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Radio Vision

Gimme That Whirl: Quartz Hill's Joe Nichols (l) with KNEI/Waukon, IA's Josh Blake at the Mighty Howard County Fair.

Road Less Settled: WJVL/Janesville, WI's Justin Brown with Big Loud's Lauren Alaina (l) and Warner/WRN's Ashley McBryde at Old Settlers Days.

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.

Top Stories

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 3.8 (6) - 4.0 (5) - 4.4 (4) Largest share since Dec. 2023. KBQI-HD2 iHeartMedia Cl. Ctry. 1.6 (13t) - 1.5 (15t) - 1.9 (12t) KRST Cumulus Does not subscribe.
Allentown, PA (75)	WCTO Cumulus Does not subscribe.
El Paso, TX (77)	KHEY iHeartMedia 5.2 (7) - 5.2 (7) - 5.0 (6)
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)

Jul 2, 2026 Share

May CDM Ratings

May To Order: 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.

Dayton, OH (Market 66)	WHKO Cox 11.1 (1) - 10.8 (1) - 9.3 (1) WZDA iHeartMedia 1.3 (11t) - 1.6 (11) - 1.5 (12)
Fort Myers, FL (51)	WWGR Renda 4.8 (3) - 5.0 (3) - 4.3 (4t) WHEL Sun 2.5 (12) - 2.8 (11) - 2.9 (11) WCKT iHeartMedia 2.3 (13t) - 2.3 (14) - 2.4 (13t)
Grand Rapids, MI (69)	WBCT iHeartMedia 8.6 (1) - 7.5 (2) - 7.3 (2) WTNR Cumulus Does not subscribe.
Tucson, AZ (62)	KHUD iHeartMedia 3.1 (10) - 4.3 (6t) - 4.2 (6) KIIM Cumulus Does not subscribe.
Tulsa, OK (63)	KVOO Griffin Classic Country 6.3 (1) - 5.3 (3) - 5.1 (3) KXBL Griffin 4.7 (5) - 5.2 (4) - 3.9 (5t) KTGX iHeartMedia 1.7 (10) - 1.8 (11t) - 2.1 (10) KWEN Zoellner Does not subscribe.

Jul 1, 2026 Share

May CDM Ratings

The Cats And The Bees: 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.

Albany, NY (Market 68)	WGNA Townsquare 5.4 (2t) - 4.7 (4t) - 4.9 (4) WKLI Pamal 2.2 (13) - 2.7 (9t) - 3.6 (7) Exec. Dir./Operations & Programming Kevin Callahan tells Country Aircheck the station led the format in both Persons 18-49 and 25-54. WINU Pamal Classic Country 1.5 (14) - 1.7 (13t) - 1.3 (15t)
Syracuse, NY (101)	WBBS iHeartMedia 9.1 (1) - 8.9 (1) - 9.5 (1) Largest share since July 2023. WOLF FoxFur 3.0 (6) - 2.6 (6t) - 2.5 (7t)

Jun 30, 2026 Share

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