November 6, 2024 News@CountryAircheck.com

Bull Shift: Here are select Nielsen Audio Continuous Diary Measurement (CDM) ratings for October 2024 (three-month rolling average, 7/18-10/9) compared with August and September. Ranks (in parentheses) are among subscribers. Unless otherwise noted, all figures are Persons 12+, Monday-Sunday, 6am-midnight..

Birmingham, AL (Market 61)	WDXB iHeartMedia 6.0 (4) - 5.2 (5) - 5.6 (4) First format lead since March 2023. WZZK SummitMedia 6.1 (3) - 5.5 (3) - 5.0 (5)
Buffalo, NY (59)	WYRK Townsquare 8.5 (2) - 9.0 (1t) - 9.2 (1) Largest share since July 2023. WLKK Audacy 1.0 (15) - 1.2 (14t) - 1.4 (13)
Greenville, SC (54)	WESC iHeartMedia Classic Country 6.5 (6) - 7.2 (2) - 7.0 (3) WSSL iHeartMedia 6.8 (3t) - 6.5 (4) - 6.7 (4)
Richmond, VA (51)	WKHK SummitMedia 5.2 (5) - 4.8 (4t) - 4.7 (4)
Rochester, NY (60)	WBEE Audacy 8.0 (2) - 7.5 (2) - 6.3 (4) WDVI iHeartMedia 2.6 (8) - 1.9 (10) - 2.2 (9)

Chance Departs iHeart: The latest round of iHeartMedia cuts (CAT 11/4) now includes SVPP/Des Moines, St. Louis, Indianapolis & North Dakota Greg Chance. He returned to iHeart in his most recent role last year following a four-year stint as Diamond Oil SVP/Marketing & Business Development (CAT 3/20/23). Prior to Diamond Oil, Chance spent 20 years with iHeart and its predecessors as an OM/PD in Des Moines, eventually rising to SVPP for that market. Reach Chance here.

Daye Exits WYRK: Townsquare WYRK/Buffalo Clay & Company morning co-host Kadie Daye has exited. "I’ve wanted to do radio since I was eight years old, and now that I’ve been doing it for eight+ years, I know I’m not done yet," she shared on social media. "Thank you to everyone who believed in me and has helped me grow to who I am now." Daye joined WYRK in 2021 (CAT 7/28/21), after two years at Top 40 WNDV/South Bend, IN. Reach her here.

Gig Alert: Hubbard WUBE/Cincinnati has a full-time opening for Jesse & Anna morning show producer. Applicants need one year+ experience as a producer or on-air contributor; full listing here.

I Add Some Help: Songwriter Ashley Gorley is donating proceeds from his 80th No. 1 (Jelly Roll's "I Am Not Okay") to help launch Onsite's Creatives Support Network, which provides free mentorship, education, resources and mental wellness support for members of the songwriting community. His gift will fund 80 individual grants, as well as program infrastructure support. Says Gorley, “A song about struggling to get out of bed in the morning is No. 1, and that really speaks to where we are in the world. It was important for us to take this moment to say, ‘You’re not the only one,’ and to support a creative network with programming that is tailored to songwriters at any stage of their journey.”

Specials Delivery: Skyview Networks' Country Top 40 with Fitz is partnering with Fisher House to raise awareness for the foundation around Veterans Day (available to air Nov. 9 & 10). Thankful For The Hits is a four-hour special that will be co-hosted by Dan + Shay for Thanksgiving weekend (Nov. 30 & Dec 1). Gabby Barrett will co-host Deck The Hits With Fitz, which will showcase holiday classics and country artists' holiday traditions (Dec. 21 & 22), and Deck The Hits With Fitz will count down the biggest songs of 2024 (Dec. 28 & 29). Contact Skyview here.

Funding The Foundation:

The Broadcasters Foundation of America has launched its annual year-end giving campaign, seeking tax-deductible personal donations to its Guardian Fund and corporate contributions to its Angel Initiative. The nonprofit Broadcasters Foundation helps broadcasters who are in dire need of monthly or emergency financial assistance due to disaster or life-altering illness. Donate here.

Elle To Play: CMT Digital will launch a performance series, CMT Live, Nov. 7, with Elle King featured in the first episode at 5pm (ET) across CMT platforms. Future episodes will feature Ian Musnick (Nov. 26) and Flatland Cavalry (Dec. 11).

Stories Of The Week: Search for news and people in the archives at countryaircheck.com.

iHeartMedia restructuring affected Clyde Bass, Nick Jordan, David "D.J." Taylor, Kia Becht.
Jason Wilson joined iHeartMedia as Area Pres./Oklahoma, Arkansas, Kansas & Missouri.
KFKF/Kansas City's Tony Stevens is retiring, Jim Daniels is returning and Ed Walker is named MD/middays.
Chronicle: "Jesse James" Davis.

Country Aircheck Today Top 5: Here are the Top 5 songs for the Nov. 5, according to Mediabase 24/7.

MORGAN WALLEN/Lies Lies Lies (Big Loud) 4114 points
JELLY ROLL/I Am Not Okay (BMG/Republic/Stoney Creek) 3468 points
KANE BROWN & MARSHMELLO/Miles On It (RCA) 3214 points
PARMALEE/Gonna Love You (Stoney Creek) 2757 points
THOMAS RHETT/Beautiful As You (Valory) 2593 points

Country Aircheck Top Point Gainers: Here are the top point gainers for Nov. 3-5 compared with the same days last week, according to Mediabase 24/7.

MORGAN WALLEN/Lies Lies Lies (Big Loud) +1098 points
MORGAN WALLEN/Love Somebody (Big Loud) +661 points
KOE WETZEL & JESSIE MURPH/High Road (Columbia/Records Nashville) +624 points
DYLAN MARLOWE & DYLAN SCOTT/Boys Back Home (Columbia/Curb) +461 points
THOMAS RHETT/Beautiful As You (Valory) +381 points

Tomorrow's Birthdays (11/7): Robin Lee, Jenny Bohler, Dewayne Brown, Tammi Brumfield, Tonya Campos, Neda Tobin, Lewis Stokes, the late Doc Gonzales.

Tin Man: Red Street's Chris Lane with WIRK/West Palm Beach staffers at Tin Roof. Pictured (l-r) are the label's Sally Allgeier, Nick Rivers, Moriah Daniels, Lane, Chelsea Taylor, Tim Leary and Bruce Logan.

OH My, Good Lord: Empire/Magnolia's Shaboozey (c) with WUBE's Grover Collins (l) and Magnolia's JC Coffey at the Cincinnati stop of Jelly Roll's Beautifully Broken Tour.

Long Face: Back Blocks/EMI Nashville’s Tucker Wetmore (l) with WJVC/Nassau's Phathead.