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Issue 11
Music Edition
HOF Welcomes Acree, Daniels, Moody,
Ladd and Trimble
February 27, 2007, the night before CRS-38 gets underway,
will be a big night for five of Country radio’s top broadcasters.
As we told you in a Country Aircheck Breaking News Bulletin
this afternoon, veteran Country programmer Les Acree, Daniels
Country Radio Resources President Larry Daniels and Regent
VP/Programming Bob Moody have been elected to the Country
Radio Hall of Fame. Longtime KIKK/Houston air talent Joe Ladd
and WXGI/Richmond, VA PD/afternoon host “Big” John Trimble
have been selected as the newest inductees into the Country Music
DJ Hall Of Fame. They will be inducted during a dinner gala on
Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2007.
Les Acree has programmed some of Country’s legendary
radio stations, including WMC-AM/Memphis (1978-84), WGKX/
Memphis (1984-85), WTQR/Greensboro (1895-90), WIVK/
Knoxville (1990-98), WNOE/New Orleans (1999-2003) and most
recently, KRMD/Shreveport. He has been honored four times by
various trade publications as PD of the Year. Acree is recognized
as a mentor of talent that includes multi-year CMA Personalities
of the Year Wilhite & Wall, Carl P. Mayfield and CMDJHOF
member Dr. Bruce Nelson.
Larry Daniels’ induction coincides with his 50th anniversary
in the radio industry. His career began in 1957 while in high
school at KGEN/Tulare, CA. He rose to PD two years later. From
1961-68 he was PD of KUZZ/Bakersfield, CA, where he also did
mornings. He moved on to KMAX/Fresno and in 1971 joined
the Buck Owens-owned KTUF-AM & KNIX/Phoenix where he
worked until 1999. Since then, he has operated Daniels Country
Radio Resources consultancy. He has been honored 10 times
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by various trade publications as “PD of the Year” and served
two terms as President of the Country Radio Broadcasters. He
received the CRB President’s Award in 2005.
Bob Moody started in radio at age 16 at KOTN/Pine Bluff,
AR. His radio odyssey took him through KTG/Columbia,
MO and KKEG/Fayetteville, AR while still in college. After
graduation he worked at WOAI/San Antonio, KTLK/Denver, CO,
CKLW/Detroit (as “Cosmic Bob”) and WAKY/Louisville, KY.
He moved to Country as PD of KRMD/Shreveport, LA, where
the 12+ ratings soared from 3.7 to 18.4 in less than eighteen
months. He was named WPOC/Baltimore PD and later, Group
PD of WPOC’s parent Nationwide. Moody was McVay Media’s
VP/Country between 1997-2001 and in 2002 became VP/
Programming for Regent Communications.
Joe Ladd spent his entire radio career in Texas. He started
at KANI/Wharton, TX in 1963 and moved to KWBA/Baytown,
TX before finding a permanent home at KIKK/Houston, where he
would become one of that city’s legendary Country personalities.
He was on-air at KIKK from1968-1994. He was named CMA
MD of the Year in 1987 and 1988 and in 2001 was inducted into
the Texas Music Hall of Fame. Ladd is credited with breaking
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Gene Watson, Johnny Lee and Mickey Gilley, who mentions him
in the film Urban Cowboy. He currently manages Mark Chesnutt.
Big John Trimble’s Trucking Radio Show was heard for
twenty-five years on three different 50,000 watt, clear channel
radio stations -- KMO/Seattle, KWKH/Shreveport, LA and
WRVA/Richmond, VA where he was on the air from 19771995. Other radio stops included WSTP/Paintsville, KY, WTIP/
Charleston, WV -- where he originated a show from the original
Shoney’s Drive-In -- and WDOC/Prestonburg, KY before entering
the Army. After the service the worked at KYMO and KGMR in
Little Rock, AR, KBBA/Benton, AR and WVHI/Evansville, IN.
He’s currently PD/PM driver at WXGI/Richmond.
Summer ARBs: Beyond the 12+
There’s always more to any radio station’s ratings story than
the 12+ numbers show. Here are a few more success stories, and
we encourage you to send in your “beyond the 12+” triumphs to
lon@countryaircheck.com.
Detroit: The Country share was the big winner in Detroit,
where WYCD and newcomer WDTW (The Fox) combined for
6.3 12+ shares, over a share more than the 5.2 WYCD posted
in Spring 2006, its best 12+ book in the past year. CBS Radio’s
WYCD moved 5.2-3.6 while Clear Channel’s Fox debuted with
a 2.7 (16th). (The Fox turned Country May 19.) Among 25-54’s,
WYCD posted a 3.6 to the Fox’s 3.3. Much of the Fox’s strength
was in younger demos, where it actually beat WYCD 18-34, 4.5 to
3.9.
Grand Rapids: A stellar book in Grand Rapids for WBCT
PD Doug Montgomery and his gang. The 9.1-9.7 12+ move -good for first -- was accompanied by double-digit shares in both
25-54 and 18-49. WBCT posted a market-leading 10.8, 25-54 and
a 10.2, 18-49.
Oklahoma City: Clear Channel/OKC Director/Programming
Tom Travis has Country KTST (The Twister) and KXXY under
his wing, and he was extremely proud of the Twister’s summer
Arbitron. For the first time in the station’s 13-year life, it hit No.
1 12+, moving 6.2-6.3. The Twister also posted No. 1 rankings
among Persons 18-49 and Women 18-49. A thrilled Travis noted,
“It’s a big accomplishment for the staffers who have been here for
so long working hard and listening to my B.S.”
Page Date Check
November 4 - 54th Annual BMI Country Awards.
www.bmi.com
November 6 - 40th Annual CMA Awards.
www.cmaawards.com
November 5 - SESAC Country Awards.
www.sesac.com
February 27 - Country Radio & DJ Hall of Fame Dinner.
www.crb.org
February 28 to March 2 - CRS-38.
www.crb.org
Full CMA Board Listing
Artist manager Clarence Spalding has been elected President
of the CMA Board, effective with the new board year starting
Nov. 7. Capitol President/CEO Mike Dungan rises to Chairman
from President, and outgoing Chairman and ABC Radio/Atlanta
President/GM Victor Sansone remains on the board. Lyric Street
President Randy Goodman becomes President-Elect and Equity
Chief Creative Officer Tim Wipperman is Secretary/Treasurer.
Board members are: AristoMedia’s Jeff Walker, Kix Brooks,
songwriter Brett James, Trace Adkins, songwriter Tim Nichols,
Gold & Gold’s Ron Sakamoto, Asgard Promotions’ Paul Fenn,
EMI’s Gary Overton, Equity’s Tim Wipperman, Morris
Management’s Clint Higham, Spalding Entertainment’s Clarence
Spalding, Sansone, KMPS/Seattle’s Becky Brenner, Rusty
Walker, UMG’s Luke Lewis, Goodman, Target’s Sue Peterson,
BLA’s Tony Conway, Gaylord’s Steve Buchanan, CMT’s Brian
Philips, Kitty Moon Emery, Paul Corbin, J. William Denny,
Ralph Peer II, Frances Preston.
Directors At Large: Weiden+Kennedy’s Amy Abrahams,
manager Bruce Allen, Anderson Merchandisers’ Charlie
Anderson, CC/Minneapolis’ Mick Anselmo, Warner Bros.’ Bill
Bennett, ASCAP’s Connie Bradley, Ten Ten’s Barry Coburn,
Cumulus’ Charlie Cook, Jay DeMarcus, songwriter Bob
DiPiero, Universal South’s Tim DuBois, Capitol’s Mike Dungan,
Fitzgerald Hartley’s Larry Fitzgerald, Smith-Free Group’s Jim
Free, SBMG’s Joe Galante, Gary Group’s Dick Gary, Troy
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Gentry, John Grady, GAC’s Ed Hardy, Country Aircheck’s
Lon Helton, UMG Publishing’s Pat Higdon, CAA’s John Huie,
CC’s Clay Hunnicutt, Billboard/R&R’s Wade Jessen, TKO’s
TK Kimbrell, Chevrolet’s Kim Kosak, Vector Management’s
Ken Levitan, XM’s Eric Logan, ECHO Music’s JD May, KWJJ/
Portland’s Mike Moore, AEG Live’s Steve Moore, Rob Potts,
John Rich, Music Row’s David Ross, William Morris’ Rick
Shipp, UMG’s James Stroud, BMI’s Jody Williams, BBR’s Jim
Yerger.
New ACM Board Set
The 2006-2007 ACM Board is set and the new, membershipelected directors are SunTrust Bank’s Karen Clark, Lonestar’s
Richie McDonald, Dodge Theatre’s Judy Alberti, composer
Rick Giles, Spalding Entertainment’s Clarence Spalding,
Marty Stuart, Warner/Chappell’s Dale Bobo, Bob Kingsley,
Music Row’s David Ross, AristoMedia’s Jeff Walker, Cumulus’
Charlie Cook, BBR’s Jim Yerger, William Morris’ Paul Moore,
Eastern States Exposition,’s John Juliano and GAC’s Sarah
Trahern.
Appointed directors are Hallmark’s John Dorris, Universal
South’s Tim DuBois, Capitol’s Mike Dungan, Yahoo! Music’s
Jay Frank, Lyric Street’s Randy Goodman, Fitzgerald Hartley’s
Mark Hartley, Equity’s Mike Kraski, 903’s Bill Mayne, Jones
Media Network’s Jim Murphy, Turner & Nichols’ Doug Nichols,
Live Nation’s Brian O’Connell, Rascal Flatts’ Joe Don Rooney,
Picture Vision’s Jon Small, UMG’s James Stroud, Smith Wiles’
Dwight Wiles, and BMI’s Jody Williams.
Page Tube Check
Tuesday (10/31) - Sugarland, Bon Jovi, CMT
Crossroads (CMT).
Wednesday (11/1) - Kellie Pickler, Today (NBC);
Phil Vassar, Diamond Rio, CMA Celebrity Closeup
(GAC).
Thursday (11/2) - Gretchen Wilson, Good Morning
America (ABC); The Wreckers, Jimmy Kimmel
Live (ABC); Kix Brooks, Eddie Montgomery,
Sugarland, CMA Celebrity Closeup (GAC).
Friday (11/3) - Gretchen Wilson, Imus In The
Morning (MSNBC); Gretchen Wilson, Live with
Regis and Kelly (ABC); Gretchen Wilson, The
Rachel Ray Show (syndicated); Gretchen Wilson,
20/20 (ABC); Kellie Pickler, Tonight Show (ABC);
Jack Ingram, Foxworthy’s Big Night Out (CMT).
Saturday (11/4) - Rascal Flatts, Brad Paisley, Big &
Rich, Josh Turner, Dierks Bentley, more, Grand
Ole Opry Live (GAC).
Sunday (11/5) - Alan Jackson, Precious Memories
(GAC).
Monday (11/6) - Sugarland, Good Morning America
(ABC); Kellie Picker, CMA Red Carpet 2006 (CMT);
Various Artists, 40th Annual CMA Awards (ABC).
Radio News
Syndication: ABC Radio Networks is offering Brooks & Dunn
American Country Christmas, a 24-hour radio special hosted by
Brooks & Dunn, George Strait, Montgomery Gentry, Trace
Adkins, Vince Gill, Pat Green, Brad Paisley and Terri Clark
among others.
Big Time Saturday Night hosted by Whitney Allen
adds KRST/Albuquerque, KCYE/Las Vegas and WRWD/
Poughkeepsie, NY.
Satellite: Sirius will preview Keith Urban’s new album
beginning at noon ET Monday (11/6) on New Country channel 60
and all day on Tuesday, Nov. 7. Urban discusses each song, with
one new track played each hour.
Blackberry Update: KFKF/Kansas City, recently sold by CBS
Radio to Wilks Broadcasting, is in the process of switching to new
emails. Reach PD Dale Carter at dalec@kfkf.com, MD Tony
Stevens at tonys@kfkf.com, and Director Marketing/Promotions
Renee Fonner at reneef@kfkf.com.
Chart Chat
Congrats to Carrie Underwood and her Arista/Nashville Fan
Club -- also known as the promo team led by VP Skip Bishop.
You see, in the last 12 months the American Idol winner has
released three singles -- “Jesus, Take The Wheel,” “Don’t Forget
To Remember Me” and her current hit, “Before He Cheats” -- and
all three have gone to No. 1. Regardless of how many times or
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Page who has done this in the past, batting a thousand is pretty good in
anybody’s book.
Birthdays
And while we’re on the subject of Arista, double congrats (or
Tuesday (10/31)
triple) on leading the Add Board for the third week in a row with
Sharon Allen (sharon@crb.org), the late Dale
Jason Michael Carroll’s debut single “Alyssa Lies.”
Industry News
The Grand Ole Opry’s annual fall/winter run at the Ryman
Auditorium in downtown Nashville begins tomorrow (10/31) and
runs through Feb. 24, 2007.
SESAC has opened an Atlanta office, with Capp Scates
being named Associate Director/Writer-Publisher Relations with
oversight of the new outpost.
Hot Air
An official announcement about the long-rumored transition
at Universal South may came within the next 48 hours.
Unofficially, it looks like Columbia Exec. VP/A&R Mark Wright
will be running the label going forward. The change likely brings
to an end the tenure of Senior Partners Tim DuBois and Tony
Brown who launched the label in partnership with Universal.
Their next moves, as well as the continuing composition of
Universal South’s staff and artist roster, aren’t yet clear.
We do know that with the clock winding down on the original
five-year deal between DuBois, Brown and Universal, DuBois
made an attempt to acquire the label’s assets. Universal’s rejection
of that proposal precipitated this impending management change
and kicked up a Santa Ana windstorm of speculation over the last
few days.
Benefit News
The third annual Robynn Jaymes Pajama Jam breast cancer
awareness event raised $30,000 for the American Cancer Society
over the weekend. Held in Roanoke, VA, the benefit featured
performances from Mark Wills, Blue County, Megan Mullins
and Jamie O’Neal’s three-year-old daughter Aliya. Jamie was
suffering from laryngitis.
Artist News
Trisha Yearwood, Garth Brooks and Kenny Rogers are
among the country artists appearing in the 2007 Celebrity Pet
Calendar from baseball manager Tony LaRussa’s Animal Rescue
Foundation. Details at www.arf.net.
Evans, Lisa Berg (opryrat@comcastnet), Mark Brown
(mark@rustrecordsinc.com), Kinky Friedman, Jane
Messmore (jmessmore@bellsouth.net), Mike Strange,
Amy Willis (awillis@hallmarkdirectionco.com), Darryl
Worley.
Wednesday (11/1) - Big Kenny Alphin, Bill
Anderson, Lyle Lovett, Keith Stegall.
Thursday (11/2) - Charlie Walker.
Friday (11/3)
Ron Brooks (ronbrooks@clearchannel.com), Jesse
Garcia (jgarcia@entercom.com), Margie Hunt,
Steve Walker.
Saturday (11/4) - Delbert McClinton, the late Van
Stephenson.
Sunday (11/5) - Heather and Jennifer Kinley, the
late Roy Rogers, Don Kamerer, Chris Loss, Randy
“Shotgun” Shannon, Darlene Williams
(darlene@whatatripi1.com).
Monday (11/6) - Guy Clark, Stonewall Jackson,
Shawn King.
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Montgomery Gentry will donate a portion of the proceeds
from their Nov. 2 date in Minneapolis to the University
of Minnesota’s Diabetes Institute for Immunology and
Transplantation. The benefit is being staged in partnership with
KEEY.
Toby Keith is participating in the ONE Campaign urging
voters to vote to fight global AIDS and Third World poverty. Keith
appears in a television PSA with George Clooney, Don Cheadle,
Alfre Woodard, Julie Roberts and Tom Brady for the anti-poverty
organization. Details at one.org.
Danielle Peck, Glen Campbell, Ricky Skaggs and Patty
Griffin are among the artists performing at the Rock & Roll Hall
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of Fame’s salute to Roy Orbison on Saturday (11/4) in Cleveland.
Added to the list of performers for Monday’s CMA Awards
(11/6) are Vince Gill with Sheryl Crow, Jenny Gill and Amy
Grant, as well as Jason Aldean and The Wreckers. Presenters
include Gary Allan, Billy Currington, Montgomery Gentry,
Lee Ann Womack, Trisha Yearwood, Billy Ray Cyrus,
Miley Cyrus, Desperate Housewives’ James Denton and Eva
Longoria, All My Children’s Cameron Mathison, and Kimberly
Williams-Paisley.
Music News
The RIAA has issued quadruple platinum certification for
Keith Urban’s Be Here for sales exceeding four million copies.
The RIAA has issued five-times platinum certification for
Gretchen Wilson’s debut album Here For The Party. Wilson’s
first book, Redneck Woman – Stories From My Life, will be
published on Tuesday (10/31).
Keith Anderson’s Three Chord Country and American Rock
& Roll has been certified gold.
Milestones
Our sympathies to WGNA/Albany, NY PM driver and 2006
CMA Medium Market Personality Of The Year award winner
Kevin Richards on the passing of his grandfather, Harris A.
Dunbar, Sr. WGNA PD Buzz Brindle told Country Aircheck,
“Mr. Dunbar was the primary influence in getting Kevin interested
in Country music and, although Kevin is deeply saddened by the
loss of his grandfather, he’s proud and pleased that the man who
introduced him to this music lived to see his grandson win this
prestigious award.”
Condolences are extended to family and friends of noted
songwriter and publisher Marijohn Wilkin who died Saturday
(10/28) in Nashville. Wilkin wrote “The Long Black Veil”
and nurtured the early development of Kris Kristofferson’s
songwriting career. She was 86.
Condolences are also extended to family and friends of
industry vet Allen Whitcomb, who passed Tuesday (10/24) after
suffering a massive heart attack.
And heartfelt condolences to Smith Music’s Bob Mitchell on
the passing of his father, Robert Styles.
Page Check out
Albums released this week include:
Tracy Byrd Different Things (Blind Mule)
Byrd co-produced his latest
album with frequent co-writer Mike
Geiger. The album is being released
through Handleman’s Artist 2 Market
program, and includes the cuts
“Saltwater Cowboy,” “Cheapest Motel”
and “The Biggest Thing In Texas.” He’s featured on
CMT’s 330 Sessions tomorrow (10/31).
Craig Morgan
Little Big Of Life (BBR)
Morgan’s latest brings BBR Chief
Creative Officer Keith Stegall to the
board, sharing production duties with
Morgan and longtime co-producer
Phil O’Donnell. Songs include “I Am,”
“Tough,” “Lotta Man (In That Little
Boy),” “Rain For The Roses,” and “Cowboy and Clown.”
Kellie Pickler Small Town Girl (19 Recordings/
BNA)
The Season Five American Idol
finalist hails from Albemarle, NC
and offers 11 songs on her Blake
Chancey-produced debut. Titles
include “I Wonder,” “I’m On My Way”
and “Things That Never Cross A Man’s Man’s Mind.”
She’ll be on NBC’s Today show on Wednesday (11/1).
Upcoming
11/7
Keith Urban Love, Pain & the whole crazy thing (Capitol)
Sugarland Enjoy The Ride (Mercury)
11/21
Darryl Worley Here And Now (903)
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Life Notes
Finally, if you’ll permit me this indulgence, it is with great
pride I tell you that my daughter Amanda Helton married Jim
Wright last Saturday. They were married at the Country Music
Hall of Fame and Museum -- totally their idea, not mine -- and
are honeymooning in Cabo San Lucas. The father-of-the-bride is
entertaining all lunch and dinner offers for the next 12 months.
Week In Review
Friday, Oct. 27: Clear Channel moved WTQR/GreensboroWinston-Salem, NC PD Trey Cooler to the programming post
of recent Classic Rock to Country flip WRDU (The Rooster)/
Raleigh. Concurrently, WKKT/Charlotte PD John Roberts has
added programming duties for WTQR. Roberts is on the hunt for
a new afternoon host as Cooler worked that shift at WTQR. Rush
your info – no mp3s! – to him at johnfroberts@clearchannel.com.
• American Airlines is reopening its Admirals Club Lounge
at Nashville International Airport. Due for a Spring ‘07 open, the
6,000 square foot facility will offer a business center, TV lounge
and bar to corporate and music industry travelers.
• Vanguard is releasing Joan Osborne’s first country album
Pretty Little Stranger on Nov. 14. ∫ produced. Osborne’s debut
album was a multi-platinum, multi-format smash in the mid ‘90s.
Thursday, Oct. 26: Former WBUL/Lexington PD Ric Larson
has left the lake – literally – for the PD gig at WYCT (Cat
Country)/Pensacola, FL. He succeeds Kevin King, who a few
months ago left for the WYGY/Cincinnati PD post. Larson
programmed WBUL/Lexington, KY for 7 1/2 years before exiting
in January. Since then, he has been living in an RV on a lake in the
Daniel Boone National Forest in Kentucky.
• WUSN/Chicago midday host Lisa Dent is moving to
mornings effective Nov. 6. Dent replaces John Howell, who left
the CBS Radio station for Salem’s crosstown News/Talk WIND,
joining co-host Ramblin’ Ray Stevens. Her first show will air live
from Nashville during CMA Awards week.
• Dial Global launched The Big Time with Whitney Allen, a
five-hour show airing weeknights beginning Jan. 8. The show will
be carried on Dial Global’s 24-hour Hot Country satellite format
and via traditional syndication.
CMT
BRAD PAISLEY/She’s Everything (Arista)
KENNY ROGERS/The Last Ten Years (Capitol)
CMT Pure Country
JERRY LEE LEWIS & BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN/
Pink Cadillac (Artists First)
KENNY ROGERS/The Last Ten Years (Capitol)
GAC
KENNY ROGERS/The Last Ten Years (Capitol)
Tuesday, Oct. 24: WGAR/Cleveland OM/PD Meg Stevens is
named PD for Clear Channel Country sisters WMZQ/Washington
and WPOC/Baltimore. Stevens replaces WMZQ’s George King
and WPOC’s Ken Boesen, and will relocate to the DC area with a
Nov. 20 start date.
King, who joined WMZQ in June 2004, will remain with
the station through Nov. 17. He can be reached at his office 301255-4439, cell 301-237-7084 or georgeking@clearchannel.com.
Boesen will also remain in place at WPOC for a while and can be
reached at kenboesen@clearchannel.com or kenboesen@comcast.net.
• The 44th Annual ASCAP Country Music Awards honored
“Jesus, Take The Wheel” as Song of the Year, Brett James and
Rivers Rutherford as Songwriters of the Year, John Rich as
Songwriter/Artist and Sony/ATV Music Publishing as Publisher.
Jimmy Webb was honored with the Voice of Music Award and
performed his hits “By the Time I Get To Phoenix,” “Wichita
Lineman” and “Galveston.”
• CMT premiered MuzikMafia TV, a made-for-broadband
series featuring Gretchen Wilson, Big Kenny, John Rich,
Cowboy Troy, Two Foot Fred and the whole MuzikMafia gang.
Episodes debut each Tuesday for 10 weeks at www.cmt.com.
- Lon Helton, lon@countryaircheck.com
Chuck Aly, chuck@countryaircheck.com
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Page Summer No. 1s: KVET, WTQR, WESC, WRNS, WFMS, WQIK, WAMZ, KWJJ, WQDR, KTST
These ten stations lead this latest batch of Country ratings from the Summer 2006 Arbitrons. We’ll provide this format update in each week’s Country Aircheck Music Edition.
A “+” indicates a Classic Country outlet, “^” designates Country stations in the same market owned by a single
operator and “*” indicates a tie.
Station/City 12+ Share 12+ Share 12+ Rank 12+ Rank
Sp ‘06
Su ‘06
Sp ‘06
Su ‘06
KBQI/Albuquerque
KRST/Albuquerque
KKRG/Albuquerque+
KVET/Austin^
KASE/Austin^
KUZZ-A&F/Bakersfield, CA^
KBKO/Bakersfield, CA
KCWR/Bakersfield, CA^+
WZZK/Birmingham^
WDXB/Birmingham
WNCB/Birmingham^
WKKT/Charlotte
WSOC/Charlotte
KJJY/Des Moines^
KHKI/Des Moines^
WTQR/Greensboro, NC
WIST/Greensboro, NC+
WFMX/Statesville, NC
WBRF/Greensboro, NC
4.6
4.6
2.5
5.8
7.8
9.4
2.6
3.0
4.5
7.2
1.5
5.4
4.7
8.1
6.1
8.2
2.2
1.9
1.3
4.8
4.8
2.0
7.2
6.6
8.2
2.2
1.4
5.3
4.8
1.4
5.6
4.7
6.7
5.0
10.0
2.9
1.7
1.5
5*
5*
14*
3
1
1
15
12
10
3
19
3
7
2
6*
3
12
13
17*
5*
5*
16
1
2
2
14*
19
6
8
19*
3
5*
3
9
1
12
15
16*
8.3
8.7
3.1
8.7
7.0
2.3
3
2
10
1
4
12
12.3
11.5
1
1
5.8
4.2
3*
7
1.9
9.9
5.1
8.1
2.5
10.5
4.0
8.9
14
1
7
1
11*
1
9
1
(Greensboro, NC Arbitron)
WESC/Greenville, SC^
WSSL/Greenville, SC^
WGVC/Greenville, SC
WRNS/GreenvilleNB-J’Ville, NC
WNBB & WNBR/
Greenville-NB-J’Ville, NC+
WWHA & WWNK/
Greenville-NB-J’Ville, NC
WFMS/Indianapolis
WLHK/Indianapolis
QIK/Jacksonville^
Station/City 12+ Share 12+ Share 12+ Rank 12+ Rank
Sp ‘06
Su ‘06
Sp ‘06
Su ‘06
WGNE/Jacksonville
4.6
WROO/Jacksonville^
1.8
KWNR/Las Vegas
5.3
KCYE/Las Vegas
2.8
WAMZ/Louisville
10.8
WPTI/Louisville
2.6
WMPI/Louisville
.5
WSIX/Nashville
4.8
WSM-FM/Nashville
5.5
WKDF/Nashville
4.1
WSM-AM/Nashville+
3.6
WGH-FM/Norfolk
6.6
KTST/Oklahoma City
6.2
KKNG/Oklahoma City
5.4
KXXY/Oklahoma City
5.3
WWKA/Orlando
7.7
KNIX/Phoenix
4.2
KMLE/Phoenix
4.3
KWJJ/Portland
5.4
KUPL/Portland
6.6
WQDR/Raleigh
10.0
WCMC/Raleigh
3.0
WKHK/Richmond
8.6
WJZV/Richmond
1.9
KUBL/Salt Lake City^
5.2
KSOP-FM/Salt Lake City
2.3
KKAT/Salt Lake City^+
2.3
KEGA & KEGH/Salt Lake City 2.0
KCYY/San Antonio^
5.0
KAJA/San Antonio
6.3
KKYX/San Antonio^+
1.4
KDRK/Spokane
5.1
KIXZ/Spokane
5.6
KICR/Spokane
2.0
WIRK/W. West Palm Beach 5.0
3.2
1.6
5.5
4.3
11.0
3.5
1.0
7.0
5.9
5.5
2.8
6.9
6.3
6.1
4.6
5.2 4.5
4.0
5.0
4.5
8.9
1.6
6.8
1.2
5.3
4.1
1.8
2.2
5.2
5.1
1.3
6.8
5.7
3.3
4.1
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15
2*
15
2
13
24
6*
5*
10
11
3
3
5
6
1
6
5
2
1
1
12
2*
14
3
15*
15*
16*
3
2
19
5*
2*
18
3
10
17
3
8
1
11*
21
2
5
8
13
2
1
2
8
4
3*
6*
1
4
1
14
3*
15
4
7
19*
19*
3
4
22
2
4*
13
5
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LW
TW
Artist/Title (Label)
Total Points+/- Points Total Plays+/- Plays Audience +/- Aud Stations ADDS
3
1
CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Before He Cheats (Arista) 4
14429
865
1
2
DIERKS BENTLEY/Every Mile A Memory (Capitol) 13374
-299
4
3
KENNY CHESNEY/You Save Me (BNA)
12611
296
2
4
HEARTLAND/I Loved Her First (Lofton Creek)
6
5
8
249
43.528
2.69
125
0
4731 -103
40.512
-0.38
125
0
4394
84
37.835 1.001
125
0
12524 -1085
4371 -384
38.122 -3.054
124
0
RASCAL FLATTS/My Wish (Lyric Street) 4
12381
913
4285
276
37.159 1.385
125
0
6
SUGARLAND/Want To (Mercury) 4
11977
918
4203
394
35.642 1.942
125
0
5
7
KEITH URBAN/Once In A Lifetime (Capitol )
11888
94
4117
-10
34.756 0.259
125
0
9
8
TIM MCGRAW/My Little Girl (Curb) 4
10946
881
3861
273
32.718 2.681
124
1
10
9
MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Some People... (Columbia)
8363
447
2847
167
24.726 1.926
124
0
14
10
BRAD PAISLEY/She’s Everything (Arista)
7633
489
2783
176
21.702 1.662
124
2
12
11
TAYLOR SWIFT/Tim McGraw (Big Machine)
7527
240
2562
60
21.735 1.253
124
1
11
12
JACK INGRAM/Love You (Big Machine)
7444
-95
2653
8
20.501 -0.872
124
0
15
13
LONESTAR/Mountains (BNA)
7314
296
2542
56
21.178 1.297
124
0
13
14
TOBY KEITH/Crash Here Tonight (Show Dog)
7170
-66
2586
-6
20.491
0.5
124
0
18
15
GEORGE STRAIT/It Just Comes Natural (MCA)
6597
702
2235
272
19.561 2.292
124
6
17
16
JASON ALDEAN/Amarillo Sky (BBR)
6535
504
2435
161
17.535 1.244
125
3
20
17
CRAIG MORGAN/Little Bit Of Life (BBR)
4825
258
1818
87
13.141 0.993
124
0
19
18
EMERSON DRIVE/A Good Man (Midas)
4759
184
1881
50
13.173 0.718
122
4
22
19
TRENT TOMLINSON/One Wing In The Fire (Lyric Street)
4510
310
1735
94
11.637 1.004
125
6
24
20
RODNEY ATKINS/Watching You (Curb) 4
4291
976
1611
354
11.891 2.305
118 16
23
21
ERIC CHURCH/Two Pink Lines (Capitol) 3936
442
1395
138
10.087 0.866
117 10
25
22
WRECKERS/My, Oh My (Warner Bros.)
3482
394
1228
153
9.624 1.369
112
9
26
23
JOE NICHOLS/I’ll Wait For You (Universal South)
3256
428
1304
165
8.48 1.459
118
1
29
24
SARA EVANS/You’ll Always Be My Baby (RCA)
2960
253
1102
88
8.042 0.872
116
3
27
25
PHIL VASSAR/The Woman In My Life (Arista)
2908
159
1122
53
7.649 0.593
118
1
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LW
TW
Artist/Title (Label)
Total Points +/- Points Total Plays+/- Plays Audience +/- Aud Stations ADDS
28
26
CAROLINA RAIN/Get Outta My Way (Equity)
2724 -20
1041
114
0
33
27
JASON MICHAEL CARROLL/Alyssa Lies (Arista)
2622
614
912
266
7.404 1.809
92
18
31
28
SARAH BUXTON/Innocence (Lyric Street)
2387
155
895
29
6.024 0.648
119
2
34
29
TRACE ADKINS/Ladies Love Country Boys (Capitol) 2381
394
867
139
6.803 1.083
106
7
32
30
VINCE GILL/The Reason Why (MCA)
2070
27
738
20
5.243 0.019
101
5
38
31
DARRYL WORLEY/I Just Came Back ... (903)
2023
518
650
173
94
14
30
32
JO DEE MESSINA/It’s Too Late To Worry (Curb)
1952
-417
853
-113
4.555 -0.797
110
1
36
33
LEANN RIMES/Some People (Curb/Asylum)
1868
-81
773
-69
4.808 -0.144
104
2
37
34
KELLIE PICKLER/Red High Heels (BNA)
1660
17
680
33
4.326 -0.032
100
5
41
35
LITTLE BIG TOWN/Good As Gone (Equity)
1526
258
545
69
4.242
0.89
57
10
39
36
CLAY WALKER/‘Fore She Was Mama (Curb/Asylum)
1495
126
543
65
4.268 0.433
55
10
40
37
FAITH HILL/Stealing Kisses (Warner Bros.)
1326
36
527
28
3.047 0.041
61
5
42
38
CHRIS YOUNG/Drinkin’ Me Lonely (RCA)
1213
104
458
37
2.947 0.512
87
1
43
39
KEITH ANDERSON/Podunk (Arista)
1135
88
427
32
2.22 0.006
65
5
44
40
KATRINA ELAM/Love Is (Universal South)
1003
33
414
-10
1.977 0.053
56
1
47
41
JAKE OWEN/Startin’ With Me (RCA)
954
118
361
37
2.411 0.289
54
4
45
42
RANDY ROGERS BAND/Kiss Me In The Dark (Mercury)
912
-16
211
-12
2.956 -0.055
18
1
48
43
ASHLEY MONROE/I Don’t... (w/Ronnie Dunn) (Columbia)
831
13
340
20
1.798 -0.098
46
3
Debut 44
BILLY CURRINGTON/Good Directions (Mercury)
771
195
308
62
1.934 0.628
43
4
46
45
STEVE AZAR/You Don’t Know A Thing (Dang/Midas)
741
-110
365
-33
1.602 -0.242
44
1
50
46
LINDSEY HAUN/Broken (Show Dog)
695
57
269
25
1.347 -0.051
47
1
49
47
TRACY LAWRENCE/Find Out Who... (Rocky Comfort/CO5) 668
-68
300
-15
1.577 -0.147
30
1
Debut 48
GARY ALLAN/A Feelin’ Like That (MCA)
643
277
216
97
2.011 0.968
34
14
Debut 49
PAT GREEN/Dixie Lullaby (BNA)
634
61
188
11
1.774 0.244
28
3
Debut 50
JOSH GRACIN/I Keep Coming Back (Lyric Street)
540
237
164
94
0.959 0.051
51
8
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7.201
5.18
-.088
1.18
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Country Aircheck Chart Info
October 30, 2006
Aircheck Top Recurrents
Aircheck Add Leaders
JASON MICHAEL CARROLL/Alyssa Lies (Arista)
RODNEY ATKINS/Watching You (Curb)
DARRYL WORLEY/I Just Came Back... (903)
GARY ALLAN/A Feelin’ Like That (MCA)
BLAKE SHELTON/Don’t Make Me (Warner Bros.)
CLAY WALKER/’Fore She Was Mama (Curb/Asylum)
ERIC CHURCH/Two Pink Lines (Capitol)
LITTLE BIG TOWN/Good As Gone (Equity)
RUSHLOW HARRIS/Bagpipes Cryin’ (Show Dog)
WRECKERS/My, Oh My (Warner Bros.)
18
16
14
14
10
10
10
10
10
9
Leading Point Gainers
RODNEY ATKINS/Watching You (Curb)
+976
SUGARLAND/Want To (Mercury)
+918
RASCAL FLATTS/My Wish (Lyric Street)
+913
TIM MCGRAW/My Little Girl (Curb)
+881
CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Before He Cheats (Arista) +865
GEORGE STRAIT/It Just Comes Natural (MCA)+702
JASON MICHAEL CARROLL/Alyssa Lies (Arista)+614
DARRYL WORLEY/I Just Came Back... (903) +518
JASON ALDEAN/Amarillo Sky (BBR)
+504
BRAD PAISLEY/She’s Everything (Arista)
+489
Leading Spin Gainers
SUGARLAND/Want To (Mercury)
+394
RODNEY ATKINS/Watching You (Curb)
+354
RASCAL FLATTS/My Wish (Lyric Street)
+276
TIM MCGRAW/My Little Girl (Curb)
+273
GEORGE STRAIT/It Just Comes Natural (MCA) +272
JASON MICHAEL CARROLL/Alyssa Lies (Arista) +266
CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Before He Cheats (Arista)+249
BRAD PAISLEY/She’s Everything (Arista)
+176
DARRYL WORLEY/I Just Came Back... (903) +173
MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Some People... (Columbia)+167
4
4
4
4
4
Chart Page Points
JOSH TURNER/Would You Go With Me (MCA)
9351
RODNEY ATKINS/If You’re Going… (Curb)
7869
GEORGE STRAIT/Give It Away (MCA)
7287
STEVE HOLY/Brand New Girlfriend (Curb)
6549
WRECKERS/Leave The Pieces (Warner Bros.)
6460
ALAN JACKSON/Like Red On A Rose (Arista)
5872
BRAD PAISLEY/The World (Arista)
5506
BROOKS & DUNN/Building Bridges (Arista)
4289
RASCAL FLATTS/Life Is A Highway (Lyric Street)
4104
LITTLE BIG TOWN/Bring It On Home (Equity)
3679
TOBY KEITH/A Little Too Late (Show Dog)
3365
KENNY CHESNEY/Summertime (BNA)
3294
JOSH TURNER/Your Man (MCA)
3292
RASCAL FLATTS/What Hurts The Most (Lyric Street) 3290
BON JOVI w/ J. NETTLES/Who Says... (Mercury) 2942
PHIL VASSAR/Last Day Of My Life (Arista)
2916
JASON ALDEAN/Why (BBR)
2765
KEITH ANDERSON/Every Time I... (Arista)
2525
BILLY CURRINGTON/Must Be Doin’... (Mercury) 2502
Aircheck Add Dates
November 6
BROOKS & DUNN/Hillbilly Deluxe (Arista)
ROCKIE LYNNE/More (Universal South)
November 13
DIERKS BENTLEY/Long Trip Alone (Capitol)
BLUE COUNTY/I Get To (Curb/Asylum)
TODD FRITSCH/What’s Wrong With Me (Diamond/Spinville)
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October 30, 2006
Chart Page Aircheck Activity
STEVE AZAR/You Don’t Know A Thing (Dang/ Midas)
Moves 46-45; 741 points, 365 spins
1 ADD: WQMX
Stations with 7 or more spins: 20
Significant spins: WGGY (28), KHKI (26), KJJY (25), KBEQ (19), WMIL (17), KUPL (17), KJUG (17)
LINDSAY HAUN/Broken (Show Dog)
Moves 50-46*, 695 points, 269 spins
1 ADD: WXBQ
Stations with 7 or more spins: 15
Significant spins: KFRG (24), KTOM (15), WKDF (13), WXBQ (12), WBEE (12), KDRK (12)
TRACY LAWRENCE/Find Out Who Your Friends Are
(Rocky Comfort/CO5)
Moves 49*-47; 668 points, 300 spins
1 ADD: WPCV
Stations with 7 or more spins: 16
Significant spins: KAJA (39), KSD-FM (29), KBQI (21), KSOP (20), KUZZ (18), KTEX (18), KJUG (17)
GARY ALLAN/A Feelin’ Like That (MCA)
Debuts at 48*; 643 points, 216 spins
14 ADDS: KBEQ, KILT, KJUG, KKNG, KRTY, KXKC, KXKT, WAMZ, WGAR, WKSJ, WMIL, WOGK, WUSY, WYNK
Stations with 7 or more spins: 10
Significant spins: WKHX (21), KTYS (20), KYGO (18), KSKS (18), WTNR (18), KBQI (15), KIIM (13)
BLAKE SHELTON/Don’t Make Me (Warner Bros.)
485 points, 175 spins
10 ADDS: KAJA, KBEQ, KCCY, KJUG, KNIX, KPLX, KSD, KUZZ, KXKC, KXKT
Stations with 7 or more spins: 10
Significant spins: KXKC (11), WKHX (10), KBEQ (10), KKNG (10), KBQI (10)
CAROLYN DAWN JOHNSON/Taking Back My Brave (Equity)
402 points, 183 spins
2 ADDS: WIRK, WSJR
Stations with 7 or more spins: 11
Significant spins: WQMX (18), KXKT (13), KDRK (12), KRTY (11), WRNS (10)
GARY NICHOLS/I Can’t Love You Anymore (Mercury)
375 points, 153 spins
3 ADDS: KUZZ, KWJJ, KZSN
Stations with 7 or more spins: 7
Significant spins: WGAR (20), WQMX (15), KRTY (10), KJUG (8), WYPY (8), WWNU (8)
KENNY ROGERS/The Last Ten Years (Capitol)
374 points, 129 spins
2 ADDS: KKNG, WITL
Stations with 7 or more spins: 10
Significant spins: KUPL (18), KJUG (18), WGAR (14), WCTK (12), KUZZ (9)
PAT GREEN/Dixie Lullaby (BNA)
Debuts at 49*; 634 points, 188 spins
3 ADDS: KKBQ, WGNE, WOGK
Stations with 7 or more spins: 9
Significant spins: KSCS (23), KASE (22), KPLX (20), KHEY (18), KATM (12), WWNU (11)
STEVE HOLY/Come On Rain (Curb)
339 points, 159 spins
3 ADDS: KSKS, KXKT, WAMZ
Stations with 7 or more spins: 6
Significant spins: WYGY (21), KJUG (12), KHKI (10), KSKS (9)
JOSH GRACIN/I Keep Coming Back (Lyric Street)
Debuts at 50*; 540 points, 164 spins
8 ADDS: KIXZ, KJUG, KSD, KSKS, KWJJ, KXKT, WGTY, WWNU
Stations with 7 or more spins: 5
Significant spins: WYCD (20), WCTK (15), WGH (10), WPCV (9), KSKS (9)
GRETCHEN WILSON/Come To Bed (Columbia)
311 points, 118 spins
6 ADDS: KIXZ, KWJJ, WGAR, WIL, WITL, WMIL
Stations with 7 or more spins: 8
Significant spins: KTYS (20), KSSN (14), WXBQ (12), KTOM (11)
JIMMY WAYNE/That’s All I’ll Ever Need (Big Machine)
518 points, 194 spins
2 ADDS: KBEQ, WKDF
Stations with 7 or more spins: 10
Significant spins: WOGI (26), WXBQ (22), WQMX (18), KTOM (17), WGTY (15), KBEQ (12)
Aircheck Activity includes 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 two
of the past three weeks.
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