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scottykay71125.jpg Holy Smokeout: WUSN/Chicago's Scotty Kay with Elektra/Warner/WEA’s Bailey Zimmerman (top) and Columbia/Records Nashville's Koe Wetzel at Windy City Smokeout.
dierks71125.jpg Freedom And Easy: MCA's Dierks Bentley joins Y'all Access with Kelly Sutton ahead of his Let Freedom Sing performance.
jackson71125.jpg Greenbrooke: Big Machine's Jackson Dean (r) with Audacy's Tim Roberts and the label's Brooke Diaz.
kenny71025.jpg I Go Plaque: Blue Chair/Warner/WEA’s Kenny Chesney celebrates 22 new certifications with RIAA's Jackie Jones (l) and Michelle Ballantyne.
chrisyoung71025.jpg Double Down To Georgia: Black River's Chris Young (c) with WRBT/Harrisburg's Mike Miller and the label's Kellie LaJack at Opry 100 Honors Charlie Daniels.
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Mo' Cash: LoCash's Chris Lucas and Preston Brust (front, l-r) with WYCT/Pensacola's Chris Clare, Brent Lane and Kevin King and Galaxy's John Lessard and Skip Bishop (back, l-r) at the duo's St. Jude benefit show at Flora-Bama.

Top Stories

May CDM Ratings
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Carry That Rate: Here are select Nielsen Audio Continuous Diary Measurement (CDM) ratings for May 2025 (three-month rolling average, 3/6-5/28) compared with March and April. Ranks (in parentheses) are among subscribers. Unless otherwise noted, all figures are Persons 12+, Monday-Sunday, 6am-midnight.

Chattanooga, TN
(Market 94)

WUSY Audacy
10.3 (1) - 11.0 (1) - 10.4 (1)
WUUQ Bahakel Classic Country
2.9 (8t) - 2.8 (8) - 3.4 (7)
WOGT Cumulus 
1.8 (11) - 1.5 (12t) - 1.9 (12)
Huntsville, AL
(99)          

WDRM iHeartMedia
8.5 (1) - 9.1 (1) - 9.7 (1)
Largest share since October.
WWFF Cumulus
1.3 (11t) - 1.5 (11) - 1.0 (13)
Jul 11, 2025 Share
May CDM Ratings
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'MAD About You: Here are select Nielsen Audio Continuous Diary Measurement (CDM) ratings for May 2025 (three-month rolling average, 3/6-5/28) compared with March and April. Ranks (in parentheses) are among subscribers. Unless otherwise noted, all figures are Persons 12+, Monday-Sunday, 6am-midnight.

Colorado Springs, CO
(Market 91)

KATC Cumulus
4.6 (4) - 4.3 (4t) - 4.3 (6t)
KCCY iHeartMedia
3.5 (9) - 3.7 (9t) - 3.8 (9t)
Madison, WI
(89)          

WMAD iHeartMedia
4.2 (4) - 4.2 (4t) - 4.9 (3t)
Largest share since May 2024.
WWQM Mid-West Family
2.9 (8) - 3.8 (7) - 3.6 (7)
Mobile, AL
(100) 		 WKSJ iHeartMedia
5.6 (4) - 6.0 (3t) - 6.3 (3)
Toledo, OH
(108) 		 WKKO Cumulus
8.0 (1) - 8.7 (1) - 7.9 (2)
WCKY iHeartMedia Classic Country
0.9 (12t) - 1.1 (12) - 1.5 (10t)
Largest share since June 2024.
WMIM Cumulus
0.9 (12t) - 0.9 (13) - 0.9 (13)
Wichita, KS
(104)  		 KFDI SummitMedia
6.6 (2) - 7.9 (1) - 7.5 (1)
KZSN iHeartMedia
5.6 (3t) - 6.1 (2) - 6.6 (2)
KVWF Murfin
1.5 (16t) - 1.8 (15) - 1.9 (15)
KGHF Steckline Classic Country
1.5 (16t) - 1.6 (16t) - 1.6 (16t)
KFTI-AM SummitMedia Classic Country
0.7 (20t) - 0.7 (18t) - 0.9 (18t)
Jul 10, 2025 Share
May CDM Ratings
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Little Rock And A Third Place: Here are select Nielsen Audio Continuous Diary Measurement (CDM) ratings for May 2025 (three-month rolling average, 3/6-5/28) compared with March and April. Ranks (in parentheses) are among subscribers. Unless otherwise noted, all figures are Persons 12+, Monday-Sunday, 6am-midnight.

Columbia, SC
(Market 88)

WCOS iHeartMedia
5.6 (3t) - 5.8 (2) - 7.3 (2)
Largest share since March 2024.
Des Moines, IA
(71)		 KHKI Cumulus
6.7 (3) - 6.6 (2) - 7.2 (2)
KJJY Cumulus
5.0 (6) - 5.0 (5t) - 5.1 (5)
Little Rock, AR
(93)   		 KSSN iHeartMedia
5.5 (4) - 6.5 (4) - 8.4 (3)
Largest share since June 2023.
KMJX iHeartMedia Cl. Country
4.0 (8t) - 4.5 (7) - 5.0 (5)
Monterey, CA
(97) 		 KTOM iHeartMedia
3.9 (3t) - 3.8 (3t) - 3.0 (8)
Spokane, WA
(90) 		 KDRK Stephens
3.7 (7) - 4.3 (7) - 4.6 (5t)
Largest share since June 2023.
KICR Blue Sky
3.0 (8) - 3.9 (8) - 2.9 (9)
KXLY QueenB
Does not subscribe.
Springfield, MA
(103)		 WRNX iHeartMedia 
5.1 (3) - 4.4 (4t) - 4.0 (5)
Jul 9, 2025 Share
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The Summer Print Special

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The 2025 ACM
Voter's Guide
A quick reference guide to the 2025 ACM Nominees

 

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Inside This Issue: 

Exstream: What Is Mainstream Country?

You Never Forget Your First … Cousin

Survey Says: NuVoodoo Research

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