Country Aircheck

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“We’re not showing them a sample size from the previous ratings company we worked with. We’re talking about 72,000 cars giving us data.”

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Radio Vision

Tale As Old As Twang: American Dogwood/Empire Shaboozey talks The Outlaw Cherie Lee & Other Western Tales with Country Heat Weekly's Kelly Sutton (l) and Amber Anderson.

Plymouth Rock 'N' Roll: Warner/WRN's Ashley McBryde in Plymouth, MN. Pictured (l-r) are Mandi Davis, McBryde, KEEY/Minneapolis' Rich Davis and the label's Tom Martens.

Hall Pass: Big River Broadcasting (WXFL/Florence) owner Jerry Phillips was inducted into the Alabama Broadcasters Hall of Fame July 29. He joins both his father (producer, radio DJ and Sun Records founder Sam Phillips) and his mother (WHER/Memphis PD/air personality Becky Phillips) in the ABHoF. Pictured (front, l-r) are FAME Studios' Rodney Hall, Phillips, Kimberly Worley, filmmaker Tonya Holley and musicians Bo Bice and Kelvin Holley; (back, l-r) WXFL's Fletch Brown and Darryl Worley.

Famous Friends: Country Radio Hall of Fame inductees Bruce Logan, Marci Braun and Michael J (l-r) last night (8/2) at Nashville's Odie's.

SiriusXM The Flyway: SiriusXM's Steve Blatter with Warner's Blake Whiten (l) and River House/Warner/WAR’s Hudson Westbrook at the Philadelphia stop of Morgan Wallen's Still The Problem Tour.

Weren't For The Lend: Col. NY/Triple Tigers' Ella Langley at Gilford, NH's BankNH Pavilion. Pictured (l-r) are WMLL/Manchester, NH's Michael Czarnecki, WOKQ/Portsmouth, NH's Garret Doll, WPOR/Portland, ME's Ben Brophey, WKLB/Boston's Dawn Santolucito, Langley, the label's Diane Lockner, WBWL/Boston & WWYZ/Hartford's Amanda Jo Parker, CRHoFamer Ginny Brophey and WWYZ's Brandon Clay; (front) WTHT/Portland, ME’s Jadd Naamani.

Top Secret: Leo33's Zach Top at KKWF/Seattle's Secret Show. Pictured (l-r) are the station's Aaron Crawford, Top and the station's Ellen Tailor and Ron Koons.

Top Stories

June CDM Ratings

On The Double: Here are select Nielsen Audio Continuous Diary Measurement (CDM) ratings for June 2026 (three-month rolling average, 4/2-6/24) compared with April and May. Ranks (in parentheses) are among subscribers. Unless otherwise noted, all figures are Persons 12+, Monday-Sunday, 6am-midnight.

Chattanooga, TN (Market 93)	WUSY Audacy 7.2 (2) - 7.6 (1) - 7.4 (1) WUUQ Bahakel Classic Country 3.9 (4) - 4.6 (3) - 4.3 (5) WOGT Cumulus Does not subscribe.
Huntsville, AL (99)	WDRM iHeartMedia 12.5 (1) - 12.1 (1) - 11.7 (1) Fifth consecutive month in double digits, longest such streak since market moved to monthly measurement seven years ago. WWFF Cumulus Does not subscribe.

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Spring Diary Ratings

Lexing-tenth: 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.

Atlantic City, NJ (150)	WPUR Townsquare 4.8 (2t) - 5.3 (3) - 6.0 (2t) Largest share since Spring 2024.
Augusta, GA (107)	WKXC Beasley 7.6 (2) - 7.2 (3) - 6.2 (4) WLUB iHeartMedia 4.0 (8) - 3.5 (7) - 3.4 (8t)
Ft. Wayne, IN (112)	WQHK Federated 7.8 (1t) - 7.5 (3) - 8.6 (2) Largest share since Spring 2024. WBTU Adams 3.8 (10) - 3.5 (11) - 3.2 (9)
Lexington, KY (103)	WBUL iHeartMedia 7.2 (1) - 8.2 (1) - 8.2 (1) 10th consecutive No. 1. WLXO Clarity Classic Country 1.4 (17t) - 1.7 (13t) - 1.4 (12t) WVLK Cumulus Does not subscribe.
Roanoke, VA (121)	WSLC Mel Wheeler 12.7 (1) - 8.7 (2) - 8.9 (1t) WYYD iHeartMedia 4.7 (6) - 5.7 (6) - 4.6 (7)

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June CDM Ratings

Mobile Prone: Here are select Nielsen Audio Continuous Diary Measurement (CDM) ratings for June 2026 (three-month rolling average, 4/2-6/24) compared with April and May. Ranks (in parentheses) are among subscribers. Unless otherwise noted, all figures are Persons 12+, Monday-Sunday, 6am-midnight.

Colorado Springs, CO (Market 91)	KCCY iHeartMedia 5.9 (1) - 4.4 (4) - 3.6 (5) KATC Cumulus Does not subscribe.
Madison, WI (88)	WMAD iHeartMedia 4.9 (4) - 4.1 (4) - 4.9 (5) WWQM Mid-West Family 2.9 (7) - 3.0 (7) - 2.6 (10t)
Mobile, AL (100)	WKSJ iHeartMedia 6.9 (1) - 7.3 (1) - 7.7 (1) Largest share since September.
Toledo, OH (108)	WCKY iHeartMedia Classic Country 1.1 (7) - 1.2 (7) - 1.0 (7) WKKO Cumulus Does not subscribe.
Wichita, KS (104)	KZSN iHeartMedia 5.0 (6) - 5.7 (1) - 5.4 (4) KFDI SummitMedia 5.5 (2t) - 4.5 (8t) - 4.7 (6t) KVWF Murfin 2.4 (14) - 1.7 (15) - 1.7 (15)

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