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May 24, 2010 Issue 193 Husky, Sherrill Enter Hall Ch a r t & Pr o g r a m m i n g No t e The musical contributions of and Additional spins, one each for the Josh Thompson and Steve have left indelible marks not only on country fans, but on Azar singles, were discovered over the weekend and are reflected multiple generations of Americans, and both were inducted into in tonight’s chart. Both records moved up one position. Please the Hall of Fame last night in another perfect remember that Mediabase charts printed elsewhere are unofficial reminder of why we are all in this business. prior to publication in Country Aircheck Weekly. Country Aircheck will be closed Monday, May 31 in observance Moved from the flood-damaged Ford Theatre to the of the Memorial Day holiday. All Country Aircheck/Mediabase Conservatory, the ceremony began with the customary selection reporters can submit station adds or reports any time from from the Museum’s vaults: the especially poignant 1959 hit “Five this Thursday (5/27) until 3pm ET/Noon PT Tuesday June 1. The Feet High And Rising” by . “How high’s the water Country Aircheck Weekly will be delivered Tuesday evening, June 1. mama?” has never meant more to a group of Nashvillians. opened with a hymn, “Oh Happy Day,” because, as he told a local reporter, “We need a happy day after all this rain.” Paisley Pours It On (continued on page 7) Brad Paisley’s H20 World Tour opened Friday (5/21) in Virginia Beach, and WGH-FM/Norfolk OM/PD John Shomby says the water-themed festival offered a wide-ranging experience that simultaneously kept music as its central focus. “As you walked in the front gate of the amphitheater the Water World stage was immediately on the left, which created a little logjam. But the artists were fantastic – Josh Thompson, Easton Corbin and . And it is a nice stage, too. Not just one of those trucks that folds open.” Festival attractions included a dunking booth, Corvette and Gold Medallions: Ferlin Husky and Billy Sherrill pose with execs following speedboat simulators and a Slip ‘N Slide. “I saw people coming their induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame last night (5/23). in fully dressed, but they didn’t care. They went right down that Pictured (l-r) are CMA board Pres. Steve Buchanan and Chairman Steve thing,” Shomby says. The Eagle was broadcasting from 2pm to Moore, HOF Exec. Dir. Kyle Young, Husky and Sherrill. ©2010 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected]

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My Tu n e s : Mu s i c Th a t Sh a p e d My Li f e KBWF/San Francisco APD/MD Micki Gamez discusses her most important songs, artists or concerts: 1. Brooks & Dunn/Neon Moon: The first song my honey and I ever danced to! 2. Miranda Lambert/The House That Built Me: This song makes me think of Austin and the home I grew up in. 3. Brad Paisley/Then: I dedicate this one to Micki Gamez my partner of seven years. 4. The Band Perry/If I Die Young: It is romantic and morbid at the same time. Dunkin’ Go Nuts: WGH-FM/Norfolk OM John Shomby leaves his fate in the 5. , Oakland Theater, March 9: This concert was hands of Justin Moore and Valory’s Jon Loba and George Briner (l-r). amazing. Zac rocked the house for four hours! • A highly regarded song or album you’ve never heard: Beatles, 7pm at one of the many booths set up inside. “The gates opened (The White Album). at 4pm and things really started quickly. Artists were stopping by • An “important” piece of music you just don’t get: I get almost the booth and people were all over the place.” everything. Shomby saw no evidence of the mad scramble Paisley and crew • An album you played or listened to incessantly: Lady Gaga’s undertook to prepare for the show following the Nashville flood. Fame Monster. “Justin Moore went on like clockwork on the main stage,” he says. • One obscure or non-country song everyone should listen to right now: “OMGosh” by The Beast f/Usher and Will.I.Am. “I know Brad was nervous about the videos, and I heard he got to town Tuesday and spent the time trying to get all the video and animation synched up to the band. He didn’t have to worry; there As for that dunking booth, Shomby says he was the only soul were zero glitches. And he was genuinely thankful in calling out to have braved its hinged seat. He suggests jocks participate his band for their work making it all come together. to raise money for charity, but waiting for warmer weather is “You wouldn’t have known that it took them just three advised. “It was 75 degrees out there, but that water temperature weeks to pull it all together,” Shomby says. “It was so well was probably 55 and I actually went in about four times,” he orchestrated. And it was almost like we saw two concerts. You says. “It was a breezy day and when I sat up on that ledge I had the festival atmosphere and the Water World stage, and then could feel myself gradually getting the flu. Right after that it became a more traditional concert at 7pm. Plus, you had a picture was taken, as Loba was walking away he accidentally lot more people in their seats when Justin opened. I’d say the bumped it and I went in again.” amphitheater was 75-80% full at that point. “The festival vibe didn’t take away from the music at Arbitron Update all. Justin was a good lead-in, Darius Rucker put on a great On today’s client conference call, Arbitron acknowledged that show and his rendition of ‘Purple Rain’ was a highlight. The there was “more PPM encoding” in April, thanks to agreements transitions between performers seemed to go really quickly and worked out with several Spanish-language broadcasting companies. Brad was, of course, fantastic. You really had six strong musical That affected the ratings in Miami, Las Vegas, Phoenix, San Antonio offerings. Each is different, so it was a really nice mix.” and San Diego. In San Antonio, where the two leading Country ©2010 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] May 24, 2010 Country Aircheck Weekly Page 3 stations combined lost 3.6 shares (-21.2%) in one month, KAJA PD u b e h e c k Travis Moon told Country Aircheck, “Shares were down for most T C stations here due to Univision finally being encoded and [its five Tuesday 5/25 - Jewel, CBS Early Show and Live With Regis And Kelly stations] included in the ratings info for the first time. The pieces of (syndicated); Joe Nichols, The View (ABC). the pie got smaller as a result. It’s an apples-and-oranges comparison Wednesday 5/26 - Bo Bice, Better TV (syndicated); Carrie from pre-April.” Underwood, American Idol (finale) (FOX). Also on the call, Arbitron reported that cell-phone-only households Thursday 5/27 - , Tonight Show With Jay Leno (NBC); will represent 40% of 18-34 PPM sampling by the end of the year. Miranda Lambert, Bonnie Hunt Show (syndicated). The overall CPO proportion will be 25% of 6+ consumers by the end of ‘10, up from its current 20%. The calculations will include 5% Friday 5/28 - , Introducing (re-air) (GAC); Sugarland, Good Morning America (ABC). from cell phone homes that “rarely or never answer their landlines.” Meanwhile, subscribers to both Arbitron’s PD Advantage Web Saturday 5/29 - Craig Morgan, Chris Young, Stars For Stripes and Media Monitors can now see a station’s total number of Wounded Warriors Return (GAC). minutes of music per hour, the amount of time away from music Sunday 5/30 - Darryl Worley, Great American Salute (GAC). divided by talk vs. commercials, the number of songs played in a certain level of frequency, and the number of songs added or Monday 5/31 - Joe Nichols, My Military Diary (re-air) (GAC). dropped in the past month. Tuesday 6/1 - , Jewel, Jamie O’Neal, LeAnn Rimes, CMT Cribs (re-air). KWJJ, Adkins Hit The Streets A Trace Adkins station visit at KWJJ (The Wolf)/Portland ones we lost or were injured, turned into an impromptu flood and we’re going to celebrate relief benefit. As the station their lives with some music,” issued a call on-air, Adkins Jackson told the packed house signed autographs and posed Saturday (5/22). Before the for pictures for a $5 minimum show, Jackson met with 27 donation. Entercom Dir./Country families who lost relatives in Programming and Wolf PD Mike last month’s explosion. The All Mine: (second from l) Davis family, who lost son Cory meets with the Marcum family Moore explains: “Trace was In Tents: Trace Adkins meets with fans making the rounds on a radio tour and takes donations. in the blast, gave Jackson a bracelet commemorating Cory’s 21st and we decided to take the opportunity to do something good. As birthday (5/22). Jackson wore the gift throughout the concert. A you know, Nashville is a city that’s near and dear to our hearts, so it video tribute to the miners aired during the show. Josh Turner just made sense to raise money for folks devastated by the flooding. and Chris Young opened. Profits went to the Montcoal Mining To his credit, Trace was more than willing to help out.” Disaster Fund (administered by the West Virginia Council Of Churches). Read a review here and learn more or donate here. Jackson Aids Miners Families affected by April’s Upper Big Branch mining Wayne Update: Snakes On A Plain disaster attended free as Alan Jackson hosted a benefit concert Jimmy Wayne has tackled ’s historic winter over the weekend in Charleston, WV. “We’re here to honor the weather, walked through Memphis’ most dangerous ©2010 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected]

May 24, 2010 Country Aircheck Weekly Page 5 neighborhoods and had his travel equipment stolen in Arkansas, but it’s New Mexico’s Ch e c k Ou t : 5/24 rattlesnakes that have him literally shaking in his boots. “They’re like ants on the ground,” Wynonna (Cracker Barrel) New song “Let Your Light Shine” and radio Wayne told us in his weekly update Friday (5/21). edits for “Sing” and “When I Fall In Love” are “They’re everywhere! I cannot sleep [because] I grouped with previous Wynonna hits on this stay scared, and even when I am asleep, I wake Jimmy Wayne Cracker Barrel release. “,” up in the middle of the night because I think “” and “My Strongest I’m covered in snakes. Every single step I take, I’m thinking Weakness” are among the selections. Cracker Barrel will donate a portion of the album sales about snakes.” Wayne has roughly 400 desert miles to go until to the Wounded Warrior Project. he reaches Phoenix to complete his Meet Me Halfway walk for homeless teens. Follow him and learn more here. June 8 Dierks Bentley Up On The Ridge (Capitol) Lee Brice Love Like Crazy (Curb) Jewel Sweet And Wild (Valory) Radio News Clay Walker She Won’t Be Lonely Long (Curb) • Benefit: Clear Channel’s WMZQ/Washington, DC raised $11,800 in one day through on-air auctions for Nashville Flood Album release info to [email protected]. Relief via Hands On Nashville. • Syndication: Premiere Radio Networks’ After MidNite with and live entertainment courtesy of Cal IV Entertainment. Blair Garner is offering a three-hour commercial-free Memorial Columbia’s Joanna Smith has signed with Big Enterprises Day special for affiliates airing from 5/29-31. The company is for management. also offering a four-hour Crook & Chase “Summer’s Coming” Nashville-based Luca Chica Records has officially opened special also airing 5/29-5/31. For both contact Premiere Affiliate its doors with founder Paige Cofrin and GM/A&R Dir. Brenda Relations at 818-377-5300. Cline. The label’s roster includes Burrito Deluxe. LCR is located at 2826 Dogwood Place, Nashville, TN 37204 and can Industry News be reached at 615-383-0103. Warner Music Nashville is hosting Pickin’ On The Patio at its Nashville offices the last Artist News Thursday of every month May-October; doors Craig Morgan has been named spokesperson open at 5pm and music starts at 5:30pm. of Not Alone, which is a free online support Different artists will perform every week. community for military men and women The event is open to all Country Aircheck impacted by combat stress. Access to support subscribers 21+. Aramark, Buffalo Trace groups, educational resources and counseling Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, Red Rooster Bar & Music opportunities are available. Learn more here. Hall and Red Bull are sponsoring. WMN is located at 20 Music Steve Wariner has partnered with BubbleUp Craig Morgan Square East, Nashville, TN 37203. to launch a newly renovated stevewariner.com June 7. SunTrust’s 12th Annual Hot Dog Day is June 9 from 11:30am- Beginning today (5/24) through June 7, Wariner is also hosting 2pm at the company’s 1026 17th Ave. S. location. The event is co- a sweepstakes to win select merchandise and a grand prize of an hosted by the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum with food autographed Takamine guitar and a one-hour guitar lesson with ©2010 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] May 24, 2010 Country Aircheck Weekly Page 6

Wariner himself. Details here. Bi r t h d a y s The third annual Memorial Artists & Anglers Tuesday (5/25) - Jessi Colter, Tom T. Hall, Joe O’Donnell (jodonnell@ Fishing Tournament will be June 8 on Nashville’s Percy curb.com), David Pohlabel Priest Lake. , Ash Bowers, Jeff Cook, Easton Corbin, Andy Griggs, , Matt Kennon, Brice Wednesday (5/26) - Keith Gattis, Hank Williams, Jr., Gates Nichols, Dave Robbins ([email protected]) Long, Jeremy McComb, , Trent Willmon, Three Doors Down’s Todd Harrell and others will fish with pro anglers. Thursday (5/27) - the late Kenny Price; ; Alan Clark, The second annual Guitars Of The Stars Benefit Auction will Abbe Nameche ([email protected]), Sandy Weaver ([email protected]), Suzanne Wyatt be held June 11 at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium. Acoustic guitars decorated by Luke Bryan, Eric Church, Danny Gokey, Friday (5/28) - Steve Cooper, Jerry Douglas, Schatzi Hageman Alan Jackson, , , Jake Owen, Rascal ([email protected]) Flatts, Darius Rucker and others will be available. Proceeds Saturday (5/29) - Bruce Adelman. Larry Pareigis (larry@ will benefit the Opry Trust Fund for Tennessee flood victims. ninenorthmail.com), Chris Borchetta ([email protected]) A Chris Young concert will open the event at 3pm and WSM- Sunday (5/30) - , Mike Geiger, , Bob AM/Nashville’s Bill Cody will emcee. Details here. Saporiti Monday (5/31) - Ed Adkins (Derailers), Marla Cannon-Goodman Chronicle ([email protected]), the late ; Chip Miller Our condolences are extended to Stoney Creek GM April ([email protected]); Augie Myers; Hazel Smith ([email protected]) Rider on today’s passing (5/24) of her father, Bob Barber. He was 65. Barber died peacefully in his sleep at his Mount Vernon, IN home. are pending. Send a note to Rider at joined Clear Channel/Springfield-Worcester, MA Monday [email protected]. (5/17) as OM of the five-station cluster, which includes Country WPKX. Reach Gosselin here. (CAT 5/21) The Week’s Top Stories • Former Hot AC WOMX/Orlando PD Jeff Cushman was Full coverage of the week’s news is available in the archives named OM of Clear Channel/Greensboro’s five-station cluster, at www.countryaircheck.com. which includes Country WTQR. Reach him here. (CAT 5/21) • Greater Media’s AC WBEN/Philadelphia PD Don Gosselin • Clear Channel/Fresno OM Paul Wilson exited after three-and- ©2010 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] May 24, 2010 Country Aircheck Weekly Page 7 a-half years in the market and 10 with the company. Wilson also Jones, Johnny Cash, Johnny Paycheck, , Marty programmed Country KHGE, Rock KRZR and Hot AC KALZ. Robbins, , and . Reach him at 808-722-8006 or here. (CAT 5/19) He even cut tracks on and . His • Beasley’s Sports WQAM-AM/Miami PD Josh Darrow was CBS Records tenure ran from 1963 to 1985. CMHOF&M Exec. named to the newly created Digital/New Media PD post for Dir. Kyle Young began his introduction by saying, “If you think the three-station cluster which includes Country WKIS and Jimmy Bowen was the first producer to turn Music Row upside Rhythmic WPOW. (CAT 5/18) down [with new production techniques and sounds], let me now introduce you to Billy Sherrill.” Punctuating Sherrill’s history were songs he wrote and Husky, Sherrill Enter Hall (continued from page 1) produced. Craig Morgan delivered a great rendition of He was joined by the Settles Connection Choir. As they were David Houston’s 1966 dual-Grammy winning hit, “Almost leaving the stage to a standing ovation, shouted, Persuaded.” Shelby Lynne gave an absolutely knock-out version “Ya’ll know another one?” of the Sherrill-Tammy Wynnette chart-topping co-write, “Stand Husky, like so many artists of his generation, spent some By Your Man,” which also won a Grammy. Wynnette and time as a radio DJ, working at KBIS/Bakersfield, CA. It was Sherrill notched 39 Top 10 hits together that included 20 No. 1s. there he developed his comic alter-ego, Simon Crum. At one joked, “Don’t put me on after Shelby Lynne” point, had signed both Husky and Crum to before nailing “,” a Sherrill co-write and separate record deals. Through the years he charted 51 singles hit for . on Billboard, including his debut and first No. 1, “A Dear John Young recounted that George Jones said “nobody’s going to Letter” with in 1953. buy that morbid thing” when Sherrill tried to convince him to Honoring Husky with music, Webb Wilder performed cut “He Stopped Loving Her Today.” had the Ferlin’s first solo hit, “I Feel Better All Over (More Than unenviable task of singing that song in front of both Sherrill and Anywhere’s Else).” Husky personally selected Ronnie Jones – and got a standing ovation after a fabulous performance. McDowell to sing the 1956 Country No. 1 and Pop Top 5 Former BMI CEO and 1992 HOF inductee Frances Preston “Gone.” Reprising their roles in the original recording were formally inducted Sherrill, saying of the famously shy Sherrill, soprano Millie Kirkham, who was in incredible voice at age 87, “There is not a more miserable person in Nashville, Tennessee and 2001 HOF inductees . Ricky Skaggs and the tonight than Billy Sherrill. He hates notoriety.” She added, Whites exhorted the crowd to sing along on Husky’s 1961 hit, “Billy, tonight you are the star and it is your turn to shine.” “Wings of a Dove.” Dallas Frazier sang a spirited version of Like Husky, Sherrill’s acceptance speech was brief. He a Pop crossover he co-wrote for Husky in 1974, “Freckles and thanked Tom Stafford, Sam Philips, Clive Davis and Al Gallico. Polliwog Days.” “There’s nothing else to say,” he closed. “Everything’s been Hall of Famer presented Husky with the said. There are no more words.” Medallion, noting, “I’m honored to be here for someone I love.” The evening ended with the traditional group sing of “Will Husky is 84, on oxygen and in a wheel chair but, in an emotional The Circle Be Unbroken,” featuring all the Hall of Famers in acceptance speech, rose to walk on stage and tell the crowd, attendance, including , Jo Walker-Meador, “God bless anyone here that had anything to do with bringing Jim Foglesong, Mel Tillis and Bud Wendell. me here.” and Don Williams will be inducted into the Hall of Fame on Sherrill produced and wrote some of Country’s biggest hits by Oct. 24. CAC some of its biggest stars, including , George

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Among the local factors impacting April ratings were the start of the MLB April 2010 PPM Scoreboard season (especially among men 25-54), and the re-introduction of PPM coding Here are the Arbitron share and cume figures for April 1-28 at 57 PPM- of several Spanish-language stations in Las Vegas, Miami, Phoenix, San Antonio measured stations with a 1.0 share or better (also including Keymarket’s and San Diego. Pittsburgh cluster). Decliners led gainers 31-17, with nine stations unchanged. Legend: A “+” indicates a Classic Country oulet, a “^” designates Country The 122 stations reporting cume collectively reached 32,257,000 listeners, stations in the same market owned by a single operator, a “t” indicates a tie and the most since PPM expanded to 33 markets in October ‘09, up 8.5% since the a “*” indicates a record high showing for the station in that particular category. Holiday period. 6+ Share 6+ Share Cume Cume Station/City (Rank) (Rank) (Rank) (Rank) Am e r i c a ’s PPM Cu m e Le a d e r s March ‘10 April ‘10 March ‘10 April ‘10 WHKX/Atlanta 4.5 (7t) 4.5 (8) 752,900 (11) 742,800 (11) March April WUBL/Atlanta 3.0 (14t) 3.4 (14) 664,700 (14) 731,300* (12) 2 1 KPLX/Dallas 1,239,800 WPOC/Baltimore 7.1 (3) 7.1 (3) 542,400 (4) 561,800* (4) 1 2 WUSN/Chicago 1,195,600 WKLB/Boston 4.4 (8) 4.9 (6) 558,000 (11) 605,800 (11) 3 3 KKGO/Los Angeles 1,097,400 WUSN/Chicago 4.1 (8) 3.7 (9) 1,163,500 (13) 1,195,600 (14) 4 4 KKBQ/Houston 1,053,800 WUBE/Cincinnati 7.2 (2) 7.3 (2) 482,800 (6) 484,500 (7) 5 5 KILT-FM/Houston 986,100 WYGY/Cincinnati 1.5 (19) 1.3 (19t) 189,700* (15)* 173,900 (16) 6 6 WYCD/Detroit 927,600 WPFB-FM/Cincinnati 1.0 (23t) 1.3 (19t) 136,000 (19) 142,000 (17) 7 7 KSCS/Dallas 903,700 WGAR/Cleveland 5.6 (8t) 5.8 (8) 420,600 (8) 422,300 (8) 8 8 KEEY/Minneapolis 817,200 WQMX/Akron 1.4 (18) 1.4 (18) 135,600 (17) 149,500 (17) 10 9 WXTU/Philadelphia 769,600 Cleveland April PPM 9 10 WKHX/Atlanta 742,800 KPLX/Dallas 4.5 (4) 4.1(7) 1,134,300 (5) 1,239,800 (5) KSCS/Dallas 3.6 (9) 3.5 (9) 889,700 (11) 903,700 (11) 12 11 WUBL/Atlanta 731,300 KYGO/Denver 5.9 (2)* 5.6 (2t) 529,800* (6)* 515,600 (8) 11 12 KCYY/San Antonio 649,300 KWOF/Denver 1.8 (23t) 1.4 (25t) 249,700 (20) 233,800 (20) 13 13 KMPS/Seattle 634,300 WYCD/Detroit 6.3 (2) 6.1 (2) 893,200 (6) 927,600 (6) 14 14 KNIX/Phoenix 623,600 KKBQ/Houston^ 4.2 (10) 3.8 (8t) 995,900 (8) 1,053,800 (7) 17 15 WKLB/Boston 605,800 KILT-FM/Houston 3.4 (12t) 3.4 (13t) 895,000 (11) 986,100 (8) KTHT/Houston^+ 1.8 (22) 1.6 (22) 551,900 (20) 500,300 (20) KNCI/Sacramento 4.6 (6t) 4.7 (6t) 345,200 (10) 335,300 (12) KFKF/Kansas City^ 5.3 (6) 5.2 (6) 292,400 (10) 286,200 (10) KNTY/Sacramento 2.6 (14) 2.7 (14) 253,900 (14)* 225,000 (14) KBEQ/Kansas City^ 4.9 (7) 4.7 (8) 307,900 (9) 312,200 (9) KUBL/Salt Lake City 5.4 (3) 4.9 (4) 4443,400 (4) 432,100 (6) WDAF/Kansas City 4.0 (12) 3.8 (11t) 282,700 (11) 267,300 (12) KSOP-FM/Salt Lake City 3.0 (12t) 4.0* (10) 281,100 (13) 313,900* (13) KWNR/Las Vegas 4.3 (10) 3.7 (12) 242,800 (12) 234,800 (13) KEGA/Salt Lake City 2.5 (17t) 2.0 (20) 254,100 (16) 236,200 (17) KCYE/Las Vegas 2.8 (15t) 2.9 (14t) 239,800 (13) 214,600 (17) KCYY/San Antonio^ 9.0 (2) 7.01 (1) 672,000 (1) 649,300 (1) KKGO/Los Angeles 2.2 (20) 2.0 (20t) 1,112,300 (23) 1,097,400 (24) KAJA/San Antonio 8.0* (3)* 6.4 (4) 516,900 (6) 552,500 (6) WKIS/Miami 3.9 (10) 3.7 (11) 438,900 (16) 444,900 (15) KKYX-AM/San Antonio^+ 1.7* (17)* 1.3 (22) 78,200 (20) 79,800 (26) KEEY/Minneapolis 7.5 (3) 7.6 (3) 780,100 (4) 817,200 (4) KSON/San Diego 3.6 (12t) 3.6 (12) 394,400 (12) 420,200 (12) WXTU/Philadelphia 4.4 (7t) 4.4 (7) 745,800 (14) 769,600 (14) KUSS/San Diego 2.3 (18) 1.9 (21) 311,200 (16) 308,400 (18) KNIX/Phoenix 4.5 (7) 4.2 (8) 593,900 (11) 623,600 (11) KBWF/San Francisco 1.7 (23) 2.1 (20t) 491,700 (24) 481,000 (23) KMLE/Phoenix 3.5 (12) 3.5 (12t) 582,700 (12) 577,700 (12) KRTY/San Jose 1.2 (27) 1.5* (25t) 253,100 (29) 267,100 (27) WDSY/Pittsburgh 6.7 (5) 6.2 (7) 491,600 (9) 504,000 (9) San Francisco April PPM WOGG/Pittsburgh^ 2.1 (14t) 2.3 (14t) 141,300 (17) 149,300 (17) KRTY/San Jose 3.9 (10) 4.3 (8) 171,400 (15) 163,600 (19) WOGI/Pittsburgh^ 1.6 (18) 1.6 (17t) 182,600 (12)* 173,500 (15) KKWF/Seattle 4.5* (4)* 4.1 (8t) 566,600 ((9) 546,600 (10) WOGH/Pittsburgh^ 0.8 (23t) 0.7 (23t) 80,900 (23) 80,900 (27) KMPS/Seattle 4.1 (7t) 4.0 (10) 611,300 (8) 634,300 (8) KWJJ/Portland 4.6 (6) 4.5 (6) 412,600 (6) 374,700 (9) WIL/St. Louis 6.0 (7t) 5.6 (7) 550,000 (6) 564,600 (6) KUPL/Portland 3.2 (14) 3.5 (13) 330,700 (13) 326,900 (12) KSD/St. Louis 3.9 (14) 3.7 (15) 497,900 (9) 508,500 (11) KFRG/Riverside 5.4* (3)* 4.5 (5t) 349,000 (8) 360,300* (7t) WQYK-FM/Tampa 5.1 (8) 5.0 (7) 504,000 (8) 498,400 (8) KKGO/Los Angeles 1.1 (28t) 1.3 (27t) 157,500* (23)* 153,600 (25) Riverside April PPM WFUS/Tampa 4.9 (9) 4.2 (11) 485,900 (9) 491,600 (10) WMZQ/Washington 2.7 (16) 2.9 (14) 544,200 (13) 577,200 (13) ©2010 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. 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LW TW Artist/Title (Label) Total Points +/- Points Total Plays +/- Plays Audience +/- Aud Stations ADDS

1 1 CHRIS YOUNG/The Man I Want To Be (RCA) 14861 -739 5131 -356 37.329 -2.001 126 0 2nd Week at No. 1 4 2 /I Gotta Get To You (MCA) 4 14087 1287 4964 418 35.101 3.425 126 0 5 3 MIRANDA LAMBERT/The House That Built Me (Columbia) 4 13953 1174 4912 469 35.517 2.253 126 0 6 4 STEEL MAGNOLIA/Keep On Lovin' You (Big Machine) 13447 801 4703 315 33.177 1.83 126 0 2 5 JOE NICHOLS/Gimmie That Girl (Show Dog-Universal) 11770 -2276 4135 -754 31.389 -3.996 126 0 7 6 RASCAL FLATTS/Unstoppable (Lyric Street) 11730 86 4195 31 28.61 0.81 126 0 9 7 JASON ALDEAN/Crazy Town (BBR) 10982 873 3849 304 27.865 2.206 126 0 11 8 CLAY WALKER/She Won't Be Lonely Long (Curb) 10428 993 3693 351 26.768 2.834 125 2 10 9 BRAD PAISLEY/Water (Arista) 9989 488 3465 131 26.041 1.992 126 0 12 10 LUKE BRYAN/Rain Is A Good Thing (Capitol) 9720 633 3510 234 24.579 1.991 125 0 14 11 REBA/I Keep On Loving You (Starstruck/Valory) 8408 279 2962 93 20.954 0.633 124 0 15 12 MARTINA MCBRIDE/Wrong Baby Wrong (RCA) 8244 294 2861 87 20.199 0.663 126 0 8 13 JUSTIN MOORE/Backwoods (Valory) 7924 -3143 2818 -1123 19.005 -7.931 125 0 16 14 JERROD NIEMANN/Lover, Lover (Sea Gayle/Arista) 7518 387 2666 189 17.661 0.775 124 4 13 15 ERIC CHURCH/Hell On The Heart (Capitol) 7141 -1873 2571 -730 18.068 -4.945 121 1 21 16 /Undo It (19/Arista) 4 6971 1901 2427 700 18.017 5.161 125 6 19 17 JARON & TLRTL/Pray... (Jaronwood/Universal Republic/Big Machine) 6505 986 2300 357 15.642 1.752 109 4 17 18 TOBY KEITH/Every Dog Has Its Day (Show Dog-Universal) 6504 28 2247 -12 17.077 0.2 123 0 20 19 LEE BRICE/Love Like Crazy (Curb) 6475 1124 2476 429 14.897 1.625 119 6 24 20 BLAKE SHELTON/All About Tonight (Reprise/WMN) 5117 1094 1768 379 13.051 2.444 116 9 22 21 /Little White Church (Capitol) 4740 309 1685 147 11.978 0.761 109 7 18 22 BAND PERRY/Hip To My Heart (Republic Nashville) 4514 -1869 1583 -658 10.732 -4.222 121 0 27 23 ZAC BROWN BAND/Free (Atlantic/HomeGrown/BPG) 4 4450 1331 1589 510 11.475 3.341 105 12 23 24 GRETCHEN WILSON/Work Hard, Play Harder (Redneck/CO5) 4405 223 1551 88 10.281 0.529 106 5 35 25 KEITH URBAN/I'm In (Capitol) 4 4392 2551 1415 854 11.197 6.498 113 32

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

26 26 CRAIG MORGAN/This Ain't Nothin' (BNA) 3641 219 1383 99 8.693 0.711 105 5 28 27 UNCLE KRACKER/Smile (Atlantic/Top Dog/BPG) 3574 474 1292 162 8.973 1.401 72 2 30 28 GARY ALLAN/Get Off On The Pain (MCA) 2943 279 1020 119 6.373 0.42 95 6 29 29 DAVID NAIL/Turning Home (MCA) 2877 42 1090 39 6.213 0.161 102 2 31 30 JOSH TURNER/All Over Me (MCA) 2876 581 1049 189 6.505 1.25 90 9 25 31 DANNY GOKEY/My Best Days Are Ahead Of Me (19/RCA) 2716 -1149 931 -420 6.743 -2.256 114 0 33 32 LAURA BELL BUNDY/Giddy On Up (Mercury) 2303 312 741 109 4.864 0.587 69 1 32 33 JOSH THOMPSON/Way Out Here (Columbia) 2197 110 889 76 4.772 0.111 81 4 34 34 BUCKY COVINGTON/A Father's Love (The Only...) (Lyric Street) 2195 250 883 106 4.72 0.738 81 3 36 35 RODNEY ATKINS/Farmer's Daughter (Curb) 2090 301 874 114 4.291 0.801 78 8 38 36 ALAN JACKSON/Hard Hat And A Hammer (Arista) 2057 499 841 185 4.887 1.107 81 12 39 37 DIERKS BENTLEY/Up On The Ridge (Capitol) 2038 492 703 167 4.578 1.137 63 5 37 38 JAMES OTTO/Groovy Little Summer Song (Warner Bros./WMN) 1900 254 751 86 4.19 0.637 66 3 44 39 EASTON CORBIN/Roll With It (Mercury) 1545 463 541 152 3.522 1.155 56 7 40 40 GLORIANA/The World Is Ours Tonight (WMN/Emblem/BPG) 1466 118 573 75 2.435 0.25 61 1 42 41 KELLIE PICKLER/Makin' Me Fall In Love Again (19/BNA) 1314 153 501 55 2.181 0.31 63 5 43 42 STEVE AZAR/Sunshine (Ride) 1193 80 494 38 2.683 0.179 47 3 45 43 RANDY MONTANA/Ain't Much Left Of Lovin' You (Mercury) 1191 127 433 60 2.001 0.266 56 3 46 44 JAKE OWEN/Tell Me (RCA) 1158 96 505 18 2.021 0.159 65 6 47 45 BLAINE LARSEN/Chillin' (Treehouse) 1134 77 470 31 2.244 0.255 45 0 48 46 ELI YOUNG BAND/Guinevere (Universal South/Republic Nashville) 954 75 306 19 1.809 0.056 33 1 50 47 KEVIN FOWLER/Pound Sign (#?*!) (Lyric Street) 930 181 322 56 2.087 0.546 37 5 Debut 48 /While You're Still Young (Columbia) 846 299 337 123 1.8 0.63 46 11 Debut 49 CHRIS JANSON/Til A Woman Comes Along (BNA) 707 -14 306 3 0.858 -0.051 47 0 49 50 ASH BOWERS/Ain't No Stopping Her Now (Stoney Creek) 635 -220 284 -89 0.97 -0.25 51 0

©2010 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. 4=Top 5 point gainers. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com May 24, 2010 Country Aircheck Chart Info Chart Page 3 Activator Top Point Gainers Country Aircheck Add Leaders KEITH URBAN/I'm In (Capitol) 695 4 BILLY CURRINGTON/Pretty Good At Drinkin' Beer (Mercury) 36 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Undo It (19/Arista) 527 4 KEITH URBAN/I'm In (Capitol) 32 ZAC BROWN BAND/Free (Atlantic/Home Grown/BPG) 454 4 FRANKIE BALLARD/Tell Me You Get Lonely (Reprise/WMN) 15 MIRANDA LAMBERT/The House That Built Me (Columbia) 440 4 JAMES WESLEY/Real (BBR) 15 BLAKE SHELTON/All About Tonight (Reprise/WMN) 395 4 TRACE ADKINS/This Ain't No Love Song (Show Dog-Universal) 13 LEE BRICE/Love Like Crazy (Curb) 385 ALAN JACKSON/Hard Hat And A Hammer (Arista) 12 JARON & TLRTL/Pray... (Jaronwood/Universal Republic/Big Machine) 380 ZAC BROWN BAND/Free (Atlantic/Home Grown/BPG) 12 GRETCHEN WILSON/Work Hard, Play Harder (Redneck/CO5) 350 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Our Kind Of Love (Capitol) 11 CLAY WALKER/She Won't Be Lonely Long (Curb) 347 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/While You're Still Young (Columbia) 11 RASCAL FLATTS/Unstoppable (Lyric Street) 335 BLAKE SHELTON/All About Tonight (Reprise/WMN) 9 JOSH TURNER/All Over Me (MCA) 9 Activator Top Spin Gainers KEITH URBAN/I'm In (Capitol) 453 Country Aircheck Top Point Gainers CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Undo It (19/Arista) 319 KEITH URBAN/I'm In (Capitol) 2551 4 ZAC BROWN BAND/Free (Atlantic/Home Grown/BPG) 288 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Undo It (19/Arista) 1901 4 MIRANDA LAMBERT/The House That Built Me (Columbia) 277 ZAC BROWN BAND/Free (Atlantic/Home Grown/BPG) 1331 4 CLAY WALKER/She Won't Be Lonely Long (Curb) 250 GEORGE STRAIT/I Gotta Get To You (MCA ) 1287 4 BLAKE SHELTON/All About Tonight (Reprise/WMN) 247 MIRANDA LAMBERT/The House That Built Me (Columbia) 1174 4 LEE BRICE/Love Like Crazy (Curb) 238 BRAD PAISLEY/Water (Arista) 236 LEE BRICE/Love Like Crazy (Curb) 1124 JARON & TLRTL/Pray... (Jaronwood/Universal Republic/Big Machine) 224 BLAKE SHELTON/All About Tonight (Reprise/WMN) 1094 ALAN JACKSON/Hard Hat And A Hammer (Arista) 201 CLAY WALKER/She Won't Be Lonely Long (Curb) 993 JARON & TLRTL/Pray... (Jaronwood/Universal Republic/Big Machine) 986 Vi d e o Ad d s JASON ALDEAN/Crazy Town (BBR) 873 CMT JAKE OWEN/Tell Me (RCA) KELLIE PICKLER/Makin’ Me Fall In Love Again (19/BNA) Country Aircheck Top Spin Gainers REBA/I Keep On Lovin’ You (From UnPlugged: Reba) (Starstruck/Valory) KEITH URBAN/I'm In (Capitol) 854 CMT PURE CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Undo It (19/Arista) 700 BILL GENTRY/19 (Roadworthy) ZAC BROWN BAND/Free (Atlantic/Home Grown/BPG) 510 JAKE OWEN/Tell Me (RCA) KELLIE PICKLER/Makin’ Me Fall In Love Again (19/BNA) MIRANDA LAMBERT/The House That Built Me (Columbia) 469 RANDY MONTANA/Ain’t Much Left Of Loving You (Mercury) LEE BRICE/Love Like Crazy (Curb) 429 REBA/I Keep On Lovin’ You (From UnPlugged: Reba) (Starstruck/Valory) GEORGE STRAIT/I Gotta Get To You (MCA) 418 TRAMPLED BY TURTLES/Wait So Long (Banjodad/Thirty Tigers) BLAKE SHELTON/All About Tonight (Reprise/WMN) 379 GAC JARON & TLRTL/Pray... (Jaronwood/Universal Republic/Big Machine) 357 Band Perry/If I Die Young (Republic Nashville) CLAY WALKER/She Won't Be Lonely Long (Curb) 351 JAKE OWEN/Tell Me (RCA) STEEL MAGNOLIA/Keep On Lovin' You (Big Machine) 315 KENNY CHESNEY/You’re Gonna Miss Me When I’m Gone (BNA) RANDY MONTANA/Ain’t Much Left Of Loving You (Mercury) Sarah Darling/Whenever It Rains (Black River) ©2010 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] May 24, 2010 Country Aircheck Chart Info Chart Page 4

Country Aircheck Activity Ad d Da t e s BLAINE LARSEN/Chillin’ (Treehouse) Moves 47*-45*; 1134 points, 470 spins; 0 ADDS June 1 JUSTIN MOORE/How I Got To Be This Way (Valory) ELI YOUNG BAND/Guinevere (Universal South/Republic Nashville) Lady Antebellum /Our Kind Of Love (Capitol) Moves 48*-46*; 954 points, 306 spins Todd O’Neill/Somethin’ With Some Attitude (Aria/Quarterback) 1 ADD: WYCD* KEVIN FOWLER/Pound Sign (#?*!) (Lyric Street) June 7 Moves 50*-47*; 930 points, 322 spins Band perry/If I Die Young (Republic Nashville) 5 ADDS: KBWF, KCCY, KRTY, WGGY, WPCV* Bomshel/Just Fine (Curb) Joe Zelek Band/Who You Gonna Run To MONTGOMERY GENTRY/While You’re Still Young (Columbia) (Gasoline/Apothecary/Nine North) Debuts at 48*; 846 points, 337 spins Darren Kozelsky/Somebody Find Me A Preacher 11 ADDS including: KEEY, KNCI*, KYGO, WBBS, WGH, WLHK, WPAW, (Major 7th/Spinville) WRNS, WSOC*, WXTU June 14 CHRIS JANSON/Til A Woman Comes Along (BNA) None Debuts at 49*; 707 points, 306 spins; 0 ADDS ASH BOWERS/Ain’t No Stopping Her Now (Stoney Creek) Moves 49-50; 635 points, 284 spins; 0 ADDS TRAILER CHOIR/Rollin’ Through The Sunshine (Show Dog-Universal) Country Aircheck Top Recurrents Points 618 points, 316 plays; 0 ADDS KENNY CHESNEY/Ain't Back Yet (BNA) 11520 TROY OLSEN/Summer Thing (EMI Nashville) LADY ANTEBELLUM/American Honey (Capitol) 8998 577 points, 204 spins ZAC BROWN BAND/Highway 20 Ride (Atlantic/Home Grown/BPG) 6772 3 ADDS: KSKS, WKSJ, WQHK EASTON CORBIN/Little More Country Than That (Mercury) 6525 TRACE ADKINS/This Ain’t No Love Song (Show Dog-Universal) JOSH TURNER/Why Don't We Just Dance (MCA) 5955 509 points, 180 spins BLAKE SHELTON f/TRACE ADKINS/Hillbilly Bone (Reprise/WMN) 5937 13 ADDS including: KBWF, KCCY, KUPL, WBBS, WFUS, WGH, WKHX, WMZQ, WYPY, WYRK BILLY CURRINGTON/That's How Country Boys Roll (Mercury) 5346 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Need You Now (Capitol /Capitol) 5318 JANEDEAR GIRLS/Wildflower (Reprise/WMN) BRAD PAISLEY/American Saturday Night (Arista) 3992 453 points, 219 spins 2 ADDS: KBEW, KKBQ* CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Temporary Home (19/Arista) 3785

RANDY HOUSER/I’m All About It (Show Dog-Universal) 445 points, 231 spins CHUCK WICKS/Hold That Thought (RCA) 4 ADDS: KBEQ, KHKI*, KIZN*, WOGK 401 points, 170 spins 7 ADDS: KBWF, KJUG, KNCI*, KSSN, WITL, WTQR, WYNK JACK INGRAM/Barbie Doll 2010 (Big Machine) 412 points, 231 spins 1 ADD: KILT* LOCASH COWBOYS/Here Comes Summer (Stroudavarious) 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 a minimum of 300 airplay points and have shown growth in 408 points, 149 spins two of the past three weeks. (* indicates auto adds) 4 ADDS: WCOL, WKIS, WOGI, WYPY

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LW TW Artist/Title (Label) TW Points +/- Points TW Plays +/- Play 3 1 MIRANDA LAMBERT/The House That Built Me (Columbia) 4 4504 440 2797 277 2 2 GEORGE STRAIT/I Gotta Get To You (MCA) 4 4489 96 2839 69 1 3 CHRIS YOUNG/The Man I Want To Be (RCA) 4187 -403 2585 -242 6 4 RASCAL FLATTS/Unstoppable (Lyric Street) 3947 335 2423 170 5 5 STEEL MAGNOLIA/Keep On Lovin' You (Big Machine) 3771 11 2316 11 7 6 JASON ALDEAN/Crazy Town (BBR) 3676 300 2273 188 9 7 CLAY WALKER/She Won't Be Lonely Long (Curb) 3503 347 2210 250 11 8 BRAD PAISLEY/Water (Arista) 3387 330 2133 236 10 9 LUKE BRYAN/Rain Is A Good Thing (Capitol) 3363 271 2119 194 12 10 REBA/I Keep On Loving You (Starstruck/Valory) 3101 109 2001 107 8 11 JUSTIN MOORE/Backwoods (Valory) 2567 -777 1506 -518 15 12 JERROD NIEMANN/Lover, Lover (Sea Gayle/Arista ) 2566 269 1549 154 14 13 TOBY KEITH/Every Dog Has Its Day (Show Dog-Universal) 2398 80 1500 56 17 14 JARON & TLRTL/Pray For You (Jaronwood/Universal Republic/Big Machine) 2366 380 1509 224 20 15 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Undo It (19/Arista) 4 2034 527 1305 319 19 16 BLAKE SHELTON/All About Tonight (Reprise/WMN) 2016 395 1240 247 13 17 ERIC CHURCH/Hell On The Heart (Capitol) 1959 -804 1106 -544 18 18 LITTLE BIG TOWN/Little White Church (Capitol) 1945 205 1206 136 22 19 LEE BRICE/Love Like Crazy (Curb) 1772 385 1057 238 23 20 ZAC BROWN BAND/Free (Atlantic/Home Grown/BPG) 4 1632 454 1060 288 21 21 CRAIG MORGAN/This Ain't Nothin' (BNA) 1606 125 924 71 16 22 BAND PERRY/Hip To My Heart (Republic Nashville) 1564 -633 883 -418 24 23 GRETCHEN WILSON/Work Hard, Play Harder (Redneck/CO5) 1498 350 958 187 31 24 KEITH URBAN/I'm In (Capitol) 4 1444 695 941 453 27 25 JOSH TURNER/All Over Me (MCA) 1210 294 794 199 28 26 GARY ALLAN/Get Off On The Pain (MCA) 1104 192 719 124 26 27 JOSH THOMPSON/Way Out Here (Columbia) 1040 88 689 70 34 28 ALAN JACKSON/Hard Hat And A Hammer (Arista) 1023 300 624 201 30 29 DIERKS BENTLEY/Up On The Ridge (Capitol) 973 160 639 106 29 30 DAVID NAIL/Turning Home (MCA) 947 57 589 58 ©2010 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. 4=Top 5 point gainers. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com Chart Page 5 May 24, 2010/Chart Page 6

LW TW Artist/Title (Label) TW Points +/- Points TW Plays +/- Plays 32 31 RODNEY ATKINS/Farmer's Daughter (Curb) 903 161 596 107 33 32 BUCKY COVINGTON/A Father's Love (The Only...) (Lyric Street) 892 165 577 117 35 33 UNCLE KRACKER/Smile (Atlantic/Top Dog/BPG) 887 253 552 164 37 34 EASTON CORBIN/Roll With It (Mercury) 710 220 458 142 36 35 LAURA BELL BUNDY/Giddy On Up (Mercury) 583 72 322 39 25 36 DANNY GOKEY/My Best Days Are Ahead Of Me (19/RCA) 571 -405 358 -265 42 37 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/While You're Still Young (Columbia) 529 230 308 160 38 38 STEVE AZAR/Sunshine (Ride) 529 40 390 29 39 39 KELLIE PICKLER/Makin' Me Fall In Love Again (19/BNA) 489 79 272 49 43 40 TRACE ADKINS/This Ain't No Love Song (Show Dog-Universal) 450 221 289 131 41 41 JAMES OTTO/Groovy Little Summer Song (Warner Bros./WMN) 398 53 265 31 47 42 RANDY MONTANA/Ain't Much Left Of Lovin' You (Mercury) 243 59 154 31 44 43 GLORIANA/The World Is Ours Tonight (WMN/Emblem/BPG) 233 35 145 30 49 44 KEVIN FOWLER/Pound Sign (#?*!) (Lyric Street) 223 44 152 23 46 45 BLAINE LARSEN/Chillin' (Treehouse) 223 37 155 43 51 46 TRAILER CHOIR/Rollin' Through The Sunshine (Show Dog-Universal) 175 19 115 15 52 47 JAKE OWEN/Tell Me (RCA) 167 31 114 27 48 48 ELI YOUNG BAND/Guinevere (Universal South/Republic Nashville) 158 -22 108 -16 55 49 SARAH DARLING/Whenever It Rains (Black River) 138 23 90 13 50 50 RANDY HOUSER/I'm All About It (Show Dog-Universal) 138 -22 102 -12 53 51 JANEDEAR GIRLS/Wildflower (Reprise/WMN) 133 0 57 0 45 52 ASH BOWERS/Ain't No Stopping Her Now (Stoney Creek) 133 -54 89 -32 54 53 COLT FORD/Chicken & Biscuits (Average Joes ) 108 -16 69 -12 56 54 WILLIAMS RILEY/Makes Me Go La La (Golden) 103 18 75 14 57 55 CHRIS JANSON/Til A Woman Comes Along (BNA) 88 7 57 4 Debut 56 THOMPSON SQUARE/Let's Fight (Stoney Creek) 84 36 52 26 60 57 GWEN SEBASTIAN/V.I.P. (Barefoot Girl) (Open Road/Lofton Creek) 73 7 38 5 Debut 58 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Our Kind Of Love (Capitol) 65 5 49 5 Debut 59 JASON STURGEON/Simple Life (Toolpusher/Spinville/Nine North) 64 10 47 9 53 60 KATIE ARMIGER/Kiss Me Now (Cold River) 62 -21 39 -15 ©2010 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. 4=Top 5 point gainers. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com