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Whiskey Business: Mercury's Priscilla Block celebrates the platinum certification of “You, Me, And Whiskey" at her Ryman debut. Pictured (l-r) are the label's Jimmy Rector and Stephanie Wright, Underscore Works' Charly Salvatore, Block, Underscore Works' Jordin Wentworth and the label's Damon Moberly.

Golden Chi: Riser House's Meghan Patrick visits WUSN/Chicago. Pictured (l-r) is the label's Roger Fregoso, the station's Marci Braun, Patrick, and the label's Nathan Cruise.

Meowdy: River House/Warner/WAR’s Hudson Westbrook plays WKKT/Charlotte Kat Jam. Pictured (l-r) are River House's Lance Houston, the station's Ashley Wilson, Westbrook and Warner's James Marsh.

Signage: UK singer/songwriter Bellah Mae signs with Sony Music Nashville. Pictured (l-r) are the label's Ken Robold and Taylor Lindsey, Mae, Chosen Music's Alistar Goldsmith and the label's Lexi Stringer.

Ain't My Last Rodeo: Nash. Harbor's Riley Green with the KILT team at RodeoHouston. Pictued (l-r) are Katie Neal, Tucker "Frito" Young, Nick Russo, Green, Bruce Logan, the label's Stella Prado, Chris Huff and Katy Dempsey.

Like I Love iHeartCountry: RCA's Kane Brown (c) with iHeartCountry House Party's "Wayne D" Danielson and Tay Hamilton.

Grill In Mine: Parmalee's Josh McSwain, Barry Knox, Matt Thomas and Scott Thomas (l-r) with WKLB/Boston's Dawn Santolucito at Six String Grill & Stage.

Anna-Gram: Warner's Dasha visits Highway Mornings with Cody Alan.

Block Chain: Mercury's Priscilla Block with Big D & Bubba (top) and Taste of Country Nights. Pictured (top, l-r) the show's Jessica "Carsen" Humphreville and Derek “Big D” Haskins, Block and the show's Sean “Bubba” Powell; (bottom, l-r) the label's Houston Gaither, Block and the show's Evan Paul.

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January CDM Ratings

Rate And S.C.: Here are select Nielsen Audio Continuous Diary Measurement (CDM) ratings for January 2026 (three-month rolling average, 10/16/25-2/4/26) compared with November and December. Ranks (in parentheses) are among subscribers. Unless otherwise noted, all figures are Persons 12+, Monday-Sunday, 6am-midnight.

Birmingham, AL (Market 61)	WZZK SummitMedia 5.1 (5) - 4.9 (5t) - 4.8 (5t) WDXB iHeartMedia 4.4 (7t) - 4.2 (7) - 4.8 (5t)
Buffalo, NY (59)	WYRK Townsquare 8.4 (3) - 7.6 (3) - 7.9 (3) WLKK Audacy 1.4 (14) - 1.4 (11) - 1.2 (11)
Fort Myers, FL (51)	WWGR Renda 3.9 (8) - 3.7 (5) - 3.7 (7) WHEL Sun 1.9 (16) - 2.2 (17) - 2.6 (15) WCKT iHeartMedia 1.6 (17) - 1.8 (18t) - 2.2 (17)
Greenville, SC (53)	WESC iHeartMedia Classic Country 5.7 (4) - 5.2 (5) - 6.0 (3) Largest share since last February. WSSL iHeartMedia 6.4 (2) - 6.7 (3) - 5.8 (4) WROQ Audacy N/A - N/A - 5.1 (6) Flipped from Classic Rock to Country on Dec. 19 (CAT 12/19/25).
Richmond, VA (52)	WKHK SummitMedia 6.2 (3) - 5.4 (4) - 6.2 (4) WRXL-HD2 Audacy 1.0 (15) - 1.4 (15) - 1.8 (14) Largest share since last January.
Rochester, NY (60)	WBEE Audacy 7.3 (2) - 5.9 (3t) - 5.0 (5) WDVI iHeartMedia 2.1 (9) - 1.9 (10t) - 1.7 (12)
Tucson, AZ (62)	KHUD iHeartMedia 3.3 (10) - 3.1 (8t) - 2.5 (12) KIIM Cumulus 7.0 (1t) - N/A - N/A Does not subscribe.

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January CDM Ratings

Stick Like Lou: Here are select Nielsen Audio Continuous Diary Measurement (CDM) ratings for January 2026 (three-month rolling average, 10/16/25-2/4/26) compared with November and December. Ranks (in parentheses) are among subscribers. Unless otherwise noted, all figures are Persons 12+, Monday-Sunday, 6am-midnight.

Baton Rouge (Market 78)	WYNK iHeartMedia 6.0 (3) - 5.2 (4) - 6.0 (1) WTGE Guaranty Does not subscribe.
Louisville (58)	WAMZ iHeartMedia 5.9 (3) - 5.8 (2t) - 6.1 (1) First No. 1 since last June. WQNU SummitMedia 3.4 (10) - 3.8 (10) - 3.7 (12) WRKA SummitMedia Cl. Country 1.1 (17) - 1.1 (16) - 1.1 (20) Switched from Urban AC to Classic Country on July 14 (CAT 7/14).
New Orleans (50)	WNOE iHeartMedia 5.6 (5) - 5.1 (5) - 4.7 (5)
Oklahoma City (49)	KTST iHeartMedia 5.7 (5) - 5.2 (5) - 4.9 (5) KJKE Tyler 4.4 (6) - 3.6 (8) - 3.0 (7t) KXXY iHeartMedia Classic Country 3.7 (9) - 3.3 (10) - 3.0 (7t)

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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:
The Interview

The 2026 Grammy
Voter's Guide
A quick reference guide to the 2026 Grammy Nominees

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