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“While I’ve always thought of making it back home as a goal line, now that I’m here, I’ve never wanted to work harder.”

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Radio Vision

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'COL Ranch: Leo33's Trey Pendley (c) with WCOL/Columbus, OH's morning team, Kayla Hanley and Dan E. Zuko.

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Hakuna Mattos: Neon Coast's Restless Road joins WSM-AM/Nashville ahead of Disney’s Main Street Country release event. Pictured (l-r) are the station's Charlie Mattos, RR’s Colton Pack, the station's Amber Anderson, RR’s Zach Beeken and Garrett Nichols and the station's Kelly Sutton.

Houston4626.jpg Lo Rider: KKBQ/Houston's Lauren "Lo" Sessions-Barker with Big Loud's Ernest and Curb's Harper Grace.
Anchorage4626.jpg Ice Breaker: Connoisseur/Anchorage, AK's Music Cares for St. Jude Kids radiothon raises $101,009. Pictured (l-r) are the cluster's Steve Franklin, Joe Campbell, Matt Collins, Lara Bickford, Angie Kearns, Mike Ford, Steven Simmons, Carla Bales and Patrick Wright.
Jacob-Hackworth4626.jpg Hackjack: MCA's Jacob Hackworth plays KWNR/Las Vegas' Next Big Thing. Pictured (l-r) are the label's Briarman Whitfield, the station's MoJoe Roberts, Hackworth, the station's Sammi Tempesta and Westwood One's George King.
Nate-Smith4626.jpg Midnight Crisis: RCA's Nate Smith (r) with the label's Dan Nelson (l) and WPOC/Baltimore & WMZQ/Washington D.C.'s Jeff Kapugi at The Fillmore.

Top Stories

Febuary CDM Ratings
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Running Up That 'Ville: Here are select Nielsen Audio Continuous Diary Measurement (CDM) ratings for February 2026 (three-month rolling average, 12/10/25-3/4/26) compared with December and January. Ranks (in parentheses) are among subscribers. Unless otherwise noted, all figures are Persons 12+, Monday-Sunday, 6am-midnight.

Birmingham, AL
(Market 61)

WDXB iHeartMedia
4.2 (7) - 4.8 (5t) - 5.0 (5)
WZZK
SummitMedia 
4.9 (5t) - 4.8 (5t) - 4.4 (6)

Buffalo, NY
(59)

WYRK Townsquare
7.6 (3) - 7.9 (3) - 8.8 (2)
WLKK Audacy
1.4 (11) - 1.2 (11) - N/A
Flipped to Sports as WGR-FM on Feb. 17 (CAT 2/17).

Fort Myers, FL
(51)  
WWGR Renda
3.7 (5) - 3.7 (7) - 4.5 (4t)
Largest share since Dec. 2024.
WCKT iHeartMedia
1.8 (18t) - 2.2 (17) - 2.4 (14t)
WHEL
 Sun
2.2 (17) - 2.6 (15) - 2.1 (17)
Greenville, SC
(53)

WESC iHeartMedia Classic Country
5.2 (5) - 6.0 (3) - 7.0 (3)
Largest share since Nov. 2024.
WSSL iHeartMedia
6.7 (3) - 5.8 (4) - 5.2 (5t)
WROQ Audacy
N/A - 5.1 (6) - 3.7 (9)
Flipped from Classic Rock to Country on Dec. 19 (CAT 12/19/25).

Richmond, VA
(52)
WKHK SummitMedia
5.4 (4) - 6.2 (4) - 6.3 (4)
WRXL-HD2
Audacy
1.4 (15) - 1.8 (14) - 1.5 (14t)
Rochester, NY
(60)
WBEE Audacy
5.9 (3t) - 5.0 (5) - 5.7 (5)
WDVI iHeartMedia
1.9 (10t) - 1.7 (12) - 1.8 (11)
Tucson, AZ
(62)
KHUD iHeartMedia
3.1 (8t) - 2.5 (12) - 2.1 (12)
KIIM
 Cumulus 
Does not subscribe.
Apr 7, 2026 Share
February CDM Ratings
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Twist Of Rate: Here are select Nielsen Audio Continuous Diary Measurement (CDM) ratings for February 2026 (three-month rolling average, 12/10/25-3/4/26) compared with December and January. Ranks (in parentheses) are among subscribers. Unless otherwise noted, all figures are Persons 12+, Monday-Sunday, 6am-midnight.

Baton Rouge
(Market 78)

WYNK iHeartMedia
5.2 (4) - 6.0 (1) - 4.7 (3)
WTGE Guaranty
Does not subscribe.

Louisville
(58)

WAMZ iHeartMedia
5.8 (2t) - 6.1 (1) - 5.7 (2)
WQNU SummitMedia
3.8 (10) - 3.7 (12) - 4.0 (12)
Largest share since Dec. 2023.
WRKA SummitMedia Cl. Country
1.1 (16) - 1.1 (20) - 1.6 (16)
Switched from Urban AC to Classic Country on July 14 (CAT 7/14/25).

New Orleans
(50)

WNOE iHeartMedia
5.1 (5) - 4.7 (5) - 5.1 (4)

Oklahoma City
(49)

KTST iHeartMedia
5.2 (5) - 4.9 (5) - 5.0 (3)
KXXY iHeartMedia Classic Country
3.3 (10) - 3.0 (7t) - 3.0 (5)
KJKE
 Tyler
3.6 (8) - 3.0 (7t) - N/A
Did not subscribe this month.
 

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The CRS 2026
Print Special

featuring: Hey-Hi, AI: Emerging Uses

Best CRS Takeaways Ever

Label Contacts • New Faces

Travis Daily: The Interview



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Inside This Issue: 

MC-Yay At Ryman Lunch

Disruption Junction

You Look Like You Love Me

The Day Ahead



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The 2026 Grammy
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