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KXKC/Lafayette, LA PD Casey Carter gave a less than glowing review. “It was awful. I do think the concept of the show itself is decent, but if these are the ‘stars of tomorrow,’ we as a format may be in trouble.”

“Chuck Wicks has the 'it' factor,” wrote WCTK/Providence PD Steve Giuttari. “He was the clear star on the show. The others didn’t really shine like he did. I thought the show portrayed an accurate picture of the Nashville music scene. But there was too much dramatic fluff and the acting was sub-par.”

Pat & Tom Visit Montana CBS Radio KNCI/Sacramento morning men Pat Still and Tom Mailey unwittingly engineered a broadcasting coup earlier this month. Billy Ray Cyrus had previously interviewed with the Pat & Tom Show, during which the duo jokingly invited themselves to LA for a taping of the Hannah

Radio's Take On Nashville Country Aircheck had a hard time finding folks who tuned in for the premiere of Fox’s new “reality” show, Nashville. When asked for his reaction, KQFC/Boise, ID PD Wes McShay answered, “I didn’t see it and I couldn’t find anyone else who did either.” Apparently, Fox also had a tough time finding people to watch. According to zap2it.com, Nashville had a 1.7/3 rating, leaving it in last place behind ABC, CBS and even CW. The show drew fewer viewers than Fox's Anchorwoman, which was cancelled after one episode. Watch it for yourself at www.fox.com/fod/. Those broadcasters who did see it had a strong reaction. “My expectations weren’t very high, but it was almost impossible to watch after a few minutes," Regent’s VP/Programming Bob Moody says. "The Chuck Wicks segments were interesting since he has a song on the charts now. And I enjoyed seeing Monty Powell, but most of the hour was spent setting up stereotypes that promise to get worse in future episodes. Can you even imagine seeing a young Alan Jackson or Reba McEntire as part of the trendy and superficial world that the Hollywood producers are passing off as typical of Music Row?” WUSN/Chicago MD Marci Braun gave the show a fair shot. “I watched the first 5 minutes of it, got all excited when I saw people I knew...but then came the 'drama' part and I totally tuned out. I might TiVo it again this week but I'm pretty sure I'll be fast forwarding through the 'drama' and just watching for the performances.”

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Montana show. Cyrus, it seems, didn't laugh. Instead, he arranged for the trip and, in true radio fashion, the station launched a contest. And that's how Pat, Tom, their kids and two winners ended up at a closed-set rehearsal of Disney's pre-teen blockbuster series. After the rehearsal, Billy Ray, his daughter and the show's star Miley, and other cast members sat for an almost 30-minute interview. Pat and Tom aired it the next morning while broadcasting from the studio of CBS sister Alternative KROQ/Los Angeles. "Billy Ray told us it's the first time in the show's two year history anyone from the radio industry has been on the set of the show or had access to the cast in that way," Mailey says.

The Week's Top Stories For details on these and the rest of the week’s news, visit the Country Aircheck archives at www.countryaircheck.com. KKGO/Los Angeles OM/PD Mike Johnson was upped to Sr. Ops & Programming Manager. (CAT 9/17) KKGO MD/middayer Tonya Campos was promoted to PD. (Breaking News 9/13) KDRK/Spokane OM/PD Cary Rolfe was named PD for KWNR/Las Vegas. (Breaking News 9/14) Universal South Sr. VP/Promotion Michael Powers exited. (Breaking News 9/14) Clayton Allen named OM for Tejas Broadcasting/Corpus Christi and PD for KOUL. (CAT 9/14) WITL/Lansing & WFBE/Flint, MI PD Jay J. McRae died of a heart attack. (CAT 9/11) WDSY/Pittsburgh morning co-host Chris DeCarlo resigned

after five years with the CBS Radio Country outlet. (CAT 9/12) Sony BMG/Nashville Dir./Sales David Fitzgerald elevated to Sr. Dir./Sales. (CAT 9/12) Former NFL lineman Sean Gilbert launches IPAK Records and taps WPAW/Greensboro evening talent Brian “Opie Joe” Creason as Dir./Radio Promotion. (CAT 9/13)

Industry News The young music industry professional organization, SOLID, will present “Moving On Up: How to Get In, Fit In

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September 18 – 4th Annual Dale Franklin Leadership Music Award Schermerhorn Symphony Center

September 20 – SOLID New Member Pary Bar Twenty3, Nashville

September 25 – NSAI World’s Largest No. 1 Party CMA Parking Lot

September 26 – Bluebird On The Bridge Shelby Street Pedestrian Bridge

September 30 – Dierks Bentley’s “Miles & Music For Kids” Motorcycle Ride

October 14 – iebaLIVE! Conference Hilton Suites Downtown Nashville

October 15 – ASCAP Country Music Awards Ryman Auditorium

Best Dads Ever: Pictured (l-r) are Hannah Montana actor Jason Earles, KNCI's Pat and son Lucas, Mi-ley Cyrus, KNCI's Tom and daughter Emm a, and KNCI contest winner Haley.

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Tuesday (9/18): the late Hank Penny, Marci Braun ([email protected]), Steve Fishell, Tatum Hauck, Erin Morris ([email protected])

Wednesday (9/19): Jim Collins, Bob Heatherly ([email protected]), Trisha Yearwood, Ralph Carroll ([email protected]), Sam Ramage, Jeff Bates

Friday (9/21): Faith Hill, Ronna Reeves, Katharine Hodges, Jeff Roper ([email protected]), Lynn Waggoner, Mark Wright, Stacy Blythe ([email protected])

Saturday (9/22): Lex Browning, Deanna Cox, Ted Cramer, R. J. Meacham ([email protected]), Airik Sanders, John Saville, Carson Schreiber ([email protected])

Sunday (9/23): June Forester, Don Herron

Monday (9/24): JoJamie Hahr ([email protected]), Robin Lightner ([email protected]), Luke Burland

and Take It To The Top,” an industry education panel, Oct. 24 at Belmont University. Panelists include Grand Ole Opry VP/GM Pete Fisher, Capitol Sr. Dir./A&R Autumn House, Harlan Howard Songs President/Owner Melanie-Smith Howard and Ocean Way Studios Manager & Dir./Operations Glenda Miller. The panel is free and open to the public. Gold Mountain Entertainment Assoc. Manager Al McManus has left the company to pursue other opportunities. He’d been with the company for 10 years, handling day-to-day management of clients including Ronnie Milsap, Lorrie Morgan and Rodney Crowell.

Artist News The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum will open the “Family Tradition: The Hank Williams Legacy” exhibition March 28, 2008. The exhibit, which will run for two years, will explore the connections between the eldest Hank Williams and his biological and musical heirs. In other Williams family news, Hank Williams Jr. will be honored as CMT’s next “Giant” during a two-hour special that will be taped Oct. 25 in Los Angeles. Tim McGraw, Brad Paisley, Kid Rock, Gretchen Wilson, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Buddy Guy are set to honor the life and music of Bocephus. The show will premiere Nov. 17. Steve Azar will participate in the Pro-Am Viking Golf Classic Sept. 26 in Madison, MS. The Viking Classic benefits several charities, churches and schools in Azar’s homestate of Mississippi. Following the classic, he’ll perform at the After Play Party Sept. 30 in Choctaw, MS.



tuBe CheCk Lisa Hartman Black will make another rare appearance on-stage with her husband, Clint Black, at his upcoming show in Milwaukee, WI October 4. She’ll join her hubby on three tunes, including “When I Said I Do.” Nitty Gritty Dirt Band member John McEuen and Gracie Grantham, daughter of POCO’s George Grantham, are teaming up to auction memorabilia to help defray medical expenses following the severe stroke George suffered. More info at puttingheadstogether.org. Jimmy Fortune, formerly of the Statler Brothers, will perform with Wil Reid and Langdon Reid (sons of Statler Brothers’ Harold and Don Reid) during the March 9-16 Country Music Cruise aboard the Carnival Valor. For more info about this cruise, visit www.jimmyfortune.net. Montgomery Gentry will appear on the premiere of NBC’s Las Vegas Sept. 28 performing “Hell Yeah.”

Gig Alert KJUG/Visalia, CA PD Dave Daniels is searching for a midday personality. Rush airchecks and resumes to [email protected].

Nashville's Slow Start (continued from page 1) While a few television critics were positive (as ranked on www.metacritic.com), nine of 13 panned the show: The Tennessean: “The show focuses on six twenty-somethings who moved to Nashville to pursue their music. Make no mistake: Raging hormones — instead of impressive harmonies — are the focus of this series. The music and the industry behind it serve as a backdrop for their love lives, taking on no more significance than occupations of characters in sitcoms. From the creators of Laguna Beach, Nashville resembles that show, only with a Southern accent.” San Jose Mercury News: "Slickly produced, just like Laguna Beach, the show could grow on you quickly because those involved are actually talented and engaging on- and offstage." Miami Herald: "...practically every note except the ones they sing rings false. The show's dialogue feels scripted, its frequent

Tuesday (9/18) – Toby Keith, Miranda Lambert, Elvis: Viva Las Vegas (ABC); Rascal Flatts, Ellen DeGeneres (syndicated); Steve Earle, The Late Show with David Letterman (CBS); Trisha Yearwood, Master Series (GAC).

Wednesday (9/19) – Reba McEntire, Oprah (syndi-cated), Entertainment Tonight (syndicated).

Thursday (9/20) – Reba McEntire, Good Morning America, The View (ABC); Craig Morgan, Carolina Rain, Riverfront Concert (GAC).

Friday (9/21) – Billy Ray Cyrus, 20/20 (ABC); Trisha Yearwood, Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds, Crossroads (CMT); Rascal Flatts, Diary (CMT); Bob DiPiero, Tony Mullins, The Hitmen Of Music Row (GAC).

Saturday (9/22) – Rascal Flatts, Fan Mail (CMT); Dierks Bentley, Charlie Daniels Band, Danielle Peck, The Grascals, Grand Ole Opry Live (GAC).

Sunday (9/23) – Trace Adkins, Offstage (GAC); Emerson Drive, Terri Clark, more, Canadian Country Music Awards (GAC).

Monday (9/24) – Reba McEntire, Larry King Live (CNN); Garth Brooks, Master Series (GAC).


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hookups and breakups abrupt and phony, and its scenes from the music business out and out fraudulent. Or does the Grand Ole Opry really leave its doors unlocked and its sound system switched on so random young wannabes can wander in off the street to sing a few tunes for their camera crews?" Los Angeles Times: "Nashville is one of the last true company towns -- the country music industry dominates it socially and professionally. Still, there must be some conversations that don't involve the record business, no? If so, they're not shown. And worse, almost every scene feels ploddingly staged. Every conversation is alarmingly, and unconvincingly, topical; no scene is wasted." Chicago Tribune: "It all seems painfully staged and contrived, but take heart: Given that this is a show on Fox’s failure-prone Friday nights, I can’t imagine Nashville clogging up the airwaves for long." At least one of our radio respondents had hope: "It was pretty good because it was Friday night, I had three beers and I saw my office on TV,” joked Big D & Bubba producer Patrick Thomas. “It’s good for the format. If it works, we will have artists who audiences already have a vested interest in before their songs even come out like American Idol did with Carrie Underwood. We’re going to get true stars in the format, if it works. And if it does, it can only be good and we should all get behind it." But then, everything looks better after three beers.

This week's releases include:

Reba McEntire Reba Duets (MCA)Eleven tracks, 11 larger-than-life mu-sic stars. Okay, 12. Can't forget Reba herself. Here's the rundown: "When You Love Someone Like That," LeAnn Rimes; "Does The Wind Still Blow In Oklahoma?", Ronnie Dunn; "Because Of You," Kelly Clarkson; "Faith In

Love," Rascal Flatts; "She Can't Save Him," Trisha Yearwood; "Everyday People," Carole King; "Every Other Weekend," Kenny Chesney; "These Broken Hearts," Vince Gill; "Sleep-ing With The Telephone," Faith Hill; "The Only Promise That Remains," Justin Timberlake; and "Break Each Other's Hearts Again," Don Henley.

Upcoming releases:

Sept. 25 Rascal Flatts Still Feels Good (Lyric Street) Whiskey Falls Whiskey Falls (Midas) Billy Joe Shaver Everybody's Brother (Compadre)

Oct. 2 Brooks & Dunn Cowboy Town (Arista) Faith Hill The Hits (Warner Bros.) Various Artists Songs 4 Worship: Country (Time Life) Phil Vassar Prayer Of A Common Man (Universal South) Oct. 9 Deana Carter The Chain (Vanguard) Diamond Rio The Star Still Shines (Word/Curb) Charlie Daniels Band Deuces (Blue Hat) Sara Evans Greatest Hits (RCA) LeAnn Rimes Family (Curb) Van Zant My Kind Of Country (Columbia)

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WFBE/Flint, MI 5.7 6.5 3* 4WKCQ/Saginaw, MI 3.5 3.1 11* 10(Flint, MI Arbitron)WCXI-AM/Flint+ 1.6 1.8 14* 14*WEGX/Florence, SC 7.8 8.7 2 3WHLZ/Florence, SC 5.2 3.2 5 12WXFL/Florence, AL 7.5 9.4 3 2WLAY/Florence, AL 9.3 8.1 2 3WDRM/Huntsville, AL 5.0 3.4 6* 9*(Florence, AL Arbitron)WFRE/Frederick, MD 12.6 16.4 1 1WAVW/Ft. Pierce, FL 6.0 5.6 2 4WIRK/West Palm Beach, FL 1.3 1.8 19* 16*(Ft. Pierce, FL Arbitron)KTCS/Ft. Smith, AR 9.9 11.4 2 1KMAG/Ft. Smith, AR 11.4 9.0 1 2*WOGK/Gainesville, FL 11.5 13.0 1 1WTRS/Gainesville, FL 4.5 6.3 6* 3KEKB/Grand Junction, CO 10.8 9.3 2* 3*KMOZ/Grand Junction, CO 8.1 7.9 5 5*WBCT/Grand Rapids^ 8.2 8.8 1 1WTNR/Grand Rapids, MI 2.8 4.3 11 6WNCY/Appleton, WI 14.1 12.5 1 1(Green Bay, WI Arbitron)WPCK/Green Bay, WI 6.5 4.6 4 6*WKCY/Harrisonburg, VA 12.1 16.5 2 1WSIG/Harrisonburg, VA 6.5 6.6 5 5* WCYK-FM/Harrisonburg, VA 3.2 3.3 11* 9WDOG/Hilton Head, SC 2.2 4.7 14* 4WGZR/Savannah, GA 3.5 3.0 7* 10*(Hilton Head, SC Arbitron)WDGG/Huntington, WV 7.8 10.6 3 1WTCR/Huntington, WV 12.2 10.0 1 2*WLGC/Huntington, WV 2.5 2.7 10 11*WPAY/Huntington, WV .6 1.5 16* 14*

WQBE/Charleston, WV 2.2 1.2 11* 16*(Huntington, WV Arbitron)WDRM/Huntsville, AL 12.7 14.3 1 1WQAH/Huntsville, AL+ 3.2 3.5 11 12 WXBQ/J'City-K'port-Bristol 21.1 18.0 1 1WMEV/J'City-K'port-Bristol 1.9 2.1 12* 11WGOC-AM/J'City-K'port-Bristol̂ + 2.0 1.5 9* 12*WXLZ/J'City-K'port-Bristol 1.0 1.5 16* 12*WIVK/Knoxville^ 2.6 1.3 7* 14*(JC-K'port-Bristol ARB)WEMB-AM/J'City-K'port-Bristol. 9 1.1 18* 17KDXY/Jonesboro, AR 14.0 13.5 1 1KFIN/Jonesboro, AR 9.3 10.1 4 2*KIXQ/Joplin, MO 13.2 14.2 1 1KBTN/Joplin, MO+ 4.2 4.9 6* 6KWXD/Joplin, MO 4.2 3.3 6* 8KKOW-FM/Joplin, MO 2.4 2.2 10* 10*KKOW-AM/Joplin, MO+ .6 1.6 17* 12*KTTS/Springfield, MO .6 1.1 17* 15*(Joplin, MO Arbitron)KUSJ/Killeen, TX 8.6 9.0 2 1WACO/Waco, TX 8.9 8.7 1 2(Killeen, TX Arbitron)KTON-AM/Killeen, TX 2.2 1.6 10 12*KVET/Austin 1.6 1.3 14* 15*(Killeen, TX Arbitron)KMDL/Lafayette, LA 7.5 7.6 2 3*KXKC/Lafayette, LA 6.9 7.6 4 3*WYNK/Baton Rouge, LA 2.0 1.7 14 15(Lafayette, LA Arbitron)WIOV/Lancaster, PA 8.3 9.8 1 1WXCY/Wilmington, DE 1.3 1.5 16 12*(Lancaster, PA Arbitron)WRBT/Harrisburg 1.2 1.2 17* 14*(Lancaster, PA Arbitron)

Spring Abritron No. 1s: WFRE, KTCS, WOGK, WBCT, WNCY, WKCY, WDGG, WDRM, WXBGQ, KDXY, KIXQ, KUSJ and WIOV Here’s our weekly overview of how Country stations have fared in the Spring 2007 Arbitron’s released since last week, along with a cumulative scorecard on how the Country outlets listed here this far have fared. With a few exceptions, only stations achieving at least a 1.0 share are included. Legend: A “+” indicates a Classic Country outlet, a “^” designates Country stations in the same market owned by a single operator and an “*” indicates a tie. v

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COuntry ratings spring BOx sCOre Each week we’ll have a running tally of the Spring Arbitron ratings and rankings for all Country stations printed in the weekly CA Music Edition. The only ratings/rankings in these box scores are those from the station’s home market.

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1 1 RASCAL FLATTS/Take Me There (Lyric Street) 13529 761 4584 244 35.087 1.823 121 0

6 2 BRAD PAISLEY/Online (Arista) 4 12496 1351 4200 418 31.649 3.388 121 1

5 3 TOBY KEITH�/Love Me If You Can (Show Dog) 12197 639 4184 225 31.086 1.495 121 0

2 4 BROOKS & DUNN/Proud Of The House We Built (Arista) 12097 377 4149 114 30.642 0.526 121 0

7 5 LUKE BRYAN/All My Friends Say (Capitol) 11282 604 3919 277 28.35 1.383 121 0

13 6 KENNY CH�ESNEY/Don't Blink (BNA) 4 10478 1959 3439 607 27.93 5.218 121 0

3 7 REBA MCENTIRE w/K. CLARKSON /Because Of You (MCA) 10147 -1561 3520 -613 25.593 -4.514 120 0

8 8 GARTH� BROOKS/More Than A Memory (Pearl/Big Machine) 10145 411 3461 187 26.381 0.949 120 2

9 9 TIM MCGRAW/If You're Reading This (Curb) 9780 459 3447 219 25.721 1.339 118 1

4 10 RODNEY ATKINS/These Are My People (Curb) 9558 -2132 3152 -793 25.709 -4.75 120 0

10 11 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/So Small (19/Arista) 9508 239 3291 138 23.759 -0.112 121 1

12 12 DIERKS BENTLEY/Free And Easy (Down The Road...) (Capitol) 9465 537 3161 190 24.483 1.436 121 0

14 13 JASON MICH�AEL CARROLL/Livin' Our Love Song (Arista) 7909 846 2704 238 19.532 2.393 118 1

16 14 GEORGE STRAIT/How 'Bout Them Cowgirls (MCA) 4 7160 928 2502 304 17.797 2.282 115 2

15 15 CLAY WALKER/Fall (Curb/Asylum) 6926 391 2429 125 16.804 0.856 115 3

11 16 SUGARLAND/Everyday America (Mercury) 6691 -2379 2313 -860 16.077 -7.488 121 0

17 17 JOSH� TURNER/Firecracker (MCA) 6359 452 2190 174 15.166 0.717 117 2

19 18 JACK INGRAM/Measure Of A Man (Big Machine) 6071 746 2006 210 13.608 1.251 118 3

18 19 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Famous In A Small Town (Columbia) 5897 419 2018 161 13.283 0.234 117 3

20 20 SARA EVANS/As If (RCA) 5261 353 1784 170 12.394 0.73 114 4

21 21 TRENT TOMLINSON/Just Might Have Her Radio On (Lyric Street) 5093 414 1824 121 11.651 0.982 113 2

22 22 JOE NICH�OLS/Another Side Of You (Universal South) 4600 296 1580 101 10.54 0.613 104 4

24 23 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/What Do Ya Think... (Columbia) 4507 666 1591 254 10.389 1.194 108 6

25 24 LEANN RIMES/Nothin' Better To Do (Curb/Asylum) 4331 743 1436 213 10.088 1.501 99 4

26 25 KEITH� URBAN/Everybody (Capitol) 4 4258 1096 1490 371 10.7 2.912 103 14

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27 26 TRISH�A YEARWOOD/Heaven, Heartache And... (Big Machine) 3872 872 1317 319 8.45 1.458 97 5

32 27 EAGLES/How Long (ERC/Mercury/Lost Highway) 2985 814 949 286 7.597 1.684 57 7

31 28 GARY ALLAN/Watching Airplanes (MCA) 2622 398 854 134 6.274 1.125 71 8

28 29 PAT GREEN/Way Back Texas (BNA) 2535 56 790 40 5.484 -0.093 81 3

30 30 BLAKE SH�ELTON/The More I Drink (Warner Bros.) 2529 269 870 83 5.871 0.839 69 6

36 31 TAYLOR SWIFT/Our Song (Big Machine) 4 2484 1127 769 398 5.583 2.379 71 18

29 32 TRAVIS TRITT/You Never Take Me Dancing (Category 5) 2484 160 875 67 6.334 0.509 64 1

33 33 WH�ISKEY FALLS/Last Train Running (Midas) 2221 111 798 25 4.903 0.352 70 0

34 34 BILLY CURRINGTON/Tangled Up (Mercury) 1927 19 693 8 4.638 0.119 64 2

35 35 CH�RIS CAGLE/What Kinda Gone (Capitol) 1830 212 653 93 3.776 0.48 56 5

43 36 CH�UCK WICKS/Stealing Cinderella (RCA) 1706 774 492 245 3.392 1.548 54 15

37 37 TRACE ADKINS/I Got My Game On (Capitol) 1691 358 582 120 3.849 1.116 48 2

38 38 JASON ALDEAN/Laughed Until We Cried (BBR) 1606 276 584 115 3.553 0.602 56 5

39 39 EMERSON DRIVE/You Still Own Me (Midas) 1477 262 522 98 3.15 0.553 46 3

40 40 BIG & RICH�/Between Raising Hell And ... (Warner Bros.) 1168 121 310 21 2.297 0.196 34 6

41 BUCKY COVINGTON/It's Good To Be Us (Lyric Street) 793 414 271 154 1.542 0.755 36 12

44 42 CLINT BLACK/The Strong One (Equity) 747 21 227 2 1.194 -0.144 34 4

47 43 LITTLE BIG TOWN/I'm With The Band (Equity) 738 114 254 46 1.208 0.156 34 6

45 44 JENNIFER H�ANSON/Joyride (Universal South) 731 65 233 17 1.348 0.045 32 5

50 45 MARK CH�ESNUTT/Rollin' With The Flow (Lofton Creek) 723 207 174 43 1.627 0.518 12 0

46 KENNY CH�ESNEY w/GEORGE STRAIT /Shiftwork (BNA) 711 434 186 107 1.933 0.986 4 3

47 SUGARLAND/Stay (Mercury) 691 609 209 186 1.564 1.409 28 23

49 48 JAKE OWEN/Something About A Woman (RCA) 660 122 242 53 1.095 0.249 31 6

48 49 FLYNNVILLE TRAIN/Nowhere Than Somewhere (Show Dog) 609 -15 200 -18 0.907 -0.089 38 0

50 BILLY RAY CYRUS/Ready, Set, Don't Go (Disney/CO5) 483 -12 181 6 1.032 0.002 18 0

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Aircheck Top Point GainersKENNY CH�ESNEY/Don't Blink (BNA) 1959 4BRAD PAISLEY/Online (Arista) 1351 4TAYLOR SWIFT/Our Song (Big Machine) 1127 4KEITH� URBAN/Everybody (Capitol) 1096 4GEORGE STRAIT/How 'Bout Them Cowgirls (MCA) 928 4TRISH�A YEARWOOD/Heaven, Heartache... (Big Machine) 872JASON MICH�AEL CARROLL.../Livin' Our Love Song (Arista) 846EAGLES/How Long (ERC/Mercury/Lost Highway) 814CH�UCK WICKS/Stealing Cinderella (RCA) 774RASCAL FLATTS/Take Me There (Lyric Street) 761

Aircheck Top Spin GainersKENNY CH�ESNEY/Don't Blink (BNA) 607BRAD PAISLEY/Online (Arista) 418TAYLOR SWIFT/Our Song (Big Machine) 398KEITH� URBAN/Everybody (Capitol) 371TRISH�A YEARWOOD/Heaven, Heartache... (Big Machine) 319GEORGE STRAIT/How 'Bout Them Cowgirls (MCA) 304EAGLES/How Long (ERC/Mercury/Lost Highway) 286LUKE BRYAN/All My Friends Say (Capitol) 277MONTGOMERY GENTRY/What Do Ya Think... (Columbia) 254CH�UCK WICKS/Stealing Cinderella (RCA) 245

Aircheck Add LeadersSUGARLAND/Stay (Mercury) 23

TAYLOR SWIFT/Our Song (Big Machine) 18

CH�UCK WICKS/Stealing Cinderella (RCA) 15

KEITH� URBAN/Everybody (Capitol) 14

BUCKY COVINGTON/It's Good To Be Us (Lyric Street) 12

CRAIG MORGAN/International Harvester (BBR) 11

ASH�TON SH�EPH�ERD/Takin' Off This Pain (MCA) 10KELLIE PICKLER/Things That Never Cross A... (19/BNA) 9GARY ALLAN/Watching Airplanes (MCA) 8

EAGLES/How Long (ERC/Mercury/Lost Highway) 7RODNEY ATKINS/Cleaning This Gun (Come On...) (Curb) 7MONTGOMERY GENTRY/What Do Ya Think About That (Columbia) 7

Activator Top Point GainersKENNY CH�ESNEY/Don't Blink (BNA) 1514 4GARTH� BROOKS/More Than A Memory (Pearl/Big Machine) 1246 4KEITH� URBAN/Everybody (Capitol) 1120 4TAYLOR SWIFT/Our Song (Big Machine) 1056 4EAGLES/How Long (ERC/Mercury/Lost Highway) 901 4MONTGOMERY GENTRY/What Do Ya Think... (Columbia) 879GEORGE STRAIT/How 'Bout Them Cowgirls (MCA) 858TOBY KEITH�/Love Me If You Can (Show Dog) 788TRISH�A YEARWOOD/Heaven, Heartache... (Big Machine) 610SUGARLAND/Stay (Mercury) 603

Activator Top Spin GainersKENNY CH�ESNEY/Don't Blink (BNA) 347GARTH� BROOKS/More Than A Memory (Pearl/Big Machine) 325KEITH� URBAN/Everybody (Capitol) 275TAYLOR SWIFT/Our Song (Big Machine) 257EAGLES/How Long (ERC/Mercury/Lost Highway) 228GEORGE STRAIT/How 'Bout Them Cowgirls (MCA) 192MONTGOMERY GENTRY/What Do Ya Think... (Columbia) 170TOBY KEITH�/Love Me If You Can (Show Dog) 147JASON MICH�AEL CARROLL/Livin' Our Love Song (Arista) 142JOE NICH�OLS/Another Side Of You (Universal South) 141

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CARRIE UNDERWOOD/So Small (19/Arista)NICKELBACK/Rockstar (Roadrunner Records)SH�OOTER JENNINGS/Walk Of Life (Universal South)TRACE ADKINS/I Got My Game On (Capitol)

CMT PureDWIGH�T YOAKAM/Close Up The... (New West Records/Via Records)TRACE ADKINS/I Got My Game On (Capitol)LYLE LOVETT/South Texas Girl (Curb/Lost Highway)

GACRASCAL FLATTS/Take Me There (Lyric Street)TRACE ADKINS/I Got My Game On (Capitol)

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Aircheck Top RecurrentsKENNY CH�ESNEY/Never Wanted Nothing More (BNA) 8274TRACY LAWRENCE/Find Out Who... (Rocky Comfort/CO5) 6133BILLY CURRINGTON/Good Directions (Mercury) 5715MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Lucky Man (Columbia) 4688BIG & RICH�/Lost In This Moment (Warner Bros.) 4579TAYLOR SWIFT/Teardrops On My Guitar (Big Machine) 4293CRAIG MORGAN/Tough (BBR) 4272EMERSON DRIVE/Moments (Midas) 4262BUCKY COVINGTON/A Different World (Lyric Street) 4211GEORGE STRAIT/Wrapped (MCA) 4181

Aircheck ActivityMARK CH�ESNUTT/Rollin’ With The Flow (Lofton Creek) Moves 50-45*; 723 points, 174 spins; 0 ADDS

KENNY CH�ESNEY w/GEORGE STRAIT/Shift Work (BNA) Debuts at 46*; 711 points, 186 spins 3 ADDS: KILT*, KWLI*, WBCT

SUGARLAND/Stay (Mercury) Debuts at 47*; 691 points, 209 spins; 23 ADDS: KEEY*, KJUG, KKGO, KNCI*, KRTY, KSKS, KSOP, KWJJ, KWLI*, KXKT, WBCT, WBUL, WCTK, WIRK*, WKKT, WMAD, WMIL, WNKT*, WSIX, WTQR, WUSY, WYPY, WYRK

JAKE OWEN/Something About A Woman (RCA) Moves 49*-48*; 660 points, 242 spins 6 ADDS: KH�KI*, KJUG, KSKS, KXKT, WBCT, WMIL

FLYNNVILLE TRAIN/Nowhere Than Somewhere (Show Dog) Moves 48*-49; 609 points, 200 spins; 0 ADDS

BILLY RAY CYRUS/Ready, Set, Don’t Go (Disney/CO5) Debuts at 50*; 483 points, 181 spins; 0 ADDS

CRAIG MORGAN/International H�arvester (BBR) 435 points, 153 spins 11 ADDS: KKNG, KMPS*, KRTY, KWJJ, WDAF, WGNA, WGTY, WKH�X, WPAW, WRNS*, WYRK

ELI YOUNG BAND/When It Rains (Carnival) 417 points, 64 spins; 1 ADD: KPLX*

KELLIE PICKLER/Things That Never Cross A… (19/BNA) 415 points, 124 spins 9 ADDS: KFRG*, KIXZ, KSOP, KWLI*, KYGO, WBCT, WCTQ, WDAF, WGGY

RISSI PALMER/Country Girl (1720 Entertainment) 352 points, 147 spins; 2 ADDS: KIZN*, WCTK

H�EARTLAND/Once A Woman (Country Thunder) 338 points, 119 spins; 1 ADD: WCTQ

BON JOVI/Till We Ain’t Strangers Anymore (Mercury/IDJMG) 318 points, 53 spins; 0 ADDS ERIC CH�URCH�/Sinners Like Me (Capitol) 312 points, 99 spins 6 ADDS: KFRG*, WBCT, WCTK, WGKX*, WKDF*, WWQM

BOMSH�EL/Power Of One (Curb) 311 points, 134 spins 4 ADDS: KATM*, KKNG, WIRK*, WTQR

JAMES OTTO/Just Got Started Lovin’ You (Warner Bros.) 310 points, 125 spins 2 ADDS: KATM*, KCCY

Aircheck Activity includes the top 15 songs that rank 45-50 on this week's chart or are those that are not charted and have a minimum of 300 airplay points and have shown growth in two of the past three weeks. (* indicates auto adds)

airCheCk aDD Dates

SEPTEMBER 24 JYPSI/Love Is A Drug (Arista)RODNEY ATKINS/Cleaning This Gun (Come On In Boy) (Curb)

OCTOBER 1LEE BRICE/Happy Endings (Curb/Asylum) DOLLY PARTON/Better Get To Livin' (Dolly Records)GRETCH�EN WILSON/You Don't Have To Go Home (Columbia)FAITH HILL/ Red Umbrella (Warner Bros.)

OCTOBER 15STEPHEN COCHRAN/ Everything We Knew (Aria/Quarterback)

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4 1 TOBY KEITH�/Love Me If You Can (Show Dog) 13512 788 3032 147

1 2 RASCAL FLATTS/Take Me There (Lyric Street) 13337 69 2986 28

3 3 BROOKS & DUNN/Proud Of The House We Built (Arista) 13183 307 2977 72

5 4 BRAD PAISLEY/Online (Arista) 12570 453 2800 109

2 5 REBA MCENTIRE w/K. CLARKSON/Because Of You (MCA) 11863 -1044 2596 -275

7 6 LUKE BRYAN/All My Friends Say (Capitol) 11102 275 2525 33

8 7 TIM MCGRAW/If You're Reading This (Curb) 10988 459 2475 104

12 8 GARTH� BROOKS/More Than A Memory (Pearl/Big Machine) 4 10585 1246 2361 325

9 9 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/So Small (19/Arista) 10580 256 2360 62

11 10 DIERKS BENTLEY/Free And Easy (Down The Road...) (Capitol) 10361 311 2312 78

13 11 KENNY CH�ESNEY/Don't Blink (BNA) 4 10311 1514 2290 347

6 12 RODNEY ATKINS/These Are My People (Curb) 9169 -2199 1978 -546

14 13 JASON MICH�AEL CARROLL/Livin' Our Love Song (Arista) 9065 566 2036 142

15 14 GEORGE STRAIT/How 'Bout Them Cowgirls (MCA) 8709 858 1977 192

10 15 SUGARLAND/Everyday America (Mercury) 8612 -1546 1862 -403

16 16 JOSH� TURNER/Firecracker (MCA) 7767 339 1753 85

18 17 CLAY WALKER/Fall (Curb/Asylum) 6962 492 1635 103

17 18 JACK INGRAM/Measure Of A Man (Big Machine) 6848 302 1546 68

19 19 JOE NICH�OLS/Another Side Of You (Universal South) 6609 559 1488 141

21 20 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/What Do Ya Think About That (Columbia) 6565 879 1419 170

20 21 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Famous In A Small Town (Columbia) 6365 458 1411 110

23 22 SARA EVANS/As If (RCA) 5795 498 1310 130

22 23 TRENT TOMLINSON/Just Might Have Her Radio On (Lyric Street) 5763 223 1309 56

24 24 KEITH� URBAN/Everybody (Capitol) 4 5398 1120 1235 275

25 25 TRISH�A YEARWOOD/Heaven, Heartache And... (Big Machine) 4778 610 1060 130

26 26 LEANN RIMES/Nothin' Better To Do (Curb/Asylum) 4399 515 979 90

27 27 GARY ALLAN/Watching Airplanes (MCA) 3333 361 742 86

32 28 EAGLES/How Long (ERC/Mercury/Lost Highway) 4 3075 901 702 228

28 29 TRAVIS TRITT/You Never Take Me Dancing (Category 5) 3039 155 710 31

29 30 BILLY CURRINGTON/Tangled Up (Mercury) 3026 261 694 54

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30 31 BLAKE SH�ELTON/The More I Drink (Warner Bros.) 2854 337 635 73

35 32 TAYLOR SWIFT/Our Song (Big Machine) 4 2831 1056 649 257

31 33 PAT GREEN/Way Back Texas (BNA) 2770 366 621 66

34 34 JASON ALDEAN/Laughed Until We Cried (BBR) 2193 381 472 80

33 35 WH�ISKEY FALLS/Last Train Running (Midas) 2113 140 498 33

36 36 CH�RIS CAGLE/What Kinda Gone (Capitol) 2032 461 474 97

37 37 TRACE ADKINS/I Got My Game On (Capitol) 1932 497 431 103

40 38 EMERSON DRIVE/You Still Own Me (Midas) 1518 230 337 55

41 39 BUCKY COVINGTON/It's Good To Be Us (Lyric Street) 1311 196 289 55

44 40 LITTLE BIG TOWN/I'm With The Band (Equity) 958 179 216 37

54 41 CRAIG MORGAN/International Harvester (BBR) 947 501 188 99

48 42 CH�UCK WICKS/Stealing Cinderella (RCA) 919 383 203 88

42 43 BIG & RICH�/Between Raising Hell And... (Warner Bros.) 882 -38 196 -9

45 44 KELLIE PICKLER/Things That Never Cross A... (19/BNA) 727 25 157 12

46 45 FLYNNVILLE TRAIN/Nowhere Than Somewhere (Show Dog) 724 59 158 14

46 SUGARLAND/Stay (Mercury) 664 603 146 132

47 47 MARK CH�ESNUTT/Rollin' With The Flow (Lofton Creek) 595 1 146 0

49 48 CLINT BLACK/The Strong One (Equity) 562 35 115 6

50 49 BILLY RAY CYRUS/Ready, Set, Don't Go (Disney/CO5) 553 59 113 10

51 50 VAN ZANT/Goes Down Easy (Columbia) 545 53 107 8

53 51 JENNIFER H�ANSON/Joyride (Universal South) 544 97 114 17

56 52 ERIC CH�URCH�/Sinners Like Me (Capitol) 474 136 106 29

52 53 JAKE OWEN/Something About A Woman (RCA) 460 -3 96 0

55 54 RISSI PALMER/Country Girl (1720 Entertainment) 374 21 80 4

57 55 H�EARTLAND/Once A Woman (Country Thunder) 343 46 86 11

56 FAITH� H�ILL/Red Umbrella (Warner Bros.) 291 291 57 57

58 57 TRACY LAWRENCE/Til I Was A Daddy Too (Rocky Comfort/CO5) 286 7 65 2

58 TRENT WILLMON/There Is A God (Compadre) 254 208 76 65

60 59 DOUG STONE/Nice Problem (TNT/Spinville) 249 9 64 2

60 GRETCH�EN WILSON/You Don't Have To Go Home (Columbia) 244 49 51 12

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