Issue 25 - February 12, 2007

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Issue 25 - February 12, 2007
Issue 25
Music Edition
Underwood Takes Two At Disconnected
Grammys
Arista’s Carrie Underwood was a big winner at
last night’s 49th Annual Grammy Awards, taking the
all-genre New Artist honor as well as Female Country
Vocal Performance for “Jesus, Take The Wheel.” Vince
Gill’s “The Reason Why” landed the Male Country Vocal
Performance award, and Bon Jovi and Jennifer Nettles
took Country Collaboration for “Who Says You Can’t Go
Home.” Other Nashville-related winners include Country
Song “Jesus, Take The Wheel” by Brett James, Hillary
Lindsey and Gordie Sampson; and Randy Travis’ Glory
Train for Southern, Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album.
The Dixie Chicks won in the Country Album and Country
Duo or Group categories.
Once again, however, the Recording Academy
displayed a total disconnect between its awards and
performances and the Country radio listener and country
record buyer. While Underwood and Rascal Flatts did a
fabulous job on their tributes to Bob Wills and the Eagles,
it’s a travesty that two of our brightest stars couldn’t sing
one of their own songs. I doubt reprising an old Eagles
tune helped either of their record sales.
As for the Chicks, some have wondered whether their
five wins would mean more Country airplay. But it’s hard
to imagine the airplay volume changing when the vast
majority of PDs interviewed by Country Aircheck said
February 12, 2007
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Aircheck Music Edition will be delivered Tuesday
evening, Feb. 20.
talk of the Chicks was slim or non-existent in the wake
of the Grammys. “The morning show did introduce the
subject,” says WXBQ/Johnson City-Bristol, TN-VA PD
Bill Hagy. “But listeners were mostly not interested.”
In Boston, WKLB PD Mike Brophey says his
morning team opted not to discuss the Chicks. “The
Grammy’s aren’t a huge rallying point for us,” he says.
“But we did talk about Carrie Underwood quite a bit.”
(continued on page 5)
Dee Back At The Beach
Cumulus WYAK/Myrtle Beach has hired Country radio
vet Joey Dee as PD/afternoon host, effective today. Dee has
lived in Myrtle Beach since 1999 and was most recently
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out of the radio business, though has prior stops at WKXB/
Wilmington, NC and WGTR/Myrtle Beach. He replaces the
exiting Rick Roberts. Dee is looking to fill the midday slot so
rush airchecks and resumes to him at joey.dee@cumulus.com.
Page Date Check
February 27 - Country Radio & DJ Hall of Fame Dinner.
www.crb.org
February 28 to March 2 - CRS-38. www.crb.org
Radio News
Personalities: Mid-West Family Broadcasting WWQM/
Madison, WI PD Mark Grantin is looking for a new
morning show with the expected March departure of
morning man Mickey Miller for a non-Country posting
with Clear Channel/Quad Cities. Current morning co-host
Jennifer Powers is expected to remains with the station
in some capacity. Individuals and teams are encouraged to
apply. Airchecks and resumes to Grantin at 730 Rayovac
Dr. Madison, WI 53711 or mark.grantin@q106.com.
KBEQ/Kansas City morning co-host Jillian is
leaving the station in the next several months for fulltime
motherhood. PD Mike Kennedy is beginning the search
for a new Morning Drive team member now. Airchecks
and resumes to him at mkennedy@wilkskc.com.
Satellite: The new on-air line-up at Dial-Global’s Hot
Country Format has Lisa Taylor moving from Noon-5pm
PT to 7am-Noon and Brian Douglas shifting from 3am7am on the Mainstream Country format to Noon-5pm on
Hot Country. “The Big Time with Whitney Allen” has
been added to in the 5-10pm PT slot. The 10pm-3am shift
is currently being handled by part-timers, with a permanent
host to be named soon.
Programming: The address to send resumes to Cumulus
Dir./Formats Charlie Cook for the KPLX (The Wolf)/
Dallas PD post is 3535 Piedmont Rd., Building 14, Suite
1400, Atlanta, GA 30305.
St. Jude News
WUSN/Chicago hosted Keith Urban’s first
live show of the year, raising $50,000 for St. Jude. Urban
donated all merchandise sales from the Chicago Theatre
concert to St. Jude as well.
May 8 - Roy Acuff St. Block Party, Nashville
May 15 - 42nd Annual ACM Awards.
www.acmcountry.com
June 7-10 - CMA Music Festival.
www.cmafest.com
Citadel WNKT/Charleston, SC held its annual Annual
Cat Country Cares for Kids event Feb. 8-9, raising $183,814
for St. Jude. The total tops last year’s effort by more than
$80,000.
WKHX/Atlanta raised more than $735,000 during its
Kicks Cares for St. Jude Kids radiothon earlier this month,
bringing the station’s overall total to $4 million since 2004.
WSIX/Nashville held its 18th annual two-day
radiothon for St. Jude last Wednesday and Thursday,
setting a new record with $510,138.98 in donations. That
shatters their old mark by more than $100,000.
KBQI/Albuquerque enlisted Gretchen Wilson for a
St. Jude fundraiser last night that drew 1,400 listeners and
netted $15,000 for the cause. Kudos!
Wichita A Crow-Free Zone
The teapot tempest that KFDI/Wichita, KS morning
man Dan Tooker has dubbed Crowgate 2007 has taken a
revelatory turn. As you may recall, a Revlon Super Bowl
ad featured Sheryl Crow purportedly on tour using one
of the company’s hair colors -- and the spot referenced
a Wichita tour stop that never happened. Tooker and
company cried foul, demanding an explanation from
Revlon and Crow, as well as a free concert for the city.
Revlon’s response: “To answer your question, no
Sheryl Crow was not in Wichita on tour. To best depict the
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product benefits of the Revlon Colorist hair color system,
the director chose to illustrate a ‘tour’ in a documentary style
format to portray situational product usage. However, Sheryl
Crow does use the product (# 80, Medium Blonde). Also,
please note that 100% of the proceeds from [downloadable
single] ‘Not Fade Away’ go to the Revlon/UCLA Women’s
Cancer Research Program.” No word yet from Crow.
Music News
Warner Bros. will release Big & Rich’s third album
Between Raising Hell And Amazing Grace on June 5. The
first single is “Lost In This Moment.” The duo’s first book,
Big & Rich: All Access, also goes to retail on June 5.
Montage Music Group has signed vocalist Minnie
Murphy to a recording contract.
Industry News
Sony/ATV Nashville has named attorney Duff
Berschback Sr. Director/Business Affairs. Previously in
private practice, Berschback served as an entertainment
attorney for songwriters, publishers, artists, producers,
managers, and record labels.
Cherry Lane Music Publishing is now administrating
the Elvis Presley catalog owned by Elvis Presley
Enterprises and the estate of Julian Aberbach. The catalog
contains more than 1,000 songs record by Presley, Peggy
Lee, Nat King Cole and Ella Fitzgerald.
Monterey Peninsula Artists/Paradigm agent Brian Hill
has been voted Pollstar’s Third Coast Agent of the Year
and received the award during a ceremony Thursday night
in Los Angeles.
CRS-38 Update
CRS-38 will feature a record number of talent showcases,
with Gretchen Wilson recently added to the ASCAPsponsored KCRS Live! set for CRS Wednesday (2/28). She
joins previously announced performers John Anderson,
John Rich, Rivers Rutherford and Craig Wiseman.
CRB still has a tickets available for CRS-associated
Page Tube Check
Tuesday (2/13) – Taylor Swift, The Tonight Show
with Jay Leno, (NBC); Steve Wariner, Joan Osborne, Billy
Currington, Jake Owen, Grand Ole Opry Live, (GAC);
Miranda Lambert, GAC Nights, (GAC); Bill Engvall,
Country Fried Home Videos, (CMT); Troy Gentry, Julie
Roberts, Dean Sams, Wheel of Fortune, (CBS).
Wednesday (2/14) – Clint Black, The Dr. Phil
Show, (NBC); Keith Urban, GAC Specials, (GAC);
Joe Nichols, GAC Love Songs, (GAC); Wynonna, Josh
Gracin, Richie McDonald, Wheel of Fortune, (CBS).
Thursday (2/15) – Sarah Buxton, Top 20
Countdown, (CMT); Mark Wills, Lorrie Morgan,
Michael Britt, Wheel of Fortune, (CBS).
Friday (2/16) – Keith Urban, The Today Show,
(NBC); Trent Tomlinson, Terri Clark, Keech Rainwater,
Wheel of Fortune, (CBS).
Saturday (2/17) – Craig Morgan, Kellie Pickler, Joe
Diffie, Ray Price, Grand Ole Opry Live, (GAC); Tim
McGraw, Sing Me Home, (CMT).
Sunday (2/18) – Trace Adkins, Extreme Makeover:
Home Edition, (ABC); Big & Rich, Daytona 500, (Fox).
Monday (2/19) – Trent Tomlinson, Keith Anderson,
Lorrie Morgan, Julie Roberts, CMA Celebrity Closeup, (GAC).
Tuesday (2/20) – Craig Morgan, Kellie Pickler, Ray
Price, Opry Live Encore (GAC).
events, including Tuesday night’s (2/27) DJ & Radio Hall
of Fame Dinner and Induction Ceremony ($85). The Spring
Town Meeting package for Thursday (3/1) includes the
Hispanic Study, the No Holds Barred rap session, WCRS
Live! and the BMI Exhibit Area Networking Hour ($110).
CRS Friday (3/2) is Radio Sales Day, including a full day
of panels and performances as well as that evening’s New
Faces Show ($335). Details at www.crb.org.
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Artist News
The full itinerary for Kenny Chesney’s 2007 Flip
Flop Summer Tour has been released, with 52 dates
on the books from the April 12 kickoff in Omaha, NE
through September. That includes six stadium shows,
with Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, MA selling out in 15
minutes over the weekend. Pat Green and Sugarland
join Chesney on all dates this summer, and Sara Evans
and Brooks & Dunn join for the stadium shows.
Trent Tomlinson has launched a new website at
www.trenttomlinson.com. The site includes his first
online fan club, T-Town.
Quarterback’s Lucy Angel are featured in the Vietti
Vinyl series, placing their image and a short bio on cans
of the company’s chili. The trio’s music is also available
for download on Vietti’s website.
The Week’s Top Stories
Here are some of the biggest stories featured in
Country Aircheck Today since our last Music Edition. Visit
the archives section of our website for complete coverage of
these stories and more: www.countryaircheck.com.
• WQHT (Hot 97)/New York PD John Dimick has
been named VP/Programming & Operations for Lincoln
Financial Media, owners of preeminent Country outlets
KYGO/Denver and KSON/San Diego. Prior to joining
Hot 97 in Dec. 2004, Dimick was OM of JeffersonPilot’s three San Diego stations and PD of KSON.
Dimick will relocate to Atlanta and report to LFM Radio
Division President Don Benson. The company owns 18
radio stations in Charlotte, Miami, San Diego, Denver,
Richmond, Atlanta and Charleston. (CAT 2/6)
• CBS Radio/Phoenix Director/Sales & Business
Development Mark Waters has been promoted to
Market Manager for the three station cluster, which
includes Country KMLE. Waters replaces the exiting
Marco Camacho. (CAT 2/7)
Page Check Out
Upcoming releases:
Feb. 20 Kathie Baillie Love’s Funny That Way (Aspirion)
March 6 Sunny Sweeney Heartbreaker’s Hall Of Fame (Big Machine)
March 13 Billy Joe Shaver Greatest Hits (Compadre)
March 27 Alabama Songs of Inspriation Volume II (RCA)
Jack Ingram This Is It (Big Machine)
Tim McGraw Let It Go (Curb)
April 3 Martina McBride Wake Up Laughing (RCA)
April 17 Bucky Covington TBA (Lyric Street)
Send album release information to news@countryaircheck.com.
• UMG/Nashville Sr. Director/Creative Services Karen
Naff has been promoted to VP. Naff, who’s been with the
company for nine years, will oversee creative department
efforts on behalf of Lost Highway, Mercury and MCA
artists and releases. (CAT 2/8)
• Dial-Global Mainstream Country personality Melody
Morgan has been named PD of the company’s Hot
Country format, where she’ll also voice the 10pm-3am
PT show. Morgan assumes the HC PD role from David
Felker, who remains as PD of the Mainstream Country
format and who has taken on additional responsibilities
within the company. Morgan has spent the last 15 years as
an air talent on the Mainstream Country format. She can
be reached at mmorgan@dial-global.com.(CAT 2/9)
... Grammys (continued from page 1)
By contrast, KBEQ/Kansas City PD/morning
personality Mike Kennedy says, “We talked Grammys a
ton. Thank goodness for Carrie Underwood and the class
this young lady exudes.”
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Page Birthdays
Tuesday (2/13) - Randy Owen
Wednesday (2/14) - Razzy Bailey, Hank
Locklin (hlocklin@cmaworld.com), Shelby
Kennedy (skennedy@bmi.com), Stacy Nichols
(stacynichols@hotmail.com)
Thursday (2/15) - Melissa Manchester, R. G. Jones
(rg.jones@sonybmg.com), Brent Jones
(brent.jones@emicap.com)
Friday (2/16) - Doug Phelps (Kentucky
Headhunters), Jo Walker-Meador, Paul Worley
Saturday (2/17) - Jon Randall, Bryan White, Larry
the Cable Guy
Sunday (2/18) - the late Pee Wee King; Juice
Newton; Tom Bigbee; Paul Corbin; Dawn
Richardson
Monday (2/19) - Lorianne Crook, Joe Redmond
He points out that Grammy wins aren’t a reflection
of popular opinion. “A lot of listeners believe these
awards are a function of the mass population and not just a
small amount of individuals with ballots that could easily
sway momentum a certain direction to make a statement.
At this point it will not affect our position on airplay.”
“The Grammys are hardly a mandate for the return of
the Chicks,” says WGKX/Memphis PD Lance Tidwell.
“I don’t read much into this with regard to P1s and the
Country life group.”
Overall, the Grammy process continues to raise
questions. “There’s a general consensus among those
in the industry that the Grammys have never really
accurately reflected what was going on in mainstream
country music,” says WKIS/Miami PD Bob Barnett. “I
get the whole liberal-artsy-fartsy non-mainstream Grammy
mindset, but over the years the nominees and the winners
have been so off it’s been almost laughable.”
As for the future of the Dixie Chicks and Country
radio, KEEY/Minneapolis PD Gregg Swedberg says,
“Almost everyone -- except perhaps the most politically
driven -- wants this [Chicks controversy] to be done.
But this whole CD has never really been about just the
music. It’s about the argument, which is a shame. I don’t
know when the right wing gets over what Natalie said,
and I don’t know when the left wing gets tired of vilifying
anyone who chose not to play the record.”
- Lon Helton, lon@countryaircheck.com
Chuck Aly, chuck@countryaircheck.com
(615) 244-4484
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Page Fall No. 1s:
KKCNG, WNCY, KHAK, KKNU, KKIX, WFLS, WQHK, WPCV, WBBN, KRWQ, KSUX & KTTS
A baker’s dozen of Country outlets lead this week’s ratings wrap-up, with 13 of our format’s finest leading their market’s
12+ audience race in the Fall 2006 Arbitron. Stations tacking on more than a share include KGNC/Amarillo, WIBL/Augusta,
GA and WQHK/Ft. Wayne, IN, which was up 1.9 shares. And, a shout-out to Clear Channel’s KSWF/Springfield, MO, which
moved 3.3-5.0 and leaped from 14th to sixth place, 12+.
A “+” indicates a Classic Country outlet, a “^” designates Country stations in the same market owned by a single
operator and an “*” indicates a tie.
Station/City
12+ Share
Last ARB
12+ Share
Fa ‘06
12+ Rank
Last ARB
12+ Rank
Fa ‘06
8.1
7.3
4.2
15.1
2.9
9.2
7.3
5.0
14.3
4.0
1
3
11
1
12
1
3*
9
1
8*
7.4
5.0
1.3
5.5
4.8
2.2
--
19.7
11.9
10.2
7.9
9.0
12.3
6.0
3.6
12.7
1.8
6.9
6.0
1.0
6.2
3.3
1.9
1.4
17.7
11.6
10.1
6.9
9.8
11.9
3.6
3.3
13.3
2.0
3
8
17
3*
8
16*
--
1
1
2
3*
2
1
5
10*
2
13*
3
6
18*
4
12
15
17
1
1
2
5
1
1
9*
11
2
12
1.0
1.8
11*
13*
16.1
4.1
1.1
1.4
14.4
2.8
1.3
1.3
1
4*
19*
19*
1
7
18*
18*
5.4
3.3
2.2
5.8
2.7
1.5
3
11
16
4
11*
20
KGNC/Amarillo
KATP/Amarillo^+
KMML/Amarillo^
WNCY/Appleton, WI
WPKR/Green Bay, WI
(Appleton, WI Arbitron)
WKXC/Augusta, GA
WIBL/Augusta, GA
WTHO/Augusta, GA
KIZN/Boise, ID^
KQFC/Boise, ID^
KFXD-AM/Boise, ID^^+
KTMY/Boise, ID^^
KHAK/Cedar Rapids, IA
WAXX/Eau Claire, WI
WQRB/Eau Claire, WI^
WATQ/Eau Claire, WI^+
KKNU/Eugene, OR
KKIX/Fayetteville, AR
KAMO/Fayetteville, AR^
KQSM/Fayetteville, AR^
WKML/Fayetteville, NC
WQDR/Raleigh
(Fayetteville, NC Arbitron)
WEGX/Florence, SC
(Fayetteville, NC Arbitron)
WFLS/Fredericksburg, VA
WGRX/Fredericksburg, VA
WJMA/Fredericksburg, VA
WMZQ/Washington
(Fredericksburg, VA Arbitron)
WWGR/Ft. Myers, FL
WUSV/Ft. Myers, FL WCKT/Ft. Myers, FL
Station/City
WAVW/Ft. Pierce, FL
WQHK/Ft. Wayne, IN
WBTU/Ft. Wayne, IN
WPCV/Lakeland, FL
WFUS/Tampa
12+ Share 12+ Share 12+ Rank 12+ Rank
Last ARB
Fa ‘06
Last ARB Fa ‘06
5.7
8.7
4.0
16.5
3.4
6.0
10.6
4.0
14.5
2.5
4
1
9
1
7
2
1
8*
1
12
1.5
1.2
22*
19*
13.2
13.7
1
1
4.8
3.9
4.4
6*
6*
10
8*
8.3
4.2
2.3
9.4
4.8
3.7
5.9
4.5
1.8
10.0
7.1
1.4
1
11
14*
2
5
8
6*
5
15
3
7*
12
1
9*
14
2
6
9
7
9
15
1*
7*
10*
1.4
13.6
5.0
4.7
9.2
3.3
2.6
11
1
14
3*
2*
9
13
10*
1
6
7*
2
10*
13
(Lakeland, FL Arbitron)
WQYK/Tampa
(Lakeland, FL Arbitron)
WBBN/
Laurel-Hattiesburg, MS
WUSW/
Laurel-Hattiesburg, MS
WZKX/Biloxi, MS 4.8
(Laurel-Hattiesburg, MS Arbitron)
KRWQ/Medford, OR
10.5
KAKT/Medford, OR
3.3
KRRM/Medford, OR
1.4
WSLC/Roanoke, VA
10.4
WYYD/Roanoke, VA^
6.3
WZBL/Roanoke, VA^
4.8
KRMD/Shreveport
5.8
KXKS/Shreveport^
6.3
KWKH-AM/Shreveport+^ 1.9
KSUX/Sioux City, IA
11.0
KKYY/Sioux City, IA
6.2
KWMT-AM/Ft. Dodge, IA .7
(Sioux City Arbitron)
WNAX/Sioux City, IA
KTTS/Springfield, MO
KSWF/Springfield, MO
KOMG/Springfield, MO
KXDD/Yakima, WA
KDBL/Yakima, WA^
KUTI/Yakima, WA^
1.4
13.6
3.3
7.2
8.7
4.5
2.8
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LW
TW
Artist/Title (Label)
Total Points+/- Points Total Plays+/- Plays Audience +/- Aud Stations ADDS
1
1
RODNEY ATKINS/Watching You (Curb)
14750 -1048
4753 -306
41.982
-2.91
121
0
2
2
GEORGE STRAIT/It Just Comes Natural (MCA)
14458
-6
4741
8
40.863 0.219
121
0
3
3
TRACE ADKINS/Ladies Love Country Boys (Capitol) 12540
495
4086
144
34.186 1.855
121
0
4
4
KEITH URBAN/Stupid Boy (Capitol) 11370
156
3645
86
31.609 1.119
121
0
8
5
JASON MICHAEL CARROLL/Alyssa Lies (Arista) 4
10953 1274
3568
335
29.745 2.104
121
0
6
6
MARTINA MCBRIDE/Anyway (RCA)
10818
816
3367
252
29.269 1.334
121
0
7
7
CRAIG MORGAN/Little Bit Of Life (BBR)
10333
346
3501
124
27.511 -0.501
121
0
9
8
KENNY CHESNEY/Beer In Mexico (BNA)
9820
591
3098
226
27.78 2.288
121
0
12
9
TIM MCGRAW/Last Dollar (Fly Away) (Curb)
8837
918
2799
259
24.38 2.884
120
1
5
10
JASON ALDEAN/Amarillo Sky (BBR)
8827 -2292
2983 -748
25.684 -5.356
120
0
15
11
CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Wasted (Arista) 4
7987 1107
2434
368
21.67 3.158
121
2
10
12
TRENT TOMLINSON/One Wing In The Fire (Lyric Street)
7880
2679 -197
21.565 -0.939
121
0
18
13
SUGARLAND/Settlin’ (Mercury) 4
7763 1133
2424
367
20.325 3.076
121
3
13
14
JOE NICHOLS/I’ll Wait For You (Universal South)
7631
415
2793
65
1.75
120
1
16
15
SARA EVANS/You’ll Always Be My Baby (RCA)
6791
32
2231
1
17.374 0.052
121
1
17
16
BROOKS & DUNN/Hillbilly Deluxe (Arista)
6660
-6
2195
-49
17.032 0.075
121
0
24
17
RASCAL FLATTS/Stand (Lyric Street) 4
6313 1644
2056
524
17.43 5.321
121 10
20
18
GARY ALLAN/A Feelin’ Like That (MCA)
5922
348
1974
116
15.04 0.707
120
2
19
19
DARRYL WORLEY/I Just Came Back From A War (903) 5909
-152
1875
-83
15.084 -0.917
119
0
22
20
DIERKS BENTLEY/Long Trip Alone (Capitol)
5682
418
1860
125
13.904
0.36
120
4
23
21
JACK INGRAM/Lips Of An Angel (Big Machine)
5529
769
1700
221
14.313 1.612
121
4
25
22
ALAN JACKSON/A Woman’s Love (Arista)
4829
514
1623
174
12.486 1.365
118
4
21
23
LITTLE BIG TOWN/Good As Gone (Equity) 4441
-888
1482 -304
11.358 -2.647
120
0
27
24
CLAY WALKER/‘Fore She Was Mama (Curb/Asylum)
4391
246
1400
62
11.509 0.862
116
3
28
25
BILLY CURRINGTON/Good Directions (Mercury)
3881
222
1441
74
9.977 1.005
117
6
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LW
TW
Artist/Title (Label)
Total Points +/- Points Total Plays+/- Plays Audience +/- Aud Stations ADDS
42
26
TOBY KEITH/High Maintenance Woman (Show Dog) 4
3632
2562
1114
816
10.003 6.776
29
27
JOSH TURNER/Me And God (MCA)
3306
135
1135
24
8.729 0.407
112
5
31
28
BLAKE SHELTON/Don’t Make Me (Warner Bros.)
2927
389
951
89
7.434 1.134
108
3
34
29
EMERSON DRIVE/Moments (Midas/New Revolution)
2799
345
1011
133
6.853
0.62
109
5
30
30
JOSH GRACIN/I Keep Coming Back (Lyric Street)
2685
86
877
27
6.13 0.175
107
1
33
31
JAKE OWEN/Startin’ With Me (RCA)
2602
116
895
12
6.467 0.005
107
2
36
32
PAT GREEN/Dixie Lullaby (BNA)
2277
177
681
58
5.676
101
6
35
33
TRACY LAWRENCE/Find Out... (Rocky Comfort/CO5)
2228
24
795
29
6.22 0.192
94
4
37
34
DANIELLE PECK/Isn’t That Everything (Big Machine)
2013
335
670
75
4.888 0.656
99
2
38
35
GRETCHEN WILSON/Come To Bed (Columbia) 1419
-161
466
-54
3.507 -0.416
68
0
39
36
STEVE HOLY/Come On Rain (Curb)
1290
-25
531
-7
2.549 -0.055
69
4
47
37
MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Lucky Man (Columbia) 1287
429
368
132
3.571 1.031
50
19
43
38
BUCKY COVINGTON/A Different World (Lyric Street)
1208
144
452
69
2.287 0.303
66
10
41
39
ALISON KRAUSS/Missing You (w/John Waite) (Rounder) 1163
-10
286
37
3.037 -0.091
57
1
45
40
ERIC CHURCH/Guys Like Me (Capitol)
1090
189
339
50
2.268 0.425
50
4
Debut41
JASON ALDEAN/Johnny Cash (BBR)
1045
713
304
216
2.187 1.267
79
16
44
42
CAROLINA RAIN/Isn’t She (Equity)
1035
7
385
11
2.118 0.037
50
2
46
43
COLE DEGGS & THE LONESOME/I Got More (Columbia) 1033
172
358
71
1.94 0.283
56
5
50
44
DUSTY DRAKE/Say Yes (Big Machine)
780
184
262
66
1.779 0.416
35
7
49
45
DONOVAN CHAPMAN/House Like That (Category 5)
658
-43
260
-3
1.074 -0.008
47
2
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46
BLAINE LARSEN/Spoken Like A Man (Giantslayer/BNA)
626
60
219
24
1.314 0.278
24
0
Debut47
CATHERINE BRITT/What I Did Last Night (RCA)
579
100
209
47
1.007 -0.043
32
5
Debut48
MARK WILLS/Take It All Out On Me (Equity)
446
-52
195
-21
0.904 -0.096
25
0
48
RUSHLOW HARRIS/Bagpipes Cryin’ (Show Dog)
411
-320
151
-108
0.733 -0.681
29
0
KELLIE PICKLER/I Wonder (BNA)
394
223
115
65
0.974 0.668
37
7
49
Debut50
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February 12, 2007
Aircheck Add Leaders
TOBY KEITH/High Maintenance Woman (Show Dog)59
MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Lucky Man (Columbia)
19
JASON ALDEAN/Johnny Cash (BBR)
16
BUCKY COVINGTON/A Different World (Lyric Street)10
RASCAL FLATTS/Stand (Lyric Street)
10
LUKE BRYAN/All My Friends Say (Capitol) 9
BIG & RICH/Lost In This Moment (Warner Bros.)
8
SARAH BUXTON/That Kind Of Day (Lyric Street)
8
DUSTY DRAKE/Say Yes (Big Machine)
7
KELLIE PICKLER/I Wonder (BNA)
7
Aircheck Point Gainers
TOBY KEITH/High Maintenance Woman (Show Dog)2562
RASCAL FLATTS/Stand (Lyric Street)
1644
JASON MICHAEL CARROLL/Alyssa Lies (Arista)
1274
SUGARLAND/Settlin’ (Mercury)
1133
CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Wasted (Arista)
1107
TIM MCGRAW/Last Dollar (Fly Away) (Curb)
918
MARTINA MCBRIDE/Anyway (RCA)
816
JACK INGRAM/Lips Of An Angel (Big Machine)
769
JASON ALDEAN/Johnny Cash (BBR)
713
KENNY CHESNEY/Beer In Mexico (BNA)
591
Aircheck Spin Gainers
TOBY KEITH/High Maintenance Woman (Show Dog)
RASCAL FLATTS/Stand (Lyric Street)
CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Wasted (Arista)
SUGARLAND/Settlin’ (Mercury)
JASON MICHAEL CARROLL/Alyssa Lies (Arista)
TIM MCGRAW/Last Dollar (Fly Away) (Curb)
MARTINA MCBRIDE/Anyway (RCA)
KENNY CHESNEY/Beer In Mexico (BNA)
JACK INGRAM/Lips Of An Angel (Big Machine)
JASON ALDEAN/Johnny Cash (BBR)
4
4
4
4
4
Chart Page Activator Point Gainers
TOBY KEITH/High Maintenance Woman (Show Dog)2739
RASCAL FLATTS/Stand (Lyric Street)
1339
CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Wasted (Arista)
1329
TIM MCGRAW/Last Dollar (Fly Away) (Curb)
1322
MARTINA MCBRIDE/Anyway (RCA)
1255
JASON MICHAEL CARROLL/Alyssa Lies (Arista) 1236
SUGARLAND/Settlin’ (Mercury)
1196
TRACE ADKINS/Ladies Love Country Boys (Capitol) 1095
KEITH URBAN/Stupid Boy (Capitol) 982
DIERKS BENTLEY/Long Trip Alone (Capitol)
927
Activator Spin Gainers
TOBY KEITH/High Maintenance Woman (Show Dog)
CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Wasted (Arista)
RASCAL FLATTS/Stand (Lyric Street)
MARTINA MCBRIDE/Anyway (RCA)
TIM MCGRAW/Last Dollar (Fly Away) (Curb)
JASON MICHAEL CARROLL/Alyssa Lies (Arista)
SUGARLAND/Settlin’ (Mercury)
KENNY CHESNEY/Beer In Mexico (BNA)
TRACE ADKINS/Ladies Love Country Boys (Capitol)
KEITH URBAN/Stupid Boy (Capitol)
649
314
304
283
276
253
250
245
235
200
Video Adds
816
524
368
367
335
259
252
226
221
216
CMT
BUCKY COVINGTON/A Different World (Lyric Street)
CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Wasted (Arista)
CLAY WALKER/‘Fore She Was Mama (Curb)
NORAH JONES/Thinking About You (Blue Note)
TAYLOR SWIFT/Teardrops On My Guitar (Big Machine)
CMT PURE COUNTRY
AARON TIPPIN/He Believed (Nippit)
BUCKY COVINGTON/A Different World (Lyric Street)
TAYLOR SWIFT/Teardrops On My Guitar (Big Machine)
GAC
TAYLOR SWIFT/Teardrops On My Guitar (Big Machine)
CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Wasted (Arista)
Little Texas/Missing Years (Montage)
BUCKY COVINGTON/A Different World (Lyric Street)
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4
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February 12, 2007
Aircheck Activity
DONOVAN CHAPMAN/House Like That (Category 5)
Moves 49*-45; 658 points, 260 spins
2 ADDS: WGGY, WXTU
BLAINE LARSEN/Spoken Like A Man (Giantslayer/BNA)
Re-enters at 46*; 626 points, 219 spins
0 ADDS
CATHERINE BRITT/What I Did Last Night (RCA)
Debuts at 47*; 579 points, 209 spins
5 ADDS: KTOM, KUBL*, KUZZ, WCTO*, WQYK*
MARK WILLS/Take It All Out On Me (Equity)
446 points, 195 spins
0 ADDS
KELLIE PICKLER/I Wonder (BNA)
Debuts at 50*; 394 points, 115 spins
7 ADDS: KBEQ, KSD, WKKT, WPCV*, WPOC, WTQR, WWQM
HANK WILLIAMS, JR./A Country Boy Can Survive (Curb/Asylum)
344 points, 116 spins
0 ADDS
BIG & RICH/Lost In This Moment (Warner Bros.)
338 points, 59 spins
8 ADDS: KBEQ, KEEY, KJUG, WBCT, WDTW, WQYK*, WUSN*, WWQM
TAYLOR SWIFT/Teardrops On My Guitar (Big Machine)
328 points, 94 spins
3 ADDS: KFRG*, KIXZ, KUZZ
Chart Page SARAH BUXTON/That Kind Of Day (Lyric Street)
303 points, 98 spins
8 ADDS: KFRG*, KIXZ, KSCS*, KSD, KSKS*, WBCT, WGTY, WMIL
Aircheck Activity includes songs that rank 4550 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
February 20
LITTLE BIG TOWN/A Little More You (Equity)
TAYLOR SWIFT/Teardrops On My Guitar (Big Machine)
February 26
Little Texas/Missing Years (Montage)
March 5
FLYNNVILLE TRAIN/Last Good Time (Show Dog)
KENNY ROGERS/Calling Me (Capitol)
Aircheck Top Recurrents
BRAD PAISLEY/She’s Everything (Arista)
10421
CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Before He Cheats (Arista) 7898
RASCAL FLATTS/My Wish (Lyric Street)
7946
SUGARLAND/Want To (Mercury)
6203
WRECKERS/My, Oh My (Warner Bros.) 5358
RODNEY ATKINS/If You’re Going Through Hell (Curb) 4939
TIM MCGRAW/My Little Girl (Curb/Reprise)
4601
HEARTLAND/I Loved Her First (Lofton Creek)
4491
JOSH TURNER/Would You Go With Me (MCA)
4583
TAYLOR SWIFT/Tim McGraw (Big Machine)
4384
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ACTIVATOR
Febuary 12, 2007
LW
TW
Artist/Title (Label)
TW Points
+/- Points
TW Plays
1
1
GEORGE STRAIT/It Just Comes Natural (MCA)
14383
141
3246
19
3
2
TRACE ADKINS/Ladies Love Country Boys (Capitol)
14011
1095
3151
235
4
3
KEITH URBAN/Stupid Boy (Capitol)
13102
982
2983
200
2
4
RODNEY ATKINS/Watching You (Curb)
12697
-1039
2804
-217
7
5
JASON MICHAEL CARROLL/Alyssa Lies (Arista)
12479
1236
2809
253
5
6
CRAIG MORGAN/Little Bit Of Life (BBR)
12114
567
2681
142
8
7
MARTINA MCBRIDE/Anyway (RCA) 4
12080
1255
2756
283
10 8
KENNY CHESNEY/Beer In Mexico (BNA)
10438
889
2411
245
11 9
JOE NICHOLS?/I’ll Wait For You (Universal South)
10073
557
2274
128
6 10
JASON ALDEAN/Amarillo Sky (BBR)
9768
-1669
2123
-381
9 11
TRENT TOMLINSON/One Wing In The Fire (Lyric Street)
9729
166
2130
36
12 12
TIM MCGRAW/Last Dollar (Fly Away) (Curb) 4
9423
1322
2105
276
14 13
SARA EVANS/You’ll Always Be My Baby (RCA)
8429
777
1858
146
13 14
BROOKS & DUNN/Hillbilly Deluxe (Arista)
8307
418
1920
91
17 15
CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Wasted (Arista) 4
8257
1329
1832
314
18 16
SUGARLAND/Settlin’ (Mercury)
8012
1196
1796
250
16 17
GARY ALLAN/A Feelin’ Like That (MCA)
7556
510
1680
104
19 18
DIERKS BENTLEY/Long Trip Alone (Capitol)
7295
927
1652
186
15 19
DARRYL WORLEY/I Just Came Back From A War (903)
7228
50
1635
4
22 20
RASCAL FLATTS/Stand (Lyric Street)4
6682
1338
1498
304
20 21
BILLY CURRINGTON/Good Directions (Mercury)
6258
431
1367
105
23 22
JACK INGRAM/Lips Of An Angel (Big Machine)
6035
814
1383
186
21 23
LITTLE BIG TOWN/Good As Gone (Equity)
4940
-777
1108
-173
24 24
JOSH TURNER/Me And God (MCA)
4893
386
1087
108
25 25
CLAY WALKER/‘Fore She Was Mama (Curb/Asylum)
4661
226
1099
48
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ACTIVATOR
LW
TW
Artist/Title (Label)
Febuary 12, 2007
TW Points
LW Points
TW Plays
LW Plays
26
26
BLAKE SHELTON/Don’t Make Me (Warner Bros.) 4
4513
749
981
142
28
27
ALAN JACKSON/A Woman’s Love (Arista)
4221
788
929
164
27
28
EMERSON DRIVE/Moments (Midas/New Revolution)
4068
526
900
119
43
29
TOBY KEITH/High Maintenance Woman (Show Dog)
3691
2739
841
649
31
30
TRACY LAWRENCE/Find Out... (Rocky Comfort/CO5)
2971
706
657
152
29
31
JOSH GRACIN/I Keep Coming Back (Lyric Street)
2828
283
656
70
30
32
JAKE OWEN/Startin’ With Me (RCA)
2505
201
561
59
32
33
DANIELLE PECK/Isn’t That Everything (Big Machine)
2156
70
472
15
38
34
MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Lucky Man (Columbia) 2111
834
464
200
34
35
BUCKY COVINGTON/A Different World (Lyric Street)
1895
505
423
126
35
36
ERIC CHURCH/Guys Like Me (Capitol) 1574
203
369
52
33
37
STEVE HOLY/Come On Rain (Curb)
1563
42
374
10
39
38
PAT GREEN/Dixie Lullaby (BNA)
1554
290
354
70
37
39
GRETCHEN WILSON/Come To Bed (Columbia)
1425
147
330
36
41
40
COLE DEGGS & THE LONESOME/I Got More (Columbia)
1366
256
308
61
36
41
DONOVAN CHAPMAN/House Like That (Category 5)
1316
6
286
8
45
42
DUSTY DRAKE/Say Yes (Big Machine)
1314
499
290
119
44
43
ALISON KRAUSS/Missing You (w/John Waite) (Rounder) 1207
311
281
79
42
44
BLUE COUNTY/I Get To (Curb/Asylum)
927
-103
211
-15
40
45
RUSHLOW HARRIS/Bagpipes Cryin’ (Show Dog)
828
-324
176
-72
Debut46
JASON ALDEAN/Johnny Cash (BBR)
823
698
165
142
48
47
LONESTAR/Nothing To Prove (BNA)
807
190
174
52
46
48
HEARTLAND/Built To Last (Lofton Creek)
803
73
172
8
49
49
CAROLINA RAIN/Isn’t She (Equity)
720
113
152
18
MARK WILLS/Take It All Out On Me (Equity) 566
10
108
3
Debut50
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