Goodyear Good Year: 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.

Hat Act: Connoisseur KUPL/Portland, OR MD/midday host Jamie "J.T." Tanchyk retains his Country music duties, but segues his airshift to afternoons at Top 40 sister KBFF, filling a vacancy created by Dylan Salisbury's departure (CAT 6/3). Tanchyk continues to track afternoons for Connoisseur's KLLL/Lubbock and late nights for Pamal's WKLI/Albany, while handling music for Connoisseur's KGNC/Amarillo as well as KUPL. No word on plans for middays at KUPL. Reach Tanchyk here.

Herring Aid: As announced via Breaking News, Triple Tigers Co-President Kevin Herring has transitioned to an advisory role focusing on A&R and label strategy.  He joined the label as SVP/Promotion in 2017 and rose to Co-Pres. alongside Annie Ortmeier in 2023 (Breaking News 9/13/2023. His previous stops include Warner, Lyric Street, Mercury and WWWW/Detroit. Reach him here. Plans for the position are forthcoming.

Gig Alert: Audacy's KILT/Houston continues to seek a morning show, with VPP Bruce Logan specifying "strong individual players or especially teams" are being sought. Mornings have been music intensive since the departure of Tucker "Frito" Young and Katy Dempsey (CAT 3/31). Reach Logan here.

Here & Now: Marc Media WPHR/Fort Pierce, FL repositioned its format ahead of the Independence Day weekend, now using the slogan "Your Country Playlist: The '90s to Now.” Dir./Radio Programming Bob Walker tells Country Aircheck, "We're leaning into what our listeners have been telling us for years – they love the country they grew up with and don’t hear enough of it.  Our updated playlist focuses on legends like Alan Jackson, Brooks & Dunn, Garth Brooks and Tim McGraw, mixed with today's big names like Luke Bryan, Ella Langley, Riley Green, Morgan Wallen and Lainey Wilson." No staff changes were involved.

Tour Support: Eli Young Band's Keep On Dreaming Tour kicks off in Washington, D.C. Aug. 6 with subsequent shows in Vancouver; Bozeman, MT; Monterey, CA; and Baton Rouge, LA through October. Tickets here Friday (7/10).

That's Texas: Radio finalists for the Texas Country Music Awards include:

Terrestrial Radio Station of the Year:

• KABT/Abilene
• KFWR/Fort Worth
• KKMJ/Austin
• KNES/Fairfield
• KRXT/Rockdale-Taylor

Broadcast Personality Of The Year:

• Buzz Russell, KNES/Fairfield
• Carey Dean, KRVF/Corsicana
• Eric Raines, KKMJ/Austin
• Kenny Schneebeli, KRXT/Rockdale-Taylor
• Shayne Hollinger, KFWR/Fort Worth

See the full list of nominees here. Winners will be announced at the Nov. 8 show at Billy Bob’s Texas in Fort Worth.

Country Aircheck Today Top 5: Here are the Top 5 songs for the week ending July 4, according to Mediabase.

1. MEGAN MORONEY/Beautiful Things (Col. NY/Columbia) 
2. JASON ALDEAN/Don't Tell On Me (Macon Music/Broken Bow) 
3. MORGAN WALLEN/Don't We (Big Loud) 
4. ELLA LANGLEY & MORGAN WALLEN/I Can't Love You Anymore (Sawgod/Col. NY/Triple Tigers/Big Loud) 
5. JOSH ROSS/Hate How You Look

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

1. COREY KENT f/KOE WETZEL/Rocky Mountain Low (Combustion/RCA) +641 points
2. JELLY ROLL/Hands Up (Stoney Creek) +350 points
3. KENNY CHESNEY/Carry On (Hey Now) +158 points
4. THELMA & JAMES/Alternate Ending (Big Loud) +153 points
5. CARTER FAITH/Ain't Over Me Yet (Gatsby/MCA) +151 points

Tomorrow's Birthdays (7/7): Maddie Font (Maddie & Tae), John Dorris, Gregory Toy, the late Doyle Wilburn, the late Charlie Louvin.