August 13, 2007 Country Aircheck Music Edition Page 3 and Legal Technicalities” in Refusing to Set a Date

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Country’s Best Battles: Beyond The 12+ 25-54: KRST wins the demo derby by almost one and To paraphrase an old golf axiom: Arbitron’s 12+ a half shares. KRST increased by almost a share and ratings for Country stations are for show, 25-54 is for ranks sixth; KBQI was down over a half share and is in a dough. And, often times a market’s 12+ figures don’t three-way tie for 10th. even tell the real story of the Dallas 12+: Citadel’s KSCS had a 3.2 (8), Cumulus’ head-to-head KPLX(The Wolf) scored a 2.9 (10*) while KSCS’ sister struggle between KTYS(The Twister) garnered a 1.1 (29*). two Country (continued on page 5) competitors. Here’s a 25-54 look at just a few of Country’s most hard-fought battles. Particularly interesting is that in five of the six Shareholders Sue Regent competitions detailed below, the 12+ leader is not the 25- Regent Communications has been sued by Riley 54 leader. The only exception, Albuquerque, is in a dead Investment Management for allegedly stonewalling heat 12+. efforts to call a special In the 12+ review, the share is followed by the 12+ shareholder meeting. Rank in parentheses. A * indicates a tie. (Ed. note: Most RIM, which owns 8% trade publication agreements with Arbitron allow us to print of Regent, claims it the 12+ shares only. When it comes to demos, we can only has gathered requests tell you the rank and the difference between the stations.) from 20% of Regent’s shareholders for the meeting, which was intended to elect new board members. A letter Albuquerque to Regent’s board sent by RIM prior the filing says the 12+: Clear Channel’s KBQI and Citadel’s KRST are company has been hiding behind “specious arguments tied at 3.9 (4).

August 13, 2007 Country Aircheck Music Edition Page 3 and legal technicalities” in refusing to set a date. Da t e Ch e c k The letter reads in part: “Given that with a handful of telephone calls, we were able to garner more than 20% August 18 Belmont University Presents “Nashville Celebrates Elvis” of the shareholders to call a special meeting, the Board Ryman Auditorium should realize that its chances of winning a proxy contest August 21 Buds n’ Suds Kick-Off Concert are virtually non-existent. Perhaps this is the reason Mercy Lounge that you prefer to ignore our requests? Continuing to August 22 Voting on second CMA Awards Ballot closes stall or ignore us will only result in further wasting the Company’s money, enriching company counsel, and end August 23 SOURCE Foundation Awards with the same result – losing a shareholder vote.” Musicians Hall of Fame “Dungan Takes Demonbreun” Capitol Pub Crawl Demonbreun Street Internet Radio Untethered August 25 - Buds n’ Suds Canoe Day Coming soon to a living room near you: Sony’s Henry Horton State Park WA-1, a wireless digital music player that will allow August 31 - Deadline for CRB Artist Humanitarian Award users to play internet radio streams or music stored on Nominations a home computer without being linked Sept. 6 – Roy Acuff Street Block Party to a network. The th unit works via a Sept. 10- 8 Annual Miller Harris Memorial Golf Tournament wireless USB device Temple Hills Golf Cub you plug into your computer. Powered Sept. 18 – 4th Annual Dale Franklin Leadership Music by AC or batteries, it Award Ceremony is lightweight, portable and can be connected to a home Schermerhorn Symphony Center stereo but is not Mac compatible. Retail price is $349.99. And so we’ve got an early shot – albeit an expensive shot – across the bow of broadcast radio. Prices will fall, Industry News a car version can’t be too far down the line...and at that Congrats to industry vet David Corlew who, along point the only difference will be in compelling content. with Read Ridley, won Female Drama and ranked One more thing: The Sony WA-1 doesn’t have an AM/ second in Cinematography in the 48 Hour Film FM tuner. Project contest. Corlew served as B unit Director of Photography for the film titledVingt Ampre D’Amour (20 Amps of Love).

©2007 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Send news to [email protected] August 13, 2007 Country Aircheck Music Edition Page 4 CRB Creative Services Director Justin McIntosh i r t h d a y s has been hired for a web services/marketing post at Big B Machine and will be leaving the trade organization on Tuesday (8/14) - Connie Smith, Brent Maher Sept. 5. CRB Executive Director Ed Salamon is seeking Wednesday (8/15) - Kelley Falcon, Tammy Luker, John Grady his replacement. Resumes to 819 18th Ave. South, ([email protected]), Jimmy Stewart, Nashville, 37203 or [email protected]. Jeff Solima ([email protected]) Former police detectives Jack Struble and Joe Thursday (8/16) - Emily Robison (Dixie Chicks), Billy Joe Broadaway have launched The Trust, a security and Shaver, Kevin Herring ([email protected]), Steve investigation firm specifically serving the entertainment Powell, Joe Simpson, April Taylor industry. Their office is located at 3200 West End Ave, Suite 500, Nashville 37203 and can be reached at Friday (8/17) - Kevin Welch, Bud Wendell, Tommy Daniel, Linda O’Brian, Mike Sirls ([email protected]), Mandy 615-783-1719. Company clients have included former McCormack presidents Bush and Clinton, Margaret Thatcher, Evander Holyfield, Whitney Houston and Reba Saturday (8/18) - Patsy Cox, Allen Reynolds, Steve Wilkinson, McEntire, according to a press release Bill Black ([email protected]), Steven Goldmann, Clint Marsh ([email protected]), David Hall, Maurice Miner ([email protected]), Pat Surnegie Gig Alerts ([email protected]) • KAJA/San Antonio is launching the “KJ Kountry Sunday (8/19) - Gary Chapman, Eddy Raven, Clay Walker, Idol” contest to find a personality to team up with Lee Ann Womack, Roger Cook, Heather McBee morning host Randy Carroll. Interested contestants ([email protected]) should email a two-minute video or audio clip explaining Monday (8/20) - Rudy Gatlin, the late Jim Reeves; Tony why they should be the next “KJ Kountry Idol” to kj97@ Stampley, Dan McClain, Lisa Ramsey, Kristen McRary clearchannel.com. ([email protected]) • Millennium Radio Group WPUR (Cat Country)/ Atlantic City, NJ PD Joe Kelly has an opening for an • WKMK/Monmouth-Ocean, NJ Market Manager APD/afternooner. Airchecks and resumes to joe.kelly@ Wes Matejka is searching for a PD. A&R’s to 2355 West mrgnj.com. Bangs Ave., Neptune, NJ, 07753. • Robbins Entertainment VP/A&R Phyllis Stark is looking for an experienced executive to run its promotion Artist News department. Resumes to [email protected] Toby Keith will release a two-disc collection or call 615-320-1990. of traditional holiday favorites this Fall. A Classic Christmas was produced by Keith and Randy Scruggs.

Montgomery Gentry and Chris Young have been Tu b e Ch e c k added to the Charlie Daniels Band’s Christmas For Monday (8/13) – Hank Williams Jr., Summerfest (CMT); Brad Paisley, Kids Benefit Concert November 19 at the Ryman The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (NBC). Auditorium. Midas’ Emerson Drive are among the scheduled Tuesday (8/14) – Lori McKenna, GAC Nights, Good Morning America performers at the Sept. 10 Canadian Country Music (ABC); Brad Paisley, Live with Regis and Kelly (syndicated). Assoc. awards. The ceremony, which will be hosted Wednesday (8/15) – Charlie Louvin, Master Series (GAC). by Paul Brandt, will be held at the Brandt Centre in Regina, SK. Thursday (8/16) – Eric Church, Danielle Peck, Riverfront Concert Series (GAC), Montgomery Gentry, The Morning Show with Mike & Gibson Guitars and Vince Gill have partnered for Juliet (syndicated), Hannity & Colmes, (Fox News). the Vinny Pro-Celebrity Invitational Golf Tournament, which took place August 12 and 13 at Nashville Golf & Friday (8/17) – Joe Nichols, GAC Nights. Athletic Club. Each of the 26 youth players who were Saturday (8/18) – Trisha Yearwood, Clint Black, Cole Deggs & The invited to be part of the Celebrity-Junior-Am received Lonesome, Cherryholmes, Grand Ole Opry Live (GAC). Epiphone guitars from Gibson. Capitol will make 18 of classic western swing Sunday (8/19) – Dolly Parton, Master Series (GAC) musician Hank Thompson’s albums available digitally tomorrow (8/14). market’s heritage outlet. WPAW beats WTQR by two- tenths of a share and ranks third, while ‘TQR is fourth. Both stations were slightly off from their Winter 2007 Battle Stations (continued from page 1) 25-54 figures. 25-54: KPLX took over this demo’s Country Nashville mantel with an increase of almost half a share. It edged 12+: Clear Channel’s WSIX is the format leader with a KSCS by just two-tenths. And, what a two-tenths it is. 5.8 (4), followed by Cumulus’ WSM-FM 5.6 (5), Citadel’s Marketplace compression is so tight that KPLX is in a WKDF 4.5 (9) and Gaylord’s WSM-AM 2.8 (14). three-way tie for eight while KSCS is tied for 13 – five 25-54: WSM-FM is the Music City’s 25-54 leader by places difference! KTYS was also up almost half a point almost a half share. It has a full share lead over WKDF and ranks 26. and more than a four-share lead over WSM-AM. The Greensboro-Winston Salem-Highpoint latter was the only one of the four Country outlets that 12+: Clear Channel’s WTQR is the 12+ leader with a was up 25-54. WSM-FM was down just under a share, 6.4 (3) while Entercom’s WPAW has a 5.6 (4). WSIX was off by almost one and a half shares and WKDF 25-54: It’s a different story in the demo however, was off less than a half share. WSM-FM ranks fifth, WSIX with WPAW continuing its remarkable assault on the tied for sixth, WKDF is tenth and WSM-AM eighteenth.

Ch e c k Ou t Phoenix This week’s releases include: 12+: Clear Channel’s KNIX 4.4 (3) leads CBS Radio’s KMLE 3.9 (5). Luke Bryan I’ll Stay Me (Capitol) 25-54: A very different story in demo, as KMLE The Leesburg, GA native scored some hits as a writer – Billy Currington’s “Good Directions” and Travis Tritt’s “Honky is ahead of KNIX by more than one and a half shares. Tonk History” – before breaking into his artist career with KMLE ranks fourth and was up a tad while KNIX is tied lead single “All My Friends Say.” Bryan wrote or co-wrote 10 of 11 on his debut album, produced by Jeff Stevens. Tracks for tenth and was off by over one and a half shares. KNIX include “We Rode In Trucks,” “Country Man” and “Tackle Box.” seemed to take the hit in upper demos, as it actually was up over a share 18-34 but down a share and a half 25-49. Halfway To Hazard Halfway To Hazard (Stylesonic/Mercury) David Tolliver and Chad Warrix were raised about 50 Seattle miles apart on opposite sides of local social hub Hazard, KY. 12+: CBS Radio’s KMPS is the No. 1 station in Hence the duo’s name. Their album debut bows on Mercury the market with a 4.6. Entercom KKWF(The Wolf) and Stylesonic, the imprint of producers Tim McGraw and Byron Gallimore. In addition to first single “Daisy,” the disc’s continues nipping at its heels with a 4.1 (4*). cuts include “Cold,” “Devil And The Cross” and “Welcome To Nashville.” 25-54: In yet another case of the demo story being different than the 12+ saga, KKWF advanced by over Upcoming releases: a half share to take the Country lead and rank third. August 21 Katie Armiger Katie Armiger KMPS was up just a hair over a half share and is tied for (Cold River/Quarterback) fourth. Joe Nichols Real Things (Universal South) Travis Tritt The Storm (Category 5) Watch for Country Aircheck’s daily ratings analysis August 21 Crystal Gayle Greatest Hits (Capitol) and our weekly 12+ overview for markets released in the past week. (See page 8.) September 11 Kenny Chesney Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates (BNA) Flynnville Train Flynnville Train (Show Dog) - Lon Helton, [email protected] Chuck Aly, [email protected] September 18 Reba McEntire Reba Duets (MCA) Stephanie Keshe, [email protected] (615) 320-1450 September 25 Rascal Flatts Still Feels Good (Lyric Street) Whiskey Falls Whiskey Falls (Midas) Mark Wills Familiar Stranger (Equity)

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©2007 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Send news to [email protected] August 13, 2007 Country Aircheck Music Edition Page 7 Spring Abritron No. 1s: WGNA, WUSY, Co u n t r y Ra t i n g s Sp r i n g Bo x Sco r e WRNS, WSSL, WIVK, KSSN and KFDI Each week we’ll have a running tally of the Spring Arbitron Here’s our weekly overview of how Country stations ratings and rankings for all Country stations printed in the have fared in the Spring 2007 Arbitron’s released since weekly CA Music Edition. The only ratings/rankings in these last week, along with a cumulative scorecard on how the box scores are those from the station’s home market. Country outlets listed here this far have fared. With a few exceptions, only stations achieving at least a 1.0 share are 12+ 12+ Rankings TW Total TW Total included. Legend: A “+” indicates a Classic Country outlet, a “^” designates Country stations in the same market Stations 67 180 67 180 owned by a single operator and an “*” indicates a tie. Up 34 94 30 88 Down 27 76 20 56 Station/City 12+ Share 12+ Share 12+ Rank 12+ Rank Flat 5 8 14 34 Last ARB Sp ‘07 Last ARB Sp ‘07 Debut 1 2 1 2 No. 1 na na 7 23 WGNA-FM/Albany 9.7 9.4 1 1 WFFG/Albany 1.5 1.1 15 18 Station/City 12+ Share 12+ Share 12+ Rank 12+ Rank Last ARB Sp ‘07 Last ARB Sp ‘07 KBQI/Albuquerque 3.1 3.9 13* 4* KRST/Albuquerque 3.6 3.9 9* 4* WGVC/Greenville, SC 2.4 2.8 11 12 KAGM/Albuquerque+ 2.5 2.3 15* 17 WKSF/Asheville, SC^ .9 1.1 18* 16* KKRG/Albuquerque+ 1.0 1.3 24* 24 (Greenville, SC Arbitron) WYNK/Baton Rouge 7.8 7.0 2 3 KHCM-AM/Honolulu .4 .9 27 24* WTGE/Baton Rouge^+ 4.5 3.8 8 10 WIVK/Knoxville 20.6 20.1 1 1 WYPY/Baton Rouge^ 2.2 3.4 11* 11 WMYL/Knoxville^ 1.4 1.8 12 11 WEZL/Charleston, SC 6.6 7.3 3 3 WYSH-AM/Knoxville^ 0.0 1.0 -- 13* WNKT/Charleston, SC 3.3 3.5 9 9* KSSN/Little Rock^ 9.7 9.7 1 1 WUSY/Chattanooga^ 14.9 15.6 1 1 KHKN/Little Rock^+ 4.2 5.1 10 8 WNGA/Chattanooga^+ 6.0 5.1 6 5 WMAD/Madison, WI 4.9 4.6 6* 6 (Became Classic Hits WUUS in mid-June) WWQM/Madison, WI 6.6 4.3 3* 7 WOGT/Chattanooga 1.8 3.0 12* 11 KTEX/McAllen, TX 7.0 9.6 4 2 WCOS/Columbia, SC 4.8 6.0 6 3 KVJY/McAllen, TX .6 1.4 22* 17* WWNQ/Columbia, SC^ 2.8 3.3 14* 13* XEFD-AM/McAllen, TX 0.0 1.2 -- 19 WWNU/Columbia, SC^ 2.8 2.5 14* 15 KBUC/McAllen, TX 1.3 1.1 17* 20 WZMJ/Columbia, SC 1.2 1.2 17 17 WGKX/Memphis 7.0 5.7 3 6 WCOL/Columbus 7.8 7.2 1 2 WKSJ/Mobile 9.7 7.3 2* 4 WHOK/Columbus 3.4 3.4 11* 11 WYOK/Mobile 5.1 4.1 6 8 WCLT/Columbus 1.5 2.5 18* 14 WXBM/Pensacola, FL 1.2 1.2 15 17 KHKI/Des Moines^ 7.8 6.3 2 3 (Mobile, AL Arbitron) KJJY/Des Moines^ 5.6 6.2 7 4 WSIX/Nashville 6.8 5.8 2 4 KHEY/El Paso 5.1 4.9 7 7 WSM-FM/Nashville 6.5 5.6 4 5 WTQR/Greensboro, NC 7.1 6.4 2 3 WKDF/Nashville 4.4 4.5 10 9 WPAW/Greensboro, NC 5.2 5.6 5 4 WSM-AM/Nashville+ 2.5 2.8 13* 14 WIST/Greensboro, NC+ 2.2 2.2 15 15 KXKT/Omaha 8.5 7.8 1 3 WBRF/Greensboro, NC 1.3 1.1 19 19 KHUS/Omaha 2.7 2.9 13 13 WRNS/Greenville- WQDR/Raleigh 6.8 7.4 3 2 New Bern, NC 9.9 10.8 2 1 WRDU/Raleigh 2.0 2.6 13 11* WNBB & WNBR/Greenville- WCMC/Raleigh 1.3 2.2 14 13* New Bern, NC+ 2.7 3.5 10* 8* WMPM-AM/Raleigh .9 1.3 16 16* WRHT & WRHD/Greenville- KIXZ/Spokane 6.8 5.8 1 2* New Bern, NC -- 3.5 -- 8* KDRK/Spokane 4.1 5.8 5* 2* (Changed to Country in April, 2007) KICR/Spokane 1.8 1.6 18* 17* WSSL/Greenville, SC^ 9.3 9.4 1 1 KFDI/Wichita^ 11.3 10.6 1 1 WESC/Greenville, SC^ 7.2 8.2 3 3 KZSN/Wichita 7.0 6.4 2 4 KFTI-AM/Wichita^+ 3.6 3.9 11* 12 ©2007 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Send news to [email protected]

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

1 1 KENNY CHESNEY/Never Wanted Nothing More (BNA) 14084 185 4806 99 36.854 0.408 121 0 4th Week At No.1 4 2 RODNEY ATKINS/These Are My People (Curb) 12752 302 4330 104 33.1 1.052 120 0 2 3 TAYLOR SWIFT/Teardrops On My Guitar (Big Machine) 12274 -1218 4227 -357 31.323 -3.141 121 0 3 4 KEITH URBAN/I Told You So (Capitol) 11615 -1062 4038 -326 29.372 -3.012 121 0

6 5 REBA MCENTIRE w/K. Clarkson/Because Of You (MCA) 4 11444 1024 3964 366 29.17 2.123 119 0 5 6 BUCKY COVINGTON/A Different World (Lyric Street) 10767 -264 3740 -82 26.831 -0.479 121 0 7 7 RASCAL FLATTS/Take Me There (Lyric Street) 10275 549 3438 167 26.831 1.411 121 0 10 8 BROOKS & DUNN/Proud Of The House We Built (Arista) 9484 715 3219 183 24.361 2.093 120 0 8 9 TIM MCGRAW w/FAITH HILL/I Need You (Curb) 9101 -516 3211 -76 23.491 -1.729 119 0 9 10 CRAIG MORGAN/Tough (BBR) 8818 -83 3072 -5 22.789 0.028 120 0 12 11 TOBY KEITH/Love Me If You Can (Show Dog) 8726 487 2972 132 22.123 1.349 121 0 11 12 SUGARLAND/Everyday America (Mercury) 8454 16 2893 19 21.529 0.032 120 0

15 13 BRAD PAISLEY/Online (Arista) 4 7642 968 2573 332 19.616 2.904 120 0 16 14 LUKE BRYAN/All My Friends Say (Capitol) 4 7586 936 2621 298 18.816 2.092 112 4 17 15 DIERKS BENTLEY/Free And Easy (Down The Road...) (Capitol) 7307 771 2416 274 17.993 1.922 118 4 18 16 TIM MCGRAW/If You're Reading This (Curb) 7036 657 2412 151 18.541 1.724 106 8 19 17 MARTINA MCBRIDE/How I Feel (RCA) 6230 -136 2163 -8 14.526 -0.528 119 0 13 18 KELLIE PICKLER/I Wonder (BNA) 6118 -1201 2133 -411 15.12 -2.918 120 0

25 19 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/So Small (Arista) 4 5873 1875 1963 763 15.716 4.232 113 15 21 20 JASON MICHAEL CARROLL/Livin' Our Love Song (Arista) 5674 198 1994 89 13.412 0.543 110 0 20 21 LITTLE BIG TOWN/A Little More You (Equity) 4904 -899 1786 -310 11.427 -1.91 112 0 22 22 CLAY WALKER/Fall (Curb/Asylum) 4787 491 1595 143 11.317 0.5 102 8 24 23 JACK INGRAM/Measure Of A Man (Big Machine) 4593 480 1478 96 10.488 1.239 109 4 26 24 TRENT TOMLINSON/Just Might Have Her Radio On (Lyric Street) 3852 318 1379 121 8.38 0.303 105 3 27 25 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Famous In A Small Town (Columbia) 3777 455 1301 156 8.894 1.412 99 5

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

29 26 JOE NICHOLS/Another Side Of You (Universal South) 3331 532 1055 138 8.133 1.52 88 5 28 27 JOSH TURNER/Firecracker (MCA) 3220 223 1129 95 7.496 0.321 95 13 30 28 SARA EVANS/As If (RCA) 3163 567 1104 209 7.367 1.456 95 7 31 29 LEANN RIMES/Nothin' Better To Do (Curb/Asylum) 2536 118 921 21 6.129 0.385 73 6 32 30 KEITH ANDERSON/Sunday Morning In America (Arista) 2285 -69 793 -31 4.799 -0.134 84 3 33 31 LEE BRICE/She Ain't Right (Curb/Asylum) 2072 36 783 16 4.707 -0.012 83 2 34 32 TRAVIS TRITT/You Never Take Me Dancing (Category 5) 1986 109 648 45 4.847 0.315 56 1 35 33 PAT GREEN/Way Back Texas (BNA) 1935 269 545 65 4.163 0.906 57 5 36 34 WHISKEY FALLS/Last Train Running (Midas/New Revolution) 1884 346 702 115 3.748 0.908 65 2 44 35 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/What Do Ya Think About That (Columbia) 1663 650 572 237 3.931 1.468 65 20 39 36 BILLY CURRINGTON/Tangled Up (Mercury) 1456 113 519 41 3.212 0.189 54 5 38 37 PHIL VASSAR/This Is My Life (Universal South) 1382 -11 468 -32 2.82 0.053 57 2 48 38 TRISHA YEARWOOD/Heaven, Heartache And... (Big Machine) 1232 445 410 176 2.666 0.905 54 15 41 39 BLAKE SHELTON/The More I Drink (Warner Bros.) 1211 7 437 11 2.341 0.061 48 5 46 40 GARY ALLAN/Watching Airplanes (MCA) 1186 309 397 108 2.522 0.448 39 8 40 41 STEVE HOLY/Men Buy The Drinks (Girls...) (Curb) 1065 -140 459 -9 1.991 -0.34 56 3 49 42 CHRIS CAGLE/What Kinda Gone (Capitol) 1022 256 333 83 2.134 0.565 33 7 43 43 SARAH JOHNS/The One In The Middle (BNA) 954 -111 366 -21 1.931 -0.423 48 0

Debut 44 GEORGE STRAIT/How 'Bout Them Cowgirls (MCA) 4 867 780 251 230 2.27 1.969 43 38 Debut 45 JO DEE MESSINA/Biker Chick (Curb) 802 80 299 33 1.097 -0.024 36 2 Debut 46 EMERSON DRIVE/You Still Own Me (Midas/New Revolution) 801 89 300 35 1.359 0.189 30 3 50 47 CROSSIN DIXON/Guitar Slinger (BBR) 759 14 273 -1 1.381 0.113 38 4 47 48 DANIELLE PECK/Bad For Me (Big Machine) 683 -107 264 -22 1.168 -0.135 39 2 Debut 49 CLINT BLACK/The Strong One (Equity) 667 83 206 25 1.205 0.139 27 2 Debut 50 FLYNNVILLE TRAIN/Nowhere Than Somewhere (Show Dog) 646 119 227 42 0.983 0.129 34 3

©2007 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. 4=Top 5 point gainers. www.countryaircheck.com Chart Page 2 August 13, 2007 Country Aircheck Chart Info Chart Page 3 Aircheck Add Leaders Activator Top Point Gainers GEORGE STRAIT/How 'Bout Them Cowgirls (MCA) 38 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/So Small (Arista) 3223 4 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/What Do Ya Think About That (Columbia) 20 GEORGE STRAIT/How 'Bout Them Cowgirls (MCA) 1180 4 BROOKS & DUNN/Proud Of The House We Built (Arista) 882 4 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/So Small (Arista) 15 BRAD PAISLEY/Online (Arista) 797 4 TRISHA YEARWOOD/Heaven, Heartache And... (Big Machine) 15 DIERKS BENTLEY/Free And Easy (Down The Road...) (Capitol) 746 4 JOSH TURNER/Firecracker (MCA) 13 CLAY WALKER/Fall (Curb/Asylum) 726 TRACE ADKINS/I Got My Game On (Capitol) 12 REBA MCENTIRE w/K. CLARKSON/Because Of You (MCA) 661 JASON ALDEAN/Laughed Until We Cried (BBR) 11 JOSH TURNER/Firecracker (MCA) 660 BIG & RICH/Between Raising Hell And... (Warner Bros.) 8 RASCAL FLATTS/Take Me There (Lyric Street) 637 CLAY WALKER/Fall (Curb/Asylum) 8 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/What Do Ya Think... (Columbia) 578 GARY ALLAN/Watching Airplanes (MCA) 8 TIM MCGRAW/If You're Reading This (Curb) 8 Activator Top Spin Gainers CHRIS CAGLE/What Kinda Gone (Capitol) 7 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/So Small (Arista) 721 GEORGE STRAIT/How 'Bout Them Cowgirls (MCA) 277 Aircheck Top Point Gainers BROOKS & DUNN/Proud Of The House We Built (Arista) 188 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/So Small (Arista) 1875 4 BRAD PAISLEY/Online (Arista) 172 REBA MCENTIRE w/K. CLARKSON/Because Of You (MCA) 1024 4 DIERKS BENTLEY/Free And Easy (Down The Road...) (Capitol) 163 BRAD PAISLEY/Online (Arista) 968 4 JOSH TURNER/Firecracker (MCA) 156 LUKE BRYAN/All My Friends Say (Capitol) 936 4 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/What Do Ya Think... (Columbia) 153 GEORGE STRAIT/How 'Bout Them Cowgirls (MCA) 780 4 LUKE BRYAN/All My Friends Say (Capitol) 153 DIERKS BENTLEY/Free And Easy... (Capitol) 771 CLAY WALKER/Fall (Curb/Asylum) 150 BROOKS & DUNN/Proud Of The House We Built (Arista) 715 RASCAL FLATTS/Take Me There (Lyric Street) 150 TIM MCGRAW/If You're Reading This (Curb) 657 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/What Do Ya Think... (Columbia) 650 SARA EVANS/As If (RCA) 567 Vi d e o Add s Aircheck Top Spin Gainers CARRIE UNDERWOOD/So Small (Arista) 763 CMT No Video Adds REBA MCENTIRE w/K. CLARKSON/Because Of You (MCA) 366 BRAD PAISLEY/Online (Arista) 332 CMT Pure LUKE BRYAN/All My Friends Say (Capitol) 298 BILLY JOE SHAVER/Get Thee Behind Me Satan (Compadre/Music World) DIERKS BENTLEY/Free And Easy (Down The Road...) (Capitol) 274 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/What Do Ya Think... (Columbia) 237 GAC No Video Adds GEORGE STRAIT/How 'Bout Them Cowgirls (MCA) 230 SARA EVANS/As If (RCA) 209 BROOKS & DUNN/Proud Of The House We Built (Arista) 183 TRISHA YEARWOOD/Heaven, Heartache... (Big Machine) 176 ©2007 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Send news to [email protected] August 13, 2007 Country Aircheck Chart Info Chart Page 4

Aircheck Activity Ai r c h e c k Add Da t e s JO DEE MESSINA/Biker Chick (Curb) August 20 Debuts at 45*; 802 points, 299 spins Jason Aldean/Laughed Until We Cried (BBR) John Berry/A Woman Like You (Clear Sky/Nine North) 2 ADDS: KUBL*, WBEE EMERSON DRIVE/You Still Own Me (Midas/New Revolution) August 27 Debuts at 46*; 801 points, 300 spins Bomshel/The Power Of One (Curb) 3 ADDS: WBEE, WCTK, WYCD* Brent Keith/ Looking For A Road (Theme From Dale) (Combustion Music/Nine North Records) CROSSIN DIXON/Guitar Slinger (BBR) Little Big Town/I'm With The Band (Equity) Moves 50*-47*; 759 points, 273 spins Keith Urban/Everybody (Capitol) 4 ADDS: KEEY*, KTOM, WGGY, WGH Van ZanT/Goes Down Easy (Columbia)

DANIELLE PECK/Bad For Me (Big Machine) September 4 Moves 47*-48; 683 points, 264 spins Jypsi/Love Is A Drug (Arista) 2 ADDS: KATC*, KCYE CLINT BLACK/The Strong One (Equity) Aircheck Top Recurrents Debuts at 49*; 667 points, 206 spins BIG & RICH/Lost In This Moment (Warner Bros.) 8180 2 ADDS: KATC*, WIVK* TRACY LAWRENCE/Find Out Who... (Rocky Comfort/CO5) 6543 BILLY CURRINGTON/Good Directions (Mercury) 6408 FLYNNVILLE TRAIN/Nowhere Than Somewhere (Show Dog) GEORGE STRAIT/Wrapped (MCA) 5929 Debuts at 50*; 646 points, 227 spins MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Lucky Man (Columbia) 5850 3 ADDS: KMLE*, KSON, WIRK* EMERSON DRIVE/Moments (Midas/New Revolution) 5489 JENNIFER HANSON/Joyride (Universal South) JASON ALDEAN/Johnny Cash (BBR) 4990 593 points, 144 spins BRAD PAISLEY/Ticks (Arista) 4232 6 ADDS: WGGY, WIRK*, WITL*, WKKT, WNKT*, WYPY CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Wasted (Arista) 3769 JAKE OWEN/Startin' With Me (RCA) 3705 MARK WILLS/Days Of Thunder (Equity) 556 points, 234 spins; 0 ADDS BILLY RAY CYRUS/Ready, Set, Don’t Go (Disney/CO5) 324 points, 94 spins TRACE ADKINS/I Got My Game On (Capitol) 2 ADDS: KSCS*, WCTQ 459 points, 134 spins 12 ADDS: KIXZ, KJUG, KMDL, KSOP, KWJJ, WCTK, BIG & RICH/Between Raising Hell And Amazing Grace WGNA, WKHX, WOGI, WOGK, WPAW, WSIX (Warner Bros.) JASON ALDEAN/Laughed Until We Cried (BBR) 318 points, 65 spins 424 points, 127 spins 8 ADDS: KBEQ, KFRG*, KKWF, KSOP, KTST, KWJJ, 11 ADDS: KIXZ, KKNG, KMDL, KRTY, WCTK, WGTY, WOGK, WQYK* WKHX, WPCV*, WQYK*, WWGR, WYCD* Aircheck Activity includes the top 15 songs that rank 45-50 on this week’s chart or are those that are not charted and have KENNY CHESNEY/Flip Flop Summer (BNA) a minimum of 300 airplay points and have shown growth in two 338 points, 90 spins; 0 ADDS of the past three weeks. (* indicates auto adds) ©2007 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Send news to [email protected] August 13, 2007 ACTIVAT OR Chart Page 5

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

2 1 KENNY CHESNEY/Never Wanted Nothing More (BNA) 13467 -77 3013 -16 4 2 RODNEY ATKINS/These Are My People (Curb) 13108 206 2921 55 1 3 KEITH URBAN/I Told You So (Capitol) 12860 -1004 2891 -230 5 4 REBA MCENTIRE w/K. Clarkson/Because Of You (MCA) 12629 661 2885 137 3 5 TAYLOR SWIFT/Teardrops On My Guitar (Big Machine) 11816 -1147 2698 -266 6 6 BUCKY COVINGTON/A Different World (Lyric Street) 11401 -6 2625 8 8 7 RASCAL FLATTS/Take Me There (Lyric Street) 10786 637 2443 150 9 8 CRAIG MORGAN/Tough (BBR) 10548 468 2422 130 7 9 TIM MCGRAW w/Faith Hill/I Need You (Curb) 10520 -247 2393 -44 10 10 BROOKS & DUNN/Proud Of The House We Built (Arista) 4 10339 882 2319 188 13 11 TOBY KEITH/Love Me If You Can (Show Dog) 9440 388 2149 110 12 12 SUGARLAND/Everyday America (Mercury) 9240 47 2107 24 15 13 TIM MCGRAW/If You're Reading This (Curb) 8611 410 1929 101 16 14 DIERKS BENTLEY/Free And Easy (Down The Road...) (Capitol) 4 8084 746 1845 163 18 15 BRAD PAISLEY/Online (Arista) 4 8032 797 1837 172 19 16 LUKE BRYAN/All My Friends Say (Capitol) 7760 558 1781 153 14 17 KELLIE PICKLER/I Wonder (BNA) 7631 -597 1730 -170 17 18 MARTINA MCBRIDE/How I Feel (RCA) 7033 -213 1614 -38 21 19 JASON MICHAEL CARROLL/Livin' Our Love Song (Arista) 6546 311 1457 66 22 20 JACK INGRAM/Measure Of A Man (Big Machine) 5514 577 1245 136 33 21 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/So Small (Arista) 4 5451 3223 1197 721 24 22 JOSH TURNER/Firecracker (MCA) 4973 660 1122 156 25 23 CLAY WALKER/Fall (Curb/Asylum) 4850 726 1128 150 26 24 TRENT TOMLINSON/Just Might Have Her Radio On (Lyric Street) 4500 386 1022 83 27 25 JOE NICHOLS/Another Side Of You (Universal South) 4237 415 933 80 28 26 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Famous In A Small Town (Columbia) 3882 414 870 98 29 27 SARA EVANS/As If (RCA) 3556 407 794 89 32 28 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/What Do Ya Think About That (Columbia) 2952 578 647 153 31 29 LEANN RIMES/Nothin' Better To Do (Curb/Asylum) 2692 304 626 73 30 30 KEITH ANDERSON/Sunday Morning In America (Arista) 2564 128 554 25 ©2007 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. 4=Top 5 point gainers. www.countryaircheck.com August 13, 2007 ACTIVAT OR Chart Page 6

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

36 31 GARY ALLAN/Watching Airplanes (MCA) 2169 244 465 50 35 32 TRAVIS TRITT/You Never Take Me Dancing (Category 5) 2036 94 486 28 39 33 TRISHA YEARWOOD/Heaven, Heartache And... (Big Machine) 2004 446 423 88 37 34 BILLY CURRINGTON/Tangled Up (Mercury) 1980 171 464 51 38 35 BLAKE SHELTON/The More I Drink (Warner Bros.) 1812 126 417 29 43 36 PAT GREEN/Way Back Texas (BNA) 1731 402 410 101 42 37 WHISKEY FALLS/Last Train Running (Midas/New Revolution) 1662 176 389 48 40 38 PHIL VASSAR/This Is My Life (Universal South) 1431 -126 304 -24 41 39 LEE BRICE/She Ain't Right (Curb/Asylum) 1410 -78 345 -14 44 40 DANIELLE PECK/Bad For Me (Big Machine) 1290 74 291 19 45 41 CHRIS CAGLE/What Kinda Gone (Capitol) 1258 277 293 66 Debut 42 GEORGE STRAIT/How 'Bout Them Cowgirls (MCA) 4 1230 1180 289 277 47 43 SARAH JOHNS/The One In The Middle (BNA) 902 67 185 12 48 44 CROSSIN DIXON/Guitar Slinger (BBR) 801 1 181 4 51 45 JO DEE MESSINA/Biker Chick (Curb) 781 134 168 26 50 46 STEVE HOLY/Men Buy The Drinks (Girls...) (Curb) 745 96 158 17 49 47 EMERSON DRIVE/You Still Own Me (Midas/New Revolution) 659 -7 157 0 55 48 JASON ALDEAN/Laughed Until We Cried (BBR) 631 288 140 65 52 49 FLYNNVILLE TRAIN/Nowhere Than Somewhere (Show Dog) 627 15 129 5 53 50 CLINT BLACK/The Strong One (Equity) 491 92 105 14 54 51 JENNIFER HANSON/Joyride (Universal South) 450 86 94 22 Debut 52 TRACE ADKINS/I Got My Game On (Capitol ) 405 210 92 51 58 53 BILLY RAY CYRUS/Ready, Set, Don't Go (Disney/CO5) 314 56 66 15 57 54 JASON MEADOWS/18 Video Tapes (Baccerstick/CO5) 307 16 56 3 59 55 TRACY LAWRENCE/Til I Was A Daddy Too (Rocky Comfort/CO5) 294 41 62 6 60 56 MARK CHESNUTT/Rollin' With The Flow (Lofton Creek) 291 42 68 12 56 57 MARK WILLS/Days Of Thunder (Equity) 269 -38 55 -6 Debut 58 BIG & RICH/Between Raising Hell And ... (Warner Bros.) 223 181 52 44 -- 59 TY HERNDON/Mighty Mighty Love (Pyramid/Nine North) 219 -13 52 -1 Debut 60 CARMEN RASMUSEN/Nothin' Like The Summer (Lofton Creek) 204 28 41 6 ©2007 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. 4=Top 5 point gainers. www.countryaircheck.com