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August 4, 2008 Issue 101 CBS Sale: Five For Fighting? Certified Gold Local CBS Radio programmers contacted by Country Kenny Chesney and Aircheck have heard “nothing definitive” as the potential manager Clint Higham ramifications fromCBS Corp.’s announced station sale hosted more than 100 continue to come into focus. With 50 stations to sell outside of industry friends of Dale and Earline Morris (pictured) its holdings in the top 15 markets, eight Country stations are Sunday night to celebrate possibly on the block (market rank): the couple’s 50th wedding • WQYK/Tampa (19) anniversary. Among those • KWLI/Denver (22) on hand to toast Earline • KUPL/Portland (23) and the manager par • WDSY/Pittsburgh (24) excellence were artists • WSOC/Charlotte (25) Gretchen Wilson, John • KFRG-KVFG & KXFG/Riverside, CA (26) Rich and Shannon Brown; Sony BMG/Nashville Chairman Joe • KNCI/Sacramento (27) Galante; BMI President & CEO Del Bryant; ASCAP Sr. VP Connie • WIRK/West Palm Beach, FL (46) Bradley and husband, former RCA/Nashville President Jerry Bradley; Well aware of their unspecified future, staffers at these Stroudavarious President James Stroud; manager Marc Oswald; William Morris’ Greg Oswald; SBMG’s Butch Waugh and Tom stations now play the waiting game. As VP/ CBS/Pittsburgh Baldrica; publisher Tom Collins; television/video producer Robert Programming Keith Clark notes, “Everyone is taking the Deaton and CMT’s John Hamlin. news in stride. We worry about what we can control.” In the same vein, CBS/Tampa OM and WQYK PD Mike Culotta round of divestitures is complete the company will have closer says. “We’re just doing what we do and focusing on generating to half that number. ratings and revenue. The rest will take care of itself.” In Country, CBS Radio could be going from a company Of course, the market dynamics of spinning off 50 stations that had 25 stations and $223 million in revenue in 1999, to hardly seem favorable at a time when radio is poorly valued one with only five stations --WUSN/Chicago (3), KILT/ by capital markets and local advertising numbers are weak Houston (6), WYCD Detroit (11), KMPS/Seattle (14) and enough to prompt the sale in the first place. Two years ago, KMLE/Phoenix (15) -- drawing (at 2007 levels) close to $96 CBS Radio operated almost 180 stations, but once this second million annually. ©2008 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected]

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CC: Aloha All Over Again My Tu n e s : Mu s i c Th a t Sh a p e d My Li f e Less than a week after going private – and just a few days Lyric Street Sr. Dir./Nat’l Promotion after CBS Radio announced it would be selling 50 of its radio Renee’ Leymon ([email protected]) properties (see above) – Clear Channel announced today (8/4) discusses her most important songs, albums that it had placed another 60 stations in the Aloha Station Trust or concerts: to comply with the FCC’s ownership rules. 1. Journey: They got me through my Media Venture Partners has been engaged to teenage years of crisis! sell the stations. Country stations on today’s 2. Garth Brooks: Sitting at the reception list include WIBL/Augusta, GA; WFRE/ desk at Arista watching CMT, I was easily Frederick, MD; and WEBL/Macon, GA. converted to loving country because of him. Renee’ Leymon 3. Rascal Flatts, Rascal Flatts; SheDaisy, Those stations join a number of others transferred to the Trust in The Whole SheBang: Sounds cheesy, but it’s true. One, because I July 2007. Almost 30 Country stations have been part of that list, love the music. And two, because they are the first projects I’ve had including KBQI/Albuquerque, WGAR/Cleveland, WBCT/ the honor of being a part of from start to platinum and beyond... Grand Rapids and WNOE/New Orleans. Clear Channel is which did change my life! also offering for sale stations in Cincinnati and Houston to 4. Dave Matthews: If I had one choice of food it would be chips meet Dept. Of Justice conditions to take the company private. and salsa. If I had one choice of music on a deserted island it would It was previously ordered to sell stations in Las Vegas and San be Dave Matthews. Francisco to meet similar conditions. 5. Rascal Flatts, Bob That Head Tour: The best concert I’ve ever seen was just two weekends ago. Again, I know it may sound cheesy but I can’t help myself. From Taylor Swift’s beginning then DJ/Radio Hall Criteria Change on to the new set the guys have created, I laughed, cried, sang, CRB has revised criteria for the Country Music DJ and danced and did I mention I cried? Something I’ll never forget. Radio Hall of Fame to include individuals whose radio careers • A highly regarded song or album you’ve never heard: began 20 years ago, as long as they Metallica. I know it’s huge. My grandson loves it and I’m sure I’ve have spent at least 15 years in the heard some, but I just don’t like this kind of music. Or heavy rap. Country format. Previously the time • An “important” piece of music you just don’t get: I can sing period was no less than 25 years. some of the songs, but Abba used to really get on my nerves. • An album you played or listened to incessantly: Any new music Other requirements include having that Randy Goodman and Kevin Herring give me. And Norah Jones’ made a significant contribution to the growth and development Come Away With Me. of Country radio as well as to the preservation and enhancement of country music as an art form. Nominees cannot be current 1150 Pepsi Place, #300, Charlottesville, VA 22901 or to vkice@ CRB Board or Agenda Committee members. Nominations must cvillestations.com. be received by the CRB at 819 18th Ave. S., Nashville, TN • WGH-FM/Norfolk Dir./Programming & Operations John 37203 by Sept. 15. Shomby is looking for part-time air talent. Send airchecks and resumes to [email protected]. No websites, please. Gig Alerts • KMRK/Odessa, TX PD/midday jock Dre Castillo, who is hoping to move to afternoons, is seeking a midday jock and • WCYK/Charlottesville, VA OM Vinnie Kice is accepting possibly additional airstaff. Send airchecks and resumes to dre@ airchecks and resumes for a PD/morning host via snail mail at gapbroadcasting.com. ©2008 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] August 4, 2008 Country Aircheck Weekly Page 3

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Tuesday (8/5) - Terri Clark, Vern Gosdin, Mark O’Connor, the late Sammi Smith, Larry Franklin, Austin James, Tim Nichols, Matt Valley ([email protected]), Tim Wilson ([email protected]), Sherri Garrett Wednesday (8/6) - Mark Dufresne (Confederate Railroad), Peggy and Patsy Lynn, Lisa Stewart, Kathy Best ([email protected]), Brad Helton ([email protected]), Nancy Shapiro Thursday (8/7) - Rodney Crowell, Raul Malo, Michael Peterson, B.J. Thomas, Greg Carmichael, Charlie Cook ([email protected]), Kirt Webster ([email protected]) Friday (8/8) - Phil Balsley (Statler Bros.), Jamie O’Hara, the late Webb Pierce, Mel Tillis, Mark Wills, Michael Johnson, Stephanie Maynard, Greg McCarn ([email protected]), Heidi Tieslau Saturday (8/9) - the late Merle Kilgore, Teresa Russell, Diane Williams Sunday (8/10) - Jimmy Dean, Gene Johnson (Diamond Rio), Bob Burwell, Jerry Crutchfield ([email protected]), Whitney Cheshier ([email protected]) Monday (8/11) - John Conlee, Joe Casey, Eddie Pirtle

• Webster & Associates PR Dir./Media Services Chris Waters is looking for someone with IT qualifications to join the company in a New Media capacity. Send resumes to him at [email protected].

• WOKK/Meridian, MS PD Todd “Sharkey” Rupp is still looking for a production dir./afternoon jock. Send airchecks and resumes to [email protected].

• WKHK/Richmond, VA PD Buddy Van Arsdale is looking for part timers. Send airchecks and resumes to buddy.vanarsdale@ coxradio.com.

Industry News Gilda’s Club Nashville is celebrating its 10th Anniversary with two songwriter showcases at the Bluebird Cafe Aug. 12. Rivers Rutherford, Chris Wallin, Liz Rose, Dave Berg, Walt Aldridge, Benita Hill, Pam Belford, Thom Shepherd, Kristi Manna, Chas Sandford, Bryan White and Barbara Cloyd. Tickets are $30 and go on sale August 5 at www.bluebirdcafe.com. The 9th Annual NSAI Song Contest, presented by CMT, kicked off last Friday (8/1) with prizes including a mentoring session with Big & Rich’s Kenny Alphin and 2008 American Idol songwriter Regie Hamm.

Chart Chat Congrats to Sugarland, UMG/Nashville’s Royce Risser, Mercury’s Damon Moberly and the entire Mercury promotion staff on scoring a No. 1 single with Sugarland’s “All I Want To Do,” giving the duo the most heard song and most purchased album in country music this Sugarland week. Love On The Inside opened with 313,000 copies sold.

Lifenotes Ch e c k Ou t In Sto r e s : 8/5 Big congrats to Amanda Helton Wright and husband Jim on Friday’s birth of daughter Keith Anderson C’mon! (Columbia) Samantha Anne Wright, already rooting the Anderson shares co-writes on every Cubs on to their first World Series victory in the track of his Columbia debut except a cover last 100 years. Proud first-time grandparents are of Foster & Lloyd’s “Crazy Over You,” which Lon and Anne Helton. features background vocals by the former duo. Co-writers include Rivers Rutherford, Tim Nichols, Chuck Cannon, Bob DiPiero and album producer Jeffrey Steele. Tracks include former No.1 hit “Lost In This Artist News Moment,” co-written with John Rich, “Sunday Morning In America,” “I Carrie Underwood, Martina McBride, Gretchen Wilson, Still Miss You” and “Somebody Needs A Hug.” Sara Evans and LeAnn Rimes are among the artists featured in the new Elvis Presley Christmas Duets album to be released Oct. 14. Jamey Johnson That Lonesome Song (Mercury) New West Records will release the following artists’ DVDs Johnson’s offering is a “collection of my and Limited Edition 180 gram vinyl records as part of the Austin observations” written and recorded during a City Limits’ Live From Austin, TX series; Trace Adkins (10/28), year that saw him lose his record deal (with Brooks & Dunn (front); Robin & Phil McGraw BNA), endure a divorce and swear off drinking. (back) Dierks Bentley (11/11), Merle Haggard (10/28) and Waylon Jennings (10/28). He wrote 11 of 13 songs on the project, Brooks & Dunn received the 2,367th star on the Hollywood recorded and released independently before being picked up by Mercury. Largely unchanged, the album features Walk of Fame today (8/4). Dr. Phil and Robin McGraw were titles including “High Cost Of Living,” “Mary Go Round,” “Dreaming My guest speakers at the event (photo). Dreams,” “Women” and “Between Jennings And Jones.” John Michael Montgomery fans can enter to win a guitar autographed by Heidi Newfield What Am I Waiting For (Curb) the artist by activating a Digital Rodeo The former Trick Pony front woman profile and adding Montgomery as a bows with her insightfully-titled first solo album. neighbor before August 31. Former band mates Ira Dean and Keith Burns Former PovertyNeck Hillbillies are both co-writers on the title track, while Dean singer Chris “Abby” Abbondanza has also makes an appearance on “Nothin’ Burns Brooks & Dunn (front); Like A Memory.” Newfield co-wrote six of the Robin & Phil McGraw launched his solo career on Matchless (back) Records with first single, “Promised 10 songs, enlisting songwriters Dean Dillon, Jeffrey Steele, Stephony Smith, Lori McKenna and Aimee Mayo. Tracks include “Johnny And June,” “Knocked Up,” “Cry Cry (‘Til The Sun Shines)” and “Can’t Let Go.” Da t e Ch e c k Upcoming Releases: August 21 - 2008 SOURCE Foundation Awards and Dinner - Aug. 12 Various Beer For My Horses Soundtrack (Show Dog) Musician’s Hall Of Fame and Museum - www.sourcenashville.com Aug. 19 George Jones Burn Your Playhouse Down (Bandit) September 8 - Miller Harris Memorial Golf Tournament - Franklin, TN Crystal Shawanda Dawn Of A New Day (RCA)

September 13 - Swampstock 2008 - Rayville, LA Album release info to [email protected].

Land.” The track was produced by Shawn Pennington and Tu b e Ch e c k Steve Peffer. Marco Promotions will promote the single and forthcoming album, set for a November release. Tuesday 8/5 - Toby Keith, Tonight Show with Jay Leno (NBC); Gretchen The first of sixJames Otto’s Drink & Dial videos is live at Wilson, Ellen (syndicated). CMT.com. Wednesday 8/6 - Shooter Jennings, Last Call with Carson Daly (NBC); Ray Scott is asking fans to submit their own “raising hell” Taylor Swift, Ellen (syndicated). photos to be included in his “Hell Got Raised Tonight” video on his MySpace page. Thursday 8/7 - Phil Vassar, Late Show with David Letterman (CBS). Kenny Chesney enlisted the late Bob Marley’s Wailers Friday 8/8 - Toby Keith, Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (CBS). Band to participate in his video “Everybody Wants To Go To Heaven,” filming in Jamaica and directed byShaun Silva. Saturday 8/9 - Alan Jackson, Blake Shelton, Craig Morgan, Dierks Trent Wilmon’s “Hide-Away Beach Party 2008” will be Bentley, Gretchen Wilson, Joe Nichols, Taylor Swift, Opry Live (GAC). held Oct. 2-5 in Cancun, Mexico with guests Mark Wills, Ray Sunday 8/10 - Sara Evans, Toby Keith, Trace Adkins, People Country on Scott, Jace Everett and Storme Warren. CMT. Steve Azar and PGA Champ John Daly will co-host the 1st Annual Campbell Chevrolet Celebrity Classic in Bowling Green, Monday 8/11 - Emmylou Harris, Hall of Fame Medallion (GAC). KY Oct. 20-21. Proceeds will benefit various autism charities in Kentucky. Alan Jackson and Trace Adkins will headline the 5th equity group led by Bain Capital and Thomas H. Lee Partners Annual American Freedom Festival at George Mason University completed the $24 billion deal. (CAT 7/30) in Fairfax, VA Oct. 25. The event benefits the American Freedom • Country Thunder’s Doc Gonzales was named Nat’l Dir./ Foundation. Promotion. He can be reached at 615-327-2788 (office), 615- 478-7477 (cell) or [email protected]. (CAT 7/29) • Clear Channel/Cleveland OM, VP/Programming and PD The Week’s Top Stories for Oldies WMJI and Hot AC WMVX Kevin Metheny exited. Full coverage of the week’s news is available in the archives Reach him at [email protected]. (CAT 7/30) at www.countryaircheck.com. • Texas Radio Hall Of Fame inductees include former KVET/ • Midas/Nashville restructured, shuttering its promotion Austin morning co-host Sammy Allred, KVET morning co-host staff. Exiting staffers include Shelley Hargis (615-429-2600, Bob Cole, KGAF-AM/Gainesville’s Joe Leonard, Jr. as well [email protected]), Clay Henderson (615-429-0262, as KILT/Houston’s John Holstead a.k.a. Rowdy Yates. [email protected]), Mike Severson (615-496-6023, [email protected]) and Tonya Johnson (615-347- 4164, [email protected]). Midas’ deal with promotion firm - Lon “Grandpa” Helton, [email protected] New Revolution also ended, terminating the label’s relationship Chuck Aly, [email protected] with promotion heads Rob Dalton and Jeff Solima, as well as Erin Duvall, [email protected] (615) 320-1450 Northeast regional Maurisa Halicky (615-428-9708, ris0815@ aol.com). (CAT 7/31) • The long-awaited Clear Channel buyout closed as a private

Spring No. 1s: WYRK, WSOC, WOGK, Co u n t r y Ra t i n g s Sp r i n g Bo x Sc o r e Each week we’ll have a running tally of the Spring 2008 WFMS, KMPS, KWEN, WIRK Arbitron ratings and rankings for all Country stations printed on Arbitron began releasing its Spring 2008 ratings last this page in Country Aircheck Weekly. The ratings/rankings in week. Watch for daily updates on how Country outlets these box scores are only those from the station’s home market. 12+ 12+ Rankings have fared in each day’s Country Aircheck Today. TW Total TW Total Every week, CA Weekly will present a large batch of Stations 66 122 66 122 results, along with a format scorecard. Up 32 63 28 60 As part of our weekly market-by-market offerings, Down 28 47 28 45 with a few exceptions, only stations achieving at least a Flat 6 12 10 17 1.0 share are included. Legend: A “+” indicates a Classic Country outlet, a “^” designates Country stations in Debut ------the same market owned by a single operator and a “t” Drop ------indicates a tie. No. 1 na na 7 12 12+ 12+ 12+ 12+ 12+ 12+ 12+ 12+ 12+ 12+ 12+ 12+ Station/City Share Share Rank Rank Station/City Share Share Rank Rank Station/City Share Share Rank Rank Last ARB Sp ’08 Last ARB Sp ’08 Last ARB Sp ’08 Last ARB Sp ’08 Last ARB Sp ’08 Last ARB Sp ’08 WKHX/Atlanta 4.0 4.1 7t 7 KHGE/Fresno 2.1 1.8 17t 16t WPCV/Lakeland, FL .8 2.1 19t 18 WUBL/Atlanta^ 2.1 2.2 15t 17t WOGK/Gainesville, FL 10.1 12.9 1 1 (Orlando Arbitron) KWJJ/Portland 3.5 5.5 9 2 WWLG/Atlanta^ .5 .5 28t 29t WTRS/Gainesville, FL 4.2 4.1 6t 5t KUPL/Portland 4.5 4.7 3 4t KVET/Austin^ 5.0 5.8 4 3 WDVH-AM&FM/Gainesville, FL 1.3 1.0 18t 19t WKHK/Richmond 6.3 8.1 6 3 KASE/Austin^ 6.2 5.4 1 4 KHCM/Honolulu 2.4 2.0 18 19 WLFV/Richmond 1.8 1.5 15 15 WYNK/Baton Rouge 6.7 6.4 3 5t WFMS/Indianapolis 11.4 10.2 1 1 WBEE/Rochester 11.2 9.3 1 2 WTGE/Baton Rouge^ 2.9 3.1 10 10 WLHK/Indianapolis 4.0 4.0 9 11 KUBL/Salt Lake City^ 4.7 5.2 3 2 WYPY/Baton Rouge^+ 2.7 2.7 11 11 WQIK/Jacksonville 5.8 8.2 5 2 KKAT/Salt Lake City^+ 2.7 2.2 14t 15 WZZK/Birmingham^ 8.7 8.2 2 3 WGNE/Jacksonville 4.4 3.8 8 10 KTMY/Salt Lake City 1.0 1.5 21t 19 WDXB/Birmingham 4.7 4.2 7 9 KFKF/Kansas City^ 5.7 5.8 2 3 KEGA/Salt Lake City 1.6 1.1 19t 20t WNCB/Birmingham^ 2.2 1.5 14 18 WDAF-FM/Kansas City 4.5 4.1 6 9 KSOP-FM/Salt Lake City Not a subscriber#1 WYRK/Buffalo 10.8 11.8 2 1 KBEQ/Kansas City^ 4.2 4.2 8 7t KAJA/ San Antonio 5.4 6.2 5 2 WSOC/Charlotte 5.6 7.0 2 1 KWNR/Las Vegas 5.1 5.3 2t 2 KCYY/San Antonio^ 5.2 4.2 6 7 WKKT/Charlotte 5.2 5.4 3 4 KCYE/Las Vegas 3.4 3.6 12 10t KKYX-AM/San Antonio^ 1.2 1.3 20t 21t WCOL/Columbus 7.5 5.5 3 4 WAMZ/Louisville 11.0 9.4 2 2 KMPS/Seattle 4.1 5.5 3 1 WHOK/Columbus+ 2.9 2.7 12t 12t WPTI/Louisville 2.3 3.0 13 12 KKWF/Seattle 2.7 3.0 13 14 WCLT/Columbus 2.1 2.3 15t 14 WKIS/Miami 2.1 2.5 16 16 WQYK/Tampa 5.2 5.5 5 3 KSCS/Dallas^ 2.3 3.1 13t 9t KEEY/Minneapolis 6.2 6.2 3 3 WFUS/Tampa 4.4 4.0 7 8 KPLX/Dallas 3.0 3.0 8 11t WNOE/New Orleans 7.1 6.9 4 3t KWEN/Tulsa 8.8 8.0 1t 1 KTYS/Dallas^ 1.0 1.1 33t 29t KKND/New Orleans 3.7 3.0 8 11 KVOO/Tulsa^ 7.3 6.3 3 4 (Flipped to Oldies on June 30, 2008) (KKND dropped Country in May) KXBL/Tulsa^+ 3.8 4.1 11 10t KYGO/Denver 6.5 5.2 1 4 WGH-FM/Norfolk 5.9 6.8 4 3 WIRK/W. Palm Beach 4.2 5.1 5 1 KWLI/Denver 2.0 1.9 18t 17 WUSH/Norfolk 2.4 2.6 15 14 KSKS/Fresno 4.0 5.3 4t 4 WWKA/Orlando 6.2 4.7 2t 6 #1: Salt Lake City rankings are calculated using only subscribing stations.

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

2 1 SUGARLAND/All I Want To Do (Mercury) 15682 554 4796 159 33.174 1.295 122 0 1 2 ALAN JACKSON/Good Time (Arista) 15144 -635 4601 -236 32.404 -1.571 122 0 4 3 KEITH URBAN/You Look Good In My Shirt (Capitol) 14959 839 4466 293 31.72 1.688 122 0 3 4 BROOKS & DUNN/Put A Girl In It (Arista) 14902 537 4626 125 31.513 1.285 122 0 5 5 TAYLOR SWIFT/Should've Said No (Big Machine) 14228 292 4264 101 30.223 1.054 122 0

6 6 KEITH ANDERSON/I Still Miss You (Columbia) 4 13597 1175 4205 326 28.433 2.748 122 0 8 7 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Gunpowder & Lead (Columbia) 12316 384 3731 85 25.383 0.73 119 1 9 8 JIMMY WAYNE/Do You Believe Me Now (Valory) 11081 864 3322 297 23.638 2.343 121 2 10 9 BRAD PAISLEY/Waitin' On A Woman (Arista) 10747 891 3285 317 22.846 2.031 122 0 12 10 LOST TRAILERS/Holler Back (BNA) 9664 234 2867 58 19.76 0.37 120 0 13 11 GEORGE STRAIT/Troubadour (MCA) 9509 428 2882 146 20.276 1.223 120 3 14 12 GARY ALLAN/Learning How To Bend (MCA) 9136 317 2773 75 18.71 0.452 120 0 15 13 DARIUS RUCKER/Don't Think I Don't Think... (Capitol) 8966 199 2707 101 18.472 0.619 120 0

19 14 TOBY KEITH/She Never Cried In Front Of Me (Show Dog) 4 8615 1846 2565 528 17.66 3.183 120 1 11 15 JOSH GRACIN/We Weren't Crazy (Lyric Street) 8422 -1417 2600 -453 17.763 -2.984 121 0 18 16 RASCAL FLATTS/Bob That Head (Lyric Street) 7656 629 2322 211 15.016 1.044 117 2

22 17 KID ROCK/All Summer Long (Atlantic/CO5) 4 7319 1745 2099 527 16.284 4.287 92 11 16 18 JULIANNE HOUGH/That Song In My Head (Mercury) 7093 -291 2129 -100 13.894 -0.301 118 0 17 19 JESSICA SIMPSON/Come On Over (Columbia) 7035 -4 2123 4 13.725 0.104 116 1 20 20 LUKE BRYAN/Country Man (Capitol) 6556 188 1984 76 13.015 0.146 113 2 23 21 HEIDI NEWFIELD/Johnny And June (Curb) 5889 556 1843 194 11.274 1.076 112 5

27 22 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Just A Dream (19/Arista) 4 5440 1685 1631 508 11.338 3.55 115 10 24 23 CHUCK WICKS/All I Ever Wanted (RCA) 4912 273 1535 86 8.386 0.548 108 2 25 24 JASON ALDEAN/Relentless (BBR) 4522 134 1476 45 7.872 0.042 104 2 26 25 CRYSTAL SHAWANDA/You Can Let Go (RCA) 4381 401 1335 121 8.113 0.524 97 4

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

Debut 26 KENNY CHESNEY/Everybody Wants To... (Blue Chair/BNA) 4 4158 4158 1122 1122 10.282 10.282 102 88 28 27 CRAIG MORGAN/Love Remembers (BNA) 3869 383 1218 116 7.159 0.605 95 3 29 28 BUCKY COVINGTON/I'll Walk (Lyric Street) 3614 200 1147 63 6.399 0.458 94 3 30 29 KELLIE PICKLER/Don't You Know You're... (19/BNA) 2939 139 910 54 5.005 -0.04 84 2 31 30 JAMEY JOHNSON/In Color (Mercury) 2784 153 889 14 5.084 0.325 81 2 33 31 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Lookin' For A Good Time (Capitol) 2613 506 744 151 4.922 1.1 66 4 34 32 ASHTON SHEPHERD/Sounds So Good (MCA) 2535 445 825 150 4.153 0.9 74 7 36 33 ELI YOUNG BAND/When It Rains (Republic/Universal South) 2122 262 601 92 3.636 0.093 50 3 35 34 ADAM GREGORY/Crazy Days (NSA/Midas/Big Machine) 2040 54 726 32 3.596 0.036 68 10 41 35 ZAC BROWN BAND/Chicken Fried (Live Nation Artists) 1848 401 597 132 3.178 0.77 49 6 37 36 PAT GREEN/Let Me (BNA) 1709 115 460 68 2.685 0.061 52 3 38 37 RANDY HOUSER/Anything Goes (Universal South) 1651 85 541 26 2.808 0.047 57 3 32 38 JO DEE MESSINA/I'm Done (Curb) 1630 -506 584 -116 2.77 -0.818 74 0 50 39 TIM MCGRAW/Let It Go (Curb) 1569 735 544 249 2.991 1.346 51 17 40 40 CHRIS YOUNG/Voices (RCA) 1566 72 453 24 2.384 0.189 56 1 39 41 JEWEL/I Do (Valory) 1464 -41 460 3 2.114 -0.311 52 2 45 42 BILLY CURRINGTON/Don't (Mercury) 1282 304 407 81 2.159 0.659 44 8 44 43 LITTLE BIG TOWN/Fine Line (Capitol) 1255 176 372 68 2.09 0.389 41 5 43 44 JAMES OTTO/For You (Warner Bros.) 1134 42 391 20 1.784 -0.047 49 0 46 45 LEE ANN WOMACK/Last Call (MCA) 1115 152 373 58 1.692 0.164 48 5 42 46 LEE BRICE/Upper Middle Class White Trash (Curb) 1104 7 414 17 1.319 -0.03 48 2 47 47 GRETCHEN WILSON/Don't Do Me No Good (Columbia) 1008 75 316 38 1.826 0.123 34 6 Debut 48 PHIL VASSAR/I Would (Universal South) 965 252 329 87 1.651 0.353 40 5 Debut 49 MARCEL/I Love This Song (Lyric Street) 800 6 280 -5 1.002 0.05 35 1 Debut 50 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Roll With Me 161 96 65 44 9 35 21 19

©2008 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. 4=Top 5 point gainers. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com Chart Page 2 Chart Page 2 August 4, 2008 Country Aircheck Chart Info Chart Page 3 Aircheck Add Leaders Activator Top Point Gainers KENNY CHESNEY/Everybody Wants To Go To... (Blue Chair/BNA) 88 KENNY CHESNEY/Everybody Wants... (Blue Chair/BNA) 1189 4 BILLY RAY CYRUS/Somebody Said... (Walt Disney/Lyric Street) 20 KID ROCK/All Summer Long (Atlantic/C05) 556 4 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Roll With Me (Columbia) 19 BRAD PAISLEY/Waitin' On A Woman (Arista) 468 4 TIM MCGRAW/Let It Go (Curb) 17 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Just A Dream (19/Arista) 407 4 KID ROCK/All Summer Long (Atlantic/CO5) 11 TIM MCGRAW/Let It Go (Curb) 401 4 TRACE ADKINS/Muddy Water (Capitol) 11 TRACE ADKINS/Muddy Water (Capitol) 387 ADAM GREGORY/Crazy Days (NSA/Midas/Big Machine) 10 TOBY KEITH/She Never Cried In Front Of Me (Show Dog) 370 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Just A Dream (19/Arista) 10 JIMMY WAYNE/Do You Believe Me Now (Valory) 298 BILLY CURRINGTON/Don't (Mercury) 8 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Roll With Me (Columbia) 199 ASHTON SHEPHERD/Sounds So Good (MCA) 7 LUKE BRYAN/Country Man (Capitol) 182 Activator Top Spin Gainers Aircheck Top Point Gainers KENNY CHESNEY/Everybody Wants To... (Blue Chair/BNA) 598 KENNY CHESNEY/Everybody Wants To... (Blue Chair/BNA) 4158 4 KID ROCK/All Summer Long (Atlantic/C05) 277 TOBY KEITH/She Never Cried In Front Of Me (Show Dog) 1846 4 BRAD PAISLEY/Waitin' On A Woman (Arista) 271 KID ROCK/All Summer Long (Atlantic/CO5) 1745 4 TIM MCGRAW/Let It Go (Curb) 259 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Just A Dream (19/Arista) 1685 4 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Just A Dream (19/Arista) 249 KEITH ANDERSON/I Still Miss You (Columbia) 1175 4 TOBY KEITH/She Never Cried In Front Of Me (Show Dog) 209 BRAD PAISLEY/Waitin' On A Woman (Arista) 891 JIMMY WAYNE/Do You Believe Me Now (Valory) 165 JIMMY WAYNE/Do You Believe Me Now (Valory) 864 TRACE ADKINS/Muddy Water (Capitol) 151 KEITH URBAN/You Look Good In My Shirt (Capitol) 839 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Roll With Me (Columbia) 119 TIM MCGRAW/Let It Go (Curb) 735 LUKE BRYAN/Country Man (Capitol) 112 RASCAL FLATTS/Bob That Head (Lyric Street) 629 Vi d e o Ad d s CMT JUSTIN MOORE/Back That Thing Up (Valory) Aircheck Top Spin Gainers KELLIE PICKLER/Don’t You Know You’re Beautiful (19/BNA) KENNY CHESNEY/Everybody Wants... (Blue Chair/BNA) 1122 JOHN RICH/Loud (Excerpt From Gone Country 2) (Warner Bros.) DARIUS RUCKER/Don’t Think I Don’t Think About It (Capitol) TOBY KEITH/She Never Cried In Front Of Me (Show Dog) 528 KID ROCK/All Summer Long (Atlantic/CO5) 527 CMT PURE LUKE BRYAN/Country Man (Capitol) CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Just A Dream (19/Arista) 508 JOHN RICH/Loud (Excerpt From Gone Country 2) (Warner Bros.) KEITH ANDERSON/I Still Miss You (Columbia) 326 DARIUS RUCKER/Don’t Think I Don’t Think About It (Capitol) BRAD PAISLEY/Waitin' On A Woman (Arista) 317 Trailer Choir/Off The Hillbilly Hook (Show Dog) JIMMY WAYNE/Do You Believe Me Now (Valory) 297 GAC KEITH URBAN/You Look Good In My Shirt (Capitol) 293 LUKE BRYAN/Country Man (Capitol) TIM MCGRAW/Let It Go (Curb) 249 KELLIE PICKLER/Don’t You Know You’re Beautiful (19/BNA) RASCAL FLATTS/Bob That Head (Lyric Street) 211 DARIUS RUCKER/Don’t Think I Don’t Think About It (Capitol)

Aircheck Activity Ad d Da t e s LEE ANN WOMACK/Last Call (MCA) Moves 46*-45*; 1115 points, 373 spins AUGUST 10 KENNY CHESNEY/Everybody Wants To Go To Heaven (Blue Chair/BNA) 5 ADDS: KSD, WCTK*, WGKX*, WIRK*, WSIX AUGUST 11 LEE BRICE/Upper Middle Class White Trash (Curb) KRISTY LEE COOK/15 Minutes Of Shame (19/Arista) Moves 42*-46*; 1104 points, 414 spins RANDY ROGERS BAND/In My Arms Instead (Mercury) BLAKE SHELTON/She Wouldn’t Be Gone (Warner Bros.) 2 ADDS: KKWF, KVOO AUGUST 18 GRETCHEN WILSON/Don’t Do Me No Good (Columbia) CHAD HUDSON/Somebody Find Me A Preacher (Robbins) Stays at 47*; 1008 points, 316 spins Gordon Mote/Wake Up Dancin (Spring Hill) 6 ADDS: KKNG, KRST*, KSD, WBEE, WIWF, WPAW Michael Scott/Ray Ray’s Juke Joint (Rocky Comfort/Nine North) SingleTree/Is It Really Over Now (SS Mack) PHIL VASSAR/I Would (Universal South) AUGUST 25 Enters at 48*; 965 points, 329 spins CHARLIE ALLEN/Why Ask Why (River Run/Spinville) 5 ADDS: KNTY, WGKX*, WIWF, WKLB, WUBL CHRIS CAGLE/Never Ever Gone (Capitol) JOSH GRACIN/Unbelievable (Ann Marie) (Lyric Street) MARCEL/I Love This Song (Lyric Street) JAKE OWEN/Don’t Think I Can’t Love You (RCA) Enters at 49*; 800 points, 280 spins LEANN RIMES/What I Cannot Change (Curb) 1 ADD: KJJY* MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Roll With Me (Columbia) Aircheck Top Recurrents Enters at 50*; 529 points, 161 spins BLAKE SHELTON/Home (Warner Bros.) 10812 19 ADDS INCLUDING: KFKF, KKWF, KSOP, KUSS, WFUS, WMIL, MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Back When I Knew... (Columbia) 8519 WQYK*, WSIX, WTQR, WWYZ JAMES OTTO/Just Got Started Lovin' You (Warner Bros.) 7745 TRISHA YEARWOOD/They Call It Falling For A... (Big Machine) TRACE ADKINS/You're Gonna Miss This (Capitol) 7399 519 points, 158 spins BRAD PAISLEY/I'm Still A Guy (Arista) 7306 3 ADDS: KIZN*, WIVK*, WUBL KENNY CHESNEY/Better As A Memory (BNA) 6138 CARTER’S CHORD/Different Breed (Show Dog) GEORGE STRAIT/I Saw God Today (MCA) 5412 515 points, 168 spins LADY ANTEBELLUM/Love Don't Live Here (Capitol) 5179 2 ADDS: KNTY, WCTK* CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Last Name (19/Arista) 4987 RANDY OWEN/Like I Never Broke Her Heart (BBR) RODNEY ATKINS/Cleaning This Gun (Come On...) (Curb) 4954 511 points, 142 spins 6 ADDS: KATC*, KFKF, KNTY, WBUL, WIRK*, WWGR KRISTY LEE COOK/15 Minutes Of Shame (19/Arista) CROSSIN DIXON/I Love My Old Bird Dog (& I...) (BBR) 410 points, 107 spins 499 points, 162 spins 3 ADDS: KBWF, KDRK, WIVK* 2 ADDS: KNIX*, WWGR KEVIN FOWLER/Best Mistake I Ever Made (Equity) ROAD HAMMERS/Girl On The Billboard (Montage) 391 points, 89 spins; 0 ADDS 481 points, 163 spins; 0 ADDS BILLY RAY CYRUS/Somebody Said A... (Walt Disney/Lyric Street) CAROLINA RAIN/American Radio (Equity) 378 points, 92 spins 474 points, 170 spins; 0 ADDS 20 ADDS INCLUDING: KKGO, KNTY, KSON, KTEX, WBCT, WCOL, WCTK*, WQDR, WSOC*, WWGR

LW TW Artist/Title (Label) TW Points +/- Points TW Plays +/- Plays 2 1 SUGARLAND/All I Want To Do (Mercury) 5287 -58 2946 -28 3 2 BROOKS & DUNN/Put A Girl In It (Arista) 5215 -42 2907 -19 4 3 KEITH URBAN/You Look Good In My Shirt (Capitol) 5130 131 2849 66 1 4 ALAN JACKSON/Good Time (Arista) 5122 -395 2914 -128 5 5 TAYLOR SWIFT/Should've Said No (Big Machine) 5026 167 2782 86 6 6 KEITH ANDERSON/I Still Miss You (Columbia) 4896 156 2743 88 9 7 BRAD PAISLEY/Waitin' On A Woman (Arista) 4 4318 468 2406 271 7 8 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Gunpowder & Lead (Columbia) 4009 17 2315 -22 8 9 GEORGE STRAIT/Troubadour (MCA) 3941 86 2134 63 11 10 JIMMY WAYNE/Do You Believe Me Now (Valory) 3723 298 2026 165 10 11 GARY ALLAN/Learning How To Bend (MCA) 3442 -120 1920 -49 13 12 LOST TRAILERS/Holler Back (BNA) 3326 115 1827 66 14 13 DARIUS RUCKER/Don't Think I Don't Think... (Capitol) 3220 147 1804 67 12 14 JOSH GRACIN/We Weren't Crazy (Lyric Street) 3186 -158 1744 -157 15 15 TOBY KEITH/She Never Cried In Front Of Me (Show Dog) 3021 370 1677 209 16 16 RASCAL FLATTS/Bob That Head (Lyric Street) 2787 178 1500 104 18 17 LUKE BRYAN/Country Man (Capitol) 2732 182 1493 112 17 18 JULIANNE HOUGH/That Song In My Head (Mercury) 2433 -131 1306 -78 22 19 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Just A Dream (19/Arista) 4 2387 407 1311 249 19 20 JESSICA SIMPSON/Come On Over (Columbia) 2383 -65 1330 -20 20 21 HEIDI NEWFIELD/Johnny And June (Curb) 2169 166 1121 71 21 22 JASON ALDEAN/Relentless (BBR) 2081 88 1101 38 23 23 CHUCK WICKS/All I Ever Wanted (RCA) 1817 153 975 79 26 24 KID ROCK/All Summer Long (Atlantic/C05) 4 1657 556 881 277 24 25 CRAIG MORGAN/Love Remembers (BNA) 1611 17 858 19 30 26 TIM MCGRAW/Let It Go (Curb) 4 1393 401 755 259 Debut 27 KENNY CHESNEY/Everybody Wants To Go To... (Blue Chair/BNA) 4 1189 1189 598 598 28 28 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Lookin' For A Good Time (Capitol) 1179 122 597 66 25 29 BUCKY COVINGTON/I'll Walk (Lyric Street) 1169 -6 635 1 27 30 JAMEY JOHNSON/In Color (Mercury) 1163 85 581 41 ©2008 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. 4=Top 5 point gainers. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com ACTIVAT OR August 4, 2008/Chart Page 6

LW TW Artist/Title (Label) TW Points +/- Points TW Plays +/- Plays

29 31 KELLIE PICKLER/Don't You Know You're... (19/BNA) 1140 90 576 64 31 32 CRYSTAL SHAWANDA/You Can Let Go (RCA) 1039 152 482 90 32 33 ASHTON SHEPHERD/Sounds So Good (MCA) 825 112 384 56 34 34 ADAM GREGORY/Crazy Days (NSA/Midas/Big Machine) 652 0 302 7 36 35 GRETCHEN WILSON/Don't Do Me No Good (Columbia) 647 39 256 18 43 36 ELI YOUNG BAND/When It Rains (Republic/Universal South) 641 128 329 75 41 37 PAT GREEN/Let Me (BNA) 638 123 274 40 39 38 BILLY CURRINGTON/Don't (Mercury) 617 86 312 41 35 39 JAMES OTTO/For You (Warner Bros.) 606 -19 283 2 33 40 JO DEE MESSINA/I'm Done (Curb) 605 -51 233 -31 37 41 RANDY HOUSER/Anything Goes (Universal South) 577 -7 314 7 38 42 CHRIS YOUNG/Voices (RCA) 572 -1 245 0 40 43 LEE ANN WOMACK/Last Call (MCA) 552 26 276 9 47 44 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Roll With Me (Columbia) 527 199 242 119 42 45 LITTLE BIG TOWN/Fine Line (Capitol ) 524 10 232 17 Debut 46 TRACE ADKINS/Muddy Water (Capitol) 505 387 219 151 45 47 PHIL VASSAR/I Would (Universal South) 475 10 232 15 46 48 JEWEL/I Do (Valory) 450 1 204 0 48 49 RISSI PALMER/No Air (1720) 327 12 172 4 53 50 ZAC BROWN BAND/Chicken Fried (Live Nation Artists) 307 50 167 26 49 51 MARCEL/I Love This Song (Lyric Street) 299 -6 130 4 51 52 DIERKS BENTLEY f/S. Buxton/Sweet And Wild (Capitol) 295 10 59 2 52 53 TRISHA YEARWOOD/They Call It Falling For A... (Big Machine) 293 27 120 15 50 54 LEE BRICE/Upper Middle Class White Trash (Curb) 264 -28 134 -12 55 55 BILLY RAY CYRUS/Somebody Said A Prayer (Walt Disney/Lyric Street) 229 14 75 4 56 56 CHRIS CAGLE/No Love Songs (Capitol) 210 -1 88 -2 54 57 SARA EVANS/Love You With All My Heart (RCA) 197 -22 76 -10 Debut 58 BLAKE SHELTON/She Wouldn't Be Gone (Warner Bros.) 196 174 75 66 57 59 ROAD HAMMERS/Girl On The Billboard (Montage) 170 15 85 6 59 60 CROSSIN DIXON/I Love My Old Bird Dog (BBR) 167 20 71 3 ©2008 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. 4=Top 5 point gainers. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com