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In This Issue (1/20) 

"As donations come in, the bins are overflowing every 30-45 minutes."

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Radio Vision

Stephen-Wilson-Jr12226.jpg iHeartCøuntry: Big Loud's Stephen Wilson Jr. (c) with the label's Shari Roth, iHeart's "Wayne D” Danielson and Tay Hamilton and the label's Lauren "LT" Thomas (l-r).
Chris-Lane12226.jpg Life In The Fast Lane: Red Street's Chris Lane (in hat) with WIL's Marty Brooks, the label's Sally Allgeier and KSD's Dusty Panhorst (l-r) at the St. Louis stop of Rascal Flatts' Life Is A Highway Tour.
Rose-Falcon12226.jpg Re-Signage: Songwriter Rose Falcon (l) commemorates extending her deal with Curb | Word Music Publishing with the company's Sarah Schumacher.
Ashley-Anne12226.jpg Signage: Singer/songwriter Ashley Anne signs a management deal with One Spark Entertainment. Pictured (back, l-r) are attorneys Rachel Guttmann and Victoria Powell, Perk PR's Trevor Perkins and WME's Braeden Rountree, Adam Fisher and Janelle Flint; (front, l-r) One Spark's Craig Dunn, Anne and One Spark's Nicole Lewis.
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Class Act: WBCT/Grand Rapids, MI's Class of 2026 performs at a guitar pull. Pictured (l-r) are the station's Mike Aguilar, MCA's Donna Passuntino and Vincent Mason, Valory's Preston Cooper, Katie and husband/the station's Dave Taft, Big Machine's Jane Staszak, Broken Bow's John Morgan, Wheelhouse's Alexandra Kay, the station's Aly Mac, Valory's Chris Palmer and The Vaughn Group's Ray Vaughn.

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Roll My Windows Down And Kruse: The Kruse Brothers visit Country Aircheck. Pictured (l-r) are CA's Chuck Aly, Lexi Kruse, Chandler and Miles Kruse, songwriter Dan Couch and Country Aircheck's Caitlin DeForest and Phyllis Stark.

King-Henry12126.jpg Signage: Songwriter/produced King Henry signs with The Core Entertainment. Pictured (l-r) are TCE's Kevin “Chief” Zaruk, Henry and TCE's Simon Tikhman and Jamie Sudhalter.
Ashley-Cooke12026.jpg Your PlayPlace: Back Blocks/Big Loud's Ashley Cooke (c) with WKLI/Albany's Pete Kelly and the label's Nikki Wood at the station's second annual Concert For A Cause, which raised more than $4,500 for Ronald McDonald House Albany.
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Take A Little Rock With You: Broken Bow's Jason Aldean kicks off his Full Throttle Tour 2026 in Little Rock. Pictured (top, c) is Aldean with KSSN's Jess Jennings and husband Blaine; (bottom, l-r) Jennings, RCA's Nate Smith and KSSN's Bo Dalton.

Suzy12026.jpg Aces High: The newest member of the Grand Ole Opry, Suzy Bogguss (holding trophy), is welcomed by the Opry's Brooke Stuart, Gina Keltner and Nicole Judd, members Rudy Gatlin, Rhonda Vincent, Steve Wariner, Trisha Yearwood, Terri Clark, Kathy Mattea, Reba McEntire, Ben Isaacs and Mark Wills, and the Opry's Dan Rogers (l-r) at her induction Friday (1/16).

Top Stories

December CDM Ratings
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Fresno Storm: Here are select Nielsen Audio Continuous Diary Measurement (CDM) ratings for December 2025 (three-month rolling average, 9/18-12/10) compared with October and November. Ranks (in parentheses) are among subscribers. Unless otherwise noted, all figures are Persons 12+, Monday-Sunday, 6am-midnight.

Cumulus stations are not listed; see story below.

Albuquerque, NM (Market 72) 

KBQI iHeartMedia
4.0 (6) - 3.7 (8t) - 3.8 (6)
KBQI-HD2 iHeartMedia Cl. Ctry.
2.7 (14) - 2.2 (15) - 2.0 (13)
KRST 
Cumulus
4.8 (3t) - 4.0 (6) - N/A

Allentown, PA
(75)
WCTO Cumulus
6.6 (3) - 6.7 (3) - N/A
El Paso, TX
(77)

KHEY iHeartMedia
5.0 (8) - 5.2 (7) - 5.4 (6)

Fresno, CA
(67)  
KHGE iHeartMedia
2.7 (9t) - 2.1 (13t) - 3.3 (6)
Largest share since March 2024.
KSKS Cumulus
4.1 (6) - 5.3 (4t) - N/A
Knoxville, TN
(71)
WCYQ SummitMedia
2.8 (9t) - 2.4 (10t) - 2.5 (7)
WDKW Midwest Classic Country
1.8 (14) - 1.7 (14) - 2.3 (8t)
Largest share since Jan. 2025.
WIVK Cumulus
11.8 (1) - 11.2 (1) - N/A
Wilkes-Barre, PA
(81)
WGGY Audacy
5.6 (4) - 5.4 (4) - 5.4 (3)
Jan 22, 2026 Share
Fall Diary Ratings
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Got WILQ?: Here are select Nielsen Audio Fall 2025 (9/18-12/10) two-book per year diary ratings for subscribing stations compared with their last books (Fall 2024 and Spring 2025). Ranks (in parentheses) are also among subscribers. Unless otherwise noted, all figures are Persons 12+, Monday-Sunday, 6am-midnight.


Johnson City, TN
(111)

WXBQ Bristol
17.0 (1) - 13.9 (1) - 14.7 (1)
WPWT-AM Kenneth Clyde Hill Cl. Country
3.7 (7) - 3.3 (8) - 4.9 (5)
WKOS 
Cumulus
0.2 (16t) - 1.3 (10t) - N/A

Las Cruces, NM
(201)   

KGRT Adams
6.7 (2) - 5.0 (5) - 4.9 (4)
KXPZ Bravo Mic
4.9 (5t) - 3.1 (6t) - N/A
Did not subscribe this survey.

Williamsport, PA
(236)
WILQ Backyard
12.3 (1t) - 15.5 (1) - 15.8 (1)
WBYL iHeartMedia
3.8 (5t) - 4.1 (5t) - 3.2 (6)
Jan 22, 2026 Share
December CDM Ratings
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The Big 6-Oh: Here are select Nielsen Audio Continuous Diary Measurement (CDM) ratings for December 2025 (three-month rolling average, 9/18-12/10) compared with October and November. Ranks (in parentheses) are among subscribers. Unless otherwise noted, all figures are Persons 12+, Monday-Sunday, 6am-midnight.

Dayton, OH
(Market 66) 
WHKO Cox
8.5 (1) - 9.4 (1) - 9.0 (1)
60th consecutive No. 1 finish.
WZDA iHeartMedia
2.4 (10) - 2.0 (12) - 1.7 (12)
Fort Myers, FL
(51)  
WWGR Renda
3.8 (6) - 3.9 (8) - 3.7 (5)
WHEL Sun
1.3 (19t) - 1.9 (16) - 2.2 (17)
WCKT
 iHeartMedia
1.7 (16t) - 1.6 (17) - 1.8 (18t)
Grand Rapids, MI (69) WBCT iHeartMedia 
8.3 (1) - 7.3 (1t) - 7.0 (2)
WTNR Cumulus
1.7 (15t) - 1.6 (15t) - N/A
Did not subscribe this survey.
Tucson, AZ
(62)
KHUD iHeartMedia
2.9 (12) - 3.3 (10) - 3.1 (8t)
KIIM
 Cumulus 
6.8 (1) - 7.0 (1t) - N/A
Did not subscribe this survey.
Tulsa, OK
(63) 
KVOO Griffin
4.2 (4t) - 4.9 (3) - 5.5 (3)
Largest share since Winter 2015.
KXBL Griffin Classic Country 
4.2 (4t) - 4.5 (4) - 4.9 (4)
KTGX iHeartMedia
2.3 (11) - 2.2 (11) - 1.8 (12)
KWEN 
Zoellner
Does not subscribe.
Jan 21, 2026 Share
November CDM Ratings
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Feline Fine: Here are select Nielsen Audio Continuous Diary Measurement (CDM) ratings for December 2025 (three-month rolling average, 9/18-12/10) compared with October and November. Ranks (in parentheses) are among subscribers. Unless otherwise noted, all figures are Persons 12+, Monday-Sunday, 6am-midnight.

Albany, NY
(Market 68)
WGNA Townsquare
6.4 (1) - 6.5 (2) - 6.4 (3)
WKLI Pamal
3.5 (7) - 3.1 (8) - 3.8 (9)
Largest share since June 2022.
WINU Pamal Classic Country
0.9 (17) - 1.1 (16t) - 1.0 (19t)
Syracuse, NY
(101)
WBBS iHeartMedia
7.9 (1) - 7.0 (2) - 7.0 (2)
WOLF FoxFur
3.3 (7) - 3.1 (8) - 3.4 (6)
Jan 20, 2026 Share
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The Year End Print Special

featuring: 
The Year In Music:
Morgan, Ella & More

CMA Radio Winners
Recap The Week

Label Of The Year
Big Loud Turns 10

BMG's Jon Loba:
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The 2026 Grammy
Voter's Guide
A quick reference guide to the 2026 Grammy Nominees



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Exstream: What Is Mainstream Country?

You Never Forget Your First … Cousin

Survey Says: NuVoodoo Research



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