April 7, 2026 News@CountryAircheck.com

Running Up That 'Ville: Here are select Nielsen Audio Continuous Diary Measurement (CDM) ratings for February 2026 (three-month rolling average, 12/10/25-3/4/26) compared with December and January. Ranks (in parentheses) are among subscribers. Unless otherwise noted, all figures are Persons 12+, Monday-Sunday, 6am-midnight.

Birmingham, AL (Market 61)	WDXB iHeartMedia 4.2 (7) - 4.8 (5t) - 5.0 (5) WZZK SummitMedia 4.9 (5t) - 4.8 (5t) - 4.4 (6)
Buffalo, NY (59)	WYRK Townsquare 7.6 (3) - 7.9 (3) - 8.8 (2) WLKK Audacy 1.4 (11) - 1.2 (11) - N/A Flipped to Sports as WGR-FM on Feb. 17 (CAT 2/17).
Fort Myers, FL (51)	WWGR Renda 3.7 (5) - 3.7 (7) - 4.5 (4t) Largest share since Dec. 2024. WCKT iHeartMedia 1.8 (18t) - 2.2 (17) - 2.4 (14t) WHEL Sun 2.2 (17) - 2.6 (15) - 2.1 (17)
Greenville, SC (53)	WESC iHeartMedia Classic Country 5.2 (5) - 6.0 (3) - 7.0 (3) Largest share since Nov. 2024. WSSL iHeartMedia 6.7 (3) - 5.8 (4) - 5.2 (5t) WROQ Audacy N/A - 5.1 (6) - 3.7 (9) Flipped from Classic Rock to Country on Dec. 19 (CAT 12/19/25).
Richmond, VA (52)	WKHK SummitMedia 5.4 (4) - 6.2 (4) - 6.3 (4) WRXL-HD2 Audacy 1.4 (15) - 1.8 (14) - 1.5 (14t)
Rochester, NY (60)	WBEE Audacy 5.9 (3t) - 5.0 (5) - 5.7 (5) WDVI iHeartMedia 1.9 (10t) - 1.7 (12) - 1.8 (11)
Tucson, AZ (62)	KHUD iHeartMedia 3.1 (8t) - 2.5 (12) - 2.1 (12) KIIM Cumulus Does not subscribe.

Swae Lee: New South WUSJ/Jackson, MS PD/afternoon host Traci Lee will return to mornings following morning co-host Hannah Lane's move to nights at KSCS/Dallas (CAT 4/2). Lee will be paired with incumbent Gordon "Gordo" Hultengren (CAT 9/22/25). While no permanent successor has been named in afternoons, sister WOKK/Meridian, MS morning host Quinn Alexander will fill that shift for now. Lee tells Country Aircheck, "It's like coming home since I've done mornings most of my career. To be honest, I've really missed it. I didn't realize how much until I got back in the studio."

Let 'Em Book: Nashville-based CAA Booking Professional Andrew Dominijanni has been promoted to Music Agent, where he will support the company's country roster. He started his career at CAA in 2020 as an intern and worked in the mailroom before serving as assistant to Nashville Co-Head Marc Dennis and Agent Chad Kudelka. He was promoted to his most recent position in 2023, and was accepted into the CAA Elevate program in 2025.

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Hit Me With Your Best Slot: Kacey Musgraves, Little Big Town and Miranda Lambert will join previously announced performers Cody Johnson, Lainey Wilson and Riley Green (CAT 3/19) at the 61st Academy of Country Music Awards, streaming live on Prime Video May 17 from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Tickets are available here, and nominees will be announced Thursday (4/9).

Festive All: Riley Green, Jon Pardi, Tucker Wetmore and Diplo will headline the inaugural Country Splash festival in Cabo San Lucas Labor Day Weekend (Sept. 4-6). The lineup also includes Cameron Whitcomb, Dasha, LoCash, Zach John King, Blake Whiten, Lauren Watkins, Jacob Hackworth and more; ticket info here.

Monkey Business: Tanner Chambers returns to his Seattle roots to helm mornings at KPNW, bringing stories of faraway lands (Colorado and California), and a healthy fear of snake and Punch the Monkey content. And Moo TV’s Scott Scovill looks back on decades behind country’s biggest tours while making the case for tenacity over talent in his new memoir in last night's (4/6) Country Aircheck Weekly.

Bits & Pieces: Martina and John McBride will be honored with the T.J. Martell Foundation's Billy Ray Hearn Award of Excellence during the nonprofit's April 14 Best Cellars Dinner at Nashville's Bell Tower. The Hearn Award recognizes "leaders who exemplify outstanding professional achievement, extraordinary philanthropic contributions and an unwavering commitment to music's cure for cancer." Details and table info here.

Garth Brooks, Vince Gill, Steve Wariner, Trisha Yearwood and producer Tony Brown are among those schedued to make guest appearances when the Musicians Hall of Fame in Nashville inducts its next class, which includes Dolly Parton, Keith Urban and Dann Huff (CAT 2/6). The induction will take place April 28 at Nashville's Fisher Center For The Performing Arts; tickets here.

ICYMI: Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square Capital has made an offer to buy Universal Music Group for approximately $60 billion.

Life Note: Country Music Hall of Famer Ray Stevens is recuperating from a March 29 fall that resulted in a broken neck. He was briefly hospitalized in the Nashville area and is now recovering at home. Get well messages can be sent to: 5724 River Rd. Nashville, TN 37209.

Country Aircheck Today Top 5: Here are the Top 5 songs for April 6, according to Mediabase.

THOMAS RHETT f/JORDAN DAVIS/Ain't A Bad Life (Blue Highway/MCA) 4436 points
LUKE COMBS/Sleepless In A Hotel Room (Columbia) 4236 points
DYLAN SCOTT/What He'll Never Have (Curb) 3778 points
LUKE COMBS/Days Like These (Columbia) 3453 points
CODY JOHNSON/The Fall (CoJo/Warner/WRN) 3189 points

Country Aircheck Top Point Gainers: Here are the top point gainers for April 5-6, compared with the same days last week, according to Mediabase.

THOMAS RHETT f/JORDAN DAVIS/Ain't A Bad Life (Blue Highway/MCA) +1543 points
ELLA LANGLEY/Be Her (Sawgod/Col. NY/Triple Tigers) +1129 points
DAN + SHAY/Say So (Warner/WRN) +1009 points
MORGAN WALLEN/Don't We (Big Loud) +785 points
LUKE BRYAN/Country And She Knows It (MCA) +693 points

Tomorrow's Birthdays (4/8): MoJoe Roberts, TJ McEntire, Dale Desmond, Jim Photoglo, Jill Brunett, Reggie M. Churchwell, Jon Langston, John Schneider, Bud Schaetzle.

Tube Check Tomorrow (4/8): Flatland Calvary, The Kelly Clarkson Show (syndicated).

Parky Mode: Broken Bow's Dustin Lynch (c) with KNIX/Phoenix's Reid Spivey, Lois Lewis, Brooke Hoover and Tucker Fenton (l-r) at Boots in the Park.

'COL Ranch: Leo33's Trey Pendley (c) with WCOL/Columbus, OH's morning team, Kayla Hanley and Dan E. Zuko.

Hakuna Mattos: Neon Coast's Restless Road joins WSM-AM/Nashville ahead of Disney’s Main Street Country release event. Pictured (l-r) are the station's Charlie Mattos, RR’s Colton Pack, the station's Amber Anderson, RR’s Zach Beeken and Garrett Nichols and the station's Kelly Sutton.

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