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Country Aircheck Weekly (7/16)

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» Spring It On: Here are select Nielsen Audio diary ratings for Spring 2018 (3/29-6/20) for subscribing stations compared with their last books. Ranks (in parentheses) are also among subscribers. Have a story for your station inside the overall numbers? Email us here.

Richmond	WKHK 6.1 (5) to 7.8 (1), SummitMedia
Monmouth	WKMK 4.2 (1) to 3.8 (1), Press
Buffalo	WYRK 8.3 (2) to 11.0 (1), Townsquare
Greenville, SC	WSSL 5.5 (4t) to 7.3 (2), iHeartMedia WESC 7.3 (2) to 5.5 (4), iHeartMedia
Rochester	WBEE 9.1 (1) to 8.9 (1), Entercom
Birmingham	WZZK 6.3 (3) to 6.1 (3), Summit Media WDXB 5.5 (5) to 5.1 (5), iHeartMedia
Lafayette, LA	KMDL 7.5 (1) to 6.8 (2), Townsquare KXKC 3.6 (9) to 4.3 (7), Cumulus KSIG 2.3 (12) to 3.0 (12), Broadcast Partners Classic Country

Certain markets do not appear because the Country stations in those metros aren't subscribers; non-subscribing stations in published markets are also excluded. Unless otherwise noted, all figures are Persons 12+, Monday-Sunday, 6am-midnight.

» Just A Cross Town Girl:

Bonneville AC KOSI/Denver midday personality Denise Plante has joined iHeartMedia's crosstown Country KWBL (106.7 The Bull) in the same role. She succeeds Chelsea "Thomas" Perron, who segues to afternoons as co-host alongside APD/MD Bryan "B-Dub" Washington. "Few personalities have a brand as strong and I'm confident that her warm, engaging style will instantly connect with our listeners, both on-air and on our digital platforms," says SVPP JoJo Turnbeaugh. Plante has cultivated a strong market presence through both radio and television. She'd been heard on KOSI since 2003, and has co-hosted Colorado & Company on local NBC affiliate KUSA-TV since 2004.

» The Mo The Merrier:

Aloha Station Trust WFRE/Frederick, MD interim PD/afternooner Brian Mohas been named to the position officially. "During the time when changes were made in several positions, Brian, at the request of [CEO] Jeanette Tully, stepped up to embrace the task of handling the day to day duties of WFRE along with his other duties of being Music Director and having an on-air shift," notes Market Mgr. Phyliss Beston. "Brian's dedication to WFRE knows no bounds and he truly deserves this title." Mo has been acting PD since early last year (CAT 1/3/17). Congratulate him here.