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In This Issue (6/1) 

"Every ounce of common sense left my body. So, with no etiquette, I start using the urinal right next to him."

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Radio Vision

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Happen To Mo: Big Loud's Ashley Cooke and Triple Tigers' Russell Dickerson with Riverfront hosts Melissa "Mo" Wagner and Greg "StyckMan" Owens at CMA Fest.

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Bravin' The Honky Tonks: Red Street Records' Walker Montgomery draws a crowd at the Chevy Vibes Stage during CMA Fest. Pictured (front, l-r) are the label's Amanda Roach, CAA's Kylen Sharpe, RSR’s Sally Allgeier, Cambria Sojka and Brooklynn Gould-Bradbury, and TC Projects' Tim Clarke; (back, l-r) are the label's Tyrus Baynum and Andy Elliott, Montgomery, Range’s Jennie Tackett, RSR’s Olivia Vardy and Alex Valentine, and Country Aircheck's Chuck Aly.

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Trade Shots: Dan + Shay at CAA's Whiskey Jam Takeover during CMA Fest. Pictured (l-r) are Dan Smyers, CAA's Jeff Krones, Shay Mooney and CAA's Rick Roskin.

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Hacks: MCA's Jacob Hackworth (c) with WOLF/Syracuse, NY's Skip Clark and the label's Katie Bright at the station's What's Next: Listener Showcase.

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It's My Lifetime, It's Better Left To Chance: Garth Brooks (c) receives the inaugural Artist of a Lifetime Award from the RIAA as the only artist to cross the 200 million certified album sales mark. Pictured with (l-r) RIAA's Jackie Jones, Morna Willens, Michele Ballantyne and Mitch Glazier at RIAA Honors in Washington D.C. June 3.

Megan-Moroney6426.jpg 1 Am I Kay? Columbia's Megan Moroney (l?) with WUSN/Chicago's Scotty Kay (r?).
wme6426.jpg The Giggest Loser: Big Loud's Timmy McKeever (l) with WME's Carter Green at WME's Losers Live.
tbp6326.jpg To Bee Or Not To Bee: Big Machine's The Band Perry play the Honey Bee Festival. Pictured (l-r) are the duo's Johnny Costello, WUSY/Chattanooga's Justin Cole, TBP's Kimberly Perry and the label's Jay Cruze.
Cody-Johnson6326.jpg Dear Rosemont: Warner/CoJo/WRN’s Cody Johnson (c) with WUSN/Chicago's Kyle Milnamow and Marci Braun, KTOM/Monterey & KHGE/Fresno’s Sam Diggedy and the label's Justin Newell (l-r) at Allstate Arena in Rosemont, IL.
Chris-Janson6226.jpg Keys To The Country Nights Live: Warner/Harpeth 60's Chris Janson with Cumulus' Bev Rainey.
tucker6226.jpg Red, White & Brunette: Mercury's Tucker Wetmore with Sarah Kay at the Blossom Music Center.
Russell-Dickerson6226.jpg FlexyBack: Triple Tigers' Russell Dickerson (r) with WITL/Lansing, MI’s Jonathan “JR” Ruppel.

Top Stories

Wolff Named WDSY Brand Mgr.
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Cumulus AC WRRM/Cincinnati PD Josh Wolff has been named Brand Mgr. for Audacy WDSY/Pittsburgh and sister stations Hot AC WBZZ and Hip Hop/R&B WAMO, effective June 9. Prior to joining Cumulus in 2023 (CAT 4/11/23), Wolff was SVPP for iHeartMedia/Allentown, Harrisburg & Lancaster, PA; Wilmington, DE; and Salisbury MD. Prior stops with iHeart included Phoenix; Springfield, MO; and Greenville, SC. Other stints include Steel City/Pittsburgh and then-CBS Radio/Atlanta. 

Audacy Regional VP Michael Spacciapolli told staff in an internal memo, "I think you all will appreciate Josh's demeanor and care for these brands, at one time many years ago he was an intern here!" Wolff assumes duties previously held by Country Regional VP/Programming and VPP/Pittsburgh Mark Anderson, who departed earlier this week (Breaking News 1/2).

Jun 4, 2026 Share
April CDM Ratings
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Akron-Run-Run: Here are select Nielsen Audio Continuous Diary Measurement (CDM) ratings for April 2026 (three-month rolling average, 2/5-4/29) compared with February and March. Ranks (in parentheses) are among subscribers. Unless otherwise noted, all figures are Persons 12+, Monday-Sunday, 6am-midnight.

Akron, OH  
(Market 96) 

WQMX Rubber City 
4.7 (3t) - 6.0 (1) - 6.8 (1t)
Largest share since Nov. 2024.

Bakersfield, CA
(83)  
KUZZ Owens
9.9 (1) - 8.5 (1) - 7.0 (2)
KCWR Owens Classic Country
1.1 (21t) - 1.3 (19t) - 1.7 (16)
KRJK 
Owens
1.2 (18t) - 0.9 (22t) - 0.9 (20t)
Charleston, SC
(76)   
WEZL iHeartMedia
4.4 (3) - 4.9 (2) - 4.5 (2)
WCKN
 Saga
3.7 (5) - 4.4 (4) - 3.8 (4t)
Harrisburg, PA
(87)

WRBT iHeartMedia
4.0 (5) - 3.8 (4) - 3.9 (4)

Omaha, NE
(74) 
KXKT iHeartMedia 
10.3 (1) - 9.5 (1) - 9.5 (1)
KFFF iHeartMedia Classic Country
2.3 (15t) - 2.3 (16) - 2.9 (13)
Largest share since last June.
Jun 5, 2026 Share
April CDM Ratings
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The I's Have It: Here are select Nielsen Audio Continuous Diary Measurement (CDM) ratings for April 2026 (three-month rolling average, 2/5-4/29) compared with February and March. Ranks (in parentheses) are among subscribers. Unless otherwise noted, all figures are Persons 12+, Monday-Sunday, 6am-midnight.

Albuquerque, NM (Market 72) 

KBQI iHeartMedia
2.9 (9) - 3.8 (6) - 4.0 (5)
Largest share since last October.
KBQI-HD2 iHeartMedia Cl. Ctry.
1.7 (16) - 1.6 (13t) - 1.5 (15t)
KRST 
Cumulus
Does not subscribe.

Allentown, PA
(75)
WCTO Cumulus
Does not subscribe.
El Paso, TX
(77)

KHEY iHeartMedia
5.2 (6) - 5.2 (7) - 5.2 (7)

Fresno, CA
(67)  
KHGE iHeartMedia
3.5 (6) - 2.7 (9) - 2.0 (10)
KSKS Cumulus
Does not subscribe.
Knoxville, TN
(71)
WCYQ SummitMedia
3.2 (7) - 3.3 (6) - 3.8 (5)
WDKW Midwest Classic Country
2.9 (8) - 2.1 (9) - 1.8 (9)
WIVK Cumulus
Does not subscribe.
Wilkes-Barre, PA
(81)
WGGY Audacy
7.3 (3) - 7.4 (2) - 5.9 (3)
Jun 4, 2026 Share
April CDM Ratings
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Tucson And On: Here are select Nielsen Audio Continuous Diary Measurement (CDM) ratings for April 2026 (three-month rolling average, 2/5-4/29) compared with February and March. Ranks (in parentheses) are among subscribers. Unless otherwise noted, all figures are Persons 12+, Monday-Sunday, 6am-midnight.

Dayton, OH
(Market 66)  
WHKO Cox
10.0 (1) - 11.1 (1) - 10.8 (1)
WZDA iHeartMedia
1.1 (15) - 1.3 (11t) - 1.6 (11)
Fort Myers, FL
(51) 
WWGR Renda
4.5 (4t) - 4.8 (3) - 5.0 (3)
Largest share since Oct. 2024.
WHEL Sun
2.1 (17) - 2.5 (12) - 2.8 (11)
WCKT
 iHeartMedia
2.4 (14t) - 2.3 (13t) - 2.3 (14)
Grand Rapids, MI (69) WBCT iHeartMedia 
6.8 (3) - 8.6 (1) - 7.5 (2)
WTNR Cumulus
Does not subscribe.
Tucson, AZ
(62)
KHUD iHeartMedia
2.1 (12) - 3.1 (10) - 4.3 (6t)
Largest share since entering the format five years ago.
KIIM Cumulus 
Does not subscribe.
Tulsa, OK
(63) 
KVOO Griffin Classic Country 
6.2 (3) - 6.3 (1) - 5.3 (3)
KXBL Griffin
5.9 (4) - 4.7 (5) - 5.2 (4)
KTGX iHeartMedia
1.8 (11) - 1.7 (10) - 1.8 (11t)
KWEN 
Zoellner
Does not subscribe.
Jun 3, 2026 Share
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Inside This Issue: 

MC-Yay At Ryman Lunch
Disruption Junction
You Look Like You Love Me
The Day Ahead

 

 

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