March 6, 2026 News@CountryAircheck.com

Rate And S.C.: Here are select Nielsen Audio Continuous Diary Measurement (CDM) ratings for January 2026 (three-month rolling average, 10/16/25-2/4/26) compared with November and December. Ranks (in parentheses) are among subscribers. Unless otherwise noted, all figures are Persons 12+, Monday-Sunday, 6am-midnight.

Birmingham, AL (Market 61)	WZZK SummitMedia 5.1 (5) - 4.9 (5t) - 4.8 (5t) WDXB iHeartMedia 4.4 (7t) - 4.2 (7) - 4.8 (5t)
Buffalo, NY (59)	WYRK Townsquare 8.4 (3) - 7.6 (3) - 7.9 (3) WLKK Audacy 1.4 (14) - 1.4 (11) - 1.2 (11)
Fort Myers, FL (51)	WWGR Renda 3.9 (8) - 3.7 (5) - 3.7 (7) WHEL Sun 1.9 (16) - 2.2 (17) - 2.6 (15) WCKT iHeartMedia 1.6 (17) - 1.8 (18t) - 2.2 (17)
Greenville, SC (53)	WESC iHeartMedia Classic Country 5.7 (4) - 5.2 (5) - 6.0 (3) Largest share since last February. WSSL iHeartMedia 6.4 (2) - 6.7 (3) - 5.8 (4) WROQ Audacy N/A - N/A - 5.1 (6) Flipped from Classic Rock to Country on Dec. 19 (CAT 12/19/25).
Richmond, VA (52)	WKHK SummitMedia 6.2 (3) - 5.4 (4) - 6.2 (4) WRXL-HD2 Audacy 1.0 (15) - 1.4 (15) - 1.8 (14) Largest share since last January.
Rochester, NY (60)	WBEE Audacy 7.3 (2) - 5.9 (3t) - 5.0 (5) WDVI iHeartMedia 2.1 (9) - 1.9 (10t) - 1.7 (12)
Tucson, AZ (62)	KHUD iHeartMedia 3.3 (10) - 3.1 (8t) - 2.5 (12) KIIM Cumulus 7.0 (1t) - N/A - N/A Does not subscribe.

Shea Better: Connoisseur/Long Island, NY OM Patrick Shea has been promoted to Dir./Technical Systems for both the Long Island and Connecticut clusters. Shea has been with Connoisseur since 2014. Additionally, Darren DiPrima has been promoted from Dir./Sales to Station Manager for the Long Island cluster, which includes WWWF. DiPrima has been with the company since 2006. Connoisseur is seeking a new Dir./Sales for Long Island. Find the job posting here.

Workin' 9 To 12: "Workshop Alley," taking place March 20 from 9am-12pm during CRS '26, is grouped into three categories: "AI Classroom," "360° Approach to Being a Jock" and "Sales: Acoustic." Speakers include Alpha's Phil Becker, personality Nick Steele, Stoney Creek's Stan Marczewski, Audacy’s Clay Walker, Super Hi-Fi’s Bo Matthews, Disruptive Soul’s Izzy Guti, Neil Wilson Voiceovers’ Neil Wilson, KSSN/Little Rock's Jess Jennings, WUSY/Chattanooga's Cowboy Kyle, KWNR/Las Vegas' MoJoe Roberts, WXBQ/Johnson City, TN's Nikki Thomas and KILT/Houston's Sarah Frazier. CRS registration is available on-site in Nashville for $799 through the start of the event.

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Tour Support: Kip Moore's Reason To Believe World Tour is headed to stadiums and arenas across Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Europe, the US and the UK through November. Stops include two fall shows in South Africa (Pretoria and Cape Town), where he has recently played his largest gigs to date. Find shows and tickets here.

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

KZSN/Wichita staffers reflect on 40 years while Warner Chappell’s Austen Adams looks ahead in Country Aircheck Weekly.
KWJJ/Portland, OR morning hosts Nick Steele and Kristen Flowers exited. (3/5)
ACM CEO Damon Whiteside is stepping down in June. (3/3)
KFRG/Riverside tops the ACM radio nominations; full list here. (3/2)
Stephanie Hagerty was named Atlantic Outpost SVP/Country Airplay. (3/2)
Alyssa Logan joined Sony's Santa Anna Records as Dir./Marketing. (3/2)

Country Aircheck Today Top 5: Here are the Top 5 songs for March 4, according to Mediabase.

ELLA LANGLEY/Choosin' Texas (Sawgod/Col. NY/Triple Tigers) 4833 points
SHABOOZEY & JELLY ROLL/Amen (Empire/Magnolia/Stoney Creek) 4141 points
JUSTIN MOORE/Time's Ticking (Blue Highway) 3607 points
MAX MCNOWN/Better Me For You (Col. NY/Magnolia) 3356 points
THOMAS RHETT f/JORDAN DAVIS/Ain't A Bad Life (Blue Highway/MCA) 3253 points

Country Aircheck Top Point Gainers: Here are the top point gainers for March 1-5, compared with the same days last week, according to Mediabase.

JASON ALDEAN/Don't Tell On Me (Macon Music/Broken Bow) +2260 points
ELLA LANGLEY/Choosin' Texas (Sawgod/Col. NY/Triple Tigers) +1771 points
MAX MCNOWN/Better Me For You (Col. NY/Magnolia) +1532 points
DYLAN SCOTT/What He'll Never Have (Curb) +1256 points
JUSTIN MOORE/Time's Ticking (Blue Highway) +1130 points

Tomorrow's Birthdays (3/7): Amy Cannon, Marty Brooks, Ben Bieri, the late Townes Van Zandt.

Sunday's Birthdays (3/8): Bridget Herrmann, Drew Walker, Allison Jones, the late Al Cooley.

Monday's Birthdays (3/9): Jimmie Fadden (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band), Johnny McGuire, Rob Beckham, Alek Halverson, Sam Diggedy Segovia, Jon Conlon, the late Mickey Gilley.

Tube Check Sunday (3/8): Ashley Cooke, Marshals (CBS).

Tube Check Monday (3/9): Kelly Sutton, American Idol (ABC).

Whiskey Business: Mercury's Priscilla Block celebrates the platinum certification of “You, Me, And Whiskey" at her Ryman debut. Pictured (l-r) are the label's Jimmy Rector and Stephanie Wright, Underscore Works' Charly Salvatore, Block, Underscore Works' Jordin Wentworth and the label's Damon Moberly.

Golden Chi: Riser House's Meghan Patrick visits WUSN/Chicago. Pictured (l-r) is the label's Roger Fregoso, the station's Marci Braun, Patrick, and the label's Nathan Cruise.

Meowdy: River House/Warner/WAR’s Hudson Westbrook plays WKKT/Charlotte Kat Jam. Pictured (l-r) are River House's Lance Houston, the station's Ashley Wilson, Westbrook and Warner's James Marsh.

Signage: UK singer/songwriter Bellah Mae signs with Sony Music Nashville. Pictured (l-r) are the label's Ken Robold and Taylor Lindsey, Mae, Chosen Music's Alistar Goldsmith and the label's Lexi Stringer.