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| June 8, 2026 News@CountryAircheck.com |
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Well Spokane: 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.
Columbia, SC (Market 89) |
WCOS iHeartMedia 5.9 (2) - 6.7 (2) - 6.2 (2)
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Des Moines, IA (70) |
KHKI Cumulus KJJY Cumulus Classic Country Do not subscribe. |
Little Rock, AR (94) |
KMJX iHeartMedia Cl. Country 3.2 (4) - 5.2 (3) - 5.8 (2) Largest share since June 2023. KSSN iHeartMedia 6.6 (2) - 5.9 (2) - 4.7 (3) |
Monterey, CA (98) |
KTOM iHeartMedia 2.7 (9) - 2.9 (7) - 2.4 (7) |
Spokane, WA (90) |
KDRK Stephens 3.4 (9) - 4.5 (6) - 4.9 (5t) Largest share since June 2023. KICR Blue Sky 3.0 (10t) - 3.0 (9t) - 3.1 (9) Largest share since last June. KISC-HD2 iHeartMedia 0.4 (19t) - 0.9 (16t) - 1.3 (14t) Largest share since Aug. 2023. KXLY QueenB Does not subscribe. |
Springfield, MA (102) |
WRNX iHeartMedia 4.7 (5) - 5.0 (4t) - 4.6 (5t) |
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Past Is Prologue: iHeartMedia KWNR/Las Vegas APD Sammi Tempesta has added the noon-3pm airshift. Lois "Double L" Lewis, who had extended her 9am-noon show to 9am-2pm in March (CAT 3/31), returns to her previous times. SVPP MoJoe Roberts, who had been doing 2-7pm, now starts his show at 3pm. Tempesta, who also works at Adult Hits sister KYMT, joined the KWNR team in March.
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Copy Cat: Cumulus KTOP/Topeka, KS flipped to a simulcast of News-Talk sister KCMO/Kansas City today (6/8) at noon. KTOP previously rebranded from "Nash FM" to "Nash Icon" in 2015 (CAT 12/27/15), and more recently operated as "102.9 Cat Country." Cumulus combined its six-station Topeka, KS cluster, including KTOP, into its Kansas City operations in January (CAT 1/23). Longtime Topeka OM Amber Lee departed the company in December (CAT 12/11/25).
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Tour Support: Little Big Town's For The Art Of It Tour kicks off Sept. 24 in St. Petersburg, FL, and includes stops in Atlanta, Boston, Philadelphia, Dallas, Houston, Chicago, Toronto and more. Tickets here Friday (6/12).
Lady A's This Winter's Night Tour returns Dec. 10 in Northfield, OH, and wraps Dec. 21 with two shows at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium. Tickets go on sale Friday (6/12) here.
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Benefit News: KSON/San Diego morning hosts John Flint and Tammy Lee raised more than $35,000 for Paws For Purple Hearts during their weeklong Service Pet for a Vet.
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ICYMI: "There was no real pushes from anybody, it wasn’t a big revelation," Shaboozey tells Rolling Stone on discovering his own brand of country music. "I just heard the music, and it resonated with me, and my story, and my voice. Wanting to find my own identity led me to start singing over acoustic guitars, and then when I’d listen back, people were like, ‘It’s kind of country.’” Read the full digital cover story here.
Ashley McBryde performed "What If We Don't," "Bottle Tells Me So" and "Ten To Midnight" on CBS Saturday Morning.
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| Country Aircheck Today Top 5: Here are the Top 5 songs for the week ending June 6, according to Mediabase.
- RILEY GREEN/Change My Mind (Nash. Harbor)
- ELLA LANGLEY/Be Her (Sawgod/Col. NY/Triple Tigers)
- JOSH ROSS/Hate How You Look (Core/Mercury)
- JASON ALDEAN/Don't Tell On Me (Macon Music/Broken Bow)
- MORGAN WALLEN/Don't We (Big Loud)
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| Country Aircheck Top Point Gainers: Here are the top point gainers for June 7, compared with the same day last week, according to Mediabase.
- TAYLOR SWIFT/I Knew It, I Knew You (Disney/Republic/MCA) +1440 points
- LAINEY WILSON & JOHN MAYER/Phone, Keys, Wallet (Broken Bow) +686 points
- ELLA LANGLEY/Be Her (Sawgod/Col. NY/Triple Tigers) +530 points
- RILEY GREEN/Think As You Drunk (Nash. Harbor) +489 points
- GREYLAN JAMES/Water At A Wedding (Nash. Harbor) +233 points
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My Fest Friend: Team Em.Co at Tim McGraw's Nissan Stadium performance during CMA Fest. Pictured (l-r) are Scott Siman, Doug Phillips, Sophia Gildone, James Stewart, McGraw, Kelly Clague, Casey Caldwell and Jack Purcell. |
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Boys Plaque Home: Play It Again/Columbia’s Dylan Marlowe (c) is surprised with news that “Boys Back Home” has been certified platinum by the label's Taylor Lindsey and Ken Robold during CMA Fest.
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Signage: Singer/songwriter Blake Proehl celebrates his MCA signing at the label's Live At The SkyDeck during CMA Fest. Pictured (l-r) are attorney Matt Cottingham; Range Media Partner’s Jared Cotter, Nightingale Entertainment’s Abbey Adams, the label's Mike Harris and Hannah Galluzzi, Proehl and the label's Katie McCartney, Rob Femia, Stephanie Wright, Damon Moberly and Sarah D’Hilly.
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Signage: Following their performance Thursday (6/4) at CMA Fest (recap here), Florida Georgia Line have signed with The Core Entertainment for management. |
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Signage: Singer/songwriter Hunter Flynn (l) commemorates his WME signing with the company's Lance Roberts. |
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