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August 6, 2026 News@CountryAircheck.com

Cheese Greater: Here are select Nielsen Audio Spring 2026 (4/2-6/24) two-book per year diary ratings for subscribing stations compared with their last books (Spring 2025 and Fall 2025). Ranks (in parentheses) are also among subscribers. Unless otherwise noted, all figures are Persons 12+, Monday-Sunday, 6am-midnight.

Appleton, WI (Market 137)	WNCY Midwest 11.8 (1) - 11.3 (1) - 11.6 (1) WGEE Midwest Classic Country 3.2 (8) - 3.4 (6t) - 4.6 (5)
Corpus Christi, TX (117)	KRYS iHeartMedia 9.3 (1t) - 7.9 (1t) - 7.9 (2t) KFTX Quality 3.9 (6) - 3.5 (7) - 3.6 (6) KAJE ICA Radio N/A - N/A - 1.2 (14) Flipped from Regional Mexican on Dec. 26, 2025 (CAT 12/29/25).
Fayetteville, AR (106)	KKIX iHeartMedia 9.7 (1) - 9.9 (2) - 9.9 (1) KAMO Cumulus Classic Country Does not subscribe.
Fayetteville, NC (133)	WKML Beasley 6.8 (3) - 7.3 (2) - 6.2 (2)
Green Bay, WI (179)	WNCY Midwest 10.5 (1) - 15.8 (1) - 12.0 (1) WGEE Midwest Classic Country 4.8 (5t) - 3.6 (6) - 4.9 (5)
Lansing, MI (125)	WITL Townsquare 9.2 (1) - 6.2 (1t) - 6.9 (2t) WWDK Midwest Classic Country 4.1 (7) - 3.1 (7t) - 2.8 (9)
Saginaw, MI (151)	WCEN Connoisseur 5.7 (5t) - 5.8 (3) - 5.6 (2) WKCQ MacDonald Does not subscribe.
Shreveport, LA (148)	KXKS Townsquare 5.7 (5) - 4.7 (3t) - 4.1 (5) KRMD Cumulus Does not subscribe.
Tyler, TX (138)	KNUE Townsquare 6.2 (4) - 5.4 (5) - 4.2 (4t) KKUS Connoisseur Classic Country 2.6 (11) - 3.4 (9t) - 3.9 (7t) KYKX Connoisseur 3.9 (9t) - 3.1 (11) - 2.1 (10t)
Youngstown, OH (136)	WBBG iHeartMedia 5.5 (6) - 4.5 (4) - 2.8 (5) WQXK Cumulus Does not subscribe.

Gator Goal: The University of Florida has struck a seven-year joint sales agreement with Saga Communications for the latter to help sell advertising inventory on the university's Country WRUF/Gainesville and Sports Talk sister WRUF-AM, effective Sept. 1. The partnership also establishes a relationship between Saga and the school's College of Journalism and Communications intended to prepare students for media careers. Saga's Gainesville stations incude Country WOGK.

Reve News: Townsquare reported Q2 2026 net revenue of $115.4 million, the same figure it reported in the second quarter of 2025, and a $41.8m net loss attributed to "non-cash impairment charges related to FCC licenses." Adjusted EBITDA was $24.8m and adjusted net income was $3.7m. Broadcast advertising net revenue decreased 5.5%, while digital ad revenue increased 11%, accounting for 57% of total revenue. "The combination of multiple scalable, high-margin digital growth platforms and a durable broadcast cash flow business creates a differentiated company with significant long-term opportunities to drive shareholder value," says CEO Bill Wilson. Full release here.

Tour Support: Ashley Cooke kicks off her The Cities That Made Me Tour Aug. 14 in Nashville. The seven acoustic shows in towns that were formative to Cooke's upbringing and adulthood will wrap Aug. 22 in West Lafayette, IN (where her parents met). Find routing and RSVP for the free shows here.

ICYMI: The latest installment of the CRS360 webinar series, "Perfectly Legal: How Air Talent Gains Leverage Before Sitting Down to Negotiate," is available to stream here. The webinar, featuring attorney Denise Shackelford, provides on-air personalities with guidance for approaching employment contract negotiations.

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

Cumulus' Bob Walker explains how Xperi’s DTS AutoStage is challenging misconceptions in Country Aircheck Weekly.
Andrew Kautz launched Kautz & Associates. (8/5)
WLHK/Indianapolis' Nick Jordan departed. (8/4)
Mason Stanfield joined Cumulus/Reno, NV as OM and PD/morning host for KBUL. (8/3)
Chris O'Kelley was named interim PD for WKXC/Augusta, GA, and Blaine "Cody" Jackson added afternoons. (8/3)

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Bits & Pieces: Dolly Parton will receive the Americana Music Association's Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2026 Americana Honors & Awards Sept. 16 at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium. She will accept via video.

The Grand Ole Opry will mark its birthday weekend (Oct. 1-4) with shows featuring The Oak Ridge Boys, Ricky Skaggs, Rhett Akins, Marcus King and Brandon Lake, and a "tailgate party" with Opry-elect member Akins Oct. 3 in the Opry House's Studio A at 2pm. Tickets and details here.

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

ELLA LANGLEY & MORGAN WALLEN/I Can't Love You Anymore (Sawgod/Col. NY/Triple Tigers/Big Loud) 4760 points
LUKE COMBS/Be By You (Columbia) 4049 points
BAILEY ZIMMERMAN/Chevy Silverado (Atlantic/Warner/WRN) 3767 points
MORGAN WALLEN/Don't We (Big Loud) 3438 points
STELLA LEFTY/Boston (Sandlot/Atlantic Outpost) 3408 points

Country Aircheck Top Point Gainers: Here are the top point gainers for August 2-5, compared with the same days last week, according to Mediabase.

MORGAN WALLEN/Been By Now (Big Loud) +1869 points
STELLA LEFTY/Boston (Sandlot/Atlantic Outpost) +1067 points
ELLA LANGLEY & MORGAN WALLEN/I Can't Love You Anymore (Sawgod/Col. NY/Triple Tigers/Big Loud) +974 points
LUKE COMBS/Rethink Some Things (Columbia) +800 points
JASON ALDEAN/Anytime Soon (Macon Music/Broken Bow) +630 points

Tomorrow's Birthdays (8/7): Rodney Crowell, Charlie Cook, Michael Peterson, Kerry Chater, Greg Carmichael, Josiah Siska, the late Felice Bryant, the late B.J. Thomas, the late Ken Biddy, the late Raul Malo.

Happen 2x Me: Triple Tigers' Russell Dickerson celebrates the platinum (2x) certification of "Happen To Me" at the Grand Ole Opry. Pictured (l-r) are the label's Raffaella Braun, Concord's Courtney Allen, the label's Laura Hostelley and Annie Ortmeier, Dickerson, Range Media's Jack Minihan, the label's Chris Palmer and Range Media's Trey Wilson.

You KIS'd Me First: Stoney Creek's Carly Pearce (c) with WKIS/Miami's Tim "TC" Conlon and Dina B at the station's Undercover Artist show.

Scared Of Satellites: Island Records/Mercury's Wyatt Flores visits SiriusXM. Pictured (l-r) are SXM's "Trapper" John Morris, manager Braden Millford, the label's Houston Gaither, SXM's Lauryn Snapp, Flores, SXM's Cody Alan, Jordan Hatton and Victoria Alfonso and the label's Reagan Cram and David Friedman.

Paw Enforcement: KFRG/Riverside morning co-hosts Kelli Green and Anthony Donatelli raise $30,000 during their annual Dog Days of Summer campaign, helping add two new K-9 officers to the Corona Police Department.

Better Dig Three: The Band Perry's Johnny Costello (l) and Kimberly Perry with iHeart's Rod Phillips.

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