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January 22, 2013, Issue 329 FM: Under The Hood “We conducted extensive market research and considered multiple options,” Cumulus EVP/Co-COO John Dickey tells Country Aircheck. “Opportunity for Country is different today given the explosive growth of the format and its wider appeal.” And that opportunity was a big part of the rationale behind flipping recently acquired WRXP/ to Country, using the Nash FM 94.7 brand (Breaking News 1/21). Calls will John Dickey eventually be changed to WNSH. Launched yesterday (1/21), Nash FM is jockless and commercial-free with solid music and imaging for now (read further for analysis). “Talent will be announced Class Bottleneck: WMIL/Milwaukee hosts its Class of 2013 in a little bit,” Dickey says, adding that “exciting promotions crew Saturday (1/19). Pictured (l-r) are the station’s Kerry and marketing are planned starting in February.” Some Wolfe, Mercury’s Damon Moberly, Valory’s Shari Roth, Nashville labels have already been approached by Cumulus Mercury’s Charlie Dean, , Stoney Creek’s Jen Joe, Kasey Musgraves, BBR’s Dawn Ferris, Valory’s George about February performances in the market. Briner, Greg Bates, , Stoney Creek’s Heather As for expectations? “Listeners will ultimately define the Propper and . success of the station,” says Dickey, who declined to be specific about ratings or revenue goals. Asked whether he believes Nash-FM: Big And Growing? support from Country labels or artists will be ramped up now With Nash branding and content to be featured on all that the format is back in the nation’s No. 1 radio market after 83 Cumulus Country stations and a national platform a 17-year absence, Dickey says those expectations are no set to include a magazine, website and television different than they were before Nash FM’s birth. “Nashville is programming, how big could the brand become? a great partner and we assume that will continue.” Cumulus boasts 55 Country This morning, Cumulus revealed details of the outlets in the top 200 markets: “Nash” brand, announcing plans to launch it across the four stations in markets 1-25; company’s 83 Country stations (Breaking News 1/22). six in 26-50; 12 in 51-100; Cumulus also pointed to an upcoming monthly magazine 21 in 101-150; and 12 in (Nash Magazine), website, social media, concerts and 151-200. The cume generated by those 83 outlets was more television programming. (continued on page 11) ©2013 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected]

January 22, 2013 Page 3 than 7.5 million in 2011. And that, of course, doesn’t PAGE THREE PIC include WNSH, which will surely top one million listeners. (And, is two million really out of the question?) That’s a heckuva megaphone for the brand. Cumulus also has the potential to grow the audience even larger should it choose to flip any of its other properties to support that national Nash platform. Cumulus owns stations in a number of markets where there is no Country outlet in the cluster. That includes five cities in the Top 25 markets; four in 26-50; six in 51-100; three in 101-150; and four in 151-200. With the number of media assets Cumulus is devoting to Country, it certainly isn’t a stretch to think they may add some new Country stations to the Nash-FM brand. Caught Rhett Handed: KSCS/Dallas staffers play hooky for a round of golf with then-MCA artist Rhett NYCountry: Executive Thoughts Akins in this mid-90’s photo. Pictured (l-r) are KSCS • “Having a full-signal Country station in the heart of PD Dean James, Akins, Station GM Victor Sansone , the media capital of the world, is huge,” and the label’s Mike Severson. Got golf shots? Send says Sony/Nashville Chairman/CEO ‘em to [email protected]. Gary Overton. “Our music can now be heard 24/7 by the millions of radio Borchetta. “Most of the other formats have imploded listeners in New York. This in turn will and there are only two that are ubiquitous – Top 40 and help increase record sales in one of Country. Everything else splintered. So our best sales cities. It will also help we have lots of strength and momentum media awareness and coverage of our to bring to the marketplace. Plus, we Gary Overton artists. Radio stations in New York are not have a younger-skewed target than we cheap, so I think this shows that Cumulus did 15 years ago. The timing is excellent, is definitely committed to the Country format.” but we have to show patience, as well. • “I love it,” says UMG/Nashville Chairman Mike Stations in Boston and Philly really stayed Dungan, who recounts a story of a New with it and it’s paying huge dividends. “ Scott Borchetta York-area show from a few (Ed. Note: Greater Media’s WKLB/ years back. Unlike other sold-out shows Boston increased its market rank among persons 25-54 from on the tour, the Big Apple audience No. 5 to No. 2 year-to-year between Dec. ‘11 to Dec. 12. was older and a bit more sedate. “We Beasley’s WXTU/Philadelphia also grew during that time, just hadn’t done as well gaining new, improving its persons 25-54 rank from No. 9 to No. 5.) younger fans in that market since WYNY left years earlier.” NY Radio: Make It There... • “We’re looking at a dramatically Mike Dungan Nash FM’s 94.7 FM frequency first signed-on as WAAT different landscape from what it was in in 1947. An ownership change 10 years later saw the call 1996,” says Big Machine Label Group President/CEO Scott letters become WNTA, with programming centered on Easy

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Listening, Jazz and Classical. The signal changed hands two OFF THE RECORD: C hri s J a n s o n more times during the 1960s, the last being Family Radio, which operated it as a religious station under the call letters Bigger Picture’s Chris Janson puts an industry spin on the artist interview: WFME until its sale to Cumulus last October for $40 million. I grew up listening to KJFF/Farmington, Presently, the station is a 23.5kW Class B located in Newark MO. That station stayed on the radio in my at 679 feet above average terrain offering local-grade Mom’s truck all the time. coverage for most of the NYC PPM metro. First time I heard myself on the New York’s first relationship with Country radio was WJRZ- radio was on J98. I used to make home recordings of myself doing cover tunes. I FM (1965-71). The storied WHN-AM (1973-87), WKHK-FM Chris Janson (1980-84) and WYNY-FM (1987-96) followed. The final had some really close friends at the station effort came from Big City Radio (1996-2002) via trimulcast that would play them on-air. When I used to hear them, never would I have thought, in a million years, that on three smaller FM suburban stations. Within two years my original songs would ever be on the radio! of its launch, that arrangement I’ll never forget my time I spent hanging around Haggard, became a quad-cast; one of Hank and Skynyrd … pretty priceless! those stations even acquired the I enjoy all of my regional radio reps. They’re great and old WYNY call letters. have my best interest at heart, even when it comes to picking places to eat! ‘I have to say … I’m pretty easy though.’ I can’t walk out of a truck stop without buying a bottle of Chart Chat Mountain Dew. Congrats to Randy Houser, The last purchase I made from Skymall … never really bought Carson James, Chris Loss anything from there. And never really thought about it because I’m and the whole Stoney Creek super tight with money. I have a hard time coming off of it. promotion team on scoring There¹s no place like home, but if I had to be stuck this week’s No. 1 single with somewhere it’d be Adel, GA. There’s nothing to do but hunt, go to the hunting store and drive my truck around. Houser’s “How Country Feels.” Cake Boss: SC’s Jen The song is the first chart-topper Joe, Randy Houser and When there¹s downtime I use my favorite Apps: Primo’s of his career, and the first single WMIL’s Kerry Wolfe. Wind Checker, eBay and Craigslist Mobile. from his new , which The best advice I’ve ever received came from Keith Stegall and my wife, Kelly. They both told me, “Just go be you.” And shares the title. that’s exactly what I do!

Strait: Riding In, Then Off Beyond the bittersweet George Strait kicked off The Cowboy Rides Away atmosphere, some VIP Tour in Lubbock, TX Friday (1/18) to a 15,000-strong and fans experienced “The emotional crowd. Local KLLL PD Jeff Scott and KQBR PD King’s Tavern,” a pre- Alyssa Rodriguez help us get the story “Strait.” show reception featuring “Here For A Good Time” was the first of the night’s 29 Strait memorabilia. Strait Strait staples, all with heavy doses of nostalgia. “He talked also introduced U.S. more and told a lot of stories from early on,” Scott says. “He Marine Corps E-3/Lance did songs I’d never heard him do, too. ‘Blame It On Mexico,’ Corporal Christopher for example.” Allen, awarding him Allen, Strait & Lt. Gen. Leroy Sisco “He covered Johnny Cash’s Folsom Prison Blues,” adds with keys to a new home Rodriguez. “He talked a lot about his history with Lubbock.” ©2013 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected]

January 22, 2013 Page 9 MY TUNES: MUSIC THAT SHAPED MY LIFE through the Military Warriors Support Foundation’s Homes Networks Today’s 4 Wounded Heroes program. Twenty homes will be given Best Country and PD Gary away at upcoming shows. Reynolds discusses his most influential The concert wrapped with “The Cowboy Rides Away,” leaving artists, songs, and concerts: many in tears. “People seemed heartbroken,” Rodriguez says. 1. Elvis Presley, Tulsa, OK, 1973: I was Scott adds, “It was just a very emotional night.” fortunate enough to see him in the Aloha From era. And he was great. The best concert I’ve ever been to. No one was News & Notes a better showman than Elvis was and I The Nashville Association Gary Reynolds remember how impressive his entourage International’s 21st Annual Tin Pan South Songwriters was ... the Stamps Quartet as background Festival will happen in Nashville April 2-6. Info here. singers, the band behind him, every little detail was fantastic. Syndication Services’ Tim Riley is back to work and 2. Three Dog Night, Tulsa, OK, 1971: My first concert. That feeling better after successful prostate surgery earlier this ain’t the way to have fun, son! The opening act was a singer month. Wish him well at 615-646-7035 or here. named Gayle McCormick. Gayle was the lead singer of the group Smith, who had a hit with “Baby It’s You.” She even sang Creative Editors Lee Tucker and Scott Mele have backgrounds on a couple of the Three Dog Night songs they did joined Nashville production house Forward. live. This was in the Three Dog Night heyday, just after “Joy To Event producer Gary Bowman has launched The World” had been a big hit. Nashville Live!, a full-service live entertainment company. 3. Merle Haggard, Billy Bob’s : This was in the early More here. 2000s and I had never seen Merle live before and he was spot- on. His voice was smooth as silk even at his advanced age. The Artist News Strangers were masterful and didn’t miss a note. A magical show. Billy Ray Cyrus and Don Williams have signed with 4. Keith Urban, Golden Road: My favorite album of the past 15 years. 5. /The House That Built Me: Alex APA for booking. Cyrus and Williams have both been Valentine, who worked for Columbia when Miranda first recorded represented by the agency in the past. that song, made me leave my office to go out in his car while Average Joes’ Colt Ford will travel across Canada with he drove around and played it for me. It blew me away, mostly EMI Nashville’s Eric Church as the opening act for the because I was in the process of going through my childhood Blood, Sweat & Beers Tour beginning Feb. 1 in Penticton, home at that time after my mom had just passed away. British Columbia. It’s the first international run for Ford. • A highly regarded song or album you’ve never heard: Black River’s Kellie Pickler will host The Nashville Eminem’s The Slim Shady LP. Humane Association’s 3rd Annual Unleashed: Dinner • An artist you just don’t get: Bob Dylan. • One album or song in your collection you’d rather not with Your Dog Jan. 26. The night includes dinner (with admit you love: Alanis Morissette’s Jagged Little Pill. dog), an auction and a doggie fashion show featuring • An obscure song everyone should listen to right now: On “Canine Couture.” More here. Reba’s Duets album she does a song with Faith Hill called “Sleeping Wrinkled Records will help B.J. Thomas celebrate With The Telephone.” It’s a great song that got lost in the shuffle. half a century in music with the release of a new Reba was switching labels and Faith had another project going at acoustic album in the spring. Collaborations with the time. This song was/is better than anything either of them had , Lyle Lovett, Keb’ Mo’, Isaac Slade of The done in the past couple of years. It would still work today. Fray, Richard Marx and more are featured. Reach Gary here.

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The Week’s Top Stories C H E C K O U T Full coverage at countryaircheck.com. Gary Allan Set You Free (MCA) • Cumulus WRXP/New York flipped Country as Nash FM “I think it was the most creative 94.7, returning a full-signal Country outlet to The Big team I’ve been with,” Allan says of the Apple for the first time in 17 years. (Breaking News 1/21) first single “Every Storm (Runs Out Of • Cumulus/Albuquerque Market Manager Milt Rain),” co-written with Matt Warren McConnell resigned his position and will depart at month’s and Hilary Lindsay (“Jesus, Take The end after more than 10 years with the seven-station cluster, Wheel”). Working again with producers which includes Country KRST. (CAT 1/22) Mark Wright and , Allan helped • Liberty Media gained majority control of Sirius produce, as well as handle lead guitar XM following its latest purchase of 50 million shares of the responsibilities on some of the album’s 12 tracks. satcaster. (CAT 1/18) • Alpha’s KUPL/Portland upped afternoon personality Tim McGraw Tim McGraw & Friends (Curb) B-Dub to APD/MD. (CAT 1/16) The compilation of collaborations will • Former AC KOST/Los Angeles personality Christine be released through McGraw’s former Martindale will join Mt. Wilson Broadcasters’ crosstown , Curb, just a few weeks Country KKGO for middays effective Feb. 4. (CAT 1/16) before his Big Machine debut, Two Lanes Of Freedom hits stores. Highlights include • Radio vet Randy Hill joined Cumulus’ WKDF/ the single “Twisted” with Colt Ford, Nashville for afternoons. (CAT 1/17) “Sail On” with Lionel Richie and “Me • Former /Nashville Sr. VP/ And Tennesse” with Gwyneth Paltrow. Artist & Media Relations and Middle State Available exclusively at Walmart. University professor Beverly Keel was named chair of the university›s Department of Recording Industry, effective Randy Houser How Country Feels Aug. 1. (CAT 1/15) (Stoney Creek) The 15-track album is the first release Nash FM: Under The Hood from Houser’s new label deal at Stoney (continued from page 1) Creek Records. Produced by fellow In addition to registering Nash-related domains for every Mississippian Derek George, the album FM frequency, trademark applications have recently been filed features the title track single and “Wherever for the words Nash, Nash Country, Nash FM, Nash TV, Nash Love Goes,” a duet with former American Awards, Nash Magazine, Nash Interactive and more. Goods Idol contestant . and services are cited as “Radio and services; conducting award ceremonies; printed publications, Album release info to [email protected]. namely, entertainment magazines; providing online publications in the nature of entertainment magazines; providing a Like many in the industry, that’s exactly what we did upon website featuring online , online television hearing Friday night (1/18) that a new format would arrive broadcasting, and entertainment news, events and information.” on inauguration day. After the weekend’s “Wheel of Formats” Dickey was mum on what role New York’s Nash FM 94.7 stunting, a lengthy and highly produced imaging piece kicked will play as a possible to the nationwide brand off Nash FM Monday at 9:47am ET, featuring hooks of initiatives, only saying, “stay tuned.”

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January 22, 2013 Page 13 famous songs serenading New York, including Frank Sinatra’s Here is Monday’s 2pm hour: iconic “New York, New York” and Jay-Z’s recent “Empire State / Begin Again of Mind” featuring Alicia Keyes. New York icons including the /Don’t Think I Don’t Think About It Rockettes, New York Giants, the Empire State Building and the Dustin Lynch/Cowboys And Angels Yankees all received mentions via audio drops leading into Reba/Consider Me Gone the station’s first song, Randy Houser’s “How Country Feels,” Little Big Town/Tornado followed by Alan Jackson’s “Gone Country.” Keith Urban/Who Wouldn’t Wanna Be Me A look at Nash FM’s first 14 hours of music on Lady Antebellum/Our Kind of Love Mediabase shows a fairly even balance of 54.3% Kix Brooks/Moonshine Road current/recurrent songs to 45.7% gold. In the 1pm hour, George Strait/I Cross My Heart the 16 songs were distributed as follows: eight gold, four Jason Aldean/ recurrents and 4 currents. Of the four currents, two are /Change heavies, one medium and one light. Nash is playing a total Jason Michael Carroll/Livin’ Our Love Song of 19 currents. Additionally, the musical era on Nash FM /Gettin’ You Home skews 2010-2012, with 56% of Monday’s titles from that Jana Kramer/Why Ya Wanna three-year period, versus 37% from 2000-2009. Another Keith Urban/Better Life 6% of its titles were 1987-99. That mix is nearly identical Nash FM’s production/imaging package is singularly to sister stations WNNF/, focused, hammering the point about being “America’s WSM-FM/Nashville and KPLX/ Country Station,” which makes sense after today’s Dallas, which are also in the 55- announcement of Nash FM becoming a nationwide 57% range, and a contrast to the brand for Cumulus. The initial launch piece that was New company’s WFMS/Indianapolis, York-centric was used as a legal ID for the remainder of KUBL/Salt Lake City or WKDF/ Monday, and is almost the sole production piece centering Nashville, whose 2010-2012 music on the city’s identity. library leans into the mid-upper Imaging pieces were played after every two songs and 60% range. included the following: Nash FM did feature four ‘90s (v/o) “This is America’s Country Station, The New Nash era songs in its first hour of music; FM 94-7;” (v/o) “America’s Country Station! (jx) Nash as the day wore on, all but four Fm 94-7;” (v/o) “America’s Country Station, (artist drop) hours contained at least one ‘90s tune. Because the station We’re The ! (jx) Nash FM 94-7 (Into ZBB is commercial-free right now, Nash FM is music intensive, “Free”); (v/o) “This is America’s Country Station, New averaging at least 15 songs per hour Monday. York’s All-New Nash FM 94-7;” (v/o) “The greatest city Though only one day old, it appears Nash FM’s heavies in the world: only one thing has been missing (Artist drop are the usual suspects: ’s “Southern Comfort montage) they’re all here, on the world’s biggest Country Zone,” Jason Aldean’s “The Only Way I Know,” Zac Brown station (jx).” The station’s jingle package has both male Band’s “Goodbye In Her Eyes” and Taylor Swift’s “Begin and female lead sings as well as group sings. It is woven Again.” Kix Brooks’ “Moonshine Road” was also heavy, into voice-over pieces for the most part, but also used as playing four times Monday. Heavy currents are turning a stand-alone production piece too. every three hours. Nash FM’s website and stream found here. CAC

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January 22, 2013 Page 15 Diary Fall Scoreboard Here is the final week of Fall 2012 Arbitron diary ratings (Sept. 13-Dec.5), listed alphabetically by market. Not all stations are subscribers and that’s why you won’t see rankings listed. Legend: A “+” indicates a outlet; a “^” designates co-owned Country stations in the metro; “t” indicates a tie; and a “*” indicates a station best in that statistic.

12+ Share 12+ Share 12+ Share 12+ Share Station/City Last ARB Fa ‘12 Station/City Last ARB Fa ‘12 WOBB/Albany, GA 4.9 5.4 KATM/Modesto, CA 11.1 8.4 WKAK/Albany, GA 4.9 4.3 WLWI/Montgomery, AL 5.5 6.9 KBRJ/Anchorage, AL 4.5 4.9 WBAM/Montgomery, AL 6.0 5.4 KASH/Anchorage. AL 4.8 4.2 WKKW/Morgantown, WV 14.4 15.6 WNCY/Appleton, WI 13.2 12.0 WMDH/Muncie, IN na 10.3 WPKR/Appleton, WI 4.3 2.3 WCTK/Providence (New Bedford, MA) 6.9 9.0 WPUR/Atlantic City, NJ 7.1 7.1 KHAY/Oxnard, CA 4.4 4.4 WKXC/Augusta, GA 12.0 11.0 KPLM/Palm Springs, CA 4.0 4.8 KYKR/Beaumont, TX 6.0 5.2 WXCL/Peoria, IL^ 8.5 10.2 KAYD/Beaumont, TX 3.5 3.2 WFYR/Peoria, IL 4.4 5.3 WBWN/Bloomington, IL 10.1 10.3 WIRL/Peoria, IL^+ 1.9 2.8 WIBL/Bloomington, IL 6.3 4.2 WLLR/Quad Cities, IA-IL 18.4 20.9 WQBE/Charleston, WV 16.2 17.8 WIOV/Lancaster, PA (Reading, PA) 6.7 7.1 WKWS/Charleston, WV 5.8 7.4 KBUL/Reno, NV 6.6 6.9 KRYS/Corpus Christi, TX 4.6 6.0 KWFP/Reno, NV 3.7 3.8 WXTA/Erie, PA 9.4 7.1 WSLC/Roanoke, VA 11.5 10.5 KKNU/Eugene, OR 13.2 13.6 WYYD/Roanoke, VA 6.0 5.8 WKDQ/Evansville, IN 11.7 10.2 WXXQ/Rockford, IL 12.1 10.2 WLFW/Evansville, IN 2.8 2.5 WWFG/Salisbury, MD 8.6 9.1 WBKR/Owensboro, KY 2.5 1.3 WKTT/Salisbury, MD 6.0 2.0 KKIX/Fayetteville, AR 13.1 13.7 KKJG/San Luis Obispo, CA 5.2 4.9 KAMO/Fayetteville, AR 1.5 1.8 KSLY/San Luis Obispo, CA 2.1 1.9 WKML/Fayetteville, NC 13.4 7.7 KSNI/Santa Maria, CA 6.0 5.5 KAFF/Flagstaff, AZ 3.9 4.0 KFGY/Santa Rosa, CA 6.7 5.4 WFBE/Flint, MI 6.0 3.7 KTRY/Santa Rosa, CA 2.5 1.0 WXFL/Florence, AL 16.1 16.4 WJCL/Savannah, GA 7.4 5.1 KUAD/Ft. Collins, CO 7.6 7.1 WUBB/Savannah, GA 2.9 4.3 KXBG/Ft. Collins, CO 2.7 2.2 KRMD/Shreveport, LA 7.8 9.5 WTCR/Huntington-Ashland, 11.0 13.1 KXKS/Shreveport, LA 3.8 5.9 WV-KY WHFB/South Bend, IN 1.6 4.1 WUSJ/Jackson, MS 4.3 6.5 KTTS/Springfield, MO 12.3 17.8 WMSI/Jackson, MS 5.1 6.1 KSWF/Springfield, MO 6.4 4.7 KYKZ/Lake Charles, LA 12.0 13.0 KOMG/Springfield, MO+ 3.8 3.1 KNGT/Lake Charles, LA 7.1 7.0 WWOF/Tallahassee, FL 3.9 3.9 WALS/LaSalle, IL 8.0 6.8 WTNT/Tallahassee, FL 6.5 3.6 WGLC/LaSalle, IL 2.3 1.7 KKYR/Texarkana, TX 13.7 12.8 WBUL/Lexington, KY 13.5 11.6 KNUE/Tyler, TX 7.7 6.0 WLXX/Lexington, KY 3.8 4.2 KATK/Victor Valley, CA 5.6 3.8 KYKS/Lufkin, TX 14.7 14.0 WQXK/Youngstown, OH 9.1 11.6 KJCS/Lufkin, TX 4.5 4.7 WDEZ/Wassau, WI 12.1 9.8 WDEN/Macon, GA 9.4 8.7 WYTE/Wassau, WI 6.3 6.2 WHKR/Melbourne, FL 7.0 3.7 January 22, 2013 Chart Page 1

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

2 1 RANDY HOUSER/How Country Feels (Stoney Creek) 21352 1238 6808 350 52.036 2.502 141 0

3 2 GARY ALLAN/Every Storm (Runs Out Of Rain) (MCA) 20671 1310 6454 392 51.639 3.427 141 0

4 3 JASON ALDEAN/The Only Way I Know (Broken Bow) 4 20561 2163 6422 564 50.915 5.401 141 0

1 4 ZAC BROWN BAND/Goodbye In Her Eyes (Southern Ground/Atlantic) 18780 -2396 5829 -751 46.307 -5.959 141 0

5 5 BRAD PAISLEY/Southern Comfort Zone (Arista) 18228 827 5767 216 44.963 2.271 141 0

6 6 / (Republic Nashville) 4 17841 1904 5598 540 44.264 4.214 141 0

8 7 TIM MCGRAW/One Of Those Nights (Big Machine) 4 16124 1592 5043 431 40.513 4.956 141 0

7 8 TAYLOR SWIFT/Begin Again (Big Machine) 15490 951 4878 257 37.421 1.482 141 1

9 9 /Tip It On Back (Capitol) 14435 742 4513 218 36.182 2.024 141 0

10 10 LITTLE BIG TOWN/Tornado (Capitol) 14278 794 4537 256 34.393 1.878 141 0

11 11 /Two Black Cadillacs (19/Arista) 13672 1021 4304 318 33.613 2.697 140 0

12 12 /Somebody's Heartbreak (Atlantic/WMN) 13063 811 4085 285 32.371 2.465 141 0

13 13 /Merry Go 'Round (Mercury) 11184 325 3436 109 26.812 1.034 140 0

14 14 CASEY JAMES/Crying On A Suitcase (19/Columbia) 10310 504 3148 165 25.013 1.248 140 1

19 15 /I Drive Your Truck (Curb) 9291 1516 2901 480 23.269 4.193 138 2

22 16 /Sure Be Cool If You Did (Warner Bros./WMN) 4 9286 3040 2942 923 21.816 7.778 140 16

16 17 CHRIS CAGLE/Let There Be Cowgirls (Bigger Picture) 9007 644 2800 192 21.939 1.994 128 1

18 18 THOMPSON SQUARE/If I Didn't Have You (Stoney Creek) 8692 860 2777 312 20.833 2.236 128 2

15 19 THOMAS RHETT/Beer With Jesus (Valory) 8468 6 2693 9 19.967 -0.727 129 0

20 20 CHRIS YOUNG/I Can Take It From There (RCA) 8115 650 2651 264 19.009 2.014 136 2

23 21 GEORGE STRAIT/Give It All We Got Tonight (MCA) 6804 735 2161 255 15.767 1.07 125 9

21 22 ELI YOUNG BAND/Say Goodnight (Republic Nashville) 6796 166 2151 86 15.592 0.396 120 2

25 23 DUSTIN LYNCH/She Cranks My Tractor (Broken Bow) 5953 346 1971 112 13.614 1.898 122 2

26 24 /Hope On The Rocks (Show Dog-Universal) 5949 412 1877 91 13.719 1.985 134 8

24 25 FAITH HILL/American Heart (Warner Bros./W.A.R.) 5368 -246 1710 -63 11.633 -0.623 126 0

Airborne indicates songs that have been added to 60% of the Country Aircheck/Mediabase reporting panel. 4=Top 5 point gainers. Chart Page 1 January 22, 2013 Chart Page 2

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

36 26 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Mama's Broken Heart (RCA) 4 4624 2103 1429 701 10.953 5.589 111 12

28 27 /More Than Miles (Valory) 4435 212 1452 83 10.045 0.574 109 5

27 28 MAGGIE ROSE/I Ain't Your Mama (RPME) 4398 -333 1373 -110 10.505 -0.563 119 0

30 29 /American Beautiful (Arista) 3748 394 1247 154 6.37 1.017 114 6

29 30 GLORIANA/Can't Shake You (Emblem/W.A.R.) 3393 25 1171 8 6.324 0.386 107 5

34 31 RASCAL FLATTS/Changed (Big Machine) 3075 351 1026 113 5.013 0.549 113 12

35 32 KELLY CLARKSON f/VINCE GILL/Don't Rush (19/RCA/Columbia) 3016 375 942 69 6.407 1.843 97 6

31 33 JANA KRAMER/Whiskey (Elektra/W.A.R.) 2936 6 816 25 5.88 -0.01 77 3

FLORIDA LINE/Get Your Shine On (Republic Nashville) 2881 813 822 242 6.127 1.71 87 36

32 35 HAYDEN PANETTIERE/Telescope (Big Machine) 2825 18 872 14 5.381 0.097 82 2

33 36 JERROD NIEMANN/Only God Could Love...(Sea Gayle/Arista) 2774 5 941 19 4.574 0.124 94 2

CRAIG MORGAN/More Trucks Than Cars (Black River) 2581 86 892 25 4.792 0.308 84 4

38 38 LOVE AND THEFT/Runnin' Out Of Air (RCA) 2318 28 799 33 3.517 0.106 80 4

41 39 CRAIG CAMPBELL/Outta My Head (Bigger Picture) 2233 327 847 118 3.227 0.294 74 1

39 40 THE FARM/Be Grateful (WMN/New Revolution) 2218 8 707 8 3.56 -0.097 64 0

42 41 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/I'll Keep... (Average Joes/New Revolution) 2081 227 652 69 4.638 0.297 72 4

45 42 DARIUS RUCKER/Wagon Wheel (Capitol) 1726 460 587 194 3.279 0.857 70 18

43 43 /Don't Ya (Atlantic/WMN) 1497 87 553 26 2.372 0.115 56 1

46 44 ERIC CHURCH/Like Jesus Does (EMI Nashville) 1495 393 479 152 2.976 0.572 55 18

44 45 JOSH TURNER/Find Me A Baby (MCA) 1440 78 556 21 2.345 0.215 66 0

Debut 46 /All Over The Road (Mercury) 1168 445 375 143 1.858 0.617 53 10

Debut 47 JAKE OWEN/Anywhere With You (RCA) 1110 475 248 113 2.477 0.966 15 11

Debut 48 CHARLIE WORSHAM/Could It Be (Warner Bros./W.A.R.) 1063 596 377 244 1.399 0.802 61 6

48 49 UNCLE KRACKER/Nobody's Sad On A... (Sugar Hill/EMI Nashville) 1063 84 319 5 1.798 0.243 45 2

47 50 KIX BROOKS/Moonshine Road (Arista) 1026 21 428 8 2.038 0.027 15 0

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Country Aircheck Add Leaders Adds Activator Top Point Gainers GEORGIA LINE/Get Your Shine On (Republic Nashville) 36 BLAKE SHELTON/Sure Be Cool If You Did (Arner Bros./WMN) 1822 4 CHRIS JANSON/Better I Don't (Bigger Picture) 19 THE BAND PERRY/Better Dig Two (Republic Nashville) 921 4 DARIUS RUCKER/Wagon Wheel (Capitol) 18 GARY ALLAN/Every Storm (Runs Out Of Rain) (MCA) 905 4 ERIC CHURCH/Like Jesus Does (EMI Nashville) 18 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Mama's Broken Heart (RCA) 799 4 BLAKE SHELTON/Sure Be Cool If You Did (Warner Bros./WMN) 16 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Get Your Shine On (Republic Nashville) 785 4 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Mama's Broken Heart (RCA) 12 GEORGE STRAIT/Give It All We Got Tonight (MCA) 756 RASCAL FLATTS/Changed (Big Machine) 12 DIERKS BENTLEY/Tip It On Back (Capitol) 735 JAKE OWEN/Anywhere With You (RCA) 11 TIM MCGRAW/One Of Those Nights (Big Machine) 709 673 EASTON CORBIN/All Over The Road (Mercury) 10 LEE BRICE/I Drive Your Truck (Curb) CHRIS YOUNG/I Can Take It From There (RCA) 663 GEORGE STRAIT/Give It All We Got Tonight (MCA) 9 Country Aircheck Top Point Gainers Activator Top Spin Gainers BLAKE SHELTON/Sure Be Cool If You Did (Warner Bros./WMN) 3040 4 BLAKE SHELTON/Sure Be Cool If You Did (Arner Bros./WMN) 351 JASON ALDEAN/The Only Way I Know (Broken Bow) 2163 4 THE BAND PERRY/Better Dig Two (Republic Nashville) 175 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Mama's Broken Heart (RCA) 2103 4 GARY ALLAN/Every Storm (Runs Out Of Rain) (MCA) 170 THE BAND PERRY/Better Dig Two (Republic Nashville) 1904 4 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Get Your Shine On (Republic Nashville) 166 TIM MCGRAW/One Of Those Nights (Big Machine) 1592 4 DIERKS BENTLEY/Tip It On Back (Capitol) 152 LEE BRICE/I Drive Your Truck (Curb) 1516 DARIUS RUCKER/Wagon Wheel (Capitol) 150 GARY ALLAN/Every Storm (Runs Out Of Rain) (MCA) 1310 TIM MCGRAW/One Of Those Nights (Big Machine) 149 RANDY HOUSER/How Country Feels (Stoney Creek) 1238 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Mama's Broken Heart (RCA) 145 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Two Black Cadillacs (19/Arista) 1021 LEE BRICE/I Drive Your Truck (Curb) 138 TAYLOR SWIFT/Begin Again (Big Machine) 951 CHRIS YOUNG/I Can Take It From There (RCA) 122

Country Aircheck Top Spin Gainers Country Aircheck Top Recurrents Points BLAKE SHELTON/Sure Be Cool If You Did (Warner Bros./WMN) 923 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Cruise (Republic Nashville) 13243 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Mama's Broken Heart (RCA) 701 KIP MOORE/Beer Money (MCA) 11370 JASON ALDEAN/The Only Way I Know (Broken Bow) 564 JUSTIN MOORE/’Til My Last Day (Valory) 10828 THE BAND PERRY/Better Dig Two (Republic Nashville) 540 LUKE BRYAN/Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye (Capitol) 9835 LEE BRICE/I Drive Your Truck (Curb) 480 JAKE OWEN/The One That Got Away (RCA) 8131 TIM MCGRAW/One Of Those Nights (Big Machine) 431 LEE BRICE/Hard To Love (Curb) 7745 GARY ALLAN/Every Storm (Runs Out Of Rain) (MCA) 392 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Blown Away (19/Arista) 7015 RANDY HOUSER/How Country Feels (Stoney Creek) 350 HUNTER HAYES/Wanted (Atlantic/WMN) 5999 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Two Black Cadillacs (19/Arista) 318 JASON ALDEAN/Take A Little Ride (Broken Bow) 5752 THOMPSON SQUARE/If I Didn't Have You (Stoney Creek) 312 ERIC CHURCH/Springsteen (EMI Nashville) 5721

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Country Aircheck Activity A D D D A T E S JOSH TURNER/Find Me A Baby (MCA) Moves 44-45* January 28 1,440 points, 556 spins Billy Ray Cyrus/Hillbilly Heart (Keeping It Country) No adds (Blue Cadillac) Eric Church/Like Jesus Does (EMI Nashville) EASTON CORBIN/All Over The Road (Mercury) BLACKBERRY SMOKE/Pretty Little Lie (Southern Ground) Debuts at 46* LADY ANTEBELLUM/Downtown (Capitol) 1,168 points, 375 spins February 4 10 adds: KCYE, KXKT, WCTK, WGNA, WKKT, WRNS, WUSJ, WYCD*, WYNK, WYRK /If You Want Some (Show Dog–Universal) PARMALEE/Carolina (Stoney Creek) JAKE OWEN/Anywhere With You (RCA) Debuts at 47* February 11 1,110 points, 248 spins Jake Owen/Anywhere With You (RCA) 11 adds, including: JAKA, KMNB*, KSD, KSOP, WIL, GREG BATES/Fill In The Blank (Republic Nashville) WKKT, WOGK, WQYK*, WSIX, WUBL CHARLIE WORSHAM/Could It Be (Warner Bros./W.A.R.) V I D E O A D D S Debuts at 48* 1,063 points, 377 spins CMT 6 adds: KKBQ*, WFUS, WKKT, WKML, WUSH, WZZK* CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Two Black Cadillacs (19/Arista)

UNCLE KRACKER/Nobody’s Sad On A Saturday ... CMT PURE (EMI Nashville/Sugar Hill) CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Two Black Cadillacs (19/Arista) Moves 48-49* CONNOR CHRISTIAN & Southern Gothic/Sheets Down 1,063 points, 319 spins (Vintage Earth/Rocket Science Ventures) 2 adds: KMLE*, KNIX EMERSON DRIVE/She’s My Kind Of Crazy (TTA) KIX BROOKS/Moonshine Road (Arista) JOSH ABBOTT BAND/I’ll Sing About Mine (PDT) Moves 47-50* PUNCH BROTHERS/Movement And Location (Nonesuch) 1,026 points, 428 spins No adds GAC CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Two Black Cadillacs (19/Arista) SARAH DARLING/Home To Me (Black River) 939 points, 379 spins No adds None listed AARON LEWIS/Forever (Blaster) 875 points, 365 spins Aircheck Activity includes the top 15 songs that rank 45-50 on this week’s chart 3 adds: KRTY, WSLC, WWGR or are those that are not charted and have a minimum of 850 airplay points and have shown growth in two of the past three weeks. (* indicates auto adds) ©2013 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] January 22, 2013 Chart Page 5

LW TW Artist/Title (Label) Points +/- Points Plays +/- Plays Stations Adds 3 1 GARY ALLAN/Every Storm (Runs Out Of Rain) (MCA) 4 10550 905 2108 170 52 0 2 2 RANDY HOUSER/How Country Feels (Stoney Creek) 10398 227 2063 39 50 0 4 3 JASON ALDEAN/The Only Way I Know (Broken Bow) 10001 589 2021 85 51 0 6 4 THE BAND PERRY/Better Dig Two (Republic Nashville) 4 9542 921 1950 175 52 0 5 5 BRAD PAISLEY/Southern Comfort Zone (Arista) 9039 24 1817 -29 52 0 1 6 ZAC BROWN BAND/Goodbye In Her Eyes (Atlantic/Southern Ground) 8969 -1671 1797 -316 49 0 7 7 TIM MCGRAW/One Of Those Nights (Big Machine) 8165 709 1668 149 51 0 9 8 TAYLOR SWIFT/Begin Again (Big Machine) 7666 586 1533 99 51 0 8 9 LITTLE BIG TOWN/Tornado (Capitol) 7598 515 1541 102 52 0 10 10 DIERKS BENTLEY/Tip It On Back (Capitol) 7563 735 1541 152 51 0 11 11 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Two Black Cadillacs (19/Arista) 7125 319 1442 61 52 0 12 12 HUNTER HAYES/Somebody's Heartbreak (Atlantic/WMN) 6575 354 1325 60 52 0 13 13 KACEY MUSGRAVES/Merry Go 'Round (Mercury) 5725 343 1141 60 51 0 15 14 CHRIS YOUNG/I Can Take It From There (RCA) 5148 663 1057 122 49 0 16 15 THOMPSON SQUARE/If I Didn't Have You (Stoney Creek) 4830 544 939 91 48 0 26 16 BLAKE SHELTON/Sure Be Cool If You Did (Arner Bros./WMN) 4 4698 1822 983 351 51 2 20 17 LEE BRICE/I Drive Your Truck (Curb) 4618 673 960 138 50 0 18 18 ELI YOUNG BAND/Say Goodnight (Republic Nashville) 4461 342 853 55 47 0 21 19 GEORGE STRAIT/Give It All We Got Tonight (MCA) 4394 756 845 113 48 0 17 20 THOMAS RHETT/Beer With Jesus (Valory) 4251 55 798 14 44 0 19 21 TOBY KEITH/Hope On The Rocks (Show Dog-Iuniversal) 4230 202 857 47 49 0 22 22 DUSTIN LYNCH/She Cranks My Tractor (Broken Bow) 4047 429 764 85 47 0 23 23 CHRIS CAGLE/Let There Be Cowgirls (Bigger Picture) 4019 617 759 113 42 1 25 24 CASEY JAMES/Crying On A Suitcase (19/Columbia) 3298 248 672 53 39 0 24 25 FAITH HILL/American Heart (Warner Bros./W.A.R.) 3178 3 595 -14 43 0 28 26 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Mama's Broken Heart (RCA) 4 2690 799 580 145 43 2 27 27 BRANTLEY GILBERT/More Than Miles (Valory) 2656 426 558 70 44 2 30 28 KELLY CLARKSON f/VINCE GILL /Don't Rush (19/RCA/Columbia) 2094 362 391 52 36 1 33 29 GLORIANA/Can't Shake You (Emblem/W.A.R.) 1881 363 390 75 41 1 31 30 THE HENNINGSENS/American Beautiful (Arista) 1849 236 359 31 40 4 ©2013 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. 4=Top 5 point gainers. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com January 22, 2013 Chart Page 6

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

29 31 RASCAL FLATTS/Changed (Big Machine) 1844 84 389 11 39 4 32 32 JERROD NIEMANN/Only God Could Love You More (SeaGayle/Arista) 1836 304 363 57 36 0 41 33 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Get Your Shine On (Republic Nashville) 4 1759 785 415 166 38 2 39 34 DARIUS RUCKER/Wagon Wheel (Capitol) 1612 614 349 150 32 7 34 35 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/I'll Keep The Kids (Average Joe's/New Revolution) 1328 -29 248 -4 25 0 37 36 /More Trucks Than Cars (Black River) 1310 233 259 28 27 0 40 37 LOVE AND THEFT/Runnin' Out Of Air (RCA) 1097 109 217 20 30 1 36 38 KIX BROOKS/Moonshine Road (Arista) 1075 -62 212 -10 7 0 38 39 HAYDEN PANETTIERE/Telescope (Big Machine) 1065 40 224 1 24 1 35 40 MAGGIE ROSE/I Ain't Your Mama (RPME) 1021 -151 160 -40 26 0 44 41 JANA KRAMER/Whiskey (Elektra Nashville/W.A.R.) 1004 159 170 28 24 2 42 42 EASTON CORBIN/All Over The Road (Mercury) 935 31 196 13 16 3 43 43 JOSH TURNER/Find Me A Baby (MCA) 838 -55 160 -12 15 0 46 44 ERIC CHURCH/Like Jesus Does (EMI Nashville) 779 304 180 77 21 7 45 45 CRAIG CAMPBELL/Outta My Head (Bigger Picture) 657 88 131 18 11 0 47 46 UNCLE KRACKER/Nobody's Sad On A Saturday... (Sugar Hill/EMI Nahsville) 420 20 90 2 9 1 49 47 SARAH DARLING/Home To Me (Black River) 376 43 106 2 11 0 48 48 JOSH ABBOTT BAND/I'll Sing About Mine (Pretty Damn Tough) 344 5 78 2 8 0 50 49 CHARLIE WORSHAM/Could It Be (Warner Bros./W.A.R.) 337 35 53 10 8 2 56 50 THE FARM/Be Grateful (WMN/New Revolution) 324 116 55 25 15 1 Debut 51 JAKE OWEN/Anywhere With You (RCA) 308 205 97 82 14 5 58 52 KIP MOORE/Hey Pretty Girl (MCA) 267 98 62 29 10 4 51 53 TRAIN f/ASHLEY MONROE/Bruises (Columbia/Nine North) 241 -50 81 -13 4 0 52 54 HIGH VALLEY/Love You For A Long Time (Eaglemont Ent./Rodeowave) 238 -26 75 -4 5 0 53 55 AARON LEWIS/Forever (Blaster) 228 7 29 0 3 0 54 56 BRETT ELDREDGE/Don't Ya (Atlantic/WMN) 216 0 68 -5 4 0 59 57 JOHN MAISON/Love Is A Trip (Big High Five) 146 -20 28 -3 4 0 55 58 BILL GENTRY/Hell And Half Of Georgia (Tenacity) 140 -70 18 -7 3 0 Debut 59 TAYLOR MADE/That's What Life Is (LG) 133 2 24 0 4 0 60 60 SWEETWATER RAIN/Starshine (Curb) 122 -25 29 -3 9 0 ©2013 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. 4=Top 5 point gainers. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com