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iHeartCountry'd Look Good On You: Stoney Creek's Frank Ray (top, c) with the label's Lexi Willson and iHeart's Tom Poleman; and iHeart's Michael Jordan and John Sykes with Nashville Harbor's Jimmy Harnen and Ryan Dokke (bottom, l-r) at Saturday's (5/4) iHeartCountry Festival in Austin.
Whistle Shower: WSSL/Greenville’s Whistle 100 Acoustic Jam raises money for St. Jude. Pictured (l-r) are the station's Aaron Michael, Lyric Ridge's Drew Baldridge and Chele Fassig, Mercury's Josh Ross and Jack Christopher, Stone Country's Traci Hite and Annie Bosko, the station's Kix Layton, Red Street's Chris Lane and Sally Allgeier and local artists Kaitlyn Baker and Joe Lasher.
Signage: Songwriter Jenn Schott signs with SmackSongs. Pictured (l-r) are SS' Carly Sater and Lee Krabel, Schott and SS' Robin Palmer, Jeremy Groves and Sam Sarno.
Signage: Singer/songwriter Derek Austin signs with Warner Chappell Music and Why&How. Pictured (l-r) are W&H's Halie Hampton Mosley and Allie Petko, Austin and WCM's Benji Amaefule and Ben Vaughn.
To The Window, To The Falls: Warner/WEA’s Michael Ray (r) with KWFI & KWFO/Idaho Falls, ID's Don Jarrett.
Mello Dramatic: RCA's Kane Brown talks Marshmello collab, "Miles on It," with Kelleigh Bannen on Today’s Country Radio on Apple Music Country.
Put Me In Stagecoach: Wheelhouse's Dylan Schneider with (top) KSON/San Diego's John Flint and Tammy Lee and (bottom) KUZZ/Bakersfield's Brent Michaels, Kenn McCloud and Ness Heraldez at Stagecoach.
Valley Girl: EMI Nashville's Kylie Morgan at Live In The Vineyard Goes Country in Napa Valley, CA. Pictured (l-r) are Music Choice's Jim Murphy, CRB/CRS' RJ Curtis, Westwood One's Penny Mitchell, KATM/Modesto, CA's Andy Winford, Cumulus' Greg Frey and wife Caryn, KNCI/Sacramento's Sonia Jimenez, KILT/Houston's Monica "Mo" Lunsford, WDAF/Kansas City's Codie Allen, WFUS/Tampa's Ashley Morrison, KNCI's Chad Rufer, WQDR/Raleigh's Abby Leigh, Beasley's John Reynolds, KZSN/Wichita's Michelle Buckles and guests.
Signage: South African singer/songwriter Roan Ash signs with Warner Music Nashville. Pictured (back, l-r) are Warner Chappell Music's BJ Hill, WME's Jay Williams and Sloane Cavitt Logue and the label's Stephanie Davenport and Patrick Sabatini; (front, l-r) the label's Cris Lacy, Ash and the label's Ben Kline.
Top Stories
Kage To KUBL
Former iHeartMedia KWBL/Denver PD John E Kage has joined Cumulus KUBL/ Salt Lake City as PD, succeeding Travis Daily, who was recently named PD for sisters WKDF & WSM-FM/Nashville (CAT 4/1). Kage departed KWBL in March (CAT 3/20). Prior stops include Country KYGO/Denver and Top 40 WPOI/Tampa. Cumulus/Salt Lake City OM Chris Hoffman says, "John’s passion for country music and love of the Mountain West lifestyle make him a perfect fit for Utah.”
Empire Promotes Vassar, Gerlecz; Adds Galluzzi
Empire/Nashville VP Heather Vassar has been promoted to SVP/Operations for the independent label/publisher/distributor. Concurrently, Sarah Beth Gerlecz has been upped to Dir./Business & Legal Affairs, and UMGN Mgr./A&R Hannah Galluzzi has been hired as Dir./A&R. Empire has partnered with Magnolia for radio promotion of Shaboozey's "Bar Song (Tipsy)." The company also works with artists including Chase Bryant, Randy Houser, Don Louis, Reyna Roberts and Sophia Scott. Look for an in-depth overview of Empire's Nashville operation in tonight's Country Aircheck Weekly. Reach Vassar here.
May 6, 2024
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March CDM Ratings
Which It Awe: Here are select Nielsen Audio Continuous Diary Measurement (CDM) ratings for March 2024 (three-month rolling average, 1/4-3/27; aka Winter quarterly) compared with January and February. Ranks (in parentheses) are among subscribers. Unless otherwise noted, all figures are Persons 12+, Monday-Sunday, 6am-midnight.
Colorado Springs, CO (Market 87) |
KCCY iHeartMedia |
Des Moines, IA (71) |
KHKI Cumulus |
Mobile, AL (101) |
WKSJ iHeartMedia 6.6 (5) - 5.9 (4t) - 5.5 (5) |
Spokane, WA (88) |
KXLY QueenB |
Wichita, KS (107) |
KFDI SummitMedia 9.1 (1) - 9.1 (1) - 9.0 (1) KZSN iHeartMedia 5.7 (5) - 6.5 (3) - 7.2 (2) Largest share since July 2023. KFTI-AM SummitMedia Cl. Country 2.0 (13t) - 3.0 (11t) - 2.0 (14t) KGHF Steckline Classic Country 1.5 (15t) - 1.5 (15t) - 1.8 (16) |
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