July 24, 2026 News@CountryAircheck.com

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Share Necessities: Here are select Nielsen Audio Continuous Diary Measurement (CDM) ratings for June 2026 (three-month rolling average, 4/2-6/24) compared with April and May. Ranks (in parentheses) are among subscribers. Unless otherwise noted, all figures are Persons 12+, Monday-Sunday, 6am-midnight.

Birmingham, AL (Market 61)	WDXB iHeartMedia 5.4 (5) - 5.8 (5) - 5.4 (4) WZZK SummitMedia 6.0 (4) - 6.4 (4) - 5.2 (5)
Buffalo, NY (59)	WYRK Townsquare 10.1 (1) - 9.9 (1) - 9.4 (1)
Greenville, SC (53)	WESC iHeartMedia Classic Country 7.5 (2) - 6.8 (3) - 6.4 (3) WSSL iHeartMedia 5.7 (5) - 5.3 (6) - 5.6 (5) WROQ Audacy 2.9 (11) - 2.4 (11) - 2.7 (10t) Flipped from Classic Rock to Country on Dec. 19, 2025 (CAT 12/19/25).
Richmond, VA (52)	WKHK SummitMedia 5.7 (4) - 5.4 (4) - 6.4 (3)
Rochester, NY (60)	WBEE Audacy 8.1 (2) - 8.3 (1) - 7.6 (2) WDVI iHeartMedia 2.2 (9) - 2.9 (8) - 3.0 (7) Largest share since Oct. 22.

My Spring A Ling: Here are select Nielsen Audio Spring 2026 (4/2-6/24) two-book per year diary ratings for subscribing stations compared with their last books (Spring 2025 and Fall 2025). Ranks (in parentheses) are also among subscribers. Unless otherwise noted, all figures are Persons 12+, Monday-Sunday, 6am-midnight.

Asheville, NC (Market 149)	WKSF iHeartMedia 9.5 (2) - 11.9 (1) - 13.6 (1)
Fredericksburg, VA (130)	WFLS Connoisseur 8.7 (2) - 7.2 (2) - 10.6 (1) Largest share since Spring 2018. WGRX Telemedia 4.0 (4) - 4.0 (3) - 2.9 (4)
Tuscaloosa, AL (193)	WFFN Townsquare 3.8 (5t) - 3.1 (6t) - 4.8 (4) WTXT iHeartMedia 4.4 (4) - 4.3 (4) - 4.2 (5)

Hall & Votes: Among the 50 nominees for the Texas Radio Hall of Fame Class of 2026 are the following with Country connections:

Doug Abernethy, KKBQ/Houston
Brad Austin, KLUR/Wichita Falls
John Butler, KMOO/Mineola
Dave E. Crockett, KKBQ
Diane Day, KYKX/Longview
John Frost, KYNG/Dallas; KASE & KVET/Austin
Mark Grubbs, KRNH/Kerrville
Sam Jones, KORA/Bryan
Kevin Kline, KKBQ
Charlie McGregor, KMIL/Cameron; KRXT/Rockdale
Ray Odom, KHEY-AM/El Paso
JoJo Cerda & James Paczkowski (Jojo & Patches), KTEX/McAllen
Phil Parr, KTLW-AM/Texas City; KIKK/Houston
Dave (Stone) Pinkstone, KDAV-AM/Lubbock; KZIP-AM/Amarillo
Eric Raines, KVET; KOKE/Austin; KKMJ-HD3/Austin
Clyde "Kooter" Roberson, KSAM/Huntsville
Chrissie Roberts, KAYD/Beaumont; KYKR/Beaumont
J.D. Rose, KNAF/Fredericksburg; KRNH
Buzz Russell, KNES/Fairfield
Ted Stecker, KAJA/San Antonio; KSCS/Dallas
Gary Stelly, KOGT/Orange
Gary Walker, KLUR; KADY/Beaumont; KPLX/Dallas; KYKX/San Antonio; KNUE/Tyler; KKUS/Tyler
Barry Wolverton, KBEC-AM/Waxahachie

Members are eligible to vote through Aug. 10 for the final 20, who will then be inducted Nov. 7 at the Texas Broadcast Museum in Kilgore. Full list and voting and membership info here.

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Geek Squad: SeatGeek has entered into a multi-year partnership with the CMA to become the primary ticketing partner for the annual CMA Fest in Nashville. The deal deepens SeatGeek’s presence in the city, where it already serves as the ticketing partner for Nissan Stadium and the Tennessee Titans, a role that will carry over when the festival moves to the new Nissan Stadium next year. Tickets for the June 10-13, 2027 CMA Fest go on sale Aug 14; details here.

Tour Support: Brett Eldredge will embark on his holiday Glow: 10th Anniversary Tour Nov. 27-29 with three nights at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium, continuing on to six more cities, including two nights apiece in Boston, Chicago and New York. Tickets (7/31) here.

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

SiriusXM’s Buzz Brainard looks back on 10 years of Music Row Happy Hour in Country Aircheck Weekly.
Connoisseur's Brian "Fig" Figula and Ross MacLeod took over programming for the Bay Area and KUPL, respectively. (7/23)
CMA/CMAF's Tiffany Kerns is leaving Sept. 2. (7/23)
Paul O'Malley was upped to Saga SVP/Revenue Development. (7/22)
Andy Schuon was named ACM CEO. (7/21)
Chris Palmer joined Triple Tigers/Akando as VP/National Promotion. (7/21)
Jonathan "J. Love" Campbell departed Connoisseur. (7/20)
Kelly Ford was named MD/afternoon host for WMZQ/Washington, DC & WPOC/Baltimore. (CAT 7/20)

Bits & Pieces: Audacy KFRG/Riverside Chief Engineer Phil Vaughan found two puppies and a kitten that had been dumped at the transmitter site and brought them to the station, where they were bathed, fed, talked about on-air and placed within a few hours.

ICYMI: Shania Twain performed "Dirty Rosie" on NBC's The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.

River House Artists Founder Lynn Oliver-Cline guests on The Stephan Hogan Podcast in an episode titled "Betting On Luke Combs: The Untold Story." Listen here.

Country Aircheck Today Top 5: Here are the Top 5 songs for July 23, according to Mediabase.

MORGAN WALLEN/Don't We (Big Loud) 4878 points
ELLA LANGLEY & MORGAN WALLEN/I Can't Love You Anymore (Sawgod/Col. NY/Triple Tigers/Big Loud) 4387 points
LUKE COMBS/Be By You (Columbia) 3847 points
JASON ALDEAN/Don't Tell On Me (Macon Music/Broken Bow) 3724 points
BAILEY ZIMMERMAN/Chevy Silverado (Atlantic/Warner/WRN) 3548 points

Country Aircheck Top Point Gainers: Here are the top point gainers for July 19-23, compared with the same days last week, according to Mediabase.

MORGAN WALLEN/Don't We (Big Loud) +1971 points
ELLA LANGLEY/Loving Life Again (Sawgod/Col. NY/Triple Tigers) +1690 points
STELLA LEFTY/Boston (Sandlot/Atlantic Outpost) +1172 points
ELLA LANGLEY & MORGAN WALLEN/I Can't Love You Anymore (Sawgod/Col. NY/Triple Tigers/Big Loud) +946 points
LUKE COMBS/Rethink Some Things (Columbia) +935 points

Tomorrow's Birthdays (7/25): Marty Brown, Candace DeGraff, Joe Ladd.

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

Monday's Birthdays (7/27): Chris Waters, Bill Engvall, Bobbie Gentry, Duncan Cameron (Sawyer Brown), Stacy Dean Campbell, Cheyenne Kimball (formerly of Gloriana), Greg Cole, Donna Edmonds, Alex Valentine, Mark Guynn, Julie Stuckey, the late Janet Rickman.

Tube Check Tomorrow (7/25): Charles Wesley Godwin, CBS Saturday Sessions.

Out(post) And About: Atlantic Outpost's Stella Lefty (c) with CMA's Sarah Trahern, the label's Lucy Bartozzi, CMA's Tiffany Kerns, Grace Martins and Kate Watson, and the label's Stephanie Hagerty (l-r) at CMA HQ.

From This Moment On-Air: Republic's Shania Twain with SiriusXM's Cody Alan at the launch of her SXM channel, Little Miss Twain Radio (105).

Check Yes Or No. 2: Akando's JC Coffey (l) and WYCT/Pensacola's Chris Clare (r) collect school supplies for the station's Stuff The Bus.

Signage: Singer/songwriter Jackson Wendell signs with Sony Music Nashville. Pictured (l-r) are the label's Jason McColl, Red Light's Enzo DeVincenzo, the label's Ken Robold, Wendell, the label's Taylor Lindsey, Red Light's Nick Rhodes and the label's Shelby Pickering.