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I'm Comin' Overboard: Black River's Chris Young on KEEY/Minneapolis' Country Cruise. Pictured (l-r) are the station's Rich Davis, Young, the label's Christina Kosters and the station's Pat Knight.

Rose Scholar: Saddle Up’s Tori Rose plays KSON/San Diego's Tammy's College of Hollywood Knowledge. Pictured (l-r) are the label's Louie Newman, the station's Jessica Chenoweth and John Flint, Rose and the station's Tammy Lee and Scott Roddy.

Collect Call: Music City Power Company's Six One Five Collective visits WQDR/Raleigh. Pictured (l-r) are the station's Mike Biddle, the group's Aaron Goodvin and Nicole Witt, the station's Abbey Leigh, the label's Mitch Mills and the group's Sarah Darling and Michael Logen.

Signage: Singer/songwriter Matt Koziol (c) signs with Casual Records. Pictured with (l-r) the label's Natalie Grummer, Heather Vassar and Niner Nyenhuis, and Outrider's John Cantu.

Top Stories

Wilson Returns To Host CMA Awards

Lainey Wilson will host The 60th Annual CMA Awards Nov. 18 at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena. Wilson's return as host was announced on ESPN's College GameDay from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge moments ago. She co-hosted the 2024 show with Luke Bryan and Peyton Manning, and hosted solo in 2025. "I’ve had so much fun hosting the last two years, and this one's going to be extra special," she says. "Can't wait to see y'all in November." The show airs live on ABC and Disney+ from 7-10pm CT, and will be available the next day on Hulu. Find tickets here.

Sep 5, 2026 Share

July CDM Ratings

Chatt's All, Folks: Here are select Nielsen Audio Continuous Diary Measurement (CDM) ratings for July 2026 (three-month rolling average, 4/30-7/22) compared with May and June. Ranks (in parentheses) are among subscribers. Unless otherwise noted, all figures are Persons 12+, Monday-Sunday, 6am-midnight.

Chattanooga, TN (Market 93)	WUSY Audacy 7.6 (1) - 7.4 (1) - 7.9 (1) WUUQ Bahakel Classic Country 4.6 (3) - 4.3 (5) - 4.1 (5) WOGT Cumulus Does not subscribe.
Huntsville, AL (99)	WDRM iHeartMedia 12.1 (1) - 11.7 (1) - 10.2 (1)
Jackson, MS (125)	WMSI iHeartMedia 3.5 (8) - 3.3 (7t) - 4.2 (4) WUSJ New South 3.7 (6t) - 3.5 (5t) - 3.2 (7) WHJT New South Classic Country 2.0 (9) - 1.8 (9) - 1.7 (9)
Madison, WI (88)	WMAD iHeartMedia 4.1 (4) - 4.9 (5) - 5.0 (5) WWQM Mid-West Family 3.0 (7) - 2.6 (10t) - 2.9 (9t)

Sep 1, 2026 Share

July CDM Ratings

Rate Against The Machine: Here are select Nielsen Audio Continuous Diary Measurement (CDM) ratings for July 2026 (three-month rolling average, 4/30-7/22) compared with May and June. 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 4.4 (4) - 3.6 (5) - 3.1 (6) KATC Cumulus Does not subscribe.
Des Moines, IA (70)	KHKI Cumulus KJJY Cumulus Classic Country Do not subscribe.
Mobile, AL (100)	WKSJ iHeartMedia 7.3 (1) - 7.7 (1) - 5.6 (1t)
Spokane, WA (90)	KICR Blue Sky 2.7 (6) - 2.8 (8t) - 2.4 (8) KISC-HD2 iHeartMedia 1.3 (9t) - 1.1 (12) - 0.4 (15) KDRK Stephens KXLY QueenB Do not subscribe.
Wichita, KS (104)	KZSN iHeartMedia 5.7 (1) - 5.4 (4) - 5.5 (3) KFDI SummitMedia 4.5 (8t) - 4.7 (6t) - 4.3 (7) KVWF Murfin 1.7 (15) - 1.7 (15) - 1.9 (15)

Aug 31, 2026 Share

July CDM Ratings

Kissin' Half Dozen: Here are select Nielsen Audio Continuous Diary Measurement (CDM) ratings for July 2026 (three-month rolling average, 4/30-7/22) compared with May and June. Ranks (in parentheses) are among subscribers. Unless otherwise noted, all figures are Persons 12+, Monday-Sunday, 6am-midnight.

Columbia, SC (Market 89)	WCOS iHeartMedia 5.9 (2) - 4.7 (3) - 4.1 (3)
Little Rock, AR (94)	KSSN iHeartMedia 5.0 (3) - 5.4 (2) - 6.0 (2) KMJX iHeartMedia Cl. Country 5.7 (2) - 4.5 (4) - 3.9 (4)
Springfield, MA (102)	WRNX iHeartMedia 4.6 (5) - 4.5 (4t) - 4.4 (6)
Toledo, OH (108)	WCKY iHeartMedia Classic Country 1.2 (7) - 1.0 (7) - 0.7 (8) WKKO Cumulus Does not subscribe.

Aug 28, 2026 Share

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