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Q&A With CBS Radio’s Jeff Kapugi Newly appointed VP/Country and WUSN/Chicago PD Jeff Kapugi may seem a surprising choice for CBS Radio considering his limited Country experience (see Breaking News 10/19 for his programming pedigree). On the other hand, Chicago roots run deep for the South Side native who attended college and got married in the Windy City. In this exclusive interview with Country Aircheck, Kapugi talks about group programming, WUSN and checks another item off his bucket list. CA: You’ve compiled a long and successful career in Top 40 and pop radio. Why segue to unfamiliar turf now? JK: I love a challenge. I’m sure there are a lot of people out there scratching their heads saying, “Kapugi? The biggest Country station in America and VP of Programming?” It’s always been on my bucket list to program a Country station. I just didn’t know I’d get the opportunity to do it on this level. I told [CBS Radio Sr. VP/Programming] Greg Strassell and [CBS Radio President/CEO] Dan Mason I’m excited to jump into the deep end of the Country pool and I’m not afraid to have some swimmies on at first. I’ll be honest and I’m not shying away from this: I’ve never programmed Country radio on a daily basis. I know I’ll be surrounded by good people in Chicago, and I can certainly learn the ropes of what Country radio is. But I can also offer some new insights that Country radio hasn’t had in awhile.

CBS Radio’s Jeff Garrison Can Relate Along with the news in Chicago (see story at left), CBS Radio/Phoenix OM and KMLE PD Jeff Garrison was given a new charge as VP/Country Artist Relations, in addition to his role in Phoenix. Garrison says the focus will be for “CBS Radio, our Country stations and our digital platforms to work more closely with artists to extend the brands of our stations while promoting new artists, album releases, concerts and other projects.(continued on page 7)

Husbanned? Curb regional (and Country Aircheck alum) Stephanie Keshe hosts an industry gathering at which a wedding breaks out. The occasion was Keshe’s marriage to Terrence O’Donnell (not pictured). Who needs a groom when there’s a trade shot to be had? Pictured (l-r) are Country Aircheck’s Brad Helton, Ashley Nordin Meacham and husband/BNA rep R.J. Meacham, CA’s Mary Forest Findley, WCOL/Columbus’ John Crenshaw, CA’s Lon Helton, WUSN/Chicago’s Marci Braun and Liz Geerling, BMLG’s Jackie Campbell and Pandora’s Heidi Siena.

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instance, C/R-G ratios at the longtime Cumulus major market Country stations are: KPLX/Dallas, 46/54%; WFMS/Indianapolis, 47/53%; and, WSM-FM/Nashville, 47/53%. No other former Citadel stations seem to have altered their C/R-G ratios. One thing is certain: Atlanta Country listeners now have a very distinct choice in Country stations. WKHX’s changes took it from 220 tunes in its Gold catalog the week prior to 381 last week. Crosstown Country competitor Clear Channel WUBL is at 68/32% C/R-G and averaged 230 Gold titles the last couple of weeks. WUBL played 20 titles last week that fell between 1990-1995; WKHX played 107 from that same era.

The Hall Six React The 2012 Country Radio Hall of Famers (Breaking News 10/24) will be thoroughly profiled in Country Aircheck’s CRS print edition. Until then, here’s their initial reaction to the immortalizing news: •Journal/Wichita OM & KFDI PD Beverlee Brannigan: “I’m so flattered. To be included in this group of amazing Country radio professionals is beyond wonderful!” •Syndicated personality Moby: “I feel kind of blindsided,

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Holding His Own: Lee Roy Parnell works the room with then KWNR/Las Vegas’ Tom Jordan (tom@tomjordan.net) and Angela Lange (angela.lange@emicap.com) in this shot from the mid-’90s. Send your mullet photos to pagethreepic@countryaircheck.com.

“In many ways it’s a continuation of what I’ve been doing,” Garrison explains. “But with a more focused effort with our PDs and everyone in the group developing creative programs that get the audience engaged and maximizing our digital footprint.” The initiative Garrison heads may be a pilot program of sorts. “[CBS Radio SVPP Greg Strassell] created this new position which, if it works well, may be extended to other areas of the company,” Garrison says. “We’re getting ready to brainstorm within what we do and with artists and labels to make this work. Radio is changing. It’s more than just transmitters and receivers, so this new focus will be about getting all the properties and platforms working together with artists and labels to build those brands.” Reach Garrison at jlgarrison@cbs.com.

Atlanta’s Kicks Shifts Gears WKHX (Kicks)/Atlanta listeners woke up Friday morning (10/21) to a very different radio station. The new Cumulus outlet had a long-running current/recurrent-gold radio of close to 70/30%, and made a dramatic flip to 37/63%, according to Mediabase 24/7. By our count, more than 160 new gold songs had been added to the library, the majority of which were from the ‘90s. Vintage tunes not previously in the Gold catalog included lots of early Garth Brooks, Brooks & Dunn and Alan Jackson, plus selected cuts from Clint Black, the Judds, Patty Loveless, Diamond Rio and many others. Kicks averaged three currents an hour in most 6am-7pm hours before Friday, but has now moved to one or two currents an hour. However, the shift mainly seems to come from gold replacing Recurrents. In the 8am hour Thursday (10/20), there were two currents, five recurrents and three gold titles. In the same hour Friday (10/21), the station ran two Currents, two recurrents and six golds. The same pattern was followed in the 1pm hour: 3/9/3 (C/R/G) on Thursday, 1/5/10 on Friday. Looking strictly at currents, Kicks’ playlist is at 16, down from the 21-22 it previously averaged. This study was based on only one weekday of airplay information, so it’s hard to say if these changes or percentages are where WKHX will settle. Other major market Cumulus Country outlets have slightly higher ratios than does WKHX. For

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Off The recOrd: LOcash cOwbOys R&J’s LoCash Cowboys’ Chris Lucas and Preston Brust put an industry spin on the artist interview: What station did you grow up listening to? CL: WPOC/Baltimore. PB: WWKI/Kokomo, IN. Any memorable radio tour meals? PB: Man Vs. Food challenge is the main meal that sticks out in our heads. We had to eat a 72-ounce steak, a salad, baked potato and Texas toast in under an hour. They told us to drink a bottle of Mylanta the night before.

We thought they were crazy, didn’t and lost.Do you remember the first time you heard yourselves on the radio? PB: We landed in San Antonio to visit KAJA. Chris’ dad had just passed away, and it was one of our first gigs back out. We were all tired and solemn. The station must have known when we landed because we got the rental, turned on the station and heard, “These boys just landed in town. Here’s their new single.” We went from being really quiet to screaming with our hands out the window.What adventures have you experienced while on your radio tour? CL: Preston has a gator fetish. PB: In Orlando, we were challenged to zip-line over hungry gators and then wrestle one. Chris peaced out because he’s got family. I agreed to do it, and it was really fun. Who takes the longer to get through airport security? CL: Preston wears more jewelry than Mr. T. sometimes. But we’ve got it down to a science. PB: Security tried to confiscate a pistol belt buckle George Jones gave me. I forgot I had it in my carry-on. I pleaded, “Please, don’t take this from me. I promise. It will never happen again.” The guard said, “If this was any other city, I wouldn’t believe you. But this is Music City.” He tucked it back in the bag and let me leave.Any nasty truck stop food tempt you? PB: No truck stop food. CL: Especially if you’re not on a bus, and you can’t do No. 2.Which regional is the most interesting driver? PB: Our Closest-To-Death Award goes to Bill Macky. He went within five inches of hitting a cement barrier and just blew it off, “Sorry about that, guys. No biggie.” CL: We call him Detour.Which question do you never want to answer again? PB: Are you Brad Pitt? I get tired of that. CL: I get Denzel Washington a lot.

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to tell you the truth. I’ve been stunned ever since I got the call. Now I’m hearing from so many names I honor and recognize ... thank you over and over.” •Former KASE & KVET/Austin VP/GM Ron Rogers: “It’s humbling, of course. I accept it on behalf of those people who have been so good to me over the years – the ones who worked for me. I go back and think how grateful I am for the learning experiences I had at CRS. I look forward to coming back to Nashville and visiting with some old friends in February.” •WSM-AM personality Eddie Stubbs: “I’m tremendously honored and humbled. Several of my heroes are in the Hall of Fame. To be honest, I did not expect this, and that makes it even more special. I feel like I need to go out and earn this now.” • Consultant Rusty Walker: “To be a part of an industry that I love, and do what I love as long as I’ve been able to do it – and then have this happen – is unbelievable. Now my biggest fear is that when the time comes, how to get through it without bawlin’ like a baby.” • Former personality (WUBE/Cincinnati, WMIL/Milwaukee, WFMS/Indianapolis) Bill Whyte: “It’s a complete surprise and an honor. I’m thrilled beyond belief. I grew up listening to some of those guys already in the Hall. I worked with JD Cannon at WFMS and Duke Hamilton at WUBE. And to go in with Eddie Stubbs, who I work with at WSM-AM, is special.”

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My Tunes: Music ThaT shaPed My Life Singer, songwriter, musician and producer

Mac McAnally discusses his most influential songs, albums and concerts:1. Somewhere Over The Rainbow: It has universal applications for anyone who hears it and contains the hope for a better life that drives so many of us to succeed.2. Willie Nelson, Ryman Auditorium, the eve of his 70th birthday show: Artists have up-and-down performances, but when Willie is “on,” it’s stunning. His singing, guitar

playing and ease on the stage will be an inspiration all my life.3. Paul McCartney, Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena, 2010: There were 30-plus songs in the set, and he never left stage, never took a sip of water and sang his ass off at 68. How hard and well he still goes at it should be the blueprint for anyone’s music career.4. Randy Newman’s Good Old Boys: It’s a concept album about the South. As a small town Southerner, I was very impressed with his ability to speak so well about a culture not his own. It’s timeless, with beautiful arrangements and powerful lyrics.5. Emmylou Harris’ Elite Hotel: It got me hooked on country music. The band, production, song selection and her angelic voice opened the door to some fine experiences and music.• A highly regarded song or album you’ve never heard: It’s embarrassing to admit as a Mississippi native, but I’ve never heard classic Robert Johnson blues recordings. I have no good excuse at this point. I’ve probably listened to less music than the average fan. I love it, but play so much that someone has to sit me down and say “Listen to this right now.”• An “important” piece of music you just don’t get: When I first heard Joni Mitchell’s Court and Spark, I didn’t get it. It was harmonically complex. I worked my way into it, and I’m so glad I did.• An album you played or listened to incessantly: Early on, it was The Beatles’ Abbey Road. I’m still in awe of everything about it. • One obscure or non-country song everyone should listen to right now: Louis Armstrong’s “What A Wonderful World.” It’s the opposite of obscure, but in the times we’re living in, the message is especially useful.

ZBB’s Music &Food Festival “It felt like the start of something really big,” says WEZL/Charleston, SC PD Bill West, who attended all three days of the Zac Brown Band’s Southern Ground Music & Food Festival over the weekend. A completely unique experience for West, the event “felt like a musical festival on the level of a Bonnaroo. We weren’t really expecting that. And because Zac controlled the concessions in terms of food and vendors, the entire event seemed to have a ZBB flair. You felt like Zac had his hands in a lot of things. There was a spirit to the event where it wasn’t just the music, but a lifestyle.” “Front porch” stage extensions offered those willing to pay a premium the chance to sit at tables and be served a multi-course meal from a menu developed by local and ZBB chefs. White also reports “top-notch festival staging, lights and sound. The sound quality was fantastic. My morning guy reported having the second-best musical moment of his life seeing ZBB do a cover of Pink Floyd’s ‘Comfortably Numb’ Friday night.” For those disappointed at missing out, White notes, “Zac did say on a couple of occasions that it would be an annual event.”

Chart Chat Congrats to Blake Shelton, Chris Stacey, Bob Reeves and the entire WMN promotion team on scoring this week’s No. 1 with Shelton’s “God Gave Me You.” The song is Shelton’s third chart-topper of the year, joining “Who Are You When I’m Not Looking” (2/21) and “Honey Bee” (6/20).

Vinny’s Biggest Loser Update The Biggest Loser’s Red team sent home its second player in as many weeks, and Trailer Choir’s Vinny Hickerson is tired of losing. “That’s one too many for me,” he says. “I don’t like to

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lose at anything, and that one got me mad. I definitely feel the pressure. I’m looking at guys my size who are dropping crazy numbers every week. But every time I drop 10, someone else drops 15.”

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Vince Gill Guitar Slinger (MCA) His first album in five years is also the first project recorded start-to-finish at Gill’s home studio, which many radio pros recently had the pleasure of visiting. Wife Amy Grant and daughters Jenny, Sarah and Corrina contribute guest vocals. “The most important thing is to serve the song,” Gill

says of his many roles as writer, producer, musician and singer.

Toby Keith Clancy’s Tavern (Show Dog-Universal) The title track tells the story of the bar first mentioned in Keith’s 2005 hit “Honkytonk U” and, as he says, “This isn’t fiction.” The video for “Red Solo Cup,” the only track Keith didn’t write, has exploded on the Web with upwards of 100,000 views daily. Keith produced the album, and frequent co-writer

Bobby Pinson gets a “Wrangler Producer” credit. Tavern’s deluxe edition includes four more 2010 Incognito Bandito live tracks.

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Tuesday’s show features combined teams. “It’s the Halloween show, so it’s definitely one of the most fun episodes,” Hickerson says. “We get to see some serious Vinny on this one, not just fun-loving Vinny. There’s a temptation and the challenge is really cool. The competition really heats up because there are no teams – we’re just one big group. If you haven’t caught any of the episodes yet, this is definitely a good week to start watching.”

Q&A With Jeff Kapugi (continued from page 1) Anythingspecific? Top 40 and pop guys tend to do bigger-than-life/out-of-the-box things better than most formats. Country’s audience lends itself to that mentality. Rhythmic audiences, for example, are just as loyal. You ask them to jump, and they say how high? You can do that with this audience, too, because of their loyalty to the artists and the station. Anytime a station gets a new PD, whether or not they’ve done the format previously, they bring something new, which is good. I’m excited about getting into ‘USN and looking at it for what it is and how it engages the audience musically and with its stationality. That’s my No. 1 goal. While you’re still on the outside looking in, what do you think of Country radio? It’s a very exciting time right now; the format is on fire. Obviously on the pop side, we see all the artists crossing over from Country. There’s more than ever right now, with Taylor Swift, Lady A, and the Jason Aldean/Kelly Clarkson duet. I really respect how the communities support each other, the way the artists and radio support each other. I’m excited to get involved in that. There’s a saying that good programming is good programming, no matter the format. Agreed. Regardless of what music format you’re in, you have to accept what your audience perceives their lifestyle to be. I’ve programmed Top 40 stations the majority of my career, so I was hanging out in clubs, listening to club music. I’m currently programming Hot AC stations and going to see Matt Nathanson and

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Matt Kearney at small clubs. Now I’ll be going to Country shows and maybe heading to Nashville. So you become a chameleon to whatever format you are and I don’t think you have to have been born and raised in it to live it, understand it or program it. WUSN has been a consistent performer for years. That said, is it capable of jumping to the next level, for example, like its sister station, WYCD/Detroit, did this year? That’s a tough question right now. I don’t have all those cards turned over just yet. But I’ll always set the bar as high as possible. Outside of some suburban signals, as a stand-alone Country station in Chicago, there are greater expectations. Next year, US99 celebrates its 30th year, so it is a very heritage station. I’m looking to inject a little more fun factor and audience engagement. Buddy [Scott] has been in there for about 18 months, and I think he’s been able to move the meter quite a bit to where the station has come out of the bottom end of the top 10 to the middle part. Obviously, we want to get it to be a consistent player inside the top five, especially since we own the format there.

How does your background lend itself to the additional role of VP/Country? I’m a pretty good systems guy. I’m a good communicator. I love to touch base with guys in my format. When I was last with Clear Channel, I was RVPP for Baltimore and Washington, which also included the satellite markets. At one point I was overseeing almost 70 radio stations. The CBS Country stations won’t be as difficult in terms of numbers, but these are more high-profile stations in bigger markets. And many of them are engaged in some real battles – Seattle, Charlotte, Tampa and even Phoenix. To what degree do you get involved as VP/Country? The way it has worked for me in the AC/Hot AC world is sharing best practices and really digging in the trenches where it’s most needed. Where we’re getting beat, or not meeting expectations, will be where the majority of my efforts will be used. That’s the way all of our format captains are working now for CBS. Everybody is pretty sensitive right now to centralized programming philosophies in radio companies, so when you talk about systems, does that in any way mean station-level decisions will be made differently? No. The most refreshing thing about working for CBS Radio for the past year has been the autonomy. We communicate with corporate, but they trust the good decisions and ideas we have. We use corporate support as sounding boards, just as I’ll do as VP/Country, to help people make the right decisions. But at the end of the day, as they say, “Your bat, your ball, your butt.” You take the swings and you’re responsible for the result. It’s great that we all have that accountability, and that’s what I love about this company. Reach Kapugi at jeff@cbsradio.com.

This Saint Much Of A Game: Radio pros with WMN/W.A.R.’s Faith Hill moments before they all nodded off at last night’s (10/23) Saints-Colts game in New Orleans. The Saints won 62-7. Pictured (l-r) are WDSY/Pittsburgh’s Mark Anderson, KSD/St. Louis’s Steve Stewart, Hill and WXTU/Philadelphia’s Mark Razz.

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Airborne indicates songs that have been added to 60% of the Countr y Aircheck/Mediabase repor t ing panel . 4=Top 5 point gainers.

2 1 BLAKE SHELTON/God Gave Me You (Warner Bros./WMN) 17999 599 6015 203 40.961 1.309 135 0

4 2 ELI YOUNG BAND/Crazy Girl (Republic Nashville) 16162 683 5411 203 36.435 1.888 135 0

1 3 GEORGE STRAIT/Here For A Good Time (MCA) 15861 -2328 5547 -561 35.675 -5.076 135 0

6 4 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Baggage Claim (RCA) 4 14519 1056 4881 337 32.693 3.017 135 0

7 5 TAYLOR SWIFT/Sparks Fly (Big Machine) 14162 1261 4777 437 31.444 1.486 132 0

8 6 BRANTLEY GILBERT/Country Must Be Country Wide (Valory) 13713 1223 4666 433 30.336 2.019 133 0

3 7 KEITH URBAN/Long Hot Summer (Capitol) 13468 -2013 4452 -761 30.925 -4.417 135 0

10 8 LADY ANTEBELLUM/We Owned The Night (Capitol) 12343 858 4207 313 28.174 2.297 135 0

11 9 JASON ALDEAN/Tattoos On This Town (Broken Bow) 11577 750 3880 299 26.213 1.82 133 2

12 10 THOMPSON SQUARE/I Got You (Stoney Creek) 11090 378 3793 159 24.896 0.772 135 0

16 11 ZAC BROWN BAND/Keep Me In Mind (So. Grnd/Atl./BPG) 4 10256 1869 3501 650 22.622 3.269 134 2

13 12 RASCAL FLATTS/Easy (Big Machine) 10208 257 3464 110 22.74 0.895 133 0

14 13 JERROD NIEMANN/One More Drinkin' Song (Sea Gayle/Arista) 9625 734 3399 258 20.574 1.385 131 1

15 14 DAVID NAIL/Let It Rain (MCA) 9330 596 3270 218 20.591 1.598 130 0

17 15 ERIC CHURCH/Drink In My Hand (EMI Nashville) 8244 635 2804 222 18.977 1.902 127 2

19 16 DARIUS RUCKER/I Got Nothin' (Capitol) 7644 323 2635 99 16.428 0.954 128 0

18 17 RONNIE DUNN/Cost Of Livin' (Arista) 7617 215 2664 86 15.999 0 129 0

20 18 THE BAND PERRY/All Your Life (Republic Nashville) 7053 406 2427 170 16.143 1.43 129 2

22 19 LUKE BRYAN/I Don't Want This Night To End (Capitol) 4 6870 1448 2331 492 15.125 3.462 119 5

27 20 MARTINA MCBRIDE/I'm Gonna Love... (Republic Nashville) 4 5844 1272 1863 416 11.387 2.293 109 5

23 21 HUNTER HAYES/Storm Warning (Atlantic/WMN) 5643 653 1846 210 12.07 1.832 119 3

28 22 CHRIS YOUNG/You (RCA) 5567 1052 1886 332 11.947 2.724 128 10

33 23 KENNY CHESNEY/Reality (BNA) 4828 2002 1642 686 10.311 3.906 126 17

25 24 ALAN JACKSON/Long Way To Go (EMI Nashville) 4715 78 1774 42 10.173 0.429 109 1

29 25 EDENS EDGE/Amen (Big Machine) 4400 374 1508 110 9.231 1.236 118 1

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26 26 JOE NICHOLS/Take It Off (Show Dog-Universal) 4351 -279 1578 -57 8.659 -0.674 118 1

30 27 JUSTIN MOORE/Bait A Hook (Valory) 3892 157 1481 49 7.732 0.461 116 2

31 28 SARA EVANS/My Heart Can't Tell You No (RCA) 3736 158 1241 106 6.993 0.403 114 3

32 29 JAMES WESLEY/Didn't I (Broken Bow) 3354 147 1264 40 6.514 0.312 104 2

BRAD PAISLEY/Camouflage (Arista) 4 3172 1326 1073 463 6.74 2.912 110 30

38 31 DIERKS BENTLEY/Home (Capitol) 3163 1229 1089 432 6.104 2.212 103 15

37 32 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Where I Come From (Average Joes) 2729 777 940 222 5.545 1.82 80 5

36 33 SCOTTY MCCREERY/The Trouble... (19/Interscope/Mercury) 2211 148 717 36 4.087 0.364 73 7

35 34 PHIL VASSAR/Let's Get Together (Rodeowave) 2035 -90 846 -31 3.064 -0.159 86 1

48 35 BILLY CURRINGTON/Like My Dog (Mercury Nashville) 1486 689 527 260 2.865 1.303 61 17

41 36 CRAIG MORGAN/This Ole Boy (Black River) 1455 216 631 76 2.463 0.528 67 2

43 37 CHRIS CAGLE/Got My Country On (BPG) 1381 238 516 80 1.916 0.272 69 4

47 38 JAKE OWEN/Alone With You (RCA) 1336 514 468 204 2.604 0.966 54 14

42 39 ASHTON SHEPHERD/Where Country Grows (MCA) 1323 175 521 54 2.059 0.342 65 0

44 40 CASEY JAMES/Let's Don't Call It A Night (19/BNA) 1259 144 463 56 1.753 0.188 58 2

45 41 KIP MOORE/Somethin' 'Bout A Truck (MCA) 961 62 375 46 1.437 0.067 44 5

42 TOBY KEITH/Red Solo Cup (Show Dog-Universal) 955 618 341 239 2.115 1.187 27 16

43 LEE BRICE/A Woman Like You (Curb) 889 427 299 145 1.511 0.603 44 11

49 44 VINCE GILL/Threaten Me With Heaven (MCA) 889 100 296 36 1.348 0.148 36 0

46 45 ANDY GIBSON/Wanna Make You Love Me (DMP/R&J) 872 33 331 14 1.546 0.067 40 2

46 STEEL MAGNOLIA/Bulletproof (Big Machine) 734 82 310 16 0.815 0.101 44 1

47 SUNNY SWEENEY/Drink Myself Single (Republic Nashville) 728 280 258 105 1.045 0.402 32 2

48 REBA/Somebody's Chelsea (Starstruck/Valory) 632 -14 256 -10 0.865 -0.038 42 2

49 ERIC PASLAY/Never Really Wanted (EMI Nashville) 602 33 280 21 0.715 0.094 38 0

50 BRENT ANDERSON/Amy's Song (Sea Gayle/Arista) 567 179 223 66 0.635 0.231 39 2Debut

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Country Aircheck Top Spin GainersKENNY CHESNEY/Reality (BNA) 686ZAC BROWN BAND/Keep Me In Mind (So. Grnd/Atl./BPG) 650LUKE BRYAN/I Don't Want This Night To End (Capitol) 492BRAD PAISLEY/Camouflage (Arista) 463TAYLOR SWIFT/Sparks Fly (Big Machine) 437BRANTLEY GILBERT/Country Must Be Country Wide (Valory) 433DIERKS BENTLEY/Home (Capitol) 432MARTINA MCBRIDE/I'm Gonna Love You... (Republic Nashville) 416MIRANDA LAMBERT/Baggage Claim (RCA) 337CHRIS YOUNG/You (RCA) 332

Country Aircheck Top Point GainersKENNY CHESNEY/Reality (BNA) 2002 4ZAC BROWN BAND/Keep Me In Mind (So. Grnd/Atl./BPG) 1869 4LUKE BRYAN/I Don't Want This Night To End (Capitol) 1448 4BRAD PAISLEY/Camouflage (Arista) 1326 4MARTINA MCBRIDE/I'm Gonna Love... (Republic Nashville) 1272 4TAYLOR SWIFT/Sparks Fly (Big Machine) 1261

DIERKS BENTLEY/Home (Capitol) 1229

BRANTLEY GILBERT/Country Must Be Country Wide (Valory) 1223

MIRANDA LAMBERT/Baggage Claim (RCA) 1056

CHRIS YOUNG/You (RCA) 1052

Country Aircheck Add LeadersBRAD PAISLEY/Camouflage (Arista) 30KEITH URBAN/You Gonna Fly (Capitol) 23BILLY CURRINGTON/Like My Dog (Mercury) 17KENNY CHESNEY/Reality (BNA) 17TOBY KEITH/Red Solo Cup (Show Dog-Universal) 16DIERKS BENTLEY/Home (Capitol) 15JAKE OWEN/Alone With You (RCA) 14GLORIANA/(Kissed You) Good Night (Emblem/WAR) 13LAUREN ALAINA/Georgia Peaches (19/Interscope/Mercury) 11LEE BRICE/A Woman Like You (Curb) 11

Country Aircheck Top Recurrents Points

RODNEY ATKINS/Take A Back Road (Curb) 12607

TOBY KEITH/Made In America (Show Dog-Universal) 10496

JAKE OWEN/Barefoot Blue Jean Night (RCA) 9819

TRACE ADKINS/Just Fishin' (Show Dog-Universal) 8246

BRAD PAISLEY & CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Remind Me (Arista) 6999

JASON ALDEAN/Dirt Road Anthem (Broken Bow) 6849

ZAC BROWN BAND f/J. BUFFETT/Knee Deep (So. Grnd/At./BPG) 6802

BLAKE SHELTON/Honey Bee (Warner Bros./WMN) 6339

LADY ANTEBELLUM/Just A Kiss (Capitol) 6127

DIERKS BENTLEY/Am I The Only One (Capitol) 4882

Activator Top Point GainersKENNY CHESNEY/Reality (BNA) 1918 4TOBY KEITH/Red Solo Cup (Show Dog-Universal) 1502 4BRAD PAISLEY/Camouflage (Arista) 1427 4TAYLOR SWIFT/Sparks Fly (Big Machine) 1302 4KEITH URBAN/You Gonna Fly (Capitol) 1236 4BILLY CURRINGTON/Like My Dog (Mercury) 1233ZAC BROWN BAND/Keep Me In Mind (So. Grnd/Atl./BPG) 1181MARTINA MCBRIDE/I'm Gonna Love... (Republic Nashville) 1168BRANTLEY GILBERT/Country Must Be Country Wide (Valory) 1050LUKE BRYAN/I Don't Want This Night To End (Capitol) 1010

Activator Top Spin GainersKENNY CHESNEY/Reality (BNA) 341TOBY KEITH/Red Solo Cup (Show Dog-Universal) 272BRAD PAISLEY/Camouflage (Arista) 261KEITH URBAN/You Gonna Fly (Capitol) 233TAYLOR SWIFT/Sparks Fly (Big Machine) 223BILLY CURRINGTON/Like My Dog (Mercury) 209ZAC BROWN BAND/Keep Me In Mind (So. Grnd/Atl./BPG) 185MARTINA MCBRIDE/I'm Gonna Love... (Republic Nashville) 184BRANTLEY GILBERT/Country Must Be Country Wide (Valory) 178DIERKS BENTLEY/Home (Capitol) 177

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CMTLEANN RIMES/A Good Hearted Woman (Live) (Curb)LEANN RIMES/The Bottle Let Me Down (Live) (Curb)SCOTTY MCCREERY/The Trouble With Girls (19/Interscope/Mercury)

CMT PUREHIGH VALLEY/On The Combine (Centricity)LEANN RIMES/A Good Hearted Woman (Live) (Curb)LEANN RIMES/The Bottle Let Me Down (Live) (Curb)SEAN PATRICK MCGRAW/What I’d Do (Little Engine)SCOTTY MCCREERY/The Trouble With Girls (19/Interscope/Mercury)

GACSCOTTY MCCREERY/The Trouble With Girls (19/Interscope/Mercury)KIP MOORE/Somethin’ ‘Bout A Truck (MCA)

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OctOber 31Katie armiger/Scream (Cold River)trace adKins/Million Dollar View (Show Dog-Universal)Uncle KracKer/My Hometown (Top Dog/Atlantic/BPG)

nOvember 7rOdney atKins/He’s Mine (Curb)

nOvember 14lOve and tHeFt/Angel Eyes (RCA)Wade bOWen/Saturday Night (Sea Gayle/BNA)

Country Aircheck ActivityTHE JANEDEAR GIRLS/Merry Go Round (Warner Bros./WMN) 553 points, 211 spins No adds

KEVIN FOWLER/That Girl (Average Joes) 414 points, 111 spins 1 add: KJKE

THE FARM/Home Sweet Home (All In/Elektra/New Revolution) 395 points, 134 spins 10 adds: KCCY, KEEY, KFRG*, KWOF, WDSY*, WGGY, WGNE, WMIL, WSOC*, WWYZ

THE LOST TRAILERS/Underdog (Stokes Tunes/HRT) 372 points, 153 spins 3 adds: WDXB, WMIL, WQYK*

KEITH URBAN/You Gonna Fly (Capitol) 362 points, 114 spins 23 adds, including: KAJA, KASE, KBEQ, KCCY, KIXZ, KJUG, KSKS, KUZZ, KWNR, KWOF

GLEN TEMPLETON/ I Could Be The One (Black River) 301 points, 162 spins No adds

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

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1 1 BLAKE SHELTON/God Gave Me You (Warner Bros./WMN) 15345 157 2646 28

2 2 GEORGE STRAIT/Here For A Good Time (MCA) 14087 -419 2448 -82

4 3 ELI YOUNG BAND/Crazy Girl (Republic Nashville) 13330 -239 2322 -23

5 4 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Baggage Claim (RCA) 13201 445 2278 82

8 5 BRANTLEY GILBERT/Country Must Be Country Wide (Valory) 12142 1050 2101 178

7 6 LADY ANTEBELLUM/We Owned The Night (Capitol) 12073 548 2102 96

9 7 TAYLOR SWIFT/Sparks Fly (Big Machine) 4 12009 1302 2049 223

11 8 JASON ALDEAN/Tattoos On This Town (Broken Bow) 10732 632 1837 93

3 9 KEITH URBAN/Long Hot Summer (Capitol) 4 10555 -3200 1802 -557

10 10 THOMPSON SQUARE/I Got You (Stoney Creek) 10282 40 1762 13

14 11 ZAC BROWN BAND/Keep Me In Mind (Southern Ground/Atlantic/BPG) 9955 1181 1725 185

13 12 RASCAL FLATTS/Easy (Big Machine) 9465 628 1607 100

12 13 JERROD NIEMANN/One More Drinkin' Song (Sea Gayle/Arista ) 9461 321 1665 44

17 14 ERIC CHURCH/Drink In My Hand (EMI Nashville) 8030 783 1377 117

15 15 RONNIE DUNN/Cost Of Livin' (Arista) 8018 411 1386 65

16 16 DARIUS RUCKER/I Got Nothin' (Capitol) 7628 240 1320 41

20 17 LUKE BRYAN/I Don't Want This Night To End (Capitol) 7334 1010 1286 176

18 18 THE BAND PERRY/All Your Life (Republic Nashville) 7104 207 1248 35

19 19 DAVID NAIL/Let It Rain (MCA) 7010 398 1182 69

23 20 CHRIS YOUNG/You (RCA) 6414 977 1134 175

21 21 ALAN JACKSON/Long Way To Go (EMI Nashville) 6387 210 1101 52

25 22 MARTINA MCBRIDE/I'm Gonna Love You Through It (Republic Nashville) 5876 1168 1001 184

22 23 JUSTIN MOORE/Bait A Hook (Valory) 5700 -16 989 8

28 24 KENNY CHESNEY/Reality (BNA) 4 5242 1918 948 341

24 25 JOE NICHOLS/Take It Off (Show Dog-Universal) 4956 -25 886 3

29 26 BRAD PAISLEY/Camouflage (Arista) 4 4424 1427 813 261

27 27 HUNTER HAYES/Storm Warning (Atlantic/WMN) 4084 248 715 38

31 28 DIERKS BENTLEY/Home (Capitol) 3900 1005 704 177

30 29 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Where I Come From (Average Joes) 3491 511 593 79

32 30 EDENS EDGE/Amen (Big Machine) 2800 79 457 18

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39 31 BILLY CURRINGTON/Like My Dog (Mercury) 2535 1233 440 209

34 32 PHIL VASSAR/Let's Get Together (Rodeowave) 2395 -148 432 -21

33 33 JAMES WESLEY/Didn't I (Broken Bow) 2365 -342 446 -55

38 34 SCOTTY MCCREERY/The Trouble With Girls (19/Interscope/Mercury) 2200 447 367 74

36 35 SARA EVANS/My Heart Can't Tell You No (RCA) 2191 323 386 49

50 36 TOBY KEITH/Red Solo Cup (Show Dog-Universal) 4 1967 1502 362 272

37 37 CRAIG MORGAN/This Ole Boy (Black River) 1838 72 301 8

43 38 JAKE OWEN/Alone With You (RCA) 1683 768 306 138

39 KEITH URBAN/You Gonna Fly (Capitol) 1236 1236 233 233

40 40 D.J. MILLER/Between Sundays (Evergreen/NNR/Spinville) 1132 -26 203 -5

44 41 ANDY GIBSON/Wanna Make You Love Me (DMP/R&J) 1000 109 178 18

42 42 ERIC PASLAY/Never Really Wanted (EMI Nashville) 889 -35 154 -9

45 43 SUNNY SWEENEY/Drink Myself Single (Republic Nashville) 854 -19 147 -8

48 44 KIP MOORE/Somethin' 'Bout A Truck (MCA) 842 266 140 34

51 45 LEE BRICE/A Woman Like You (Curb) 800 416 148 67

46 46 CHRIS CAGLE/Got My Country On (BPG) 781 55 135 9

47 47 CASEY JAMES/Let's Don't Call It A Night (19/BNA) 677 25 110 -1

49 48 STEEL MAGNOLIA/Bulletproof (Big Machine) 571 11 107 1

49 NEAL MCCOY/A-OK (Blaster/Rodeowave) 411 347 72 60

55 50 TRENT TOMLINSON/A Man Without A Woman (Skyville) 380 65 63 10

53 51 REBA/Somebody's Chelsea (Starstruck/Valory) 369 43 74 4

56 52 VINCE GILL/Threaten Me With Heaven (MCA) 355 42 58 9

52 53 KEVIN FOWLER/That Girl (Average Joes ) 349 13 69 3

54 TRACE ADKINS/Million Dollar View (Show Dog-Universal) 308 308 55 55

57 55 BRENT ANDERSON/Amy's Song (Sea Gayle/Arista) 257 55 43 7

54 56 LOST TRAILERS/Underdog (Stokes Tunes/HRT) 256 -69 50 -14

57 PISTOL ANNIES/Hell On Heels (Columbia) 203 35 40 6

58 BLAKE SHELTON/Footloose (Atlantic/WMN) 188 35 31 4

59 DAVID BRADLEY/If You Can't Make Money (Gecko) 172 35 28 7

60 RANDY MONTANA/Back Of My Heart (Mercury) 150 5 30 1

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