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In This Issue (12/15) 

"Unscripted moments of real joy included when one of our St. Jude guest announcers sang along with Kelsea Ballerini."

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Hello, I'm Johnny Cash: The WGKX/Memphis team brings in a station record-setting $535,209 during their annual Country Cares for St. Jude Kids Radiothon. Pictured (l-r) are Tyrone Ballinger, Beth Argo, Derrill "Argo" Jr., Courtney Carter, Kay Manley, Ashley, ALSAC/St. Jude's Crystal Neal, Morgan Bohannon and Tommy Davis.

BAILEY-ZIMMERMAN121825.jpg Making A List, Chicken It Twice: Atlantic/Warner/WRN's Bailey Zimmerman partners with Raising Cane's to donate 100 children’s bikes and helmets to Boys & Girls Clubs of Middle Tennessee.
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Deck the Y'alls: KILT/Houston helped check off Christmas lists for 102 kids during its inaugural Frito & Katy’s Christmas Kids. Pictured (l-r) are KILT's Tucker "Frito" Young, Katy Dempsey, Desiree Romero, DePelchin Children's Center's Taylor Grimes and KILT's Ryan Lavallee.

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Checkin' It Twice: WFMS/Indianapolis' St. Jude Country Cares Radiothon and Rock sister WJJK's St. Jude Rocks Radiothon raise $151,814 and $79,056, respectively. Pictured (l-r) are WFMS' Brooks O'Brian, WJJK's Steve "Stu" Stuart, WFMS' Matt Malone, the cluster's Mike Killabrew, WFMS' Deborah Honeycutt and WJJK's Taylor J.

ASHLEY-MCBRYDE121625.jpg Kitchen Aide: Warner Records Nashville's Ashley McBryde (holding plaque) celebrates the gold certification of "Light On In The Kitchen" with the label's Fount Lynch, Q Prime's Sarah Sholar Rickerman and the label's Cris Lacy, Mike Dupree and Anna Pittman (l-r).
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Hoppy Meal: KFGE/Lincoln, NE's Froggy's Food Exchange provides nearly 6,000 meals for the Food Bank of Lincoln. Pictured (l-r) are the station's Maria Mickelson, Robyn Burnison, Cory Edmondson, Johanna Buresh and Brooke Summers.

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Howdy Holidays: Santa Anna/Akando's Tyler Nance plays KCYE/Las Vegas' Cowboy Christmas during NFR. Pictured (l-r) are fiddle player Axle Wisor, the station's Shawn Stevens, Nance and the label's Greg Raneiri.

Margo-Price121725.jpg Signage: Margo Price signs with Warner Chappell Music Nashville. Pictured (back, l-r) are WCM's Austen Adams and Red Light's Kevin Morris; (front, l-r) WCM's Carianne Marshall, Price and WCM's Christina Wiltshire.
WUSY121625.jpg Group Chatt: WUSY/Chattanooga's Melissa "Mo" Wagner, Greg "StyckMan" Owens, Justin Cole and "Cowboy" Kyle Croft (l-r) reveal the total ($711,250) raised during the station's St. Jude radiothon last week.
XTU121625.jpg Fly, Santa, Fly: WXTU/Philadelphia's two-day St. Jude radiothon raises $335,250, bringing their six-year total to more than $1.7 million.
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Feliz Navidog: WKIS/Miami's 22nd annual Kiss Country Cares Radiothon for Joe Dimaggio Children's Hospital raises $344,003.55. Pictured with staff and volunteers are the station's Tim "TC" Conlon and Dina B (c).

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'MoCash: Galaxy's LoCash play for listeners who contributed to KSON/San Diego's St. Jude radiothon total of $324,908. Pictured (l-r) are the station's Jessica Chenoweth, ALSAC/St. Jude's Jennifer Castell, the duo's Chris Lucas, the station's John Flint and Tammy Lee, the duo's Preston Brust and St. Jude family Liz and Joe Devins.

Donna-Duncan121625.jpg Media Darling: MCA's Luke Bryan surprises former CMT VP/Music & Talent Donna Duncan with the 2025 CMA Media Achievement Award.
Carly-Pearce121525.jpg Happy SXMas: Big Machine's Carly Pearce with SiriusXM The Highway's Cody Alan.
KNIX121525.jpg Merry Cactus: Mercury's Tucker Wetmore (c) with KNIX/Phoenix's Reid Spivey and Lois Lewis at the station's Hometown Holiday.
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Jingle Again: Core/Mercury's Josh Ross, Valory's Preston Cooper and Quartz Hill's Matt Cooper help raise more than $6,200 for Ele's Place during WITL/Lansing, MI's Country Christmas Party. Pictured (l-r) are Valory's Chris Palmer, Preston Cooper, Ross, the station's Jonathan “JR” Ruppel, Matt Cooper, Mercury's Jack Christopher and Quartz Hill's Suzanne Durham.

Top Stories

November CDM Ratings
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November Rate: Here are select Nielsen Audio Continuous Diary Measurement (CDM) ratings for November 2025 (three-month rolling average, 8/21-11/12) compared with September and October. Ranks (in parentheses) are among subscribers. Unless otherwise noted, all figures are Persons 12+, Monday-Sunday, 6am-midnight.

Dayton, OH
(Market 66) 
WHKO Cox
9.5 (1) - 8.5 (1) - 9.4 (1)
WZDA iHeartMedia
1.9 (11t) - 2.4 (10) - 2.0 (12)
Fort Myers, FL
(51)  
WWGR Renda
3.9 (6) - 3.8 (6) - 3.9 (8)
WHEL Sun
2.5 (15) - 1.3 (19t) - 1.9 (16)
WCKT
 iHeartMedia
1.7 (17) - 1.7 (16t) - 1.6 (17)
Grand Rapids, MI (69) WBCT iHeartMedia 
8.4 (2) - 8.3 (1) - 7.3 (1t)
WTNR Cumulus
1.6 (15t) - 1.7 (15t) - 1.6 (15t)
Tucson, AZ
(62)
KIIM Cumulus 
6.9 (1) - 6.8 (1) - 7.0 (1t)
KHUD iHeartMedia
3.2 (12) - 2.9 (12) - 3.3 (10)
Tulsa, OK
(63) 
KVOO Griffin
4.3 (6) - 4.2 (4t) - 4.9 (3)
KXBL 
Griffin Classic Country 
4.6 (3t) - 4.2 (4t) - 4.5 (4)
KTGX iHeartMedia
2.7 (10) - 2.3 (11) - 2.2 (11)
KWEN 
Zoellner
Does not subscribe.
Dec 18, 2025 Share
November CDM Ratings
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York Share Pudding: Here are select Nielsen Audio Continuous Diary Measurement (CDM) ratings for November 2025 (three-month rolling average, 8/21-11/12) compared with September and October. 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 (1t) - 6.4 (1) - 6.5 (2)
WKLI Pamal
3.6 (6t) - 3.5 (7) - 3.1 (8)
WINU Pamal Classic Country
1.5 (15) - 0.9 (17) - 1.1 (16t)
Syracuse, NY
(101)
WBBS iHeartMedia
7.8 (1) - 7.9 (1) - 7.0 (2)
WOLF FoxFur
3.2 (7) - 3.3 (7) - 3.1 (8)
Dec 17, 2025 Share
November CDM Ratings
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Whistle Grower: Here are select Nielsen Audio Continuous Diary Measurement (CDM) ratings for November 2025 (three-month rolling average, 8/21-11/12) compared with September and October. 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 (4) - 5.6 (4) - 5.1 (5)
WDXB iHeartMedia
4.5 (6) - 4.3 (7t) - 4.4 (7t)

Buffalo, NY
(59)

WYRK Townsquare
8.8 (2) - 8.4 (3) - 8.4 (3)
WLKK Audacy
1.6 (14) - 1.3 (14) - 1.4 (14)

Greenville, SC
(53)

WSSL iHeartMedia
5.6 (4) - 5.8 (4) - 6.4 (2)
WESC
iHeartMedia Classic Country
5.8 (3) - 5.4 (5) - 5.7 (4)

Richmond, VA
(52)
WKHK SummitMedia
7.0 (3) - 7.3 (2) - 6.2 (3)
Rochester, NY
(60)
WBEE Audacy
8.5 (2) - 8.2 (2) - 7.3 (2)
WDVI iHeartMedia
2.0 (10t) - 2.1 (10) - 2.1 (9)
Dec 16, 2025 Share
November CDM Ratings
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A WYNK Of His Eye: Here are select Nielsen Audio Continuous Diary Measurement (CDM) ratings for November 2025 (three-month rolling average, 8/21-11/12) compared with September and October. Ranks (in parentheses) are among subscribers. Unless otherwise noted, all figures are Persons 12+, Monday-Sunday, 6am-midnight.

Baton Rouge
(Market 78)

WYNK iHeartMedia
4.2 (5) - 4.7 (4t) - 6.0 (3)
Largest share since Apr. 2024.
WTGE Guaranty
Does not subscribe.

Louisville
(58)

WAMZ iHeartMedia
6.2 (2) - 6.1 (2) - 5.9 (3)
WQNU SummitMedia
3.3 (11) - 3.1 (10) - 3.4 (10)
Largest share since Sept. 2024.
WRKA SummitMedia Cl. Country
1.5 (17) - 1.3 (16) - 1.1 (17)
Switched from Urban AC to Classic Country on July 14 (CAT 7/14).

New Orleans
(50)

WNOE iHeartMedia
5.3 (4) - 5.3 (5) - 5.6 (5)

Oklahoma City
(49)

KTST iHeartMedia
6.1 (4) - 5.7 (4t) - 5.7 (5)
KJKE Tyler
3.5 (9) - 4.1 (7) - 4.4 (6)
Largest share since June 2024.
KXXY iHeartMedia Classic Country
3.9 (7) - 3.7 (8t) - 3.7 (9)

Dec 15, 2025 Share
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