Gimme That Whirl: Quartz Hill's Joe Nichols (l) with KNEI/Waukon, IA's Josh Blake at the Mighty Howard County Fair.
God, Family, Kountry: SiriusXM's 4th of July Guest DJ with Craig Morgan (pictured with SXM's "Trapper" John Morris) airs on Y2Kountry (channel 57) throughout the weekend.
Opry-tunity Knocks: Singer/songwriter Adam Sanders at his Grand Ole Opry debut with SiriusXM's Lauryn Snapp and Cody Alan.
Fest Friends Forever: Stoney Creek's Lanie Gardner (r) with the label's Lexi Willson and WQMX/Akron's Sarah Kay and Cherise Richards (l-r) at Country Fest.
May CDM Ratings
Independence Rate: Here are select Nielsen Audio Continuous Diary Measurement (CDM) ratings for May 2026 (three-month rolling average, 3/5-5/27) 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) |
KBQI iHeartMedia |
| Allentown, PA (75) |
WCTO Cumulus Does not subscribe. |
| El Paso, TX (77) |
KHEY iHeartMedia |
| Fresno, CA (67) |
KHGE iHeartMedia 2.7 (9) - 2.0 (10) - 1.9 (11t) KSKS Cumulus Does not subscribe. |
| Knoxville, TN (71) |
WCYQ SummitMedia 3.3 (6) - 3.8 (5) - 3.7 (5t) WDKW Midwest Classic Country 2.1 (9) - 1.8 (9) - 1.9 (9t) WIVK Cumulus Does not subscribe. |
| Wilkes-Barre, PA (81) |
WGGY Audacy 7.4 (2) - 5.9 (3) - 6.1 (3) |
