Issue 13 Music Edition November 13, 2006

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Country’s Top 20 Adult Stations Check The Halls To paraphrase the oft-quoted golfing mantra, “12+ is Country Aircheck’s final 2006Music Edition for show, 25-54 is for dough.” Most of what you see printed with charts will be published on Monday, December 18, is the 12+-beauty pageant. But this week’s “look behind the with publication resuming on January 8, 2007. Regular 12+” offers Country’s Top 20 stations ranked by 25-54 AQH publication of Country Aircheck Today will cease with the Thursday, December 21 issue, and resume on Persons, as compiled by Cumulus VP/Audience Measurement Thursday, January 4. Charlotte Lawyer. (Source: Arbitron, Summer 2006, MSA, Mon-Sun 6 AM-Midnight, AQH persons.) Honorable mention at No. 21 is WIVK/Knoxville, TN 25-54 25-54 (Citadel), which is in Market 71 and boasts 9,600 AQH AQH Mkt AQH Mkt persons, good for No. 1 in Knoxville. Rank Rank Station/Market Person Rank 1 3 WUSN/Chicago (CBS Radio) 23,700 5 2 5 KPLX/Dallas (Cumulus) 20,300 2 Hodges Climbs Capitol Hill 3 16 KEEY/Minneapolis (Clear Channel) 19,800 2 Capitol/Nashville Sr. Dir./National 4 6 WXTU/Philadelphia (Beasley) 14,500 5t Promotion Steve Hodges has been named 5 23 WDSY/Pittsburgh (CBS Radio) 14,200 2 6 7 KKBQ/Houston (Cox) 14,100 7 VP/Promotion for the label, reporting to Sr. 7 11 WKLB/Boston (Greater Media) 13,400 5 VP Jimmy Harnen. The move, first tipped 8 7 KILT/Houston (CBS Radio) 13,000 10 in the October 5 Country Aircheck Today 9 21 WPOC/Baltimore (Clear Channel) 12,700 3 10 10 WKHX/Atlanta (ABC Radio) 11,900 6t and confirmed in a Breaking News email 11 9 WYCD/Detroit (CBS Radio) 11,400 11 this morning (11/13), comes in advance of 12 25 WGAR/Cleveland (Clear Channel) 11,300 2 13 5 KSCS/Dallas (ABC Radio) 11,200 13t the long-rumored second imprint Capitol is 13 14 KMPS/Seattle (CBS Radio) 11,200 3 expected to launch. 15 9 WDTW/Detroit (Clear Channel) 10,700 12t “Steve’s my promotion partner, my friend and one of 16 8 WMZQ/Washington, DC (Clear Channel) 10,500 12 17 11 KYGO/Denver (Lincoln Fin. Grp.) 10,200 2 the smartest executives I have ever had the pleasure of 18 15 KMLE/Phoenix (CBS Radio) 9,900 6 working with,” Harnen says. “He gives 110% all of the 19 36 WCTK/Providence (Hall) 9,700 2 19 38 WCOL/Columbus, OH (Clear Channel) 9,700 1 time. There could be nothing more fitting or make me happier than this very well deserved promotion.”

November 13, 2006 Country Aircheck Music Edition Page Hodges joined Capitol in 1994 as Midwest regional Date Check before moving to Southeast and eventually the national post. Prior to label life he served as PD at KDDK/Little November 14 - ACM Music Row Town Meeting. Rock and MD at KIKX/Little Rock. www.acmcountry.com February 27 - Country Radio & DJ Hall of Fame Dinner. Baccerstick Records Launches www.crb.org Nick Pellegrino, Kerry Bay, Heather Bay and February 28 to March 2 - CRS-38. Jeanine Pellegrino are partners in the new label www.crb.org Baccerstick Records. Nick Pellegrino serves as President, with Kerry Bay acting as CFO/Director of Operations. May 15 - 42nd Annual ACM Awards. Heather Bay and Jeanine Pellegrino will handling creative www.acmcountry.com services and artist development. The label is located at 1311 16th Ave. S., Nashville, TN 37212; phone 615-463- familiar with Borat -- comedian Sacha Baron Cohen’s 8339, email [email protected]. offbeat fictional character from Kazakhstan -- and the whole bit probably won’t be surprised to learn that neither Whither Clear Channel? the folks at WSLC nor the rodeo knew they were part of a Two private equity groups were expected to make major motion picture. The rodeo was a real event, and Borat bids for Clear Channel Communications on Monday. was portrayed to the organizers as a real person. One consortium consists of Providence Equity Partners, WSLC APD/MD/morning co-host Robynn Jaymes Blackstone and KKR while the other has Bain Capital, told Country Aircheck, “Borat came to [a local] rodeo Thomas H. Lee Partners and Texas Pacific Group as last year in-character as a dude who was touring the States partners. doing a documentary. We didn’t have much to do with it, While not professing to understand what it all means but the rodeo folks told us they were told Borat’s life-long and how it might eventually play out, it is interesting to desire was to sing the National Anthem in the USA. Country Aircheck that Blackstone, KKR and Thomas “So Brett (PD/morning co-host Brett Sharp) and I did H. Lee Partners are among the six private equity groups our ‘Hey y’all glad you’re here, welcome to the rodeo’ - that recently combined to purchase VNU. Included in - and then here comes Borat. that group’s vast global holdings are Billboard, R&R, (Yeah, we are idiots -- we Soundscan and BDS. didn’t recognize him). I guess VNU was sold for about $9 billion in cash while CC’s it was the point where he value is estimated at $17 billion. said ‘May George W. Bush drink the blood of all the Borat Goes Country In Roanoke men, women and children of The radio banner (pictured) you’re seeing in the Iraq’ that we knew we were movie trailers and in the new filmBorat belongs to in trouble. Brett was telling WSLC (94.9 Star Country)/Roanoke, VA. Its 15 seconds the sound guy to pull the of fame come during a scene where Borat begins to sing plug, but he just froze. So the National Anthem and then addresses the crowd. Those Borat gets through the entire ©2006 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Send news to [email protected] November13, 2006 Country Aircheck Music Edition Page monologue and the whole place is ready to riot. It really got very ugly.” Tube Check Jaymes said that even by the time Borat left the stage, Tuesday (11/14) - Trace Adkins, Billy Currington, they weren’t 100% sure what had happened. “By the end Jason Aldean, CMT Tour Crashers (CMT); LeAnn it was pretty obvious we had been had,” she said. “We Rimes, Carrie Underwood, Eric Church, Miranda searched the net that night and learned all about Borat and Lambert, GAC Nights at Country Thunder (GAC). figured it was likely going to be on the big screen. Wednesday (11/15) - Ray Scott, MuzikMafia, “We never signed any waivers; just the rodeo folks Gretchen Wilson, Keith Anderson, GAC Nights at did. The fellow who brings the rodeo to town every year Country Thunder (GAC). seals a deal with a handshake. He was clueless as to the Thursday (11/16) - Trick Pony, Shannon Brown, Big real intentions of the crew. Brett’s disappointed that they & Rich, GAC Nights at Country Thunder (GAC). don’t actually show us in the movie. I’m relieved, though. I was on stage swearing ‘what the #@!@ is going on Friday (11/17) - Hank Williams, Jr., Foxworthy’s here?!!’ and my mother wouldn’t have appreciated that.” Big Night Out (CMT); Little Big Town, Phil Vassar, Cowboy Troy, Brad Paisley, GAC Nights at Country Thunder (GAC). CRS-38 Studies Hispanics; Saturday (11/18) - Reba McEntire, Barbara Mandrell, Bon Jovi Keynotes Dolly Parton, Faith Hill, LeAnn Rimes, Martina CRB and Edison Media Research are collaborating on the McBride, CMT Giants (CMT); Pam Tillis, Del first-ever study of Hispanic Americans and their relationship to McCoury Band, Nancy Griffith,Grand Ole Opry Live country, to be presented during CRS-38. The study will focus (GAC). on Census statistics and Arbitron data, as well as an original Monday (11/20) - Billy Ray Cyrus, Turkey Day with nationally-sampled survey of Hispanic Americans aged 12-49. Billy Ray (GAC). The new study will not supplant a third installment in the P1 study that has been presented at the last two seminars. The keynote speaker for CRS-38 will be Jon Bon Jovi, include Capitol’s Mike Dungan, Warner Bros.’ Bill who will be interviewed by WSIX/Nashville morning host Bennett, Equity’s Mike Kraski, BBR’s Jim Yerger and Gerry House on CRS Thursday, March 1 at 10am. Says House, more. Lon Helton moderates. Admission is free, but “If there is ever a time you want to be invisible on stage, always you must have a reservation. First come first served at do it beside Jon Bon Jovi. I could be naked and no one will [email protected]. notice.” Early Bird registration for CRS-38 ends Nov. 30, with the rate Radio News rising from $499 to $530 at that point. Register at www.crb.org. Music: KATM/Monterey MD/evening host Chris Costa has resigned effective today to handle an urgent ACM Town Meeting Tuesday family issue out of state. PD Randy Black is looking for a Only 30 seats remain for the ACM’s State of the replacement for the seven-to-midnight shift. Airchecks and Industry Town Meeting set for tomorrow (11/14) at the resumes to him at [email protected]. Schermerhorn Symphony Hall in Nashville. Panelists Personalities: WQIK/Jacksonville, FL is bringing in

Tom Murphy for part-time weekend air work. Birthdays Online: Faith Hill’s video for “Stealing Kisses” will Tuesday (11/14) – Dottie Chamberlain, Ed Mascolo premiere and air exclusively through Clear Channel Radio’s ([email protected]), Rockie Lynne online division beginning tomorrow (11/14). The 48-hour exclusive also includes streaming of Hill’s album Fireflies. Wednesday (11/15) – Jack Ingram, C.W. McCall, Kudos: KEEY/Minneapolis raised $29,440 at its Trudie Richardson ([email protected]) Nov. 2 local Diabetes Institute benefit which featured Montgomery Gentry in concert. Thursday (11/16) – Keith Burns, Rick Blackburn, David Haley ([email protected]), Chris Parr, You’ve Got Mail: If you attended last year’s Country ([email protected]) Kerry Stotler, Tony Thomas Radio Seminar, here’s a reminder to watch your email box ([email protected]) for the CRB’s “New Faces Ballot.” They go out November 15 and they’re your chance to select the most deserving Friday (11/17) – Bruce Hinton of this year’s “New Faces” to perform at the annual CRS ([email protected]), Rick Alter, New Faces Show & Banquet March 2, 2007. Scott Douglas, Eddie Reeves, Butch Waugh ([email protected])

Industry News Saturday (11/18) – Jessi Alexander Per Friday’s Country Aircheck Today regarding his departure from Katapult Records, Chris Borchetta reports Sunday (11/19) – Billy Currington, Phil Little, Bob the label is still in operation and that he will be working McKay ([email protected]) with the label’s promotion and A&R departments on an independent basis. Reach him at [email protected]. Monday (11/20) – Jay McCarthy (jjmccarthy@cbs.com) CountryWired Administrative Assistant Amber Send birthdays to [email protected]. Jacobson has been promoted to Executive Director. Jacobson joined the company in 2004. Artist News The 42nd Annual ACM Awards will be held at the Jimmy Wayne’s new single “That’s All I’ll Ever Need” MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on May 15, will be Napster’s Free Download of the Day on Nov. 21. 2007. This is the fifth year the show, telecast on CBS, will Jack Ingram has recorded a version of “Jingle Bells” originate from Las Vegas. that will be available for purchase on iTunes beginning Show Dog Nashville trio Carter’s Chord has signed Dec. 5. The cut will also be available through Promo Only. with Monterey Peninsula Artists/Paradigm for booking. A limited edition Keith Urban 2007 calendar is now Warner Bros. is the label partner for the next season of available, with proceeds benefiting St. Jude Children’s Nashville Star and will sign the winning entrant to a recording Research Hospital. Authorized by Urban and designed by contract. The new season premieres Jan. 11 on USA. fans, the calendar sells for $15 at www.keithurban.net and www.keithurbanfans.net.

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger Check Out and PovertyNeck Hillbillies are featured in a 60-minute Upcoming special and DVD titled Mr. Right Now that will air on local PBS affiliate WQED and NBC station WPXZ on Nov. 17. 11/21 Darryl Worley Here And Now (903) The DVD hits stores tomorrow (11/14). Tracy Lawrence seems to be in a “feeding frenzy” Thursday, Nov. 9: Sue Wilson, PD of Salem these days. Last week, an RV carrying KAJA/San Antonio Contemporary Christian WFHM/Cleveland, is the new PD/morning co-host Clayton Allen, his partner Randy PD of Rubber City Country WQMX. She starts Dec. 4 Carroll, Promotion Director Marc Mujica and their and succeeds Kevin Mason, who left in Sept. to join Rust driver Tom Bounds found TL’s house on its way to Texas. Records in Nashville as VP/GM. This reunites Wilson Lawrence cooked the guys breakfast and played ‘em some with Rubber City market Manager Nick Anthony. The tunes before they headed out. two worked together some 25 years ago at CHR WKDD/ Next Monday, Lawrence will be at the Nashville Akron. Wilson’s background includes stints as PD of Soft Rescue Mission, deep-frying 100 turkeys for Music City’s AC WDOK/Cleveland, consulting with McVay Media and homeless. Lending a hand are Wal-Mart, Crisco, and Bass PD of AC WLTF/Cleveland. Pro Shop. WSIX/Nashville PM drivers and syndicated Clear Channel’s belt tightening continues, this time morning dudes Big D & Bubba will have reports from the in Biloxi as WKNN OM Walter Brown picks up PD site between 11am-1pm CT. duties as afternoon host Bob Dever shifts his off-air

focus toward promotions. Dever’s co-host Kim Diamond Week In Review becomes Asst. PD. Friday, Nov. 10: Industry vet LeAnn Phelan is hired WPKX/Springfield, MA PD Justin Tyler adds MD as Sr. Director/Creative Services at Oglesby Writer responsibilities with the exit of MD/morning co-host Management/19 Entertainment. Her prior stops include Jessica Tyler (no relation). Midday host Bridget Lynott Combustion Music, Sony/Nashville and, most recently, will move to mornings, joining Marc Spencer and as a preliminary judge on the American Idol Season 6 Shaggy. Current weekender Bob Martin will take over Audition Tour. middays. AristoMedia releases its annual Status of Country Video WYCD/Detroit morning co-host Steve Grunwald Outlets report for 2006. This year’s is the first edition made travels to Iraq for 10 days to deliver a 20-foot long yellow available online at www.aristomedia.com/reports. ribbon billed as the world’s largest. The ribbon has been Dr. Ralph Stanley is among a group honored by signed by thousands of Detroit area residents with well President Bush in the Oval Office with the National wishes for troops stationed in Iraq. Endowment for the Arts’ 2006 Medal of Arts, the nation’s More than 100 items left from Martina McBride’s highest award for artistic excellence. 2006 YW Celebrity Auction go up for internet auction Skyline Music Publishing, in a joint venture with at www.ywcanashville.cmarket.com. The items were Martina and John McBride, signs songwriter Courtney originally featured at the auction held in June during CMA Dashe. Music Festival, which raised more than $135,000.

©2006 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. To subscribe visit www.countryaircheck.com November 13, 2006 Country Aircheck Music Edition Page Video Adds Country nominees for the 33rd Annual People’s CMT Choice Awards include Favorite Female Singers Faith CRAIG MORGAN/Little Bit Of Life (BBR) Hill and Carrie Underwood; Favorite Male Singers KELLIE PICKLER/Red High Heels (BNA) Trace Adkins, Kenny Chesney and Toby Keith; and LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM & LITTLE BIG TOWN/ Favorite Country Songs “Before He Cheats,” “What Hurts Go Your Own Way (Reprise/Equity) The Most” and “When The Stars Go Blue.” Condolences to songwriter Frank Myers and family on CMT Pure Country the passing of his mother, Eva Marie Myers. She was 81. LITTLE TEXAS/Your Woman (Montage) LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM & LITTLE BIG TOWN/ Go Your Own Way (Reprise/Equity) - Lon Helton, [email protected] Chuck Aly, [email protected] GAC TRACE ADKINS/Ladies Love Country Boys (Capitol) LITTLE TEXAS/Your Woman (Montage) DANIELLE PECK/Isn’t That Everything (Big Machine)

Wednesday, Nov. 8: As predicted in the Nov. 1 Country Aircheck Today, Entercom debuts a new Country outlet in Cincinnati. It moved WYGY from 94.9 to 97.3 and re-launched it as “97.3 The Wolf.” On Nov. 1, Entercom began operating The Wolf under an LMA with Cumulus Rate Check and Country WUBE under an LMA with CBS Radio. As Effective January 1, Country Aircheck will begin offering first reported on Nov. 1, WUBE PD Marty Thompson four subscription packages. They are: ([email protected]) is also programming the The Add: A single user subscription that includes daily Wolf; WUBE APD Kathy O’Connor is the APD for both email news reports and breaking news blasts. FREE! and MD/middayer for the Wolf; and, WYGY morning Light: Single user subscription includes daily email news reports, breaking news blasts, the weekly Music Edition pdf personalities Ken & Kitty continue in that role for the and one copy of each of our special print editions. $199 Wolf. annually. (Note: Only available to individuals or companies Clear Channel/Tallahassee Director/Operations Jeff with five or fewer employees). Horn picks up PD duties for Country WTNT as Woody Medium: Multi-user subscription includes daily email news reports, breaking news blasts and the weekly Music Hayes slides to APD/MD/afternoons. Midday personality Edition pdf sent to up to EIGHT (8) email accounts, with Julie Miles exits, with WSSL/Greenville’s Kix Layton one copy of each of our special print editions mailed to main voice tracking the daypart. The budget mandated changes location. $299 annually. were effective yesterday (11/7). Heavy: Multi-user subscription includes daily email news reports, breaking news blasts, the weekly Music Edition The RIAA issues quadruple platinum certification pdf sent to up to TWELVE (12) email accounts, with FIVE for Carrie Underwood’s Some Hearts album for sales in (5) copies of each of our special print editions mailed to excess of four million copies. location(s) of your choosing. $599 annually.

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LW TW Artist/Title (Label) Total Points +/- Points Total Plays +/- Plays Audience +/- Aud Stations ADDS 1 1 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Before He Cheats (Arista) 14415 -276 5040 -71 44.339 0.022 124 0 (3 Weeks at No. 1) 2 2 RASCAL FLATTS/My Wish (Lyric Street) 13361 328 4704 183 40.073 0.846 124 0 3 3 KENNY CHESNEY/You Save Me (BNA) 12960 151 4507 48 38.845 0.229 124 0 4 4 SUGARLAND/Want To (Mercury) 4 12859 703 4509 233 38.086 2.491 124 1 6 5 TIM MCGRAW/My Little Girl (Curb) 12109 631 4264 218 35.945 1.291 123 0 5 6 KEITH URBAN/Once In A Lifetime (Capitol) 11220 -547 3862 -219 32.674 -1.708 124 2 8 7 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Some People... (Columbia) 4 9782 849 3341 278 28.258 2.014 124 1 9 8 BRAD PAISLEY/She’s Everything (Arista) 4 8991 677 3291 256 25.721 1.61 123 2 13 9 GEORGE STRAIT/It Just Comes Natural (MCA) 8039 533 2783 186 23.446 1.363 124 0 12 10 JACK INGRAM/Love You (Big Machine) 7978 380 2778 102 22.491 1.091 124 0 10 11 TAYLOR SWIFT/Tim McGraw (Big Machine) 7786 19 2700 82 22.426 0.081 124 0 11 12 LONESTAR/Mountains (BNA) 7724 6 2703 19 22.789 0.505 123 0 15 13 JASON ALDEAN/Amarillo Sky (BBR) 6925 332 2583 99 19.564 1.279 124 3 14 14 TOBY KEITH/Crash Here Tonight (Show Dog) 6807 -297 2539 -74 19.048 -0.576 123 0 16 15 RODNEY ATKINS/Watching You (Curb) 6052 582 2166 203 17.443 2.137 123 4 17 16 CRAIG MORGAN/Little Bit Of Life (BBR) 5526 65 2067 38 14.99 -0.309 124 1 18 17 EMERSON DRIVE/A Good Man (Midas) 5323 221 2043 41 14.474 0.197 123 2 19 18 TRENT TOMLINSON/One Wing In The Fire (Lyric Street) 5234 372 1921 85 13.728 0.727 124 1 20 19 WRECKERS/My, Oh My (Warner Bros.) 4 4922 635 1683 208 13.53 1.505 123 7 21 20 ERIC CHURCH/Two Pink Lines (Capitol) 4257 48 1503 21 11.327 0.416 119 1 22 21 JOE NICHOLS/I’ll Wait For You (Universal South) 3718 403 1473 135 9.449 0.763 120 2 25 22 JASON MICHAEL CARROLL/Alyssa Lies (Arista) 3662 549 1331 208 10.593 1.466 116 6 24 23 PHIL VASSAR/The Woman In My Life (Arista) 3351 145 1267 45 8.542 0.144 121 5 23 24 SARA EVANS/You’ll Always Be My Baby (RCA) 3309 96 1227 69 8.34 -0.27 121 2 26 25 TRACE ADKINS/Ladies Love Country Boys (Capitol) 3048 283 1150 101 9 1.012 108 0

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

28 26 DARRYL WORLEY/I Just Came Back... (903) 2919 511 978 190 8.266 1.859 103 10 27 27 CAROLINA RAIN/Get Outta My Way (Equity) 2732 43 1025 -14 7.585 0.349 116 0 31 28 KELLIE PICKLER/Red High Heels (BNA) 2477 346 931 101 6.625 0.951 109 14 29 29 SARAH BUXTON/Innocence (Lyric Street) 2310 -81 860 -38 5.932 -0.071 111 2 30 30 VINCE GILL/The Reason Why (MCA) 2229 71 761 -5 5.885 0.465 99 1 32 31 LITTLE BIG TOWN/Good As Gone (Equity) 2133 131 741 61 5.756 0.442 84 9 34 32 CLAY WALKER/‘Fore She Was Mama (Curb/Asylum) 2035 115 732 34 5.516 0.83 90 12 33 33 LEANN RIMES/Some People (Curb/Asylum) 1892 -56 810 1 4.982 0.112 104 0 35 34 FAITH HILL/Stealing Kisses (Warner Bros.) 1887 290 697 99 4.371 0.892 104 7 39 35 GARY ALLAN/A Feelin’ Like That (MCA) 1669 458 566 158 4.793 0.995 63 10 37 36 KEITH ANDERSON/Podunk (Arista) 1571 186 535 22 3.429 0.593 82 3 38 37 CHRIS YOUNG/Drinkin’ Me Lonely (RCA) 1195 -121 415 -57 3.113 -0.134 59 2

Debut 38 MARTINA MCBRIDE/Anyway (RCA) 4 1148 785 323 215 3.673 2.907 69 26 41 39 BILLY CURRINGTON/Good Directions (Mercury) 1026 25 408 29 2.564 0.08 48 3 42 40 ASHLEY MONROE/I Don’t... (w/Ronnie Dunn) (Columbia) 1023 76 397 17 2.296 0.155 51 2 44 41 JAKE OWEN/Startin’ With Me (RCA) 1011 95 392 32 2.398 0.331 59 4

Debut 42 BROOKS & DUNN/Hillbilly Deluxe (Arista) 937 482 379 199 2.586 1.295 56 18

Debut 43 GRETCHEN WILSON/Come To Bed (Columbia) 880 419 327 157 1.825 0.723 75 8 49 44 JOSH GRACIN/I Keep Coming Back (Lyric Street) 833 218 298 89 1.619 0.315 61 8 40 45 RANDY ROGERS BAND/Kiss Me In The Dark (Mercury) 828 -292 161 -97 2.799 -0.339 20 0 43 46 KATRINA ELAM/Love Is (Universal South) 793 -144 314 -72 1.67 -0.114 55 0 48 47 PAT GREEN/Dixie Lullaby (BNA) 778 99 254 37 2.215 0.259 39 2 47 48 BLAKE SHELTON/Don’t Make Me (Warner Bros.) 715 25 293 36 1.46 -0.014 48 4 45 49 TRACY LAWRENCE/Find Out Who... (Rocky Comfort/CO5) 684 -39 312 -14 1.748 0.002 25 0 46 50 LINDSEY HAUN/Broken (Show Dog) 599 -104 234 -32 1.438 -0.103 34 0

©2006 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. 4=Top 5 point gainers. www.countryaircheck.com November 13, 2006 Country Aircheck Chart Info Chart Page Aircheck Add Leaders Aircheck Top Recurrents Points MARTINA MCBRIDE/Anyway (RCA) 26 HEARTLAND/I Loved Her First (Lofton Creek) 9471 BROOKS & DUNN/Hillbilly Deluxe (Arista) 18 DIERKS BENTLEY/Every Mile A Memory (Capitol) 9259 DIERKS BENTLEY/Long Trip Alone (Capitol) 18 JOSH TURNER/Would You Go With Me (MCA) 7689 KELLIE PICKLER/Red High Heels (BNA) 14 RODNEY ATKINS/If You’re Going... (Curb) 7274 CLAY WALKER/’Fore She Was Mama (Curb/Asylum) 12 GEORGE STRAIT/Give It Away (MCA) 6329 DARRYL WORLEY/I Just Came Back From.. (903) 10 WRECKERS/Leave The Pieces (Warner Bros.) 5620 GARY ALLAN/A Feelin’ Like That (MCA) 10 BRAD PAISLEY/The World (Arista) 5327 LITTLE BIG TOWN/Good As Gone (Equity) 9 STEVE HOLY/Brand New Girlfriend (Curb) 5254 GRETCHEN WILSON/Come To Bed (Columbia) 8 RASCAL FLATTS/Life Is A Highway (Disney) 3465 JOSH GRACIN/I Keep Coming Back (Lyric Street) 8 BROOKS & DUNN/Building Bridges (Arista) 3117 JOSH TURNER/Me And God (MCA) 8 KENNY CHESNEY/Summertime (BNA) 3035

RASCAL FLATTS/What Hurts The Most (Lyric Street) 2954 Leading Point Gainers JOSH TURNER/Your Man (MCA) 2896 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Some People... (Columbia) +849 4 BON JOVI w/J. NETTLES/Who Says... (Mercury) 2872 MARTINA MCBRIDE/Anyway (RCA) +785 4 TOBY KEITH/A Little Too Late (Show Dog) 2748 SUGARLAND/Want To (Mercury) +703 4 LITTLE BIG TOWN/Bring It On Home (Equity) 2734 BRAD PAISLEY/She’s Everything (Arista) +677 4 4 ALAN JACKSON/Like Red On A Rose (Arista) 2724 WRECKERS/My, Oh My (Warner Bros.) +635 PHIL VASSAR/Last Day Of My Life (Arista) 2604 TIM MCGRAW/My Little Girl (Curb) +631 KEITH ANDERSON/Everytime I... (Arista) 2543 RODNEY ATKINS/Watching You(Curb) +582 BILLY CURRINGTON/Must Be Doin... (Mercury) 2496 JASON MICHAEL CARROLL/Alyssa Lies (Arista) +549 GEORGE STRAIT/It Just Comes Natural (MCA) +533 DARRYL WORLEY/I Just Came Back... (903) +511 Aircheck Add Dates November 20 Leading Spin Gainers MARTINA MCBRIDE/Anyway (RCA) MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Some People... (Columbia) +278 John Mellencamp/Our Country (Republic/Universal South) BRAD PAISLEY/She’s Everything (Arista) +256 SUGARLAND/Want To (Mercury) +233 November 27 TIM MCGRAW/My Little Girl (Curb) +218 KEITH URBAN/Stupid Boy (Capitol) MARTINA MCBRIDE/Anyway (RCA) +215 WRECKERS/My, Oh My (Warner Bros.) +208 December 4 JASON MICHAEL CARROLL/Alyssa Lies (Arista) +208 No Adds RODNEY ATKINS/Watching You (Curb) +203 BROOKS & DUNN/Hillbilly Deluxe (Arista) +199 DARRYL WORLEY/I Just Came Back... (903) +190

©2006 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. To subscribe visit www.countryaircheck.com November 13, 2006 Country Aircheck Chart Info Chart Page Aircheck Activity RANDY ROGERS BAND/Kiss Me In the Dark (Mercury) JOSH TURNER/Me And God (MCA) Moves 40*-45, 828 points, 161 spins 429 points, 126 spins 0 ADDS 8 ADDS: KSOP, WBCT, WBEE, WDXB, WKHX, WOGK, WSSL, Stations with 7 or more spins: 5 WYCD Significant spins:KPLX (50), KSCS (43), KTYS (20), KILT (11), Stations with 7 or more spins: 7 KBEQ (9) Significant spins:KUZZ (16), WRNS (13), KMPS (12), KKNG (12), KJUG (8), WKHX (7), WYCD (7) KATRINA ELAM/Love Is (Universal South) Moves 43-46, 793 points, 314 spins ROCKIE LYNNE/More (Universal South) 0 ADDS 419 points, 111 spins Stations with 7 or more spins: 16 0 ADDS Significant spins:KTOM (33), WSOC (20), KMLE (16), Stations with 7 or more spins: 2 WKDF (13), WIVK (11), KNIX (10) Significant spins:KEEY (23), WXBQ (14)

PAT GREEN/Dixie Lullaby (BNA) STEVE HOLY/Come On Rain (Curb) Moves 48*-47*; 778 points, 254 spins 394 points, 167 spins 2 ADDS: WIRK, WIVK 4 ADDS: KATM, KTEX, WBCT, WGAR Stations with 7 or more spins: 13 Stations with 7 or more spins: 6 Significant spins: KTYS (24), KPLX (21), KASE (20), KHEY (18), Significant spins:KJUG (19), KHKI (12), KNIX (11), KATM (8), KSCS (13), WYPY (10) WIRK (8), KUBL (7)

BLAKE SHELTON/Don’t Make Me (Warner Bros.) DANIELLE PECK/Isn’t That Everything (Big Machine) Move 47*-48*, 715 points, 293 spins 379 points, 160 spins 4 ADDS: KJJY, KKWF, KQFC, WQYK 7 ADDS: KATM, KJJY, KKNG, KKWF, KQFC, WGTY, WRNS Stations with 7 or more spins: 23 Stations with 7 or more spins: 9 Significant spins:KBEQ (19), KBQI (16), KJUG (16), KPLX (12), Significant spins:WGNE (16), WCTK (14), KRTY (14), WYPY (11), KKNG (10), KCCY (10), KTOM (10) WDSY (13), KQFC (12), KATM (10), KHKI (10)

TRACY LAWRENCE/Find Out Who Your Friends Are (Rocky Comfort/CO5) RUSHLOW HARRIS/Bagpipes Cryin’ (Show Dog) Moves 45*-49; 715 points, 312 spins 353 points, 160 spins 0 ADDS 4 ADDS: WBCT, WCTK, WIRK, WXBQ Stations with 7 or more spins: 15 Stations with 7 or more spins: 8 Significant spins:KAJA (39), WSJR (25), KSOP (22), KBQI (21), Significant spins:WRNS (18), KJUG (15), WXBQ (13), KHKI (13) KUZZ (19), KJUG (18), KSD-FM (17), KKNG (17), KTEX (17) KENNY ROGERS/The Last Ten Years (Capitol) LINDSAY HAUN/Broken (Show Dog) 347 points, 133 spins Moves 46*-50, 599 points, 234 spins 0 ADDS 0 ADDS Stations with 7 or more spins: 9 Stations with 7 or more spins: 12 Significant spins:KJUG (19), KUPL (18), WCTK (14), WGAR (11) Significant spins:KFRG (24), WXBQ (19), KILT (19), KTOM (16), KHKI (13), KRTY (12), WKDF (11), WSLC (11) GARY NICHOLS/I Can’t Love You Anymore (Mercury) 337 points, 176 spins JIMMY WAYNE/That’s All I’ll Ever Need (Big Machine) 0 ADDS: 585 points, 210 spins Stations with 7 or more spins: 8 1 ADD: KSKS Significant spins: KHKI (19), WQMX (14), KRTY (13), KJUG (10), Stations with 7 or more spins: 10 WWNU (10), WYPY (9) Significant spins:WOGI (27), WXBQ (22), KBEQ (20), WQMX (19), WWNU (14), KTOM (13), WGTY (12) Aircheck Activity includes songs that rank 45-50 on this week’s chart or JOHN MELLENCAMP/Our Country (Republic/Universal South) are those that are not charted and have a minimum of 300 airplay points 445 points, 108 spins and have shown growth in two of the past three weeks. 5 ADDS: KSOP, KTOM, WBEE, WCTK, WGAR Stations with 7 or more spins: 3 Significant spins:KSCS (28), WGAR (11), KTOM (8) ©2006 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Send news to [email protected]