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Jude Diligence: WUSN/Chicago is awarded the Iconic Radio Station of the Year during the annual St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Volunteer Dinner. Pictured (l-r) are the station's Scotty Kay, Kyle Milnamow and Melissa McGurren; Danny Thomas' children Tony and Marlo Thomas; and the station's Marci Braun and Austin Huff.
Mack And Cheesin': Records Nashville/Columbia's Mack Geiger (in hat) with Records' Jamice Jennings, Joe Fisher and Josh Easler (l-r) at his Grand Ole Opry debut.
Queens Of The Jellystone Age: Santa Anna/Akando's Tyler Nance with the label's Christina Kosters and WQMX/Akron's Cherise Richards and Sarah Kay (l-r) at Country Fest at Jellystone Park.
10,000 Billing Hours: Dan + Shay's Dan Smyers (c) with CAA's Chad Kudelka (l) and Jeff Krones at the grand opening of CAA's new office at Nashville Yards.
Tie Me A Boat: Warner/Harpeth 60's Chris Janson with Music Choice's Jim Murphy.
Signage: Singer/songwriter Caldwell signs with Empire Nashville. Pictured (back, l-r) are Empire's Jen Way and Ghazi, Caldwell and Empire's Jake McKim, Eric Hurt and Jack Johns; (front, l-r) Empire's Sydney Owen, Zak Waters, Bri Small and Joey Harris.
Signage: Singer/songwriter Riley Thomas (c) signs with ONErpm Nashville. Pictured with (l-r) the company's Ryan Cunningham, Mike Easterlin, Eric Schissel, Lindsey Terry, Casey Childers and Brooke Christopher.
Horn Section: The newly expanded (CAT 6/16) WUBL/Atlanta team (Spencer Bynes, Mikey Wakefield, Angie Ward, Ashley Layfield, Corey Calhoun and Jill Strada, l-r).
Shed Zeppelin: Stoney Creek's Jelly Roll takes his Little Ass Shed Tour to Gilford, NH. Pictured (l-r) are syndicated Rock personality Mistress Carrie, the label's Peter Strickland and Lexi Willson, Mr. Roll, WKLB's Dawn Santolucito, the label's Shelley Hargis, WTHT/Portland, ME’s Jadd Naamani and (front) WOKQ/Portsmouth, NH's Sarah Sullivan.
Friends In "Low" Places: Warner's Adrien Nunez celebrates the gold certification of "Low Road" at his Grand Ole Opry debut. Pictured (l-r) are the label's Patrick Sabatini, Torie Mason and Mike Dupree, The Prnt Company's Dillon Goldberg, Nunez and the label's Cris Lacy, Rohan Kohli and Brooke Hardesty.
Wailin’ Jennings: Quartz Hill's Matt Cooper plays WQIK/Jacksonville, FL's Reggae On The Deck Countrified. Pictured (back, l-r) are the station's Chelsea, Paramore and John Scott, guest Molly Everett, Mike Cooper, Cooper and the station's Megan Terry, Chumley, Casey Carter and Rick Everett; (front, l-r) the station's Jean Marie and Andy McDonald.
Meet And Grrrrr-eat: Play It Again/Columbia’s Dylan Marlowe (c) with KJKE/Oklahoma City's Kevin Christoper and wife Shari at Zoo Amphitheater.
No Shoes, No Shirt, No Corners: Hey Now's Kenny Chesney returns to the Sphere in Las Vegas. Pictured (l-r) are the label's Brooke Diaz, KSCS/Dallas' Mike Preston, WFMS/Indianapolis' Brooks O’Brian, Apple Music's Madison Hanten, the label's Bill Lubitz, Morgan Cox, KFRG/Riverside's Heather Froglear, Chesney, KEEY/Minneapolis' Rich Davis, Mediabase's Robin Rhodes, Morris Higham’s Buffy Cooper, KHAY/Oxnard, CA's Dave Daniels, WGTY/York's Scott Donato, the label's Jane Staszak, Kris Lamb and Anna-Scott Welch, and Morris Higham's Kyle Quigley.
The Eyes Have It: The Big Loud team celebrates a big add week for Ashley Cooke's "Baby Blues."
Greeted Rivalry: Sony Music Nashville's McCoy Moore with WKDF's Travis Daily (top) and WSIX's Ryan McKiddy and the label's Ali O’Connell in Nashville.
May Walking: 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.
| Baton Rouge (Market 78) |
WYNK iHeartMedia |
| Louisville (58) |
WAMZ iHeartMedia |
| New Orleans (50) |
WNOE iHeartMedia |
| Oklahoma City (49) |
KTST iHeartMedia |
Cuts Continue: Additional Country broadcasters affected by this week's iHeartMedia layoffs include:
See our previous reporting on this week's cuts here, here and here.
Following up on newly-created daypart vacancies:
The Summer 2026 Print Special featuring:
Country Radio Hall
of Famers
Eric Church's Sinners @ 20
ACM Radio Winners & Carter Faith
Troy Tomlinson:
The Interview
2026 ACM Voter's Guide
A quick reference guide to the 2026 ACM Nominees
Inside This Issue:
MC-Yay At Ryman Lunch
Disruption Junction
You Look Like You Love Me
The Day Ahead