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March 11, 2026 News@CountryAircheck.com

Bob Report: 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.

Albuquerque, NM (Market 72)	KBQI iHeartMedia 3.7 (8t) - 3.8 (6) - 3.2 (7) KBQI-HD2 iHeartMedia Cl. Ctry. 2.2 (15) - 2.0 (13) - 1.9 (14) KRST Cumulus 4.0 (6) - N/A - N/A Does not subscribe.
El Paso, TX (77)	KHEY iHeartMedia 5.2 (7) - 5.4 (6) - 5.7 (5t)
Harrisburg, PA (87)	WRBT iHeartMedia 4.5 (5) - 4.7 (2) - 4.8 (2t) Largest share since Oct. 2024.

Music City News: Live entertainment company Danny Wimmer Presents (DWP) has opened a Nashville office. The 15-year-old company produces festivals, including Bourbon & Beyond and GoldenSky. The Nashville team will be led by SVP/Marketing Boone Vires, Head/Content & Creative Jake Miller and Dir./Administation Haley Baca, who are relocating from other DWP offices. Company website here.

Flipping Out: Vox AM/FM/Digital WCPV/Burlington, VT has flipped from Country to a simulcast of News-Talk sister WVMT, giving the latter a Champlain Valley-covering FM signal (101.3), in addition to its FM translator, W242BK (96.3). Former OM Christopher "Boomer" Layfield departed the cluster last fall (CAT 9/22/25). The market remains home to three Country stations: Hall's WOKO, Impact Radio's WTNN and Great Eastern's WJKS/WWFY.

Good As MTSU: Neon Coast intern Kathlyn Jeffords has officially joined the team as Management Asst. She will provide logistics, marketing, data and creative support. The Nashville native graduated from Middle Tennessee State University in Aug. 2025 with a degree in Digital Marketing.

Bits & Pieces: SuiteRadio’s Rowdy Yates-hosted Ridin’ with Rowdy has added nights on Classic Country WKWS/Charleston, WV and WUUQ & W257AZ/Chattanooga. A Saturday edition of the show has been added at KXPZ/Las Cruces, NM, while his afternoon program, The Rowdy Ride Home, added KKWL/Butte Falls, OR. With the latest additions, Yates’ weekday reach climbs to 70 affiliate stations.

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

J. Love hits country’s on-ramp as ACM CEO Damon Whiteside eyes his exit in Country Aircheck Weekly.
Bill Simmons, Chris DuBois and Kendal Marcy formed Domain Artist Management. (3/10)
Amy Leimbach was named VP/MM for Beasley/Las Vegas. (3/9)
WFKY & WVKY/Frankfort, KY's Paisley Dunn-Banks is leaving radio. (3/9)

ICYMI: Jelly Roll was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry last night (3/10); watch here.

The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum's Clint Black: The Hard Way On Purpose exhibit runs April 22 through Aug. 2027 and includes stage wear, instruments, memorabilia, manuscripts, photographs, videos and more.

Chronicle: Record promotion veteran "Bubba" Wayne McManners died March 9 after a battle with Parkinson's disease. Best know for his work on the pop side at MCA and Island DefJam, among others, McManners intersected with country during his time as Southwest Regional at C05 Music. See tributes from his industry friends on Facebook here. No word on services.

Country Aircheck Today Top 5: Here are the Top 5 songs for March 10, according to Mediabase.

ELLA LANGLEY/Choosin' Texas (Sawgod/Col. NY/Triple Tigers) 4611 points
SHABOOZEY & JELLY ROLL/Amen (Empire/Magnolia/Stoney Creek) 4380 points
JUSTIN MOORE/Time's Ticking (Blue Highway) 3536 points
THOMAS RHETT f/JORDAN DAVIS/Ain't A Bad Life (Blue Highway/MCA) 3334 points
DYLAN SCOTT/What He'll Never Have (Curb) 3034 points

Country Aircheck Top Point Gainers: Here are the top point gainers for March 8-10, compared with the same days last week, according to Mediabase.

JASON ALDEAN/Don't Tell On Me (Macon Music/Broken Bow) +921 points
MORGAN WALLEN/Don't We (Big Loud) +725 points
LUKE COMBS/Sleepless In A Hotel Room (Columbia) +544 points
ELLA LANGLEY/Be Her (Sawgod/Col. NY/Triple Tigers) +364 points
JOSH ROSS/Hate How You Look (Core/Mercury) +334 points

Tomorrow's Birthdays (3/12): Rhonda Christensen, Paige Levy, Jim Mickelson, Shane Barrett, Stella Prado.

Roll Call: Stoney Creek's Jelly Roll is inducted into the Grand Ole Opry (top) and celebrates three No. 1s ( “Liar,” “Heart Of Stone” and “Halfway To Hell") yesterday (3/10) in Nashville. Pictured (top, l-r) the Opry's Dan Rogers and Kelly Sutton, Lily Isaacs, Larry Gatlin, Leanne Morgan, Lainey Wilson, Mr. Roll, Craig Morgan, Ernest, Sonya Isaacs and the Opry's Jenn Tressler; (bottom, back, l-r) BMI’s Clay Bradley, Tape Room Music’s Katherine Godwin, ASCAP’s Emilia James, Back Blocks Music’s Rakiyah Marshall, Rhythm House’s Vanna Moua, Big Machine Music’s Tim Hunze, Madfun Entertainment’s Alicia Pruitt, Tape Room Music’s Caroline Hodson and Sony Music Publishing’s Kenley Flynn; (bottom, front, l-r) the label's Jon Loba, songwriters Blake Pendergrass, Ashley Gorley, Taylor Phillips, Mr. Roll, Zach Crowell and Ben Johnson and Studio Bank’s Ron Cox.

The Man I Want To Beasley: Black River's Chris Young (r) with Beasley's Justin Chase.

The Big D: Curb's Dylan Scott (c) with the label's Allyson Gelnett (Massey) and KSCS/Dallas' Mike Preston at the Texas Independence Jam.

Knockin' Chutes: MCA's Luke Bryan plays Rodeo Houston for the 13th time. Pictured (l-r) are KILT's Nick Russo and Chris Huff, Bryan, KKBQ's Andy "Riggs" Riggle, the label's Annie Sandor and KKBQ's Travis Moon and Kaitlyn Maida Shelton.

Signage: Singer/songwriter Jacob Hackworth signs with The Neal Agency for booking. Pictured (l-r) are TNA's Ryan Beuschel and Jake Moore, Hackworth and Goat Island's Kos Weaver and Sam Shelton.