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September 13, 2010 Issue 209 Music & Mornings Many factors determine the amount of music a Country station plays in morning drive. The competitive situation, spot load, caliber of air talent and even a change in morning shows are among them. Most recently, PPM ratings have led a number of programmers to increase the amount of music heard between 6-10am. For purposes of this week’s study, we looked at a variety of market situations to see how many songs were played in morning drive on a Wednesday for the last 12 months (excluding December 2009). As always, all airplay information comes from our friends at Mediabase 24/7. Stand Alone PPM Markets KKGO/Los Angeles has added a couple of songs per hour in the Medal Heads: “Not bad for an old radio guy!” says WGH-FM/AM/Norfolk last three months. It averaged about 12 songs between 6-9am up Dir. of Programming and Operations John Shomby. He and his niece Sara until about three months ago when it bumped to 14-15 songs in that (left) cheese for the camera after running the Virginia Beach Rock & Roll Half Marathon. At right (l-r), WWFG/Salisbury-Ocean City morning host time frame. Its 9am hour has stayed steady at 14 tunes throughout John Trout (5k), MM Jefferson Ward and Clear Channel’s Diane Walsh the last year. (both half-marathon) celebrate completing the local Hidden Treasures WUSN/Chicago has been stable in its morning airplay. It routinely runs. Each earned a podium finish in their age groups. has aired six-seven songs in the first hour of morning drive, seven- eight songs in the second hour, eight-nine songs in the third hour and McGraw’s Super In Dallas 10-11 songs in the final drive-time hour. Curb’s Tim McGraw played the XLV Countdown WKLB/Boston has also remained steady across all four hours over Live From Cowboys Stadium Friday evening (9/10), the last year. It very consistently airs 10-11 songs in the 6am hour, which is part of the region’s buildup to the upcoming 9-10 in the 7am hour, 12 in the 8am hour and 13 in the 9am slot. Super Bowl. McGraw’s “opening acts” included KEEY/Minneapolis, which has posted record-setting PPM Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, Pro Football Hall of numbers and ranked No. 1 in the Twin Cities the last few months, has Famer Emmitt Smith and the Texas-sized University remained steady. of North Texas Symphony Orchestra. “The highlight Tim McGraw (continued on page 6)

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September 13, 2010 Country Aircheck Weekly Page 2 was hearing Tim performing ‘Live Like You’re Dying’ backed by the 90-piece orchestra,” KPLX (The Wolf) PD/afternooner Mark Phillips My Tu n e s : Mu s i c Th a t Sh a p e d My Li f e tells Country Aircheck. “He performed for an hour with his band to Marconi Small Market Station nominee a near sold out crowd (the stadium was configured for about 45,000 WCNL-AM/Newport, NH GM/PD Steven people, I think). It was the culmination of a very classy evening to Smith discusses his most important songs, celebrate Super Bowl XLV coming to North Texas.” artists or concerts: Adds KSCS’ Chris Huff, “Tim came onstage surrounded by the Dallas 1. Travis Tritt/I’m Gonna Be Somebody; Cowboys Cheerleaders and a shower of fireworks. He didn’t perform Bad Company/Shooting Star: To me, his normal full set, but he certainly packed as much as he could into a these are the exact same songs. Both are 45-minute set. At one point, Tim threw souvenir footballs into the crowd great storytelling songs that follow the from the stage [and] there is no doubt throwing a ball is in his genes. His progression of the character. Steven Smith perfect spirals easily made their way from the stage at the center of the 2. Garth Brooks, April ‘97, Worcester, MA: field, well into the seats beyond the sidelines. It’s too bad the Cowboys Garth was in his prime; he owned the audience. From lights “lifting didn’t perform as well Sunday night as Tim did two nights before!” off” the stage to Garth entering from the middle of a , flying around above the crowd, and the drummer playing upside down, Loretta Tribute Track Listing ala Tommy Lee. The most amazing concert I’ve ever seen. Sony is celebrating Loretta Lynn’s 50 years in music with the Nov. 3. , This Desert Life: This is the only I’ve 9 release Coal Miner’s Daughter: A Tribute To Loretta Lynn. The label found that has evolved lyrically as I’ve grown. It’s been in my car has just released the song and sequence info: for almost a decade, off and on. As I grow older and wiser, and the 1. “Don’t Come Home A Drinkin’ (With Lovin’ On Your Mind)” — more I listen, the more life lessons I pick up. 4. Counting Crows/Anna Begins: Easily my favorite song of all 2. “I’m A Honky Tonk Girl” — Lee Ann time. I’ve heard it a million times, and sung it out of tune each time. Womack Never a radio hit, this is a gem off the Counting Crows’ first album. 3. “Rated X” — The White Stripes 5. Rick Dees and Dick Bartley: Growing up, I didn’t have cable TV, 4. “You’re Lookin’ At Country” — Carrie but I had a radio. There was one spot in my parents’ kitchen where Underwood I could get a radio station out of Boston that played Dick Bartley’s 5. “Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man” — Solid Gold Saturday Night. I loved listening to Dees. He was funny, and Martina McBride quick and played the best new music. 6. “You Ain’t Woman Enough (To Take My • A highly regarded song or album you’ve never heard: Pink Man)” — Paramore Floyd’s Dark Side Of The Moon. I don’t like progressive rock, plus I’ve 7. “Love Is The Foundation” — been told that I “have to listen to it,” which makes me care even less. 8. “After The Fire Is Gone” — Steve Earle • An “important” piece of music you just don’t get: “Stairway To and Allison Moorer Heaven.” There are so many Led Zeppelin songs that are 10 times better. 9. “If You’re Not Gone Too Long” — Reba • An album you played or listened to incessantly: Barenaked 10. “I Know How” — Kid Rock Ladies’ Gordon. It makes me laugh every time. I never get sick of 11. “Somebody Somewhere (Don’t Know What He’s Missin’ Tonight)” this album, and it brings back good college memories. — Lucinda Williams • One obscure or non-country song everyone should listen to 12. “Coal Miner’s Daughter” — Loretta Lynn, Sheryl Crow and right now: Loudon Wainwright III’s “Dead Skunk.” I found this song a couple years ago. It wasn’t a big hit, but I play it on my station. People seem to love it. Artists Stand Up For The Cause Keith Urban, Lady Antebellum, Kris Kristofferson and Martina McBride helped raise awareness for cancer prevention over the ©2010 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] September 13, 2010 Country Aircheck Weekly Page 3

Spring No. 1s: KIAI, KLAW, KOLZ, KQUS, KWYY, WJLS-FM Tu b e Ch e c k Here is the final group of Spring 2010 diary Arbitron ratings. With a few exceptions, only stations achieving at least a 1.0 share are included. Legend: A “+” indicates a Tuesday 9/14 - , Tonight Show With Jay Leno (NBC); The Classic Country outlet, a “^” designates Country stations in the same market owned Judds, Oprah Winfrey Show (syndicated). by a single operator and a “t” indicates a tie. A “NA” indicates a subscriber-only market, where rankings are not available, or a station programming another format during Wednesday 9/15 - Trace Adkins, Jimmy Kimmel Live (ABC); the Bellamy that ratings period. Client-exclusive ratings are embargoed from publication. Brothers, Fox & Friends (FOX News) & America’s Nightly Scoreboard (Fox 12+ Share 12+ Share 12+ Rank 12+ Rank Business Network) & the Bellamy Brothers, Fox & Friends (FOX News). Station/City Last Arb Sp’ 10 Last Arb Sp’ 10 WJLS-FM/Beckley, WV 18.4 20.8 1 1 Thursday 9/16 - , Boys Of Fall (re-air) (ESPN2). WTNJ/Beckley, WV 6.6 6.5 3t 3 WVBD/Fayetteville, WV+ 2.6 5.2 9t 4t WKWS/Charleston, WV 0.0 1.3 0 11t Friday 9/17 - , Pass The Jar: Zac Brown Band And WXCC/Williamson, WV 0.0 1.3 0 11t Friends (re-air) (GAC). WQBE/Charleston, WV 1.3 11t 0 0 WVBD, WKWS, WXCC, WQBE are for Beckley, WV Arbitron WRJY/Brunswick, GA 6.1 7.1 3 3 Saturday 9/18 - Steel Magnolia, The Country Vibe With Chuck And WMUV/Jacksonville 4.9 4.7 5t 7t Brunswick, GA Arbitron Becca (syndicated). WYNR/Brunswick, GA 3.7 3.5 8t 9t KWYY/Casper, WY 17.1 17.9 1 1 Sunday 9/19 - Jamey Johnson, GAC Special: The Song (re-air). KQLT/Casper, WY 4.9 3.8 6 7t KOLZ/Cheyenne, WY^ 10.7 10.4 1 1 Monday 9/20 - , Origins (re-air) (GAC). KLEN/Cheyenne, WY^^ 5.8 5.2 6t 7 KRAN/Cheyenne, WY+ … 4.2 … 8t KXBG/Ft. Collins, CO^ 1.0 1.0 15t 16t Cheyenne, WY Arbitron KCGY/Cheyenne, WY^^ 1.0 0.0 15t 0 KSNR/Grand Forks, ND-MN 8.0 8.9 3t 3 weekend through the KYCK/Grand Forks, ND-MN 8.0 8.0 3t 4 American Cancer KKCQ-FM/Bagley, MN 1.8 2.7 11t 8t Grand Forks, ND-MN Society and Stand Up KQUS/Hot Springs, AR^ 12.5 15.2 1 1 To Cancer (SU2C), KSSN/Little Rock^^ 4.2 4.0 8t 7t Hot Springs, AR Arbitron respectively. Urban KLBL/Hot Springs, AR^+ 3.1 3.0 10t 11t KMJX/Little Rock^^+ 2.1 2.0 13t 15t filmed an acoustic version KIXV/Malvern, AR 0.0 0 1.0 19t of “Happy Birthday,” KMJX, KIXV are for Hot Springs, AR Arbitron which is featured in KLAW/Lawton, OK 14.9 11.1 1 1 Lady Antebellum and Kris Kristofferson KFXI/Marlow, OK 2.0 2.0 9t 10t an ecard series for the KACO/Apache, OK^ 2.0 2.0 9t 10t Society’s More Birthdays KOLI/Wichita Falls, TX 1.0 1.0 14t 14t campaign (watch here). and Kristofferson opened a night of KKEN/Duncan, OK 0.0 1.0 0 14t star-studded performances with “I Run To You” and “Help Me Make It KLUR/Wichita Falls, TX 1.0 0.0 14t 0 KKNG/Oklahoma City 1.0 0.0 14t 0 Through The Night” (watch here) during Friday’s (9/10) multi-network KKEN, KLUR, KKNG are for Lawton, OK Arbitron SU2C telethon. McBride closed the program in a multi-artist Stevie KIAI/Mason City, IA^ 12.6 12.8 1 1 Wonder-led performance of the show’s anthem “Stand Up To Cancer” KSMA-FM/Mason City, IA … 4.7 … 6t KAUS-FM/Austin, MN^ 3.4 2.3 8 9t (viewable here). Watch the entire SU2C on-demand and make an online KQAQ/Austin, MN+ 1.1 1.2 12t 12t donation here. ACM Lifting Lives has also dedicated its web feature KWMT-AM/Ft. Dodge, IA^+ 1.1 0.0 12t 0 KAUS-FM, KQAQ, KWMT-AM are for Mason City, IA Arbitron My Cause to cancer prevention this month. Randy Houser (St. Jude), WOKK/Meridian, MS 6.2 10.3 4t 3 Toby Keith (Stand Up To Cancer), (St. Jude), David Nail WMSO/Meridian, MS 3.7 3.8 8t 8t (Payton Wright Foundation) and (St. Jude) are included WZKR/Meridian, MS 3.7 3.8 8t 8t in the online series. Learn more and make a donation here. WBBN/Laurel, MS 1.2 0.0 13t 0 Meridian, MS Arbitron ©2010 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected]

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Ch e c k Ou t : 9/14 Jamey Johnson The Guitar Song (Mercury) Johnson’s black-and-white double album features the single “Playing The Part” and a number of prominent covers including Keith Whitley’s “Lonely At The Top,” Hank Cochran’s “Set ‘Em Up Joe,” Mel Tillis’ “Mental Revenge” and Kris Kristofferson’s “For The Good Times.” Bill Anderson guests on the title track, and Kate and Kacey Coppola guest on “Macon.” Randy Houser and Mac McAnally also appear. “That’s Why I Write Songs” was recorded at the Ryman Auditorium. Johnson wrote and co-wrote 20 of 25 tracks with writers including Bobby Bare, James Otto, Rivers Rutherford, Lee Thomas Miller and Shannon Lawson. The Kent Hardly Playboys (Wayd Battle, Jim “Moose” Brown, T.W. Cargile, Kevin “Swine” Grantt, “ “Cowboy” Eddie Long and Dave McAfee), Dave Cobb and Arlis Albritton produced. The three-LP vinyl set will be available Sept. 21. James Otto Shake What God Gave Ya (Warner Bros./WMN) Ronnie Milsap guests on the closer of Otto’s third release, which also includes the singles “Groovy Little Summer Song” and “Soldiers & Jesus.” Otto co-wrote 11 of the 12 tracks with writers including Terry McBride, Carson Chamberlain, Marv Green and Gary Nichols. Otto and Paul Worley produced. Joey+Rory (Sugar Hill) Mr. and Mrs. ’s second studio album features the Zac Brown Band on the lead single and disc closer “This Song’s For You.” The pair co-wrote two of the collection’s 12 tracks, and Rory Feek co-wrote eight with writers including Wynn Varble, and the duo’s oldest daughter Heidi Feek. and produced. Savannah Jack Savannah Jack (McMurry) Single “I Know” kicks off Don Gatlin, Jay Darby and Mike Ulvila’s 12-track debut. Vince Gill guests on “The Apple.” Gatlin and Ulvila wrote and co-wrote nine songs with writers including , Billy Montana, Rob Crosby and Steve Dean. The trio produced.

Radio News • Cumulus/Nashville’s five stations, including WSM-FM, will hold a Habitat for Humanity Radiothon on October 12. The cluster will broadcast commercial-free from 6am to 7pm, with all proceeds raised going to the Nashville area chapter. Donations can be made by calling 615-312-3535 or by going here. • Kirkman Broadcasting’s Classic Country AM WJKB/Charleston, SC has flipped to sports programming. Air personalities John Dixon and Ted Byrne remain with the company. • WRMS/Beardstown, IL is the latest station to sign up for Envision Radio Networks’ AmeriCountry morning prep service. Chart Chat Congrats to Dave, Charles and Hillary, Steve Hodges, Shane Allen and the entire Capitol promotion team on scoring this week’s No. 1 single with “Our Kind Of Love.” The song is Lady Antebellum’s third consecutive Lady Antebellum chart-topper from their current album Need You Now, joining the title track and “American Honey.”

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Bi r t h d a y s Industry News Rusty Harmon’s MTM Management and Scott Siman’s rpm Tuesday (9/14): John Berry, Beth Nielsen Chapman, Jon Grimson management have formed a partnership to manage current and future ([email protected]), Mike Hammond (mike.hammond@ clients. MTM brings Reckless Kelly and former Trick Pony vocalist citcomm.com), Phil Sweetland ([email protected]), Danielle Peck, Aubrey Collins, while rpm currently manages Big Kenny and Blake Wise ([email protected]) newcomer Madison Cain. Their first collaboration is a yet-to-be-named band fronted by Collins. The MTM staff has relocated to rpm’s offices Wednesday (9/15): the late Roy Acuff; Jim Zumwalt at 815 18th Ave. S., Nashville, 37203. Phone: 615-866-4045. Tim Owens (“Ticks,” “Settlin’”) has signed an exclusive Thursday (9/16): David Bellamy, Sonny Lemaire, Terry McBride songwriting deal with independent publishing company Wide Open ([email protected]), Maura O’Connell, Jim Della Croce, Music. He brings with him his Conejos Music catalog, which includes Greg Gosselin ([email protected]), Cynthia Grimson three cuts from ’s current album. ([email protected]), Mark “Hawkeye” Louis, Jackie Proffit Former Leadership Music Exec. Dir. Kira Florita has been named Sr. ([email protected]), Bobby Randall Dir./Advancement for the Nashville Opera. She can now be reached at 615- 986-3560 or [email protected]. Friday (9/17): the late Hank Williams; the late Steve Sanders; SESAC is spreading the love on Music Row Sept. 20 with their Stephen Cochran; Robynn Jaymes ([email protected]); Karl Shannon American Red Cross blood drive and spare change/canned food drive to ([email protected]); Bobby Cudd benefit the Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee. It kicks off at 10 AM at SESAC’s Music Square East location. Lunch will be provided. Saturday (9/18): the late Hank Penny; Stokes Nielson (The Lost Trailers); Quarterback Records has signed Matt Gary. Gary’s second single Marci Braun ([email protected]); Steve Fishell; Tatum Hauck; Erin “I’m Just Sayin’” will be released Oct. 11. Morris ([email protected]); Tim Wipperman ([email protected]) Leadership Music is teaming up with Vanderbilt’s Journal of Entertainment and Technology Law to present “The Evolution of Sunday (9/19): Jeff Bates, , Ralph Carroll Entertainment Law and Industry in the New World: Where Do We Go ([email protected]), Carl Geisler ([email protected]), Bob From Here?” symposium on Sept. 28. The day-long event will take Heatherly ([email protected]), Sam Ramage place at Vanderbilt’s Law School Flynn Auditorium. Tickets are $99. Register here. Monday (9/20): Garth Fundis ([email protected]) Canadian singer/songwriter Dean Brody has signed a joint venture publishing deal with Roots Three Music and independent publishing company ole. ©2010 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] September 13, 2010 Country Aircheck Weekly Page 6 one-two songs an hour more than WKHX in mornings late last year and The Week’s Top Stories when ‘KHX added a song or two per hour, so did the Bull. A year ago, Full coverage can be accessed in the archives at www. it aired eight or so songs in each of the first three morning drive hours. countryaircheck.com. It looks like new clocks kicked in after the first of the year, with nine- • Press Communications’ WKMK (Thunder 98.5)/Monmouth ten songs airing per hour in that time frame. Its 9am hour has remained swapped its Class A signal with that of Class A sister Top 40s WBBO/ steady at 14-15 songs over the last year. WHTG (106.5 & 106.3) September 15 at 3pm ET. (CAT 9/8) Seattle: KMPS added two-four songs an hour following the Dec. • Former Townsquare/St. Cloud, MN OM and WWJO PD Mike 2009 departure of longtime morning personality Ichabod. From an Dylan joined Haugo Broadcasting’s Country KIQK & Triple A KSQY/ average of seven tunes an hour in the 6am-8am hours a year ago, it now Rapid City, SD as OM. (CAT 9/8) plays nine-10 songs each hour. KMPS has put the pedal to the metal in • The Average Joes Entertainment promotion staff grew twice with the 9am hour, leaping from 11-12 songs an hour with Ichabod to 18-19 the additions of Gwen Foster and Jay Cruze. (CAT 9/9) songs an hour now. • KRMD-FM/Shreveport, LA. PD/afternoon personality Todd Crosstown, KKWF increased the number of songs it plays in Nixon is leaving the Cumulus station for similar duties at Clear morning drive following KMPS’ morning changes. A year ago, the Wolf Channel’s WCKT/Ft. Myers. (CAT 9/7) played two-three songs an hour between 6-9am and bumped to 10-11 • Peak Broadcasting’s KSKS/Fresno middayer Greg Lane and songs at 9am. Since Jan. 2010, KKWF has moved to five-six songs an afternoon jock “Gnarley Charley” Fitzgerald have moved to mornings hour between 6-9am and jumped to 16-17 songs an hour at 9am. with the departure of PD/morning co-host Tom Jordan. (CAT 9/7) Portland: KUPL also made a change in a long-running morning • Hall Of Famer is among the five show, but kept its musical load relatively steady despite the changes. 2010 Kennedy Center Honors recipients. (CAT 9/7) Wake-up personality Lee Rogers left last Dec. after 15 years. He regularly • Capitol’s Keith Urban will host his second We’re All For The played seven-eight songs per hour from 6-9am and 15-16 after 9am. The Hall benefit for the Country Music Hall Of Fame & Museum Oct. 5 at new morning show now averages about one song per hour more 6am- Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena. (CAT 9/7) 9am. After 9am, however, KUPL is up to 18-19 songs an hour. • After receiving “numerous complaints,” Missouri Attorney General Crosstown, KWJJ played seven-eight songs an hour a year ago and Chris Koster filed a lawsuit (9/3) against Sirius XM Radio for alleged appears to have added about a song an hour over the first three hours of violations of the state’s no-call rules. (CAT 9/9) morning drive. It has always been in the 17-18 songs a 9am. • Former Adult Hits WSMW/Greensboro morning host Jeff Wicker was hired at crosstown Clear Channel’s WTQR for afternoons, Pre-Currency PPM Markets replacing station vet Bill Dotson. (CAT 9/10) WMIL/Milwaukee: There is more music per hour now than there was a year ago. Last fall, WMIL’s award-winning morning show Music & Mornings (continued from page 1) averaged eight songs in the 6am, 7am and 8am hours. In June of this Over the last year it has averaged six songs in the 6am and 7am hours year, that number was pushed to nine-10. The 9am slot increased from and 13 songs in the 9am hour. It appears to have made an adjustment in 12 to 14. the 8am hour, adding an extra two-three songs when compared to the latter WWKA/Orlando: K92 also made some changes of late. Last fall, part of ‘09. it played six songs an hour, like clockwork, in the first three hours of morning drive before bumping to 14 tunes an hour. Somewhere Competitive PPM Markets between Aug. 11 and Sept. 1 this year new clocks were put in that now Atlanta: Perennial Country leader WKHX has slightly increased have WWKA playing eight songs an hour for the first three hours and the number of morning drive songs over the last year. It has gone from 15 songs an hour after 9am. seven songs to eight in the 6am and 7am hours and from eight to nine in WQDR/Raleigh: No changes here with PPM close to currency, the 8am hour. It appears to have gone up from 12 to about 14 songs per as WQDR has maintained a steady diet of eight-nine songs an hour hour in the 9am time frame. between 6am-9am. However, it appears to have added a couple songs Competitor WUBL has also made a slight adjustment. It averaged an hour after 9am, increasing from 11 to 13. CAC ©2010 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected]

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

2 1 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Our Kind Of Love (Capitol) 14719 461 5290 143 37.673 1.688 128 0 1 2 BILLY CURRINGTON/Pretty Good At Drinkin' Beer (Mercury) 14484 -522 5162 -212 36.765 -1.293 128 0 5 3 KENNY CHESNEY/The Boys Of Fall (BNA) 13171 598 4715 240 33.64 1.874 128 0 8 4 /Roll With It (Mercury) 4 12222 1540 4402 554 30.331 2.856 128 0 7 5 /All Over Me (MCA) 4 12104 1246 4369 478 30.433 2.13 127 0 6 6 UNCLE KRACKER/Smile (Atlantic/Top Dog/BPG) 12071 -431 4128 -223 30.992 -0.765 122 1 3 7 LEE BRICE/Love Like Crazy (Curb) 11996 -1507 4276 -584 30.002 -4.111 128 0 4 8 BLAKE SHELTON/All About Tonight (Reprise/WMN) 11179 -2011 3924 -803 30.581 -2.859 128 0 9 9 LITTLE BIG TOWN/Little White Church (Capitol) 10638 337 3756 95 27.44 1.093 127 0 10 10 DARIUS RUCKER/Come Back Song (Capitol) 10579 837 3744 297 27.375 2.237 128 0 11 11 /Mine (Big Machine) 9889 244 3397 99 25.235 0.909 128 0 12 12 SUGARLAND/Stuck Like Glue (Mercury) 9637 519 3466 215 24.411 1.149 125 0 14 13 /Why Wait (Big Machine) 8699 238 3093 132 21.638 0.572 128 0 13 14 CRAIG MORGAN/This Ain't Nothin' (BNA) 8202 -511 3024 -240 21.074 -1.257 122 0 17 15 /Farmer's Daughter (Curb) 4 7994 949 3046 379 19.897 1.414 125 6 15 16 /The Breath You Take (MCA) 7384 238 2805 142 18.549 1.156 119 0 16 17 JOSH THOMPSON/Way Out Here (Columbia) 7249 154 2797 46 17.463 0.734 122 0 18 18 BAND PERRY/If I Die Young (Republic Nashville) 7156 426 2591 138 18.385 1.398 124 3 19 19 ZAC BROWN BAND f/A. JACKSON/As... (So. Ground/Atlantic/BPG) 6812 745 2385 265 18.335 2.189 125 2 21 20 REBA/Turn On The Radio (Starstruck/Valory) 4 6791 922 2470 381 15.55 0.874 126 0 22 21 BRAD PAISLEY/Anything Like Me (Arista) 6630 816 2407 337 17.457 2.18 128 2 20 22 JUSTIN MOORE/How I Got To Be This Way (Valory) 6625 598 2459 240 15.41 1.496 125 0 23 23 TOBY KEITH/Trailerhood (Show Dog-Universal) 5604 -181 2051 -1 14.124 -0.086 119 1 24 24 JASON ALDEAN/My Kinda Party (BBR) 5114 476 1847 179 12.994 1.279 114 7 26 25 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Only Prettier (Columbia) 5038 799 1797 239 12.246 1.88 114 5

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

25 26 TRACE ADKINS/This Ain't No Love Song (Show Dog-Universal) 4801 368 1845 167 11.626 0.928 115 1 27 27 /Sunshine (Ride) 3733 0 1466 15 8.692 -0.113 96 1 33 28 /Mama's Song (19/Arista) 4 3497 1568 1247 604 8.884 4.003 109 23 28 29 CHRIS YOUNG/Voices (RCA) 3324 611 1187 196 7.155 1.45 108 7 31 30 LUKE BRYAN/Someone Else Calling You Baby (Capitol) 3026 798 1127 260 7.362 2.295 95 9 30 31 /Smoke A Little Smoke (EMI Nashville) 2965 403 1138 95 6.801 1.436 90 3 29 32 STEEL MAGNOLIA/Just By Being You (Halo &... (Big Machine) 2955 255 1083 101 6.233 0.614 104 1 34 33 JANEDEAR GIRLS/Wildflower (Reprise/WMN) 2053 293 793 79 3.959 0.716 75 5 32 34 DANNY GOKEY/I Will Not Say Goodbye (19/RCA) 2053 41 728 5 4.117 0.283 77 1 35 35 SUNNY SWEENEY/From A Table Away (Republic Nashville) 1878 254 757 105 3.836 0.696 69 5 36 36 JOE NICHOLS/The Shape I'm In (Show Dog-Universal) 1800 260 703 114 3.719 0.605 82 7 37 37 JAMES WESLEY/Real (BBR) 1701 202 720 76 3.538 0.859 74 2 38 38 FRANKIE BALLARD/Tell Me You Get Lonely (Reprise/WAR) 1499 367 597 122 3.156 1.028 56 4 40 39 CRAIG CAMPBELL/Family Man (BPG) 1290 230 529 84 2.006 0.627 64 6 39 40 JOHN RICH/Country Done Come To Town (Reprise/WAR) 1290 197 482 60 2.321 0.502 53 1 41 41 JOSH KELLEY/ (MCA) 1266 304 473 135 2.044 0.556 65 9 42 42 THOMPSON SQUARE/Are You Gonna Kiss Me... (Stoney Creek) 980 55 446 44 1.231 0.015 61 3 43 43 JAMEY JOHNSON/Playing The Part (Mercury) 842 143 322 39 1.571 0.315 47 6 45 44 DIERKS BENTLEY/Draw Me A Map (Capitol) 771 146 282 62 1.582 0.084 43 10 44 45 /Where Do I Go From You (Curb) 767 112 342 54 1.206 0.064 42 3 49 46 GWYNETH PALTROW/Country Strong (RCA) 614 187 190 60 0.976 0.242 34 4 46 47 STEALING ANGELS/He Better Be Dead (Skyville/Nine North) 555 31 250 -1 0.818 0.103 34 0 48 48 /Leavin' (Treehouse/Stroudavarious) 523 79 184 27 0.984 0.152 24 2 Debut 49 ADAM BRAND/Ready For Love (Arista) 463 164 203 80 0.733 0.313 30 3 47 50 LAURA BELL BUNDY/Drop On By (Mercury) 434 -42 143 -10 0.792 -0.014 19 0

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Country Aircheck Add Leaders Activator Top Point Gainers CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Mama's Song (19/Arista) 23 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Mama's Song (19/Arista) 529 4 KEITH URBAN/Put You In A Song (Capitol) 16 JOSH TURNER/All Over Me (MCA) 348 4 DIERKS BENTLEY/Draw Me A Map (Capitol) 10 KENNY CHESNEY/The Boys Of Fall (BNA) 296 4 JOSH KELLEY/Georgia Clay (MCA) 9 ZAC BROWN BAND f/A. JACKSON/As... (So. Ground/Atlantic/BPG) 296 4 LUKE BRYAN/Someone Else Calling You Baby (Capitol) 9 RODNEY ATKINS/Farmer's Daughter (Curb) 277 4 BLAKE SHELTON/Who Are You When I'm Not Looking (Reprise/WMN) 7 EASTON CORBIN/Roll With It (Mercury) 276 CHRIS YOUNG/Voices (RCA) 7 REBA/Turn On The Radio (Starstruck/Valory) 244 JASON ALDEAN/My Kinda Party (BBR) 7 BAND PERRY/If I Die Young (Republic Nashville) 240 JERROD NIEMANN/What Do You Want (Sea Gayle/Arista) 7 JOE NICHOLS/The Shape I'm In (Show Dog-Universal) 7 BRAD PAISLEY/Anything Like Me (Arista) 216 WALKER HAYES/Pants (Capitol) 7 TRACE ADKINS/This Ain't No... (Show Dog-Universal) 208

Country Aircheck Top Point Gainers Activator Top Spin Gainers CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Mama’s Song (19/Arista) 1568 4 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Mama's Song (19/Arista) 328 JOSH TURNER/All Over Me (MCA) 186 EASTON CORBIN/Roll With It (Mercury) 1540 4 RODNEY ATKINS/Farmer's Daughter (Curb) 184 JOSH TURNER/All Over Me (MCA) 1246 4 ZAC BROWN BAND f/A. JACKSON/As... (So. Ground/Atlantic/BPG) 182 RODNEY ATKINS/Farmer's Daughter (Curb) 949 4 REBA/Turn On The Radio (Starstruck/Valory) 174 REBA/Turn On The Radio (Starstruck/Valory) 922 4 BAND PERRY/If I Die Young (Republic Nashville) 159 DARIUS RUCKER/Come Back Song (Capitol) 837 KENNY CHESNEY/The Boys Of Fall (BNA) 156 BRAD PAISLEY/Anything Like Me (Arista) 816 TRACE ADKINS/This Ain't No Love... (Show Dog-Universal) 134 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Only Prettier (Columbia) 799 EASTON CORBIN/Roll With It (Mercury) 129 LUKE BRYAN/Someone Else Calling You Baby (Capitol) 798 JUSTIN MOORE/How I Got To Be This Way (Valory) 122 ZAC BROWN BAND/A. JACKSON/As... (So. Ground/BPG/Atlantic) 745

Vi d e o Ad d s Country Aircheck Top Spin Gainers CMT CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Mama's Song (19/Arista) 604 KENNY CHESNEY/Coastal (BNA) EASTON CORBIN/Roll With It (Mercury) 554 JOSH TURNER/All Over Me (MCA) 478 CMT PURE REBA/Turn On The Radio (Starstruck/Valory) 381 CARRIE RODRIGUEZ/Big Love (Ninth Street Opus) RODNEY ATKINS/Farmer's Daughter (Curb) 379 CASEY DONAHEW BAND/No Where Fast (Almost Country) BRAD PAISLEY/Anything Like Me (Arista) 337 KENNY CHESNEY/Coastal (BNA) DARIUS RUCKER/Come Back Song (Capitol) 297 ZAC BROWN BAND/A. JACKSON/As... (So. Ground/BPG/Atlantic) 265 GAC LUKE BRYAN/Someone Else Calling You Baby (Capitol) 260 TAYLOR SWIFT/Mine (Big Machine) KENNY CHESNEY/The Boys Of Fall (BNA) 240 JUSTIN MOORE/How I Got To Be This Way (Valory) 240 ©2010 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] September 13, 2010 Country Aircheck Chart Info Chart Page 4

Country Aircheck Activity Ad d Da t e s September 20 CLAY WALKER/Where Do I Go From You (Curb) Blake Shelton/Who Are You When I’m Not Looking (Reprise/WMN) Moves 44*-45*; 767 points, 342 spins keith urban/Put You In A Song (Capitol) 3 ADDS: KUZZ, WSIX, WUBL locash cowboys/Keep In Mind (Stroudavarious) Troy Olsen/Good Hands (EMI Nashville) GWYNETH PALTROW/Country Strong (RCA) Moves 49*-46*; 614 points, 190 spins September 27 4 ADDS: KNTY, WSIX, WSOC*, WUSH gary allan/Kiss Me When I’m Down (MCA) Jerrod Niemann/What Do You Want (Sea Gayle/Arista) STEALING ANGELS/He Better Be Dead (Skyville/Nine North) Margaret Durante/Mississippi’s Crying Moves 46*- 47*; 555 points, 250 spins (Emrose/Stroudavarious/9 North) No Adds Randy Houser/A Man Like Me (Show Dog-Universal) sara evans/A Little Bit Stronger (RCA) BLAINE LARSEN/Leavin’ (Treehouse/Stroudavarious) Remains 48*; 523 points, 184 spins october 4 2 ADDS: KBEQ, KZSN The harters/If I Run (BPG)

ADAM BRAND/Ready For Love (Arista) Debuts at 49*; 463 points, 203 spins 3 ADDS: KATC*, WRNS, WXBQ Country Aircheck Top Recurrents Points KEITH URBAN/I'm In (Capitol) 9356 LAURA BELL BUNDY/Drop On By (Mercury) ZAC BROWN BAND/Free (SouthernGrnd/Atlantic/BPG) 7308 Moves 47-50; 434 points, 143 spins JERROD NIEMANN/Lover, Lover (Sea Gayle/Arista) 6474 No Adds LUKE BRYAN/Rain Is A Good Thing (Capitol) 6083 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Undo It (19/Arista) 5870 MIRANDA LAMBERT/The House That Built Me (Columbia) 5758 GRETCHEN WILSON/I Got Your Country Right Here JOE NICHOLS/Gimmie That Girl (Show Dog-Universal) 5601 (Redneck/CO5) BRAD PAISLEY/Water (Arista) 5493 379 points, 168 spins JASON ALDEAN/Crazy Town (BBR) 5119 1 ADD: WIWF CHRIS YOUNG/The Man I Want To Be (RCA) 4820

JOSH GRACIN/Cover Girl (Average Joes) UNCLE KRACKER f/KID ROCK/Good To Be Me 376 points, 169 spins (Top Dog/Atlantic/BPG) No Adds 355 points, 71 spins 1 ADD: WKXC TRAILER CHOIR/Shakin’ That Tailgate (Show Dog-Universal) 367 points, 151 spins Aircheck Activity includes the top 15 songs that rank 45-50 on this week’s chart or No Adds are those that are not charted and have a minimum of 300 airplay points and have shown growth in two of the past three weeks. (* indicates auto adds)

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LW TW Artist/Title (Label) TW Points +/- Points TW Plays +/- Play 2 1 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Our Kind Of Love (Capitol) 4502 144 2755 101 1 2 BILLY CURRINGTON/Pretty Good At Drinkin' Beer (Mercury) 4345 -163 2711 -105 3 3 KENNY CHESNEY/The Boys Of Fall (BNA) 4 4325 296 2658 156 6 4 JOSH TURNER/All Over Me (MCA) 4 4118 348 2527 186 7 5 EASTON CORBIN/Roll With It (Mercury) 3775 276 2318 129 9 6 LITTLE BIG TOWN/Little White Church (Capitol) 3328 11 2072 26 5 7 LEE BRICE/Love Like Crazy (Curb) 3192 -630 1962 -355 11 8 DARIUS RUCKER/Come Back Song (Capitol) 3134 179 1955 119 8 9 UNCLE KRACKER/Smile (Top Dog/Atlantic/BPG) 3026 -316 1873 -175 10 10 SUGARLAND/Stuck Like Glue (Mercury) 2988 28 1823 30 12 11 GEORGE STRAIT/The Breath You Take (MCA) 2974 109 1872 74 13 12 TAYLOR SWIFT/Mine (Big Machine) 2913 69 1762 52 14 13 RASCAL FLATTS/Why Wait (Big Machine) 2783 98 1682 69 15 14 CRAIG MORGAN/This Ain't Nothin' (BNA) 2677 183 1541 75 16 15 RODNEY ATKINS/Farmer's Daughter (Curb) 4 2668 277 1648 184 19 16 REBA/Turn On The Radio (Starstruck/Valory) 2501 244 1585 174 17 17 JOSH THOMPSON/Way Out Here (Columbia) 2430 95 1497 76 18 18 TOBY KEITH/Trailerhood (Show Dog-Universal) 2362 98 1456 80 20 19 BAND PERRY/If I Die Young (Republic Nashville) 2347 240 1445 159 21 20 BRAD PAISLEY/Anything Like Me (Arista) 2153 216 1376 106 22 21 ZAC BROWN BAND f/A. JACKSON/As She's... (So. Ground/Atlantic/BPG) 4 2145 296 1316 182 23 22 JUSTIN MOORE/How I Got To Be This Way (Valory) 2043 203 1244 122 24 23 TRACE ADKINS/This Ain't No Love Song (Show Dog-Universal) 1935 208 1187 134 25 24 JASON ALDEAN/My Kinda Party (BBR) 1782 160 1067 110 26 25 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Only Prettier (Columbia) 1704 165 1048 85 30 26 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Mama's Song (19/Arista) 4 1426 529 889 328 28 27 LUKE BRYAN/Someone Else Calling You Baby (Capitol) 1214 179 728 97 27 28 STEVE AZAR/Sunshine (Ride) 1137 -60 700 -31 29 29 ERIC CHURCH/Smoke A Little Smoke (EMI Nashville) 987 76 592 50 31 30 CHRIS YOUNG/Voices (RCA) 945 149 552 75 ©2010 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. 4=Top 5 point gainers. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com Chart Page 5 ACTIVAT OR September 13, 2010/Chart Page 6

LW TW Artist/Title (Label) TW Points +/- Points TW Plays +/- Plays 33 31 DIERKS BENTLEY/Draw Me A Map (Capitol) 748 154 476 114 32 32 JOE NICHOLS/The Shape I'm In (Show Dog-Universal) 721 90 479 69 34 33 STEEL MAGNOLIA/Just By Being You (Halo &... (Big Machine) 621 64 387 28 35 34 JANEDEAR GIRLS/Wildflower (Reprise/WMN) 536 102 320 60 37 35 SUNNY SWEENEY/From A Table Away (Republic Nashville) 484 112 316 65 38 36 JOSH KELLEY/Georgia Clay (MCA) 442 143 246 73 41 37 FRANKIE BALLARD/Tell Me You Get Lonely (Reprise/WAR) 410 126 203 41 42 38 JAMES WESLEY/Real (BBR) 381 121 229 57 36 39 DANNY GOKEY/I Will Not Say Goodbye (19/RCA) 367 -13 232 -8 40 40 JAMEY JOHNSON/Playing The Part (Mercury) 360 65 220 48 39 41 THOMPSON SQUARE/Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not (Stoney Creek) 304 7 205 2 43 42 CLAY WALKER/Where Do I Go From You (Curb) 265 51 180 35 44 43 GRETCHEN WILSON/I Got Your Country Right Here (Redneck/CO5) 222 26 109 9 59 44 GWYNETH PALTROW/Country Strong (RCA) 202 145 110 71 45 45 JOHN RICH/Country Done Come To Town (Reprise/WAR) 192 81 102 54 Debut 46 BLAKE SHELTON/Who Are You When I'm Not... (Reprise/WMN) 188 169 128 114 55 47 JAMES OTTO/Soldiers And Jesus (Warner Bros./WMN) 173 105 123 69 47 48 CRAIG CAMPBELL/Family Man (BPG) 150 49 86 27 49 49 JOANNA SMITH/Gettin' Married (Columbia) 143 51 94 27 50 50 BLAINE LARSEN/Leavin' (Treehouse/Stroudavarious) 113 24 88 19 51 51 DARREN KOZELSKY/Somebody Find Me A Preacher (Major 7th/Spinville) 95 11 58 12 46 52 SARA EVANS/A Little Bit Stronger (RCA) 95 -9 33 -1 48 53 TRAILER CHOIR/Shakin' That Tailgate (Show Dog-Universal) 95 1 57 3 52 54 JARON & TLRTL/That's Beautiful To Me (Jaronwood/Republic/Big Machine) 92 13 75 16 53 55 KATIE ARMIGER/Leaving Home (Cold River) 86 11 51 3 56 56 ZONA JONES/Prove Me Right (Rocky Comfort) 80 21 57 15 Debut 57 /That Kind Of Beautiful (Amdian/Nine North) 71 17 51 12 Debut 58 ADAM BRAND/Ready For Love (Arista) 68 24 52 15 54 59 STEALING ANGELS/He Better Be Dead (Skyville/Nine North) 64 -10 42 -8 56 60 DUE WEST/The Bible And The Belt (Black River) 59 0 43 0 ©2010 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. 4=Top 5 point gainers. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com