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kenny71025.jpg I Go Plaque: Blue Chair/Warner/WEA’s Kenny Chesney celebrates 22 new certifications with RIAA's Jackie Jones (l) and Michelle Ballantyne.
chrisyoung71025.jpg Double Down To Georgia: Black River's Chris Young (c) with WRBT/Harrisburg's Mike Miller and the label's Kellie LaJack at Opry 100 Honors Charlie Daniels.
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Mo' Cash: LoCash's Chris Lucas and Preston Brust (front, l-r) with WYCT/Pensacola's Chris Clare, Brent Lane and Kevin King and Galaxy's John Lessard and Skip Bishop (back, l-r) at the duo's St. Jude benefit show at Flora-Bama.

bw7925.jpg Yeah, This, Is My Wisham: SiriusXM Highway Find Brandon Wisham (c) with SXM's Lauryn Snapp, The Core's Brittani Johnson and SXM's Victoria Alfonso and Kathleen St. Clair; (inset) Wisham with SXM's Cody Alan.
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New Dominion: Columbia's Old Dominion with radio partners at the first of two shows in Gilford, NH. Pictured (back, l-r) WSCY/Moultonborough, NH's Joyce Danas, OD's Brad Tursi, WOKQ/Portsmouth, NH's Ginny Rogers Brophey, WKLB/Boston's Dawn Santolucito, OD's Matt Ramsey, Trevor Rosen and Geoff Sprung, Music Choice's Jim Murphy and the label's Dan Nelson; (front, l-r) WPOR/Portland, ME's Jon Shannon, Morris Higham's Scot Michaels and WBWL/WWYZ's Amanda Jo Parker.

Craig-Morgan7825.jpg God, Family, iHeartCountry: BBRMG's Craig Morgan (r) celebrates July 4th with KWNR/Las Vegas' MoJoe Roberts.
zach7825.jpg I Never Show Up Late For WIRK: Leo33's Zach Top (l) with WIRK/West Palm Beach’s Nick Rivers.
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Buck Eyes Baby: MCA's Keith Urban with the label's Annie Sandor and WQMX/Akron's Cherise Richards, Sarah Kay and Justina Ciraldo (l-r) in Cuyahoga Falls, OH. Read Kay's recap of the show here, and watch Urban's viral interaction with a blind fan here.

chase7725.jpg Omahang: Big Machine’s Chase McDaniel visits KXKT/Omaha. Pictured (l-r) are the station's Erik Johnson and Hoss Michaels, McDaniel, the station's Steve Lundy and the label's Jane Staszak.
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Lancountry Fest: Amaturo Sonoma/Santa Rosa, CA's Jim Murphy (c) with Lanco's Chandler Baldwin, Brandon Lancaster, Tripp Howell, Tim Avern and Jared Hampton (l-r) at Country Summer Music Festival.

Top Stories

May CDM Ratings
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'MAD About You: Here are select Nielsen Audio Continuous Diary Measurement (CDM) ratings for May 2025 (three-month rolling average, 3/6-5/28) compared with March and April. Ranks (in parentheses) are among subscribers. Unless otherwise noted, all figures are Persons 12+, Monday-Sunday, 6am-midnight.

Colorado Springs, CO
(Market 91)

KATC Cumulus
4.6 (4) - 4.3 (4t) - 4.3 (6t)
KCCY iHeartMedia
3.5 (9) - 3.7 (9t) - 3.8 (9t)
Madison, WI
(89)          

WMAD iHeartMedia
4.2 (4) - 4.2 (4t) - 4.9 (3t)
Largest share since May 2024.
WWQM Mid-West Family
2.9 (8) - 3.8 (7) - 3.6 (7)
Mobile, AL
(100) 		 WKSJ iHeartMedia
5.6 (4) - 6.0 (3t) - 6.3 (3)
Toledo, OH
(108) 		 WKKO Cumulus
8.0 (1) - 8.7 (1) - 7.9 (2)
WCKY iHeartMedia Classic Country
0.9 (12t) - 1.1 (12) - 1.5 (10t)
Largest share since June 2024.
WMIM Cumulus
0.9 (12t) - 0.9 (13) - 0.9 (13)
Wichita, KS
(104)  		 KFDI SummitMedia
6.6 (2) - 7.9 (1) - 7.5 (1)
KZSN iHeartMedia
5.6 (3t) - 6.1 (2) - 6.6 (2)
KVWF Murfin
1.5 (16t) - 1.8 (15) - 1.9 (15)
KGHF Steckline Classic Country
1.5 (16t) - 1.6 (16t) - 1.6 (16t)
KFTI-AM SummitMedia Classic Country
0.7 (20t) - 0.7 (18t) - 0.9 (18t)
Jul 10, 2025 Share
May CDM Ratings
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Little Rock And A Third Place: Here are select Nielsen Audio Continuous Diary Measurement (CDM) ratings for May 2025 (three-month rolling average, 3/6-5/28) compared with March and April. Ranks (in parentheses) are among subscribers. Unless otherwise noted, all figures are Persons 12+, Monday-Sunday, 6am-midnight.

Columbia, SC
(Market 88)

WCOS iHeartMedia
5.6 (3t) - 5.8 (2) - 7.3 (2)
Largest share since March 2024.
Des Moines, IA
(71)		 KHKI Cumulus
6.7 (3) - 6.6 (2) - 7.2 (2)
KJJY Cumulus
5.0 (6) - 5.0 (5t) - 5.1 (5)
Little Rock, AR
(93)   		 KSSN iHeartMedia
5.5 (4) - 6.5 (4) - 8.4 (3)
Largest share since June 2023.
KMJX iHeartMedia Cl. Country
4.0 (8t) - 4.5 (7) - 5.0 (5)
Monterey, CA
(97) 		 KTOM iHeartMedia
3.9 (3t) - 3.8 (3t) - 3.0 (8)
Spokane, WA
(90) 		 KDRK Stephens
3.7 (7) - 4.3 (7) - 4.6 (5t)
Largest share since June 2023.
KICR Blue Sky
3.0 (8) - 3.9 (8) - 2.9 (9)
KXLY QueenB
Does not subscribe.
Springfield, MA
(103)		 WRNX iHeartMedia 
5.1 (3) - 4.4 (4t) - 4.0 (5)
Jul 9, 2025 Share
May CDM Ratings
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Live Long & Pawsper: Here are select Nielsen Audio Continuous Diary Measurement (CDM) ratings for May 2025 (three-month rolling average, 3/6-5/28) compared with March and April. 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
5.9 (2t) - 5.0 (3) - 5.9 (3)
Bakersfield, CA
(82)  		 KUZZ Owens
8.5 (1) - 6.6 (2) - 6.1 (2)
KCWR Owens Classic Country
1.8 (17) - 1.7 (18) - 1.8 (13t)
KRJK Owens
1.3 (20t) - 1.2 (21t) - 1.2 (20)
Charleston, SC
(76)   		 WEZL iHeartMedia
5.1 (4t) - 4.1 (7) - 4.4 (3t)
WCKN Saga
4.8 (7) - 4.4 (5t) - 4.1 (5t)
Harrisburg, PA
(86)		 WRBT iHeartMedia
3.9 (5) - 3.7 (6) - 3.6 (6t)
Omaha, NE
(74) 		 KXKT iHeartMedia 
8.4 (1) - 9.3 (1) - 10.2 (1)
Largest share since March 2024.
KFFF iHeartMedia Classic Country
2.5 (12t) - 3.0 (10t) - 3.3 (8t)
Jul 8, 2025 Share
May CDM Ratings
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Crest Of Times: Here are select Nielsen Audio Continuous Diary Measurement (CDM) ratings for May 2025 (three-month rolling average, 3/6-5/28) compared with March and April. Ranks (in parentheses) are among subscribers. Unless otherwise noted, all figures are Persons 12+, Monday-Sunday, 6am-midnight.

Albuquerque, NM (Market 72) 

KRST Cumulus
4.1 (6) - 4.7 (2t) - 5.1 (1t)
Largest share since May 2023; first No. 1 since Oct. 2021.
KBQI iHeartMedia
3.2 (8t) - 3.7 (8t) - 3.9 (6t)
KBQI-HD2 iHeartMedia Cl. Ctry.
1.8 (19) - 2.0 (18t) - 2.0 (18)
Allentown, PA
(75)		 WCTO Cumulus
7.6 (3) - 7.7 (3) - 6.6 (3)
El Paso, TX
(77)

KHEY iHeartMedia
6.1 (5) - 6.3 (4t) - 6.2 (5)
Fresno, CA
(68) 		 KSKS Cumulus
2.8 (11) - 3.6 (9t) - 4.2 (7)
KHGE iHeartMedia
3.2 (10) - 2.8 (11t) - 2.6 (12t)
Knoxville, TN
(70)		 WIVK Cumulus
11.0 (1) - 11.9 (1) - 10.8 (1)
WCYQ SummitMedia
3.8 (7) - 3.3 (8t) - 4.2 (6)
WDKW Midwest Classic Country
1.8 (12) - 1.5 (14) - 1.9 (12t)
Wilkes-Barre, PA
(79)		 WGGY Audacy
4.8 (4) - 6.3 (4) - 6.8 (3)
WSJR Cumulus 
1.5 (9t) - 1.5 (10) - 1.0 (11)
WSJR began simulcasting WCTO/Allentown in March (CAT 3/10).
Jul 7, 2025 Share
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