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| June 10, 2026 News@CountryAircheck.com |
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 Hunts-Thrill: Here are select Nielsen Audio Continuous Diary Measurement (CDM) ratings for April 2026 (three-month rolling average, 2/5-4/29) compared with February and March. Ranks (in parentheses) are among subscribers. Unless otherwise noted, all figures are Persons 12+, Monday-Sunday, 6am-midnight.
Chattanooga, TN
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WUSY Audacy
10.7 (1) - 8.6 (1) - 7.2 (2)
WUUQ Bahakel Classic Country
3.8 (4) - 3.3 (5t) - 3.9 (4)
Largest share since Dec. 2024.
WOGT Cumulus
Does not subscribe.
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Huntsville, AL
(99) |
WDRM iHeartMedia
11.0 (1) - 11.9 (1) - 12.5 (1)
Largest share since Spring 2015.
WWFF Cumulus
Does not subscribe.
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 Now Hear This: Hey Now Records has added DFB Consulting's Danny Bess as SVP/Finance & Operations, former UMGN Sr. Dir./E-Commerce & Retail Troy Scott as VP/Commerce & Consumer Products, and Aroluxe Marketing's Rachel Brown as Mgr./Operations. Bess was CFO at Warner Music Nashville and VP/Finance at UMGN before launching his consulting firm. Scott departed UMGN (now MCA) amid last summer's restructuring (CAT 6/10/25). His background includes time at Alpha Media/Richmond, VA; Sony and BMG.
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 Getting Chumley: iHeartMedia Rock WPLA/Jacksonville PD/afternoon host Chad "Chumley" Kerch has been added to The Big Show morning team at sister station WQIK/Jacksonville, joining incumbents John Scott, Megan Terry and Scot "Froggy" Langley. Chumley has been with iHeartMedia since 1998. In addition to WPLA & WQIK, he tracks afternoons at Rock WJRR/Orlando. WQIK PD Casey Carter calls Chumley "an expert on all things Jacksonville, a music and radio lover in general, and an overall great human being." |
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 Boom's Botwin Leaves: Boom Music Group VP Shaina Botwin has exited, saying, "It’s been a great honor to work with such talented writers and artists, and I’ll forever be proud of what we built over the years." Botwin helped the publishing company relaunch in 2021 (CAT 11/18/21); reach her at 770-856-1028 or here. Boom creative and admin needs can be sent to Hayley Clawson. No word on plans for the position.
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 Benefit News: The 12th Annual Craig Campbell Celebrity Cornhole Challenge raised more than $35,000 for The Kenny Campbell Foundation during CMA Fest. |
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 Bits & Pieces: Ahead of closing out the reporting panel in the first week with her new single, "I Knew It, I Knew You" from the Toy Story 5 soundtrack, Taylor Swift had a gift for Country radio. She shipped programmers "Jessie" dolls, the Toy Story character that inspired her song. Watch WXBQ/Johnson City, TN's Nikki Thomas unbox hers here.
 Organizers of the upcoming final Conclave radio and records convention are accepting nominations through July 7 for its Rockwell Award. Find criteria, nominate and see past winners here. Conclave is set for Sept.15-17 in Bloomington, MN; register here.
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 ICYMI: Sony Music Publishing Nashville's Rusty Gaston-hosted Thank a Songwriter podcast returned with The Warren Brothers; listen here. Upcoming episodes feature Kix Brooks (7/1), Bobby Braddock (8/5), Josh Osborne (9/2) and Luke Laird (10/7). |
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 Chronicle: The country music and radio industries are mourning longtime WSM-AM/Nashville morning host, Grand Ole Opry announcer and television personality Bill Cody, who died yesterday (6/9) at the age of 67 after a long hospitalization, as reported last night via Breaking News. Said Garth Brooks, "There might be someone somewhere in the world who loved country music as much, but nobody loved country music more than Bill Cody." A 2008 inductee into the Country Radio Hall of Fame (read our interview with him from that year here), Cody also got a star on the Music City Walk of Fame in 2024 (CAT 9/13/24), and will be posthumously inducted into the Tennessee Radio Hall of Fame next month (CAT 6/5). WSM, which will pay tribute to Cody on-air over the next few days, said in a Facebook post, "More than his accolades, Bill will be remembered for his kindness, humility, and genuine gift for connection. He was a trusted voice, a generous friend, and a constant companion to generations of listeners." The Opry will dedicate its June 13 show to Cody. No word on services.
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| Country Aircheck Today Top 5: Here are the Top 5 songs for June 9, according to Mediabase.
- ELLA LANGLEY/Be Her (Sawgod/Col. NY/Triple Tigers) 4831 points
- JOSH ROSS/Hate How You Look (Core/Mercury) 3937 points
- JASON ALDEAN/Don't Tell On Me (Macon Music/Broken Bow) 3746 points
- MORGAN WALLEN/Don't We (Big Loud) 3383 points
- RILEY GREEN/Change My Mind (Nash. Harbor) 3039 points
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| Country Aircheck Top Point Gainers: Here are the top point gainers for June 7-9, compared with the same days last week, according to Mediabase.
- TAYLOR SWIFT/I Knew It, I Knew You (Disney/Republic/MCA) +4326 points
- LAINEY WILSON & JOHN MAYER/Phone, Keys, Wallet (Broken Bow) +2415 points
- ELLA LANGLEY/Be Her (Sawgod/Col. NY/Triple Tigers) +1350 points
- RILEY GREEN/Think As You Drunk (Nash. Harbor) +1014 points
- JASON ALDEAN/Don't Tell On Me (Macon Music/Broken Bow) +924 points
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| Tomorrow's Birthdays (6/11): MaRynn Taylor, Jay McDowell, Bruce Robison, Steve Baker, Nikki Abbamont, Josie Lane.
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Small Town Pool Boy: Dustin Lynch Pool Situation: Nashville returned to CMA Fest. Pictured (back, l-r) are BBRMG's Samuel Laun, Kennedy Nickerson, John Carroll, Camille Kenny and Katie Kerkhover, Lynch and BBRMG's JoJamie Hahr, Lee Adams, Misti Douglas, Tashsin Rakib Himi, Tara Master, Jacee Badeaux and Mark Logsdon; (front, l-r) BBRMG's Chris Loss, Emily Truncali and Gina Sisco.
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 Steady iHeart: Columbia's Kameron Marlowe (c) with the label's Jansen Morgan and Dennis Reese, iHeart's Rod Phillips, the label's Ken Robold Red Light's Kaitlin Madewell and iHeart's Ryan McKiddy (l-r) at the iHeartCountry House Party during CMA Fest. |
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 Fest To The Sand: Warner's Dasha (holding plaque) celebrates "Austin (Boots Stop Working)" hitting one billion streams at Spotify House during CMA Fest. Pictured (front, l-r) are Type A's Presley Nardella, songwriter/producer Bardo Novotny, Type A's Alex Lunt, Adam Budd Creative's Adam Budd, King Publicity's Avery King Smith and Christina Bosch, Dasha, the label's Ben Farber and WME's Carrie Murphy, Shannon Saunders, Sloane Cavitt Logue and Lindsey Dodge; (back, l-r) the label's Michael Coughlin, Luke Armitage, Axel Hyge and Kelly Bolton and WME's Nate Towne, Becky Gardenhire and Abby Baas. |
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 Signage: Songwriter/multi-Instrumentalist/producer Austin Taylor Smith signs with Peacock Publishing. Pictured (l-r) are attorney Mary Lauren Teague, Katherine Smith, Smith, Peacock's Emily Peacock and attorney Alyssa Johnson. |
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 Signage: Kyle Fishman signs a publishing deal with Ernest's Cadillac Music via Big Loud Publishing. Pictured (l-r) are CM's Dane Schmidt and Jude Warren, BLP's Kimberly Gleason, Lauren Lieu Management's Lauren Lieu, Fishman, Ernest, CM's Jordan Marcus and BLP's Mike Giangreco. |
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 Signage: Carly Pearce signs with BBRMG's Stoney Creek imprint. Pictured (l-r) are BMG Publishing's Chris Oglesby, the label's Katie Kerkhover and Peter Strickland, Pearce, the label's JoJamie Hahr, Borchetta Entertainment Group’s Scott Borchetta and Mike Blong, and attorney David Crow. |
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