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| April 24, 2024 News@CountryAircheck.com |
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 Hall Guy: Cumulus WIVK/Knoxville afternoon host Ted "Gunner" Ousley has been named as the first inductee in the Tennessee Radio Hall of Fame's Career Class of 2024. Ousley, who announced his impending retirement in February (CAT 2/23) after 28 years with WIVK, will be honored with other soon-to-be-announced inductees July 27 in Murfreesboro, TN. |
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 Suave And Devon Air: Gallatin Valley Community Radio KGVM/Bozeman, MT host Devon Brosnan has joined Townsquare KAAR/Butte, MT as afternoon host. The shift had been covered by Townsquare national talent Buddy Logan. This is Brosnan's first position in commercial radio; he joined KGVM in 2022. |
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 Authentication Factor: Today's (4/24) CRS360 webinar, "But They Have A Great Personality ... A Deeper Look," dug further into the research presented at CRS 2024. Big Machine's Clay Hunnicutt moderated with SmithGeiger's Andrew Finlayson and Dan Reines detaling the findings. The three top factors for personalities: being authentic, having a positive attitude and helping create "escapism" for listeners and connecting the audience with the music through stories about the songs and artists. The full webinar will be available on the CRS website here tomorrow (4/25). |
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 Christi Cooking: Reina Broadcasting has begun operating KUKA/Corpus Christi and shifted it to gold-based Country as "Retro Country," bringing it in line with its "Retro" branded Classic Hits and Tejano stations in the market. KUKA rimshots Corpus Christi, but the addition of translator K277BL gives it coverage over the city proper. Reina's Classic Hits KBSO had been Red Dirt/Texas Country until the beginning of the year (CAT 1/2), and former KBSO morning host Blake Farenthold reprises those duties on KUKA. In the Fall 2023 Nielsen survey, KUKA registered a 0.2 share. Stream here. |
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 Reve-News: Spotify reported revenue of €3.64 billion (approximately $3.89b) for Q1 2024, up 20% year-to-year on a constant currency basis. Ad-supported revenue increased 18% to €389 million ($416m). Total monthly average users (MAUs) grew to 615 million, up 19% year-to-year, while premium subscribers grew 14% to 239m. See the complete earnings release here. |
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 Signage: UMG/Nashville's Louie TheSinger signed with UTA. His debut US tour, Desperado, kicks off June 15 at the House of Blues in Orlando and wraps at The Underground in Charlotte July 27.
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 Stories Of The Week: Search for news and people in the archives at countryaircheck.com.
- Friends and colleagues remembered John Hart, and Bruce Logan and JR Jaus recapped the Kenny Chesney tour launch in Country Aircheck Weekly.
- Miranda Lambert signed with Republic in partnership with Big Loud.
- Jay West was upped to WGH/Norfolk OM, Karen West shifted to mornings and Barry McKay succeeded her in middays.
- The ACM Radio Award winners were announced.
- WGKX/Memphis' Kay Manley added PD duties.
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 Bits & Pieces: Hop On A Cure, founded after Zac Brown Band's John Driskell was diagnosed with ALS, donated $250,000 to Massachusetts General Hospital Department of Neurology’s Sean M. Healey & AMG Center for ALS.
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 ICYMI: Ernest performed "Why Dallas" on ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live (4/23).
Kane Brown has partnered with Voodoo Doughnut on the In The Air Doughnut to raise money for local Boys & Girls Clubs in select locations. The chocolate cake doughnut is coated in chocolate frosting with marshmallow fluff and peanut butter.
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| Country Aircheck Today Top 5: Here are the Top 5 songs for April 23, according to Mediabase 24/7.
- SCOTTY MCCREERY/Cab In A Solo (Triple Tigers) 4604 points
- SAM HUNT/Outskirts (MCA) 4326 points
- JORDAN DAVIS/Tucson Too Late (MCA) 3878 points
- TYLER HUBBARD/Back Then Right Now (EMI Nashville) 3798 points
- BAILEY ZIMMERMAN/Where It Ends (Elektra/Warner/WEA) 3399 points
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| Country Aircheck Top Point Gainers: Here are the top point gainers for April 21-23 compared with the same days last week, according to Mediabase 24/7.
- SCOTTY MCCREERY/Cab In A Solo (Triple Tigers) +3002 points
- MORGAN WALLEN f/ERNEST/Cowgirls (Big Loud) +970 points
- KENNY CHESNEY/Take Her Home (Warner/WEA) +892 points
- GARTH BROOKS & RONNIE DUNN/Rodeo Man (Big Machine) +684 points
- BAILEY ZIMMERMAN/Where It Ends (Elektra/Warner/WEA) +684 points
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| Tomorrow's Birthdays (4/25): Morgan Evans, Rory Feek, Rob Crosby, April Rider, Suzette Tucker, Ashley White Sidoti, Sonia Jimenez, Obie Diaz, Jaida Dreyer, the late O.B. McClinton, the late Vassar Clements.
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 See Stell By The Sea Shore: Records Nashville's Matt Stell (very tall) with the label's Jamice Jennings and Beasley's Marie Tedesco, Caroline Beasley, Justin Chase and Heidi Raphael (l-r) in Naples, FL. |
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 Ball Town USA: KSSN/Little Rock staffers participate in the fourth annual Justin Moore St. Jude Golf Classic, helping raise more than $534,000. Pictured (l-r) are the station's Bo Dalton and Jess Jennings, Moore, teammate Brian McRae and the station's Amber Gross.
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 Buffalo Chills: Warner/WMN’s Drew Parker at the Buffalo stop of Luke Combs' Growin' Up And Gettin' Old Tour. Pictured with (top) WOLF's Skip Clark and wife Nancy and (bottom) WYRK's Bob Barnett. |
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 Horn And Bred: WA native Tucker Wetmore (c) with KUPL/Portland’s Danny Dwyer (l) and Jake Byron. |
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