Issue 19 Music Edition January 3, 2007

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Wheeler Named KBUL PD Country Aircheck Reporter News Veteran programmer and personality Cleveland This issue of the Country Aircheck Music Wheeler is the new PD/middayer at Citadel Country Edition contains the new weights for the reporting KBUL/Reno. He fills the roles held byTom Jordan, panel (page 6) and the new Country Aircheck who retired in early November after 14 years with the Activator reporting panel (page 7). station. Also, as previously announced WDTW/Detroit Best known for programming WRBQ (Q105)/ and KCYE/Las Vegas have been added to the CA Tampa in its Top 40 heyday, Wheeler programmed reporting panel. No longer reporting are WDXE/ an XM 60’s channel from 2000-2004. He’s been out Birmingham, KTYS/Dallas, WTNR/Grand Rapids, of radio and living in Chattanooga the last couple of WDRM/Huntsville and KEGA/Salt Lake City. Those years. Wheeler arrived in Reno today and will start stations will continue to be monitored by Mediabase. officially next week.Nick Elliott, PD of Citadel/Reno sisters KWYL and KNEV, has overseen the Bull since WBFN-AM to Family Life Communications, which Jordan’s departure. also owns Christian WUFN-FM/Battle Creek. Country KKYY/Sioux City, IA, along with Hot New Year, New Owners AC sister KZSR, were sold by NRG Media to Powell A number of Country outlets changed hands while Broadcasting, which also owns Sioux City Country you were unwrapping presents and ringing in the New KSUX. Year. Among them: Country combo KWTO-AM & KWYY-FM/ Country WWWW/Ann Arbor, MI was one of Casper, WY were among 11 stations Clear Channel eight stations Clear Channel swapped for Cumulus’ sold to Blue Point Media. Also in the deal were Rock WRQK/Canton, OH. In addition to W4, KCGY, KGAB-AM, KIGN, KLEN & KOWB-AM / Cumulus acquired WTKA-AM & WQKL-FM/Ann Cheyenne and KKTL-AM, KMGW, KRVK & KTRS/ Arbor and WBCK-AM, WBFN-AM & WBXX-FM/ Casper. Battle Creek, WRCC-FM/Marshall in the Battle Creek Country KZKX/Lincoln, NB and three of its market and WLBY-AM/Saline in the Ann Arbor Clear Channel market sisters -- KIBZ, KLMY & market. After the transaction, Cumulus donated Sports KTGL -- were sold to Three Eagles Communications.

©2006 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. To subscribe visit www.countryaircheck.com January 3, 2007 Country Aircheck Music Edition Page Rick & Bubba Jump To Date Check WZZK/Birmingham Cox Country WZZK/Birmingham, AL is the January 30 - ACM Station & On-Air Personality new flagship for syndicated morning teamRick & submissions due. Bubba who have exited crosstown Citadel AC WYSF www.acmcountry.com after a seven year run. Rick & Bubba replace the February 27 - Country Radio & DJ Hall of Fame Dinner. Cash & Kari morning show, though Keith “Cash” www.crb.org Connors, Kari Powell and Benjie Wright remain Cox employees according to WZZK PD Justin Case. February 28 to March 2 - CRS-38. www.crb.org The Rick & Bubba deal with Cox is for five years and though terms have not been disclosed, it is likely May 15 - 42nd Annual ACM Awards. worth more than $2.2 million per year that WYSF www.acmcountry.com VP/GM Dale Daniels told the Birmingham News his company offered. Clear Channel also made an offer Additional releases are expected from David Ball and for the show, according to the paper. The Rick & Confederate Railroad. Bill Cason is the label’s VP/ Bubba website currently lists 25 affiliates, including Media & Artist Development and will be overseeing Country outlets KBXB/Cape Girardeau, MO and its radio efforts as well. Reach him at 516-627-3682 WLAY/Florence, AL. or [email protected]. Digital Murdock Returns To KIAI Radio News Clear Channel KIAI/Mason City, IA PD/morning Personalities: Former KEGA/Salt Lake City co-host Gary Murdock, reportedly leaving the station personality AJ Maguire will join KWJJ (The Wolf)/ at year end for a new PD gig in West Tennessee, will Portland, OR on January 8 for nights. AJ has howled continue with KIAI, via the internet, for the foreseeable before -- he spent some time at KPLX (The Wolf)/ future. Murdock has already relocated to Covington, Dallas. TN, but will continue to handle music and voice WBAM/Montgomery, AL is adding Bear track his airshift for KIAI from there. Details on the O’Brian to the Bama Country Morning Show. new Country station he’s programming are still being O’Brian was previously with WSTH/Columbus, GA, worked out. Reach him at [email protected] and has prior stops at WMCZ/Montgomery, WHHY/ or at his new employer, Covington Broadcasting, at Montgomery, and even WBAM from 1994-1995. 901-476-7129. WCTK/Providence has hired Chris Reed from Hall Communications’ Country sister WOKO/ Shanachie Steps Into Country Burlington, VT as morning co-host. On Jan. 22 he’ll Independent record label Shanachie Entertainment join Chris Whitten for a newly-christened wake-up will be expanding into country this year, with the first show. Reed spent the last seven years with WOKO - single release being Daryle Singletary’s “I Still Sing - the last two in nights -- while Whitten has been with This Way.” The song is from Singletary’s forthcoming WCTK for nine years, the last six as morning co-host. album Straight From The Heart due in February.

Birthdays Wednesday (1/3) - Nikki Nelson

Thursday (1/4) - Patty Loveless, Deana Carter, Kathy Forester

Friday (1/5) - Mark Nesler, Dave Dame ([email protected]), the late Sam Phillips, Shane Jemelka ([email protected])

Saturday (1/6) - Earl Scruggs, Jett Williams, Tim Wall ([email protected])

Sunday (1/7) - John Rich

Monday (1/8) - the late Luther Perkins, the late Elvis Presley, Monty Gregg, Chris Huff ([email protected]), Jack Purcell ([email protected]), Bob Reeves ([email protected]), Joyce Thompson

Send birthdays to [email protected]. Satellites & Syndication: Montgomery Gentry will be interviewed regarding their video “Some People Change” by poet, author and activist Dr. Maya Angelou on XM Radio’s Oprah & Friends channel (156) on Jan. 16. Awards: The ACM is accepting submissions for its Radio Station and On-Air Personality awards at www.acmcountry.com. The deadline is 6pm PT on Jan. 30. This year’s CBS telecast airs May 15 from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Events: WKIS/Miami is holding its 22nd Annual KISS Country Chili Cookoff on Jan. 28,. Montgomery Gentry, Trace Adkins, Sugarland, Jo Dee Messina, Darryl Worley and Taylor Swift will perform. Entercom Settles For $4.25m Entercom Communications settled with the State of New York on Dec. 27, agreeing to pay $4.25 million in costs and toward music education while undertaking a series of reforms to resolve pay for play allegations. The company has agreed to stop taking payment from record labels for airplay, halt payments from independent promoters, hire a compliance officer and to implement a system for detecting future abuses. Entercom has also pledged to inform radio monitoring services when songs are played through its CD Preview and CD Challenge spin programs.

Country Music DJ & Radio Hall Reminder CRS-38 opens Feb. 27 at the Country Music DJ and Radio Hall of Fame Dinner and Awards Ceremony at the Nashville Convention Center. ©2006 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. To subscribe visit www.countryaircheck.com January 3, 2007 Country Aircheck Music Edition Page Tickets are $85 and seating is limited, so visit www.crb.org and be sure you’re on hand as Larry Tube Check Daniels, Bob Moody, Les Acree, Joe Ladd and Big Wednesday (1/3) - Jimmy Buffett, 60 Minute John Trimble get their due. Special, (CMT). Thursday (1/4) - Wynonna, CMT Crossroads, (CMT). Record News Show Dog Nashville Label Coordinator Tracy Friday (1/5) - Faith Hill, Tim McGraw, The Oprah Arnold has been promoted to Product Manager and Winfrey Show, (NBC); Montgomery Gentry, CMT Coordinator/Sales & Marketing Heather Mills has Crossroads, (CMT). been elevated to Manager/Sales & Marketing, while Saturday (1/6) - Big & Rich, Cowboy Troy, Pat Green, also adding responsibilities for all online and New Danielle Peck, Rockie Lynne, Grand Ole Opry Live Media label initiatives. (GAC); Lindsey Haun, Toby Keith, Willie Nelson, Broken Bridges, (CMT).

Music News Sunday (1/7) - Clay Walker, The Versus Invitational, Lyric Street has signed American Idol 5 finalist (NBC). Bucky Covington. His first single “A Different World” has a Jan. 16 impact date. Sawyer Brown’s Monday (1/8) - Shania Twain, CMT Greatest Mark Miller is producing Covington’s debut album, Moments, (CMT); George Strait, Master Series, set for an April 17 release. (GAC); Little Big Town, Late Night With Conan The RIAA has issued gold certification forJimmy O’Brien, (NBC). Buffett’s Take The Weather With You. and dressing up is encouraged. Oh, and contestants Industry News must be 18, and can be either male or female. Details CMT is holding a casting call on Saturday at www.cmt.com/shows/be_on_tv/. (1/6) for a new special tentatively titled Karaoke- The Recording Academy has partnered with Dokey. Contestants will compete at creating the best Hard Rock International, Verizon and USA Today for impersonation of either Dolly Parton or Shania Grammy Telecast Viewing Parties hosted by regional Twain for a panel of judges. Auditions will require a chapters including Nashville. The parties will be one-minute performance of a Parton or Twain song, staged at Hard Rock Cafes in 11 markets on Grammy night, Feb. 11. Check Out Artist News Upcoming album releases: Travis Tritt will perform at the inauguration for Georgia Lt. Governor Casey Cagle in Atlanta on Jan. 9 Ty Herndon Right About Now (Quarterback) Sunday (1/7). Feb. 6 Jason Michael Carroll Waitin’ In The Country (Arista) Jo Dee Messina embarks on her first USO tour April 17 Bucky Covington TBA (Lyric Street) on Friday (1/5), visiting Naples, Venice and Vicenza, Italy over five days. Send album release dates to news@countryaircheck.

Heidi Newfield has launched a website at Video Adds www.heidinewfield.com to promote her recently launched solo career. Her Asylum/Curb solo debut is CMT CHRIS THILE/Dead Leaves On The Dirty Ground expected this year. (Sugar Hill) Milestones SHOOTER JENNINGS/It Ain’t Easy (Universal South) Sincerest condolences to the family and friends of SUGARLAND/Settlin’ (Mercury) ACM Executive Director Bob Romeo on the passing TIM MCGRAW/Last Dollar (Fly Away) (Curb) of his mother, Martha Jane Romeo, on Dec. 26, just CMT Pure Country two days before her 81st birthday. The Funeral Mass SHOOTER JENNINGS/It Ain’t Easy (Universal South) and services will be celebrated Thursday, January 4, at 10:00AM at Christ The King Catholic Church, GAC Omaha. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be sent to TIM MCGRAW/Last Dollar (Fly Away) (Curb) “Don and Martha Romeo 4-H Scholarship Fund,” 15332 Old Mormon Bridge Road, Crescent, IA 51526. Condolences are extended to family and friends of Opry star Del Reeves, who passed Jan. 1 at his Centerville, TN home. He was 73. Reeves’ Add Dates hits include “Looking At The World Through A January 8 Windshield, “A Dime At A Time” and “Good Time ALAN JACKSON/A Woman’s Love (Arista) Charlie’s.” ALISON KRAUSS w/ JOHN WAITE/Missing You (Rounder) Condolences are also extended to family and SUGARLAND/Settlin’ (Mercury) friends of songwriter Dennis Linde, who passed Dec. 22 at the age of 63. Linde’s compositions January 16 include Elvis Presley’s “Burning Love,” Garth BUCKY COVINGTON/A Different World (Lyric Street) Brooks’ “Callin’ Baton Rouge” and the Dixie Chicks’ HEARTLAND/Built To Last (Lofton Creek) “Goodbye Earl.” JEFF CARSON/When You Said You Love Me (Curb/Asylum)

January 22 - Lon Helton, [email protected] COLE DEGGS/I Got More (Columbia) Chuck Aly, [email protected] ERIC CHURCH/Guys Like Me (Capitol) (615) 244-4484 JASON MEADOWS/100% Cowboy (Baccerstick/CO5) JOAN OSBORNE/Who Divided (Vanguard) RICK TREVINO/Separate Ways (Warner Bros.)

January 29 LAURA BRYNA/I Don’t Have A Thing To Wear (Equity) RASCAL FLATTS/Stand (Lyric Street)

©2006 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Send news to [email protected] January 3, 2007 Country Aircheck Music Edition Page Aircheck Weights Here are the new weights for Country Aircheck/Mediabase Country Reporters. The weights are calculated by this formula: Market rank is multiplied by 10 and then added to the station’s AQH Persons. A station’s weight is determined by dividing that adjusted AQH by the leading Country station’s AQH. For this ratings period, that station is WXTU/Phila- delphia with an AQH of 39,760. Station Weight = AQH Persons + (market rank X 10) divided by 39,760 (WXTU AQH).

These new weights are effective immediately and will be reflected in the Country Aircheck/Mediabase Chart on Jan. 8, 2007.

KAJA/San Antonio 3.7 KUPL/Portland, OR 4.3 WKKT/Charlotte 2.8 KASE/Austin, TX 3.1 KUSS/San Diego 2.1 WKLB/Boston 6.5 KATM/Modesto, CA 4.7 KUZZ/Bakersfield, CA 2.2 WKSJ/Mobile, AL 2.1 KBEQ/Kansas City 2.6 KVOO/Tulsa 2.0 WMIL/Milwaukee 4.3 KBQI/Albuquerque, NM 1.3 KWJJ/Portland, OR 3.5 WMZQ/Washington, DC 6.5 KCCY/Colorado Springs, CO 2.1 KWNR/Las Vegas 2.7 WNKT/Charleston, SC .8 KCYE/Las Vegas 1.5 KXKC/Lafayette, LA 1.5 WOGI, WOGG, WOGH, KDRK/Spokane 1.0 KXKT/Omaha, NB 1.9 WOGF/Pittsburgh 4.5 KEEY/Minneapolis 6.7 KYGO/Denver 5.4 WOGK/Gainesville, FL 2.2 KFDI/Wichita 2.4 KZSN/Wichita 1.4 WPCV/Lakeland, FL 3.8 KFKF/Kansas City 2.3 WAMZ/Louisville 3.3 WPKX/Springfield, MA 1.8 KFRG/Riverside-San Bernardino 4.1 WBBS/Syracuse, NY 2.6 WPOC/Baltimore 6.7 KHEY/El Paso 1.1 WBCT/Grand Rapids, MI 3.1 WQDR/Raleigh, NC 4.7 KHKI/Des Moines, IA 1.2 WBEE/Rochester, NY 3.5 WQHK/Ft. Wayne, IN 1.5 KIIM/Tucson 2.6 WCKT/Ft. Myers, FL .8 WQMX/Akron, OH 2.6 KILT/Houston 6.4 WCOL/Columbus, OH 3.6 WQYK/Tampa 5.0 KIXZ/Spokane 1.1 WCOS/Columbia, SC 1.1 WRBT/Harrisburg, PA 2.6 KIZN/Boise, ID 1.0 WCTK/Providence, RI 6.1 WRNS/Greenville, NC 2.4 KJJY/Des Moines, IA 1.5 WCTO/Allentown, PA 3.9 WSIX/Nashville 2.0 KJUG/Visalia, CA 1.4 WCTQ/Sarasota, FL 1.2 WSJR/Wilkes Barre-Scranton, PA 1.0 KKBQ/Houston 5.3 WDAF/Kansas City 2.7 WSLC/Roanoke, VA 1.8 KKNG/Oklahoma City 2.1 WDSY/Pittsburgh 5.1 WSM/Nashville 2.3 KKWF/Seattle 4.1 WDTW/Detroit 2.8 WSOC/Charlotte 2.5 KMDL/Lafayette, LA 1.4 WESC/Greenville, SC 2.5 WSSL/Greenville, SC 2.5 KMLE/Phoenix 4.6 WEZL/Charleston, SC 1.8 WTQR/Greensboro-Winston Salem, NC 3.2 KMPS/Seattle 5.3 WFMS/Indianapolis 4.5 WUBE/Cincinnati 3.9 KNCI/Sacramento 3.9 WGAR/Cleveland 5.9 WUSN/Chicago 9.3 KNIX/Phoenix 4.5 WGGY/Wilkes Barre-Scranton, PA 2.1 WUSY/Chattanooga, TN 2.7 KPLX/Dallas 5.6 WGH/Norfolk 3.1 WWGR/Ft. Myers, FL 1.5 KQFC/Boise, ID .9 WGKX/Memphis 3.0 WWNU/Columbia, SC .7 KRST/Albuquerque, NM 1.4 WGNA/Albany, NY 3.2 WWQM/Madison, WI 1.2 KRTY/San Jose, CA 2.8 WGNE/Jacksonville, FL 1.8 WWYZ/Hartford 5.7 KSCS/Dallas 6.4 WGTY/York, PA 2.0 WXBQ/Bristol-Johnson City, TN-VA 2.9 KSD/St. Louis 3.0 WIL/St. Louis 3.9 WXTU/Philadelphia 10.0 KSKS/Fresno, CA 2.7 WIOV/Lancaster, PA 3.2 WYCD/Detroit 7.8 KSON/San Diego 4.3 WIRK/West Palm Beach, FL 2.4 WYNK/Baton Rouge, LA 2.0 KSOP/Salt Lake City 1.2 WITL/Lansing, MI 1.6 WYPY/Baton Rouge, LA .9 KSSN/Little Rock, AR 1.9 WIVK/Knoxville, TN 5.9 WYRK/Buffalo 4.4 KTEX/McAllen, TX 2.9 WKDF/Nashville 1.7 KTOM/Monterey, CA .8 WKHX/Atlanta 7.0 KTST/Oklahoma City 2.3 WKIS/Miami 4.2 KUBL/Salt Lake City 2.5 WKKO/Toledo, OH 2.7

©2006 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. To subscribe visit www.countryaircheck.com January 3, 2007 Country Aircheck Music Edition Page Country Aircheck Activator Panel Country Aircheck’s new Activator Chart will debut next Monday, Jan. 8, 2007. Here are the new Activator Report- ers, with those stations monitored by Mediabase in Bold. Mediabase monitored stations can report adds and non-monitored stations can enter adds and playlists each week at airplayaddboard.com starting each Thursday morning and ending Monday afternoon at 3pm ET-Noon PT. If you need your User Name or Password, please email Lon Helton at [email protected]. KAFF/Flagstaff, AZ WBFM/Sheboygan, WI WOKO/Burlington, VT KBUL/Reno, NV WBUL/Lexington, KY WOKQ/Portsmouth, NH KGKL/San Angelo, TX WBWN/Bloomington, IL WOVK/Wheeling, WV KGNC/Amarillo, TX WBYT/South Bend, IN WPAP/Panama City, FL KHKX/Odessa-Midland, TX WCEN/Saginaw WPOR/Portland, ME KIAI/Mason City, IA WCTY/New London, CT WPUR/Atlantic City, NJ KIXQ/Joplin, MO WDEZ/Wausau-Stevens Point, WI WQBE/Charleston, WV KJLO/Monroe, LA WEGX/Florence, SC WQRB/Eau Claire, WI KKCB/Duluth-Superior, MN-WI WFBE/Flint, MI WRSF/Columbia, NC KKIX/Fayetteville, AR WFLS/Fredericksburg, VA WRWD/Poughkeepsie, NY KKJG/San Luis Obispo, CA WFRG/Utica-Rome, NY WTCM/Traverse City, MI KKNU/Eugene, OR WFRE/Frederick, MD WTCR/Huntington, WV KLLL/Lubbock, TX WFYR/Peoria, IL WTHI/Terre Haute, IN KNUE/Tyler, TX WGSQ/Cookeville, TN WTNT/Tallahassee, FL KOUT/Rapid City, SD WGTR/Myrtle Beach, SC WTVY/Dothan, AL KPLM/Palm Springs, CA WHKX/Bluefield, WV WUSJ/Jackson, MS KRAZ/Santa Barbara, CA WHWK/Binghamton, NY WUSQ/Winchester, VA KRRV/Alexandria, LA WIBL/Augusta, GA WWFG/Salisbury-Ocean City, MD KRWQ/Medford, OR WIBW/Topeka, KS WWWW/Ann Arbor, MI KRYS/Corpus Christi, TX WILQ/Williamsport, PA WWZD/Tupelo, MS KSNI/Santa Maria, CA WIXY/Champaign, IL WXBM/Pensacola, FL KSUX/Sioux City, IA WJLS/Beckley, WV WXFL/Florence, AL KTTS/Springfield, MO WKCQ/Saginaw, MI WXTA/Erie, PA KUAD/Ft. Collins WKDQ/Evansville, IN WYCT/Pensacola, FL KUBB/Merced, CA WKML/Fayetteville, NC WZKX/Gulfport, MS KVOX/Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN WKOA/Lafayette, IN KXDD/Yakima, WA WKSF/Asheville, NC XM Satellite Radio: Highway 16 KXKS/Shreveport, LA WKXC/Augusta, GA Sirius Satellite: New Country KYKR/Beaumont, TX WLLR/Quad Cities, IL-IA Jones Radio: US Country KYSM/Mankato, MN WMDH/Muncie-Marion, IN Jones Radio: CD Country KZKX/Lincoln, NE WMSI/Jackson, MS Dial-Global: Hot Country WACO/Waco, TX WMUS/Muskegon, MI WAYZ/Hagerstown, MD WNCY/Appleton, WI WBAM/Montgomery, AL WNWN/Kalamazoo, MI WBBN/Laurel-Hattiesburg, MS WOKK/Meridian, MS