8
Score Settling: December & 2015 PPM Country shares among PPM stations took a 6.2% hit from November to December 2015, compared to a 1.2% decrease over the same period last year. Overall 2015 cume was down 1.4% to 38,825,200. On the year, Country was the third most popular format among Persons 6+ with a 7.9 share behind News/Talk (8.9) and Top 40 (8.2), according to Nielsen Audio. The format posted a 9.1 P18-34 behind Top 40 (12.4). Country was also second behind Top 40 (9.0) P25-54, posting a 7.8 on the year. See the complete December scoreboard on page 7 and get ratings insight from Country programmers here: Emmis WLHK (Hank FM)/Indianapolis PD Fritz Moser: This is a nice way to finish 2015. Hank FM is up two positions from last December to No. 4 overall. We’re the only Country station in the Top 10 P25-54 and are solid P18-34. It’s really been a tremendous year. We were blessed to have been nominated for two CMAs, a Marconi and won Station of the Year from the Indiana Broadcasters Association. We also saw our cume hit 407,000 for the first time and I’m not sure how to top the more than 100 shows that came to town this year! But we’re gonna try! CBS Radio/Miami VP/Programming Rob Morris: P6+ doesn’t always tell the whole story. Looking year over year and comparing Q4 (October/November/ December), [WKIS] Kiss 99.9 has seen some really strong growth with all the key (continued on page 6) December 29, 2015, Issue 479 ©2015 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] Radio Responds In Dallas Cumulus’ KPLX & KSCS/Dallas are doing their part to help relief with efforts following Saturday s (12/26) tornadoes, which killed 11 in the area. “Were fortunate to have one of the best meteorologists in the area working for us in Brad Barton,” notes outgoing PD JR Schumann. “That morning he sent an email to management to let us know we were under an enhanced risk of severe weather. At about 5:30 that afternoon there was a tornado warning issued for Ellis County, which is directly south of Dallas County. The decision was made to go wall-to-wall coverage via News/ I’ll Have A Bull Christmas: Wheelhouse’s Granger Smith (third from left) with (l-r) WUBL (The Bull)/Atlanta’s Brian Michel, Angie Ward, Kristen Gates and Freckles and the label’s Jennifer Shaffer at the station’s Country Christmas Concert. Fritz Moser Rob Morris Rowlett, TX

Score Settling: December & 2015 PPM Radio … · Score Settling: December & 2015 PPM Country shares among PPM stations took a 6.2% hit from November to December 2015, compared to

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Score Settling December amp 2015 PPM Country shares among PPM stations took a 62 hit from November to December 2015 compared to a 12 decrease over the same period last year Overall 2015 cume was down 14 to 38825200 On the year Country was the third most popular format among Persons 6+ with a 79 share behind NewsTalk (89) and Top 40 (82) according to Nielsen Audio The format posted a 91 P18-34 behind Top 40 (124) Country was also second behind Top 40 (90) P25-54 posting a 78 on the year See the complete December scoreboard on page 7 and get ratings insight from Country programmers here Emmis WLHK (Hank FM)Indianapolis PD Fritz Moser This is a nice way to finish 2015 Hank FM is up two positions

from last December to No 4 overall Wersquore the only Country station in the Top 10 P25-54 and are solid P18-34 Itrsquos really been a tremendous year We were blessed to have been nominated for two CMAs a Marconi and won Station of the Year from the Indiana Broadcasters Association We also saw our cume hit 407000 for the first time and Irsquom not sure how to

top the more than 100 shows that came to town this year But wersquore gonna try CBS RadioMiami VPProgramming Rob Morris P6+ doesnrsquot always tell the whole story Looking year over year and comparing Q4 (OctoberNovemberDecember) [WKIS] Kiss 999 has seen some really strong growth with all the key (continued on page 6)

December 29 2015 Issue 479

copy 2 0 1 5 Co u n t r y A i rc h e c k trade mdash A l l r i g ht s re s e r ve d S i gn u p f re e at w w w co u nt r ya i rc h e c k co m S e n d n e ws to n e ws co u nt r ya i rc h e c k co m

Radio Responds In Dallas Cumulusrsquo KPLX amp KSCSDallas are doing their part to help relief with efforts following Saturdayrsquos (1226) tornadoes which killed 11 in the area ldquoWersquore fortunate to have one of the best meteorologists in the area working for us in Brad Bartonrdquo notes outgoing PD JR Schumann ldquoThat morning he sent an email to management to let us know we were under an enhanced risk of severe weather At about 530 that afternoon there was a tornado warning issued for Ellis County which is directly south of Dallas County The decision was made to go wall-to-wall coverage via News

Irsquoll Have A Bull Christmas Wheelhousersquos Granger Smith (third from left) with (l-r) WUBL (The Bull)Atlantarsquos Brian Michel Angie Ward Kristen Gates and Freckles and the labelrsquos Jennifer Shaffer at the stationrsquos Country Christmas Concert

Fritz Moser

Rob Morris

Rowlett TX

Page 3December 29 2015

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Talk WBAP-AM once the storm entered the metro Itrsquos terrible that 11 people were killed but for a tornado to come through such heavily populated areas and not have mass casualties says something about the warning people gotrdquo The stationrsquos efforts since have revolved around the American Red Cross through which listeners are being encouraged to donate money by texting ldquoRed Crossrdquo to 90999 ldquoAnd [middayer] Michelle Rodriguez is spearheading an effort to locate lost petsrdquo Schumann continues ldquoShe and others have been sharing information on-air and via socials about sheltersrdquo

Reynolds Holds The Fort Former WPCK amp WPKRGreen Bay-Appleton WI afternoon personality Bo Reynolds will join Apex WHWYFt Walton Beach FL as PDafternooner Jan 7 He succeeds Craig Allen who left for WZZKBirmingham in October (CAT 1028) Reynoldsrsquo background includes Denver Tampa Phoenix mornings at KZLALos Angeles and a syndicated stint with

Premiere Reach him here

Hot Air Columbiarsquos Meris No one is commenting but Columbia Southwest regional Brooke Meris is moving to Triple 8 Management Meris joined the label from KILTHouston three years ago (CAT 10812) A MgrRegional Promotion listing for Columbia has been posted on the Sony Music careers website here

WDSY Morning Changes Longtime CBS Radio WDSYPittsburgh morning host Brian ldquoMontyrdquo Montgomery and producer Katie Zak have exited Montgomery had been with the station for 23 years and his exit follows that of co-host Jimmy Roach in July (CAT 722) Zak was promoted to the producer position in January (CAT 128) No word on plans for the daypart

Gig Alerts Owens Onersquos KUZZ AM amp FMBakersfield has an opening for a PD following the departure of Tom Jordan (CAT 1211) Strong production and social media skills and at least five years of PD or APD experience are required Materials here Sweet Talk Publicity has an opening for an entry-level publicity assistant Ideal candidates should have one to two years experience in public relations preferably in music or entertainment Excellent written and verbal communications skills are required Cover letters and resumes here

Entercom Adds Benefits Entercom has added personal volunteering time a discounted stock purchase program and a student loan reimbursement program to its employee benefit package for 2016 Other incentives include annual trips to exclusive resorts for top-performing sales execs ldquoMaking Entercom a great place to work has long been a core principle at Entercomrdquo says CEO David Field ldquoWe are always looking for ways to improve ourselves and make Entercom a better and stronger organization and that includes enhancing the quality of life for our teamrdquo

JANUARY 4DREW BALDRIDGEDance With Ya (Cold River)OLD DOMINIONSnapback (RCA)

JANUARY 11JENNIFER NETTLESUnlove You (Big Machine)COLE SWINDELLYou Should Be Here (Warner BrosWMN)

JANUARY 19TRACE ADKINSJesus And Jones (Wheelhouse)

Send yours to addscountryaircheckcom

A D D DAT E S

Brian Montgomery and Katie Zak

Bo Reynolds

Brooke Meris

Page 5December 29 2015

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Benefit News Cumulus WMDHMuncie IN gave 247 local families a complete Christmas ndash tree stand decorations food pet supplies cleaning supplies and wrapped gifts for each family member ndash with its ldquoSecret Families Dayrdquo charity program The station enlisted the help of more than 1000 volunteers for shopping wrapping and delivery Keymarket WOGIPittsburgh morning team Frogman amp Gator surprised a local family with a ldquoChristmas Miraclerdquo The family had recently lost everything in a fire and were awakened to Santa and Mrs Claus and dozens of listeners delivering more than $4000 in Christmas gifts shopping sprees and furniture Watch here Cumulus WWKIKokomo INrsquos annual ldquoWe Carerdquo fundraiser garnered $411820 with events throughout the year Monies were distributed to five local charity organizations Buck Owens KUZZBakersfield raised more than $1000 for the Bakersfield SPCA during the morning show After quadrupling their goal co-host Geoff Emery had to pose for a photo wearing Christmas ldquomeggingsrdquo (man leggings)

Radio News Cumulus KTOPTopeka KS rebranded from ldquoNash FMrdquo to ldquoNash Iconrdquo Dec 21 Corporate PD Greg Frey tells Country Aircheck no full-time staff were affected by the change and Amber Lee remains as PD Reach her here Mapleton has agreed to purchase Alpha KUBBMerced CA and sister Top 40 KHTN for $25 million Alpha purchased the stations last year (CAT 101014) The deal is pending FCC approval Frank Keeton Aircasters has agreed to purchase Whittimore Enterprisesrsquo WVFBCelina TN and WKWY WTKY and WTKY-AMTompkinsville KY for $400000

Industry News CAA Agent Trainee Justin Cahill has been promoted to Agent He joined in 2009 and has had several assistant roles until becoming a trainee last year He previously worked at BMI Post Monroersquos Ashlee Hewitt and Shelby McLeod signed a publishing agreement with Sony ATV Singersongwriter Naima Adedapo has signed a worldwide publishing deal with Given Music Publishing

Artist News Brantley Gilbert partnered with childrenrsquos activity product producer Bendon Inc for a $105 million donation to Marine Toys for Tots Foundation In 2016 Gilbert will return to the UK for the rescheduled dates of his Blackout Tour ndash May 5 in Glasgow May 6 in Manchester May 7 in Birmingham and May 8 in London Fans who signed up to the Love Hope Strength Foundationrsquos Get On The List campaign at Kenny Chesneyrsquos 2015 Big Revival Tour stadium shows helped find 25 potential bone marrow matches for those fighting blood cancer More info here Lee Brice donated $10000 to a family impacted by flooding in his hometown of Sumter SC and an addiitonal $10000 to the American Red Cross of Central South Carolina to help with recovery efforts from fall flooding Monetary and food donations

TOMORROW (1230) Suzy Bogguss Don Henry G Gerald Roy Cathy Woods Dave Logan Bo Martinovich and Larry Neal

THURSDAY (1231) Memarie Sam Harrell Lynette Garbonola Joe Kelly Natalie Moore the late John Denver

FRIDAY (11) Steve Ripley (The Tractors)

SATURDAY (12) Stan Byrd Chris Hartman Luke Lewis Harry Nelson Bruce Shindler Kara Wiggins the late Roger Miller the late Harold Bradley

SUNDAY (13) Nikki Nelson

MONDAY (14) Patty Loveless Deana Carter Kathy Forester (Forester Sisters)

B I R T H DAY S

KUZZrsquos Geoff Emery Steve Gradowitz and

Kendra Anne

Page 6December 29 2015

(continued from page 1)Score Settling December amp 2015 PPM

demos and in prime dayparts Therersquos been some great growth especially with Women 2014 2015 ShareRtg P18-49 2402 3203 +333+50P25-54 2302 3103 +348+50W25-54 2202 3703 +682+50

Empire KRTYSan Jose GM Nate Deaton December was very good for KRTY The Monthly Adult share was the highest of the year at 49 and our best month since April 2014 Since the one thing out of the ordinary in November was three days of Garth Brooks concerts I guess wersquoll have to give him most of the credit Also KRTY ranked fifth in the market with a 46 share among P6+ our best since May 2014 The year started out a little rough in the panelist department but beginning in April there was steady growth through the end of the year Itrsquos interesting that before PPM Country and KRTY used to struggle in the summer months now theyrsquove turned into our best months Wersquore looking forward to another great year in 2016 CBS RadioHouston VPProgramming Bruce Logan We are popping champagne here [KILT] The Bull got our first weekly win against the competition and is Houstonrsquos No 1 Country station among Women 25-54 Also mornings were No 7 for the month P25-54 [middayer] Erin Austin was No 5 for the month P25-54 [afternooner] Zak United tied [with the Country competition] for No 7 P25-54 and was No 1 Country and No 4 with Women 25-54 We also improved our year over year AQH Rank from No 16 to No 3 ndashRuss Penuell

Lon Helton loncountryaircheckcomChuck Aly chuckcountryaircheckcom

Russ Penuell russcountryaircheckcomJess Wright jesscountryaircheckcom

Wendy Newcomer wendycountryaircheckcom(615) 320-1450

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were collected at three concerts in October and November Dolly Parton has teamed with the Flood Sisters Kidney Foundation of America and Public Good to help find a potential kidney donor for her longtime attorney and friend Jerry Edelstein

Watch her video message here Jamie OrsquoNeal Katie Armiger Hannah Blaylock (formerly of Edens Edge) and Andrea Pearson will kick off the Itrsquos A Girl Thing tour in 2016 Dates and cities are TBA The RIAA has issued platinum certification for Frankie Ballardrsquos ldquoSunshine amp Whiskeyrdquo from his 2014 Warner BrosWAR album of the same name Jack Ingram and Craig Campbell have been added to the Feb 15-20 Island Time Music and Fishing Fest lineup in Isla Mujeres Mexico Theyrsquoll join artists including Kellie Pickler Jerrod Niemann and Locash More info here

Engage Meant Congratulations to Big Loudrsquos David Clapper who got engaged to girlfirend Rhiannon Pickard Christmas day (1225) Send best wishes here

Chronicle Condolences to the family and friends of WGKXMemphis afternoon personality ldquoMemphisrdquo Mark Billingsley who passed away after suffering an unidentified neurological incident last month He was 53 Billingsley was at WGKX off and on for more than 25 years and in afternoons since his most recent return in 2007 Services were Dec 26 in Memphis

Jamie OrsquoNeal

Hannah Blaylock

Katie Armiger

Andrea Pearson

Pickard and Clapper

ldquoMemphisrdquoMark Billingsley

Nate Deaton

Bruce Logan

Dolly Parton

Page 7December 29 2015

Country radio shares were down 62 compared to November 2015

Of the 90 subscribing stations that posted a 10 share or higher 23

increased 55 decreased and nine were flat

December 2015 PPM Scoreboard The cume leader was Coxrsquos KKBQHouston with 1252600 Mt

Wilsonrsquos KKGOLos Angeles was second with 1239300

Legend A ldquo+rdquo indicates a Classic Country outlet a ldquo^rdquo designates

co-owned Country stations in the metro ldquotrdquo indicates a tie and a ldquordquo

indicates a station best in that statistic Ranks are among subscribers

WKHXAtlanta 45 9t 35 13 734600 699400

WUBLAtlanta 36 13 4 11 715600 659000

KASEAustin^ 5 5 44 8 336800 334200

KVETAustin^ 59 2t 54 5 346300 333900

KOKEAustin 18 19t 2 19 108100 99600

WPOCBaltimore 76 1t 66 3 543800 505500

WKLBBoston 51 7 5 7 859800 845700

WBWLBoston 23 17 18 20t 498400 459700

WCTKProvidence (Boston) 1 22 09 22 181100 168300

WKKTCharlotte 88 1 85 1 533500 465200

WSOCCharlotte 88 1t 75 2 542000 509200

WEBGChicago (debuted 15) 2 23 18 23 763100 793700

WUSNChicago 28 12t 3 11 1078900 1133700

WNNFCincinnati 23 15 25 14 300100 261700

WUBECincinnati^ 85 2t 73 3 557900 496100

WYGYCincinnati^ 15 18 16 18 212900 188600

WGARCleveland 76 2t 72 5 472900 460700

WCOLColumbus OH 95 2 85 2 428800 440900

WHOKColumbus OH 12 16 06 18 91900 56300

KPLXDallas^ 51 2 52 3 1173800 1183700

KSCSDallas^ 29 15 28 14t 831000 879800

KWOFDenver 25 19 22 19 313900 272000

KYGODenver 44 7t 48 4 484300 505400

WDRQDetroit 27 17 22 17 488400 449200

WYCDDetroit 48 7 48 9 819200 780600

WPAWGreensboro 6 6 58 6 243700 263600

WTQRGreensboro 7 4 76 4 317700 289300

WWYZHartford 75 2 69 5t 253900 241500

KILTHouston 38 11 4 9 1007000 1065300

KKBQHouston^ 56 4 56 4t 1218400 1252600

KTHTHouston^+ 25 18 27 18 594700 635200

WFMSIndianapolis 56 7 49 8 361000 329600

WLHKIndianapolis 69 3 65 4 393900 384200

WGNEJacksonville 58 6 57 6t 266000 281000

WQIKJacksonville 97 1 87 2 291800 297100

KBEQKansas City^ 33 15 38 12t 294700 280500

KFKFKansas City^ 42 11t 46 7 271200 296800

WDAFKansas City 44 8t 43 307000 285400

KCYELas Vegas 29 13 28 14 184900 186100

KWNRLas Vegas 44 8 37 10t 186200 190900

KKGOLos Angeles 25 18 2 21 1255600 1239300

WGKXMemphis 48 8 51 8 191400 197100

WLFPMemphis 31 9 3 10t 125800 112100

WKISMiami 29 17 23 19 471300 452100

WNSHNew York (Middlesex) 27 17 31 13t 157400 168600

WKTIMilwaukee 28 14 28 14 242300 247000

WMILMilwaukee 7 3t 59 5 361500 352700

KEEYMinneapolis 8 1 71 4 693500 647400

KMNBMinneapolis 49 10t 43 12 673600 614000

WKDFNashville^ 43 9 41 9 290200 265100

WSIXNashville 5 8 5 8 263400 272900

WSM-FMNashville^ 42 10 37 10t 261800 254200

WSM-AMNashville 13 19 1 20 55500 45000

WNSHNew York (Nassau) 28 17 26 15t 195400 190500

WNSHNew York 18 20t 2 18t 1015900 1042600

WGHNorfolk 5 7 47 6 266200 266900

WOTWOrlando 13 20 1 20t 114900 119600

WWKAOrlando 5 8t 44 10 298400 287900

KMLEPhoenix 42 8t 36 10t 670900 647500

KNIXPhoenix 45 7 43 7t 640500 663400

WXTUPhiladelphia 49 7 47 6t 764100 815500

WDSYPittsburgh 45 8 4 9 408400 421500

WPGBPittsburgh 25 10 25 11 276400 256200

KWJJPortland 93 1 72 2 551400 490700

KUPLPortland 56 4 48 7 481100 440200

WCTKProvidence 73 3 71 4 360800 375800

WNCBRaleigh 31 14 37 13 213000 238300

WQDRRaleigh 76 2 7 2 358400 348100

KFRGRiverside 53 3 45 4 348000 347100

KBEBSacramento 28 15 26 16 217500 212600

KNCISacramento 47 5 47 4 341500 334900

KNTYSacramento 19 19 18 18 204100 213200

KEGASalt Lake City 2 18t 16 22 198900 174300

KSOPSalt Lake City ^ 45 10t 49 5t 290900 279800

KSOP-AMSalt Lake City ^+ 12 23t 11 24 35600 32700

KUBLSalt Lake City 46 9 42 11 378800 362200

KAJASan Antonio 61 3 59 6 603700 584300

KCYYSan Antonio^ 72 2 6 4 678300 653100

KKYX-AMSan Antonio^+ 24 14t 16 21 131200 130900

KSONSan Diego 52 1 54 1 522300 538500

KRTYSan Jose 43 7 46 6 162300 169400

KSJOSan Jose 09 30 18 23t 72700 101000

KKWFSeattle 36 11 33 13 501000 527700

KMPSSeattle 39 8t 39 10 527900 538100

KSDSt Louis 4 14 31 16 510000 454600

WILSt Louis 49 10 44 11 538900 486200

WFUSTampa 52 5t 56 3 549300 544800

WQYKTampa 52 5t 55 4t 454900 485300

WMZQWashington 36 13 36 13 659000 730800

WIRKWest Palm Beach 55 3 46 5 183300 190300

November6+ Share

December 6+ Share

NovemberCume

DecemberCumeStationCity RankRank November

6+ ShareDecember 6+ Share

NovemberCume

DecemberCumeStationCity RankRank

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Page 8December 29 2015

Seek amp EmployHerersquos our annual listing of job seekers and open gigs Not listed Send info to newscountryaircheckcom and wersquoll include you in a January update

Available JobsPDOn-air Buck Owensrsquo KUZZ amp KUZZ-AMBakersfield Resumes here

Brand MgrAfternoons Townsquare WOKQPortsmouth NH Cover letters resumes references and mp3 airchecks to Regional OMNew England Herb Ivy here

Mornings CBS Radio KMLEPhoenix Airchecks and resumes here

Mornings Scripps KFDIWichita Airchecks and resumes to PD Justin Case here

Morning Show Exec Producer Bonneville KYGODenver Five years experience preferred Resumes here

DirProduction StonecomCookeville TN including Country WKXD Materials here

Sr MgrMarket Research CMA Resumes to HR Consultant Sarah Pinson here

Sr MgrStrategic Partnerships CMA Resumes to HR Consultant Sarah Pinson here

Publicity Assistant Sweet Talk Publicity Resumes and cover letters to Jensen Sussman here

SearchingBart AllmandFormer regional at Blaster 615-476-2726 bartallmandgmailcom

Jaime AmesFormer KWOFDenver morning co-host 720-900-8151 jaimeamesoutlookcom

Amber AndersonFormer CoordPromotion at IRS Nashville 850-621-4663 amberanderson83aolcom

Ken BucknerFormer morning personality at KPLXDallas 214-683-2529 kenbucknershowhotmailcom

Ashley FigueroaFormer Exec Producerco-host of Americarsquos Morning Show 317-629-6364 Ashfig7gmailcom

Vickye FisherUK based freelance country music bloggerjournalist (+44) 794-776-4129 vickyeforthecountryrecordcom

Gwen FosterFormer DirWest Coast at IRS Nashville 480-495-2209 fosterthemusic100gmailcom

Clay HendersonFormer DirSyndication at Southern Ground 615-429-0262 clay_hendersonhotmailcom

Scott LeTourneauFormer Westwood One personality (719) 931 0300 scottletourneau1yahoocom

Wayne ManningFormer Cold River DirRegional Promotion 801-361-2993 maviatoryahoocom

Christina MitchellFormer song plugger and MgrCopyright Licensing amp Royalties at Wrensong 6154287297 christinammbellsouthnet

Natalie MooreFormer DirArtist Development amp Creative Services at Show Dog 615-828-7991 nataliemooremusicgmailcom

Tom MoranFormer VPPromotion at IRS Nashville 615-429-2337 tommoran615icloudcom

Bob ReevesFormer VPPromotion at Blaster 615-347-9499 breeves780gmailcom

Will RobinsonFormer DirEast Coast at IRS Nashville 813-205-3355 radioeffectsmecom

Mike ldquoSandmanrdquo Sanders Former OMBrand Mgr at TownsquareBillings MT 208-932-3226 sandersonairgmailcom

Mara Sidweber Former VPPromotion at Southern Ground 469-231-6302 msidwebersbcglobalnet

John SiglerFormer DirNational Promotion at Arista 615-484-9140 siglerj71gmailcom

Phyllis StarkScripps Digital Exec ProducerNational Content 615-260-7321 pstarkcomcastnet

Kelly SymoneFormer Reviver West Coast Regional onairkellyyahoocom

Tyler WaughFormer regional at Blaster 615-870-2040 promotylerwaughgmailcom

Heather WilliamsFormer midday personality at WGNAAlbany 919-741-8262 docwilliamsnjgmailcom

Adam WolnskiFreelance writerjournalist 205-907-4921 adamwolnskicom

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Page 3December 29 2015

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Talk WBAP-AM once the storm entered the metro Itrsquos terrible that 11 people were killed but for a tornado to come through such heavily populated areas and not have mass casualties says something about the warning people gotrdquo The stationrsquos efforts since have revolved around the American Red Cross through which listeners are being encouraged to donate money by texting ldquoRed Crossrdquo to 90999 ldquoAnd [middayer] Michelle Rodriguez is spearheading an effort to locate lost petsrdquo Schumann continues ldquoShe and others have been sharing information on-air and via socials about sheltersrdquo

Reynolds Holds The Fort Former WPCK amp WPKRGreen Bay-Appleton WI afternoon personality Bo Reynolds will join Apex WHWYFt Walton Beach FL as PDafternooner Jan 7 He succeeds Craig Allen who left for WZZKBirmingham in October (CAT 1028) Reynoldsrsquo background includes Denver Tampa Phoenix mornings at KZLALos Angeles and a syndicated stint with

Premiere Reach him here

Hot Air Columbiarsquos Meris No one is commenting but Columbia Southwest regional Brooke Meris is moving to Triple 8 Management Meris joined the label from KILTHouston three years ago (CAT 10812) A MgrRegional Promotion listing for Columbia has been posted on the Sony Music careers website here

WDSY Morning Changes Longtime CBS Radio WDSYPittsburgh morning host Brian ldquoMontyrdquo Montgomery and producer Katie Zak have exited Montgomery had been with the station for 23 years and his exit follows that of co-host Jimmy Roach in July (CAT 722) Zak was promoted to the producer position in January (CAT 128) No word on plans for the daypart

Gig Alerts Owens Onersquos KUZZ AM amp FMBakersfield has an opening for a PD following the departure of Tom Jordan (CAT 1211) Strong production and social media skills and at least five years of PD or APD experience are required Materials here Sweet Talk Publicity has an opening for an entry-level publicity assistant Ideal candidates should have one to two years experience in public relations preferably in music or entertainment Excellent written and verbal communications skills are required Cover letters and resumes here

Entercom Adds Benefits Entercom has added personal volunteering time a discounted stock purchase program and a student loan reimbursement program to its employee benefit package for 2016 Other incentives include annual trips to exclusive resorts for top-performing sales execs ldquoMaking Entercom a great place to work has long been a core principle at Entercomrdquo says CEO David Field ldquoWe are always looking for ways to improve ourselves and make Entercom a better and stronger organization and that includes enhancing the quality of life for our teamrdquo

JANUARY 4DREW BALDRIDGEDance With Ya (Cold River)OLD DOMINIONSnapback (RCA)

JANUARY 11JENNIFER NETTLESUnlove You (Big Machine)COLE SWINDELLYou Should Be Here (Warner BrosWMN)

JANUARY 19TRACE ADKINSJesus And Jones (Wheelhouse)

Send yours to addscountryaircheckcom

A D D DAT E S

Brian Montgomery and Katie Zak

Bo Reynolds

Brooke Meris

Page 5December 29 2015

copy2015 Countr y Airchecktrade mdash Al l r ights reser ved S ign up f ree at w w wcountr yaircheck com Send news to newscountr yaircheck com

Benefit News Cumulus WMDHMuncie IN gave 247 local families a complete Christmas ndash tree stand decorations food pet supplies cleaning supplies and wrapped gifts for each family member ndash with its ldquoSecret Families Dayrdquo charity program The station enlisted the help of more than 1000 volunteers for shopping wrapping and delivery Keymarket WOGIPittsburgh morning team Frogman amp Gator surprised a local family with a ldquoChristmas Miraclerdquo The family had recently lost everything in a fire and were awakened to Santa and Mrs Claus and dozens of listeners delivering more than $4000 in Christmas gifts shopping sprees and furniture Watch here Cumulus WWKIKokomo INrsquos annual ldquoWe Carerdquo fundraiser garnered $411820 with events throughout the year Monies were distributed to five local charity organizations Buck Owens KUZZBakersfield raised more than $1000 for the Bakersfield SPCA during the morning show After quadrupling their goal co-host Geoff Emery had to pose for a photo wearing Christmas ldquomeggingsrdquo (man leggings)

Radio News Cumulus KTOPTopeka KS rebranded from ldquoNash FMrdquo to ldquoNash Iconrdquo Dec 21 Corporate PD Greg Frey tells Country Aircheck no full-time staff were affected by the change and Amber Lee remains as PD Reach her here Mapleton has agreed to purchase Alpha KUBBMerced CA and sister Top 40 KHTN for $25 million Alpha purchased the stations last year (CAT 101014) The deal is pending FCC approval Frank Keeton Aircasters has agreed to purchase Whittimore Enterprisesrsquo WVFBCelina TN and WKWY WTKY and WTKY-AMTompkinsville KY for $400000

Industry News CAA Agent Trainee Justin Cahill has been promoted to Agent He joined in 2009 and has had several assistant roles until becoming a trainee last year He previously worked at BMI Post Monroersquos Ashlee Hewitt and Shelby McLeod signed a publishing agreement with Sony ATV Singersongwriter Naima Adedapo has signed a worldwide publishing deal with Given Music Publishing

Artist News Brantley Gilbert partnered with childrenrsquos activity product producer Bendon Inc for a $105 million donation to Marine Toys for Tots Foundation In 2016 Gilbert will return to the UK for the rescheduled dates of his Blackout Tour ndash May 5 in Glasgow May 6 in Manchester May 7 in Birmingham and May 8 in London Fans who signed up to the Love Hope Strength Foundationrsquos Get On The List campaign at Kenny Chesneyrsquos 2015 Big Revival Tour stadium shows helped find 25 potential bone marrow matches for those fighting blood cancer More info here Lee Brice donated $10000 to a family impacted by flooding in his hometown of Sumter SC and an addiitonal $10000 to the American Red Cross of Central South Carolina to help with recovery efforts from fall flooding Monetary and food donations

TOMORROW (1230) Suzy Bogguss Don Henry G Gerald Roy Cathy Woods Dave Logan Bo Martinovich and Larry Neal

THURSDAY (1231) Memarie Sam Harrell Lynette Garbonola Joe Kelly Natalie Moore the late John Denver

FRIDAY (11) Steve Ripley (The Tractors)

SATURDAY (12) Stan Byrd Chris Hartman Luke Lewis Harry Nelson Bruce Shindler Kara Wiggins the late Roger Miller the late Harold Bradley

SUNDAY (13) Nikki Nelson

MONDAY (14) Patty Loveless Deana Carter Kathy Forester (Forester Sisters)

B I R T H DAY S

KUZZrsquos Geoff Emery Steve Gradowitz and

Kendra Anne

Page 6December 29 2015

(continued from page 1)Score Settling December amp 2015 PPM

demos and in prime dayparts Therersquos been some great growth especially with Women 2014 2015 ShareRtg P18-49 2402 3203 +333+50P25-54 2302 3103 +348+50W25-54 2202 3703 +682+50

Empire KRTYSan Jose GM Nate Deaton December was very good for KRTY The Monthly Adult share was the highest of the year at 49 and our best month since April 2014 Since the one thing out of the ordinary in November was three days of Garth Brooks concerts I guess wersquoll have to give him most of the credit Also KRTY ranked fifth in the market with a 46 share among P6+ our best since May 2014 The year started out a little rough in the panelist department but beginning in April there was steady growth through the end of the year Itrsquos interesting that before PPM Country and KRTY used to struggle in the summer months now theyrsquove turned into our best months Wersquore looking forward to another great year in 2016 CBS RadioHouston VPProgramming Bruce Logan We are popping champagne here [KILT] The Bull got our first weekly win against the competition and is Houstonrsquos No 1 Country station among Women 25-54 Also mornings were No 7 for the month P25-54 [middayer] Erin Austin was No 5 for the month P25-54 [afternooner] Zak United tied [with the Country competition] for No 7 P25-54 and was No 1 Country and No 4 with Women 25-54 We also improved our year over year AQH Rank from No 16 to No 3 ndashRuss Penuell

Lon Helton loncountryaircheckcomChuck Aly chuckcountryaircheckcom

Russ Penuell russcountryaircheckcomJess Wright jesscountryaircheckcom

Wendy Newcomer wendycountryaircheckcom(615) 320-1450

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were collected at three concerts in October and November Dolly Parton has teamed with the Flood Sisters Kidney Foundation of America and Public Good to help find a potential kidney donor for her longtime attorney and friend Jerry Edelstein

Watch her video message here Jamie OrsquoNeal Katie Armiger Hannah Blaylock (formerly of Edens Edge) and Andrea Pearson will kick off the Itrsquos A Girl Thing tour in 2016 Dates and cities are TBA The RIAA has issued platinum certification for Frankie Ballardrsquos ldquoSunshine amp Whiskeyrdquo from his 2014 Warner BrosWAR album of the same name Jack Ingram and Craig Campbell have been added to the Feb 15-20 Island Time Music and Fishing Fest lineup in Isla Mujeres Mexico Theyrsquoll join artists including Kellie Pickler Jerrod Niemann and Locash More info here

Engage Meant Congratulations to Big Loudrsquos David Clapper who got engaged to girlfirend Rhiannon Pickard Christmas day (1225) Send best wishes here

Chronicle Condolences to the family and friends of WGKXMemphis afternoon personality ldquoMemphisrdquo Mark Billingsley who passed away after suffering an unidentified neurological incident last month He was 53 Billingsley was at WGKX off and on for more than 25 years and in afternoons since his most recent return in 2007 Services were Dec 26 in Memphis

Jamie OrsquoNeal

Hannah Blaylock

Katie Armiger

Andrea Pearson

Pickard and Clapper

ldquoMemphisrdquoMark Billingsley

Nate Deaton

Bruce Logan

Dolly Parton

Page 7December 29 2015

Country radio shares were down 62 compared to November 2015

Of the 90 subscribing stations that posted a 10 share or higher 23

increased 55 decreased and nine were flat

December 2015 PPM Scoreboard The cume leader was Coxrsquos KKBQHouston with 1252600 Mt

Wilsonrsquos KKGOLos Angeles was second with 1239300

Legend A ldquo+rdquo indicates a Classic Country outlet a ldquo^rdquo designates

co-owned Country stations in the metro ldquotrdquo indicates a tie and a ldquordquo

indicates a station best in that statistic Ranks are among subscribers

WKHXAtlanta 45 9t 35 13 734600 699400

WUBLAtlanta 36 13 4 11 715600 659000

KASEAustin^ 5 5 44 8 336800 334200

KVETAustin^ 59 2t 54 5 346300 333900

KOKEAustin 18 19t 2 19 108100 99600

WPOCBaltimore 76 1t 66 3 543800 505500

WKLBBoston 51 7 5 7 859800 845700

WBWLBoston 23 17 18 20t 498400 459700

WCTKProvidence (Boston) 1 22 09 22 181100 168300

WKKTCharlotte 88 1 85 1 533500 465200

WSOCCharlotte 88 1t 75 2 542000 509200

WEBGChicago (debuted 15) 2 23 18 23 763100 793700

WUSNChicago 28 12t 3 11 1078900 1133700

WNNFCincinnati 23 15 25 14 300100 261700

WUBECincinnati^ 85 2t 73 3 557900 496100

WYGYCincinnati^ 15 18 16 18 212900 188600

WGARCleveland 76 2t 72 5 472900 460700

WCOLColumbus OH 95 2 85 2 428800 440900

WHOKColumbus OH 12 16 06 18 91900 56300

KPLXDallas^ 51 2 52 3 1173800 1183700

KSCSDallas^ 29 15 28 14t 831000 879800

KWOFDenver 25 19 22 19 313900 272000

KYGODenver 44 7t 48 4 484300 505400

WDRQDetroit 27 17 22 17 488400 449200

WYCDDetroit 48 7 48 9 819200 780600

WPAWGreensboro 6 6 58 6 243700 263600

WTQRGreensboro 7 4 76 4 317700 289300

WWYZHartford 75 2 69 5t 253900 241500

KILTHouston 38 11 4 9 1007000 1065300

KKBQHouston^ 56 4 56 4t 1218400 1252600

KTHTHouston^+ 25 18 27 18 594700 635200

WFMSIndianapolis 56 7 49 8 361000 329600

WLHKIndianapolis 69 3 65 4 393900 384200

WGNEJacksonville 58 6 57 6t 266000 281000

WQIKJacksonville 97 1 87 2 291800 297100

KBEQKansas City^ 33 15 38 12t 294700 280500

KFKFKansas City^ 42 11t 46 7 271200 296800

WDAFKansas City 44 8t 43 307000 285400

KCYELas Vegas 29 13 28 14 184900 186100

KWNRLas Vegas 44 8 37 10t 186200 190900

KKGOLos Angeles 25 18 2 21 1255600 1239300

WGKXMemphis 48 8 51 8 191400 197100

WLFPMemphis 31 9 3 10t 125800 112100

WKISMiami 29 17 23 19 471300 452100

WNSHNew York (Middlesex) 27 17 31 13t 157400 168600

WKTIMilwaukee 28 14 28 14 242300 247000

WMILMilwaukee 7 3t 59 5 361500 352700

KEEYMinneapolis 8 1 71 4 693500 647400

KMNBMinneapolis 49 10t 43 12 673600 614000

WKDFNashville^ 43 9 41 9 290200 265100

WSIXNashville 5 8 5 8 263400 272900

WSM-FMNashville^ 42 10 37 10t 261800 254200

WSM-AMNashville 13 19 1 20 55500 45000

WNSHNew York (Nassau) 28 17 26 15t 195400 190500

WNSHNew York 18 20t 2 18t 1015900 1042600

WGHNorfolk 5 7 47 6 266200 266900

WOTWOrlando 13 20 1 20t 114900 119600

WWKAOrlando 5 8t 44 10 298400 287900

KMLEPhoenix 42 8t 36 10t 670900 647500

KNIXPhoenix 45 7 43 7t 640500 663400

WXTUPhiladelphia 49 7 47 6t 764100 815500

WDSYPittsburgh 45 8 4 9 408400 421500

WPGBPittsburgh 25 10 25 11 276400 256200

KWJJPortland 93 1 72 2 551400 490700

KUPLPortland 56 4 48 7 481100 440200

WCTKProvidence 73 3 71 4 360800 375800

WNCBRaleigh 31 14 37 13 213000 238300

WQDRRaleigh 76 2 7 2 358400 348100

KFRGRiverside 53 3 45 4 348000 347100

KBEBSacramento 28 15 26 16 217500 212600

KNCISacramento 47 5 47 4 341500 334900

KNTYSacramento 19 19 18 18 204100 213200

KEGASalt Lake City 2 18t 16 22 198900 174300

KSOPSalt Lake City ^ 45 10t 49 5t 290900 279800

KSOP-AMSalt Lake City ^+ 12 23t 11 24 35600 32700

KUBLSalt Lake City 46 9 42 11 378800 362200

KAJASan Antonio 61 3 59 6 603700 584300

KCYYSan Antonio^ 72 2 6 4 678300 653100

KKYX-AMSan Antonio^+ 24 14t 16 21 131200 130900

KSONSan Diego 52 1 54 1 522300 538500

KRTYSan Jose 43 7 46 6 162300 169400

KSJOSan Jose 09 30 18 23t 72700 101000

KKWFSeattle 36 11 33 13 501000 527700

KMPSSeattle 39 8t 39 10 527900 538100

KSDSt Louis 4 14 31 16 510000 454600

WILSt Louis 49 10 44 11 538900 486200

WFUSTampa 52 5t 56 3 549300 544800

WQYKTampa 52 5t 55 4t 454900 485300

WMZQWashington 36 13 36 13 659000 730800

WIRKWest Palm Beach 55 3 46 5 183300 190300

November6+ Share

December 6+ Share

NovemberCume

DecemberCumeStationCity RankRank November

6+ ShareDecember 6+ Share

NovemberCume

DecemberCumeStationCity RankRank

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Page 8December 29 2015

Seek amp EmployHerersquos our annual listing of job seekers and open gigs Not listed Send info to newscountryaircheckcom and wersquoll include you in a January update

Available JobsPDOn-air Buck Owensrsquo KUZZ amp KUZZ-AMBakersfield Resumes here

Brand MgrAfternoons Townsquare WOKQPortsmouth NH Cover letters resumes references and mp3 airchecks to Regional OMNew England Herb Ivy here

Mornings CBS Radio KMLEPhoenix Airchecks and resumes here

Mornings Scripps KFDIWichita Airchecks and resumes to PD Justin Case here

Morning Show Exec Producer Bonneville KYGODenver Five years experience preferred Resumes here

DirProduction StonecomCookeville TN including Country WKXD Materials here

Sr MgrMarket Research CMA Resumes to HR Consultant Sarah Pinson here

Sr MgrStrategic Partnerships CMA Resumes to HR Consultant Sarah Pinson here

Publicity Assistant Sweet Talk Publicity Resumes and cover letters to Jensen Sussman here

SearchingBart AllmandFormer regional at Blaster 615-476-2726 bartallmandgmailcom

Jaime AmesFormer KWOFDenver morning co-host 720-900-8151 jaimeamesoutlookcom

Amber AndersonFormer CoordPromotion at IRS Nashville 850-621-4663 amberanderson83aolcom

Ken BucknerFormer morning personality at KPLXDallas 214-683-2529 kenbucknershowhotmailcom

Ashley FigueroaFormer Exec Producerco-host of Americarsquos Morning Show 317-629-6364 Ashfig7gmailcom

Vickye FisherUK based freelance country music bloggerjournalist (+44) 794-776-4129 vickyeforthecountryrecordcom

Gwen FosterFormer DirWest Coast at IRS Nashville 480-495-2209 fosterthemusic100gmailcom

Clay HendersonFormer DirSyndication at Southern Ground 615-429-0262 clay_hendersonhotmailcom

Scott LeTourneauFormer Westwood One personality (719) 931 0300 scottletourneau1yahoocom

Wayne ManningFormer Cold River DirRegional Promotion 801-361-2993 maviatoryahoocom

Christina MitchellFormer song plugger and MgrCopyright Licensing amp Royalties at Wrensong 6154287297 christinammbellsouthnet

Natalie MooreFormer DirArtist Development amp Creative Services at Show Dog 615-828-7991 nataliemooremusicgmailcom

Tom MoranFormer VPPromotion at IRS Nashville 615-429-2337 tommoran615icloudcom

Bob ReevesFormer VPPromotion at Blaster 615-347-9499 breeves780gmailcom

Will RobinsonFormer DirEast Coast at IRS Nashville 813-205-3355 radioeffectsmecom

Mike ldquoSandmanrdquo Sanders Former OMBrand Mgr at TownsquareBillings MT 208-932-3226 sandersonairgmailcom

Mara Sidweber Former VPPromotion at Southern Ground 469-231-6302 msidwebersbcglobalnet

John SiglerFormer DirNational Promotion at Arista 615-484-9140 siglerj71gmailcom

Phyllis StarkScripps Digital Exec ProducerNational Content 615-260-7321 pstarkcomcastnet

Kelly SymoneFormer Reviver West Coast Regional onairkellyyahoocom

Tyler WaughFormer regional at Blaster 615-870-2040 promotylerwaughgmailcom

Heather WilliamsFormer midday personality at WGNAAlbany 919-741-8262 docwilliamsnjgmailcom

Adam WolnskiFreelance writerjournalist 205-907-4921 adamwolnskicom

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Page 5December 29 2015

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Benefit News Cumulus WMDHMuncie IN gave 247 local families a complete Christmas ndash tree stand decorations food pet supplies cleaning supplies and wrapped gifts for each family member ndash with its ldquoSecret Families Dayrdquo charity program The station enlisted the help of more than 1000 volunteers for shopping wrapping and delivery Keymarket WOGIPittsburgh morning team Frogman amp Gator surprised a local family with a ldquoChristmas Miraclerdquo The family had recently lost everything in a fire and were awakened to Santa and Mrs Claus and dozens of listeners delivering more than $4000 in Christmas gifts shopping sprees and furniture Watch here Cumulus WWKIKokomo INrsquos annual ldquoWe Carerdquo fundraiser garnered $411820 with events throughout the year Monies were distributed to five local charity organizations Buck Owens KUZZBakersfield raised more than $1000 for the Bakersfield SPCA during the morning show After quadrupling their goal co-host Geoff Emery had to pose for a photo wearing Christmas ldquomeggingsrdquo (man leggings)

Radio News Cumulus KTOPTopeka KS rebranded from ldquoNash FMrdquo to ldquoNash Iconrdquo Dec 21 Corporate PD Greg Frey tells Country Aircheck no full-time staff were affected by the change and Amber Lee remains as PD Reach her here Mapleton has agreed to purchase Alpha KUBBMerced CA and sister Top 40 KHTN for $25 million Alpha purchased the stations last year (CAT 101014) The deal is pending FCC approval Frank Keeton Aircasters has agreed to purchase Whittimore Enterprisesrsquo WVFBCelina TN and WKWY WTKY and WTKY-AMTompkinsville KY for $400000

Industry News CAA Agent Trainee Justin Cahill has been promoted to Agent He joined in 2009 and has had several assistant roles until becoming a trainee last year He previously worked at BMI Post Monroersquos Ashlee Hewitt and Shelby McLeod signed a publishing agreement with Sony ATV Singersongwriter Naima Adedapo has signed a worldwide publishing deal with Given Music Publishing

Artist News Brantley Gilbert partnered with childrenrsquos activity product producer Bendon Inc for a $105 million donation to Marine Toys for Tots Foundation In 2016 Gilbert will return to the UK for the rescheduled dates of his Blackout Tour ndash May 5 in Glasgow May 6 in Manchester May 7 in Birmingham and May 8 in London Fans who signed up to the Love Hope Strength Foundationrsquos Get On The List campaign at Kenny Chesneyrsquos 2015 Big Revival Tour stadium shows helped find 25 potential bone marrow matches for those fighting blood cancer More info here Lee Brice donated $10000 to a family impacted by flooding in his hometown of Sumter SC and an addiitonal $10000 to the American Red Cross of Central South Carolina to help with recovery efforts from fall flooding Monetary and food donations

TOMORROW (1230) Suzy Bogguss Don Henry G Gerald Roy Cathy Woods Dave Logan Bo Martinovich and Larry Neal

THURSDAY (1231) Memarie Sam Harrell Lynette Garbonola Joe Kelly Natalie Moore the late John Denver

FRIDAY (11) Steve Ripley (The Tractors)

SATURDAY (12) Stan Byrd Chris Hartman Luke Lewis Harry Nelson Bruce Shindler Kara Wiggins the late Roger Miller the late Harold Bradley

SUNDAY (13) Nikki Nelson

MONDAY (14) Patty Loveless Deana Carter Kathy Forester (Forester Sisters)

B I R T H DAY S

KUZZrsquos Geoff Emery Steve Gradowitz and

Kendra Anne

Page 6December 29 2015

(continued from page 1)Score Settling December amp 2015 PPM

demos and in prime dayparts Therersquos been some great growth especially with Women 2014 2015 ShareRtg P18-49 2402 3203 +333+50P25-54 2302 3103 +348+50W25-54 2202 3703 +682+50

Empire KRTYSan Jose GM Nate Deaton December was very good for KRTY The Monthly Adult share was the highest of the year at 49 and our best month since April 2014 Since the one thing out of the ordinary in November was three days of Garth Brooks concerts I guess wersquoll have to give him most of the credit Also KRTY ranked fifth in the market with a 46 share among P6+ our best since May 2014 The year started out a little rough in the panelist department but beginning in April there was steady growth through the end of the year Itrsquos interesting that before PPM Country and KRTY used to struggle in the summer months now theyrsquove turned into our best months Wersquore looking forward to another great year in 2016 CBS RadioHouston VPProgramming Bruce Logan We are popping champagne here [KILT] The Bull got our first weekly win against the competition and is Houstonrsquos No 1 Country station among Women 25-54 Also mornings were No 7 for the month P25-54 [middayer] Erin Austin was No 5 for the month P25-54 [afternooner] Zak United tied [with the Country competition] for No 7 P25-54 and was No 1 Country and No 4 with Women 25-54 We also improved our year over year AQH Rank from No 16 to No 3 ndashRuss Penuell

Lon Helton loncountryaircheckcomChuck Aly chuckcountryaircheckcom

Russ Penuell russcountryaircheckcomJess Wright jesscountryaircheckcom

Wendy Newcomer wendycountryaircheckcom(615) 320-1450

copy2015 Countr y Airchecktrade mdash Al l r ights reser ved S ign up f ree at w w wcountr yaircheck com Send news to newscountr yaircheck com

were collected at three concerts in October and November Dolly Parton has teamed with the Flood Sisters Kidney Foundation of America and Public Good to help find a potential kidney donor for her longtime attorney and friend Jerry Edelstein

Watch her video message here Jamie OrsquoNeal Katie Armiger Hannah Blaylock (formerly of Edens Edge) and Andrea Pearson will kick off the Itrsquos A Girl Thing tour in 2016 Dates and cities are TBA The RIAA has issued platinum certification for Frankie Ballardrsquos ldquoSunshine amp Whiskeyrdquo from his 2014 Warner BrosWAR album of the same name Jack Ingram and Craig Campbell have been added to the Feb 15-20 Island Time Music and Fishing Fest lineup in Isla Mujeres Mexico Theyrsquoll join artists including Kellie Pickler Jerrod Niemann and Locash More info here

Engage Meant Congratulations to Big Loudrsquos David Clapper who got engaged to girlfirend Rhiannon Pickard Christmas day (1225) Send best wishes here

Chronicle Condolences to the family and friends of WGKXMemphis afternoon personality ldquoMemphisrdquo Mark Billingsley who passed away after suffering an unidentified neurological incident last month He was 53 Billingsley was at WGKX off and on for more than 25 years and in afternoons since his most recent return in 2007 Services were Dec 26 in Memphis

Jamie OrsquoNeal

Hannah Blaylock

Katie Armiger

Andrea Pearson

Pickard and Clapper

ldquoMemphisrdquoMark Billingsley

Nate Deaton

Bruce Logan

Dolly Parton

Page 7December 29 2015

Country radio shares were down 62 compared to November 2015

Of the 90 subscribing stations that posted a 10 share or higher 23

increased 55 decreased and nine were flat

December 2015 PPM Scoreboard The cume leader was Coxrsquos KKBQHouston with 1252600 Mt

Wilsonrsquos KKGOLos Angeles was second with 1239300

Legend A ldquo+rdquo indicates a Classic Country outlet a ldquo^rdquo designates

co-owned Country stations in the metro ldquotrdquo indicates a tie and a ldquordquo

indicates a station best in that statistic Ranks are among subscribers

WKHXAtlanta 45 9t 35 13 734600 699400

WUBLAtlanta 36 13 4 11 715600 659000

KASEAustin^ 5 5 44 8 336800 334200

KVETAustin^ 59 2t 54 5 346300 333900

KOKEAustin 18 19t 2 19 108100 99600

WPOCBaltimore 76 1t 66 3 543800 505500

WKLBBoston 51 7 5 7 859800 845700

WBWLBoston 23 17 18 20t 498400 459700

WCTKProvidence (Boston) 1 22 09 22 181100 168300

WKKTCharlotte 88 1 85 1 533500 465200

WSOCCharlotte 88 1t 75 2 542000 509200

WEBGChicago (debuted 15) 2 23 18 23 763100 793700

WUSNChicago 28 12t 3 11 1078900 1133700

WNNFCincinnati 23 15 25 14 300100 261700

WUBECincinnati^ 85 2t 73 3 557900 496100

WYGYCincinnati^ 15 18 16 18 212900 188600

WGARCleveland 76 2t 72 5 472900 460700

WCOLColumbus OH 95 2 85 2 428800 440900

WHOKColumbus OH 12 16 06 18 91900 56300

KPLXDallas^ 51 2 52 3 1173800 1183700

KSCSDallas^ 29 15 28 14t 831000 879800

KWOFDenver 25 19 22 19 313900 272000

KYGODenver 44 7t 48 4 484300 505400

WDRQDetroit 27 17 22 17 488400 449200

WYCDDetroit 48 7 48 9 819200 780600

WPAWGreensboro 6 6 58 6 243700 263600

WTQRGreensboro 7 4 76 4 317700 289300

WWYZHartford 75 2 69 5t 253900 241500

KILTHouston 38 11 4 9 1007000 1065300

KKBQHouston^ 56 4 56 4t 1218400 1252600

KTHTHouston^+ 25 18 27 18 594700 635200

WFMSIndianapolis 56 7 49 8 361000 329600

WLHKIndianapolis 69 3 65 4 393900 384200

WGNEJacksonville 58 6 57 6t 266000 281000

WQIKJacksonville 97 1 87 2 291800 297100

KBEQKansas City^ 33 15 38 12t 294700 280500

KFKFKansas City^ 42 11t 46 7 271200 296800

WDAFKansas City 44 8t 43 307000 285400

KCYELas Vegas 29 13 28 14 184900 186100

KWNRLas Vegas 44 8 37 10t 186200 190900

KKGOLos Angeles 25 18 2 21 1255600 1239300

WGKXMemphis 48 8 51 8 191400 197100

WLFPMemphis 31 9 3 10t 125800 112100

WKISMiami 29 17 23 19 471300 452100

WNSHNew York (Middlesex) 27 17 31 13t 157400 168600

WKTIMilwaukee 28 14 28 14 242300 247000

WMILMilwaukee 7 3t 59 5 361500 352700

KEEYMinneapolis 8 1 71 4 693500 647400

KMNBMinneapolis 49 10t 43 12 673600 614000

WKDFNashville^ 43 9 41 9 290200 265100

WSIXNashville 5 8 5 8 263400 272900

WSM-FMNashville^ 42 10 37 10t 261800 254200

WSM-AMNashville 13 19 1 20 55500 45000

WNSHNew York (Nassau) 28 17 26 15t 195400 190500

WNSHNew York 18 20t 2 18t 1015900 1042600

WGHNorfolk 5 7 47 6 266200 266900

WOTWOrlando 13 20 1 20t 114900 119600

WWKAOrlando 5 8t 44 10 298400 287900

KMLEPhoenix 42 8t 36 10t 670900 647500

KNIXPhoenix 45 7 43 7t 640500 663400

WXTUPhiladelphia 49 7 47 6t 764100 815500

WDSYPittsburgh 45 8 4 9 408400 421500

WPGBPittsburgh 25 10 25 11 276400 256200

KWJJPortland 93 1 72 2 551400 490700

KUPLPortland 56 4 48 7 481100 440200

WCTKProvidence 73 3 71 4 360800 375800

WNCBRaleigh 31 14 37 13 213000 238300

WQDRRaleigh 76 2 7 2 358400 348100

KFRGRiverside 53 3 45 4 348000 347100

KBEBSacramento 28 15 26 16 217500 212600

KNCISacramento 47 5 47 4 341500 334900

KNTYSacramento 19 19 18 18 204100 213200

KEGASalt Lake City 2 18t 16 22 198900 174300

KSOPSalt Lake City ^ 45 10t 49 5t 290900 279800

KSOP-AMSalt Lake City ^+ 12 23t 11 24 35600 32700

KUBLSalt Lake City 46 9 42 11 378800 362200

KAJASan Antonio 61 3 59 6 603700 584300

KCYYSan Antonio^ 72 2 6 4 678300 653100

KKYX-AMSan Antonio^+ 24 14t 16 21 131200 130900

KSONSan Diego 52 1 54 1 522300 538500

KRTYSan Jose 43 7 46 6 162300 169400

KSJOSan Jose 09 30 18 23t 72700 101000

KKWFSeattle 36 11 33 13 501000 527700

KMPSSeattle 39 8t 39 10 527900 538100

KSDSt Louis 4 14 31 16 510000 454600

WILSt Louis 49 10 44 11 538900 486200

WFUSTampa 52 5t 56 3 549300 544800

WQYKTampa 52 5t 55 4t 454900 485300

WMZQWashington 36 13 36 13 659000 730800

WIRKWest Palm Beach 55 3 46 5 183300 190300

November6+ Share

December 6+ Share

NovemberCume

DecemberCumeStationCity RankRank November

6+ ShareDecember 6+ Share

NovemberCume

DecemberCumeStationCity RankRank

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Page 8December 29 2015

Seek amp EmployHerersquos our annual listing of job seekers and open gigs Not listed Send info to newscountryaircheckcom and wersquoll include you in a January update

Available JobsPDOn-air Buck Owensrsquo KUZZ amp KUZZ-AMBakersfield Resumes here

Brand MgrAfternoons Townsquare WOKQPortsmouth NH Cover letters resumes references and mp3 airchecks to Regional OMNew England Herb Ivy here

Mornings CBS Radio KMLEPhoenix Airchecks and resumes here

Mornings Scripps KFDIWichita Airchecks and resumes to PD Justin Case here

Morning Show Exec Producer Bonneville KYGODenver Five years experience preferred Resumes here

DirProduction StonecomCookeville TN including Country WKXD Materials here

Sr MgrMarket Research CMA Resumes to HR Consultant Sarah Pinson here

Sr MgrStrategic Partnerships CMA Resumes to HR Consultant Sarah Pinson here

Publicity Assistant Sweet Talk Publicity Resumes and cover letters to Jensen Sussman here

SearchingBart AllmandFormer regional at Blaster 615-476-2726 bartallmandgmailcom

Jaime AmesFormer KWOFDenver morning co-host 720-900-8151 jaimeamesoutlookcom

Amber AndersonFormer CoordPromotion at IRS Nashville 850-621-4663 amberanderson83aolcom

Ken BucknerFormer morning personality at KPLXDallas 214-683-2529 kenbucknershowhotmailcom

Ashley FigueroaFormer Exec Producerco-host of Americarsquos Morning Show 317-629-6364 Ashfig7gmailcom

Vickye FisherUK based freelance country music bloggerjournalist (+44) 794-776-4129 vickyeforthecountryrecordcom

Gwen FosterFormer DirWest Coast at IRS Nashville 480-495-2209 fosterthemusic100gmailcom

Clay HendersonFormer DirSyndication at Southern Ground 615-429-0262 clay_hendersonhotmailcom

Scott LeTourneauFormer Westwood One personality (719) 931 0300 scottletourneau1yahoocom

Wayne ManningFormer Cold River DirRegional Promotion 801-361-2993 maviatoryahoocom

Christina MitchellFormer song plugger and MgrCopyright Licensing amp Royalties at Wrensong 6154287297 christinammbellsouthnet

Natalie MooreFormer DirArtist Development amp Creative Services at Show Dog 615-828-7991 nataliemooremusicgmailcom

Tom MoranFormer VPPromotion at IRS Nashville 615-429-2337 tommoran615icloudcom

Bob ReevesFormer VPPromotion at Blaster 615-347-9499 breeves780gmailcom

Will RobinsonFormer DirEast Coast at IRS Nashville 813-205-3355 radioeffectsmecom

Mike ldquoSandmanrdquo Sanders Former OMBrand Mgr at TownsquareBillings MT 208-932-3226 sandersonairgmailcom

Mara Sidweber Former VPPromotion at Southern Ground 469-231-6302 msidwebersbcglobalnet

John SiglerFormer DirNational Promotion at Arista 615-484-9140 siglerj71gmailcom

Phyllis StarkScripps Digital Exec ProducerNational Content 615-260-7321 pstarkcomcastnet

Kelly SymoneFormer Reviver West Coast Regional onairkellyyahoocom

Tyler WaughFormer regional at Blaster 615-870-2040 promotylerwaughgmailcom

Heather WilliamsFormer midday personality at WGNAAlbany 919-741-8262 docwilliamsnjgmailcom

Adam WolnskiFreelance writerjournalist 205-907-4921 adamwolnskicom

copy2015 Countr y Airchecktrade mdash Al l r ights reser ved S ign up f ree at w w wcountr yaircheck com Send news to newscountr yaircheck com

Page 6December 29 2015

(continued from page 1)Score Settling December amp 2015 PPM

demos and in prime dayparts Therersquos been some great growth especially with Women 2014 2015 ShareRtg P18-49 2402 3203 +333+50P25-54 2302 3103 +348+50W25-54 2202 3703 +682+50

Empire KRTYSan Jose GM Nate Deaton December was very good for KRTY The Monthly Adult share was the highest of the year at 49 and our best month since April 2014 Since the one thing out of the ordinary in November was three days of Garth Brooks concerts I guess wersquoll have to give him most of the credit Also KRTY ranked fifth in the market with a 46 share among P6+ our best since May 2014 The year started out a little rough in the panelist department but beginning in April there was steady growth through the end of the year Itrsquos interesting that before PPM Country and KRTY used to struggle in the summer months now theyrsquove turned into our best months Wersquore looking forward to another great year in 2016 CBS RadioHouston VPProgramming Bruce Logan We are popping champagne here [KILT] The Bull got our first weekly win against the competition and is Houstonrsquos No 1 Country station among Women 25-54 Also mornings were No 7 for the month P25-54 [middayer] Erin Austin was No 5 for the month P25-54 [afternooner] Zak United tied [with the Country competition] for No 7 P25-54 and was No 1 Country and No 4 with Women 25-54 We also improved our year over year AQH Rank from No 16 to No 3 ndashRuss Penuell

Lon Helton loncountryaircheckcomChuck Aly chuckcountryaircheckcom

Russ Penuell russcountryaircheckcomJess Wright jesscountryaircheckcom

Wendy Newcomer wendycountryaircheckcom(615) 320-1450

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were collected at three concerts in October and November Dolly Parton has teamed with the Flood Sisters Kidney Foundation of America and Public Good to help find a potential kidney donor for her longtime attorney and friend Jerry Edelstein

Watch her video message here Jamie OrsquoNeal Katie Armiger Hannah Blaylock (formerly of Edens Edge) and Andrea Pearson will kick off the Itrsquos A Girl Thing tour in 2016 Dates and cities are TBA The RIAA has issued platinum certification for Frankie Ballardrsquos ldquoSunshine amp Whiskeyrdquo from his 2014 Warner BrosWAR album of the same name Jack Ingram and Craig Campbell have been added to the Feb 15-20 Island Time Music and Fishing Fest lineup in Isla Mujeres Mexico Theyrsquoll join artists including Kellie Pickler Jerrod Niemann and Locash More info here

Engage Meant Congratulations to Big Loudrsquos David Clapper who got engaged to girlfirend Rhiannon Pickard Christmas day (1225) Send best wishes here

Chronicle Condolences to the family and friends of WGKXMemphis afternoon personality ldquoMemphisrdquo Mark Billingsley who passed away after suffering an unidentified neurological incident last month He was 53 Billingsley was at WGKX off and on for more than 25 years and in afternoons since his most recent return in 2007 Services were Dec 26 in Memphis

Jamie OrsquoNeal

Hannah Blaylock

Katie Armiger

Andrea Pearson

Pickard and Clapper

ldquoMemphisrdquoMark Billingsley

Nate Deaton

Bruce Logan

Dolly Parton

Page 7December 29 2015

Country radio shares were down 62 compared to November 2015

Of the 90 subscribing stations that posted a 10 share or higher 23

increased 55 decreased and nine were flat

December 2015 PPM Scoreboard The cume leader was Coxrsquos KKBQHouston with 1252600 Mt

Wilsonrsquos KKGOLos Angeles was second with 1239300

Legend A ldquo+rdquo indicates a Classic Country outlet a ldquo^rdquo designates

co-owned Country stations in the metro ldquotrdquo indicates a tie and a ldquordquo

indicates a station best in that statistic Ranks are among subscribers

WKHXAtlanta 45 9t 35 13 734600 699400

WUBLAtlanta 36 13 4 11 715600 659000

KASEAustin^ 5 5 44 8 336800 334200

KVETAustin^ 59 2t 54 5 346300 333900

KOKEAustin 18 19t 2 19 108100 99600

WPOCBaltimore 76 1t 66 3 543800 505500

WKLBBoston 51 7 5 7 859800 845700

WBWLBoston 23 17 18 20t 498400 459700

WCTKProvidence (Boston) 1 22 09 22 181100 168300

WKKTCharlotte 88 1 85 1 533500 465200

WSOCCharlotte 88 1t 75 2 542000 509200

WEBGChicago (debuted 15) 2 23 18 23 763100 793700

WUSNChicago 28 12t 3 11 1078900 1133700

WNNFCincinnati 23 15 25 14 300100 261700

WUBECincinnati^ 85 2t 73 3 557900 496100

WYGYCincinnati^ 15 18 16 18 212900 188600

WGARCleveland 76 2t 72 5 472900 460700

WCOLColumbus OH 95 2 85 2 428800 440900

WHOKColumbus OH 12 16 06 18 91900 56300

KPLXDallas^ 51 2 52 3 1173800 1183700

KSCSDallas^ 29 15 28 14t 831000 879800

KWOFDenver 25 19 22 19 313900 272000

KYGODenver 44 7t 48 4 484300 505400

WDRQDetroit 27 17 22 17 488400 449200

WYCDDetroit 48 7 48 9 819200 780600

WPAWGreensboro 6 6 58 6 243700 263600

WTQRGreensboro 7 4 76 4 317700 289300

WWYZHartford 75 2 69 5t 253900 241500

KILTHouston 38 11 4 9 1007000 1065300

KKBQHouston^ 56 4 56 4t 1218400 1252600

KTHTHouston^+ 25 18 27 18 594700 635200

WFMSIndianapolis 56 7 49 8 361000 329600

WLHKIndianapolis 69 3 65 4 393900 384200

WGNEJacksonville 58 6 57 6t 266000 281000

WQIKJacksonville 97 1 87 2 291800 297100

KBEQKansas City^ 33 15 38 12t 294700 280500

KFKFKansas City^ 42 11t 46 7 271200 296800

WDAFKansas City 44 8t 43 307000 285400

KCYELas Vegas 29 13 28 14 184900 186100

KWNRLas Vegas 44 8 37 10t 186200 190900

KKGOLos Angeles 25 18 2 21 1255600 1239300

WGKXMemphis 48 8 51 8 191400 197100

WLFPMemphis 31 9 3 10t 125800 112100

WKISMiami 29 17 23 19 471300 452100

WNSHNew York (Middlesex) 27 17 31 13t 157400 168600

WKTIMilwaukee 28 14 28 14 242300 247000

WMILMilwaukee 7 3t 59 5 361500 352700

KEEYMinneapolis 8 1 71 4 693500 647400

KMNBMinneapolis 49 10t 43 12 673600 614000

WKDFNashville^ 43 9 41 9 290200 265100

WSIXNashville 5 8 5 8 263400 272900

WSM-FMNashville^ 42 10 37 10t 261800 254200

WSM-AMNashville 13 19 1 20 55500 45000

WNSHNew York (Nassau) 28 17 26 15t 195400 190500

WNSHNew York 18 20t 2 18t 1015900 1042600

WGHNorfolk 5 7 47 6 266200 266900

WOTWOrlando 13 20 1 20t 114900 119600

WWKAOrlando 5 8t 44 10 298400 287900

KMLEPhoenix 42 8t 36 10t 670900 647500

KNIXPhoenix 45 7 43 7t 640500 663400

WXTUPhiladelphia 49 7 47 6t 764100 815500

WDSYPittsburgh 45 8 4 9 408400 421500

WPGBPittsburgh 25 10 25 11 276400 256200

KWJJPortland 93 1 72 2 551400 490700

KUPLPortland 56 4 48 7 481100 440200

WCTKProvidence 73 3 71 4 360800 375800

WNCBRaleigh 31 14 37 13 213000 238300

WQDRRaleigh 76 2 7 2 358400 348100

KFRGRiverside 53 3 45 4 348000 347100

KBEBSacramento 28 15 26 16 217500 212600

KNCISacramento 47 5 47 4 341500 334900

KNTYSacramento 19 19 18 18 204100 213200

KEGASalt Lake City 2 18t 16 22 198900 174300

KSOPSalt Lake City ^ 45 10t 49 5t 290900 279800

KSOP-AMSalt Lake City ^+ 12 23t 11 24 35600 32700

KUBLSalt Lake City 46 9 42 11 378800 362200

KAJASan Antonio 61 3 59 6 603700 584300

KCYYSan Antonio^ 72 2 6 4 678300 653100

KKYX-AMSan Antonio^+ 24 14t 16 21 131200 130900

KSONSan Diego 52 1 54 1 522300 538500

KRTYSan Jose 43 7 46 6 162300 169400

KSJOSan Jose 09 30 18 23t 72700 101000

KKWFSeattle 36 11 33 13 501000 527700

KMPSSeattle 39 8t 39 10 527900 538100

KSDSt Louis 4 14 31 16 510000 454600

WILSt Louis 49 10 44 11 538900 486200

WFUSTampa 52 5t 56 3 549300 544800

WQYKTampa 52 5t 55 4t 454900 485300

WMZQWashington 36 13 36 13 659000 730800

WIRKWest Palm Beach 55 3 46 5 183300 190300

November6+ Share

December 6+ Share

NovemberCume

DecemberCumeStationCity RankRank November

6+ ShareDecember 6+ Share

NovemberCume

DecemberCumeStationCity RankRank

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Page 8December 29 2015

Seek amp EmployHerersquos our annual listing of job seekers and open gigs Not listed Send info to newscountryaircheckcom and wersquoll include you in a January update

Available JobsPDOn-air Buck Owensrsquo KUZZ amp KUZZ-AMBakersfield Resumes here

Brand MgrAfternoons Townsquare WOKQPortsmouth NH Cover letters resumes references and mp3 airchecks to Regional OMNew England Herb Ivy here

Mornings CBS Radio KMLEPhoenix Airchecks and resumes here

Mornings Scripps KFDIWichita Airchecks and resumes to PD Justin Case here

Morning Show Exec Producer Bonneville KYGODenver Five years experience preferred Resumes here

DirProduction StonecomCookeville TN including Country WKXD Materials here

Sr MgrMarket Research CMA Resumes to HR Consultant Sarah Pinson here

Sr MgrStrategic Partnerships CMA Resumes to HR Consultant Sarah Pinson here

Publicity Assistant Sweet Talk Publicity Resumes and cover letters to Jensen Sussman here

SearchingBart AllmandFormer regional at Blaster 615-476-2726 bartallmandgmailcom

Jaime AmesFormer KWOFDenver morning co-host 720-900-8151 jaimeamesoutlookcom

Amber AndersonFormer CoordPromotion at IRS Nashville 850-621-4663 amberanderson83aolcom

Ken BucknerFormer morning personality at KPLXDallas 214-683-2529 kenbucknershowhotmailcom

Ashley FigueroaFormer Exec Producerco-host of Americarsquos Morning Show 317-629-6364 Ashfig7gmailcom

Vickye FisherUK based freelance country music bloggerjournalist (+44) 794-776-4129 vickyeforthecountryrecordcom

Gwen FosterFormer DirWest Coast at IRS Nashville 480-495-2209 fosterthemusic100gmailcom

Clay HendersonFormer DirSyndication at Southern Ground 615-429-0262 clay_hendersonhotmailcom

Scott LeTourneauFormer Westwood One personality (719) 931 0300 scottletourneau1yahoocom

Wayne ManningFormer Cold River DirRegional Promotion 801-361-2993 maviatoryahoocom

Christina MitchellFormer song plugger and MgrCopyright Licensing amp Royalties at Wrensong 6154287297 christinammbellsouthnet

Natalie MooreFormer DirArtist Development amp Creative Services at Show Dog 615-828-7991 nataliemooremusicgmailcom

Tom MoranFormer VPPromotion at IRS Nashville 615-429-2337 tommoran615icloudcom

Bob ReevesFormer VPPromotion at Blaster 615-347-9499 breeves780gmailcom

Will RobinsonFormer DirEast Coast at IRS Nashville 813-205-3355 radioeffectsmecom

Mike ldquoSandmanrdquo Sanders Former OMBrand Mgr at TownsquareBillings MT 208-932-3226 sandersonairgmailcom

Mara Sidweber Former VPPromotion at Southern Ground 469-231-6302 msidwebersbcglobalnet

John SiglerFormer DirNational Promotion at Arista 615-484-9140 siglerj71gmailcom

Phyllis StarkScripps Digital Exec ProducerNational Content 615-260-7321 pstarkcomcastnet

Kelly SymoneFormer Reviver West Coast Regional onairkellyyahoocom

Tyler WaughFormer regional at Blaster 615-870-2040 promotylerwaughgmailcom

Heather WilliamsFormer midday personality at WGNAAlbany 919-741-8262 docwilliamsnjgmailcom

Adam WolnskiFreelance writerjournalist 205-907-4921 adamwolnskicom

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Page 7December 29 2015

Country radio shares were down 62 compared to November 2015

Of the 90 subscribing stations that posted a 10 share or higher 23

increased 55 decreased and nine were flat

December 2015 PPM Scoreboard The cume leader was Coxrsquos KKBQHouston with 1252600 Mt

Wilsonrsquos KKGOLos Angeles was second with 1239300

Legend A ldquo+rdquo indicates a Classic Country outlet a ldquo^rdquo designates

co-owned Country stations in the metro ldquotrdquo indicates a tie and a ldquordquo

indicates a station best in that statistic Ranks are among subscribers

WKHXAtlanta 45 9t 35 13 734600 699400

WUBLAtlanta 36 13 4 11 715600 659000

KASEAustin^ 5 5 44 8 336800 334200

KVETAustin^ 59 2t 54 5 346300 333900

KOKEAustin 18 19t 2 19 108100 99600

WPOCBaltimore 76 1t 66 3 543800 505500

WKLBBoston 51 7 5 7 859800 845700

WBWLBoston 23 17 18 20t 498400 459700

WCTKProvidence (Boston) 1 22 09 22 181100 168300

WKKTCharlotte 88 1 85 1 533500 465200

WSOCCharlotte 88 1t 75 2 542000 509200

WEBGChicago (debuted 15) 2 23 18 23 763100 793700

WUSNChicago 28 12t 3 11 1078900 1133700

WNNFCincinnati 23 15 25 14 300100 261700

WUBECincinnati^ 85 2t 73 3 557900 496100

WYGYCincinnati^ 15 18 16 18 212900 188600

WGARCleveland 76 2t 72 5 472900 460700

WCOLColumbus OH 95 2 85 2 428800 440900

WHOKColumbus OH 12 16 06 18 91900 56300

KPLXDallas^ 51 2 52 3 1173800 1183700

KSCSDallas^ 29 15 28 14t 831000 879800

KWOFDenver 25 19 22 19 313900 272000

KYGODenver 44 7t 48 4 484300 505400

WDRQDetroit 27 17 22 17 488400 449200

WYCDDetroit 48 7 48 9 819200 780600

WPAWGreensboro 6 6 58 6 243700 263600

WTQRGreensboro 7 4 76 4 317700 289300

WWYZHartford 75 2 69 5t 253900 241500

KILTHouston 38 11 4 9 1007000 1065300

KKBQHouston^ 56 4 56 4t 1218400 1252600

KTHTHouston^+ 25 18 27 18 594700 635200

WFMSIndianapolis 56 7 49 8 361000 329600

WLHKIndianapolis 69 3 65 4 393900 384200

WGNEJacksonville 58 6 57 6t 266000 281000

WQIKJacksonville 97 1 87 2 291800 297100

KBEQKansas City^ 33 15 38 12t 294700 280500

KFKFKansas City^ 42 11t 46 7 271200 296800

WDAFKansas City 44 8t 43 307000 285400

KCYELas Vegas 29 13 28 14 184900 186100

KWNRLas Vegas 44 8 37 10t 186200 190900

KKGOLos Angeles 25 18 2 21 1255600 1239300

WGKXMemphis 48 8 51 8 191400 197100

WLFPMemphis 31 9 3 10t 125800 112100

WKISMiami 29 17 23 19 471300 452100

WNSHNew York (Middlesex) 27 17 31 13t 157400 168600

WKTIMilwaukee 28 14 28 14 242300 247000

WMILMilwaukee 7 3t 59 5 361500 352700

KEEYMinneapolis 8 1 71 4 693500 647400

KMNBMinneapolis 49 10t 43 12 673600 614000

WKDFNashville^ 43 9 41 9 290200 265100

WSIXNashville 5 8 5 8 263400 272900

WSM-FMNashville^ 42 10 37 10t 261800 254200

WSM-AMNashville 13 19 1 20 55500 45000

WNSHNew York (Nassau) 28 17 26 15t 195400 190500

WNSHNew York 18 20t 2 18t 1015900 1042600

WGHNorfolk 5 7 47 6 266200 266900

WOTWOrlando 13 20 1 20t 114900 119600

WWKAOrlando 5 8t 44 10 298400 287900

KMLEPhoenix 42 8t 36 10t 670900 647500

KNIXPhoenix 45 7 43 7t 640500 663400

WXTUPhiladelphia 49 7 47 6t 764100 815500

WDSYPittsburgh 45 8 4 9 408400 421500

WPGBPittsburgh 25 10 25 11 276400 256200

KWJJPortland 93 1 72 2 551400 490700

KUPLPortland 56 4 48 7 481100 440200

WCTKProvidence 73 3 71 4 360800 375800

WNCBRaleigh 31 14 37 13 213000 238300

WQDRRaleigh 76 2 7 2 358400 348100

KFRGRiverside 53 3 45 4 348000 347100

KBEBSacramento 28 15 26 16 217500 212600

KNCISacramento 47 5 47 4 341500 334900

KNTYSacramento 19 19 18 18 204100 213200

KEGASalt Lake City 2 18t 16 22 198900 174300

KSOPSalt Lake City ^ 45 10t 49 5t 290900 279800

KSOP-AMSalt Lake City ^+ 12 23t 11 24 35600 32700

KUBLSalt Lake City 46 9 42 11 378800 362200

KAJASan Antonio 61 3 59 6 603700 584300

KCYYSan Antonio^ 72 2 6 4 678300 653100

KKYX-AMSan Antonio^+ 24 14t 16 21 131200 130900

KSONSan Diego 52 1 54 1 522300 538500

KRTYSan Jose 43 7 46 6 162300 169400

KSJOSan Jose 09 30 18 23t 72700 101000

KKWFSeattle 36 11 33 13 501000 527700

KMPSSeattle 39 8t 39 10 527900 538100

KSDSt Louis 4 14 31 16 510000 454600

WILSt Louis 49 10 44 11 538900 486200

WFUSTampa 52 5t 56 3 549300 544800

WQYKTampa 52 5t 55 4t 454900 485300

WMZQWashington 36 13 36 13 659000 730800

WIRKWest Palm Beach 55 3 46 5 183300 190300

November6+ Share

December 6+ Share

NovemberCume

DecemberCumeStationCity RankRank November

6+ ShareDecember 6+ Share

NovemberCume

DecemberCumeStationCity RankRank

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Page 8December 29 2015

Seek amp EmployHerersquos our annual listing of job seekers and open gigs Not listed Send info to newscountryaircheckcom and wersquoll include you in a January update

Available JobsPDOn-air Buck Owensrsquo KUZZ amp KUZZ-AMBakersfield Resumes here

Brand MgrAfternoons Townsquare WOKQPortsmouth NH Cover letters resumes references and mp3 airchecks to Regional OMNew England Herb Ivy here

Mornings CBS Radio KMLEPhoenix Airchecks and resumes here

Mornings Scripps KFDIWichita Airchecks and resumes to PD Justin Case here

Morning Show Exec Producer Bonneville KYGODenver Five years experience preferred Resumes here

DirProduction StonecomCookeville TN including Country WKXD Materials here

Sr MgrMarket Research CMA Resumes to HR Consultant Sarah Pinson here

Sr MgrStrategic Partnerships CMA Resumes to HR Consultant Sarah Pinson here

Publicity Assistant Sweet Talk Publicity Resumes and cover letters to Jensen Sussman here

SearchingBart AllmandFormer regional at Blaster 615-476-2726 bartallmandgmailcom

Jaime AmesFormer KWOFDenver morning co-host 720-900-8151 jaimeamesoutlookcom

Amber AndersonFormer CoordPromotion at IRS Nashville 850-621-4663 amberanderson83aolcom

Ken BucknerFormer morning personality at KPLXDallas 214-683-2529 kenbucknershowhotmailcom

Ashley FigueroaFormer Exec Producerco-host of Americarsquos Morning Show 317-629-6364 Ashfig7gmailcom

Vickye FisherUK based freelance country music bloggerjournalist (+44) 794-776-4129 vickyeforthecountryrecordcom

Gwen FosterFormer DirWest Coast at IRS Nashville 480-495-2209 fosterthemusic100gmailcom

Clay HendersonFormer DirSyndication at Southern Ground 615-429-0262 clay_hendersonhotmailcom

Scott LeTourneauFormer Westwood One personality (719) 931 0300 scottletourneau1yahoocom

Wayne ManningFormer Cold River DirRegional Promotion 801-361-2993 maviatoryahoocom

Christina MitchellFormer song plugger and MgrCopyright Licensing amp Royalties at Wrensong 6154287297 christinammbellsouthnet

Natalie MooreFormer DirArtist Development amp Creative Services at Show Dog 615-828-7991 nataliemooremusicgmailcom

Tom MoranFormer VPPromotion at IRS Nashville 615-429-2337 tommoran615icloudcom

Bob ReevesFormer VPPromotion at Blaster 615-347-9499 breeves780gmailcom

Will RobinsonFormer DirEast Coast at IRS Nashville 813-205-3355 radioeffectsmecom

Mike ldquoSandmanrdquo Sanders Former OMBrand Mgr at TownsquareBillings MT 208-932-3226 sandersonairgmailcom

Mara Sidweber Former VPPromotion at Southern Ground 469-231-6302 msidwebersbcglobalnet

John SiglerFormer DirNational Promotion at Arista 615-484-9140 siglerj71gmailcom

Phyllis StarkScripps Digital Exec ProducerNational Content 615-260-7321 pstarkcomcastnet

Kelly SymoneFormer Reviver West Coast Regional onairkellyyahoocom

Tyler WaughFormer regional at Blaster 615-870-2040 promotylerwaughgmailcom

Heather WilliamsFormer midday personality at WGNAAlbany 919-741-8262 docwilliamsnjgmailcom

Adam WolnskiFreelance writerjournalist 205-907-4921 adamwolnskicom

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Page 8December 29 2015

Seek amp EmployHerersquos our annual listing of job seekers and open gigs Not listed Send info to newscountryaircheckcom and wersquoll include you in a January update

Available JobsPDOn-air Buck Owensrsquo KUZZ amp KUZZ-AMBakersfield Resumes here

Brand MgrAfternoons Townsquare WOKQPortsmouth NH Cover letters resumes references and mp3 airchecks to Regional OMNew England Herb Ivy here

Mornings CBS Radio KMLEPhoenix Airchecks and resumes here

Mornings Scripps KFDIWichita Airchecks and resumes to PD Justin Case here

Morning Show Exec Producer Bonneville KYGODenver Five years experience preferred Resumes here

DirProduction StonecomCookeville TN including Country WKXD Materials here

Sr MgrMarket Research CMA Resumes to HR Consultant Sarah Pinson here

Sr MgrStrategic Partnerships CMA Resumes to HR Consultant Sarah Pinson here

Publicity Assistant Sweet Talk Publicity Resumes and cover letters to Jensen Sussman here

SearchingBart AllmandFormer regional at Blaster 615-476-2726 bartallmandgmailcom

Jaime AmesFormer KWOFDenver morning co-host 720-900-8151 jaimeamesoutlookcom

Amber AndersonFormer CoordPromotion at IRS Nashville 850-621-4663 amberanderson83aolcom

Ken BucknerFormer morning personality at KPLXDallas 214-683-2529 kenbucknershowhotmailcom

Ashley FigueroaFormer Exec Producerco-host of Americarsquos Morning Show 317-629-6364 Ashfig7gmailcom

Vickye FisherUK based freelance country music bloggerjournalist (+44) 794-776-4129 vickyeforthecountryrecordcom

Gwen FosterFormer DirWest Coast at IRS Nashville 480-495-2209 fosterthemusic100gmailcom

Clay HendersonFormer DirSyndication at Southern Ground 615-429-0262 clay_hendersonhotmailcom

Scott LeTourneauFormer Westwood One personality (719) 931 0300 scottletourneau1yahoocom

Wayne ManningFormer Cold River DirRegional Promotion 801-361-2993 maviatoryahoocom

Christina MitchellFormer song plugger and MgrCopyright Licensing amp Royalties at Wrensong 6154287297 christinammbellsouthnet

Natalie MooreFormer DirArtist Development amp Creative Services at Show Dog 615-828-7991 nataliemooremusicgmailcom

Tom MoranFormer VPPromotion at IRS Nashville 615-429-2337 tommoran615icloudcom

Bob ReevesFormer VPPromotion at Blaster 615-347-9499 breeves780gmailcom

Will RobinsonFormer DirEast Coast at IRS Nashville 813-205-3355 radioeffectsmecom

Mike ldquoSandmanrdquo Sanders Former OMBrand Mgr at TownsquareBillings MT 208-932-3226 sandersonairgmailcom

Mara Sidweber Former VPPromotion at Southern Ground 469-231-6302 msidwebersbcglobalnet

John SiglerFormer DirNational Promotion at Arista 615-484-9140 siglerj71gmailcom

Phyllis StarkScripps Digital Exec ProducerNational Content 615-260-7321 pstarkcomcastnet

Kelly SymoneFormer Reviver West Coast Regional onairkellyyahoocom

Tyler WaughFormer regional at Blaster 615-870-2040 promotylerwaughgmailcom

Heather WilliamsFormer midday personality at WGNAAlbany 919-741-8262 docwilliamsnjgmailcom

Adam WolnskiFreelance writerjournalist 205-907-4921 adamwolnskicom

copy2015 Countr y Airchecktrade mdash Al l r ights reser ved S ign up f ree at w w wcountr yaircheck com Send news to newscountr yaircheck com