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August 30, 2010 Issue 207 PPM: Johnny On The Spot Sets Media Monitors recently conducted a study that examined stop set times on PPM stations. Using data collected in July 2009 and July 2010, the study shows a “migration of starting times of many surveyed stations.” Media Monitors CEO/President Philippe Generali noted, “Compared to last year, twice as many stations in PPM markets are playing spots at :15. The first quarter Foster’s Children: Willie Nelson, and veteran record hour, however, remains a traditional ‘sacred cow’ producer Fred Foster are honored with the Leadership Music Dale Franklin Award Sunday (8/29) in Nashville. Pictured (l-r) are where hardly any music station wants to be caught in a Hall of Fame Director Kyle Young, Leadership Music Executive Director commercial break.” Karen Oertley, Kristofferson, Foster, Nelson, Leadership Music Board The data show that stations under PPM have indeed President Jamie Cheek and BMI President/CEO Del Bryant. migrated their spot breaks to span the quarter hours, while LM Honors Fred, Kris, Willie diary markets continue to place stop sets at :20 and :50. “I’m Vince Gill, your host for the evening. I’m the best you While the Media Monitors study looked at spot breaks could get for free on such short notice.” So quipped Nashville’s across the entire hour, we were intrigued by the statement most venerable master of ceremonies for Leadership Music’s that the first QH was a no-man’s land for spots. So, we 7th Annual Dale Franklin Award dinner in Nashville last night used its sister company Mediabase to focus on first quarter (8/29), which honored renowned label executive and producer hour spot placement at Country stations in PPM markets to Fred Foster, Kris Kristofferson and Willie Nelson. see how “sacred” that first quarter hour really is to them. The ceremonies began with Foster, whose For purposes of our mini-study, we define a stop set that label first signed Kristofferson and also boasted Nelson, Roy starts between :02 and :10 as being “in the first quarter Orbison, , Charlie McCoy and many others. BMI hour.” We deem a break that begins at :11 or later to be President Del Bryant paid tribute, noting that he first met one that crosses the :15 quarter hour. Again, we are only the industry icon on Bryant’s 12th birthday with his father, looking at spot sets in the first quarter hour from 6am- legendary Boudleaux Bryant, who was close friends Midnight and the data is from Thursday, Aug. 12, 2010. with Foster. Boudleaux’s secretary was none other than Bobby (continued on page 5) ©2010 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected]

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McGee, and it was in that office where Foster and Kristofferson y u n e s u s i c h a t h a p e d y i f e wrote one of the handful of songs to ever earn five million spins M T : M T S M L on radio. Upon accepting his award, Foster said, “Most of the KMLE/Phoenix’s The Tim & Willy Show times I see friends are at funerals. This is a far damn better sight.” personality and Live With Regis And Kelly’s In a video salute to Kristofferson, venerable publisher/writer “Women of Radio Co-host For A Day Search” finalist Andrea Hiland discusses her most Bob Beckham said, “Kris is a Rhodes scholar. You’d think he’d important songs, artists or concerts: be smarter than to become a songwriter.” Before singing “Me 1. Grease: The Original Soundtrack: And Bobby McGee,” Lyle Lovett said, “It took a lot of courage Growing up, my sister, cousins and I were for Kris to walk away from a brilliant military career to become always together. We continually danced to a janitor (at CBS’ Nashville studio) and songwriter, and that’s this record and never got tired of it. Andrea Hiland fortunate for us. May your light forever burn bright.” Kristofferson 2. Amy Grant, Age To Age: This (and every kept his remarks brief, noting, “[When I heard I was] getting an other she did) is fantastic, life-changing music. I can still award with Fred and Willie, I felt like I was dreaming.” smell the carpet I was laying on in the early ‘80s while listening to Returning to the stage, Gill said, “They ought to take that fifth every word on that album. head on Mt. Rushmore and put Willie on it. He is what America 3. Whitney Houston, The Greatest Love Tour, Cleveland, 1986: is about, at its best.” Stephen Colbert sent along a video message The very first concert I ever drove to with friends, sans parents, although I must admit it was not the best concert I’ve ever been to describing the continuing effects of a visit to Nelson’s tour bus: “I (sorry, Whitney). Still, an awesome memory. [still] hallucinate little Willie Nelsons all around me.” 4. /Unanswered Prayers: One of the pivotal songs Country Music DJ Hall of Fame personality Lee Arnold that introduced me to country music. In college, I listened to it over praised Nelson’s interviewing skills, noting, “He can say in and over. It created a craving for more Garth and more country! five words what most can’t in 500.” Arnold said he once asked 5. Tim McGraw, Set This Circus Down: I was in the middle of possibly Nelson what his bus would say if it could talk. “If it could talk,” the best (and worst) time of my life – an exciting rollercoaster with Nelson replied, “I would shoot it.” , who once many ups and downs – when that album came out. I memorized it all. recorded with all of the honorees and presented the award to It covers every emotion and so many life experiences. Nelson, said, “Rare are the real folks, and you don’t get any • A highly regarded song or album you’ve never heard: I’ve more real than Willie.” In his acceptance, Nelson observed, “I never heard a Rolling Stones album. Please don’t hate me, I just almost gave myself a standing ovation,” and then joined Gill, haven’t gotten around to listening to any of their yet. • An “important” piece of music you just don’t get: Don Kristofferson, Lovett, McCoy, Swan, Randy Travis and the McLean’s “American Pie.” Again, we danced to this record band for “On The Road Again.” Quite a night. constantly growing up. I still only “get” parts of it. • An album you played or listened to incessantly: Beth Nielsen VH1: Country Not So Great Chapman’s self-titled album. It was the first CD I bought. Until How did country fare in VH1’s “Greatest then, I only had cassettes or records. It was cool to listen to tracks over and over. Artists Of All Time” poll? Well, • One obscure or non-country song everyone should listen to checks in at No. 35 and ... that’s it. Seriously. right now: I will always feel something special about Snow Patrol’s The network asked “well-known music artists “Chasing Cars”. Our community lost four people in a tragic helicopter and music experts” to help compile the list, crash while capturing a car chase on TV, and I associate this song with being the only with that loss. I can’t get through it without a tear forming. country performer mentioned as a participant. And while few would argue the inclusion of top Johnny Cash ©2010 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] August 30, 2010 Country Aircheck Weekly Page 3

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Monday 8/30 - Jewel, Larry King Live (CNN) and Chelsea Lately (E!). Tuesday 8//31 - Merle Haggard, Late Show With David Letterman (CBS). Wednesday 9/1 - , , Good Morning America (ABC); Various Artists, CMT Insider Special Edition: 2010 CMA Awards Nominations; Various Artists, CMA Music Festival: Country’s Night To Rock (ABC). Supply Side: WWKA/Orlando’s Grace Vasquez hangs with some very grateful high school students from the Hagerty High School Key Club. Thursday 9/2 - , Jamie O’Neal, John Rich, CMT Cribs. The station aided some 400 local educators through their Teacher Supply Drive, which provided them with much-needed classroom materials last Friday 9/3 - , Top 20 Country Countdown (GAC). weekend (8/21). The station began by collecting items like copy paper, pens and hand sanitizer because many teachers must spend out of their Saturday 9/4 - Various Artists, 2010 CMT Music Awards (re-air). own pocket for classroom supplies. Sunday 9/5 - , Top 20 Country Countdown (re-air) (GAC). five selections the Beatles, Bob Dylan, Led Zeppelin, the Rolling Stones and Michael Jackson, what about Hank Williams, Willie, Waylon or Merle? Radiohead (29) over Garth Brooks? Sade (50) over Patsy Cline? Whitney Houston makes the Combat Team, who will soon deploy to Iraq. “We started the list (60), but , who wrote her biggest hit “I Will wheels turning with the National Guard, and then the Governor’s Always Love You” doesn’t? Don’t the musical accomplishments Office got involved with KIZN and KQFC,” says KIZN PD Rich of , , Alabama or Summers. “Governor Otter is a country fan and listens to our compare favorably with Justin Timberlake (66), George Michael stations. This thing [has taken] on a life of it’s own.” (87), Outkast (95) or Alicia Keys (100)? The upside of this lack • Former WSIX/Nashville morning producer Devon O’Day of respect for country: You probably won’t care if we don’t tell has turned from the microphone to the microwave with the you when the VH1 special airs. release of a new cookbook. My Southern Food will be available in October, complete with a soundtrack composed by Kim Radio News McLean. First single “Sweet Tea” will be released Sept. A non- • If you’ve never seen Coleman Insights’ “Mapping The DNA traditional book tour, which they’ve dubbed a “book singing,” Of PPM” multimedia report (and particularly if you work in will follow. For more info, contact O’Day here. a PPM-measured metro), the in-depth report initially released • Beasley Broadcast Group honored a number of its execs during only to clients in 2008 is now available free at via www. Friday meetings in Naples, FL. Las Vegas’ Tom Humm was colemaninsights.com/ppm. named GM of the Year (the cluster includes Country KCYE), • Journal Broadcast Group has named Dominic Fails as VP/ the market’s Cory Cuddeback was tagged as Sales Manager Sales, overseeing the company’s 13 TV and 33 radio stations and Philadelphia’s Kelly Baldwin was named Business including seven Country outlets in Tulsa, Knoxville, Wichita Manager of the Year (that market includes Country WXTU). and Springfield, MO. Based in Milwaukee, Fails is a 20-year Former WXTU & current Rhythmic WRDW/Philly PD Leo broadcast sales executive who most recently was VP/Sales for Baldwin was named PD of the Year. Details here. Telemundo’s KTMD-TV/Houston. • Radio Effects is offering customized Labor Day sweepers for • Citadel’s KIZN & KQFC/Boise are staging a free, private station websites. Details here or call Will Robinson at 813-205- Darryl Worley concert Sept. 9 for the 116th Cavalry Brigade 3355 for more information. ©2010 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected]

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Industry News Ch e c k Ou t : 8/31 The Nashville Hall of Fame’s next inductees are Pat Alger (“The Thunder Rolls,” “Goin’ Gone”), Steve Cropper Sammy Kershaw Better Than I Used To Be (Big Hit) (“Sittin’ On the Dock of the Bay,” “In the Midnight Hour”), Kershaw’s 11-track album opens with “The Train,” which he wrote, and closes with “Takin’ the late Paul Davis and America’s first professional songwriter The Long Way Home,” which he co-wrote. Stephen Foster. They will be celebrated at the 40th Anniversary Jamey Johnson guests on Dr. Hook And The Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Dinner & Induction Medicine Show’s “The Cover of .” Ceremony Oct. 17 in Nashville. , Scotty Emerick, Josh Kear and Gold Mountain Entertainment’s Burt Stein is seeking music Ashley Gorley are among the songwriters. Buddy Cannon produced. business support for the Lost Boys Foundation’s Walkathon, which commences in Park Sept. 18. All proceeds Amber Hayes C’mon EP (FUNL) benefit the non-profit foundation, which supports Sudan This six-song digital offering is the debut genocide survivors. Details here. release by this musical theatere pro, who played Kathy Twitty in It’s Only Make Believe — Artist News The Conway Twitty Musical. Hayes produced Thompson Square will premiere their video “Are You Gonna and co-wrote the album. Kiss Me Or Not” on the CMT Insider app Sept. 2 through Labor Day. Download here. Album release info to [email protected]. CMT.com will stream Trailer Choir’s Music Row concert live from Nashville at 8pm ET. Watch here. Show Dog-Universal has launched “The Shape I’m In” TelluRide have been renamed the Adam Craig Band because website for ’ current single of the same name. of legal issues. Create a postcard and email it to theshapeimin.joenichols@ gmail.com and the card will be published on Nichols’ “Shape” The Week’s Top Stories site. Details here. Full coverage is available in the archives at www. Katie Armiger will perform at the launch of Justine countryaircheck.com. magazine-hosted 2011 R.E.A.L. Girl contest Wednesday (9/1) • Former Lyric Street Sr. Dir./National Promotion John Ettinger at the Girl Scout Headquarters in New York City. The contest is launched Ettinger Talent Associates (ETA) representing open to Girl Scott members 13-19, with the winner landing the Emerson Drive (CAT 8/24) and entered into a joint venture cover of Justine. Learn more here. partnership with Quarterback Records founder Chris Allums Buddy Jewell will embark on a 16-date fall tour beginning making them co-principals of the label. (Breaking News 8/26) Thursday (9/2) in Munster, IN. He heads to Japan Oct. 17 and • Industry vet Teresa George was named Sr. VP/Brand China Oct. 19. Complete list of dates here. Integration & Strategic Partnerships for the Academy of Ken Mellons’ Rural Route will be released Oct. 12. Country Music. (CAT 8/24) Show Dog-Universal will release Mel Tillis’ 23-track • Universal Music Group/Nashville SVP/Media, Artist comedy album You Ain’t Gonna Believe This Sept. 21. Relations & Creative Services Jason Owen left his post to form Vince Gill will headline a free Gulf concert to stimulate the management company Sandbox Entertainment representing local economy Sept. 25 near Destin, FL. Passes to the ticketed . (Breaking News 8/25) event are still available through the Beaches Of South Walton • The pine cutout from the original Ryman Auditorium stage was lodging partners. Details here. ©2010 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] August 30, 2010 Country Aircheck Weekly Page 5

Bi r t h d a y s evening it had stop sets that began at :12. Crosstown competitor Tuesday (8/31) - Brown Bannister, Jenny Cranford, Donna Hughes KNCI wasn’t far behind, with a spot sweep in the first QH only at ([email protected]), Dave Wheeler 6:12am, 5:14pm and 6:14pm. Other observations on spot breaks Wednesday (9/1) - the late Conway Twitty; the late Boxcar Willie; across stations and across the dayparts: Steve Goetzman; Sammy Cruise ([email protected]); Savannah Jones • Morning drive: Forty-four of the 49 stations air at least ([email protected]); Mitch Mahan ([email protected]); a minute of spots somewhere in the first QH. Only WUSN/ Dick Whitehouse; Wix Wichman; Jeff Wyatt Chicago, WFUS/Tampa, KSD-FM/St. Louis and KNTY/ Thursday (9/2) - Paul Deakin (Mavericks) Sacramento are spot free in the first QH of each hour (6, 7, 8 and 9) in morning drive. Of those 44, 18 ran a set that spanned the Friday (9/3) - Tompall Glaser, the late Hank Thompson; Rob Ellis ([email protected]); Beth Middleworth; Jessie Noble :15 mark; 13 had stop sets in the early portion of the QH; and, 13 ran both an early QH stop set and a break sweeping over the Saturday (9/4) – Noel Haggard :15 mark. A number of stations mixed and matched. Citadel’s Sunday (9/5): Renee Bell ([email protected]), Tracy Collins WKHX/Atlanta and KSCS/Dallas, for instance, aired breaks at ([email protected]) about 6:13, 7:02 and 7:13, and 8:02. WUBL/Atlanta goes first Monday (9/6): Mark Chesnutt, David Allan Coe, Jeff Foxworthy, QH spotless in the 6am and 8am hours, but ran sets at 7:02 and Sylvia Hutton, Mel McDaniel, Michelle Poe, Trey Cooler, Kevin 7:13 and 9:15. KUPL/Portland aired breaks at 6:13, 7:02 and Erickson ([email protected]), Mark Luna, Don Marin 7:13, and 8:13. WGAR/Cleveland’s sets aired 6:02 and 6:14, 7:04, 8:01 and 8:14, and 9:15. A handful of stations only sported one stop set in the entire 6am-10am frame, including WXTU/ returned to its home in the Grand Ole Opry House stage. The Philadelphia (9am hour), KKWF/Seattle (6am hour), KYGO/ venue will reopen Sept. 28. (CAT 8/25) Denver (8am hour) and KNCI/Sacramento (8am hour). • AccuRadio’s 18 Country-formatted streaming channels • Middays: No stations ran spots in the early portion of the are now being consulted by former WUSN/Chicago PD Bill first QH. The vast majority ran sets at 10:15, 11:15, 12:15, 1:15 Gamble, who’ll oversee talent, social networking, music and and 2:15, but a handful only ran stop sets in two, three or four liaison duties with Nashville. (CAT 8/27) hours of the midday slot. Johnny On The Spot Sets (continued from page 1) • Afternoons: On the day of the sample, 13 stations aired no There were 49 Country stations rated under the PPM system spots at all in the first QH. Only KNIX/Phoenix and WYGY/ on Aug. 12, and two distinct patterns of break placement emerge Cincinnati ran breaks early in the QH, with neither running a set very quickly. First, in middays, afternoons and evenings, not a over the :15 mark. Airing a first QH stop set in only one quarter single station runs a stop set in the early stages of the quarter hour of the entire afternoon drive period were six outlets – hour. Every station that runs even a minute of commercials in the KPLX/Dallas (5pm), WKIS/Miami (6pm hour), WQYK/Tampa, first quarter hour makes it part of a break that sweeps over the KSD-FM/St. Louis, WOGI/Pittsburgh (6pm hour), and KCYE/ :15 mark. Second, mornings are a very different animal with a Las Vegas (5pm hour). All of those swept the :15 mark. wide variety of commercial break machinations taking place. • Evenings: Six stations aired no spots at all in the first QH in this The first thing that jumped out while looking at the stop set grid daypart. Only WYGY aired spots in the early part of the first QH, we created was that WUSN/Chicago is the only station of the 49 and they stopped every hour at a few minutes past the top of the hour. that never ran even one minute of a spot in the first quarter hour of Every other station had its breaks sweeping the :15 mark, and they any hour for the entire day. Not far behind was KNTY/Sacramento, varied from twice during the shift to all five hours of nights. which carried no spots in the first QH between 6am-7pm but in the CAC ©2010 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] August 30, 2010 Country Aircheck Weekly Page 6 KIXQ/Joplin, MO 13.9 15.9 1 1 Spring No. 1s: KBCY, KCCY, KEZJ, KIXQ, KBTN-FM/Joplin, MO^+ 4.8 5.5 6t 5t WPAP/Panama City, FL 11.4 9.4 1 2 KNCQ, KWWK, KYKZ, WAXX, WBBN, WAKT/Panama City, FL 5.1 3.8 7 10 KKOW-FM/Pittsburg, KS^ 3.0 3.0 8t 9 WIXY, WKOA, WQCB, WTHI, WUSQ KKOW-AM/Pittsburg, KS^+ 1.2 1.2 13t 13t KKOW-AM & FM are for Joplin, MO Arbitron Here are more of the Spring 2010 diary Arbitron ratings. With a few exceptions, only stations achieving at least a 1.0 share are included. Legend: WKOA/Lafayette, IN 14.2 18.9 1 1 A “+” indicates a Classic Country outlet, a “^” designates Country stations KYKZ/Lake Charles, LA 13.1 12.5 1 1 in the same market owned by a single operator and a “t” indicates a tie. A KNGT/Lake Charles, LA 6.0 6.8 4 4 “na” indicates a subscriber-only market, where rankings are not available, or KGRT/Las Cruces, NM 6.1 7.7 3t 2t a station programming another format during that ratings period. Client- KHEY-FM/El Paso 3.5 2.6 9t 13t exclusive ratings are embargoed from publication. Las Cruces, NM Arbitron 12+ 12+ 12+ 12+ WBBN/Laurel, MS 11.8 13.8 1 1 Station/City Share Share Rank Rank WHER/Laurel, MS+ 4.8 3.6 8 8t WZKX/Biloxi, MS 2.7 3.6 10t 8t Last Arb Sp’ 10 Last Arb Sp’ 10 Laurel, MS Arbitron KBCY/Abilene, TX 10.0 12.0 2 1 WMUS/Muskegon, MI^ 12.1 12.3 1 na KEAN/Abilene, TX 10.6 10.8 1 2 WTNR/Grand Rapids 2.9 3.2 10 na KFNA/Abilene, TX 3.5 3.0 9 11t WBCT/Grand Rapids^ 1.7 2.1 11t na KVRP-FM/Abilene, TX 1.2 0.6 14t 17t WTNR, WBCT are for Muskegon, MI Arbitron KLAA-FM/Alexandria, LA 6.7 7.3 3t 3 KCCY/Colorado Springs 9.7 9.6 1 1 KRRV/Alexandria, LA 6.3 6.9 5 4t Pueblo, CO Arbitron KBKK/Alexandria, LA+ 5.4 5.2 6t 8t KIQN/Pueblo, CO 3.4 5.1 9t 5t KAPB/Alexandria, LA+ 3.8 4.7 10 10 KATC/Colorado Springs 3.4 4.0 9t 8t WQCB/Bangor, ME 14.8 13.3 1 1 Pueblo, CO Arbitron WBFB/Bangor, ME^ 6.7 4.3 4 8 KSTY/Pueblo, CO 2.8 2.3 12t 13t WMCM/Rockland, ME^ 1.0 0.0 15t 0 KNCQ/Redding, CA 13.7 13.3 1 1 Bangor, ME Arbitron KNNN/Redding, CA^ 3.6 3.2 8t 9 WBWN/Bloomington, IL 9.9 5.9 1 2t KALF/Chico, CA^ 1.0 1.1 13t 14 WYST/Bloomington, IL 5.3 4.1 5t 7 Redding, CA Arbitron KORA/Bryan, TX 8.3 8.1 na na KWWK/Rochester, MN 9.2 10.4 1 1 KAGG/Bryan, TX 3.0 4.0 na na KMFX-FM/Rochester, MN 5.4 5.7 5t 6t KTHT/Houston 1.2 1.2 na na KQAQ/Rochester, MN+ 1.1 0.5 14t 19t Bryan, TX Arbitron KRAZ/Santa Barbara, CA 1.9 2.4 11t 10t WIXY/Champaign, IL^ 9.2 11.2 2 1 KHAY/Oxnard, CA 1.4 1.0 15t 17t WYXY/Champaign, IL^+ … 3.9 … 7t Santa Barbara, CA Arbitron WLFH/Champaign, IL 1.6 1.1 12t 12t WJCL/Savannah, GA 2.5 2.8 12t 11t WGLR-FM/Dubuque, IA 8.7 9.0 2 2 Hilton Head, SC Arbitron WJOD/Dubuque, IA 8.3 8.1 3t 3 KSNI/Santa Maria, CA 5.0 5.8 4t 3 WVRE/Dubuque, IA 4.9 4.7 7 7 KRAZ/Santa Barbara, CA 1.7 1.7 17t 16t KDST/Dubuque, IA 2.9 1.9 9t 12t KKJG/San Luis Obispo, CA 0.8 1.3 22t 19t WQPC/Prairie Du Chien, WI 1.5 1.4 16 16 KRAZ, KKJG are for Santa Maria, CA Arbitron Dubuque, IA Arbitron WWJO/St. Cloud, MN 7.7 6.9 1t 3 KKCB/Duluth, MN-WI 7.6 8.0 3 2 WVAL-AM/St. Cloud, MN+ 2.1 3.0 15 13 KTCO/Duluth, MN-WI 5.9 5.8 6 6 KDDG/St. Cloud, MN+ 1.7 1.7 16t 16t WAXX/Eau Claire, WI 12.5 11.6 1 1 WTHI/Terre Haute, IN 20.9 22.7 1 1 WQRB/Eau Claire, WI^ 8.0 7.6 4 3t WYXY/Champaign, IL … 2.4 … 7t WATQ/Eau Claire, WI^+ 6.3 7.6 6 3t WWBL/Washington, IN 1.5 0.0 11 0 KBVB/Fargo, ND 7.6 8.4 4 3 WFMS/Indianapolis 1.0 0.0 12 0 KVOX-FM/Fargo, ND 11.0 7.9 3 5 WYXY, WWBL, WFMS are for Terre Haute, IN Arbitron KRCQ/Detroit Lakes, MN 0.8 1.7 15 14 WTXT/Tuscaloosa, AL 5.8 6.1 3 3t Fargo, ND Arbitron WFFN/Tuscaloosa, AL 4.0 4.4 6 6 WEGX/Florence, SC 8.6 8.4 2 2 WZZK/Birmingham 2.9 3.3 10t 8t WHLZ/Marion, SC 2.7 2.8 11t 12t WDXB/Birmingham 1.7 1.7 16t 17t Florence, SC Arbitron WZZK, WDXB are for Tuscaloosa, AL Arbitron WYZB/Ft. Walton Beach, FL na 4.3 na 7t KEZJ/Twin Falls, ID 9.5 10.6 1 1 WAAZ/Ft. Walton Beach, FL na 4.3 na 7t KKMV/Twin Falls, ID 7.3 6.9 2t 3t WHWY/Ft. Walton Beach, FL na 4.3 na 7t KYUN/Twin Falls, ID 5.6 3.2 6 12 WDJR/Dothan, AL na 2.0 na 12t KART-AM/Twin Falls, ID+ 1.1 0.5 16t 19t Ft. Walton Beach, FL Arbitron WUSQ/Winchester, VA 19.6 20.3 1 1 WDOG-FM/Hilton Head, SC 4.4 4.7 5t 5t WSIG/Harrisonburg, VA 1.8 2.3 10t 10t WGZR/Hilton Head, SC 4.4 4.2 5t 7 Winchester, VA Arbitron ©2010 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] August 30, 2010 Country Aircheck Weekly Page 7 Seek And Employ Jill Gleason Here are a few quality pros awaiting the chance to power your company. Previous Curb Promotions employment and contact info are included. 615-476-3674 or [email protected] Radio Jeff Hackett Jen Austin Kris Van Dyke Moo Town Promotions KSCS/Dallas Morning Prod. 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LW TW Artist/Title (Label) Total Points +/- Points Total Plays +/- Plays Audience +/- Aud Stations ADDS

1 1 BLAKE SHELTON/All About Tonight (Reprise/WMN) 14486 -788 5198 -233 36.884 -1.866 128 0 3rd Week at No. 1 3 2 /Pretty Good At Drinkin' Beer (Mercury) 14327 563 5165 211 36.191 1.616 128 0 2 3 /I'm In (Capitol) 14089 -587 5085 -151 35.619 -1.608 128 0 5 4 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Our Kind Of Love (Capitol) 13611 624 4907 222 34.446 1.578 128 0 4 5 /Love Like Crazy (Curb) 13522 396 4866 101 34.422 1.127 128 0 7 6 UNCLE KRACKER/Smile (Atlantic/Top Dog/BPG) 4 12358 525 4315 165 31.428 1.49 120 0 8 7 KENNY CHESNEY/The Boys Of Fall (BNA) 11761 1126 4133 390 29.724 1.99 128 1 9 8 /All Over Me (MCA) 10598 978 3777 299 27.529 2.905 126 0 11 9 EASTON CORBIN/Roll With It (Mercury) 10146 713 3621 254 25.97 1.722 128 0 10 10 /Little White Church (Capitol) 9959 512 3563 130 25.468 1.775 127 3 12 11 /Come Back Song (Capitol) 9644 750 3398 246 24.354 1.863 128 0 15 12 TAYLOR SWIFT/Mine (Big Machine) 4 9523 2056 3177 648 23.917 4.252 128 1 14 13 /Stuck Like Glue (Mercury) 8867 763 3149 234 22.295 1.962 125 0 13 14 CRAIG MORGAN/This Ain't Nothin' (BNA) 8537 360 3184 128 21.816 0.978 122 0 16 15 RASCAL FLATTS/Why Wait (Big Machine) 4 8228 1770 2871 589 20.4 3.733 128 0 17 16 JOSH THOMPSON/Way Out Here (Columbia) 6676 398 2600 117 15.585 1.289 122 0 18 17 GEORGE STRAIT/The Breath You Take (MCA) 6660 433 2456 175 16.036 1.495 116 3 19 18 /Farmer's Daughter (Curb) 6582 391 2524 164 17.346 1.495 116 0 21 19 BAND PERRY/If I Die Young (Republic Nashville) 6020 651 2207 221 14.872 1.958 120 4 24 20 REBA/Turn On The Radio (Starstruck/Valory) 5367 788 1908 319 13.181 2.136 124 4 22 21 TOBY KEITH/Trailerhood (Show Dog-Universal) 5309 259 1924 124 12.858 0.553 117 0 23 22 JUSTIN MOORE/How I Got To Be This Way (Valory) 5226 352 1934 92 12.36 1.06 125 0 29 23 BRAD PAISLEY/Anything Like Me (Arista) 4 4918 1461 1743 504 12.772 4.016 123 8 31 24 f/A. JACKSON/As She's... (So. Grnd/Atlantic/BPG) 4 4694 1809 1724 691 12.318 4.98 112 22 27 25 /This Ain't No Love Song (Show Dog-Universal) 4059 240 1569 102 9.474 0.631 111 2

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

30 26 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Only Prettier (Columbia) 3724 507 1385 199 8.776 1.157 102 5 28 27 STEVE AZAR/Sunshine (Ride) 3487 14 1368 28 8.425 -0.085 95 4 26 28 JAMES OTTO/Groovy Little Summer Song (Warner Bros./WMN) 3296 -727 1334 -267 8.005 -1.65 109 0 33 29 JASON ALDEAN/My Kinda Party (BBR) 3294 958 1217 387 8.079 2.807 97 18 35 30 STEEL MAGNOLIA/Just By Being You (Halo &... (Big Machine) 2503 343 926 120 5.023 0.789 99 7 36 31 /Smoke A Little Smoke (EMI Nashville) 2227 136 935 45 4.562 0.43 82 4 38 32 /Voices (RCA) 2219 546 796 194 4.675 1.454 91 13 37 33 DANNY GOKEY/I Will Not Say Goodbye (19/RCA) 2034 197 738 78 3.739 0.508 76 3 43 34 /Someone Else Calling You Baby (Capitol) 1812 554 677 222 4.085 1.374 74 18 40 35 JANEDEAR GIRLS/Wildflower (Reprise/WMN) 1504 125 609 46 2.732 0.338 68 4 41 36 SUNNY SWEENEY/From A Table Away (Republic Nashville) 1459 81 583 35 2.645 0.151 58 9 42 37 JAMES WESLEY/Real (BBR) 1405 141 616 70 2.494 0.364 68 1 44 38 JOHN RICH/Country Done Come To Town (Reprise/WAR) 1123 92 422 44 1.951 0.155 51 3 45 39 JOE NICHOLS/The Shape I'm In (Show Dog-Universal) 1102 113 444 36 1.976 0.033 68 13 46 40 FRANKIE BALLARD/Tell Me You Get Lonely (Reprise/WAR) 1053 96 444 40 1.849 0.195 49 2 48 41 CRAIG CAMPBELL/Family Man (BPG) 997 116 411 66 1.316 0.242 52 4 49 42 THOMPSON SQUARE/Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not (Stoney Creek) 746 120 343 44 0.922 0.131 49 5 Debut 43 JOSH KELLEY/Georgia Clay (MCA) 736 249 273 68 1.05 0.355 45 6 Debut 44 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Mama's Song (19/Arista) 643 437 237 174 1.61 1.239 45 35 50 45 STEALING ANGELS/He Better Be Dead (Skyville/Nine North) 595 79 234 29 0.888 0.181 31 2 Debut 46 CLAY WALKER/Where Do I Go From You (Curb) 526 156 236 72 0.832 0.303 35 7 Debut 47 LAURA BELL BUNDY/Drop On By (Mercury) 414 130 124 16 0.692 0.142 18 3 Debut 48 DIERKS BENTLEY/Draw Me A Map (Capitol) 399 294 134 90 1.022 0.656 24 7 Debut 49 JAMEY JOHNSON/Playing The Part (Mercury) 396 262 172 125 0.811 0.444 36 14 Debut 50 BLAINE LARSEN/Leavin' (Treehouse/Stroudavarious) 361 210 128 76 0.755 0.367 17 4

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Country Aircheck Add Leaders Activator Top Point Gainers CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Mama's Song (19/Arista) 35 ZAC BROWN BAND/A. JACKSON/As... (Southern Ground/BPG/Atlantic) 671 4 ZAC BROWN BAND f/A. JACKSON/As She’s... (So. Grnd/Atlantic/BPG) 22 TAYLOR SWIFT/Mine (Big Machine) 573 4 GWYNETH PALTROW/Country Strong (RCA) 19 JASON ALDEAN/My Kinda Party (BBR) 568 4 JASON ALDEAN/My Kinda Party (BBR) 18 RASCAL FLATTS/Why Wait (Big Machine) 554 4 LUKE BRYAN/Someone Else Calling You Baby (Capitol) 18 KENNY CHESNEY/The Boys Of Fall (BNA) 489 ADAM BRAND/Ready For Love (Arista) 17 4 JAMEY JOHNSON/Playing The Part (Mercury) 14 REBA/Turn On The Radio (Starstruck/Valory) 366 CHRIS YOUNG/Voices (RCA) 13 BRAD PAISLEY/Anything Like Me (Arista) 352 JOE NICHOLS/The Shape I'm In (Show Dog-Universal) 13 THE BAND PERRY/If I Die Young (Republic Nashville) 317 ASHLEY GEARING /What You Think About Us (Curb) 10 LUKE BRYAN/Someone Else Calling You Baby (Capitol) 274 EASTON CORBIN/Roll With It (Mercury) 263

Country Aircheck Top Point Gainers TAYLOR SWIFT/Mine (Big Machine) 2056 4 Activator Top Spin Gainers ZAC BROWN BAND f/A. JACKSON/As She’s... (So. Grnd/Atlantic/BPG) 1809 4 ZAC BROWN BAND/A. JACKSON/As... (Southern Ground/BPG/Atlantic)391 RASCAL FLATTS/Why Wait (Big Machine) 1770 4 TAYLOR SWIFT/Mine (Big Machine) 370 BRAD PAISLEY/Anything Like Me (Arista) 1461 4 JASON ALDEAN/My Kinda Party (BBR) 353 KENNY CHESNEY/The Boys Of Fall (BNA) 1126 4 RASCAL FLATTS/Why Wait (Big Machine) 351 KENNY CHESNEY/The Boys Of Fall (BNA) 318 JOSH TURNER/All Over Me (MCA) 978 BRAD PAISLEY/Anything Like Me (Arista) 252 JASON ALDEAN/My Kinda Party (BBR) 958 REBA/Turn On The Radio (Starstruck/Valory) 216 REBA/Turn On The Radio (Starstruck/Valory) 788 THE BAND PERRY/If I Die Young (Republic Nashville) 186 SUGARLAND/Stuck Like Glue (Mercury) 763 LUKE BRYAN/Someone Else Calling You Baby (Capitol) 148 DARIUS RUCKER/Come Back Song (Capitol) 750 EASTON CORBIN/Roll With It (Mercury) 132

Country Aircheck Top Spin Gainers i d e o d d s ZAC BROWN BAND f/A. JACKSON/As She’s... (So. Grnd/Atlantic/BPG) 691 V A TAYLOR SWIFT/Mine (Big Machine) 648 CMT RASCAL FLATTS/Why Wait (Big Machine) 589 taylor swift/Mine (Big Machine) BRAD PAISLEY/Anything Like Me (Arista) 504 KENNY CHESNEY/The Boys Of Fall (BNA) 390 CMT PURE JASON ALDEAN/My Kinda Party (BBR) 387 taylor swift/Mine (Big Machine) REBA/Turn On The Radio (Starstruck/Valory) 319 JOSH TURNER/All Over Me (MCA) 299 GAC No new adds EASTON CORBIN/Roll With It (Mercury) 254 DARIUS RUCKER/Come Back Song (Capitol) 246

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Country Aircheck Activity Ad d Da t e s September 7 STEALING ANGELS/He Better Be Dead james otto/Soldiers & Jesus (Warner Bros./WMN) (Skyville/Nine North) jaron & tlrtl/That’s Beautiful To Me Moves 50*-45*; 595 points, 235 spins (Jaronwood/Uni Republic/Big Machine/Republic Nashville) 2 ADDS: KBEQ, WMIL Ken Domash/Ding Dang Darn It (Spinville/Thunder Mountain) walker hayes/Pants (Capitol) CLAY WALKER/Where Do I Go From You (Curb) Debuts at 46*; 526 points, 236 spins September 13 7 ADDS: KATC*, KDRK, KRST*, KWJJ, WIWF, cody mccarver/I’m America (Entertainment One Nashville) WKKT, WQHK jewel/Ten (Valory) Matt Kennon/You Can Still Wear White (BamaJam/Nine North) LAURA BELL BUNDY/Drop On By (Mercury) Debuts at 47*; 414 points, 124 spins September 20 3 ADDS: KXKT, WGNE, WUSN* locash cowboys/Keep In Mind (Stroudavarious)

DIERKS BENTLEY/Draw Me A Map (Capitol) Debuts at 48*; 399 points, 134 spins 7 ADDS: KIZN*, KNCI*, KNIX, WIOV, WKKT, Country Aircheck Top Recurrents Points WTQR, WYCD* ZAC BROWN BAND/Free (Southern Ground/Atlantic/BPG) 9781 JERROD NIEMANN/Lover, Lover (Sea Gayle/Arista) 8247 JAMEY JOHNSON/Playing The Part (Mercury) CARRIE UNDERWOOD/ (19/Arista) 7005 LUKE BRYAN/Rain Is A Good Thing (Capitol) 6384 Debuts at 49*; 396 points, 172 spins BRAD PAISLEY/Water (Arista) 6156 14 ADDS including: KATM*, KCCY, KDRK, KEEY, KHKI*, MIRANDA LAMBERT/The House That Built Me (Columbia) 6051 KJUG, WBCT, WDXB, WEZL, WIWF JOE NICHOLS/Gimmie That Girl (Show Dog-Universal) 5788 JASON ALDEAN/Crazy Town (BBR) 5396 BLAINE LARSEN/Leavin’ (Treehouse/Stroudavarious) CHRIS YOUNG/The Man I Want To Be (RCA) 5096 Debuts at 50*; 361 points, 128 spins CLAY WALKER/She Won't Be Lonely Long (Curb) 4496 4 ADDS: KATM*, KWJJ, WKMK, WYPY /I Got Your Country Right Here /Cover Girl (Average Joes) (Redneck/CO5) 350 points, 172 spins 308 points, 121 spins 3 ADDS: KATC*, KHKI*, WBCT 4 ADDS: KJUG, KUBL*, WQYK*, WYPY

UNCLE KRACKER f/KID ROCK/Good To Be Me Aircheck Activity includes the top 15 songs that rank 45-50 on (Top Dog/Atlantic/BPG) this week’s chart or are those that are not charted and have a 328 points, 62 spiins minimum of 300 airplay points and have shown growth in two of No Adds the past three weeks. (* indicates auto adds)

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LW TW Artist/Title (Label) TW Points +/- Points TW Plays +/- Play 3 1 BILLY CURRINGTON/Pretty Good At Drinkin' Beer (Mercury) 4452 150 2780 106 1 2 BLAKE SHELTON/All About Tonight (Reprise/WMN) 4301 -304 2617 -196 2 3 KEITH URBAN/I'm In (Capitol) 4216 -276 2627 -188 4 4 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Our Kind Of Love (Capitol) 4214 233 2565 117 5 5 LEE BRICE/Love Like Crazy (Curb) 3842 46 2375 7 8 6 KENNY CHESNEY/The Boys Of Fall (BNA) 4 3680 417 2248 246 7 7 JOSH TURNER/All Over Me (MCA) 3476 138 2195 106 10 8 EASTON CORBIN/Roll With It (Mercury) 3456 254 2138 155 9 9 UNCLE KRACKER/Smile (Top Dog/Atlantic/BPG) 3366 111 2063 103 11 10 LITTLE BIG TOWN/Little White Church (Capitol) 3185 60 1989 45 12 11 DARIUS RUCKER/Come Back Song (Capitol) 2925 118 1807 89 13 12 SUGARLAND/Stuck Like Glue (Mercury) 2885 96 1766 84 19 13 TAYLOR SWIFT/Mine (Big Machine) 4 2718 561 1598 355 14 14 GEORGE STRAIT/The Breath You Take (MCA) 2664 146 1672 72 17 15 RASCAL FLATTS/Why Wait (Big Machine) 4 2618 431 1562 274 15 16 CRAIG MORGAN/This Ain't Nothin' (BNA) 2496 38 1459 32 16 17 RODNEY ATKINS/Farmer's Daughter (Curb) 2401 117 1477 63 18 18 JOSH THOMPSON/Way Out Here (Columbia) 2207 32 1351 30 20 19 TOBY KEITH/Trailerhood (Show Dog-Universal) 2093 146 1291 93 22 20 REBA/Turn On The Radio (Starstruck/Valory) 2088 370 1315 195 23 21 THE BAND PERRY/If I Die Young (Republic Nashville) 1994 310 1198 159 26 22 BRAD PAISLEY/Anything Like Me (Arista) 1671 315 1115 221 24 23 TRACE ADKINS/This Ain't No Love Song (Show Dog-Universal) 1578 34 982 18 31 24 ZAC BROWN BAND/A. JACKSON/As She's... (Southern Ground/BPG/Atlantic) 4 1565 775 952 444 25 25 JUSTIN MOORE/How I Got To Be This Way (Valory) 1444 88 883 92 27 26 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Only Prettier (Columbia) 1441 192 892 114 30 27 JASON ALDEAN/My Kinda Party (BBR) 4 1359 503 838 299 28 28 STEVE AZAR/Sunshine (Ride) 1195 -29 730 -15 34 29 LUKE BRYAN/Someone Else Calling You Baby (Capitol) 872 260 539 158 29 30 JAMES OTTO/Groovy Little Summer Song (Warner Bros/WMN) 830 -239 524 -173 ©2010 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. 4=Top 5 point gainers. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com Chart Page 5 ACTIVAT OR August 30, 2010/Chart Page 6

LW TW Artist/Title (Label) TW Points +/- Points TW Plays +/- Plays 33 31 ERIC CHURCH/Smoke A Little Smoke (EMI Nashville) 815 76 474 35 36 32 CHRIS YOUNG/Voices (RCA) 608 163 390 94 35 33 JOE NICHOLS/The Shape I'm In (Show Dog-Universal) 587 16 390 20 37 34 STEEL MAGNOLIA/Just By Being You (Halo &... (Big Machine) 429 58 285 42 46 35 DIERKS BENTLEY/Draw Me A Map (Capitol) 386 249 235 152 40 36 DANNY GOKEY/I Will Not Say Goodbye (19/RCA) 354 63 232 42 39 37 SUNNY SWEENEY/From A Table Away (Republic Nashville) 342 29 234 22 41 38 JANEDEAR GIRLS/Wildflower (Reprise/WMN) 312 71 170 32 42 39 FRANKIE BALLARD/Tell Me You Get Lonely (Reprise/WAR) 261 30 141 21 44 40 THOMPSON SQUARE/Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not (Stoney Creek) 256 57 174 37 51 41 JAMEY JOHNSON/Playing The Part (Mercury) 220 133 125 72 43 42 JAMES WESLEY/Real (BBR) 220 -1 142 -2 56 43 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Mama's Song (19/Arista) 212 146 147 97 45 44 JOSH KELLEY/Georgia Clay (MCA) 202 65 105 37 48 45 CLAY WALKER/Where Do I Go From You (Curb) 156 42 101 19 57 46 GRETCHEN WILSON/I Got Your Country Right Here (Redneck/CO5) 127 67 60 21 50 47 CRAIG CAMPBELL/Family Man (Bigger Picture) 121 27 68 15 Debut 48 JOHN RICH/Country Done Come To Town (Reprise/WAR) 105 49 41 6 47 49 ZONA JONES/Prove Me Right (Rocky Comfort) 97 -17 67 -12 59 50 JOEY+RORY/This Song's For You (Vanguard/SugarHill/BPG) 79 21 34 5 60 51 TRAILER CHOIR/Shakin' That Tailgate (Show Dog-Universal) 76 19 43 9 54 52 DARREN KOZELSKY/Somebody Find Me A Preacher (Major 7th/Spinville) 76 8 45 5 52 53 /A Little Bit Stronger (RCA) 70 0 14 0 53 54 JOE ZELEK BAND/Who You Gonna Run To (Gasoline Apothecary/Nine North) 60 -9 43 -8 Debut 55 BLAINE LARSEN/Leavin' (Treehouse/Stroudavarious) 55 40 43 28 Debut 56 STEALING ANGELS/He Better Be Dead (Skyville/Nine North) 55 6 36 3 55 57 JOSH GRACIN/Cover Girl (Average Joes) 55 -12 29 -6 Debut 58 JOANNA SMITH/Getting Married (Columbia) 54 37 40 25 Debut 59 KATIE ARMIGER/Leaving Home (Cold River) 54 5 36 5 Debut 60 JARON & TLRTL/That's Beautiful To Me (Jaronwd/UniRep/BigMachine) 52 18 39 10 ©2010 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. 4=Top 5 point gainers. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com