106 1099 If I could keep a pandemic life adaptation around, it would be working from home. But, I guess that’s not fully up to me! I’ve always been very active on social media – especially 1000 Facebook and Instagram – as I believe it’s the best extension of our May 2 May 9 May 16 May 23 May 30 Jun 6 Jun 13 Jun 20 brands and can deepen the bonds between personalities and listeners. It’s one thing to hear someone talk about something on-air, but to see them back up those thoughts through pictures and videos can confirm News & Notes your authenticity. I make myself accessible via social media and love to WYCT/Pensacola, FL is being swapped from David Hoxeng’s continue on-air conversations – which are always quick – online. I’ve ADX Communications to his wife’s Mary Elizabeth Hoxeng Revocable built trust with my listeners via social media. Trust in exchange for three of the trust’s residential properties. Early in the pandemic, I started watching old seasons of A nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and on Hulu, and they are not disappointing! Plus, there are a few Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) has been scheduled by people you may recognize as contestants, like Chase Rice or Chelsea FEMA and the FCC for Aug. 11 at 2:20pm ET. The test will last for from Southern Charm. I’m also big into crime stories, so I’ve been watching Big Sky and Mare Of Easttown. approximately one minute. Reach Byrom here. MCA’s Parker McCollum will guest host middays for Mt. Wilson KKGO/Los Angeles July 5-30. Listen here. ©2021 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected]

June 21, 2021 Page 7

Skyview syndicated B-Dub Radio has added Bicoastal KFLY/ reality tour experience as part of the “I’m With The Band” artist Eugene, OR as its newest affiliate. Bryan “B-Dub” promotion and lottery revenue program. More here. can now be heard in nights, which had previously featured Verge’s Chuck Wicks is turning Nashville’s historic syndicated The Big Time With Whitney Allen. Woolworth building into an 850-seat theater in partnership with SuiteRadio is offering Fantasy Park, a two-hour live “concert- investor/entrepreneur Rob Bellenfant and 615 Ventures. Local based” special featuring Luke Bryan, Blake Shelton, Kenny coverage here. Chesney, Old Dominion, Luke Combs, Eric Church, Garth Radio Vida Kansas, Inc. is purchasing Country KCWJ-AM/Blue Brooks and . The special offer 12 minutes of local Springs, MO from Stayton Communications, LLC for $425,000. avails each hour, IDs, promos, and requires no affidavits; it can Digital fan engagement company Mandolin has launched run any time. Contact SuiteRadio here for additional information. Live+, a mobile-first platform designed for fans, venues and El Dorado Broadcasters – including Country KATJ/Victor artists. More details here. Valley, CA and KTTI/Yuma, AZ – has launched a mobile app Wreaths Across America Radio will hold the second of four platform with app partner RadioFX. More here. roundtable discussions focused on veteran healing on June 24 at The Independent Broadcasters Association (IBA) has 7p ET. Listen here. partnered with Summit Technology Group (STG) making STG the exclusive provider of broadcast engineering solutions for IBA members. More here. PPM: Spring Upswings IBA Pres. Ron Stone has also announced a second national (continued from page 1) contest for IBA member participation slated for fall on the heels of its Deaton says KRTY bucked the trend of comfort food music first eight-week key word contest, which collectively generated nearly during the pandemic: “If you want familiar music, you can get $1 million dollars of local sponsorship revenue. Details here. it in 100 places. If you want to find out what’s new and hot and Benztown, P1 Media Group and the Global Radio Ideas happening, you need a source, and what’s more trustworthy of a Facebook Group will host a free 30-minute webinar, “Next: source than your local radio station?” Creating Amazing Radio, Round 2,” June 24 at 1pm ET. Register here. KRTY is more than just a gateway to new music, however. “I Nationally syndicated The Sam Alex Show host Sam Alex will don’t think we’ve ever been more community-oriented than we host his Camp Broadcast in Chicago July 12-16 for high school have been in the last year,” Deaton adds, citing one example. and college-aged students aspiring to a career in broadcasting “We had the Second Harvest Food Bank director of marketing on and/or journalism. Details here. every Wednesday morning talking about their needs that week, SuiteRadio syndicated Bud And Broadway Show host Jerry and she can directly attribute volunteers and donations from those Broadway was honored by St. Louis Magazine as “Best Local appearances. It’s nothing earth shattering, but by the same token Author” for his book, Amazing Grayson. our listeners are even more bonded to us now than before.” Curb’s Lee Brice has signed with GigTours to offer fans a Being a promotionally active station, Deaton says there was ©2021 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected]

June 21, 2021 Page 9

4.9 (4t) 5 6 5.5 KRTY (4) KWNR San Jose 4.9 Las Vegas P6+ Share (6) 5 P6+ Share (P25-54 rank) 3.9 (P25-54 rank) (11t) 4 4.0 (8t)

4 3.6 3.3 3.3 (8t) (14t) (17t) 3.4 (11t) 3.0 (11t)

3 3 Jan '21 Feb '21 Mar '21 Apr '21 May '21 Jan '21 Feb '21 Mar '21 Apr '21 May '21

one unexpected benefit from lockdown. “With the sheer number Though just 35 miles apart, the return to normal is different of events we do, our product has been better in the last year, in each city. “Audience is coming back quicker in Baltimore than because we had more time to focus on [it] than when we were it is in DC,” Kapugi says. “[Baltimore is] more of a blue-collar doing so many events.” Deaton therefore holds a bit of caution town. The government is still working from home, so there are less looking ahead at what promises to be a very active second half commuters [in Washington]. I track average-quarter-hour ratings of 2021. “We have Luke Combs at Chase Center [San Francisco], for the market as a key indicator of ‘is audience really coming Brett Young at Mountain Winery [Saratoga, back?’ and it went up 0.5 from April to May for Baltimore and up CA] and Brad Paisley and Jimmie Allen at 0.1 in DC.” Shoreline Amphitheater [Mountain View] all on The competitive makeup of the two markets adds to the October 1,” notes Deaton. “We have to be a differences as well. “There’s a lot of spoken word on FM in little more careful how much of our promotion Washington,” says Kapugi. “That sucks up a lot of the oxygen goes toward promoting shows as it does to when you’ve got an NPR station and a powerhouse News/Talk promoting other things we’re doing.” taking two of the top three slots on a regular basis. And strong WMZQ/Washington & WPOC/ Urban stations take another two slots in the top five. To have ‘MZQ Jeff Kapugi Baltimore: iHeartMedia PD Jeff Kapugi is at No. 8 was definitely a welcome surprise for us.” watching two stations he programs taking the While the markets are markedly different, the stations’ spring upswing. He’s back in the office now, which usually means audiences aren’t. “When you’re out at events, especially country- four days a week with WMZQ and one day with WPOC. The latter focused, the audiences are pretty similar,” says Kapugi. He and was up to a 6.6 in May, while WMZQ moved 3.6 to 4.0 to score its his listeners are ready for those events to return, too, “The concert largest share since June 2019. announcements have been fast and furious in both markets; our “’POC has just been solid for years and years,” he says. first show is less than a month way. We’ve got the giveaways “Through the pandemic it’s been a top-five performer, and we’re going, phones are lighting up and people are excited to get seeing shares coming back. To see ‘MZQ have something other outside and start to get back to some semblance of normalcy.” than a 3 in front of it was pretty exciting. I joke that the station is on Reach Roberts here, Deaton here and Kapugi here. –Chris Huff a roll, it’s not necessarily a streak yet.” CAC

4.0 8 9 (8) 8 4.0 WPOZ 3.6 WMZQ (9) WPOC Washington Baltimore 3.5 P6+ Share 7 6.6 3.2 P6+ Share (6t) (P25-54 rank) (13t) (P25-54 rank) 6.2 (6) 3.0 5.9 (5t) 6 2.4 5.5 2.4 (5t) 5.4 (10) (11t) (6) 2.5

2.0 5 Jan '21 Feb '21 Mar '21 Apr '21 May '21 Jan '21 Feb '21 Mar '21 Apr '21 May '21

©2021 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] June 21, 2021 SEEK & EMPLOY AVAILABLE JOBS MIDWEST Krew. Send résumés and airchecks to Gentry here. Frontier/Juneau, AK GM Cherie Curry is seeking an Summit/Louisville is searching for a GM to oversee OM/PD/on-air talent for the cluster that includes Country Summit KFDI/Wichita OM Justin Case is searching the cluster that includes Country WQNU. Complete job KTKU. Send résumés with references and an aircheck to for a morning co-host. See the complete posting here; send description here; send résumés and cover letters here with Curry here. résumés and airchecks to Case here. the subject line General Manager Louisville. Beasley/Las Vegas VP/MM Peter Burton is searching Steel City KBEQ/Kansas City PD Todd Nixon is Curtis WQDR/Raleigh PD Mike Biddle is looking for for Cat Thomas’ successor to handle OM & Urban AC seeking an afternoon personality to succeed TJ McEntire. a morning co-host to succeed Janie Carothers and join KOAS PD duties. Details here; send cover letters and Send résumés and airchecks to him here. incumbent Mike Wheless for The Q Morning Crew. Three résumés to Burton here. Midwest WNCY/Appleton-Oshkosh, WI Brand Mgr. or more years of experience is required. See the complete Townsquare KXLB/Bozeman, MT Market Pres. Scott Dan Stone is searching for a midday personality. Send posting here; send résumés, production samples, social Souhrada is seeking a Dir./Content with on-air duties to résumés, references and airchecks to him here. media links, references and airchecks to Biddle here. succeed Dave Wooten. See the complete job description Alpha KZEN/Columbus, NE Dir./Content David Summit/Louisville OM Cagle is seeking a full-time and apply here. Gustafson is looking for a morning host. See the complete midday personality with at least two years of on-air Townsquare/Casper, WY Dir./Content Donovan job description and apply here; reach Gustafson here. experience; PPM experience is a plus. Candidate should Short is searching for a Brand Mgr./morning host to join Forever WOGI/Pittsburgh is searching for a morning have an engaging presence, strong social media and tech Country KWYY. See the complete job posting here; send personality. See the complete job description here; send skills, production and digital editing chops and the ability résumés and airchecks to Short here. résumés and airchecks here. to communicate in an authentic way. Send résumés and Cumulus KBUL/Reno, NV PD/morning host Bob Cumulus/Indianapolis OM Boomer Layfield is airchecks to Cagle here. Richards is seeking a full-time morning co-host to join The looking for a Dir./Promotions for the cluster that includes Stephens/Alexandria, LA OM/PD Scott Mills is Moo Crew. Complete job description here; send résumés Country WFMS. Apply here. looking for a full-time Dir./Production and on-air talent and airchecks to Richards here. Titan KBKB/Burlington, IA PD Wyatt Reed is to join the cluster that includes Country KLAA & Classic Marker KPLM/Palm Springs, CA PD Kory James searching for an afternoon personality. Send résumés and Country KBKK. Send résumés and airchecks to Mills here. is looking for an afternoon personality. Send résumés and airchecks here. iHeartMedia/-Carolina Region SVPP Kix airchecks to him here. Midwest/Peoria, IL VP/MM Mike Wild is looking to Layton is searching for a morning co-host to join WKSF/ Buck Owens KUZZ/Bakersfield PD Brent Michaels add an OM for the cluster that includes Country WXCL. Asheville, NC morning man Eddie Foxx. Candidates is looking for a full-time on-air personality to add to his See the complete job description here; send résumés, cover must have three-plus years of experience and be proficient staff. Send résumés and airchecks to him here. letters and airchecks to Wild here. in social media, show prep, on-air production, client Momentum KJUG/Visalia, CA PD Rik McNeil is Hubbard KKWS/Wadena, MN GM Matt Senne is endorsements and public appearances. Send résumés and searching for a morning show with three-to-five years of searching for a PD/morning host. See the complete job airchecks to Layton here. experience. See the complete job description and apply description here; send résumés and airchecks to Senne here. Summit SVP/Programming Randy Chase is seeking here; submit résumés, social media profiles, mobile Hoosier AM/FM WCJC/Marion, IN OM/PD Big John an OM/PD for the Knoxville cluster, including Country content, examples of how you have executed winning Morgan is looking for an APD/afternoon personality. Send WCYQ, to succeed Kevin “Gravy” Canup. Candidates strategies to move morning ratings forward and an résumés and airchecks to him here. should have on-air and programming chops and be able to aircheck to McNeil here. Cumulus WDRQ/Detroit Dir./FM Programming David communicate effectively with both staff and leadership. Send Leighton KYCK/Grand Forks, ND OM Jarrod Corey is seeking an afternoon personality. Send résumés résumés and airchecks here. Thomas is seeking a station PD and morning team. Send and airchecks to him here. Hall VP/Programming & Country WPCV/Lakeland, résumés and airchecks to him here. Townsquare KOEL/Waterloo, IA Dir./Content Johnny FL OM/PD Bob Walker is looking for a locally based Marks is searching for a Brand Mgr./morning host. See the full-time on-air personality and part-time/weekend/fill-in OTHER complete job description and apply here; send résumés and personalities. Send résumés, cover letters and airchecks to airchecks to Marks here. him here. Spotify is seeking a Nashville-based Sr. Editor/ Townsquare/Texarkana, AR SVP Todd Lawley is Country Music to “curate the best in music listening and NORTHEAST searching for a Market Pres./CRO to succeed Brian Sines, programming experiences for a multitude of moods, who segued to Southern . See the complete job moments and genres; demonstrating a passion for analytics VerStandig WAYZ/Hagerstown, MD is seeking an description and apply here. and collaboration; and have your ear to the ground in the afternoon personality. Send résumés and airchecks here. music community.” See the complete job description and Seven Mountains Chief Programming OfficerJC SOUTHWEST apply here. Burton is seeking an OM/PD for the Olean, NY cluster Audacy Dir./National Promotion Josh Pearlman that includes Country WPIG & WOEN-AM. Send résumés, Townsquare KQBR/Lubbock, TX Brand Mgr. Lance is looking to add a Promo. Dir./Concerts & Experiences airchecks and examples of social media content here. Ballance is seeking an APD/on-air personality to succeed and a Promo. Mgr./Concerts & Experiences to focus WVRC Country WKKW/Morgantown, WV PD Mike Jan Miller. Send résumés and airchecks to him here. on promotional partnerships and activating select live Vincent is searching for a female morning co-host to join Cox/ is searching for a DOS for the cluster that performance venues while playing a role in live events incumbent Jeff Snider. Send résumés and airchecks to includes Country KKBQ & Classic Country KTHT. See the across Audacy’s portfolio of brands. The full-time positions Vincent here. complete job description and apply here. both report up to SVP/Promotions & Experiences Chad iHeartMedia/Washington, DC RSVPP Jeff Kapugi is Cox KWEN/Tulsa PD/morning host Matt Bradley is Fitzsimmons. See the compete job descriptions and apply looking for a Cluster APD to add to the programming team. seeking a co-host to join him for wakeups. See the complete here and here, respectively. Oversight includes Country WMZQ. Apply here. job description and apply here. Pearlman is also searching for a Dir./Events to join Forever WOGI/Pittsburgh is seeking a PD/on-air talent iHeartMedia KTGX/Tulsa PD Karla Cantrell is looking the Audacy central Promotions & Experiences team. with three-to-five years of experience. See the complete job for an MD/Digital Lead/afternoon personality. See the See the complete job description and apply here. He is description here; send résumés and airchecks here. complete job description and apply here. also hiring three Mgrs./Regional Promotions based in Brazos Valley KORA/Bryan-College Station, TX VP/ Southern California, the Midwest and the Tri-State New SOUTHEAST GM John Seigler is searching for an MD/morning co-host York areas. See those descriptions and apply here, here with an understanding of country. Send résumés and and here, respectively. ADX WYCT/Pensacola OM Kevin King is searching airchecks to him here. Townsquare Country Format Lead Doug for a WYCT/Pensacola morning co-host to succeed Candy Alpha/Amarillo, TX is seeking a Market Mgr. for the Montgomery has immediate openings for PDs and Cullerton who will serve alongside PD/morning host Brent cluster that includes Country KGNC. See the complete job morning talent. Send résumés and airchecks to him here. Lane. Must be knowledgeable in digital content creation description and apply here. Audacy is hiring an experienced talent coach to work and be active on a variety of social media outlets. Apply Cumulus VP/Country Charlie Cook is looking for a with on-air personalities nationwide. The new coach will here; reaching King here. PD/midday personality for KAYD/Beaumont, TX. See the be able to work remotely as long as they are located in a Golden Isle/Brunswick, GA Dir./Programming Mark complete job description and apply here. commutable proximity to any of Audacy’s physical market “The Shark” Ediss is seeking a successor for outgoing locations. A minimum of five years of direct experience OM/PD/on-air talent Paul Andresen. The cluster includes WEST COAST is required, and candidates must cite examples of their Country WRJY. Duties will include on-air, production, previous talent development wins, must be self-motivated, promotions, sales and handling technical issues. Send Badlands/Rapid City, SD is searching for a GM/DOS should have excellent communication skills and will know résumés and airchecks to Ediss here. who can build, train and motivate a team for the cluster that how to win in PPM markets. Major market experience Beasley WKXC/Augusta, GA OM Tee Gentry is includes Country KRKI. Interested parties can send résumés is preferred but not mandatory; see the complete job seeking an on-air personality to join the Kicks Wake Up and references here. description and apply here. SEEKING JOBS •Cactus Jack •Greg Cole •Marc Lavik (aka Dave Marcus) •”Big” John Horton Former Entercom/Phoenix Dir./Production Former WKCQ/Saginaw, MI OM/PD Former on-air talent Former KFSA/Ft. Smith, AR afternoon host [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 602-430-5908 916-502-4734 401-467-6737 • Tony Kelly •Jonathan West •Cory Mikhals •Kris Richards Former WUSN/Chicago morning producer Former WKTI/Milwaukee afternoons Former KIZN/Boise morning co-host Former WKJO/Smithfield, NC afternoons [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 708-642-8518 320-774-9300 ©2021 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] June 21, 2021 SEEK & EMPLOY

SEEKING JOBS (continued) •AJ McCloud •Mark McKay Former WWFF/Huntsville, AL APD/afternoons Former Riser House Dir./ [email protected] Southeast Promotion 256-503-2301 [email protected] SEEKER SPOTLIGHT •Mac Daniels •Tim Taylor Former KPLX & KSCS/Dallas PD Former KWJJ/Portland afternoons KEITH ABRAMS [email protected] [email protected] Former iHeartMedia/Cleveland OM •Brittany Tully •Amber Rainey Former WYNK/Baton Rouge PD Former KSON/San Diego middays [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Connect via LinkedIn here. •Steve Knoll •Tami Rumfelt Former KMAG/Ft. Smith, AR PD/on-air talent Former WPAW/Greensboro afternoons [email protected] [email protected]

•Bill Hickok •Mike Allan “My years of experience and ability to get the most Former KBMR/Bismark, ND morning host Former WNSH/New York nights [email protected] [email protected] from talent while making brands ‘sing’ and being a good partner to sales gives me a rather unique •Amy Nic •Darlene Evans Former WAMZ/Louisville afternoon host Former WKIS/ middays skillset. My strongest personal skill is having a logical, [email protected] [email protected] smart, calm approach to my responsibilities.” •Ron “Keyes” Stevens •Nathan Cruise Former WQRB/Eau Claire, WI afternoons Former In2une Dir./Regional Promotion [email protected] [email protected] 615-496-6356 •Jim Dorman •Crash Poteet •Scott Davidson Former iHeartMedia/Wichita SVPP & Former WPOR/Portland, ME Brand Mgr./ Former WHOF-HD2/Canton, OH PD/ •Mark “Skid” Lavin Country KZSN PD/middays afternoons on-air host Former WOTW/Orlando Dir./Production [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] & On-Air [email protected] •Eddie Rupp •Aaron “Gator” Glass •Trace Hamilton 407-619-5346 Former iHeartMedia/Sarasota, FL SVPP/ Former WQNU/Louisville mornings Former WEBG/Chicago night host OM & Country WCTQ middays [email protected] [email protected] •“Wes McShay” Gardipe [email protected] Former Appaloosa Dir./Western •Tom Scott •Daryl Thomas Ledyard Region Programming •Mike Tyler Former Seven Mountains/Pennsylvania Former WBBS/Syracuse on-air talent [email protected] Former WCKT/Ft. Myers, FL PD/afternoons “Big Foot Country” afternoons [email protected] 307-899-0007 [email protected] [email protected]

•Ryan McCall •Nicholas Nixon •Amy Lynn •Todd Elbrink Former WGLR/Platteville, WI Former KFRG/Riverside personality Former WCKT/Ft. Myers, FL middays Former Cox/Houston DOS MD/afternoons [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 909-754-3031 •Bill “Stu” Stewart •Matt Valley •David Dean •Kerry Wolfe Former KASH/Anchorage, AK PD/ Former KBRJ/Anchorage, AK Dir./ Former KXDD/Yakima, WA afternoons Former WMIL/Milwaukee SVPP & PD morning co-host Content & mornings [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 414-788-3764 •Kasper •Doug Kramer •Kevin “Gravy” Canup Former WUSN/Chicago afternoons •Chase Daniels Former KHLR/Little Rock, AR mornings Former Summit/Knoxville OM [email protected] and www. Former WRWD/Poughkeepsie, NY [email protected] [email protected] KasperShow.com PD/afternoons 616-337-0067 [email protected] •Ashley King •Brian “Wookie” Kostek Former KHLR/Little Rock, AR afternoons •Kyle Murphy Former WDSY/Pittsburgh •Keith Abrams [email protected] Former KGWY/Gillette, WY PD/morning APD/MD/afternoons Former iHeartMedia/Cleveland OM host [email protected] [email protected] •Matt Cruz [email protected] Former KSSN/Little Rock, AR on-air/ 435-862-3292 •Dr. Don Carpenter •Mike McKay promotions Former WYCD/Detroit mornings Former WQRB/Eau Claire, WI Brand [email protected] •Carly Quinn [email protected] Mgr./mornings Former WGH/Norfolk morning co-host [email protected] •Jeremy “Otis” Maher NewEnglandClamChowder2021@ •Jake Byron Former WUBL/ MD/afternoons yahoo.com Former KUPL/Portland mornings •Jimmy Elliott [email protected] 757-617-8171 [email protected] Former WOVK/Wheeling, WV WPP/PD/ MD/mornings •Jess Tyler •Melissa “Mel” Hering •Brent Jones [email protected] Former WOKQ/Portsmouth, NH Brand Former KORA/Bryan-College Station, TX Former Capitol Dir./Midwest Promotion Mgr./MD/middays MD/mornings [email protected] •JJ Cook [email protected] [email protected] 615-482-5653 Former iHeartMedia/Cedar Rapids, IA SVPP [email protected] •Jim Pearson •Chuck Reeves •Kim Brixton Former KDBL/Yakima, WA PD/mornings Former KTFWDallas & KTWF/Wichita Former WNWN/Battle Creek, MI •Steve Powers [email protected] Falls, TX PD/afternoons mornings/middays Former iHeartMedia/Mobile, AL SVPP 831-261-1822 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] ©2021 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] June 21, 2021 Page 12 May PPM Top 10 May 2021 PPM Scoreboard SHARE Country’s rebound slowed to a crawl in the May in 2021 has seen an increase in cume over the APR MAY 2021 PPM Book (4/29-5/26), with total shares previous month. Among the top cume stations, 1 1 WCOL/Columbus 8.8 up 0.3 points (0.1%) from April and 46 of 88 WNSH/New York reclaims the lead for the first 2 2 WCTK/Providence 8.0 stations (52%) showing month-to-month increases. time since August 2019 and snaps a 17-month 6 3 WWYZ/Hartford 7.4 Compared to May 2020 PPMs, radio shares were streak at the top for KPLX/Dallas. Legend: A 3t 4 KYGO/Denver 7.1 down 26.3 points (-6.9%) from 381.8 shares to “+” indicates a Classic Country outlet; a “^” -- 5 WSM-FM/Nashville 7.0 355.5. Last May still saw cume suffering from designates co-owned Country stations in the 7t 6 WGAR/Cleveland 6.7 nationwide lockdowns; one year later, Country metro; a “t” indicates a tie; and a “*” indicates -- 7 WPOC/Baltimore 6.6 cume stands at 26,126,600, an increase of over a station that is a recent subscriber for which 3t 8 WMIL/Milwaukee 6.5 two million (9.9%). The month-to-month cume ratings were not currently available. Ranks are 10 9t WFMS/Indianapolis 6.3 increase was 14,100 (0.1%). Thus far, every month among subscribers. 3t 9t WSIX/Nashville 6.3

Apr 6+ May 6+ Apr May Apr 6+ May 6+ Apr May Station/City Share Rank Share Rank Cume Cume Station/City Share Rank Share Rank Cume Cume WKHX/Atlanta 2.0 17 2.1 16 368,400 397,200 WMIL/Milwaukee 6.9 6 6.5 4 323,100 332,100 WUBL/Atlanta 2.8 14 3.0 12 436,200 466,200 WMBZ/Milwaukee^ 2.3 14 * 123,700 * KASE/Austin^ 3.3 10 3.4 10 207,800 190,600 WVTY/Milwaukee^ 1.4 15t * 94,700 * KVET/Austin^ 5.5 5 4.6 6 242,900 235,700 KEEY/Minneapolis 5.7 6 6.2 4 429,200 467,700 KOKE/Austin 2.6 15t 1.5 20 69,100 71,500 KMNB/Minneapolis 2.3 15 2.2 15 361,100 327,100 WPOC/Baltimore 6.2 2t 6.6 2 298,600 324,000 KLCI/Minneapolis+ 2.1 16 1.9 16t 133,100 128,900 WKLB/Boston 3.9 10 5.1 7 501,600 527,100 WKDF/Nashville^ 3.2 11 3.3 11 152,600 162,600 WBWL/Boston 2.0 18 2.2 15t 324,600 341,900 WSIX/Nashville 6.9 4 6.3 7 203,000 205,300 WCTK/Boston (Providence) 1.3 20 1.7 19t 114,100 148,400 WSM-FM/Nashville^ 6.0 7 7.0 3 196,000 204,200 WKKT/Charlotte 6.0 4 6.1 2 406,400 422,300 WNSH/Nassau (New York) 0.8 27 1.1 24 79,100 97,900 WSOC/Charlotte 5.7 4 5.9 3 376,500 381,100 WNSH/New York 2.2 18 2.1 18 831,600 882,600 WUSN/Chicago 2.2 18 2.5 16t 701,600 745,500 WGH/Norfolk 4.0 8t 4.3 8 150,600 166,500 WUBE/Cincinnati^ 6.1 4 5.5 4 314,500 303,500 WUSH/Norforlk 4.5 7 5.5 5 142,400 171,200 WNKN/Cincinnati+ 2.6 14t 3.1 13 136,800 145,600 WWKA/Orlando 4.7 7t 5.5 7t 198,000 217,000 WNNF/Cincinnati 2.6 14t 2.1 15 183,500 166,900 WXTU/ 5.4 6 5.4 5 525,000 565,400 WYGY/Cincinnati^ 1.2 18 1.3 18 99,900 101,900 KMLE/Phoenix 3.6 9 3.1 12t 469,200 461,200 WGAR/Cleveland 6.6 6 6.7 6 337,900 335,700 KNIX/Phoenix 6.5 2 5.5 3 565,300 573,700 WCOL/Columbus, OH 10.6 1 8.8 1 308,500 280,400 WDSY/Pittsburgh 4.5 7 4.3 7 261,300 248,000 KPLX/Dallas^ 4.1 6t 3.7 10 870,500 804,600 WPGB/Pittsburgh 3.2 12 2.9 12 189,300 188,500 KSCS/Dallas^ 4.6 2 4.4 2t 748,700 689,600 WLYI/Pittsburgh^+ 2.1 14 1.6 15t 95,100 89,700 KYGO/Denver 6.9 1 7.1 1 385,100 401,000 WOGG/Pittsburgh^ 1.9 15 1.6 15t 69,900 82,100 KWBL/Denver 2.8 13t 2.9 13 229,400 224,400 WOGI/Pittsburgh^ 1.1 17 1.0 18t 92,800 93,800 WDRQ/Detroit 2.2 17 2.3 16 309,200 323,600 KUPL/Portland 5.1 5 5.1 5 309,900 307,600 WYCD/Detroit 4.3 10 4.1 11 503,700 513,900 KWJJ/Portland 3.0 15 3.2 15 266,800 274,500 WPAW/Greensboro 5.8 6t 4.6 WUBL8 195,600 191,200 WCTK/Providence 7.5 2 8.0 2 277,100 273,800 WTQR/Greensboro 5.3 8 5.5 7 204,600 191,800 WNCB/Raleigh 3.0 13 2.3 13 131,700 125,500 WWYZ/Hartford 6.8 2 7.4 2 165,900 168,800 WQDR/Raleigh 5.1 6 5.0 7 218,000 221,100 KILT/Houston 3.5 12 3.4 11t 764,900 743,900 KFRG/Riverside 4.4 5 5.2 2 287,300 277,700 KKBQ/Houston^ 4.4 9 5.1 6 790,900 788,800 KNCI/Sacramento 6.6 4 6.2 5 320,100 325,100 KTHT/Houston^+ 2.5 19 2.3 20 401,600 370,100 KEGA/Salt Lake City 0.6 24 1.1 23t 80,300 97,400 WFMS/Indianapolis 6.3 5 6.3 5 241,300500 232,600 KSOP/Salt Lake City 4.5 7 5.8 6t 193,400 201,700 WLHK/Indianapolis 3.6 12 3.6 12 172,400 174,900 KUBL/Salt Lake City 4.4 8 3.7 10 246,100 229,900 WGNE/Jacksonville 3.8 10 4.3 9 187,200 194,800 KAJA/San Antonio 4.5 9 5.0 6 395,400 359,000 WQIK/Jacksonville 5.6 5t 5.6 6 206,600 198,400 KCYY/San Antonio^ 5.1 6 5.2 5 480,200 465,800 KBEQ/Kansas City^ 3.2 13t 3.9 10 208,900 201,500 KKYX-AM/San Antonio^+ 1.8 18 1.8 17t 126,200 114,800 KFKF/Kansas City^ 5.1 6t 4.5 WUBL7t 243,900 248,100 KSON/San Diego 3.6 11 4.7 7t 253,700 307,900 WDAF/Kansas City 3.8 10 3.5 11 216,500 192,500 KRTY/San Jose 4.9 3t 5.5 2 131,600 131,300 KCYE/Las Vegas 3.0 10t 2.4 17t 176,900 147,900 381.8 387.0 382.0KKWF/Seattle 3.2 16 3.2 14t 339,800 352,600 KWNR/Las Vegas 3.9 7 4.9 6 173,300 187,200 KNUC/Seattle 2.9 17 2.6 19 259,200 243,700 KKGO/Los Angeles 2.5 15t 2.6 14t 732,200 720,500 366.6 362.2 KSD/St. Louis 362.2 4.0 11 4.1 10t 383,900 411,400 WGKX/Memphis 3.7 10t 3.9 10 116,500400 113,700 WIL/St. Louis 4.3 10 4.3 9 378,000 382,300355.5 500 350.8 355.2 WLFP/Memphis 2.4 13 3.3 13 78,600 77,900 WFUS/Tampa 4.3 8 4.0 8t 317,000349.7 341,000 WKIS/Miami 2.4 15t 2.5 15t 312,000 305,400 WQYK/Tampa 4.7339.2 5 3.9 335.6 10t338.2 313,500 340,300 WNSH/Middlesex (New York) 3.8 8t 4.4 6 127,000 159,000 WMZQ/Washington 3.6 329.012 4.0 11 386,800 379,800 WKMK/Middlesex (Monmouth) 0.8 26t 0.6 27 40,500 54,400 WIRK/West Palm Beach 2.5 12 3.0 10 97,600 90,900

May PPM Top 10 381.8 387.0 382.0 290.7 362.2 366.6 400 362.2 355.5 CUME 350.8 355.2 APR MAY 300 349.7 339.2 335.6 338.2 2 1 WNSH/New York 882,600 329.0 1 2 KPLX/Dallas 804,600 3 3 KKBQ/Houston 788,800 Format-Wide 7 4 WUSN/Chicago 745,500 290.7 4 5 KILT/Houston 743,900 6 6 KKGO/Los Angeles 720,500 PPM Ratings 5 7 KSCS/Dallas 689,600 300 Aggregate share for Nielsen Audio 8 8 KNIX/Phoenix 573,700 subscribing stations month to month. 9 9 WXTU/Philadelphia 565,400 200 -- 10 WKLB/Boston 527,100 May '19 May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Hol Jan Feb Mar Apr May ©2021 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected]

200 May '19 May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Hol Jan Feb Mar Apr May June 21, 2021 LW TW Artist/Title (Label) Total Points +/- Points Total Plays +/- Plays Audience +/- Aud Stations ADDS

3rd Week at No. 1 1 LUKE COMBS 34238 555 9237 183 44.453 -0.407 160 0 1 Forever After All (River House/Columbia)

2 2 DIERKS BENTLEY/Gone (Capitol) 31815 995 8699 261 41.514 1.584 160 0

3 3 CHRIS YOUNG & /Famous Friends (RCA) 4 29713 1371 8125 396 38.601 2.176 160 0

4 4 COLE SWINDELL/Single Saturday Night (Warner/WMN) 4 26152 1804 7235 491 31.883 2.325 160 0

5 5 JASON ALDEAN/Blame It On You (Macon Music/Broken Bow) 4 25133 1668 6656 423 33.046 4.004 160 0

6 6 JORDAN DAVIS/Almost Maybes (MCA) 23473 217 6496 43 26.296 -1.277 160 0

7 7 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Settling Down (RCA) 23064 19 6290 -3 29.904 0.498 160 0

9 8 BLAKE SHELTON/Minimum Wage (Warner/WMN) 18876 1368 5130 419 22.834 1.088 160 0

10 9 CHASE RICE f/FGL/Drinkin' Beer... (Dack Janiels/BBR/BMLGR) 18551 1292 5060 344 23.346 2.103 156 0

11 10 DAN + SHAY/Glad You Exist (Warner/WAR) 4 18428 1485 5068 412 21.719 1.57 158 0

13 11 JUSTIN MOORE/We Didn't Have Much (Valory) 16576 431 4630 126 21.183 0.19 160 0

12 12 w/PINK/One Too Many (RCA/Capitol) 16229 -120 4522 -73 19.013 0.357 156 0

14 13 LAINEY WILSON/Things A Man Oughta Know (Broken Bow) 16061 562 4426 131 18.833 1.41 158 0

15 14 THOMAS RHETT/Country Again (Valory) 15923 759 4396 206 19.82 1.325 160 0

16 15 T. MCGRAW & T. HUBBARD/Undivided (Big Machine/BMLGR) 14298 -102 4035 -60 15.699 -0.049 158 0

17 16 LUKE BRYAN/Waves (Capitol) 13824 464 3833 119 17.06 1.302 159 0 -- 18 17 CARLY PEARCE/Next Girl (Big Machine) 13192 84 3676 7 14.675 -0.406 160 0

20 18 SCOTTY MCCREERY/You Time (Triple Tigers) 11957 1152 3240 313 13.349 0.999 158 2

19 19 ELVIE SHANE/My Boy (Wheelhouse) 11740 588 3410 153 12.074 0.506 155 0

21 20 J. RODGERS f/L. COMBS/Cold Beer… (River House/Columbia) 10651 1040 2807 258 12.336 1.093 155 5

23 21 OLD DOMINION/I Was On A Boat That Day (Arista) 9886 953 2680 313 11.499 0.955 159 0

24 22 LEE BRICE/Memory I Don't Mess With (Curb) 9188 340 2469 105 10.626 0.236 159 3

25 23 LADY A/Like A Lady (BMLGR) 9126 472 2350 90 9.221 1.443 153 1

22 24 KANE BROWN/Worship You (RCA) 8644 -459 2282 -97 8.953 -0.412 152 1

26 25 & TRISHA YEARWOOD/Shallow (Pearl) 8580 8 2393 47 8.02 -0.078 132 1 ©2021 Country Aircheck™ All rights reserved. Sign up at countryaircheck.com • Send news to [email protected] 4=Top 5 Point Gainers

Chart Page 1 June 21, 2021

LW TW Artist/Title (Label) Total Points +/- Points Total Plays +/- Plays Audience +/- Aud Stations ADDS 27 26 /Knowing You (Blue Chair/Warner/WEA) 7896 285 2253 66 7.92 0.346 153 0

29 27 w/MAREN MORRIS/Chasing After You (Arista) 7724 741 2138 205 6.97 0.304 151 2

28 28 J. ALLEN & B. PAISLEY/Freedom Was A Highway (Stoney Creek) 7366 332 1977 85 8.01 0.58 145 1

30 29 PRISCILLA BLOCK/Just About Over You (InDent/Mercury) 6283 190 1654 48 6.128 0.542 147 2

31 30 MICHAEL RAY/Whiskey And Rain (Warner/WEA) 6091 277 1620 80 5.792 -0.224 134 3

33 31 JON PARDI/Tequila Little Time (Capitol) 5711 430 1498 82 6.059 0.806 141 5

32 32 RUSSELL DICKERSON/Home Sweet (Triple Tigers) 5431 91 1437 7 5.461 -0.287 135 1

35 33 CALLISTA CLARK/It's 'Cause I Am (Big Machine) 4749 147 1286 40 3.85 0.302 139 1

37 34 PARKER MCCOLLUM/To Be Loved By You (MCA) 4097 140 1067 62 3.428 0.202 113 3

36 35 INGRID ANDRESS/Lady Like (Warner/WEA) 3981 -418 1135 -102 3.119 -0.472 108 1

39 36 DUSTIN LYNCH f/M. PORTER/Thinking 'Bout You (Broken Bow) 3974 484 997 84 4.267 0.605 106 2

42 37 K. BALLERINI f/K. CHESNEY/Half Of My... (Black River) 3717 542 1130 171 3.328 0.494 121 5

38 38 HARDY/Give Heaven Some Hell (Big Loud) 3658 27 1023 14 3.375 -0.141 112 0

CHRIS STAPLETON/You Should Probably Leave (Mercury) 3536 246 986 54 4.114 1.198 99 5

40 40 MATT STELL/That Ain't Me No More (Records/Arista) 3422 128 942 46 2.53 0.063 100 2

43 41 BRETT YOUNG/Not Yet (BMLGR) 3039 127 858 24 2.89 1.01 88 2

34 42 ZAC BROWN BAND/Same Boat (Home Grown/Warner/WAR) 2999 -1856 717 -628 3.414 -3.401 110 15

44 43 LAUREN ALAINA w/JON PARDI/Getting Over Him (Mercury) 2788 38 797 9 1.774 0.092 101 2

Debut 44 B. GILBERT f/T. KEITH & HARDY/The Worst Country... (Valory) 4 2491 2485 689 688 3.08 3.074 61 61

46 45 RILEY GREEN/If It Wasn't For Trucks (BMLGR) 2455 153 755 38 1.493 0.179 84 2

45 46 CAITLYN SMITH f/OLD DOMINION/I Can't (Monument) 2440 72 723 16 1.376 0.043 88 6

47 47 CLAY WALKER/Need A Bar Sometimes (Show Dog) 2076 14 682 22 1.051 0.012 67 0

49 48 BROTHERS OSBORNE/I'm Not For Everyone (EMI Nashville) 2039 150 589 35 1.297 0.123 71 3

48 49 CHRIS BANDI/Would Have Loved Her (Records) 1993 102 632 25 1.018 0.043 76 1

Debut 50 ELLE KING & MIRANDA LAMBERT/Drunk... (RCA/Columbia) 1785 681 429 188 1.858 0.482 46 12

©2021 Country Aircheck™ All rights reserved. Sign up at countryaircheck.com • Send news to [email protected] 4=Top 5 Point Gainers

Chart Page 2 June 21, 2021 Country Aircheck Add Leaders Adds Activator Top Point Gainers BRANTLEY GILBERT f/T. KEITH & HARDY/The Worst... (Valory) 61 CHASE RICE f/FGL/Drinkin' Beer... (Dack Janiels/BBR/BMLGR) 1102 4 SEAFORTH/Breakups (Arista) 15 OLD DOMINION/I Was On A Boat That Day (Arista) 880 4 ZAC BROWN BAND/Same Boat (Home Grown/Warner/WAR) 15 ELVIE SHANE/My Boy (Wheelhouse) 604 4 ELLE KING & MIRANDA LAMBERT/Drunk... (RCA/Columbia) 12 JORDAN DAVIS/Almost Maybes (MCA) 544 DARIUS RUCKER/My Masterpiece (Capitol) 7 4 CAITLYN SMITH f/OLD DOMINION/I Can't (Monument) 6 BLAKE SHELTON/Minimum Wage (Warner/WMN) 454 4 CHRIS STAPLETON/You Should Probably Leave (Mercury) 5 DAN + SHAY/Glad You Exist (Warner/WAR) 445 J. RODGERS F/L. COMBS/Cold Beer... (River House/Columbia) 5 JIMMIE ALLEN & BRAD PAISLEY/Freedom... (Stoney Creek) 430 JON PARDI/Tequila Little Time (Capitol) 5 JASON ALDEAN/Blame It On You (Macon Music/Broken Bow) 327 K. BALLERINI F/K. CHESNEY/Half Of... (Black River) 5 KENNY CHESNEY/Knowing You (Blue Chair/Warner/WEA) 318 & FGL/Lil Bit (Columbia/Records/BMLGR) 5 WALKER HAYES/Fancy Like (Monument) 309 WALKER COUNTY/Bits & Pieces (Warner/WEA) 5 Country Aircheck Top Point Gainers Activator Top Spin Gainers BRANTLEY GILBERT f/T. KEITH & HARDY/The Worst... (Valory) 2485 4 CHASE RICE f/FGL/Drinkin' Beer... (Dack Janiels/BBR/BMLGR) 227 COLE SWINDELL/Single Saturday Night (Warner/WMN) 1804 4 ELVIE SHANE/My Boy (Wheelhouse) 172 JASON ALDEAN/Blame It On You (Macon Music/Broken Bow) 1668 4 OLD DOMINION/I Was On A Boat That Day (Arista) 166 DAN + SHAY/Glad You Exist (Warner/WAR) 1485 4 JASON ALDEAN/Blame It On You (Macon Music/Broken Bow) 93 CHRIS YOUNG & KANE BROWN/Famous Friends (RCA) 1371 4 DAN + SHAY/Glad You Exist (Warner/WAR) 86 BLAKE SHELTON/Minimum Wage (Warner/WMN) 1368 BLAKE SHELTON/Minimum Wage (Warner/WMN) 80 CHASE RICE f/FGL/Drinkin' Beer... (Dack Janiels/BBR/BMLGR) 1292 KENNY CHESNEY/Knowing You (Blue Chair/Warner/WEA) 66 SCOTTY MCCREERY/You Time (Triple Tigers) 1152 JORDAN DAVIS/Almost Maybes (MCA) 64 J. RODGERS f/L. COMBS/Cold Beer... (River House/Columbia) 1040 JIMMIE ALLEN & BRAD PAISLEY/Freedom... (Stoney Creek) 64 DIERKS BENTLEY/Gone (Capitol) 995 LUKE COMBS/Forever After All (River House/Columbia) 57

Country Aircheck Top Spin Gainers Country Aircheck Top Recurrents Points B. GILBERT f/T. KEITH & HARDY/The Worst Country... (Valory) 688 JAKE OWEN/Made For You (Big Loud) 16764 COLE SWINDELL/Single Saturday Night (Warner/WMN) 491 SAM HUNT/Breaking Up Was Easy In The... (MCA) 15851 JASON ALDEAN/Blame It On You (Macon Music/Broken Bow) 423 THOMAS RHETT/What's Your Country Song (Valory) 14880 BLAKE SHELTON/Minimum Wage (Warner/WMN) 419 PARMALEE f/BLANCO BROWN/Just... (Stoney Creek/Warner) 14234 DAN + SHAY/Glad You Exist (Warner/WAR) 412 DYLAN SCOTT/Nobody (Curb) 13841 CHRIS YOUNG & KANE BROWN/Famous Friends (RCA) 396 GABBY BARRETT/The Good Ones (Warner/WAR) 13041 CHASE RICE f/FGL/Drinkin' Beer... (Dack Janiels/BBR/BMLGR) 344 BRETT YOUNG/Lady (BMLGR) 12624 SCOTTY MCCREERY/You Time (Triple Tigers) 313 LEE BRICE/One Of Them Girls (Curb) 11678 OLD DOMINION/I Was On A Boat That Day (Arista) 313 LUKE BRYAN/Down To One (Capitol) 10549 DIERKS BENTLEY/Gone (Capitol) 261 ERIC CHURCH/Hell Of A View (EMI Nashville) 10397

©2021 Country Aircheck™ All rights reserved. Sign up at countryaircheck.com • Send news to [email protected] 4=Top 5 Point Gainers

Chart Page 3 June 21, 2021

COUNTRY AIRCHECK ACTIVITY RILEY GREEN/If It Wasn’t For Trucks (BMLGR) CHECK OUT Moves 46-45* 2455 points, 755 spins JUNE 25 2 adds: KHKI*, KILT Lady A What A Song Can Do: Chapter

CAITLYN SMITH f/OLD DOMINION/I Can’t (Monument) One (BMLGR) Moves 45-46* Each of the seven-tracks was penned by 2440 points, 723 spins at least one member in the Dann Huff- 6 adds: KAWO, KMDL, KUAD, WGNA, WITL, WOKQ produced ensemble, including lead single “Like A Lady.” CLAY WALKER/Need A Bar Sometimes (Show Dog) Moves 47-47* 2076 points, 682 spins; No adds Jimmie Allen Bettie James Gold Edition (Stoney Creek) BROTHERS OSBORNE/I’m Not For Everyone (EMI Nashville) The 16-track album boasts nine new Moves 49-48* collaborations – Babyface, Breland, Keith 2039 points, 589 spins Urban, Lanco, Lathan Warlick, Lindsay 3 adds: WKIS, WSOC, WWQM Ell, Little Big Town, LoCash, Monica, Neon Union, Pitbull, Teamwork and CHRIS BANDI/Would Have Loved Her (Records) Moves 48-49* Vikina – in addition to the seven featured on Bettie James. 1993 points, 632 spins 1 add: KSSN Sunshine State Of Mind (Warner Music Nashville/Nashville ELLE KING & MIRANDA LAMBERT/Drunk (And I Don’t Want To Go South Records) Home) (RCA/Columbia) Kelley’s debut solo album follows preview Debuts 50* EP Wave Pack and features 17 songs 1785 points, 429 spins 12 adds, including: KAWO, KCCY, KNUC, KUAD, WAVW, produced by Kelley, who also co-penned WCOL, WGNA, WNCB, WOQK, WSOC each track, alongside Corey Crowder.

DARIUS RUCKER/My Masterpiece (Capitol) Robyn Ottolini The I’m Not Always Sad 1656 points, 500 spins Either EP (Warner/WMN) 7 adds: KFRG, KILT, KKWF, KMLE, KSON, KWJJ, WDAF The four-song project flips the script on

NIKO MOON/No Sad Songs (RCA) her The But I’m Not Always Hilarious EP 1582 points, 446 spins and features recently-released track “Tell 3 adds: KCCY, WLFP, WZZK* You Everything.”

CHRIS LANE/Fill Them Boots (Big Loud) Josh Turner Your Man Deluxe Edition 1533 points, 456 spins (MCA) 1 add: WKLB In addition to the 11 original tracks,

DILLON CARMICHAEL/Hot Beer (Riser House) which feature collaborations with John 1490 points, 487 spins Anderson, Dr. Ralph Stanley and Diamond 3 adds: KNUC, W1HC, WKIS Rio, the deluxe includes live recordings of “Your Man,” “Would You Go With Me” HEATH SANDERS/Old School’s In (Valory) and “Me and God.” 1464 points, 450 spins; No adds

Meghan Patrick Heart On My Glass ( Riser House) Patrick co-wrote all 10 tracks on her ADD DATES third studio album, including latest single “Mama Prayed For,” written alongside Send yours to [email protected] James McNair and Ben Stennis, and JUNE 28 “Never Giving Up On You.” GABBY BARRETT/Footprints On The Moon (Warner/WAR) Various The Ice Road (Big Machine) JULY 5 The soundtrack to Netflix’s The Ice Road None Listed starring Liam Neeson features contributions from artists including Jason Isbell, Brantley JULY 12 Gilbert, Carly Pearce, Miranda Lambert, None Listed Luke Combs and Tim McGraw.

©2021 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected]

Chart Page 4 June 21, 2021 LW TW Artist/Title (Label) Points +/- Points Plays +/- Plays Stations ADDS

4th Week at No. 1 1 LUKE COMBS 11838 245 2423 57 48 0 1 Forever After All (River House/Columbia) 2 2 DIERKS BENTLEY/Gone (Capitol) 11139 45 2309 10 46 0 3 3 CHRIS YOUNG & KANE BROWN/Famous Friends (RCA) 11077 96 2224 8 49 0 4 4 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Settling Down (RCA) 9410 170 1918 20 48 0 5 5 COLE SWINDELL/Single Saturday Night (Warner/WMN) 9121 5 1852 15 46 0 6 6 JASON ALDEAN/Blame It On You (Macon Music/Broken Bow) 8844 327 1774 93 47 0 7 7 JORDAN DAVIS/Almost Maybes (MCA) 4 8327 544 1628 64 46 0 8 8 BLAKE SHELTON/Minimum Wage (Warner/WMN) 4 7846 454 1516 80 48 0 9 9 LUKE BRYAN/Waves (Capitol) 7261 161 1386 28 49 0 10 10 THOMAS RHETT/Country Again (Valory) 7055 242 1314 33 48 0 12 11 JUSTIN MOORE/We Didn't Have Much (Valory) 6736 2 1347 7 46 0 11 12 LAINEY WILSON/Things A Man Oughta Know (Broken Bow) 6698 -56 1340 -2 47 0 14 13 DAN + SHAY/Glad You Exist (Warner/WAR) 6657 445 1312 86 48 0 17 14 CHASE RICE f/FGL/Drinkin' Beer. Talkin' God. Amen. (Dack Janiels/BBR/BMLGR) 4 6493 1102 1337 227 48 2 13 15 KEITH URBAN w/PINK/One Too Many (RCA/Capitol) 6174 -307 1261 -69 48 0 16 16 CARLY PEARCE/Next Girl (Big Machine) 5655 -141 1096 -53 47 0 19 17 ELVIE SHANE/My Boy (Wheelhouse) 4 5520 604 1103 172 47 2 18 18 TIM MCGRAW & /Undivided (Big Machine/BMLGR) 5069 -108 1015 -27 44 0 22 19 OLD DOMINION/I Was On A Boat That Day (Arista) 4 4906 880 958 166 45 1 20 20 SCOTTY MCCREERY/You Time (Triple Tigers) 4721 282 852 38 47 3 21 21 KENNY CHESNEY/Knowing You (Blue Chair/Warner/WEA) 4616 318 859 66 46 1 23 22 J. RODGERS f/L. COMBS/Cold Beer Calling… (River House/Columbia) 4078 282 803 47 46 2 24 23 LADY A/Like A Lady (BMLGR) 3547 233 721 55 47 0 27 24 LEE BRICE/Memory I Don't Mess With (Curb) 3289 290 625 43 46 1 25 25 GARTH BROOKS & TRISHA YEARWOOD/Shallow (Pearl) 3110 -7 597 -1 44 0 26 26 JON PARDI/Tequila Little Time (Capitol) 3004 -24 557 -6 43 1 28 27 RYAN HURD W/MAREN MORRIS/Chasing After You (Arista) 2980 95 564 26 46 4 32 28 JIMMIE ALLEN & BRAD PAISLEY/Freedom Was A Highway (Stoney Creek) 2204 430 391 64 41 5 29 29 KANE BROWN/Worship You (RCA) 2154 -146 413 -26 42 0 30 30 K. BALLERINI f/K. CHESNEY/Half Of My Hometown (Black River) 2011 0 306 2 28 1

©2021 Country Aircheck™ All rights reserved. Sign up at countryaircheck.com • Send news to [email protected] 4=Top 5 Point Gainers

Chart Page 5 June 21, 2021

LW TW Artist/Title (Label) Points +/- Points Plays +/- Plays Stations Adds 31 31 PARKER MCCOLLUM/To Be Loved By You (MCA) 1970 29 351 15 37 1 33 32 CHRIS STAPLETON/You Should Probably Leave (Mercury) 1739 15 373 3 28 1 34 33 PRISCILLA BLOCK/Just About Over You (InDent/Mercury) 1482 -29 332 -2 42 0 35 34 HARDY/Give Heaven Some Hell (Big Loud) 1234 -19 256 -4 29 0 36 35 RUSSELL DICKERSON/Home Sweet (Triple Tigers) 1159 8 238 -1 34 0 38 36 DARIUS RUCKER/My Masterpiece (Capitol) 1103 85 152 24 21 1 42 37 MICHAEL RAY/Whiskey And Rain (Warner/WEA) 1081 229 224 48 35 4 37 38 CALLISTA CLARK/It's 'Cause I Am (Big Machine) 1054 18 207 2 33 2 40 39 LAUREN ALAINA w/JON PARDI/Getting Over Him (Mercury) 920 34 199 4 22 0 43 40 JACKSON MICHELSON/Tip Jar (Curb/MCC) 854 38 161 5 20 0 41 41 INGRID ANDRESS/Lady Like (Warner/WEA) 829 -34 173 -10 30 0 50 42 BRETT YOUNG/Not Yet (BMLGR) 706 118 110 25 23 0 49 43 LUKE COMBS/Cold As You (River House/Columbia) 700 108 70 10 1 0 44 44 /ABBY (Mercury) 658 -39 122 -3 10 0 39 45 ZAC BROWN BAND/Same Boat (Home Grown/Warner/WAR) 649 -250 119 -48 25 9 45 46 DUSTIN LYNCH f/MACKENZIE PORTER/Thinking 'Bout You (Broken Bow) 629 10 143 0 26 1 48 47 TYLER RICH/Better Than You're Used To (Valory) 621 19 78 7 7 0 46 48 MATT STELL/That Ain't Me No More (Records/Arista) 618 3 137 4 21 0 54 49 MORGAN WADE/Wilder Days (Ladylike/Thirty Tigers) 583 50 75 5 6 0 52 50 DILLON CARMICHAEL/Hot Beer (Riser House) 531 -22 120 -4 17 0 Re-Enter 51 RILEY GREEN/If It Wasn't For Trucks (BMLGR) 520 99 103 15 6 0 Debut 52 WALKER HAYES/Fancy Like (Monument) 519 309 53 32 4 0 Re-Enter 53 ELLE KING & MIRANDA LAMBERT/Drunk... (RCA/Columbia) 508 65 78 19 17 1 60 54 MADDIE & TAE/Woman You Got (Mercury) 486 36 79 2 10 0 51 55 BROTHERS OSBORNE/I'm Not For Everyone (EMI Nashville) 486 -72 115 -21 14 0 47 56 BRELAND/Cross Country (Bad Realm/Atlantic) 480 -132 48 -14 1 0 55 57 JAMES ROBERT WEBB/Ofuskee Whiskey (Bison Creek) 477 -55 107 -9 7 0 Re-Enter 58 QUEEVA/Show Off (--) 460 18 98 3 7 0 59 59 NIKO MOON/No Sad Songs (RCA) 456 -4 46 0 2 0 Re-Enter 60 DREW GREEN/She Got That (Sony Music) 450 10 45 1 1 0 ©2021 Country Aircheck™ All rights reserved. Sign up at countryaircheck.com • Send news to [email protected] 4=Top 5 Point Gainers

Chart Page 6