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In This Issue (12/29)

“I’ll always remember the moment when James Taylor sat down in the famed circle of wood at soundcheck and began playing.”

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Radio Vision

Road Trip: The Road winner, Adam Sanders (r), discusses his experience on the show with SiriusXM The Highway's Cody Alan.

King Along: Sony Music Nashville's Zach John King visits ACM HQ. Pictured (l-r) are Hyphen Media Group's Matt Reed, ACM's Damon Whiteside, King and ACM's Haley Montgomery.

Seas & Greetings: Combustion Music’s 13th Annual Hope Town Music Festival in the Bahamas raises almost $500,000 for the Hope Town Volunteer Fire and Rescue, Friends of the Environment and Every Child Counts.

Top Stories

Nov CDM Ratings

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.

Jackson, MS
(Market 125)

WUSJ New South
3.4 (6t) - 3.9 (5) - 4.8 (5)
Largest share since Nov. 2022.
WMSI iHeartMedia
3.4 (6t) - 3.4 (7) - 2.5 (8)
WHJT New South Classic Country
2.2 (10t) - 2.2 (9) - 1.0 (14t)

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Recent Stories

Dec 31, 2025 December 2025 PPM Ratings: Days three and four of Nielsen Audio's December 2025 (11/13-12/10) PPM ratings are below. Ranks (in parentheses) are among ... Read full story

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Dec 29, 2025 KXXV-TV/Waco, TX Local Sales Mgr. Rod Day has been named MM for Connoisseur Media's seven stations in Alaska, including KBRJ/Anchorage and ... Read full story

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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

Inside This Issue:

Exstream: What Is Mainstream Country?

You Never Forget Your First … Cousin

Survey Says: NuVoodoo Research