July 25, 2024 News@CountryAircheck.com

(B)Akron Top: Here are select Nielsen Audio Continuous Diary Measurement (CDM) ratings for June 2024 (three-month rolling average, 3/28-6/19, aka Spring quarterly) compared with April and May. Ranks (in parentheses) are among subscribers. Unless otherwise noted, all figures are Persons 12+, Monday-Sunday, 6am-midnight.

Akron, OH (Market 97)	WQMX Rubber City 5.0 (4) - 6.4 (2) - 7.5 (1)
Bakersfield, CA (81)	KUZZ Owens 8.8 (2) - 8.6 (1) - 7.4 (1) KCWR Owens Classic Country 1.5 (18t) - 1.9 (16t) - 1.6 (16t) KRJK Owens 1.8 (15t) - 1.3 (19t) - 1.1 (20)
Charleston, SC (77)	WEZL iHeartMedia 5.1 (3) - 5.3 (3) - 5.8 (3) Largest share since Sept. 2022. WCKN Saga 3.5 (8) - 3.2 (8) - 3.8 (7)
Harrisburg, PA (85)	WRBT iHeartMedia 5.0 (5) - 5.4 (4) - 4.2 (5t)
Omaha, NE (75)	KXKT iHeartMedia 9.9 (1) - 8.6 (1) - 8.7 (1) KFFF iHeartMedia Classic Country 2.4 (14) - 2.3 (13) - 2.8 (14)

York In The Road : Here are select Nielsen Audio Spring 2024 (3/28-6/19) two-book per year diary ratings for subscribing stations compared with their last books (Spring and Fall 2023). Ranks (in parentheses) are also among subscribers. Unless otherwise noted, all figures are Persons 12+, Monday-Sunday, 6am-midnight.

Hagerstown, MD (Market 162)	WAYZ VerStandig 10.2 (1) - 9.5 (1) - 8.2 (1) 30th consecutive No. 1, dating back to 2009. WICL West Virginia Radio Cl. Country 4.6 (4) - 3.8 (5) - 3.1 (6t) WWEG-HD3 Manning 0.7 (13t) - 0.8 (11t) - 1.6 (9t)
Lancaster, PA (116)	WIOV Cumulus 8.2 (1) - 6.8 (1) - 8.4 (1) Largest share since Spring 2019.
Lincoln, NE (159)	KFGE NRG 5.4 (2t) - 6.0 (5t) - 6.3 (2t) KZKX Alpha 5.4 (2t) - 6.8 (2) - 6.3 (2t)
Myrtle Beach, SC (126)	WGTR iHeartMedia 7.7 (1) - 8.4 (1) - 7.6 (1) 10th consecutive No. 1. WEGX/Florence, SC iHeartMedia 0.8 (14) - 1.9 (12t) - 2.9 (6t) WLFF Cumulus 1.9 (11t) - 1.9 (12t) - 1.6 (10)
New London, CT (179)	WCTY Hall 9.0 (1) - 9.2 (1) - 7.4 (2)
Wilmington, DE (86)	WXCY Forever 4.1 (4) - 3.7 (4) - 3.6 (2) WDSD iHeartMedia 2.1 (7) - 1.6 (6t) - 2.4 (4)
York, PA (110)	WGTY Forever 11.1 (1) - 9.6 (1) - 11.6 (1) 79th No. 1 in last 81 surveys.

Sac Leaders: iHeartMedia/Sacramento Market Pres. Sara McClure, whose oversight includes Country KYRV-HD2 & K296GB, has been named VP/United Partnerships for California, a division of iHeartMedia that provides resources for agency partners. McClure spent 11 years with the Sacramento cluster, and was previously at then-Entercom/Sacramento for six years. Succeeding her as Metro Pres. is Steve Darnell. He spent the last four years as Pres./Pacific Area, overseeing Bakersfield, Fresno, Modesto, Monterey, Riverside and Spokane. Prior to joining iHeart in 2013, he spent 11 years as VP/GM for Buckley/Bakersfield.

WHMA's Carter Departs: Williams WHMA/Anniston, AL OM/PD/morning host Tex Carter has exited after 20 years with the station. His prior stops include Athens and Huntsville (AL), Charlotte and two years as PD at WDXB/Birmingham. No word on plans for the position.

Jolly Ole Saint Nicholas: Trace Adkins, Chris Janson, Scotty McCreery, Jon Pardi, Chris Young, Priscilla Block, Chapel Hart, Mickey Guyton and more will perform during the Larry Gatlin-hosted Opry Country Christmas on select days Dec. 1-23; schedule and tickets here.

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

Ashley Wilson and John Reynolds discuss why Country's having its moment in Charlotte in Country Aircheck Weekly.
Jen Morgan was named BMG VP/Global Content & Creative.
Rob West joined Reising/Columbus, IN as OM.
"Dingo" Brent Crank joined WZZK/Birmingham, AL in afternoons.
Chronicle: "Bill Bowen" Phillips, Jerry Fuller, David "Julio" Malcolm.

Bits & Pieces:

To celebrate Morgan Wallen's two concerts at AT&T Stadium tonight (7/25) and tomorrow night (7/26), Cumulus KSCS/Dallas is going "Wall 2 Wallen," playing all Wallen songs from 3pm to midnight each day. Stream here.

Audacy KFRG/Riverside afternoon host Anthony Donatelli's second annual "Sundays Are Voice Tracked" fantasy football league has two more spots open for the upcoming NFL season. Buy-in is $100, with proceeds going to the winner's charity of choice. Contact Donatelli for more info here.

ICYMI: Hardy went method for his performance of "Psycho" on NBC's The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon last night (7/24).

Brad Tursi talked Parallel Love with CountryLine TV's Markus Koger.

Country Aircheck Today Top 5: Here are the Top 5 songs for July 24, according to Mediabase 24/7.

SHABOOZEY/A Bar Song (Tipsy) (Empire/Magnolia) 4956 points
POST MALONE f/MORGAN WALLEN/I Had Some Help (Mercury/Republic/Big Loud) 4924 points
MORGAN WALLEN f/ERNEST/Cowgirls (Big Loud) 4696 points
NATE SMITH/Bulletproof (RCA) 3968 points
DREW BALDRIDGE/She's Somebody's Daughter (Lyric Ridge) 3766 points

Country Aircheck Top Point Gainers: Here are the top point gainers for July 21-24 compared with the same days last week, according to Mediabase 24/7.

SHABOOZEY/A Bar Song (Tipsy) (Empire/Magnolia) +2162 points
POST MALONE f/BLAKE SHELTON/Pour Me A Drink (Mercury/Republic/Big Loud) +1420 points
KANE BROWN & MARSHMELLO/Miles On It (RCA) +1071 points
LUKE BRYAN/Love You, Miss You, Mean It (Capitol) +783 points
LUKE COMBS/Ain't No Love In Oklahoma (7Ridges/Atlantic/Columbia) +737 points

Tomorrow's Birthdays (7/26): Laura Moxley, Al Anderson, Lisa Bell, Roby Cowlyn, Scott Hendricks, Tom Mabe, Brandon O'Brien, the late Jim Fogelsong, the late Fred Foster.

Tube Check Tomorrow (7/26): Kameron Marlowe, Fox & Friends All-American Summer Concert Series.

Yee Paw: KKBQ/Houston's Cowboys & Angels Show raises more than $20,000 for local non-profit Paws for Heroes. Pictured (back, l-r) are the station's Travis Moon and Gerardo Sproet, Big Machine's Jackson Dean, Maddie & Tae's Maddie Font and Taylor Kerr, Records Nashville's Matt Stell, the station's Katelyn Maida, Records Nashville's George Birge and the station's Jake Stewart, Mason Pradt and Pam McKay; (front, l-r) the station's Andy "Riggs" Riggle, Lauren "Lo" Sessions, Erica Rico, Corey Dillon and Linda Villarreal.

MIDdle Of A Memory: KWFI & KWFO/Idaho Falls, ID's Don Jarrett with Warner/WMN's Cole Swindell (top) and Curb's Dylan Scott.

Son Of A Strummer: Stoney Creek's Jelly Roll (r) helps KSNI/Santa Maria's Jay Turner kick off the station's 2025 St. Jude Radiothon season as the final artist to sign this year's guitar and the first to sign next year's.

Kalifornia Love: UMG/Republic's Bryce Leatherwood (l) and Mercury's Dalton Dover (r) with KATM/Modesto, CA's Andy Winford at the station's Kat Country Presents: Country in the Grove.