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In This Issue (11/17) 

“The industry has really come together to bring artists to the hospital and deliver more content to radio this year.”country

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Radio Vision

cma111825.jpg Jock And A Hard Place: WQDR/Raleigh's Mike Wheless and Amanda Daughtry with Elektra/Warner/WEA’s Bailey Zimmerman and Big Loud's Lauren Alaina at the CMA remotes.
Country-Forward111825.jpg Play It Forward: Artists Grayson Russell and Brei Carter and the Opry's Dan Rogers (l-r) at the CMA's Country Forward event.
John-Morgan111825.jpg Remote Work: Broken Bow/Night Train's John Morgan (c) with Audacy's Holly Hutton and Rob Stone at Sharla McCoy's Music Row Live remotes during CMA week.
mca111825.jpg Buy Shirt: Team MCA shows off St. Jude's new "Music Gives" shirt. 
KJUG111825.jpg 'JUG Life: KJUG/Visalia staffers and friends gather for dinner ahead of this week's CMA Awards remotes. Pictured (l-r) are KJUG's Gnarley Charley, guest Reese Marshall, KJUG's Hector “The Kid” Saldaña, Riser House's Roger Fregoso, Country Aircheck's Phyllis Stark and KJUG's Rik McNeil.
Jeff-Garrison111825.jpg Signage: Singer/songwriter/producer Jeff Garrison signs with Electric Feel Publishing and TurnTable Music. Pictured (l-r) are EFP's John Bradley, TTM's Ben Johnson, Garrison and EFP's Austin Rosen and Chandler Nicole Sherrill.
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Star Trek: Artists and station and label staffers at WSOC/Charlotte's Stars & Guitars. Pictured (back, l-r) are Curb’s Rusty Sherill and Lee Brice, MCA's Vincent Mason and Annie Sandor, Triple Tigers' Shane Profitt and Blake Nixon and Warner's Gavin Adcock and James Marsh; (front l-r) Quartz Hill's Suzanne Durham; Runaway June's Stevie Woodward, Jennifer Wayne and Natalie Stovall; and the station's Cameron Moore.

Ashley-Cooke111725.jpg Ace Of Club: Back Blocks/Big Loud's Ashley Cooke celebrates the release of Ace at Nashville's Bluebird Cafe. Pictured (l-r) are the label's Seth England, BB's Rakiyah Marshall, the label's Lauren "LT" Thomas, iHeart's Rod Phillips, Cooke, the label's Stacy Blythe and Apple Music's Maddie Hanten.
Graham111725.jpg Whiskey Business: Disruptor/Sony Music Nashville's Graham Barham is surprised with the gold certification of "Whiskey Whiskey" at Nashville's Basement East. Pictured (l-r) are Disruptor's Sam Lockhart, SMN's Ken Robold, Berry Barham, Barham, Camille Barham and The PRNT Co.’s Dillon Goldberg.
Tyler-Hubbard111725.jpg 5 Foot 99: EMI's Tyler Hubbard (l) with WKXC/Augusta's Chris O’Kelley at the station's Kicks 99 Guitar Pull 2025.

Top Stories

October CDM Ratings
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Still The Ones: Here are select Nielsen Audio Continuous Diary Measurement (CDM) ratings for October 2025 (three-month rolling average, 7/24-10/15) compared with August and September. Ranks (in parentheses) are among subscribers. Unless otherwise noted, all figures are Persons 12+, Monday-Sunday, 6am-midnight.

Albany, NY
(Market 68)
WGNA Townsquare
7.0 (1) - 6.4 (1t) - 6.4 (1)
WKLI Pamal
3.7 (9) - 3.6 (6t) - 3.5 (7)
WINU Pamal Classic Country
1.3 (15t) - 1.5 (15) - 0.9 (17)
Syracuse, NY
(101)
WBBS iHeartMedia
7.8 (1) - 7.8 (1) - 7.9 (1)
WOLF FoxFur
3.4 (7) - 3.2 (7) - 3.3 (7)
Nov 18, 2025 Share
October CDM Ratings
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Rate Watchers: Here are select Nielsen Audio Continuous Diary Measurement (CDM) ratings for October 2025 (three-month rolling average, 7/24-10/15) compared with August and September. Ranks (in parentheses) are among subscribers. Unless otherwise noted, all figures are Persons 12+, Monday-Sunday, 6am-midnight.

Birmingham, AL
(Market 61)

WZZK SummitMedia 
5.8 (4) - 5.1 (4) - 5.6 (4)
WDXB iHeartMedia
4.2 (6t) - 4.5 (6) - 4.3 (7t)

Buffalo, NY
(59)

WYRK Townsquare
9.0 (2) - 8.8 (2) - 8.4 (3)
WLKK Audacy
1.6 (13) - 1.6 (14) - 1.3 (14)

Greenville, SC
(53)

WESC iHeartMedia Classic Country
5.8 (4) - 5.8 (3) - 5.4 (5)
WSSL
iHeartMedia
6.3 (3) - 5.6 (4) - 5.8 (4)

Richmond, VA
(52)
WKHK SummitMedia
7.6 (3) - 7.0 (3) - 7.3 (2)
Rochester, NY
(60)
WBEE Audacy
8.3 (1) - 8.5 (2) - 8.2 (2)
WDVI iHeartMedia
2.5 (8) - 2.0 (10t) - 2.1 (10)
Nov 17, 2025 Share
'The Big Time's' Whitney Allen To Retire
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In Good Time: The Big Time and The Big Time Saturday Night host Whitney Allen will be retiring at the end of the year, capping a 46-year radio career. Her shows will also end at that time, with her final broadcast scheduled for New Year's Eve. "I approach this date with gratitude for ... our incredible affiliates, sponsors, and of course, our listeners," Country Radio Hall of Fame member Allen says. After radio jobs in California markets Eureka, Oceanside, Carlsbad, San Diego and Los Angeles – and working "every format from AC, to Rock, CHR [and] Nostalgia" – Allen found her "calling in country music, where I have stayed since 1994." She launched her first syndicated show America's Hot List in 2005, and three years later created The Big Time Saturday Night and subsequent weekday version, which eventually grew to 180 affiliates. Reach Allen here. Reach  Dir./Operations & Creative Services Steve Ringgold here. Reach outgoing producers Justin Michael here and Tim Winebrenner here, both of whom are seeking new opportunities.

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