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October 9, 2017, Issue 571 Duke Hamilton’s Fire Inside Country Radio Hall of Famer Duke Hamilton is about to celebrate a huge milestone at Hubbard WUBE/Cincinnati. And while he still has fire in his belly and a passion for radio after 47 years on the air, another fire recently disrupted his life. Here’s more on that ordeal and his incredible radio longevity on the eve of his 40th anniversary at B105. CA: You and your wife Barb lost your home and most of its contents to a fire last year (CAT 1/21/16). Where are you in coming back from that? DH: The station started a GoFundMe page that raised close to $15,000 and that was a big help. There was a lot of feedback from the record community, too. It was a humbling time for me. They say God works in mysterious ways, and a neighbor has a house in his fami- Traveller: Mercury’s after playing A Prairie Duke Hamilton Home Companion in St. Paul Saturday (10/7), followed by ly just a quarter mile down the road from a sold-out show at the Xcel Energy Center. Pictured (I-r) our farm. His renters moved out two days before the fire, our are KMNB/Minneapolis’ Lauren MacLeash, Country Radio church cleaned and painted and we moved in there for about 16 Hall of Famer Mick Anselmo, Maria Anselmo, Kelly Phelan, months. It was handy to be that close. We could go over and feed Stapleton, KEEY’s Kia Becht, KMNB’s Lucas Phelan, Kia’s what animals we have left. friend Denise, Mercury’s Charlie Dean, KEEY’s Levi Jesson As for the house, we gutted it – took everything down to the and Jesson’s husband Dustin Schimmelpfenning. rafters. We kept the same basic floor plan, but did away with the porch and enlarged our bedroom. We changed around a few other little things and have been back in since Memorial Day. Streaming Up The Chart The following piece by Country Aircheck What about the animals? alum and Stone Door Media Lab founder For a number of years my wife and I had done mobile petting Jeff Green is updated from his recent pre- zoos – going to churches, grand openings and backyard birthday sentation on airplay-streaming correlation at parties with goats, llamas and miniature horses. At one point the NAB Radio Show in Austin. That work is an we even had a camel to take to churches for live nativity scenes extension of his report first presented at CRS during the holidays. As we got older it was a lot of work and we 2017 (CAW 4/10). See the full NAB presenta- started to downsize. The fire cut off all water and electric to our tion here; reach Green here. barn, so then we really had no choice. We still have a few goats Jeff Green If a new single is getting a few mil- and miniature horses, but that’s about it. lion on-demand streams nationally a week, is it a hit? And is Your radio story begins where? streaming activity predictive of a hit single? To find out, the I started out in Bowling Green, MO. (continued on page 8) Stone Door Media Lab studied streaming activity on Country

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MY TUNES: MUSIC THAT SHAPED MY LIFE singles over the past two years to look for predictive correla- tions between streaming behavior and airplay in a single’s , featured on ’s new second chart week. Bottom line: They do appear to exist. (Ed. single “Take Back Home Girl,” Note: Study based on Nielsen Music/BDS and Country Air- discusses her most influential music: check/Mediabase data.) 1. P!nk’s The Truth About Love Tour: This For the first time, it can be submitted that second-week “streams- woman was singing live while flying across per-spin” activity (let’s call it “SPS”) is correlated to chart an arena, doing original choreography, and outcomes. From August 2015 through last week, singles reaching No. stripping it down to just her and a piano. 1 averaged 721 SPS in chart week 2. Those peaking from 2-15 aver- Every tour, she makes herself learn a new aged far fewer – 486. Singles topping out from 16-30 came in even Tori Kelly instrument. She played her most popular lower at 458, and those finishing between 31-50 averaged 411. songs, even if it was a part of a medley. I left Meanwhile, the average peak of Country singles generating more feeling so inspired and stoked about my next show. than 700 SPS in chart week 2 was 12.1, with 57% reaching No. 1. 2. Crystal Lewis’ Fearless: I grew up listening to a lot of gospel Those producing 301-699 SPS peaked at 15.4 (45% made No. 1), music. I tried to hit every single note and run that Crystal did. I still outperforming charting singles overall (which peak, on average, sang “Satisfied” multiple times at singing competitions when I was at No. 18, with 38% going all the way). Singles with 300 or fewer SPS six. I sang “My Friend” at my fourth grade graduation. in chart week 2 peaked at 23.8 (22% reaching the top). 3. Where The Light Is: John Mayer Live In Los Angeles: While a single with low SPS early on can reach No. 1 (and I studied this album front to back when I was first starting many do), the high or low level of streams-per-spin is also related to perform. I love the guitar solos and where the stories are to the average airplay pace to No. 1. Of the 71 No. 1s from Au- placed. The whole flow of the set list feels amazing. gust 2015 through last week, those delivering 700 or more SPS in 4. India Arie’s Acoustic Soul: This was one of the first artists their second chart week reached No. 1 in 22.1 weeks. Future No. I listened to when I learned how to play guitar. I loved seeing a 1s with 200-699 SPS took 23.5 weeks, and those with fewer than female with a guitar. I had never heard such a soulful 200 SPS needed 28.5 weeks. spin on acoustic-driven music. And while songs atop the CA/MB airplay chart aren’t always 5. J Moss: Definitely one of my favorite voices when it comes to the most-streamed Country singles, there’s a clear pattern here, tone and doing tricks. I also just love gospel music; how it’s all too: Since August, songs ranking from 1-10 in Country airplay about Jesus, and has so much hope, and you can also express have averaged 3 million streams per week; those from 11-20 yourself with your voice and go crazy! averaged 2 million; it’s 935,000 for those from 21-30; about • Highly regarded music you’ve actually never heard: I 943,000 for singles between 31-40; and 621,000 for those from still haven’t gotten around to listening to Adele’s 25 all the way 41-50 on the chart. If you think of these as benchmark figures, through. I’ve only heard the singles, which are great! that new release with three million streams per week is actually • “Important” music you just don’t get: I have a hard already behaving like a top 10 airplay hit. time listening to “scream-o.” I appreciate when there’s melody Streaming activity itself shouldn’t be regarded as an infalli- in the song. ble statistic, especially when streams-per-spin ratios are low. But • An album you listened to incessantly: The J Moss Project Country singles with heavy streaming activity in relation to very by J Moss. I studied every ad-lib on this album. Once I mastered early airplay are showing evidence of having the most positive each one, I tried to harmonize with them. It became a fun outcomes. They are worth a close look. challenge for me, is! • An obscure or non-country song everyone should listen to right now: “Wolf” by Skott is one of the coolest, most Chart Chat unique songs, with beautiful melodies and production. Congrats to , Steve Hodg- • Music you’d rather not admit to enjoying: I listen to es, Shane Allen and the Columbia promotion classical music. Mostly on planes, or when I just want to clear team on scoring a second week at No. 1 with my mind. Current favs are the Lord Of The Rings soundtracks. “All The Pretty Girls.” The song is the second Kenny chart-topper from Chesney’s current album Cos- Chesney ©2017 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected]

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October 9, 2017 Page 6 mic Hallelujah. are , and . The Week’s Top Stories Full coverage in the archives at countryaircheck.com. And kudos to Josh Easler and the Arista reps for notching 53 • Radio, artists and labels react to Las Vegas tragedy (10/2). adds on Tim McGraw and ’s “The Rest Of Our Life,” • Tom Petty died following cardiac arrest (10/2). topping this week’s board. • Ajit Pai confirmed for five more years as FCC Chairman (10/3). News & Notes • Angie Coonrod joined Red Light Management/Red Creative The FCC established a Hurricane Recovery Task Force to contin- (10/4). ue the Commission’s work on restoring communications services in • Broadway named WDSY/Pittsburgh morning host (10/5). areas hit by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria. • Patrick Knight added MD duties at KYGO/Denver (10/5). Pharis KHGG-FM/Waldron AR flipped to Fox Sports. • Jim Nash leaving the KRVF/Corsicana, TX morning show Bobby Bare, Max T. Barnes and Mary Gauthier will (10/6). perform in a Songwriter Session at the Hall of Fame • Allen Brown promoted to Nashville SVP/Media & and Museum Saturday (10/14) at 11:30am CT in the Ford Theater. Corporate Communications (10/6). Seating is limited and the program will be streamed live here. • Newman added WRBT/Harrisburg, PA PD duties (10/9). The annual Ray Stevens Charity Golf Classic will be Oct. 12-13 at the Temple Hills Country Club in Franklin, TN. More info here.

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Nashville Songwriter Hall of Fame 2017 Inductee: Duke Hamilton’s Fire Inside We're spotlighting one inductee each week, (continued from page 1) leading up to the Oct. 23 NSHoF Gala. Alabama native Gosdin wrote many of his After about a year I got drafted, went ahead and enlisted and hits, including "Today My World Slipped ended up doing some radio and television in the Panama Canal Away" (later covered by ) and Zone. When I got out of the service, I worked tem- Duke Hamilton with 1989 CMA Song of the Year "Chiseled In porarily at an AC station in Hank Williams, Jr. Stone." Gosdin died in 2009 at age 74. St. Louis and then went to Vern His longtime friend and co-writer Buddy Little Rock. Gosdin Cannon ("Set 'Em Up Joe" and "I'm Still How did you get to Crazy") remembers Gosdin, who was known as "The Voice." Cincinnati? I became a fan of Vern's the first time I heard his records. I I was at Country Radio was living in Kingston Springs, TN and one of my neighbors told Seminar when it was still me he had just moved into a little duplex about a quarter mile out at the Nashville airport up on my street. So the next day, I knocked on his door. I told and met [then-WUBE PD] him I was a songwriter and asked if he'd mind if I brought him Bob English. He and I hit it off famously. I was the PD some songs. He said, "Bring 'em on!" in Little Rock, so later when I had eight songs on this cassette, and a song I'd written things started to go south, with Raleigh Squires and Jimmy Darrell called "Dream Of Me" I called him. He said, “It’s was the last one on it. Vern listened to about half of all of the kind of funny you called. My midday guy is leaving in a couple songs and then he'd skip to the next one. He got to "Dream Of weeks and I have an opening.” He brought me up here in ’77, Me" and just lit up. He played it three or four times. He said, just by a chance meeting at CRS. "Son, I've gotta cut that." Musically, you’ve seen a lot. We got to know each other and decided to try writing The Outlaw movement was just starting to happen when I got together. Vern had been on a couple of independent labels to Little Rock. Then you get into the Urban Cowboy era, the late by then. , who wrote for Tree Publishing, took ‘80s and early ‘90s were so explosive and we’re in one of those times now. The music isn’t the same now as when I started, but I Vern in to sing for Bob Montgomery, and they got him a feel a sense of pride at having played new material from Merle record deal on Columbia, with Bob producing. The plan was Haggard and , and still riding the waves and to have Vern, Hank and Max D. Barnes write the album. Vern exposing new talent. People pulled me in and said, "I want Buddy to be part of this. We argue whether things are write good together." country or not, but there’s Vern pretty much exploded with that first Columbia good music out now and record, . It had "Set 'Em Up Joe" and "Do You you have to adapt. Your Believe Me Now" on it. on-air delivery has to mature "Set 'Em Up Joe" was written by me, Vern, Hank Cochran and develop along with the and at Hank's cabin in Gatlinburg, TN. Hank had music. That’s been fulfilling. What are your favor- this picnic table in his kitchen and we were all sitting there, ite memories around playing guitars and kicking ideas around. That song just kind of the music? fell out of the sky. I don't remember who said what lines, but 45 Duke Hamilton with The year after I started minutes later, we had it written. (continued on page 8) Waylon Jennings here Charlie Daniels had “Devil Went Down To Geor-

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October 9, 2017 Page 11 (continued from page 8) tape. I thought I’d never Nashville Songwriter Hall of Fame 2017 Inductee Vern Gosdin master digital systems, I was in the studio with Vern a lot while and now look back he was recording. I never did play on any wondering how we did of the stuff, but for some reason he always it the old way. (laughs) wanted me to be there, hanging out. He took This is the third his time in the studio, but he would go over it facility we’ve been in, and I’ve been through so much before he got there. Vern was really nine or 10 companies, good on guitar. He had a feel with his guitar but not as many PDs. Vern playing that fit the feel of his singing. Tim Closson was here Gosdin Vern was a genius at arranging for 14 years, and I was harmony parts. That was exciting to him. He'd change the parts PD at one time. A new and say, "Try this note in that spot." He understood harmony. GM came in and really I think it was a combination of his background and love for wanted an off-air PD. bluegrass and gospel music. He gave me the choice He loved to write. A lot of people, when they see an artist's and I chose to stay on Duke Hamilton with Clint Eastwood name on a song with other writers, assume the artist really the air. My talent is on air and not program- didn't have much to do with it, other than being in the room. ming so much, that But Vern wasn't like that. Every time I wrote with him, he was in was in ‘85. I started in middays, went to afternoons and then the middle of the song as it was being written. He was good. back, and did mornings for a while. I’ve been in middays for the He talked in song titles and hooks. He was always trying to last 12 years. find a clever hook or an idea. He would be excited [about the How long will you keep going? induction] if he were here. I wish he were here. I miss the old As long as they’ll keep me, I can drive myself and still talk. guy. We had a lot of fun. And the music speaks for itself. The thing is, I still really enjoy it. I feel sorry for people that get up in the morning and dread going to work. This has always been Read inductee Walt Aldridge's profile here. a dream and all I ever wanted to do. It’s like the line in the Old Dominion song: “Chase after the dream, don’t chase after the money.” I didn’t care about being paid. Of course that changed gia.” The original was the “son of a bitch” version and we didn’t when I got married. Had to have some money then. (laughs) play it. One day we get a visit from not just [CBS Records head] People ask me what I’ll do when the time comes to walk away. Joe Casey but Charlie himself. They came to see why weren’t I don’t know if I’ll be able to completely. I’d like to be able to send playing the record. I guess they got the same story from several it in from home or do some kind of podcast. And I’ve got plenty other stations because it wasn’t long after that visit we got the of stuff on the farm to keep me busy. But I like radio so much. edited version. Hubbard is such a great people-oriented company. We have such George Strait came to the station for his promo tour back in a great crew here and the station is doing so well. [PD] Grover 1980 with no hat. Reba came not long after that. Faith Hill came [Collins] is a great guy to work for. I’d be foolish to walk away in barefoot, but she carried her shoes with her. from it right now. It’s been a good ride. What changes have you seen? Reach Hamilton here. –Paul Williams We played vinyl when I got here and didn’t switch to cart until two years later. We went to CDs that we dubbed back to carts and announced it as “from compact disc.” (laughs) We went to straight Lon Helton, [email protected] CDs in ‘86 and production was reel to reel with good ol’ splicing Chuck Aly, [email protected] Wendy Newcomer, [email protected] Paul Williams, [email protected] (615) 320-1450

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Here’s a list of job seekers and open gigs. Not listed? Send info •Kris Stevens here and we’ll include you in a future update: Former WKKT/Charlotte afternoon host 610-762-8332 LCKM KRVF/Corsicana, TX is looking for a morning show co- [email protected] host. Send aircheck and résumé here. •Big Chris Hart Scripps KVOO/Tulsa is looking for a morning show co-host. Former KUUB/KWFP PD/MD/Prod. Dir./afternoon host Apply here. 775-830-1320 [email protected] Saga WPOR/Portland, ME is looking for a PD. Details here. •Crash Poteet CBS Radio KILT/Houston is looking for part-time weekend and Former KVOO/Tulsa and WKWS/Charleston/WV PD fill-in talent. Send Airchecks here and apply here. 417-499-4046 [email protected] SiriusXM is looking for an Asst. Music Programmer based in Nashville. Details here. • Bethany Linderman Former WGNA/Albany morning co-host Scripps WCYQ/Knoxville is seeking a new morning co-host. 727-460-2389 Airchecks and résumés here. [email protected]

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The Academy of Country Music is seeking a Mgr./Strategic • Brian Hatfield Partnerships and accepting applications for interns. Details here. Former KYGO/Denver APD/MD/on-air 704-604-6554 CMA is looking for a Sr. Mgr./Market Research. Send cover [email protected] letter, résumé and salary requirements here. • Blake Nixon Former In2une Regional 615-498-0988 [email protected]

Singers In Black Hats: Curb’s Jackson Michelson (l) and Dylan Scott (r) coordinate headgear at WHKO/Dayton’s Concert For A Cause, raising $11,000 for the Pink Ribbon Girls. The label’s Samantha DePrez (front row, left) is with station staffers (l to r) Nancy Wilson, Emily Naff, Liz Goshert, Karen Kelly Brown, Kelsey Colwell, Jimmy Larrabee, Christian Davell and Frye Guy.

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September 2017 PPM Scoreboard 1,248,100. Cumulus’ KPLX/Dallas was second with 1,219,000. Country radio shares were down by 2% compared to last month. Of the Legend: A “+” indicates a Classic Country outlet; a “^” designates co- 88 subscribing stations listed, 32 increased, 50 decreased and six were flat. owned Country stations in the metro; “t” indicates a tie; and a “*” indicates The cume leader was Mt. Wilson’s KKGO/Los Angeles with a station best in that statistic. Ranks are among subscribers.

August 6+ Rank September 6+ Rank August September August 6+ Rank September 6+ Rank August September Station/City Share Share Cume Cume Station/City Share Share Cume Cume WKHX/Atlanta 3.9 13t 3.6 14 643,200 631,200 WNSH/New York (Middlesex) 3.8 10t 3.6 10t 187,800 195,000 WUBL/Atlanta 4.3 9t 3.8 13 695,200 702,500 WKTI/Milwaukee 4.8 8 4.5 10 299,800 277,600 KASE/Austin^ 4.2 8 4.8 7 285,300 302,600 WMIL/Milwaukee 6.5 2 5.7 6 377,300 345,300 KVET/Austin^ 6.7 2 6.5 3 330,900 326,700 KEEY/Minneapolis 5.5 8 5.3 9 682,400 631,500 KOKE/Austin 2.2 17 2.4 17t 119,200 104,300 KMNB/Minneapolis 3.9 12 4.4 11 587,900 582,900 WPOC/Baltimore 7.4 2 7.2 3 431,300 471,800 WKDF/Nashville^ 4.3 11 3.7 12 269,500 254,700 WKLB/Boston 4.5 7 4.6 7 660,200 669,300 WSIX/Nashville 5.6 8 5.1 8 291,900 275,600 WBWL/Boston 2.7 14 2.6 15 513,300 490,600 WSM-FM/Nashville^ 4.5 10 4.3 10 276,800 290,100 WCTK/Providence (Boston) 0.5 24 0.5 24 145,200 147,000 WSM-AM/Nashville 1.7 16t 1.6 17 38,600 38,200 WKKT/Charlotte 6.1 1 5.6 3t 497,200 496,600 WSIX HD2/Nashville 1.0 20t 0.8 21t 56,400 63,800 WSOC/Charlotte 5.6 5 5.5 6 445,000 438,000 WNSH/New York (Nassau) 1.5 23 2.0 20 160,400 182,100 WEBG/Chicago 2.2 21t 2.3 21t 812,400 786,100 WNSH/New York 1.8 20 2.5 15t 1,103,000 1,030,700 WUSN/Chicago 4.2 4 3.8 5t 1,199,100 1,153,300 WWKA/Orlando 4.0 11 4.2 10 264,800 268,700 WNNF/Cincinnati 2.5 15 2.5 15 236,000 237,000 KMLE/Phoenix 3.7 10 3.5 11t 521,300 491,500 WUBE/Cincinnati^ 7.6 3 7.8 3 499,400 440,200 KNIX/Phoenix 3.3 14 3.4 12 554,400 604,600 WYGY/Cincinnati^ 1.3 19 1.0 20 140,000 130,300 KSWG/Phoenix 0.7 30t 0.5 30t 68,700 68,900 WGAR/Cleveland 6.8 5 6.5 7 477,400 449,400 WXTU/Philadelphia 3.7 11t 4.0 8t 673,600 698,300 WCOL/Columbus, OH 11.8 1 11.2 1 522,900 502,000 WDSY/Pittsburgh 4.5 9 4.9 7 362,500 369,900 KPLX/Dallas^ 5.8 1 5.7 1 1,333,400 1,219,000 WPGB/Pittsburgh 3.7 11 2.9 13 289,200 250,000 KSCS/Dallas^ 4.6 5 4.7 4 1,028,100 1,064,200 KWJJ/Portland 5.2 5t 4.6 7t 406,400 402,700 KWOF/Denver 2.5 18 2.2 19 280,600 245,800 KUPL/Portland 4.9 7t 4.4 9 404,200 404,500 KYGO/Denver 6.4 1t 6.1 2 570,500 514,800 WCTK/Providence 7.9 4 8.1 3 374,200 360,800 WDRQ/Detroit 2.4 18 2.4 17t 481,800 460,900 WNCB/Raleigh 3.8 12 4.3 11 222,200 241,500 WYCD/Detroit 5.4 5t 5.1 6 768,700 726,400 WQDR/Raleigh 7.4 2 7.6 3 350,200 290,600 WPAW/Greensboro 7.7 4 7.2 4 272,500 254,900 KFRG/Riverside 4.9 4 4.1 4 330,800 320,000 WTQR/Greensboro 7.1 6 7.8 3 278,300 292,500 KBEB/Sacramento 2.3 14 1.9 15 201,600 185,200 WWYZ/Hartford 8.3 2 7.8 3 261,800 243,800 KNCI/Sacramento 5.4 4 5.0 4 322,400 308,300 KILT/Houston 4.1 11 3.7 13 888,600 834,100 KNTY/Sacramento 2.5 14 3.0 15 201,600 208,900 KKBQ/Houston^ 4.2 8t 4.1 11 1,010,200 909,000 KEGA/Salt Lake City 1.6 22 1.5 21 188,100 177,100 KTHT/Houston^+ 2.0 20t 2.2 21 486,400 440,900 KSOP/Salt Lake City ^ 4.9 8 4.6 8 265,900 275,200 WFMS/Indianapolis 6.6 5 7.1 2 350,500 362,400 KSOP-AM/Salt Lake City ^+ 0.8 26 0.8 27 45,900 43,700 WUBLWLHK/Indianapolis 6.4 6t 6.3 6 356,100 355,600 KUBL/Salt Lake City 5.1 5t 4.7 7 370,900 394,500 WGNE/Jacksonville 4.3 9 3.9 10 219,900 216,400 KAJA/San Antonio 4.7 5t 5.0 6 526,200 508,200 WQIK/Jacksonville 10.4 1 11.7 1 286,700 298,500 KCYY/San Antonio^ 5.6 2 5.1 4t 622,100 582,200 KBEQ/Kansas City^ 3.4 15 3.8 12t 325,100 341,000 KKYX-AM/San Antonio^+ 1.4 22 1.5 21 135,400 128,900 KFKF/Kansas City^ 6.1 3 6.9 3 357,000 394,300 KSON/San Diego 5.2 4 4.6 5t 421,800 392,500 WDAF/Kansas City 4.8 5t 4.4 7 299,500 298,000 KRTY/San Jose 4.3 7t 4.8 6 201,900 230,000 KCYE/Las Vegas 2.9 13t 3.6 10 216,800 221,800 500 KKWF/Seattle 3.3 14t 3.2 14t 452,500 511,600 KWNR/Las Vegas 5.0 6 4.9 4 277,800 258,800 KMPS/Seattle 4.2 7t 4.3 7 481,200 511,600 KKGO/Los Angeles 2.7 12t 2.8 15t 1,230,100 1,248,100 KSD/St. Louis 3.9 11 3.5 12t 450,700 464,500 WGKX/Memphis 6.3 5t 5.5 6 188,600 179,400 WIL/St. Louis 6.8 5 6.6 4 551,900 557,000 WLFP/Memphis 3.5 10 2.8 12 129,600 119,100 WFUS/Tampa 4.5 9 3.8 11 464,700 418,300 WKIS/Miami 2.3 18 2.3 18t 436,100 410,100 WQYK/Tampa 4.9 7 5.1 6 398,000 426,500 WMZQ/Washington 3.3 10 3.4 11t 574,700 581,300 WIRK/West Palm Beach 4.8 4 4.9 4 187,900 159,500

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326.5 Format-Wide PPM Ratings Aggregate share for Nielsen Audio subscribing stations month to month.

300 Sep '15 Sep Oct Nov Dec Hol Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun July Aug Sep ©2017 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] October 9, 2017 LW TW Artist/Title (Label) Total Points +/- Points Total Plays +/- Plays Audience +/- Aud Stations ADDS

1 1 KENNY CHESNEY 2nd Week at No. 1 25178 -1550 8402 -607 55.66 -3.609 159 0 All The Pretty Girls (Blue Chair/Columbia)

2 2 JASON ALDEAN/They Don't Know (Broken Bow) 24966 1119 8486 403 53.903 0.971 159 0

3 3 KANE BROWN/What Ifs f/ (RCA) 24290 598 8247 342 54.399 1.159 159 0

6 4 /When It Rains It Pours (River House/Columbia) ✔ 20636 1861 6955 568 45.088 4.062 159 0

5 5 KIP MOORE/More Girls Like You (MCA) ✔ 20464 1212 6882 456 44.818 2.522 159 0

7 6 CARLY PEARCE/Every Little Thing (Big Machine) 18971 801 6543 216 41.957 1.986 159 0

9 7 /Unforgettable (Valory) 18606 803 6194 275 42.856 1.475 159 1

10 8 /Fix A Drink (Warner Bros./WAR) ✔ 18401 1259 6289 289 39.555 2.95 159 0

11 9 /It Ain't My Fault (EMI Nashville) 14812 431 5243 144 30.502 0.833 158 0

8 10 /Heartache On The Dance Floor (Capitol) 14732 -3412 4805 -1198 37.909 -7.084 159 0

13 11 GARTH BROOKS/Ask Me How I Know (Pearl) 14166 405 4770 163 30.917 1.065 157 1

14 12 /Light It Up (Capitol) 13991 471 4658 177 31.319 1.263 159 0

12 13 /I Could Use A Love Song (Columbia) 13976 -73 4540 -23 30.866 0.228 159 0

15 14 LANCO/Greatest Love Story (Arista) 13922 871 4680 300 29.712 2.405 159 1

16 15 / (EMI Nashville) 12601 501 4390 108 27.643 1.701 159 1

18 16 /I'll Name The Dogs (Warner Bros./WMN) ✔ 12485 1745 4157 639 27.012 3.137 159 1

17 17 LOCASH/Ring On Every Finger (Reviver) 11831 448 3989 121 25 1.346 153 0

19 18 /Smooth (BMLGR) 11062 861 3692 251 22.899 1.751 157 0

21 19 CHRIS YOUNG/Losing Sleep (RCA) 9476 728 3047 259 19.745 1.517 154 1

23 20 BRETT YOUNG/Like I Loved You (BMLGR) 9049 771 2887 269 17.893 1.697 156 1

24 21 /Yours (Triple Tigers) 8652 495 2917 172 18.112 1.684 155 5

22 22 /A Girl Like You (Mercury) 8360 46 3006 35 15.656 0.237 155 0

25 23 AARON WATSON/Outta Style (Big) 7795 224 2635 105 15.651 0.037 145 4

26 24 WALKER HAYES/You Broke Up With Me (Monument/Arista) 7401 505 2327 179 13.871 1.208 139 6

27 25 BIG & RICH/California (B&R/New Revolution) 7220 424 2637 119 11.485 0.79 147 2 ©2017 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

28 26 DEVIN DAWSON/All On Me (Atlantic/WEA) 7204 1113 2501 407 13.188 1.535 125 2

29 27 /Tin Man (RCA) 6124 140 1990 47 10.243 0.759 136 2

30 28 BALLERINI/Legends (Black River) 5333 487 1721 185 10.335 1.209 140 6

31 29 GRANGER SMITH/Happens Like That (Wheelhouse) 4410 296 1556 85 6.412 0.539 140 4

20 30 /Last Time For Everything (Arista) 4355 -4884 1389 -1758 11.833 -7.704 158 0

33 31 BRANTLEY GILBERT/The Ones That Like Me (Valory) 4016 324 1353 129 7.25 0.539 125 4

32 32 CHRIS STAPLETON/Broken Halos (Mercury) 3908 150 1429 50 6.01 -0.011 116 3

HIGH VALLEY/She's With Me (Atlantic/WEA) 3775 178 1274 77 6.58 0.321 99 8

35 34 /Boy (Curb) 3685 320 1224 120 6.241 0.451 110 4

SCOTTY MCCREERY/Five More Minutes (Triple Tigers) 3631 297 1234 128 5.637 0.123 101 8

37 36 JORDAN DAVIS/Singles You Up (MCA) 3562 455 1211 134 5.139 0.914 119 7

MIDLAND/Make A Little (Big Machine) 3024 941 931 312 5.886 1.945 98 16

40 38 /Roots (SouthernGrnd/Elektra/WAR) 2932 479 1057 133 4.443 0.814 107 6

42 39 OLD DOMINION/Written In The Sand (RCA) 2880 732 843 256 5.57 1.342 84 15

BRETT ELDREDGE/The Long Way (Atlantic/WMN) 2879 422 882 79 4.677 0.861 98 13

38 41 MICHAEL RAY/Get To You (Atlantic/WEA) 2856 283 889 79 5.129 0.532 90 4

41 42 DAN + SHAY/Road Trippin' (Warner Bros./WAR) 2671 295 946 102 3.411 0.317 102 2

Debut 43 MAREN MORRIS/Dear Hate (Columbia) ✔ 2284 2284 754 754 5.806 5.806 23 23

44 44 /When Someone Stops Loving You (Capitol) 2199 150 817 62 2.116 0.04 104 2

45 45 PARMALEE/Sunday Morning (Stoney Creek) 1968 133 729 62 2.605 0.322 81 3

50 46 COLE SWINDELL/Stay Downtown (Warner Bros./WMN) 1904 355 637 92 2.904 0.439 75 6

46 47 LAUREN ALAINA/Doin' Fine (19/Interscope/Mercury) 1792 -22 732 8 2.007 -0.374 104 2

47 48 DARIUS RUCKER/For The First Time (Capitol) 1739 34 592 26 2.28 -0.059 80 3

Debut 49 DYLAN SCOTT/Hooked (Curb) 1716 216 559 61 2.016 0.224 73 7

49 50 CHASE RICE/Three Chords & The Truth (Broken Bow) 1694 77 566 18 1.863 -0.018 87 3

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Country Aircheck Add Leaders Adds Activator Top Point Gainers TIM MCGRAW & FAITH HILL/The Rest Of Our Life (Arista) 53 BLAKE SHELTON/I'll Name The Dogs (Warner Bros./WMN) 972 ✔ MAREN MORRIS/Dear Hate (Columbia) 23 MAREN MORRIS/Dear Hate (Columbia) 732 ✔ JACKSON MICHELSON/Rollin' (Curb) 19 DEVIN DAWSON/All On Me (Atlantic/WEA) 479 ✔ MIDLAND/Make A Little (Big Machine) 16 LANCO/Greatest Love Story (Arista) 454 ✔ DREW BALDRIDGE/Guns & Roses (Cold River) 15 LUKE COMBS/When It Rains It Pours (River House/Columbia) 434 ✔ OLD DOMINION/Written In The Sand (RCA) 15 BRETT YOUNG/Like I Loved You (BMLGR) 431 /The Long Way (Atlantic/WMN) 13 KIP MOORE/More Girls Like You (MCA) 412 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Heart Break (Capitol) 10 JAY ALLEN/Sounds Good To Me (Treehouse) 410 HIGH VALLEY/She's With Me (Atlantic/WEA) 8 BRANTLEY GILBERT/The Ones That Like Me (Valory) 407 SCOTTY MCCREERY/Five More Minutes (Triple Tigers) 8 THOMAS RHETT/Unforgettable (Valory) 369 Country Aircheck Top Point Gainers Activator Top Spin Gainers MAREN MORRIS/Dear Hate (Columbia) 2284 ✔ BLAKE SHELTON/I'll Name The Dogs (Warner Bros./WMN) 169 LUKE COMBS/When It Rains It Pours (River House/Columbia) 1861 ✔ MAREN MORRIS/Dear Hate (Columbia) 156 BLAKE SHELTON/I'll Name The Dogs (Warner Bros./WMN) 1745 ✔ DEVIN DAWSON/All On Me (Atlantic/WEA) 120 CHRIS JANSON/Fix A Drink (Warner Bros./WAR) 1259 ✔ LANCO/Greatest Love Story (Arista) 108 KIP MOORE/More Girls Like You (MCA) 1212 ✔ LUKE COMBS/When It Rains It Pours (River House/Columbia) 106 JASON ALDEAN/They Don't Know (Broken Bow) 1119 CHRIS YOUNG/Losing Sleep (RCA) 96 DEVIN DAWSON/All On Me (Atlantic/WEA) 1113 KIP MOORE/More Girls Like You (MCA) 83 MIDLAND/Make A Little (Big Machine) 941 BRANTLEY GILBERT/The Ones That Like Me (Valory) 82 LANCO/Greatest Love Story (Arista) 871 BRETT YOUNG/Like I Loved You (BMLGR) 77 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Smooth (BMLGR) 861 MIDLAND/Make A Little (Big Machine) 75

Country Aircheck Top Spin Gainers Country Aircheck Top Recurrents Points /Small Town Boy (Broken Bow) 21366 MAREN MORRIS/Dear Hate (Columbia) 754 BLAKE SHELTON/I'll Name The Dogs (Warner Bros./WMN) 639 /Body Like A Back Road (MCA) 15648 LUKE COMBS/When It Rains It Pours (River House/Columbia) 568 OLD DOMINION/No Such Thing As A Broken Heart (RCA) 13444 KIP MOORE/More Girls Like You (MCA) 456 BILLY CURRINGTON/Do I Make You Wanna (Mercury) 13188 DEVIN DAWSON/All On Me (Atlantic/WEA) 407 BRETT YOUNG/In Case You Didn't Know (BMLGR) 10522 JASON ALDEAN/They Don't Know (Broken Bow) 403 LUKE COMBS/Hurricane (River House/Columbia) 10329 KANE BROWN f/L. ALAINA/What Ifs (RCA) 342 THOMAS RHETT f/M. MORRIS/ (Valory) 10302 MIDLAND/Make A Little (Big Machine) 312 DYLAN SCOTT/My Girl (Curb) 9341 LANCO/Greatest Love Story (Arista) 300 JON PARDI/Dirt On My Boots (Capitol) 7089 CHRIS JANSON/Fix A Drink (Warner Bros./WAR) 289 JUSTIN MOORE/Somebody Else Will (Valory) 7050 ©2017 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected]

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COUNTRY AIRCHECK ACTIVITY CHECK OUT 10/13 PARMALEE/Sunday Morning (Stoney Creek) Remains 45* Carly Pearce Every Little Thing (Big Machine) 1968 points, 729 spins Pearce’s -produced debut features her 3 adds: KWNR, KUZZ, KAWO first single/title cut, plus songs including “If My Name Was Whiskey,” “Color,” “Dare Ya” and COLE SWINDELL/Stay Downtown (Warner Bros./WMN) “Everybody’s Gonna Talk.” She wrote eight of the Moves 50-46* 13 tracks; other writers include , 1904 points, 637 spins Shane McAnally and . 6 adds: KKBQ*, KKWF, KNIX, WFUS, WWKA*, WKDF* Russell Dickerson Yours (Triple Tigers/Sony) LAUREN ALAINA/Doin’ Fine (19/Interscope/Mercury) Dickerson co-wrote all 10 tracks on his Moves 46-47* debut album, produced by Casey Brown 1792 points, 732 spins and including the lead single/title cut. The 2 adds: WBEE, WYNK album features tracks from his EP including “Blue Tacoma” and “MGNO,” plus a special DARIUS RUCKER/For The First Time (Capitol) “wedding edition” of “Yours.” Moves 47-48* 1739 points, 592 spins I Believe In You (RCA/Dolly) 3 adds: WQDR, WNOE, KJUG The Country Music Hall of Famer’s first children’s album features 14 songs written by DYLAN SCOTT/Hooked (Curb) Parton. Among the tracks are a new recording Debuts 49* of her classic “Coat Of Many Colors,” plus 1716 points, 559 spins titles including “You Can Do It,” “Chemo 7 adds: KKBQ*, WDRQ*, WGNE*, WGKX*, WDXB, KVOO, Hero” and “Makin’ Fun Ain’t Funny.” All WQMX proceeds will go to Parton’s Imagination Library.

CHASE RICE/Three Chords & The Truth (Broken Bow) Travis Meadows First Cigarette (Blaster) Moves 49-50* A D D D AT E S Hit songwriter Meadows, with cuts by Eric 1694 points, 566 spins Church, Dierks Bentley and , O 3 ctoberadds: WWGR, 16 WQMX, WSLC worked with exec. producer and Delta Rae/No Peace In Quiet (Valory) producer Jeremy Spillman on an album that JOSHAshley TURNER/ McBrydeAll About/A Little You Dive (MCA) Bar in Dahlonega (Atlantic/WAR) examines themes of recovery and survival, Chris 1693 Lpoints,ane f654/Tori spins; Kelly no /Takeadds Back Home Girl (Big Loud) and includes lead single “Pray For Jungleland.” October 23 LINDSAY ELL/Waiting On You (Stoney Creek) Kendell Marvel Lowdown & Lonesome CRAIG WAYNE BOYD/Stuck In My Head (Copperline/1608) 1532 points, 569 spins (ONErpm) DUSTIN LYNCH/I’d Be Jealous Too (Broken Bow) 1 add: WCOS Marvel has penned songs for Chris Stapleton, JAMES BARKER BAND/Chills (UMGC/New Revolution) George Strait and Blake Shelton, among MORGAN EVANS/Kiss Somebody (Warner Bros./WEA) /Sway (BMLGR) others. For his first solo project, he wrote 7 of JON PARDI/She Ain’t In It (Capitol) 1383 points, 496 spins the 10 tracks with producer Keith Gattis, and 4 adds: KKGO, WDRQ*, KNIX, KCCY others with Stapleton and . The last song was October 30 written by Charlie Daniels and features guest vocals by Jamey None Listed Johnson. Send yours to [email protected]

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Chart Page 5 October 9, 2017 LW TW Artist/Title (Label) Points +/- Points Plays +/- Plays Stations ADDS

1 KENNY CHESNEY 10260 -765 2269 -190 49 0 1 All The Pretty Girls (Blue Chair/Columbia) 3rd Week at No. 1 3 2 KANE BROWN f/L. ALAINA/What Ifs (RCA) 10004 270 2289 73 48 0 2 3 JASON ALDEAN/They Don't Know (Broken Bow) 9835 -263 2241 -68 48 0 4 4 LUKE COMBS/When It Rains It Pours (River House/Columbia) ✔ 9424 434 2109 106 50 0 5 5 KIP MOORE/More Girls Like You (MCA) 9190 412 2052 83 50 0 7 6 CARLY PEARCE/Every Little Thing (Big Machine) 8483 292 1880 59 50 0 8 7 THOMAS RHETT/Unforgettable (Valory) 8119 369 1726 59 50 0 9 8 CHRIS JANSON/Fix A Drink (Warner Bros./WAR) 7712 284 1735 51 50 0 10 9 BROTHERS OSBORNE/It Ain't My Fault (EMI Nashville) 6705 -568 1514 -108 47 0 11 10 LUKE BRYAN/Light It Up (Capitol) 6485 198 1397 58 50 1 15 11 LANCO/Greatest Love Story (Arista) ✔ 6366 454 1400 108 50 0 12 12 ERIC CHURCH/Round Here Buzz (EMI Nashville) 5948 -68 1273 -19 50 0 14 13 GARTH BROOKS/Ask Me How I Know (Pearl) 5740 -200 1302 -42 48 0 13 14 MAREN MORRIS/I Could Use A Love Song (Columbia) 5726 -283 1256 -62 48 0 18 15 BLAKE SHELTON/I'll Name The Dogs (Warner Bros./WMN) ✔ 5682 972 1202 169 50 0 16 16 LOCASH/Ring On Every Finger (Reviver) 5224 300 1155 64 49 1 20 17 BRETT YOUNG/Like I Loved You (BMLGR) 4585 431 943 77 50 3 19 18 AARON WATSON/Outta Style (Big) 4465 95 949 21 49 1 21 19 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Smooth (BMLGR) 4374 335 962 57 49 0 22 20 CHRIS YOUNG/Losing Sleep (RCA) 4046 338 850 96 49 0 23 21 EASTON CORBIN/A Girl Like You (Mercury) 3659 -6 800 7 45 1 17 22 BRAD PAISLEY/Last Time For Everything (Arista) 3333 -1386 681 -319 41 0 24 23 RUSSELL DICKERSON/Yours (Triple Tigers) 3026 165 699 41 49 2 25 24 BIG & RICH/California (B&R/New Revolution) 3017 344 672 68 45 0 27 25 DEVIN DAWSON/All On Me (Atlantic/WEA) ✔ 2898 479 612 120 43 2 26 26 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Tin Man (RCA) 2696 188 634 36 43 1 28 27 /Legends (Black River) 2448 36 477 -2 44 1 29 28 CHRIS STAPLETON/Broken Halos (Mercury) 2137 37 433 10 36 0 30 29 WALKER HAYES/You Broke Up With Me (Monument/Arista) 1946 5 438 22 42 0 32 30 LEE BRICE/Boy (Curb) 1829 157 352 29 32 0

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LW TW Artist/Title (Label) Points +/- Points Plays +/- Plays Stations Adds 33 31 BRANTLEY GILBERT/The Ones That Like Me (Valory) 1806 407 358 82 40 6 31 32 LITTLE BIG TOWN/When Someone Stops Loving You (Capitol) 1748 3 343 -6 26 0 34 33 BRETT ELDREDGE/The Long Way (Atlantic/WMN) 1484 152 247 25 19 3 35 34 GRANGER SMITH/Happens Like That (Wheelhouse) 1422 159 314 26 36 3 36 35 ZAC BROWN BAND/Roots (SouthernGrnd/Elektra/WAR) 1305 99 307 15 32 2 39 36 MIDLAND/Make A Little (Big Machine) 1189 328 199 75 15 7 38 37 JORDAN DAVIS/Singles You Up (MCA) 1170 245 195 41 31 1 37 38 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Heart Break (Capitol) 1059 132 173 48 14 5 42 39 COLE SWINDELL/Stay Downtown (Warner Bros./WMN) 945 136 162 15 16 1 41 40 SCOTTY MCCREERY/Five More Minutes (Triple Tigers) 916 78 230 25 30 5 44 41 DARIUS RUCKER/For The First Time (Capitol) 783 40 136 9 11 0 43 42 HIGH VALLEY/She's With Me (Atlantic/WEA) 777 -32 134 -2 23 1 Debut 43 MAREN MORRIS/Dear Hate (Columbia) ✔ 732 732 156 156 30 10 48 44 CARLY PEARCE/If My Name Was Whiskey (Big Machine) 650 100 65 10 1 0 45 45 DAN + SHAY/Road Trippin' (Warner Bros./WAR) 622 -100 143 -8 25 1 51 46 MICHAEL RAY/Get To You (Atlantic/WEA) 622 119 96 18 19 0 47 47 LINDSAY ELL/Waiting On You (Stoney Creek) 616 52 77 9 8 0 49 48 JOSH TURNER/All About You (MCA) 566 17 111 6 13 0 50 49 DANIELLE BRADBERY/Sway (BMLGR) 542 33 73 9 4 0 52 50 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Better Me (Average Joes) 527 55 78 1 9 1 54 51 DUSTIN LYNCH/Love Me Or Leave Me Alone (Broken Bow) 450 22 45 1 1 0 53 52 BRANDON LAY/Speakers, Bleachers And Preachers (EMI Nashville) 443 10 66 1 4 0 Debut 53 BROWN & GRAY/Top Down (NHMM) 440 240 44 24 1 0 55 54 /I've Done Love (---) 420 0 42 0 1 0 Debut 55 JAY ALLEN/Sounds Good To Me (Treehouse) 410 410 41 41 1 1 Debut 56 /Love In A Bar (RCA) 344 60 43 6 2 0 59 57 LAUREN ALAINA/Doin' Fine (19/Interscope/Mercury) 337 19 76 4 8 0 Debut 58 ASHLEY MCBRYDE/Tired Of Being Happy (Atlantic/WAR) 310 140 31 14 1 0 Debut 59 RAELYNN/ (Warner Bros./WMN) 302 8 35 2 3 0 Re-Enter 60 ADAM DOLEAC/Some Girls (287) 300 300 30 30 1 1 ©2017 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected]

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