September 29, 2026 News@CountryAircheck.com

Rock Solid: Here are select Nielsen Audio Continuous Diary Measurement (CDM) ratings for August 2026 (three-month rolling average, 5/28-8/19) compared with June and July. Ranks (in parentheses) are among subscribers. Unless otherwise noted, all figures are Persons 12+, Monday-Sunday, 6am-midnight.

Columbia, SC (Market 89)	WCOS iHeartMedia 4.7 (3) - 4.1 (3) - 4.9 (3)
Little Rock, AR (94)	KSSN iHeartMedia 5.4 (2) - 6.0 (2) - 6.9 (2) Largest share since last December. KMJX iHeartMedia Cl. Country 4.5 (4) - 3.9 (4) - 3.2 (6)
Springfield, MA (102)	WRNX iHeartMedia 4.5 (4t) - 4.4 (6) - 4.6 (4)
Toledo, OH (108)	WCKY iHeartMedia Classic Country 1.0 (7) - 0.7 (8) - 0.7 (8) WKKO Cumulus Does not subscribe.

Shades Of Grayson: Connoisseur WFLS/Fredericksburg, VA morning co-host Grayson Williams has departed for a new role outside of radio at Kalahari Resorts & Convention Center. Watch her final break here. Williams co-hosted with WFLS OM Ian Rambo, who is currently hosting solo as he ramps up a search for her successor. Williams has been with WFLS since January 2024, and previously was a sales asst. at SummitMedia/Richmond, VA. She will continue to do some weekend/fill-in work at WFLS.

4X4XUK: The winners of the 2026 CMA International Awards are iHeartRadio Canada/Pure Country Radio’s Dayna Bourgoin (Wesley Rose International Media Achievement Award), Hybe Global Label Services’ Alex Hannaby (Jo Walker-Meador International Award), BBC Radio 2’s Bob Harris (International Country Broadcaster Award), artists James Johnston (Jeff Walker Global Country Artist Award) and Lainey Wilson (International Artist Achievement Award) and AEG Presents UK’s Rachel Lloyd (Rob Potts International Live Music Advancement Award).

Call Of Fame: Nominations are being accepted for the Country Radio Hall of Fame today (9/29) through Oct. 30 here. Eligible candidates must have worked in the radio industry for a minimum of 20 years, with at least 15 of those spent in the Country format. The class of 2027 will be announced during CRS, taking place March 17-19 at the Omni Nashville Hotel.

Sex & The Country: From Sex & The City to mornings in Nassau, Cane Peterson and Sabrina From Queens are starting a new chapter at WWWF. PD Robby Bridges shares how the pairing came together and why he thought they’d click, and Bruce Channel reflects on the career that led him to the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in last night's (9/28) Country Aircheck Weekly.

Festive All: Tim McGraw, The Red Clay Strays and Riley Green will headline We Fest, returning to Soo Pass Ranch in Detroit Lakes, MN Aug. 4-7. The lineup also includes Russell Dickerson, Dustin Lynch, Kassi Ashton and more; tickets here Friday (10/2).

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WJKR/Columbus, OH OM John Crenshaw departed. (9/28)
Carletta Blake moved to mornings at WKHK/Richmond, VA. (9/28)
Evergreen Artist Group opened offices in Buda and Austin, TX. (9/28)

Contact Updates: Tomorrow (9/30) is the last day for BMG/Broken Bow Music Group VPs/Promotion Lee Adams, Adrian Michaels and Ken Tucker (CAT 9/17). Effective Oct. 1, reach them here, here and here, respectively.

Ann Chrisman is moving her Ann Chrisman Promotions firm from Nashville to Williamsport, IN, telling Country Aircheck, "I decided to move back home to Indiana to continue doing what I love and loving what I do from a more peaceful place in the country on our family property." Her new phone number is 615-613-2203, new email is here, and her address is 754 E. Hogback Hill Rd., Williamsport, IN, 47993.

ICYMI: Parker McCollum surprised Vincent Mason with the news that "Damned If I Do" was certified platinum during a show in Beaumont, TX.

Dolly Parton's new signature coffee brand, Cup of Ambition, launched today (National Coffee Day) in partnership with Community Coffee. It's available on CupOfAmbition.com, CommunityCoffee.com, TikTok Shop and other major retailers online, including Amazon.com and Walmart.com.

Opry Entertainment Group has entered into a multi-year partnership with JPMorganChase that will bring special perks and experiences to Chase cardholders.

Life Note: Lady A's Charles Kelley revealed in a social media post that he has been diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a rare form a blood cancer. Kelley says, "The treatments have come so far ... life expectancy far exceeds what it used to be," adding, "I feel really hopeful ... We got this." He plans to continue working during his treatment, including the band's Dec. 10-21 Christmas tour.

Country Aircheck Top 5: Here are the Top 5 songs for Sept. 28, according to Mediabase.

KENNY CHESNEY/Carry On (Hey Now) 4431 points
MORGAN WALLEN/Been By Now (Big Loud) 4015 points
JOHN MORGAN/Kid Myself (Night Train/Broken Bow) 3844 points
ELLA LANGLEY/Loving Life Again (Sawgod/Col. NY/Triple Tigers) 3795 points
STELLA LEFTY/Boston (Sandlot/Atlantic Outpost) 3456 points

Country Aircheck Top Point Gainers: Here are the top point gainers for Sept. 27-28, compared with the same days last week, according to Mediabase.

KENNY CHESNEY/Remember Me That Way (Hey Now) +782 points
ELLA LANGLEY/Loving Life Again (Sawgod/Col. NY/Triple Tigers) +739 points
SHINEDOWN/Searchlight (Atlantic) +716 points
LUKE COMBS/Rethink Some Things (Columbia) +706 points
LAUREN ALAINA f/CHASE MATTHEW/All My Exes (Big Loud/Mercury) +495 points

Tomorrow's Birthdays (9/30): Marty Stuart, Eddie Montgomery (Montgomery Gentry), Chris Lucas (LoCash), Abbey Cone, Krystal Keith, Richard Bowden (Pinkard & Bowden), Bob McNeill, Peter Strickland, Sara Knabe, Colby Ericson, Art Vuolo, Jr., the late Daron Norwood.

Steady Cart: Columbia's Kameron Marlowe with Audacy's Justin Cole (top l), WCYQ's Matt Cooper and WXBQ/Johnson City, TN's Nikki Thomas at Knoxville's Food City Center.

Hallelujah Hi: Big Loud's Charles Wesley Godwin at The Pinnacle in Nashville. Pictured (l-r) are the label's Kelley Bradshaw, Godwin, WTGE/Baton Rouge's Jimmy Brooks and the label's Stacy Blythe.

Signage: Songwriter/producer Will Bundy (c) signs with Back Blocks Music. Pictured with (l-r) the company's Kirby Mathews, attorney T.D. Ruth and the company's Rakiyah Marshall and Elizabeth Cook.