March 9, 2026 News@CountryAircheck.com

Share Necessities: 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.

Albany, NY (Market 68)	WGNA Townsquare 6.5 (2) - 6.4 (3) - 6.0 (3) WKLI Pamal 3.1 (8) - 3.8 (9) - 2.8 (12) WINU Pamal Classic Country 1.1 (16t) - 1.0 (19t) - 1.2 (18)
Allentown, PA (75)	WCTO Cumulus 6.7 (3) - N/A - N/A Does not subscribe.
Dayton, OH (66)	WHKO Cox 9.4 (1) - 9.0 (1) - 9.1 (1) WZDA iHeartMedia 2.0 (12) - 1.7 (12) - 0.9 (16)
Fresno, CA (67)	KHGE iHeartMedia 2.1 (13t) - 3.3 (6) - 3.4 (7) KSKS Cumulus 5.3 (4t) - N/A - N/A Does not subscribe.
Grand Rapids, MI (69)	WBCT iHeartMedia 7.3 (1t) - 7.0 (2) - 8.4 (1) WTNR Cumulus 1.6 (15t) - N/A - N/A Does not subscribe.
Wilkes-Barre, PA (81)	WGGY Audacy 5.4 (4) - 5.4 (3) - 6.9 (2t)

Viva Las Vegas: Former iHeartMedia/Dallas Region Pres. Amy Leimbach has been named VP/MM for Beasley/Las Vegas, including KCYE. Tom Humm, who has been serving as Interim MM for the five-station cluster, will transition into the role of Sr. Advisor and Mgr./New Business Development for the market. During her tenure with iHeartMedia, Leimbach held roles including Regional SVP/Sales for Dallas, Austin, and San Antonio, as well as SVP/Sales for Phoenix. Prior to joining iHeartMedia, she was VP & Dir./Sales for Alpha Media/Portland, and previously held sales leadership roles with CBS Radio in Phoenix and Portland.

Dunn Deal: 7 Mountains Media WFKY & WVKY/Frankfort, KY morning host and cluster Dir./Promotion Paisley Dunn-Banks is leaving radio March 13. After attending CRS in Nashville, she will return home to Colorado and embark on a new career in the fitness industry. See her message to listeners here. Dunn-Banks joined the stations in 2023 (CAT 3/17/23) following stops at WCJC/Kokomo, IN; KWWK/Rochester, MN; KBKB/Burlington, IA; and Dakota Radio Group/Pierre, SD. She added promotion duties in 2024 (CAT 9/20/24). Reach her here. 7 Mountains Chief Programming Officer JC Burton is seeking her successor. Send résumé and aircheck to him here.

Breck Girl: Cumulus Top 40 WIOG & Active Rock WKQZ personality Breck Kinsey has joined Connoisseur WCEN/Saginaw, MI for middays. She succeeds Josh Sharrow, who continues with the station on weekends. Prior to joining Cumulus in 2021 (CAT 11/26/21), Kinsey was on air at Country WKCQ/Saginaw and Classic Hits WLEW/Bad Axe, MI.

Lead With Willie: 7 Mountains Media Classic Country WYLE & W248DJ/New Castle, PA/Youngstown, OH PD/morning host John "JT" Thomas and co-host Margie Lenhart are departing for a new opportunity. 7 Mountains Chief Programming Officer JC Burton is seeking a successor to fill both positions. Send résumé, aircheck and programming philosophy to him here.

Somebody Like Pew: 49 Winchester, Kassi Ashton, Brothers Osborne, Dalton Davis, Carter Faith, Wyatt Flores, Vince Gill, Jacob Hackworth, Tyler Hubbard, Vincent Mason, Parker McCollum, Madden Metcalf, NeedToBreathe, Jon Pardi, Keith Urban and Kenny Whitmire will perform during the Team MCA at the Ryman luncheon March 19 at the Ryman during CRS '26. Registration is available on-site in Nashville for $799 through the start of the event.

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Festive All: Dean Dillon, Liz Rose, Bob DiPiero, Billy Montana and Marti Frederikson are among the performers playing the Las Vegas Songwriters Festival Aug. 20-22 at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino. Tickets go on sale Friday (3/13) here.

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Eric Church and Hardy will headline the inaugural Boots On The Bend festival at St. Joseph County Fairgrounds in South Bend, IN Aug, 14-15. Additional performers include Brandon Lake, Flatland Cavalry, Chase Rice, Ashley McBryde, Graham Barham, Maddie Font, The Jack Wharff Band, Emily Ann Roberts, Lakeview and McCoy Moore. Tickets here.

Tour Support: Thomas Rhett's The Soundtrack To Life Tour kicks off July 9 in Nashville with subsequent stops in more than 20 cities featuring opener Emily Ann Roberts and a rotating lineup of support from Ernest, Kashus Culpepper, Zach John King, Vincent Mason and Conner Smith. Tickets here Friday (3/13).

Ingrid Andress' six-city Low-Key Sessions tour begins May 8 in the Cincinnati area (Newport, KY) and wraps May 15 in Minneapolis. Tickets go on sale Friday (3/13) here.

Wynonna Judd is teaming with Melissa Etheridge for their co-headlining Raised On Radio Tour, starting June 24 in Vienna, VA; tickets here Friday (3/13).

Vince Gill has added three dates to his 50 Years From Home Tour, in Memphis, Greenville, SC; and Hiawassee, GA. Tickets go on sale March 13 and 20 (Greenville) here.

Bits & Pieces: SiriusXM has launched the Luke Combs Radio pop-up channel ahead of his new album The Way I Am. The Combs-curated channel is available in cars on ch. 79 until March 20, then on ch. 57 from March 20-27, and on the SiriusXM app through April 5. See Combs talk about it here; listen here.

Skyview Networks' B-Dub Radio has added Connoisseur WWWF/Nassau as a weekend affiliate, bringing the show's station count to 70.

MCA has aligned with Island Records to support Wyatt Flores’ upcoming releases as he enters his next album cycle.

Louisiana State University Athletics has extended its flagship radio partnership with Guaranty Media/Baton Rouge, including WTGE.

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

ELLA LANGLEY/Choosin' Texas (Sawgod/Col. NY/Triple Tigers)
SHABOOZEY & JELLY ROLL/Amen (Empire/Magnolia/Stoney Creek)
JUSTIN MOORE/Time's Ticking (Blue Highway)
THOMAS RHETT f/JORDAN DAVIS/Ain't A Bad Life (Blue Highway/MCA)
MORGAN WALLEN/20 Cigarettes (Big Loud)

Country Aircheck Top Point Gainers: Here are the top point gainers for March 8, compared with the same day last week, according to Mediabase.

JASON ALDEAN/Don't Tell On Me (Macon Music/Broken Bow) +293 points
MORGAN WALLEN/Don't We (Big Loud) +246 points
JOSH ROSS/Hate How You Look (Core/Mercury) +176 points
ANNIE BOSKO/Goodbye California (Stone Country) +160 points
AUBRIE SELLERS/Little Rooms (Casual/Carnival) +160 points

Tomorrow's Birthdays (3/10): Carrie Underwood, Ruthie Collins, Rachel Reinert, Brett Warren, Royal Wade Kimes, Elice Cuff, Bill Reed, Rick Rubin, the late Doc Watson, the late Daryle Singletary, the late Ralph Emery.

House On Fire (Again): River House/Warner/WAR’s Hudson Westbrook opens for Bailey Zimmerman in Boston. Pictured (l-r) are RH's Helena Akhtar, WKLB's Ben Beaulieu, Warner's Connor Brock, WBWL's Jessica Callahan, Warner's Kristen Williams, WKLB's Dawn Santolucito, Westbrook, Warner's Anna Cage, WPOR/Portland, ME's Jon Shannon, RH's Lance Houston and WBWL's Brandon Clay.

Bee A Light: WBYT/South Bend, IN's annual St Jude radiothon raises a station-record-setting $359,335. Pictured (l-r) are Keith Moody, Jesse Garcia, Deb Miles and Brittney Baily.

Like I Love Country Music Gives: Speaking of St. Jude radiothons, KFKF/Kansas City's raised more than $300,000. Pictured (back, l-r) are Ed Walker, Dale Carter, Debbie Erikson and Jock Tater; (front, l-r) Jim Daniels and Mallory Kay.

And/OR: And KRWQ/Medford, OR's 23rd Annual Country Cares for St. Jude Kids Radiothon raises $190,052. Pictured (l-r) are the station's DJ Scuba Steve and Karyn Pree, ALSAC/St. Jude's Tyler Pagel, the station's George Feola, Bryce Burtner and Bryan Coppedge and Mini Pet Mart's Megan Bosse.

Signage: Singer/songwriter Moriah signs with CAA for music and acting. Pictured with the company's John Huie (l) and F2 Entertainment's Fletcher Foster.

Signage: Singer/songwriter Ethan Garner signs with Champ Management and WME. Pictured (front, l-r) are WME's Carrie Murphy, Garner and WME's Adam Fisher; (back, l-r) WME's Caleb Fenn, Champ Management's Matt Musacchio and Evan Miller and WME's Carter Green.

Signage: Singer/songwriter Myles Morgan signs with Red Light. Pictured (l-r) are the company's Ben Kline and Gaines Sturdivant, Morgan and the company's Coran Capshaw.