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Friends In Lei Places: Rock Wall/Empire's Josh Tatofi makes his Grand Ole Opry debut. Pictured (l-r) are Empire's Zak Waters and Sydney Owen, Tatofi, Empire's Jennifer Way and Bri Small and PacifiCast's Tana Tupai.

Living The Dreamsicle: Columbia's Maren Morris (c) talks about Taylor Swift's wedding, the 10th anniversary of Hero and more with Country Heat Weekly's Kelly Sutton (l) and Amber Anderson.

Petal To The Medal: Sony Music Nashville's McCoy Moore with new Country Radio Hall of Famer/WUSN's Marci Braun (c) and the label's Anna Widmer in Chicago.

Get To Meetin': Sony Music Nashville’s Zach John King (c) with CMA's Madi White, Tiffany Kerns and Kate Watson and Hyphen Media's Matt Reed (l-r) at CMA HQ.

Son Rise: East Music Row's Belles visits the SiriusXM/Pandora crew in support of her single "Son Of Jolene." Pictured (l-r) are the label's Johnny Gates, SXM's Trapper John Morris, Belles and SXM's Victoria Alfonso and Jordan Hatton.

Sleight Shift: MCA's Jon Pardi at KKWF/Seattle's Secret Show. Pictured (l-r) are the station's Aaron Crawford, Pardi and the station's Ellen Tailor and Ron Koons.

There's A Few In Here Tonight: Back Blocks/Mercury's Tucker Wetmore celebrates No. 1 "Brunette" at BMI/Nashville. Pictured (back, l-r) are MCA’s Damon Moberly, BMI’s Leslie Roberts, UMPG’s Missy Roberts, Hang Your Hat’s Jake Gear, Studio Bank’s Kari Barnhart, Back Blocks Music’s Rakiyah Marshall, Concord’s Matt Turner; and (front, l-r) writers Chase McGill and Josh Miller, Wetmore, and writer Blake Pendergrass. Not pictured: writer/producer Chris LaCorte.

Don't Mind If BWI Do: Nashville Harbor's Riley Green runs the Baltimore-Washington Parkway. Pictured (l-r) are the label's Bridget Herrmann and Jimmy Harnen, WPOC/WMZQ's Kelly Ford, Green, the stations' Jeff Kapugi, Laurie Kapugi and NH's Ryan Dokke.

Write On The Money: Alan Jackson is presented with a plaque commemorating 85.5 million in RIAA certifications at his Last Call Nashville show (6/27). Pictured (l-r) are RIAA's Morna Willens and Jackie Jones, Jackson, Denise Jackson and MCA's Mike Harris and Stephanie Wright.

Signage: Creative Nation signs artist/songwriter Hampton Hall. Pictured (back, l-r) are Luke Laird, Cole Brown, Brandon Gill, Abigail Bruner, Jayne Hamblin; and (front, l-r) Abby Holcomb, Beth Laird, Hall, Alex Albanese Graham, Emily Furman and Kelsey Granda. His debut CN Records single "Run From It" will be released Aug. 21.

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WRN Restructures Marketing Team

Warner Records Nashville Sr. Mgr./Analytics Addison Nunes has been elevated to VP/Marketing, where she will oversee duties for one half of the roster, while VP/Marketing Anna Pittman will lead efforts for the other half. Additionally, VP/Artist Development Justin Luffman is moving into the newly created VP/Culture & Creative Marketing role.

Nunes and Pittman will be supported by Mgrs./Marketing Jennipher Miller and Jackson Ammons, respectively. Samantha Nepsa assumes Nunes’ previous duties with her promotion to Sr. Analyst/Data & Analytics, Allyson Kim transitions to Mgr./Touring & Fan Activations and Alyssa Cohen has joined the marketing team as Coord., reporting to EVP/Marketing Victoria Mason.

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Spring Diary Ratings

A Joy Named Sioux: Here are select Nielsen Audio Spring 2026 (4/2-6/24) two-book per year diary ratings for subscribing stations compared with their last books (Spring 2025 and Fall 2025). Ranks (in parentheses) are also among subscribers. Unless otherwise noted, all figures are Persons 12+, Monday-Sunday, 6am-midnight.

Bismarck, ND (Market 229)	KQDY iHeartMedia 7.0 (3t) - 7.7 (3t) - 5.8 (4) KUSB Townsquare 4.0 (8t) - 3.8 (8t) - 4.9 (5t) KBMR-AM iHeartMedia Cl. Country 4.0 (8t) - 2.9 (10t) - 4.9 (5t)
Jackson, TN (241)	WOGY Forever 9.6 (2t) - 9.3 (3) - 8.0 (3t) WWYN Thomas 2.7 (7t) - 2.7 (7t) - 4.0 (6t)
San Angelo, TX (235)	KKCN Townsquare 2.4 (8t) - 3.9 (4t) - 3.8 (5t) KGKL Townsquare 4.8 (4) - 2.6 (6t) - 2.5 (7t)
Sioux City, IA (233)	KSUX Powell 8.7 (2t) - 10.8 (1t) - 10.6 (1) KKYY Powell Classic Country 3.3 (10) - 3.6 (10) - 4.7 (9t)
Sioux Falls, SD (168)	KTWB Midwest 13.0 (1) - 13.5 (1) - 10.3 (1) KIKN Townsquare 3.2 (9) - 4.3 (8) - 5.6 (5) KXRB Townsquare Cl. Country 4.2 (7t) - 2.9 (10) - 4.2 (8)

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Spring Diary Ratings

The Fox And The Sound: Here are select Nielsen Audio Spring 2026 (4/2-6/24) two-book per year diary ratings for subscribing stations compared with their last books (Spring 2025 and Fall 2025). Ranks (in parentheses) are also among subscribers. Unless otherwise noted, all figures are Persons 12+, Monday-Sunday, 6am-midnight.

Columbia, MO (212)	KCLR Zimmer 9.9 (1) - 8.2 (2) - 12.4 (1) Largest share since Fall 2022. KFAL-AM Zimmer 1.7 (12t) - 1.8 (8t) - 1.8 (9)
Eau Claire, WI (217)	WAXX Mid-West Family 12.7 (1) - 11.9 (1) - 13.8 (1) 12th consecutive No. 1. WATQ iHeartMedia Classic Country 4.8 (5t) - 4.8 (8) - 4.9 (6t) WQRB iHeartMedia 4.8 (5t) - 5.6 (5t) - 4.1 (8t)
Joplin, MO (215)	KIXQ Zimmer 11.3 (1t) - 11.8 (1) - 11.9 (1) Largest share since Spring 2023.
La Crosse, WI (210)	WCOW Sparta-Tomah 12.8 (1) - 12.6 (1) - 10.2 (1) WQCC Magnum 4.0 (3) - 3.5 (7t) - 3.4 (8)
Panama City, FL (204)	WPAP iHeartMedia 8.9 (2) - 10.7 (1) - 10.6 (1)
Parkersburg, WV (226)	WNUS iHeartMedia 10.4 (1) - 10.6 (1) - 9.5 (1)
Rochester, MN (207)	KMFX iHeartMedia 4.3 (4t) - 6.0 (3) - 8.5 (1t) Largest share since Spring 2004. KWWK Townsquare 7.1 (2) - 6.8 (2) - 4.3 (4t)
Wheeling, WV (230)	WOVK iHeartMedia 13.7 (1) - 11.8 (1) - 15.2 (1) Largest share since Spring 2016.

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Spring Diary Ratings

Ain't It Grand: Here are select Nielsen Audio Spring 2026 (4/2-6/24) two-book per year diary ratings for subscribing stations compared with their last books (Spring 2025 and Fall 2025). Ranks (in parentheses) are also among subscribers. Unless otherwise noted, all figures are Persons 12+, Monday-Sunday, 6am-midnight.

Cedar Rapids, IA (199)	KHAK Townsquare 13.0 (1) - 10.9 (1) - 12.4 (1) KKSY iHeartMedia 3.9 (7t) - 3.6 (9) - 6.9 (3t) Largest share since Fall 2019.
Duluth, MN (202)	KKCB Townsquare 4.7 (6t) - 4.8 (4t) - 6.6 (3) KDKE Midwest Classic Country 7.7 (2) - 4.8 (4t) - 5.4 (5t) KTCO Midwest 4.1 (8t) - 3.6 (10) - 5.4 (5t)
Fargo, ND (183)	KBVB Radio Fargo-Moorhead 7.1 (2t) - 8.1 (3) - 6.7 (3t) KVOX Midwest 6.6 (4) - 5.6 (6) - 3.9 (8t)
Grand Forks, ND-MN (242)	KYCK Leighton 6.2 (5t) - 9.2 (1t) - 10.6 (1t) Largest share since Fall 2005. KSNR iHeartMedia 6.2 (5t) - 7.7 (5t) - 7.6 (6)
Harrisonburg, VA (228)	WKCY iHeartMedia 9.2 (1t) - 8.5 (3) - 10.5 (1t) Largest share since Fall 2023. WSIG Saga Classic Country 9.2 (1t) - 9.8 (1t) - 10.5 (1t) Largest share since Spring 2023.
Laredo, TX (190)	KRRG Guerra 9.9 (3) - 10.5 (3) - 10.0 (3t) XHBK Radio United 1.8 (7) - 1.4 (7) - 1.9 (7)
St. Cloud, MN (181)	KZPK Leighton 6.7 (2) - 7.9 (1) - 7.3 (1) WWJO Townsquare 8.0 (1) - 6.6 (2) - 5.5 (3) KDDG Starcom Classic Country 4.0 (5) - 4.8 (4) - 3.2 (7) WVAL-AM Tri-County Cl. Country 1.8 (11t) - 2.2 (12) - 1.4 (13t)
Waterloo, IA (221)	KOEL Townsquare 7.5 (2) - 10.5 (1) - 10.6 (1t) KPTY-AM NRG Classic Country 3.7 (7t) - 2.9 (8) - 2.7 (8t)
Winchester, VA (196)	WUSQ iHeartMedia 13.3 (1) - 10.6 (1) - 10.3 (1) 52nd consecutive No. 1, dating to 2000.

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