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June 18, 2007 ISSUE 43 MUSIC EDITION JUNE 18, 2007 Radio By The (CRG) Numbers NEW REPORTING PANELS One of the ways music stations define themselves Country Aircheck’s reporting panel of Mediabase- is through their Current/Recurrent/Gold (CRG) ratios. monitored stations will now include WUBL/Atlanta, These balances aren’t arbitrarily concocted, of course, WYAY/Atlanta, KATC/Colorado Springs, CO, KWLI/ but are carefully calibrated for strategic positioning. CRG Denver, WPAW/Greensboro, NC, WBUL/Lexington, ratios can be honed to skew a station’s sound modern KY, KKGO/Los Angeles and WMAD/Madison, WI. or traditional, target particular demographics, position Airplay for inclusion in the chart will begin Sunday, June 24 and will be part of the chart on Monday, July 2. The first Country combos in a cluster or surround the competition, report day for adds is July 2. among a myriad of other rationales. No longer reporting are WPOC/Baltimore, WCKT/ This week we provide a national backdrop of CRG Ft. Myers, FL, WIOV/Lancaster, PA and WMZQ/ percentages at the Country Aircheck/Mediabase Washington, DC. KQFC/Boise and KXKC/Lafayette, reporting stations to serve as a comparison for your total LA are now part of the CA Activator panel as part of a new policy that results in one main-panel reporter in markets airplay library music mix. 101+. That reporter will be the market’s 25-54 leader, Our 121 reporters have an average Current Percentage while the other ratings and current percentage qualifying of 34.9%, a Recurrent percentage of 24.3% and a Gold station will be part of the Activator panel. percentage of 40.8%. The median – meaning half of the Stations added to the Country Aircheck Activator reporters are above and half below the number – is 34% for panel are (bolded stations are monitored by Mediabase 24/7): KBCY/Abilene, TX; KBRJ/Anchorage, AK; WQCB/ Current percentage, 25% for Recurrent and 41% for Gold. Bangor, ME; KQFC/Boise, ID; KHAK/Cedar Rapids, Of the 121 Country reporters, 36 have Current IA; WAXX/Eau Claire, WI; WLXX/Lexington, KY; WLWI/ percentages above 50%, 59 are above 35% and 86 are above Montgomery, AL; KHAY/Oxnard-Ventura, CA; 30%. Our panel’s highest Current percentage belongs to WXXQ/Rockford, IL; WJCL/Savannah, GA; KRMD/ KBEQ/Kansas City and KJUG/Visalia, CA at 52%. But high Shreveport; and, WQXK/Youngstown. current percentages aren’t just for specially positioned stations KSKS/Fresno, WIVK/Knoxville, WGH/Norfolk, KNCI/ or small markets, anymore. The Current percentages among Sacramento, KMPS/Seattle and WQYK/Tampa. some of the top-rated and most-respected Country outlets in >35-39%: KSCS/Dallas, KYGO/Denver, WDTW/ the USA: Detroit, WBCT/Grand Rapids, KILT/Houston, WAMZ/ >45-50%: WDAF/Kansas City, WGKX/Memphis, Louisville, KEEY/Minneapolis, KMLE/Phoenix, KWJJ/ KFRG/Riverside, CA, WBEE/Rochester, KDRK/Spokane. Portland, KUPL/Portland and KUBL/Salt Lake City. >40-44%: WKHX/Atlanta, WYRK/Buffalo, (continued on page 6) ©2007 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. To subscribe visit www.countryaircheck.com June 18, 2007 Country Aircheck Music Edition Page 3 Monday’s Major News DATE CHECK Bonadies Joins Universal South: “Teddi is a June 20 – ACM Special Awards promotion executive of the highest quality.” Tennessee State Museum That according to Universal South Sr. June 24 – Alex LeVasseur Fund Festival Jim Warren Park, Franklin, TN VP/Promotion Michael Powers as the July 11 – Music Industry Mayoral Candidate Forum label named former Columbia/Nashville Wyatt Center, Vanderbilt Campus Sr. Director/National Promotion Teddi July 12 – “The Life And Music of Chet Atkins” Bonadies VP/National Promotion. “I have County Music Hall of Fame & Museum admired her many accomplishments over the July 21 – “Mr. Record Man: Fred Foster” years on Music Row, so you can only imagine how excited Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum I am to work along side her.” August 23 – SOURCE Foundation Awards Bonadies, who left Columbia in July and previously Musicians Hall of Fame spent 13 years at Arista/Nashville, said, “It is an honor Also joining GBE as Executive Assistant is Wendy to have the opportunity to work with such talented, Duffy, who spent the last year in affiliate relations for experienced professionals as Mark Wright , Fletcher ABC’s American Country Countdown with Kix Brooks. [Foster] and Michael.” Adds Sr. VP/GM and fellow Arista alumnus Foster: Black River Flows: Label and publishing “I’ve worked with her on-and-off for the past 12 years, vet Rob Hendon has been named GM having seen her work with radio, artists and within the of the newly-formed Black River Music industry. And her reputation is stellar. She and Michael Group. Session player and current Faith will be a great combination in leading this remarkable Hill touring band leader Jimmy Nichols is head of A&R promotion team.” and Tonya Ginnetti is Director/Artist Relations. Artist signings are expected in the next few weeks, and the label’s Gonzales Heads CT Promo: Country plans for mainstream Country radio will be developed on an Thunder Records has officially put artist by artist basis. BRMG is located at 1200 16th Ave. S., in place its new promotion team. The Nashville, 37212; phone is 615-320-1009. new VP/Promotion is Doc Gonzales, Radio News who is segueing from Graham Bros. Entertainment’s artist Gig Alerts: WLLR/Quad Cities, IA-IL PD Jim O’Hara management group. is seeking a midday jock. Mail demo and resume to him at Joining the label are a number of former 903 Music 3535 East Kimberly Road, Davenport, IA 52807 or email promoters reuniting with former 903 VP and new GBE/ 2MB or smaller demos to [email protected]. Nashville President Bill Mayne. Aboard to handle the Clear Channel WIBL/Augusta, GA OM Steve Burke is Northeast is RJ Jordan, working the Midwest is Bill Heltemes seeking a PD. Email him at [email protected]. and in for the West Coast is Ray Randall. Jim Dorman shifts Sports: Motor Racing Network has extended its affiliate from Northeast to Southeast regional promotion. relationship with WUSN/Chicago through 2010. ©2007 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Send news to [email protected] June 18, 2007 Country Aircheck Music Edition Page 4 BIRTHDAYS Tuesday (6/19) - Jim Collins, the late Lester Flatt, Doug Stone, Jeff Garrison ([email protected]), Ken Rush Wednesday (6/20) - the late Chet Atkins; Anne Murray; Jon Elliot ([email protected]); Sherrie Halford; Keith Montgomery; Lance Tidwell ([email protected]) Thursday (6/21) - Hillary Kanter, Kathy Mattea, Allison Moorer, Leon Everette, Porter Howell, Michael J. Foxx ([email protected]), Joe Mansfield, Paul Barnabee ([email protected]) Friday (6/22) - Kris Kristofferson, Georgia Mock- Bedwell, Kim Fowler, Barry Hutchens, Lisa Strickland ([email protected]) Saturday (6/23) - the late June Carter Cash; Pake McEntire; Jay Wallis Brown; Michelle Laws; Danielle Godwin Scaife; Bob Turbel; Roy Wunsch Sunday (6/24) - Kevin Anderson, Cory Gierman Monday (6/25) - Matt Thompson, Rocco Cosco ([email protected]), Michael Francis, Todd Nixon, Marie Pindea, Kevin Whitesell Industry News Singer/songwriter Jeffrey Steele will host the first Alex LeVasseur Fund Festival on June 24 at Jim Warren Park in Franklin, TN. The fund, which was set up in memory of his son who passed away earlier this year, provides scholarships to send kids to skate camps. Email [email protected] for info. CMT was awarded seven Promax and Broadcast Designers’ Assoc. awards last week at a conference in New York City. Among the awards were honors for its website design and promotion campaign for Trick My Truck. CMT Insider host Katie Cook is one of the top ten finalists of the Daytona 500 “Celebrity Tickets for Charity” competition, which pits celebrities against each other for the honor of designing the art for the 2008 Daytona 500 tickets. Artist News Phil Vassar is giving fans an opportunity to vent on his blog, www.philvassar.com/fedup. Inspired by his song “This Is My Life,” the blog encourages fans to sound off on topics ranging from gas prices to health care. Taylor Swift is currently Myspace’s top-ranking Country artist, with well over 17 million song plays and more than 314,000 “friends.” The recent platinum certification of her self-titled debut album also distinguishes Swift as the only female Country artist in history to write or co-write every cut on a platinum selling debut. ©2007 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Send news to [email protected] June 18, 2007 Country Aircheck Music Edition Page 5 George Jones, Darryl Worley, Houston Astros’ Roy TUBE CHECK Oswalt and Washington Redskins Cornelius Griffin and Demetric Evans are some of the confirmed friends who Tuesday (6/19) – Sugarland, The Tonight Show with will appear in the video for Tracy Lawrence’s “Find Out Jay Leno (NBC); Toby Keith, Nightline (ABC), The View (ABC), Glenn Beck (Headline News); Clay Walker, Fox & Who Your Friends Are.” Friends (Fox News); Bon Jovi, The Today Show (NBC). Clint Black has reunited with producer James Stroud to produce his third album, a collection of Wednesday (6/20) – Bon Jovi, The View (ABC); greatest hits due out this fall on Equity Music. Toby Keith, The Early Show (CBS); Big & Rich, The Billy Dean has teamed up with Sunkist for its annual Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (CBS). “Take A Stand” program. Sunkist is giving away 10,000 Friday (6/22) – Michael Martin Murphy, The Late free lemonade stands to kids ages 7-12 who pledge to Show with David Letterman (CBS). raise funds for the charity of their choice. Details at www.sunkist.com/takeastand. Saturday (6/23) – Sugarland, Rodney Atkins, Craig The Bellamy Brothers have released their 49th Morgan, Carrie Underwood, Grand Ole Opry Live album, Jesus Is Coming.
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