May Walking: Here are select Nielsen Audio Continuous Diary Measurement (CDM) ratings for May 2026 (three-month rolling average, 3/5-5/27) compared with March and April. Ranks (in parentheses) are among subscribers. Unless otherwise noted, all figures are Persons 12+, Monday-Sunday, 6am-midnight.

Cuts Continue: Additional Country broadcasters affected by this week's iHeartMedia layoffs include:

• WBBS/Syracuse PD & WDVI/Rochester PD/afternoon host Julie Dunn (also PD for five other stations); reach her here.
• Springfield, MA SVPP (including WRNX) Kevin Johnson; reach him here.
• South Georgia VPP (including WYNR/Brunswick) Scott Ryfun; reach him here
• WUBL/Lexington morning host DeAnn Stephens; "Officer Don" Evans remains, now solo in mornings. Reach Stephens here
• WHCY/Sussex, NJ afternoon host James "Jim" Borasio; reach him here

See our previous reporting on this week's cuts here, here and here.

Following up on newly-created daypart vacancies:

• At KWBL/Denver, Jonathan "Johnny Wilde" has extended his shift to 9am-3pm following the exit of middayer Denise Plante.
• At WPOC/Baltimore, sister Top 40 WIHT afternooner Mike Klein has picked up middays formerly handled by Bob Delmont.
• KNIX/Phoenix has iHeart Custom talent Brooke Taylor listed in middays following the exit of Lois Lewis. 
• WPGB/Pittsburgh now has Wayne And Tay listed in nights; Travis Marzina exited. 
• WRBT/Harrisburg afternoons are now showing as WPGB/Pittsburgh's Mike Kasper following the departure of VPP Mike Miller.
• WLLR/Quad Cities has The Bobby Bones Show in mornings; Pat Leuck and Dani Lynn Howe departed.
• KEEY/Minneapolis has not yet filled the midday vacancy created by the departure of Amy James.

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

• Meet WXTU/Philadelphia's Chuck Damico in Country Aircheck Weekly.
• Ongoing iHeart layoffs affected Mike Miller, Sam "Diggedy" Segovia, Nathan Nelson, Lois Lewis, Spencer Graves and more. (6/23, 6/24, 6/25)
• The ACM Awards will return to Las Vegas May 16. (5/25)
• Mike Fabian was named VP/MM for Cumulus/Boise. (6/24)
• Cumulus/Oklahoma City's Jay Davis was promoted to Regional VP. 
• Riser House Sr. Regional Dir. Nathan Cruise exited. (6/22)

ICYMI: Performances from last night's (6/25) CMA Fest on ABC included:

• Florida Georgia Line's "Round Here"
• Gretchen Wilson and Ella Langley's "Here for the Party"
• Jelly Roll's "Hands Up"
• Keith Urban and Michael McDonald's "We Go Back"
• The Red Clay Strays' "Fools Gold"
• Blake Shelton's "Let Him In Anyway"
• Russell Dickerson and Fetty Wap's "Boots" / "Trap Queen"
• Zach Top's "South of Sanity"
• Stephen Wilson Jr.'s "Gary"
• Riley Green's "Change My Mind"
• Tim McGraw and Lainey Wilson's "I Like It, I Love It"

More here.

Country Aircheck Today Top 5: Here are the Top 5 songs for June 25, according to Mediabase.

1. JOSH ROSS/Hate How You Look (Core/Mercury) 4414 points
2. MORGAN WALLEN/Don't We (Big Loud) 4202 points
3. JASON ALDEAN/Don't Tell On Me (Macon Music/Broken Bow) 4200 points
4. ELLA LANGLEY & MORGAN WALLEN/I Can't Love You Anymore (Sawgod/Col. NY/Triple Tigers/Big Loud) 3395 points
5. ELLA LANGLEY/Be Her (Sawgod/Col. NY/Triple Tigers) 3250 points

Country Aircheck Top Point Gainers: Here are the top point gainers for June 21-25, compared with the same days last week, according to Mediabase.  

1. JELLY ROLL/Hands Up (BMG/Stoney Creek) +4705 points
2. DYLAN SCOTT/Dear Big City (Curb) +2288 points
3. COLE SWINDELL/Girl Dad (Warner/WAR) +1740 points
4. JOSH ROSS/Hate How You Look (Core/Mercury) +1327 points
5. BAILEY ZIMMERMAN/Chevy Silverado (Atlantic/Warner/WRN) +1281 points

Tomorrow's Birthdays (6/27): Lorrie Morgan, Scott Crosby, Brad Austin, Hannah Sanford, Tom Travis, Alex Alvga.

Sunday's Birthdays (6/28): Kellie Pickler, Fitz, Aaron Doerr, Frank Hamlin, J.D. Spangler, Tyler Wall, Chris Michaels, Amy Jackson, Rebecca Lynn, the late George Morgan.

Monday's Birthdays (6/29): Joey Dee, Lloyd Stark, Dave Willis.

Jude Diligence: WUSN/Chicago is awarded the Iconic Radio Station of the Year during the annual St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Volunteer Dinner. Pictured (l-r) are the station's Scotty Kay, Kyle Milnamow and Melissa McGurren; Danny Thomas' children Tony and Marlo Thomas; and the station's Marci Braun and Austin Huff.

Mack And Cheesin': Records Nashville/Columbia's Mack Geiger (in hat) with Records' Jamice Jennings, Joe Fisher and Josh Easler (l-r) at his Grand Ole Opry debut.

Queens Of The Jellystone Age: Santa Anna/Akando's Tyler Nance with the label's Christina Kosters and WQMX/Akron's Cherise Richards and Sarah Kay (l-r) at Country Fest at Jellystone Park.

10,000 Billing Hours: Dan + Shay's Dan Smyers (c) with CAA's Chad Kudelka (l) and Jeff Krones at the grand opening of CAA's new office at Nashville Yards.