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| July 2, 2025 News@CountryAircheck.com |
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Ratin' Dayton: Here are select Nielsen Audio Continuous Diary Measurement (CDM) ratings for May 2025 (three-month rolling average, 3/6-5/28) compared with March and April. Ranks (in parentheses) are among subscribers. Unless otherwise noted, all figures are Persons 12+, Monday-Sunday, 6am-midnight.
Dayton, OH (Market 64) |
WHKO Cox 9.4 (1) - 9.1 (1) - 10.1 (1) Largest share since last September. WZDA iHeartMedia 1.9 (12) - 1.7 (12) - 1.7 (12) WCLI Alpha Classic Country 1.1 (14) - 0.9 (15) - 1.1 (13t) |
Fort Myers, FL (52) |
WWGR Renda 3.7 (6) - 4.0 (6) - 4.2 (5) WHEL Sun 1.5 (18) - 1.9 (15t) - 2.8 (13) Largest share to date. WCKT iHeartMedia 2.0 (12t) - 2.5 (13) - 2.4 (15) |
| Grand Rapids, MI (69) |
WBCT iHeartMedia 7.7 (2) - 7.4 (3) - 7.4 (1) WTNR Cumulus 1.2 (16t) - 1.3 (16) - 1.6 (15t) |
Tucson, AZ (62) |
KIIM Cumulus 5.4 (3) - 6.2 (2) - 6.4 (2) KHUD iHeartMedia 3.6 (7) - 3.0 (13) - 2.8 (14) |
Tulsa, OK (63) |
KXBL Griffin Classic Country 6.0 (2) - 5.7 (2t) - 5.0 (4) KWEN Cox (sale to Zoellner pending) 5.1 (5) - 4.9 (5) - 4.9 (5t) KVOO Griffin 4.1 (9) - 4.0 (8t) - 4.0 (8) KTGX iHeartMedia 2.3 (14t) - 2.3 (15) - 2.6 (15) |
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China Anniversary: Blake Shelton, Carrie Underwood, Cody Johnson, Cole Swindell, Darius Rucker, Jason Aldean, Jelly Roll, Keith Urban, Kelsea Ballerini, Lainey Wilson, Little Big Town and Luke Bryan will be part of a 90-minute special celebrating the 20th anniversary of the CMT Music Awards. Hosted by Cody Alan, CMT Music Awards: Ultimate Party Edition, will debut July 17 at 8pm CT, and includes new interviews with stars sharing memorable show appearances and previously untold stories. Fans can vote for the “Ultimate Fan Favorite Performance” July 11-14 via @CMT socials, with the winning moment revealed during the show. The CMT Music Awards will not take place this year (CAT 2/10).
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Gig Alert: Activated Events is seeking a remote Mgr./Marketing to develop and execute marketing campaigns for the company's live music festivals. Three to six years of related marketing experience, with emphasis on digital marketing and live music/entertainment industry, is required. Submit résumé, cover letter and examples of social media/email campaigns with measurable results here.
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Stories Of The Week: Search for news and people in the archives at countryaircheck.com.
- Get the scoop on Triple Tigers' new promotional arm, Akando Music, in Country Aircheck Weekly.
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WOOZ/Marion-Carbondale, IL PD/midday host Tracy McSherry-McKown retired. (7/1)
- Mike McVay and Julie Talbott are among the Radio Hall of Fame 2025 inductees. (6/30)
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Audacy/Houston VP/Programming and KILT Brand Mgr. Melissa Chase exited. (6/30)
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Bits & Pieces: Skyview Networks' Bryan "B-Dub" Washington (8/22), KUPL/Portland MD/midday host Danny Dwyer (9/20), WXBQ/Johnson City, TN's Steve Stroud & Nikki Thomas (10/12), and Hot AC WJXA/Nashville's Hannah Byrom (10/25) will serve as Grand Ole Opry guest announcers for its 100th year. See other upcoming Opry guest announcers here and here. |
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Wedding Bell: Columbia's Kameron Marlowe wed Spotify's Meagan Bennington June 27 at The Meadows on Rock Creek in Philipsburg, MT. The couple got engaged in Montana nearly two years ago (CAT 4/17/23).
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| Country Aircheck Today Top 5: Here are the Top 5 songs for July 1, according to Mediabase 24/7.
- ELLA LANGLEY/Weren't For The Wind (Sawgod/Col. NY/Triple Tigers) 4289 points
- MORGAN WALLEN/Just In Case (Big Loud) 4067 points
- SAM HUNT/Country House (MCA) 3508 points
- TYLER HUBBARD/Park (EMI Nashville) 3220 points
- COREY KENT/This Heart (Combustion/RCA) 3148 points
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| Country Aircheck Top Point Gainers: Here are the top point gainers for June 29-July 1 compared with the same days last week, according to Mediabase 24/7.
- ELLA LANGLEY/Weren't For The Wind (Sawgod/Col. NY/Triple Tigers) +2965 points
- MORGAN WALLEN/Just In Case (Big Loud) +1538 points
- SCOTTY MCCREERY f/HOOTIE & THE BLOWFISH/Bottle Rockets +856 points
- SHABOOZEY/Good News (Empire/Magnolia) +754 points
- MORGAN WALLEN/I Got Better (Big Loud) +700 points
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Tomorrow's Birthdays (7/3): Sarah Buxton, Aaron Tippin, Trent Tomlinson, Johnny Lee, Rick Baumgartner, Trish Biondo, Scott Borchetta, Monty Byrom, Jay Jenson, Justin Taylor, Frank Myers, Greg Oswald.
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The American Stream: The Combustion Masters team (Blake Duncan, Kelly Lyons, Chris Farren, Chris "Falcon" Van Belkom and Keithan Melton, l-r) celebrates two billion catalog streams this week with a surprise plaque presentation at their office in Nashville.
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Young At iHeart: Black River's Chris Young, Curb's Kelsey Hart and Valory's Preston Cooper
at WMIL/Milwaukee's Secret Show. Pictured (back, l-r) are Black River's Kellie LaJack, iHeart's Rod Phillips, Young, Cooper, Hart and Valory's George Briner; (front, l-r) the station's Shanna Cudeck and Curb's Sam DePrez. (inset) Young with Phillips and Cudeck.
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Mac Booked: Valory's Mackenzie Carpenter plays KWNR/Las Vegas' Next Big Thing. Pictured (l-r) are the station's MoJoe Roberts, the label's Amy Staley, Carpenter and the station's Amanda "Ice" Habrowski. |
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