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The Boys Of Fall: Audacy's Katie Neal with Blue Chair/Warner/WEA’s Kenny Chesney (l) and Curb's Lee Brice.
J. Cole: Broke/Lyric Ridge's Julia Cole visits KNIX (top) and KMLE in Phoenix. Pictured (top, l-r) are KNIX's Lois Lewis, Cole, KNIX's Reid Spivey and the label's Lauren Bartlett; (bottom, l-r) KMLE's Drew Bland, Cole and Bartlett.
Pocket Full Of Ole: MCA's Vince Gill (l) with KNEI/Waukon, IA's Josh Blake at the Grand Ole Opry.
Star Bucks: WLFP/Memphis' Stars and Guitars raises $25,000 for Le Bonheur Children's Hospital. Pictured (l-r) are the station's Chris Michaels, Warner/WAR's Chase Matthew, the station's Melissa "Mo" Wagner, EMI's Tucker Wetmore, Riser House's Meghan Patrick, the station's Erin Austin, LoCash's Chris Lucas and Preston Brust and the station's Greg "StyckMan" Owens.
I'm Not Piggy: Columbia's Megan Moroney at the 15th Annual Tampa Pig Jig. Pictured (l-r) are WQYK's JR Jaus and Launa Phillips, Moroney, the label's Ali O’Connell and WFUS' Ashley Layfield.
Last One Direction: Black River's Chris Young with Country Nights Live with Bev Rainey and Apple Music’s Ty Bentli.
Signage: Ten Ten Music Group signs multi-genre songwriter/producer Bobby Huff for publishing and management. Pictured (l-r) are Ten Ten's Joe Luff, Huff and Ten Ten's Barry Coburn.
Pitt Stop: Stoney Creek's Atlus (l) with WDSY/Pittburgh's Mark Anderson.
Hey Country Kings: Valory's Mackenzie Carpenter with KXKT/Omaha's Hoss Michaels (l) and WGTY/York’s Scott Donato.
S'morgy: Triple Tigers' Shane Profitt invites radio partners to a bonfire in Columbia, TN. Pictured (back, l-r) are KWJJ/Portland's Danny Dwyer, the label's Mackenzie Cooper and Dave Collins, Profitt, Music Choice's Jim Murphy, Cumulus' Travis Daily and WFMS/Indianapolis' Matt Malone; (front, l-r) Backstage Country's Elaina Smith, Silverfish Media's Carsen Humphreville, Audacy's Andrea Burtscher, the label's Raffaella Braun and WKDF/Nashville's Jennipher Miller.
Big Loud VP/Marketing Lucy Bartozzi's last day with the company is today (10/24). She joined the label in 2023 (CAT 7/31/23) from Round Hill. Reach her here. No word on plans for the position.
K, Oh: Here are select Nielsen Audio Continuous Diary Measurement (CDM) ratings for September 2025 (three-month rolling average, 6/26-9/17) compared with July and August. Ranks (in parentheses) are among subscribers. Unless otherwise noted, all figures are Persons 12+, Monday-Sunday, 6am-midnight.
| Columbia, SC (Market 88) |
WCOS iHeartMedia |
| Little Rock, AR (93) |
KSSN iHeartMedia 6.3 (4) - 5.6 (4) - 6.1 (4) KMJX iHeartMedia Cl. Country 5.7 (5) - 5.2 (6) - 4.6 (6) |
| Springfield, MA (103) |
WRNX iHeartMedia 4.1 (6t) - 3.9 (5t) - 4.0 (4) |
| Toledo, OH (108) |
WKKO Cumulus 7.9 (1t) - 9.6 (1) - 10.5 (1) Largest share since Sept. 2023. WCKY iHeartMedia Classic Country 1.5 (11) - 1.3 (11t) - 1.1 (12) WMIM Cumulus 0.7 (13t) - 0.9 (13) - 0.9 (13) |
Win Weasel: Here are select Nielsen Audio Continuous Diary Measurement (CDM) ratings for September 2025 (three-month rolling average, 6/26-9/17) compared with July and August. Ranks (in parentheses) are among subscribers. Unless otherwise noted, all figures are Persons 12+, Monday-Sunday, 6am-midnight.
| Akron, OH (Market 95) |
WQMX Rubber City 5.7 (3) - 5.4 (3) - 5.0 (4) |
| Charleston, SC (76) |
WEZL iHeartMedia |
| Monterey, CA (97) |
KTOM iHeartMedia 3.6 (5t) - 3.8 (4t) - 4.3 (3) Largest share since last September. |
| Syracuse, NY (101) |
WBBS iHeartMedia 8.5 (1) - 7.8 (1) - 7.8 (1) WOLF FoxFur 2.8 (9) - 3.4 (7) - 3.2 (7) |
Bob Scene: Here are select Nielsen Audio Continuous Diary Measurement (CDM) ratings for September 2025 (three-month rolling average, 6/26-9/17) compared with July and August. Ranks (in parentheses) are among subscribers. Unless otherwise noted, all figures are Persons 12+, Monday-Sunday, 6am-midnight.
| Albuquerque, NM (Market 72) |
KRST Cumulus |
| El Paso, TX (77) |
KHEY iHeartMedia |
| Harrisburg, PA (86) |
WRBT iHeartMedia 3.6 (6) - 4.3 (5t) - 4.5 (3) Largest share since last November. |
The Fall Print Special
The 2025 CMA
Voter's Guide
A quick reference guide to the 2025 CMA Nominees
Inside This Issue:
Exstream: What Is Mainstream Country?
You Never Forget Your First … Cousin
Survey Says: NuVoodoo Research
