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June 21, 2023 News@CountryAircheck.com |
Give Me A WYNK: Here are select Nielsen Audio Continuous Diary Measurement (CDM) ratings for May 2023 (three-month rolling average, 3/2-5/24) compared with March and April. Ranks (in parentheses) are among subscribers. Unless otherwise noted, all figures are Persons 12+, Monday-Sunday, 6am-midnight.
Baton Rouge (Market 77) |
WYNK iHeartMedia 5.7 (3) - 5.0 (5) - 6.1 (4) Largest share since July 2019. WTGE Guaranty Does not subscribe.
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Louisville (55) |
WAMZ iHeartMedia 8.0 (1) - 6.7 (1) - 6.8 (1) Tenth No. 1 in last 12 months. WQNU Summit 3.5 (10) - 2.7 (10) - 3.5 (10)
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New Orleans (50) |
WNOE iHeartMedia 5.3 (4) - 4.9 (5) - 4.4 (6)
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Oklahoma City (48) |
KTST iHeartMedia 4.2 (6) - 5.0 (4) - 5.0 (4) KJKE Tyler 5.0 (4) - 4.8 (5t) - 4.5 (6) KXXY iHeartMedia Classic Country 2.5 (9t) - 2.8 (9) - 2.8 (9) KNAH Champlin Classic Country Does not subscribe.
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St. Jude's Watson Exits: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Sr. Dir./Entertainment Mktg. Teri Watson has exited in a restructuring that eliminated her position. Watson had been with St. Jude more than 27 years; prior stops include KZLA/Los Angeles. Read a Country Aircheck profile when she celebrated 25 years with St. Jude here. She can be reached at 615-495-4776 or here. |
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Mason Star: Cumulus KRMD/Shreveport, LA morning host Mason Stanfield will take over as PD/mornings for sister KATC/Colorado Springs, CO, effective June 26. He succeeds Bo Jaxon, who departed last month for WBEE/Rochester (CAT 5/1). Stanfield joined KRMD at the start of 2020 (CAT 1/6/20); his previous career stops include KAUS/Austin, MN and KBVC/Salida, CO. Reach him here. Stanfield's position at KRMD is posted here. |
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Here You Comm Again: Former SiriusXM Dir./Communications Jason Roth will lead Wasserman Music's overall communications strategy as its newly appointed VP/Communications. "Jason’s breadth of communications experience with music-related brands, technology, and artists will be invaluable for the strategic development and messaging of Wasserman Music’s growth on a global scale," says CEO Lori Beth Feldman. Roth has held senior communications roles at Pandora, Apple, HP and Capitol Records. Reach him here.
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Curran See: DMR/Interactive Pres./COO Andrew Curran has been elevated to CEO. He succeeds Tripp Eldredge, who will remain as Chairman. “I bought a radio with my First Communion money in 1986 and I’ve been preparing for this opportunity ever since,” says Curran. He started with the company in 2004, with prior stops iHeartMedia/Cincinnati and ESPN Radio. |
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Veep Leaps: Point-To-Point Marketing VP/Strategy & Audience Insights Susan Bacich and VP/Digital Tim Satterfield have been promoted to EVPs. “Susan and Tim develop the best roadmap for success and consistently reflect and adjust with our clients to maximize the investment in audience generation,” says CEO Tim Bronsil. Bacich joined Point-To-Point in 2012, with prior stops at Yea! Network and iHeartMedia/New York. Satterfield has been with the company since 2014 and previously spent 13 years with iHeartMedia/Greensboro, NC. Reach Bacich here and Satterfield here. |
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See Shore: Shore Fire Media Account Exec. Olivia Del Valle has been promoted to Sr. Account Exec. The Virginia native joined the company in 2018. "Olivia is an incredibly talented and dynamic professional who has consistently gone above and beyond for her clients and campaigns," says VP Jaclyn Carter. Congratulate Del Valle here.
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Field Of Streams: Audacy will extend digital distribution of its 250+ stations via TuneIn. The agreement will also place Audacy's entire podcast library on the platforms. "As consumer demand for Audacy’s best-in-class local audio content continues to increase, we’re committed to meeting the listener wherever they wish to consume,” says Audacy Chief Digital Officer & Pres./Podcast & Streaming J.D. Crowley. Select TuneIn content will also become available on the Audacy platform. The partnership includes monetization opportunities for the companies' advertisers. |
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Grow Forth: "When you stop growing, you start dying." That quote is attributed to William S. Burroughs, and is applicable to Garth Brooks, who is growing a new global brand with The Sevens Network. PD Bob Richards and TuneIn CEO Richard Stern detail the launch. Also, Karen Gallagher traces her career arc from doing nights at KCTR/Billings, MT to being the cluster's Market Manager, in the latest Country Aircheck Weekly. |
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Hey To Z: Today's (6/21) CRS360 webinar "OK Boomer: A Conversation with Gen Z" underscored the importance of knowing the target audience and identifying their wants. WIVK/Knoxville morning host Joey Tack moderated as WFKY/Frankfurt, KY morning host Paisley Dunn, SiriusXM PD Kathleen Shea and WWKA/Orlando PD Steve Stewart stressed having a social media presence, among other strategies. Stewart said the old adage of "respect is earned not given" needs to be flipped for a younger workforce. "If you're on the team, you've earned the respect ... work hard to keep the respect," he said. The full presentation will be available here. |
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Stories Of The Week: Items you may have missed. Search for news and people in the archives at countryaircheck.com.
- KUZZ/Bakersfield morning hosts Cliff Dumas and Tanya Brakebill are retiring.
- Bruce Law was named Dir./Radio Operations for Griffin/Tulsa, OK.
- Skyview Networks' Barry Fischer and Mark Frank were promoted to VPs.
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Life Note: iHeartMedia WDRM/Huntsville, AL morning personality Dingo is recovering from successful outpatient surgery to remove facial skin cancers. He posted an update to Facebook commenting, “Thinking about changing my name to Scarface.” Send well wishes here.
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Country Aircheck Today Top 5: Here are the Top 5 songs for June 20, according to Mediabase 24/7.
- MORGAN WALLEN/Last Night (Big Loud) 4775 points
- JORDAN DAVIS/Next Thing You Know (MCA) 4701 points
- LUKE COMBS/Fast Car (River House/Columbia) 4587 points
- TYLER HUBBARD/Dancin' In The Country (EMI Nashville) 3817 points
- OLD DOMINION/Memory Lane (Columbia) 3661 points
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Country Aircheck Top Point Gainers: Here are the top point gainers for June 18-20, compared with the same days last week, according to Mediabase 24/7.
- LUKE COMBS/Fast Car (River House/Columbia) +2274 points
- JORDAN DAVIS/Next Thing You Know (MCA) +1658 points
- LUKE COMBS/Love You Anyway (River House/Columbia) +1160 points
- LUKE BRYAN/But I Got A Beer In My Hand (Capitol) +998 points
- BAILEY ZIMMERMAN/Religiously (Elektra/Warner/WEA) +958 points
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Tomorrow's Birthdays (6/22): Kris Kristofferson, Georgia Mock-Bedwell, Kim Fowler, Josh “Rowdy Yates” Holstead, Barry Hutchens, Lisa Strickland, the late Roy Drusky. |
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Weed, Whiskey And Filly: Brothers Osborne's TJ (l) and John Osborne (r) with KBUL's Bob Richards at the Reno Rodeo. |
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Need A Flavor: Shawn Parr's Backstage Country celebrates guest Jelly Roll with a Dunkin' Jelly Rolls giveaway.
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Jockford: Big Machine's Jackson Dean (top) and Valory's Mackenzie Carpenter with WRTB/Rockford, IL's Ryan Sartori, Steve Summers and Gordon Mays (l-r) at Old Settler's Days.
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Wilder Plays: Sony Music Nashville's Morgan Wade celebrates her first gold record, debut single "Wilder Days," with her label and WME team at Dave & Buster's before her Bonnaroo performance. |
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Signage: Singer/songwriter Dylan Wolfe signs with Riser House and Drew Baldridge's Lyric Music Publishing. Pictured (back, l-r) are Michael Ransom, RH's Kirby Smith, attorney Lauren Spahn and RH's Brandon Perdue; (front, l-r) RH's Jennifer Johnson, Wolfe and Drew Baldridge.
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