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ForthefirsttimesinceKMGbegancompilingstats,theAverageAgeoftheCountrylistenerhasreached45yearsold.Thiscomesaftereightyearsofbeingeither43or44yearsold,andupfroma1993and1994lowof38yearsold.Theformatisnow55%Women,45%Men. And,ourthankstoKMGEVPGerry Boehme andVP/Dir.OfResearchLisa Chiljeanforprovidingthedata.
Live At CRS! BMIandCountry AircheckaresponsoringtheWCRS Live! acousticsongwriterperformanceonCRSThursday(3/6)from4:10pmto5:30pminNashville.Casey Beathard, Eric Church, Dean DillonandJennifer Hansonwillperform. ASCAP’sKCRS Live!,scheduledforCRSWednesday(3/5)willfeatureDave Berg, Tony Mullins, LeAnn Rimes, Neil Thrasher and Phil Vassar.Theeventsruns5-6:20pmattheConventionCenter. Andperhapstheweek’smostcovetedperformanceslotisstillupforgrabs.AswetoldyouinJanuary(CAT1/7),Garth Brooks willperformwithsomeonechosenfromtheaudienceduringWednesday’sopeningsession.Toregisterarriveatthesessionat10amonMarch5,writethetitleoftheGarthsongyou’dliketoperformonthebackofyourbusinesscard,dropitintheGarthboxattheentranceandcrossyourfingers.
Katz: Shares, TSL Down; Age Up The Katz Media Group’sanalysisofFall2007CountryArbitronsshowsadipinformatsharesonanationallevel,decliningTSLlevelsandanaverage-listeneragethatistheoldestinthe17yearsKMGhasbeendoingitsstudies. TheFall2007AverageMarketFormatSharesshowCountrydecliningfromaFall‘0614.9to14.3inFall‘07,thelowestfiguresince2003.ThegoodnewsisCountryisstillNo.1,leadingRock(14.1),AC(13.1),Urban(12.6)andNews/Talk/Info(10.9)inthebroadformatcategoriesthatachieveddoubledigits.TheSpecificFormatAverageMarketSharesshowCountryleadingwithits14.3,followedbyHispanicat8.1,UrbanContemporaryat7.0,Top40with6.8,News/Talkwith6.5andACat6.4.TheAverageMarketFormatSharesreachedthehighsof18.0intheFallof1992and1997.The17-yearlowis13.5inFall2000. Country’sTSLdeclinedineveryoneof10categoriesmeasured.Worse,eachTSLcell–MenandWomen,25-54,25-34,35-44,45-54and55-64–hit17-yearlows.TSLamongMen25-54was(inhours:minutes)7:21,downfrom7:34inFall‘06.Historically,itwasofffromits8:31inFall‘02,below9:30inFall‘97anddownfromits17-yearhighof11:30in1990.TSLamongWomen25-54fellfrom6:57inFall‘06to6:33inFall‘07.Itwas7:55inFall‘02,8:57inFall‘97andits17-yearhighalsocamein1990whenitwasat10:29.TSLacrossthedemoboard:25-34,M6:29,W5:26;35-44,M7:17,W6:31;45-54,M8:12,W7:37;55-64,M8:21,W8:00.Again,allareat17-yearlows.
Eric Church
Jennifer Hanson
February 19, 2008 Issue 77
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Saga Communications/Jonesboro, AR,includingCountryKDXY,raised$186,555.36fortheMake A Wish Foundation duringtheir 10th Annual Have A Heart Wish-A-Thon. CCKRYS/Corpus Christiraised$74,694forDriscollChildren’sHospitalwiththestation’sSixthAnnualChildren’s Miracle NetworkRadiothon,Feb.14-16.
Gig Alerts•KGGG/WichitaPDRon Allenislookingtobuildanairstaffbymid-March.Sendairchecksandresumestorallen@971bobfm.com.
Radiothon Roundup Here’salookatrecentSt.JudeRadiothonresultsturnedinbyCountryradio:• WSSL/Greenville, SC,$311,000(2/11-12)• KXKZ/Ruston, LA,$144,137(2/11-12)• WIVK/Knoxville,$283,698(2/12)• KAMS/Thayer, MO,$100,156(2/13)• WMZQ/Washington,$862,577(2/14-15)• WCEN/Saginaw,$100,610(2/14-15)• WQYK/Tampa,$327,554(2/14-15)• KAFF/Flagstaff,$23,911(2/14-15)• KRKT/Albany, OR,$128,061(2/14-15)• KFDI/Wichita,$122,257(2/14-15)• WUBE/Cincinnati,$415,431(2/14-15)• KTOM/Monterey-Salinas,$65,090(2/14-15)• WYZB/Ft. Walton Beach, FL,$41,637(2/14-15)• WAMZ/Louisville,$254,306(2/14-15)• KNFM/Odessa-Midland, TX,$63,944(2/14-15)• WKSJ/Mobile,$156,488(2/14-15)• WGAR/Cleveland,$309,388(2/14-15)• WNCY/Green Bay,$258,707(2/14-15)• WDXB/Birmingham,$102,837(2/14-15)• KATM/Modesto,$150,247(2/15-16)
Radio NewsPersonalities: WGKX/MemphisnightpersonalityHot Rod Thompson,whoisleavingthestationattheendofthemonth(CAT2/7),isseekingaradiogigintheUtah/[email protected]. FormerKCCY/ColoradoSpringsjockScott LeTourneauisalsosearching,andcanbereachedat719-931-0300or [email protected]. FormerKKJG/SanLuisObispo,CAMD/MorningCo-host/ProducerAdam Montiel islookingforhisnextgig.Contacthimat805-458-5997oradamontheair@aol.com.
Kudos: ClearChannelKASE/Austinraised$374,000fortheMake A Wish FoundationFridayandSaturday,arecord-breakingradiothonfortheorganization.
Date CheCk
March 5-7 - CRS-39 - www.crb.org
March 12-16 - South By Southwest (SXSW) Music Conference - Austin, TX - www.sxsw.com
March 14 - Rumble On The Row - The Factory in Franklin, TN
April 1-5 - Tin Pan South Songwriters Festival - Nashville, TN www.tinpansouth.com
April 14 - 2008 CMT Music Awards - Belmont University’s Curb Event Center - www.cmt.com
Full calendar info at www.countryaircheck.com
Hot Rod Thompson
KDXY PD Christie Matthews & “Wish Kid” Austin
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• WFLS/Fredericksburg, VAPDPaul Johnsonisseekingamorningshowhost.SendairchecksandresumestoHR’sAngela [email protected]. •WUSN/ChicagoPDMike Petersonislookingforaweekend/[email protected].•MidwestCommunicationsWYZO/Kalamazoo, MIPDPJ Laceyisacceptingairchecksandresumesforafternoonandeveningjocksatpj@y965country.com.• Aristo Media/Marco Music GroupisaddingapositiontotheirMarco Club Connectionteamworkingwithcountrydance-orientedclubs,instructorsandorganizations.Resumesandreferencesshouldbesentjobs@aristomedia.com.• KKJG/San Luis Obispo, CAPDPepper DanielsislookingforaMorningShowCo-Host/Producer.SendairchecksandresumestoDanielsatPD,KKJG,3620SacramentoDr.Suite#204,SanLuisObispo,CA93401.•WGKX/MemphisPD Tim Jonesislookingforanightpersonalitywhowillalsohandleadditionalassistantproductionduties.Overnightairchecksandresumestohimat5629MurrayRd.,Memphis,TN38119.Nophonecallsoremailsplease.
Industry News Jo Dee MessinahasreunitedwithThree-Ring Projects’ Stuart DillformanagementandaddedWebster & Associates’ Kirt Websterforpublicrelations.MessinaremainswithWilliam Morris Agencyforbookingrepresentation. Kathy Matteawillreleaseher17thalbumCoalonherownCaptainPotatorecords,distributedthroughThirtyTigers/RED.ThealbumpaystributetoherWestVirginiaheritageandcoalminingculture.Marty Stuartproduced. CMThaspartneredwithHudson Grouptoopenthe CMT Loot storeatNashvilleInternationalAirport.Itisthenetwork’sfirstretaillocation
Chart Chat CongratstoGary Allan,theMCApromotionteamandUMG/Nashville onthechart-toppingascensionofAllan’s“WatchingAirplanes.”ThesongishisfourthNo.1,joining
BirthDays
Thursday (2/21) - Mary Chapin Carpenter, Eric Heatherly, Bruce Reiner ([email protected])
Friday (2/22) - Greg Holland, the late Del Wood, Dave Hanner, Rebekah Sterk ([email protected])
Saturday (2/23) - Dusty Drake, Steve Holy, Rusty Young, Jo Pincek Hunt ([email protected]), Norbert Nix ([email protected])
Sunday (2/24) - Sammy Kershaw, Jay Barron, Marty Craighead, Susan Turner, Larry Willoughby ([email protected])
Monday (2/25) - the late Faron Young; Tony Benken ([email protected]), Buck Stevens ([email protected])
Jo Dee Messina
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“NothingOnButTheRadio,”“ToughLittleBoys”and“ManToMan”atthehistoricmilestone.Allanhasseen10ofhis14singlereleaseshitthetop10.Allhavereachedatleastthetop15.
Artist News Alan Jackson, Brad Paisley, Carrie Underwood, Sugarland, Taylor Swift and Toby Keith havebeenannouncedasperformersforthe2008 CMT Music Awards.TheshowairslivefromBelmontUniversity’sCurbEventCenterApril14at8pmET/PTonCMT andCMT.com. Capitol’sDierks Bentleyisallowinghisfanstopick
content,coverartandthealbumtitleforhisupcominggreatesthitscollection,outMay6.Thecompilationwillinclude10ofBentley’shitsandtwonewtracks,aswellasliverecordingspickedbyvisitorsto www.dierks.com.FanclubmembershaveexclusivevotingrightsforthreeweeksbeginningFeb.22.Thefirst3,000participantswillbelistedasanexecutiveproducerinthealbum’slinernotes.AdonationwillalsobemadetoVanderbiltChildren’shospitalontheirbehalf. Jack Ingram’sThis Is Itwillbe
releasedonNikeSportMusiconiTunesFeb.26sequencedastheidealworkout,completewithvoice-overinstructionfromIngram.Moreinfoatwww.nikesportmusicmedia.com. Montgomery GentrywillhosttheACM Charity Motorcycle Ride,forthefifthyearrunning,May17inLasVegas.TheridebenefitstheACM Charitable Fundandendswithawithlive,freeconcertopentothepublic. Randy Owenwillemceethe12th Annual Alabama Music Hall of Fame Induction Banquet and Awards ShowFeb.22inMontgomery,AL.Hewillalsoperformhiscurrentsingle“BraidMyHair,”andoneofhishitsfromAlabama. Marty StuartandConnie SmithdonateditemsthatoncebelongedtoJohnny Cash, Lester Flatt, Hank Williamsand
moretotheCountry Music Hall of Famelastweek.StuartandSmithalsodonateditemsfromtheirowncareers.
The Week’s Top Stories Fullcoverageoftheweek’snewsisavailableinthearchivesatwww.countryaircheck.com.
• Ernest “Pop” Stoneman, Tom T. Hall,theStatler BrothersandEmmylou Harriswereannouncedas2008Country Music Hall of Fameinductees.TheywillbeformallyinductedduringtheMedallionCeremony,dateandtimeTBA.(BreakingNews2/12)•TheDepartmentOfJusticeisrequiringClear Channel to divestradiostationsinCincinnati,Houston,LasVegasandSanFranciscobeforeBainCapitalandThomasH.LeePartnerswillbeabletoproceedwiththeiracquisitionofcontrollinginterestofthecompany.KWNR/Las VegasisCC’sonlyCountrystationinthosefourmarkets.(CAT2/13)•VeteranprogrammerDick RaymondwashiredasOMfor
tuBe CheCk
Tuesday 2/19 - SHeDAISY, GAC Nights.
Wednesday 2/20 - Garth Brooks, Tonight Show with Jay Leno (NBC).
Thursday 2/21 - Willie Nelson, Ellen (syndicated).
Friday 2/22 - Shooter Jennings, Last Call with Carson Daly (NBC); Willie Nelson, Today (NBC).
Saturday 2/23 - Carrie Underwood, Saturday Night Live (NBC); Jo Dee Messina, Keith Anderson, Tracy Byrd, Randy Owen, Opry Live (GAC); Brad Paisley, Rodney Atkins, Chuck Wicks, Conversations From The Road (GAC).
Sunday 2/24 - Luke Bryan, Introducing... (GAC).
Monday 2/25 - Brad Paisley, Kellie Pickler, CMT Insider.
Gary Allan
Dierks Bentley
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ClearChannel/Salisbury-OceanCity,MDandPDofCountryWWFG,beginninginMarch.HereplacesBrianCleary,whoexitedlastmonth.(CAT2/19)•RadiovetBrian MoorejoinedWKMK/Monmouth-Ocean,NJasPD/afternooner.MoorereplacesMike Fitzgeraldwho,withformerGMWes Matejka’sexit,rosetostationmanager.(CAT2/19)•MidwestCommunicationsClassicRockWFAT/Kalamazoo,MIflippedtoCountryasWYZO.PD/middayerisPJ Lacey.(CAT2.19)•ConnoisseurMediaClassicRockKIBB(BobFM)/Wichita’ssimulcastat100.5signedonas“100.5TheWolf”undertheKGGG calls.ThePDisRon Allen.(CAT2/14)•ClearChannel/CedarRapidslaunchedKKSY(KissCountry).OM/PDisJJ Cook.AirstaffwillbeannouncedonSt.Patrick’sDay.(CAT2/15)•RadioveteranValorie Knight washiredasOMforJournal/Springfield,IL’sfive-stationcluster,whichincludesCountry KTTS.(CAT2/15)•BeasleyHipHopWPOW/MiamiGMThomas Manning addedVP/SalesdutiesforCountryWKIS,SportsTalkWQAM-AMandWPOW.(CAT2/12)•BBR’sCraig Morganexercisedacontractoptionandexitedthelabel.(CAT2/13)
CheCk Out in stOres: 2/19Chris Cagle My Life’s Been A Country Song (Capitol) Cagle’s fourth album, which he co-produced with Scott Hendricks, spans 11 songs from notable writers including George Teren, Craig Wiseman, Brett James, Neil Thrasher, Tom Shapiro and Wendell Mobley. Titles include “No
Love Songs,” “I Don’t Wanna Live,” “If It Isn’t One Thing” and “Change Me.”
Upcoming Releases:
Feb. 26 Trent Willmon Broken In (Compadre) Dolly Parton Backwoods Barbie (Dolly)
March 4 Alan Jackson Good Time (Arista) Ashton Shepherd Sounds So Good (MCA)
April 1 George Strait Troubador (MCA) Aaron Watson Angels & Outlaws (BIG Label)
April 8 James Otto Sunset Man (Warner Bros./Raybaw)
April 22 Phil Vassar Prayer Of A Common Man (Universal South)
April 29 Mark Chesnutt Rollin’ With The Flow (Lofton Creek) Phil Stacey TBA (Lyric Street)
May 6 Dierks Bentley TBA (Capitol)
May 13 Toby Keith 35 Biggest Hits (Show Dog) Jeremy McComb My Side Of Town (Parallel/CO5)
June 3 Jewel Perfectly Clear (Valory)
Album release info to [email protected].
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Fall Arbitron No. 1s: WBRB, WKCY, KQUS, KLUR, WTHT and KSUX Among 16 Market Leaders Here’s a look at how Country stations have fared in the fall 2007 Arbitron ratings. As part of our weekly market-by-market offerings, with a few exceptions, only stations achieving at least a 1.0 share are included. Legend: A “+” indicates a Classic Country outlet, a “^” designates Country stations in the same market owned by a single operator and an “*” indicates a tie.
Stations 51 374 51 374Up 27 161 26 159Down 19 190 10 122Flat 5 22 15 92Debut 10 1 1 1No. 1 na na 16 81
Each week we’ll have a running tally of the fall Arbitron ratings and rankings for all Country stations printed in the weekly Country Aircheck Weekly. The only ratings/rankings in these box scores are those from the station’ s home market.
COuntry ratings Fall BOx sCOre
12+ Shares 12+ Rankings TW Total TW Total
WKAK/Albany, GA 6.1 6.5 4 4
WOBB/Albany, GA 4.6 3.6 5* 7*
KMTS/Aspen, CO 7.1 8.1 1* 1
WKOR/Columbus, MS 6.3 7.0 6 6
WQJB/Columbus, MS+ 2.3 2.3 11 10
WDZQ/Decatur, IL 10.1 11.4 2 1*
WZUS/Decatur, IL 3.7 3.8 8* 8*
WBRB/Elkins, WV 14.1 16.1 1 1
WDNE/Elkins, WV 11.3 10.9 2 2
WDBS/Elkins, WV 9.9 8.8 3 3
WPDX/Elkins, WV+ 2.8 2.9 9* 10*
KNOX-AM/Grand Forks, ND 6.5 7.8 6 3*
KNOX/Grand Forks, ND 5.7 4.3 7 8*
KKCQ/Grand Forks, ND 1.6 1.7 11* 12
KRGI/Grand Island, NE -- 11.7 -- 1*
KRNY/Grand Island, NE -- 11.7 -- 1*
KFGE/Grand Island, NE -- 1.3 -- 12*
KRVN/Grand Island, NE -- 1.3 -- 12*(The market’s first Arbitron)
KEKB/Grand Junction, CO 9.3 8.0 3* 3*
KMOZ/Grand Junction, CO 7.9 8.0 5* 3*
WKCY/Harrisonburg, VA^ 16.5 15.9 1 1
WSIG/Harrisonburg, VA 6.6 8.0 5* 3*
WCYK-FM/Harrisonburg, VA^ 3.3 1.8 9 10*
KQUS/Hot Springs, AR 15.7 16.5 1 1
KHKN/Little Rock+^ 2.9 3.1 10* 9*(Hot Springs, AR Arbitron)
KSSN/Little Rock^ 2.0 3.1 13* 9*(Hot Springs, AR Arbitron)
WQNY/Ithaca, NY 25.6 14.6 1 1
WOGY/Jackson, TN 10.1 9.9 2 3
WWYN/Jackson, TN 3.4 4.4 8* 6*
KDXY/Jonesboro, AR 13.5 15.7 1 1
KFIN/Jonesboro, AR 10.1 7.2 2* 5
KLAW/Lawton, OK 16.2 19.8 1 1
KCAO/Lawton, OK 1.9 2.0 9* 9*
KFXI/Lawton, OK 1.0 1.0 13* 9*
KKNG/Oklahoma City 1.0 1.0 13* 9*(Lawton, OK Arbitron)
KLUR/Wichita Falls, TX 1.0 1.0 13* 9*(Lawton, OK Arbitron)
WTHT/Lewiston, ME 14.9 15.9 1 1
WPOR/Portland, ME 5.0 5.6 6 5*(Lewiston, ME Arbitron)
KIAI/Mason City, IA^ 14.0 13.9 1 1
KAUS/Mason City, IA^ 5.6 5.0 7* 6
KIOW/Mason City, IA 1.9 2.0 11* 12*
WOKK/Meridian, MS 9.9 12.8 3* 3
WMSO/Meridian, MS 9.9 8.1 3* 4WUCL/Meridian, MS+ 4.4 4.7 6* 6*WWOJ/Sebring, FL 17.8 17.5 1 1WPCV/Lakeland, FL 4.0 4.1 5* 4*
(Sebring, FL Arbitron)
WFUS/Tampa 1.0 1.0 14* 13*(Sebring, FL Arbitron)
WBFM/Sheboygan, WI 9.5 9.4 1* 1*
WMIL/Milwaukee 2.2 1.4 12* 17*(Sheboygan Arbitron)
KSUX/Sioux City, IA 11.0 10.0 3 1*KKYY/Sioux City, IA 6.2 7.1 7 7*KKYR/Texarkana, TX-AR 19.0 16.2 1 1KPGG/Texarkana, TX-AR+ 5.1 5.1 5* 5*WTXT/Tuscaloosa, AL 6.0 6.3 3* 4WFFN/Tuscaloosa, AL 3.0 4.0 8* 6*WNPT/Tuscaloosa, AL 2.4 3.4 11* 8WAAC/Valdosta, GA 6.3 6.8 4* 3WKAA/Valdosta, GA 6.3 6.0 4* 4*WOBB/Albany, GA 1.6 1.7 13* 12*
(Valdosta, GA Arbitron)
KLUR/Wichita Falls, TX^ 14.0 15.6 1 1
KWFS/Wichita Falls, TX 9.6 8.9 3 3
KOLI/Wichita Falls, TX^+ 3.7 3.7 7 7
WILQ/Williamsport, PA 19.7 21.9 1 1
WBLJ & WBYL/Williamsport, PA 5.1 5.1 6 6*
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3 1 GARY ALLAN/Watching Airplanes (MCA) 13152 583 4461 180 33.756 1.645 120 0
4 2 RODNEY ATKINS/Cleaning This Gun (Come On...) (Curb) 4 13041 998 4380 309 34.042 2.666 119 0
1 3 BRAD PAISLEY/Letter To Me (Arista) 12862 -745 4254 -271 33.957 -2.03 120 4
5 4 KENNY CHESNEY/Shiftwork (BNA) 12185 702 4105 268 32.048 1.713 120 0
7 5 ALAN JACKSON/Small Town Southern Man (Arista) 11454 149 3870 94 29.774 0.477 120 0
6 6 BILLY RAY CYRUS f/M.CYRUS/Ready... (Walt Disney/Lyric Street) 11264 -184 3804 22 28.761 -0.697 119 1
2 7 RASCAL FLATTS/Winner At A Losing Game (Lyric Street) 11203 -1821 3695 -697 28.462 -5.524 120 2
8 8 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/All-American Girl (19/Arista) 10977 666 3721 229 29.268 2.021 120 0
9 9 CHUCK WICKS/Stealing Cinderella (RCA) 9672 259 3348 84 25.127 0.977 118 1
10 10 CRAIG MORGAN/International Harvester (BBR) 8663 256 3063 100 22.018 0.763 113 0
12 11 CHRIS CAGLE/What Kinda Gone (Capitol) 8259 728 2862 224 21.052 1.72 115 2
13 12 BROOKS & DUNN/God Must Be Busy (Arista) 7868 442 2648 91 20.37 1.38 113 0
16 13 TRACE ADKINS/You’re Gonna Miss This (Capitol) 4 7738 1006 2567 340 20.039 2.635 114 3
15 14 JASON ALDEAN/Laughed Until We Cried (BBR) 7655 677 2745 232 19.229 1.388 112 3
24 15 GEORGE STRAIT/I Saw God Today (MCA) 4 6294 2662 1988 895 16.24 5.907 105 10
17 16 BUCKY COVINGTON/It’s Good To Be Us (Lyric Street) 6225 284 2073 87 14.988 0.319 116 0
18 17 PHIL VASSAR/Love Is A Beautiful Thing (Universal South) 6063 275 2075 96 14.754 0.908 110 1
20 18 JAMES OTTO/Just Got Started Lovin’ You (Warner Bros./Raybaw) 5432 738 1917 285 13.247 2.244 106 6
19 19 GARTH BROOKS & HUEY LEWIS/Workin’... (Pearl/Big Machine) 5008 75 1685 39 11.536 0.243 98 2
26 20 TAYLOR SWIFT/Picture To Burn (Big Machine) 4 4967 1868 1623 631 12.623 4.892 97 18
23 21 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Love Don’t Live Here (Capitol) 4823 627 1507 101 12.128 2.336 93 3
21 22 KELLIE PICKLER/Things That Never Cross A ... (19/BNA) 4807 155 1677 62 10.941 0.134 110 0
22 23 EMERSON DRIVE/You Still Own Me (Midas) 4349 -46 1598 -24 9.988 0.334 99 0
25 24 JOE NICHOLS/It Ain’t No Crime (Universal South) 3563 241 1242 98 8.635 0.719 88 5
27 25 JAKE OWEN/Something About A Woman (RCA) 3333 289 1164 83 7.797 0.918 94 4
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32 26 JEWEL/Stronger Woman (Valory) 4 3142 962 956 294 7.761 2.604 84 23
28 27 ASHTON SHEPHERD/Takin’ Off This Pain (MCA) 3139 207 1067 63 6.804 0.872 95 2
30 28 JACK INGRAM/Maybe She’ll Get Lonely (Big Machine) 2715 166 926 52 6.194 0.681 82 3
29 29 MARK CHESNUTT/Rollin’ With The Flow (Lofton Creek) 2601 -122 908 -28 6.303 -0.215 64 0
31 30 JOSH TURNER f/TRISHA YEARWOOD/Another Try (MCA) 2488 198 937 77 5.634 0.317 78 4
33 31 JOSH GRACIN/We Weren’t Crazy (Lyric Street) 2136 72 786 19 4.387 0.181 85 2
34 32 LEE BRICE/Happy Endings (Curb/Asylum) 1913 101 720 21 3.509 0.076 78 1
37 33 DIERKS BENTLEY/Trying To Stop Your Leaving (Capitol) 1878 497 651 197 4.3 1.208 44 13
35 34 LUKE BRYAN/We Rode In Trucks (Capitol) 1598 -59 518 -26 3.286 -0.164 55 1
36 35 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Gunpowder & Lead (Columbia) 1580 108 556 49 3.225 0.366 47 5
39 36 TRISHA YEARWOOD/This Is Me You’re... (Big Machine) 1185 47 418 8 2.604 -0.043 50 5
44 37 EAGLES/Busy Being Fabulous (ERC/Mercury/Lost Highway) 1155 397 392 124 2.574 0.792 31 11
38 38 TERRI CLARK/In My Next Life (BNA) 1155 -134 417 -43 2.592 -0.059 47 0
42 39 KEITH ANDERSON/I Still Miss You (Columbia) 1057 97 347 45 2.135 0.008 42 10
41 40 JYPSI/I Don’t Love You Like That (Arista) 990 -5 326 -7 1.835 -0.027 43 6
43 41 SARA EVANS/Some Things Never Change (RCA) 989 173 359 57 1.991 0.352 43 1
40 42 WHISKEY FALLS/Falling Into You (Midas) 955 -113 403 -37 1.578 -0.384 49 1
48 43 BLAKE SHELTON/Home (Warner Bros.) 907 299 288 109 2.157 0.86 28 15
47 44 PHIL STACEY/If You Didn’t Love Me (Lyric Street) 843 200 331 74 1.4 0.283 45 8
46 45 TRACY LAWRENCE/Til I Was A... (Rocky Comfort/CO5) 718 -4 313 2 1.556 0.119 35 2
45 46 CLAY WALKER/She Likes It In The Morning (Curb/Asylum) 695 -56 210 -3 1.709 -0.253 21 4
47 JASON MICHAEL CARROLL/I Can Sleep When... (Arista) 618 194 241 84 0.813 0.258 35 19
49 48 STAR DE AZLAN/She’s Pretty (Curb) 618 42 234 12 0.933 0.033 29 2
50 49 CARTER’S CHORD/Young Love (Show Dog) 562 52 223 19 0.919 0.15 37 4
50 RANDY OWEN/Braid My Hair (DMP) 452 52 157 36 0.937 -0.064 14 3Debut
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Activator Top Point GainersGEORGE STRAIT/I Saw God Today (MCA) 1246 4TAYLOR SWIFT/Picture To Burn (Big Machine) 496 4JEWEL/Stronger Woman (Valory) 412 4JAMES OTTO/Just Got Started Lovin’ You (Warner Bros./Raybaw) 378 4TRACE ADKINS/You’re Gonna Miss This (Capitol) 372 4RODNEY ATKINS/Cleaning This Gun (Come On...) (Curb) 286MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Back When... (Columbia) 279CARRIE UNDERWOOD/All-American Girl (19/Arista) 225BLAKE SHELTON/Home (Warner Bros.) 219ALAN JACKSON/Small Town Southern Man (Arista) 210
Activator Top Spin GainersGEORGE STRAIT/I Saw God Today (MCA) 661TAYLOR SWIFT/Picture To Burn (Big Machine) 323JAMES OTTO/Just Got Started Lovin’ You (Warner Bros./Raybaw) 233JEWEL/Stronger Woman (Valory) 226TRACE ADKINS/You’re Gonna Miss This (Capitol) 218RODNEY ATKINS/Cleaning This Gun (Come On...) (Curb) 171CARRIE UNDERWOOD/All-American Girl (19/Arista) 150BLAKE SHELTON/Home (Warner Bros.) 142CHRIS CAGLE/What Kinda Gone (Capitol) 142DIERKS BENTLEY/Trying To Stop Your Leaving (Capitol) 130
Aircheck Add LeadersJEWEL/Stronger Woman (Valory) 23
JASON MICHAEL CARROLL/I Can Sleep When I’m Dead (Arista) 19
TAYLOR SWIFT/Picture To Burn (Big Machine) 18
BLAKE SHELTON/Home (Warner Bros.) 15
MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Back When I Knew It All (Columbia) 15
DIERKS BENTLEY/Trying To Stop Your Leaving (Capitol) 13
EAGLES/Busy Being Fabulous (ERC/Mercury/Lost Highway) 11
GEORGE STRAIT/I Saw God Today (MCA) 10
KEITH ANDERSON/I Still Miss You (Columbia) 10
SARAH JOHNS/He Hates Me (BNA) 10
Aircheck Top Point GainersGEORGE STRAIT/I Saw God Today (MCA) 2662 4TAYLOR SWIFT/Picture To Burn (Big Machine) 1868 4TRACE ADKINS/You’re Gonna Miss This (Capitol) 1006 4RODNEY ATKINS/Cleaning This Gun (Come On...) (Curb) 998 4JEWEL/Stronger Woman (Valory) 962 4JAMES OTTO/Just Got Started Lovin’ You (Warner Bros./Raybaw) 738CHRIS CAGLE/What Kinda Gone (Capitol) 728KENNY CHESNEY/Shiftwork (BNA) 702JASON ALDEAN/Laughed Until We Cried (BBR) 677CARRIE UNDERWOOD/All-American Girl (19/Arista) 666
Aircheck Top Spin GainersGEORGE STRAIT/I Saw God Today (MCA) 895TAYLOR SWIFT/Picture To Burn (Big Machine) 631TRACE ADKINS/You’re Gonna Miss This (Capitol) 340RODNEY ATKINS/Cleaning This Gun (Come On...) (Curb) 309JEWEL/Stronger Woman (Valory) 294JAMES OTTO/Just Got Started Lovin’ You (Warner Bros./Raybaw) 285KENNY CHESNEY/Shiftwork (BNA) 268JASON ALDEAN/Laughed Until We Cried (BBR) 232CARRIE UNDERWOOD/All-American Girl (19/Arista) 229CHRIS CAGLE/What Kinda Gone (Capitol) 224
ViDeO aDDs
CMT PHIL VASSAR/Love Is A Beautiful Thing (Universal South)SUGARLAND f/LITTLE BIG TOWN & JAKE OWEN/Life In A Northern Town (Mercury)TRENT WILLMON/Broken In (Compadre/Music World)
CMT PureINDIAN RODEO/Radio (Warpaint)LORI MCKENNA/Unglamourous (Warner Bros.)SUGARLAND f/LITTLE BIG TOWN & JAKE OWEN/Life In A Northern Town (Mercury)
GACPHIL VASSAR/Love Is A Beautiful Thing (Universal South)TRENT WILLMON/Broken In (Compadre/Music World)
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Aircheck ActivityTRACY LAWRENCE/Til I Was A Daddy Too (Rocky Comfort/CO5) Moves 46- 45*; 718 points, 313 spins 2 ADDS: KKBQ*, WWGR
CLAY WALKER/She Likes It In The Morning (Curb/Asylum) Moves 45*- 46; 695 points, 210 spins 4 ADDS: KSOP, KUZZ, WIVK*, WWNU
JASON MICHAEL CARROLL/I Can Sleep When I’m Dead (Arista) Enters 47*; 618 points, 241 spins 19 ADDS INCLUDING: KATC*, KFKF, KHKI*, KKWF, KZSN, WBEE, WGGY, WGKX*, WGNA, WGNE
STAR DE AZLAN/She’s Pretty (Curb) Moves 49*- 48*; 618 points, 234 spins 2 ADDS: KNTY, WIVK*
CARTER’S CHORD/Young Love (Show Dog) Moves 50*-49*; 562 points, 223 spins 4 ADDS: KCCY, KNTY, WYNK, WYPY
RANDY OWEN/Braid My Hair (DMP/New Revolution) Enters at 50*; 152 points, 157 spins 3 ADDS: WBEE, WIRK*, WKDF
SARAH JOHNS/He Hates Me (BNA) 426 points, 176 spins 10 ADDS: KKWF, KWNR, WBCT, WDAF, WEZL, WIRK*, WKDF*,
WKHX, WUSY, WYNK
ROAD HAMMERS/I Don’t Know When To Quit (Montage) 415 points, 170 spins 0 ADDS
MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Back When I Knew It All (Columbia) 393 points, 111 spins 15 ADDS INCLUDING: KEEY*, KIXZ, KMDL, KRTY, KSOP, WBCT,
WGNA, WKHX, WMIL, WOGK
ELI YOUNG BAND/When It Rains (Carnival) 381 points, 116 spins 0 ADDS
DOLLY PARTON/Better Get To Livin’ (Dolly) 377 points, 83 spins 0 ADDS
ROCKIE LYNNE/I Can’t Believe It’s Me (Robbins) 351 points, 93 spins 0 ADDS
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 two of the past three weeks. (* indicates auto adds)
Aircheck Top RecurrentsTAYLOR SWIFT/Our Song (Big Machine) 7035KENNY CHESNEY/Don’t Blink (BNA) 6255SUGARLAND/Stay (Mercury) 6012MONTGOMERY GENTRY/What Do Ya... (Columbia) 5929TOBY KEITH/Get My Drink On (Show Dog) 5686TIM MCGRAW/Suspicions (Curb) 4996DIERKS BENTLEY/Free And Easy (Down The Road...) (Capitol) 4478TRACY LAWRENCE/Find Out Who... (Rocky Comfort/CO5) 4315KEITH URBAN/Everybody (Capitol) 4130BILLY CURRINGTON/Good Directions (Mercury) 3914
aDD Dates
FEBRUARY 25JEFF BATES/Don’t Hate Me For Lovin’ You (Black River)JULIANNE HOUGH/That Song In My Head (Mercury)JEREMY MCCOMB/This Town Needs A Bar (Parallel/CO5) LEANN RIMES/Good Friend And A Glass Of Wine (Curb/Asylum)EMILY WEST/Rocks In Your Shoes (Capitol)
MARCH 3LUKE BRYAN/Country Man (Capitol)RASCAL FLATTS/Every Day (Lyric Street)JO DEE MESSINA/I’m Done (Curb)MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Back When I Knew It All (Columbia)REBA MCENTIRE w/SKIP EWING/Every Other Weekend (MCA) MARCH 10No Adds
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2 1 RODNEY ATKINS/Cleaning This Gun (Come On...) (Curb) 4718 286 2968 171
4 2 BILLY RAY CYRUS f/M.CYRUS/Ready... (Walt Disney/Lyric Street) 4307 -25 2767 -21
7 3 ALAN JACKSON/Small Town Southern Man (Arista) 4255 210 2663 109
6 4 KENNY CHESNEY/Shiftwork (BNA) 4217 136 2676 94
1 5 BRAD PAISLEY/Letter To Me (Arista) 4193 -374 2659 -218
5 6 GARY ALLAN/Watching Airplanes (MCA) 4187 75 2689 16
3 7 RASCAL FLATTS/Winner At A Losing Game (Lyric Street) 3833 -561 2415 -357
8 8 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/All-American Girl (19/Arista) 3818 225 2420 150
10 9 CHUCK WICKS/Stealing Cinderella (RCA) 3488 153 2238 66
9 10 CRAIG MORGAN/International Harvester (BBR) 3477 79 2197 71
15 11 CHRIS CAGLE/What Kinda Gone (Capitol) 3095 204 1908 142
16 12 TRACE ADKINS/You're Gonna Miss This (Capitol) 4 3086 372 1863 218
11 13 JASON ALDEAN/Laughed Until We Cried (BBR) 3056 -60 1859 -38
12 14 BROOKS & DUNN/God Must Be Busy (Arista) 2969 -46 1837 -31
17 15 BUCKY COVINGTON/It's Good To Be Us (Lyric Street) 2797 156 1769 88
19 16 PHIL VASSAR/Love Is A Beautiful Thing (Universal South) 2476 122 1498 68
18 17 GARTH BROOKS & HUEY LEWIS/Workin' For... (Pearl/Big Machine) 2418 27 1461 30
21 18 JAMES OTTO/Just Got Started Lovin' You (Warner Bros./Raybaw) 4 2321 378 1428 233
33 19 GEORGE STRAIT/I Saw God Today (MCA) 4 2123 1246 1235 661
20 20 EMERSON DRIVE/You Still Own Me (Midas) 2005 -34 1296 -25
22 21 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Love Don't Live Here (Capitol) 1986 100 1142 25
26 22 TAYLOR SWIFT/Picture To Burn (Big Machine) 4 1948 496 1162 323
23 23 KELLIE PICKLER/Things That Never Cross A... (19/BNA) 1845 -32 1152 -19
24 24 JOE NICHOLS/It Ain't No Crime (Universal South) 1735 149 1045 109
25 25 MARK CHESNUTT/Rollin' With The Flow (Lofton Creek) 1534 -46 992 -34
30 26 DIERKS BENTLEY/Trying To Stop Your Leaving (Capitol) 1308 186 741 130
27 27 JACK INGRAM/Maybe She'll Get Lonely (Big Machine) 1298 123 736 69
28 28 JAKE OWEN/Something About A Woman (RCA) 1198 42 654 22
36 29 JEWEL/Stronger Woman (Valory) 4 1195 412 634 226
29 30 JOSH TURNER f/TRISHA YEARWOOD/Another Try (MCA) 1169 36 703 38
LW TW Artist/Title (Label) TW Points +/- Points TW Plays +/- Plays
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31 31 ASHTON SHEPHERD/Takin' Off This Pain (MCA) 1072 71 608 39
35 32 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Gunpowder & Lead (Columbia) 967 123 468 54
32 33 JOSH GRACIN/We Weren't Crazy (Lyric Street) 960 10 543 4
34 34 LUKE BRYAN/We Rode In Trucks (Capitol) 820 -43 450 -21
42 35 BLAKE SHELTON/Home (Warner Bros.) 689 219 343 142
37 36 LEE BRICE/Happy Endings (Curb/Asylum) 668 -36 360 -29
39 37 SARA EVANS/Some Things Never Change (RCA) 651 69 317 34
43 38 KEITH ANDERSON/I Still Miss You (Columbia) 602 147 283 107
40 39 TRISHA YEARWOOD/This Is Me You're Talking To (Big Machine) 591 32 305 29
38 40 TERRI CLARK/In My Next Life (BNA) 559 -102 253 -87
41 41 WHISKEY FALLS/Falling Into You (Midas) 431 -41 259 -10
45 42 EAGLES/Busy Being Fabulous (ERC/Mercury/Lost Highway) 374 94 246 62
44 43 PHIL STACEY/If You Didn't Love Me (Lyric Street) 340 56 154 42
Debut 44 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Back When I Knew It All (Columbia) 279 279 118 118
50 45 JASON MICHAEL CARROLL/I Can Sleep When I'm Dead (Arista) 268 50 107 20
47 46 SARAH JOHNS/He Hates Me (BNA) 252 8 102 7
53 47 TRENT WILLMON/Broken In (Compadre/Music World/Quar) 250 57 104 25
46 48 ROCKIE LYNNE/I Can't Believe It's Me (Robbins) 239 -6 104 9
58 49 RANDY OWEN/Braid My Hair (DMP) 232 87 140 43
57 50 CLAY WALKER/She Likes It In The Morning (Curb/Asylum) 229 81 128 39
56 51 LEANN RIMES/Good Friend And A Glass Of... (Curb/Asylum) 222 74 79 40
51 52 KENNY CHESNEY/Just Not Today (BNA) 215 0 43 0
52 53 TRACY LAWRENCE/Til I Was A Daddy Too (Rocky Comfort/CO5) 199 -11 120 -6
48 54 HALFWAY TO HAZARD/Devil And The Cross (Stylesonic/Mercury) 185 -57 109 -23
Debut 55 RISSI PALMER/Hold On To Me (1720 Entertainment) 181 101 61 28
49 56 CARTER'S CHORD/Young Love (Show Dog) 175 -44 104 -12
54 57 STEPHEN COCHRAN/Everything We Knew (Aria/Quarterback) 170 -21 121 -10
55 58 JYPSI/I Don't Love You Like That (Arista) 145 -33 83 -20
Debut 59 ALISON KRAUSS/Simple Love (Rounder) 140 5 28 1
Debut 60 MICA ROBERTS f/TOBY KEITH/Things A Mama... (Show Dog ) 131 26 93 16
LW TW Artist/Title (Label) TW Points +/- Points TW Plays +/- Plays
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