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Famous Friends: Country Radio Hall of Fame inductees Bruce Logan, Marci Braun and Michael J (l-r) last night (8/2) at Nashville's Odie's.

SiriusXM The Flyway: SiriusXM's Steve Blatter with Warner's Blake Whiten (l) and River House/Warner/WAR’s Hudson Westbrook at the Philadelphia stop of Morgan Wallen's Still The Problem Tour.

Weren't For The Lend: Col. NY/Triple Tigers' Ella Langley at Gilford, NH's BankNH Pavilion. Pictured (l-r) are WMLL/Manchester, NH's Michael Czarnecki, WOKQ/Portsmouth, NH's Garret Doll, WPOR/Portland, ME's Ben Brophey, WKLB/Boston's Dawn Santolucito, Langley, the label's Diane Lockner, WBWL/Boston & WWYZ/Hartford's Amanda Jo Parker, CRHoFamer Ginny Brophey and WWYZ's Brandon Clay; (front) WTHT/Portland, ME’s Jadd Naamani.

Top Secret: Leo33's Zach Top at KKWF/Seattle's Secret Show. Pictured (l-r) are the station's Aaron Crawford, Top and the station's Ellen Tailor and Ron Koons.

Surprise Pardi: MCA's Jon Pardi (c) with Audacy's Drew Bland and the label's Donna Jo Passuntino at KKWF/Seattle's Secret Show.

Belle Of The Ball: East Music Row Records' Belles makes her Grand Ole Opry debut. Pictured (l-r) are Red Light's Christina Dunkley, East Music Row's Stephanie Greene, David Robkin and Johnny Gates, Belles and New Revolution’s Jeff Solima and Jon Carroll.

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June CDM Ratings

Mobile Prone: Here are select Nielsen Audio Continuous Diary Measurement (CDM) ratings for June 2026 (three-month rolling average, 4/2-6/24) compared with April and May. Ranks (in parentheses) are among subscribers. Unless otherwise noted, all figures are Persons 12+, Monday-Sunday, 6am-midnight.

Colorado Springs, CO (Market 91)	KCCY iHeartMedia 5.9 (1) - 4.4 (4) - 3.6 (5) KATC Cumulus Does not subscribe.
Madison, WI (88)	WMAD iHeartMedia 4.9 (4) - 4.1 (4) - 4.9 (5) WWQM Mid-West Family 2.9 (7) - 3.0 (7) - 2.6 (10t)
Mobile, AL (100)	WKSJ iHeartMedia 6.9 (1) - 7.3 (1) - 7.7 (1) Largest share since September.
Toledo, OH (108)	WCKY iHeartMedia Classic Country 1.1 (7) - 1.2 (7) - 1.0 (7) WKKO Cumulus Does not subscribe.
Wichita, KS (104)	KZSN iHeartMedia 5.0 (6) - 5.7 (1) - 5.4 (4) KFDI SummitMedia 5.5 (2t) - 4.5 (8t) - 4.7 (6t) KVWF Murfin 2.4 (14) - 1.7 (15) - 1.7 (15)

Aug 3, 2026 Share

Spring Diary Ratings

Manhattan Project: Here are select Nielsen Audio Spring 2026 (4/2-6/24) two-book per year diary ratings for subscribing stations compared with their last books (Spring 2025 and Fall 2025). Ranks (in parentheses) are also among subscribers. Unless otherwise noted, all figures are Persons 12+, Monday-Sunday, 6am-midnight.

Boise (80)	KQBL Iliad 6.6 (1) - 4.6 (4) - 5.8 (1) KAWO Townsquare 3.3 (8t) - 2.1 (13t) - 2.8 (10t) KTHI Lotus Classic Country 1.2 (23t) - 2.1 (13t) - 2.8 (10t) KIZN Cumulus Does not subscribe.
Daytona Beach (84)	WKRO Southern Stone 1.1 (6) - 1.7 (6) - 3.5 (4)
Ft. Pierce (85)	WAVW iHeartMedia 5.3 (2t) - 3.9 (5) - 4.8 (1) WIRK/West Palm Beach Hubbard 2.3 (9t) - 2.1 (10t) - 4.2 (3) WPHR R&S Radio 1.9 (11) - 2.6 (8t) - 1.7 (11)
Pueblo, CO (220)	KCCY/Colorado Springs iHeartMedia 4.1 (2) - 5.6 (2t) - 4.4 (2)
Salina-Manhattan, KS (198)	KSKG Eagle 7.4 (1) - 6.7 (1) - 10.0 (1) Largest share since Fall 2023. KXBZ Manhattan 2.5 (8t) - 2.7 (6t) - 3.3 (5) KQLA Eagle 1.8 (10t) - 2.0 (9t) - 2.7 (6t)

Aug 3, 2026 Share

June CDM Ratings

Kissin' Up: Here are select Nielsen Audio Continuous Diary Measurement (CDM) ratings for June 2026 (three-month rolling average, 4/2-6/24) compared with April and May. Ranks (in parentheses) are among subscribers. Unless otherwise noted, all figures are Persons 12+, Monday-Sunday, 6am-midnight.

Columbia, SC (Market 89)	WCOS iHeartMedia 6.2 (2) - 5.9 (2) - 4.7 (3)
Des Moines, IA (70)	KHKI Cumulus KJJY Cumulus Classic Country Do not subscribe.
Little Rock, AR (94)	KSSN iHeartMedia 4.7 (3) - 5.0 (3) - 5.4 (2) KMJX iHeartMedia Cl. Country 5.8 (2) - 5.7 (2) - 4.5 (4)
Monterey, CA (98)	KTOM iHeartMedia 2.4 (7) - 3.3 (4) - 3.4 (4)
Spokane, WA (90)	KICR Blue Sky 3.1 (9) - 2.7 (6) - 2.8 (8t) KISC-HD2 iHeartMedia 1.3 (14t) - 1.3 (9t) - 1.1 (12) KDRK Stephens KXLY QueenB Do not subscribe.
Springfield, MA (102)	WRNX iHeartMedia 4.6 (5t) - 4.6 (5) - 4.5 (4t)

Jul 31, 2026 Share

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