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Diary Of A Great Book Four weeks and some 500+ Country stations later, ratings for Fall 2011 diary markets are complete and the news is positive: Among stations with a 1.

The overall format ratings champ is, once again, Emmis WTHI/Terre Haute, IN, in spite of dipping 27.1-26.3, if you want to call a 26.3 dipping. Bristol s WXBQ/Johnson City, TN increased 22.1-22.

Here s a look at three other success stories from Fall 11: Aloha Trust s WFRE/Frederick, MD enjoyed its highest share since Spring 04, improving 18.3-19.0 12+.

Jess Wright Wright credits a focus on music and community for FRE s huge book.

1 Diary Of A Great Book Four weeks and some 500+ Country stations later, ratings for Fall 2011 diary markets are complete and the news is positive: Among stations with a 1.0 share or better in either of the past two surveys, Country s overall shares increased 3.7% from the last ratings period and several stations had breakout books. The overall format ratings champ is, once again, Emmis WTHI/Terre Haute, IN, in spite of dipping , if you want to call a 26.3 dipping. Bristol s WXBQ/Johnson City, TN increased , which, according to PD Bill Hagy, was the station s 69th consecutive No. 1 ranking during a 20-year period dating back to Here s a look at three other success stories from Fall 11: Aloha Trust s WFRE/Frederick, MD enjoyed its highest share since Spring 04, improving According to station PD Jess Wright, the news was equally good among persons 25-54, with FRE jumping , which was also its best share in that demo since Spring 04. Jess Wright Wright credits a focus on music and community for FRE s huge book. What we constantly hear from our listeners is how much February 6, 2012, Issue 280 The Dolphins Make Him Cry: WFMS/Indianapolis s Tammy Lively and Darius Rucker visit Thursday in Indy s Super Bowl Village. Rucker was in town to perform as part of the week s festivities. Road To CRS: Turbo Talent The Reynolds Group s Steve Reynolds leads Turbo Charging Your High-Octane Air Talent on CRS Thursday at 10am. Sponsored by United Stations, the session will focus on what Reynolds calls the three macro things every morning show should address to be successful. A talent coach who s worked with morning shows in virtually every format, Reynolds says he ll offer examples for each macro: Develop a content strategy or plot line, earn or affirm four critical images and have a tactical design of the we do in the market, she says. They know if something s going on, we ll be a part of it. WFRE s annual St. Jude radiothon generated $354,000 in Another regular benchmark event, its Bras For A Cause, raised $17,000 last October. A strong crop of music and artists also helped drive the brand. All are focused on maximizing ratings in station s Fall ratings story, says Wright, who cites Luke Bryan, Zac Steve Reynolds the PPM environment. Brown Band and Miranda Lambert as acts who popped, giving One of the questions that s never asked is, Why do people WFRE musical muscle. turn us on? It s a simple question, but can be difficult to answer, The station s Random Acts Of Country free acoustic shows have he says. We have to ask what s in it for the listener. We can get featured up-and-coming artists including The Eli Young Band and really deep and philosophical with that question, but the objective Thompson Square. (continued on page 6) is to become strategic with it Country Aircheck All rights reserved. Sign up free at Send news to news@countryaircheck.com

Page 3 Regarding the first macro content strategy or plot line Reynolds points to television. TV shows are brilliant at developing plots, but we never have that conversation in radio.

You have to have these four to have a fighting chance for people to wake up each morning and want to tune in. I m a lucky guy, he continues. I work with some pretty big shows.

But the world has changed, especially with PPM, and the tactical design of brands needs to be redesigned to maximize that.

Someone out there wants to take those bodies who are listening to your show. Up to one-third of people turn on the TV when they wake up. Why?

3 Page 3 Regarding the first macro content strategy or plot line Reynolds points to television. TV shows are brilliant at developing plots, but we never have that conversation in radio. We have to determine a show s content position in the marketplace, and it needs to be as unique as the music position. As for the four critical images, he teases one: relevancy. You have to have these four to have a fighting chance for people to wake up each morning and want to tune in. I m a lucky guy, he continues. I work with some pretty big shows. And I ve been put in rooms with very tenured talent with an aversion to change. But the world has changed, especially with PPM, and the tactical design of brands needs to be redesigned to maximize that. Much of the information will be aimed at managers and programmers, and helping them frame the conversations that lead to change. If it ain t broke doesn t apply, he says. If it ain t broke, break it. Someone out there wants to take those bodies who are listening to your show. Up to one-third of people turn on the TV when they wake up. Why? They re filling a need on those TV morning shows in a brilliant way that s based on a radio model. It s interesting people attacking the day s topics in a very inventive way. Turbo Charging Your High-Octane Air Talent will illustrate these points with a case study of a major market morning show. Register for CRS 2012 now at Chuck Aly Vote Now: CRS/CA Awards Final round voting for the annual Country Radio Seminar/ Country Aircheck Awards closes tomorrow (2/7). That s Tuesday, people! For the win! Many of the races are incredibly tight and your vote may be the one that makes the difference. Click here to vote in 28 categories. (Industry voters only.) Winners will be revealed at the CRS 2012 New Faces Show & Dinner (2/24). Go! Now! News & Notes Capitol will release the Act of Valor movie soundtrack featuring Keith Urban s For You Feb. 21. The collection is available for pre-order via itunes and features Sugarland, Lady Antebellum, Jake Owen, Trace Adkins, Lori McKenna, PAGE PAGE THREE 3 PIC PIC Puppy Love: Countdown host Bob Kingsley (r) and his wife Nan with Keith Urban at a CRS event sometime in the 90s. Have photographic-style chronicles of today s superstars? Send to pagethreepic@countryaircheck.com. Montgomery Gentry, Josh Kelley, Hunter Hayes and Wynonna. The JaneDear girls Good Girls Gone Bad (co-written by JDG s Dannelle Leverett, Root 49 Music s Danny Myrick and songwriter Tim James) is featured in spots promoting ABC-TV s Good Girls Gone Bad starring Kristin Chenoweth, Leslie Bibb and Annie Potts. GGGB premieres March 4 on the network. The JaneDear Girls Sonny Curtis will participate in the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum s Poets And Prophets: Legendary Country Songwriters program Feb. 25 at 1:30pm. Speaking of, the CMHoF&M set an all-time attendance record in The Museum attracted 507,510 people last year, the largest total in the institution s 44-year history. Trace Adkins and Exile are the entertainment for March 6 s Stars Go Blue benefit concert, which will be held at the CMHoF&M. Proceeds benefit the Blue Note Fund, which provides financial assistance to colon cancer patients in need. Nashville-based education program Leadership Music is seeking an executive director. The ideal candidate will have a 2012 Country Aircheck All rights reserved. Sign up free at Send news to news@countryaircheck.com

Page 4 strong background in the nonprofit industry and the ability to unify staff, class participants, sponsors and the LM board to nurture a knowledgeable, issue-oriented community of music industry

Hal Ketchum, Sarah Marince and Jerrod Niemann are also on the bill.

Rock Ridge Music will release Amy Dailey s Coming Out Of The Pain March 27.

4 Page 4 strong background in the nonprofit industry and the ability to unify staff, class participants, sponsors and the LM board to nurture a knowledgeable, issue-oriented community of music industry pros. Submit resumes and cover letters here; more info on the organization here. The third annual Chords Of Hope: The Clay Walker MS Benefit Concert will be June 5 at Nashville s 3rd & Lindsley. Hal Ketchum, Sarah Marince and Jerrod Niemann are also on the bill. WSIX/Nashville and Walker s Band Against MS charity will host the event, with proceeds benefiting the Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Rock Ridge Music will release Amy Dailey s Coming Out Of The Pain March 27. The Minnie Pearl Cancer Foundation launched the Minnie Moments campaign asking those who have used the non-profit s services to share their testimonies. The stories will be featured on MPCF s Facebook page, Twitter feed and in the organization s newsletters. Flying Island s Gwen Sebastian auditioned for NBC-TV s The Voice, and can be seen covering Sugarland s Stay in this three-minute preview. Alison Krauss & Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas are among the artists performing at Friday s (2/10) 2012 MusiCares Person Of The Year Tribute to Paul McCartney. Trace Adkins will headline April 13 s NRA Country Jam in St. Louis during the organization s annual meetings. Chart Chat Congrats to Chris Young, Keith Gale, Josh Easler and the entire RCA promotion staff on scoring this week s No. 1 single with Young s You. The song is Young s fifth consecutive charttopper, joining Gettin You Home (The Black Dress Song), The Man I Want To Be, Voices and Tomorrow. Chris Young The Week s Top Stories Full coverage at Clear Channel s Top 40 WXXL/Orlando PD Michael Bryan OFF THE RECORD: Li s a Mata s s a Nine North s Lisa Matassa puts an industry spin on the artist interview: What was your hometown station? Growing up in New York, there wasn t an outlet for country music, so I d listen to WBAB/Babylon, NY. Run into any weird weather on the radio tour? A tornado blew Lisa Matassa through Greenville, SC when we visited WESC. So as soon as I finished my performance, a guy runs in and says, I m so sorry to interrupt, but you have all my on-air staff in here. A tornado s heading this way, and we need to warn the public. We didn t know if we needed to go into a shelter somewhere. Thank God it passed and didn t come near the station. Do you remember the first time you heard yourself on the radio? We were driving to KDBR/Kalispell, MT s morning show when we heard it. We were listening to the station on the way and they started playing Wouldn t You Like To Know. We got a speeding ticket because we were so excited. We tried to explain to Officer Proctor what was going on. He said, I m really happy for you, but you need to slow down. How do you adjust to all the travel on the radio tour? I have a Mophie iphone self-charging case that saves my battery. I ve lost count of how many times I ve forgotten my iphone wall charger, and the case helps a lot. How do you stay fit on the road? I pack workout bands in case the hotel doesn t have a gym. And I avoid the truckstop candy aisle because I crave every kind of M&M. The chocolate mint ones are insane. Which regional is the most interesting driver? Jim Dorman. He does an amazing impression of Christopher Walken, and he knows the words to every single song on the radio. There s never a dull moment when he s behind the wheel Country Aircheck All rights reserved. Sign up free at Send news to news@countryaircheck.com

Page 6 MY TUNES: SONGS THAT INSPIRED MY LIFE Arista s Mgr./Regional Promotion Andy Elliott discusses his most influential songs, albums and concerts: 1.

But it was the most unbelievable Andy Elliott night of music I ve ever seen. 3. Boston s Boston: It was the first album cover I remember seeing.

6 Page 6 MY TUNES: SONGS THAT INSPIRED MY LIFE Arista s Mgr./Regional Promotion Andy Elliott discusses his most influential songs, albums and concerts: 1. Kiss, Des Moines, 1978: The Pope was in town on the same day. Guess where I went? 2. Dan Fogelberg in concert: I didn t want to go. I thought I would be bored to tears. But it was the most unbelievable Andy Elliott night of music I ve ever seen. 3. Boston s Boston: It was the first album cover I remember seeing. My brother bought it, and I couldn t stop looking at the amazing fire guitar artwork. I remember sitting and watching my brother learn to play More Than A Feeling and listening to it over and over. 4. Garth Brooks/The Dance: In September 1993, I lost my daughter Allison. The radio station I worked for, KJJY/ Des Moines, played this song at the top of each hour as a memorial tribute to her. The song will always hold that memory for me. 5. This spot is left blank in anticipation of whatever ends up being the first No. 1 song that I work. A highly regarded song or album you ve never heard: I don t know if I ve ever heard a Jay-Z song. An important piece of music you just don t get: The Wiggles. An album you played or listened to incessantly: Judge Jerrod And The Hung Jury by Jerrod Niemann. I had this album about a year before he signed with Arista, and now I get to work with him. Pinch me. One obscure or non-country song everyone should listen to right now: Birdhouse In Your Soul by They Might Be Giants. Reach Andy at andy.elliott@sonymusic.com. was named OM for the company s five-station Nashville cluster, which includes Country WSIX. (CAT 2/2) Big Machine VP/Promotion Jack Purcell was elevated to Sr. VP/Promotion. (CAT 2/6) Valory VP/Promotion Chris Loss joined Stoney Creek in the newly created role of VP/Promotion. (CAT 2/1) Former WZZK/Birmingham midday personality Casey Carter was named PD for Clear Channel s WSTH/Columbus, GA and WOBB (B100)/Albany, GA. (CAT 1/31) Clear Channel s WTQR/Greensboro was searching for a new morning personality following Jeff Roper s resignation. Airchecks and resumes to PD Bruce Logan here. (CAT 2/1) Lincoln Financial s KYGO/Denver Dir./Promotions Paul Heling exited the station and APD/MD Garret Doll absorbed Heling s responsibilities. (CAT 1/31, 2/1) Clear Channel s WAMZ/Louisville PD/afternoon personality Coyote Calhoun celebrated his 32nd year with the station. (CAT 2/3) Diary Of A Great Book (continued from page 1) Some of these artists go on to have big records, and it s a treat for the audience, says Wright. Backyard Broadcasting s WILQ/Williamsport, PA will celebrate its 40th year as a Country station in 2012 and is 2012 Country Aircheck All rights reserved. Sign up free at Send news to news@countryaircheck.com

already off to a great start. The station improved 17.9-20.5. WILQ PD Ted Minier calls Spring s 17.

Minier describes ILQ as a full-service station, noting, We still run one minute of national news Ted Minier from ABC every hour on the hour from 5am through 6pm. We focus on the community.

The Q-Rooster is invited to every community event possible, and the station has three different suits to accommodate the demand.

Asked if he s ever donned the Q-Rooster gear, Minier tells Country Aircheck, Of course, I have! I don t ask anybody to do something I haven t. Listen here.

KTPK jumped 8.7-9.7 (3-1), leapfrogging MCC Radio s WIBW, which slid 10.8-9.3 (1t-3).

Of course, KTPK s monster 100- kw stick also helped.

Rose points out two specific areas that make Robb Rose TPK formidable. First, he says, We have an owner who believes in the product. We re live and local from 5:30am-9pm.

8 already off to a great start. The station improved WILQ PD Ted Minier calls Spring s 17.9 share, a slight dip, and he s right, as the station had registered above a 20 share in both Fall and Spring Minier describes ILQ as a full-service station, noting, We still run one minute of national news Ted Minier from ABC every hour on the hour from 5am through 6pm. We focus on the community. It s trite to say, Be local and be loved, but here in Williamsport, it really works. Look on WILQ s website and you ll notice the Q-Rooster mascot, which has been a fixture since the station s launch. The Q-Rooster is invited to every community event possible, and the station has three different suits to accommodate the demand. Minier also handles mornings on WILQ while serving as OM and day-to-day PD at four other stations in the cluster. Asked if he s ever donned the Q-Rooster gear, Minier tells Country Aircheck, Of course, I have! I don t ask anybody to do something I haven t. Listen here. Not only did JMJ Broadcasting s KTPK/Topeka, KS register the highest share of any Classic Country station during the Fall, it was the lone Classic Country outlet to achieve a No. 1 market rank. KTPK jumped (3-1), leapfrogging MCC Radio s WIBW, which slid (1t-3). That s a notable feat in a time when current music is considered exceptional, and even more impressive in a market with four Country signals combining for 25.4 format shares. Of course, KTPK s monster 100- kw stick also helped. KTPK PD Robb Rose tells Country Aircheck the station s core sound is 80s music, with no songs newer than 1993 and a musical vintage dating back to the mid- 50s ñ think Kitty Wells. Rose points out two specific areas that make Robb Rose TPK formidable. First, he says, We have an owner who believes in the product. We re live and local from 5:30am-9pm. For a station in a market this size (No. 200) to be February 6, 2012 CHECK OUT Dierks Bentley Home (Capitol) Bentley s sixth studio album opens with the No. 1 single Am I The Only One and features his current single as its theme. I feel like my real Home is in the center of country music, he says. Little Big Town s Karen Fairchild appears on When You Gonna Come Around and Bentley s daughter Evie guests on the closer Thinking Of You. Various Artists The Music Inside: A Collaboration Dedicated To Waylon Jennings, Volume II (Scatter/Average Joes) Dierks Bentley, Hank Williams, Jr., Montgomery Gentry, Justin Moore, Jack Ingram, Colt Ford, Pat Green, Josh Thompson, Jessi Colter, Jewel and Wyatt McCubbin cover 11 Waylon classics on this tribute collection. Lonesome, On ry And Mean, Bob Wills Is Still The King and Only Daddy That ll Walk The Line are among the tracks. Feb. 28 Pat Green Songs We Wish We d Written II (Sugar Hill) Craig Morgan This Ole Boy (Black River) Album release info to news@countryaircheck.com. live and local, plus being a stand-alone, is unheard of in this day and age. Another key is that the station optimizes its partnership with WIBW-TV, the top-ranked CBS affiliate. During the fall, the two entities combined for 60 appearances, many of which included TV coverage, for their Country Legends Cares campaign, which netted more than $90,000 worth of toys for charity leading up to Christmas. KTPK ran a Legends And Loot cash contest during the fall, with a Legends Song of the Day announced each morning and $100 awarded each time it played. Rose, who does afternoons, just arrived in October, adding to the appeal of KTPK s longtime airstaff. They all work their butts off to prep and make a difference when they open the mic, he says. Stream KTPK here. RJ Curtis 2012 Country Aircheck All rights reserved. Sign up free at Send news to news@countryaircheck.com Page 8

Station/City 12+ Share Last ARB 12+ Share Fa 11 12+ Rank Last ARB 12+ Rank Fa 11 KBCY/Abilene, TX 9.7 11.8 1t 1 KEAN/Abilene, TX 9.7 9.9 1t 2 KVRP/Abilene, TX 1.3 1.2 12t 13 WKAK/Albany, GA 3.8 6.

9 Station/City 12+ Share Last ARB 12+ Share Fa Rank Last ARB 12+ Rank Fa 11 KBCY/Abilene, TX t 1 KEAN/Abilene, TX t 2 KVRP/Abilene, TX t 13 WKAK/Albany, GA t WOBB/Albany, GA t 7t KGNC/Amarillo, TX KATP/Amarillo, TX t 11t KPUR/Amarillo, TX t 13t KBRJ/Anchorage, AK na na KASH/Anchorage, AK na na KSJJ/Bend, OR t 1 KMTK/Bend, OR t 4 KRCO/Bend, OR t 11 KCTR/Billings, MT KGHL-AM/Billings, MT^ t 6 KEWF/Billings, MT^ t 12 KRKX/Billings, MT t 9t KORA/Bryan, TX na na WACO/Waco, TX na na KAGG/Bryan, TX na na KTHT/Houston na na WIXY/Champaign, IL WYXY/Champaign, IL t KHSL/Chico, CA KALF/Chico, CA t 7t KKCY/Colusa, CA t 9 KLCR/Columbia, MO^ KWWR/Columbia, MO t KATI/California, MO^ t 13t WKCN/Columbus, GA t 5 WSTH/Columbus, GA t 13 WDZQ/Decatur, IL^ WFMB/Springfield, IL^ t 12t KKCB/Duluth, MN-WI KTCO/Duluth, MN-WI^ WUSZ/Virginia, MN^ t 18t WAXX/Eau Claire, WI WQRB/Eau Claire, WI^ WATQ/Eau Claire, WI^ t February 6, 2012 Fall 2011 No. 1s: KBCY, KCTR KGNC, KHSL, KKNU, KLCR, KNCQ KSJJ, WDZQ, WFRE, WIXY, WKKW, WPAP Here s a partial recap of the final Arbitron Fall 11 diary ratings released from non-embargoed markets. We ll have the rest of the markets for you next week. With a few exceptions, only stations achieving at least a 1.0 share 12+ are included. Legend: A + indicates a Classic Country outlet; a ^ designates Country stations in the same rated market owned by a single operator; and a t indicates a tie. A na means a subscriber-only market, where actual rankings are not available. Station/City 12+ Share Last ARB 12+ Share Fa Rank Last ARB 12+ Rank Fa 11 WTWF/Erie, PA na na KKNU/Eugene, OR WKDQ/Evansville, IN^ WLFW/Evansville, IN t WRAY/Evansville, IN t WBKR/Owensboro, KY^ KVOX/Fargo, ND na 3 KBVB/Fargo, ND na 4 KQLX-FM/Fargo, ND+ na 3.6 na 9t KRCQ/Detroit Lakes, MN+ na 1.4 na 15 WFRE/Frederick, MD WMZQ/Washington t WAYZ/Hagerstown, MD t 16t KYCK/Grand Forks, ND t KSNR/Grand Forks, ND t 4t KSJB-AM/Grand Forks, ND t 11t KKCQ/Bagley, MN t 11t KRNY/Grand Island, NE KRGI/Grand Island, NE KRVN/Lexington, NE t KLLL/Lubbock, TX KQBR/Lubbock, TX KSSL/Post, TX na 2.0 na 13t KJDL/Levelland, TX t 15 WKKW/Morgantown, WV na 1 WPDX/Morgantown, WV+ na 5.0 na 5 WKMM/Morgantown, WV na 14t WBRB/Elkins, WV na 2.1 na 9t WGYE/Morgantown, WV na 12t KHKX/Odessa, TX na na KMRK/Odessa, TX na na WPAP/Panama City, FL WAKT/Panama City, FL t 8t KNCQ/Redding, CA KALF/Chico, CA t 11t WDEZ/Wausau, WI na WYTE/Wausau, WI na WAXX/Eau Claire, WI na 2012 Country Aircheck All rights reserved. Sign up free at Send news to news@countryaircheck.com Page 9

Chart Page 1 LW TW Artist/Title (Label) Total Points +/- Points Total Plays +/- Plays Audience +/- Aud Stations ADDS 2 1 CHRIS YOUNG/You (RCA Nashville) 19098 536 6407 89 43.17 1.

11 Chart Page 1 LW TW Artist/Title (Label) Total Points +/- Points Total Plays +/- Plays Audience +/- Aud Stations ADDS 2 1 CHRIS YOUNG/You (RCA Nashville) THE BAND PERRY/All Your Life (Republic Nashville) LUKE BRYAN/I Don't Want This Night To End (Capitol) KEITH URBAN/You Gonna Fly (Capitol) KENNY CHESNEY/Reality (BNA) MARTINA MCBRIDE/I'm Gonna Love You...(Republic Nashville) DIERKS BENTLEY/Home (Capitol) TOBY KEITH/Red Solo Cup (Show Dog-Universal) GEORGE STRAIT/Love's Gonna Make It Alright (MCA) JAKE OWEN/Alone With You (RCA Nashville) TAYLOR SWIFT/Ours (Big Machine) HUNTER HAYES/Storm Warning (Atlantic/WMN) BLAKE SHELTON/Drink On It (Warner Bros./WMN) LADY ANTEBELLUM/Dancin' Away With My Heart (Capitol) BRAD PAISLEY/Camouflage (Arista) MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Where I Come From (Average Joes) JUSTIN MOORE/Bait A Hook (Valory) SCOTTY MCCREERY/The Trouble With Girls (19/Interscope/Mercury) RASCAL FLATTS/Banjo (Big Machine) LEE BRICE/A Woman Like You (Curb) MIRANDA LAMBERT/Over You (RCA) TIM MCGRAW/Better Than I Used To Be (Curb) BILLY CURRINGTON/Like My Dog (Mercury Nashville) KIP MOORE/Somethin' 'Bout A Truck (MCA) SARA EVANS/My Heart Can't Tell You No (RCA Nashville) Airborne indicates songs that have been added to 60% of the Country Aircheck/Mediabase reporting panel. 4=Top 5 point gainers.

Chart Page 2 LW TW Artist/Title (Label) Total Points +/- Points Total Plays +/- Plays Audience +/- Aud Stations ADDS 28 26 CRAIG MORGAN/This Ole Boy (Black River Entertainment) 4060 282 1663 129 8 0.

12 Chart Page 2 LW TW Artist/Title (Label) Total Points +/- Points Total Plays +/- Plays Audience +/- Aud Stations ADDS CRAIG MORGAN/This Ole Boy (Black River Entertainment) CHRIS CAGLE/Got My Country On (BPG) BRANTLEY GILBERT/You Don't Know Her Like I Do (Valory) CASEY JAMES/Let's Don't Call It A Night (19/BNA) RODNEY ATKINS/He's Mine (Curb) ANDY GIBSON/Wanna Make You Love Me (DMP/R&J) GLORIANA/(Kissed You) Good Night (Emblem/WAR) LAUREN ALAINA/Georgia Peaches (19/Interscope/Mercury) ZAC BROWN BAND/No Hurry (SouthernGrnd/Atlantic/BPG) THE FARM/Home Sweet Home (All In/Elektra/New Rev) TRACE ADKINS/Million Dollar View (Show Dog-Universal) LOVE AND THEFT/Angel Eyes (RCA Nashville) JOSH TURNER/Time Is Love (MCA) JANA KRAMER/Why Ya Wanna (Elektra Nashville/WAR) FAITH HILL/Come Home (Warner Bros.) ELI YOUNG BAND/Even If It Breaks Your Heart (Republic Nashville) Debut42 JASON ALDEAN/Fly Over States (Broken Bow) DUSTIN LYNCH/Cowboys And Angels (Broken Bow) WADE BOWEN/Saturday Night (Sea Gayle/BNA) RONNIE DUNN/Let The Cowboy Rock (Arista) JOSH THOMPSON/Comin' Around (RCA Nashville) THE LOST TRAILERS/Underdog (Stokes Tunes/HRT) CRAIG CAMPBELL/When I Get It (Bigger Picture) Debut49 ALAN JACKSON/So You Don't Have To Love... (EMI Nashville) UNCLE KRACKER/My Hometown (Top Dog/Atlantic/BPG) Airborne indicates songs that have been added to 60% of the Country Aircheck/Mediabase reporting panel. 4=Top 5 point gainers.

Chart Page 3 Country Aircheck Add Leaders Country Aircheck Top Spin Gainers Adds JASON ALDEAN/Fly Over States (Broken Bow) 38 ZAC BROWN BAND/No Hurry (Southern Ground/Atlantic/BPG) 34 TYLER FARR/Hot

13 Chart Page 3 Country Aircheck Add Leaders Country Aircheck Top Spin Gainers Adds JASON ALDEAN/Fly Over States (Broken Bow) 38 ZAC BROWN BAND/No Hurry (Southern Ground/Atlantic/BPG) 34 TYLER FARR/Hot Mess (BNA) 22 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Over You (RCA) 19 ALAN JACKSON/So You Don't Have To Love... (EMI Nashville) 18 THOMPSON SQUARE/Glass (Stoney Creek) 16 JOSH TURNER/Time Is Love (MCA) 14 RASCAL FLATTS/Banjo (Big Machine) 12 BRANTLEY GILBERT/You Don't Know Her Like I Do (Valory) 10 ELI YOUNG BAND/Even If It Breaks Your Heart (Republic Nashville) 10 Country Aircheck Top Point Gainers RASCAL FLATTS/Banjo (Big Machine) LADY ANTEBELLUM/Dancin' Away With My Heart (Capitol) MARTINA MCBRIDE/I'm Gonna Love You... (Republic Nashville) BLAKE SHELTON/Drink On It (Warner Bros./WMN) MIRANDA LAMBERT/Over You (RCA) KEITH URBAN/You Gonna Fly (Capitol) 1157 DIERKS BENTLEY/Home (Capitol) 1002 KENNY CHESNEY/Reality (BNA) 895 THE BAND PERRY/All Your Life (Republic Nashville) 879 ZAC BROWN BAND/No Hurry (So. Grnd/Atl./BPG) 830 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Dancin' Away With My Heart (Capitol) 581 RASCAL FLATTS/Banjo (Big Machine) 579 MARTINA MCBRIDE/I'm Gonna Love You... (Republic Nashville) 515 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Over You (RCA) 445 BLAKE SHELTON/Drink On It (Warner Bros./WMN) 414 KEITH URBAN/You Gonna Fly (Capitol) 340 THE BAND PERRY/All Your Life (Republic Nashville) 311 DIERKS BENTLEY/Home (Capitol) 308 ZAC BROWN BAND/No Hurry (So. Grnd/Atl./BPG) 298 KENNY CHESNEY/Reality (BNA) 286 Activator Top Point Gainers JASON ALDEAN/Fly Over States (Broken Bow) BLAKE SHELTON/Drink On It (Warner Bros./WMN) LADY ANTEBELLUM/Dancin' Away With My Heart (Capitol) RASCAL FLATTS/Banjo (Big Machine) ZAC BROWN BAND/No Hurry (Sou. Ground/Atlantic/BPG) MARTINA MCBRIDE/I'm Gonna Love You... (Republic Nashville) 1003 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Over You (RCA) 987 TIM MCGRAW/Better Than I Used To Be (Curb) 959 KEITH URBAN/You Gonna Fly (Capitol) 939 ELI YOUNG BAND/Even If It Breaks Your Heart (Republic Nashville) 863 Activator Top Spin Gainers JASON ALDEAN/Fly Over States (Broken Bow) 230 BLAKE SHELTON/Drink On It (Warner Bros./WMN) 215 RASCAL FLATTS/Banjo (Big Machine) 193 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Dancin' Away With My Heart (Capitol) 174 ZAC BROWN BAND/No Hurry (Sou. Ground/Atlantic/BPG) 171 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Over You (RCA) 167 TIM MCGRAW/Better Than I Used To Be (Curb) 167 MARTINA MCBRIDE/I'm Gonna Love You...(Republic Nashville) 163 KEITH URBAN/You Gonna Fly (Capitol) 156 ELI YOUNG BAND/Even If It Breaks Your Heart (Republic Nashville) 143 JAKE OWEN/Alone With You (RCA) 143 Country Aircheck Top Recurrents Points ERIC CHURCH/Drink In My Hand (EMI Nashville) ZAC BROWN BAND/Keep Me In Mind (So. Grnd/Atl./BPG) JASON ALDEAN/Tattoos On This Town (Broken Bow) 9064 DAVID NAIL/Let It Rain (MCA) 8919 RODNEY ATKINS/Take A Back Road (Curb) 7073 BLAKE SHELTON/God Gave Me You (Warner Bros./WMN) 6698 LADY ANTEBELLUM/We Owned The Night (Capitol) 6492 BRANTLEY GILBERT/Country Must Be Country Wide (Valory) 5580 ELI YOUNG BAND/Crazy Girl (Republic Nashville) 5355 JAKE OWEN/Barefoot Blue Jean Night (RCA) Country Aircheck All rights reserved. Sign up free at Send news to news@countryaircheck.com

Chart Page 4 Country Aircheck Activity THOMPSON SQUARE/Glass (Stoney Creek) 663 points, 245 spins 16 adds including: KCYY*, KIXZ, KJUG, KNIX, KWJJ, KWOF, WGNA, WGNE, WPOC, WRNS CANAAN SMITH/We Got Us

14 Chart Page 4 Country Aircheck Activity THOMPSON SQUARE/Glass (Stoney Creek) 663 points, 245 spins 16 adds including: KCYY*, KIXZ, KJUG, KNIX, KWJJ, KWOF, WGNA, WGNE, WPOC, WRNS CANAAN SMITH/We Got Us (Mercury) 656 points, 222 spins 4 adds: WCTK, WFMS, WMZQ, WWYZ CLAY WALKER/It s Like We Never Said Goodbye (Curb) 604 points, 181 spins 1 add: KWOF KATIE ARMIGER/Scream (Cold River) 573 points, 227 spins No adds PHIL VASSAR/Don t Miss Your Life (Rodeowave) 422 points, 170 spins 3 adds: KBEQ, KFRG*, KRTY ERIC CHURCH/Springsteen (EMI Nashville) 359 points, 86 spins 9 adds: KCCY, KSD, WFUS, WGH, WJVC, WKMK, WQHK, WSSL, WTQR STEVE HOLY/Until The Rain Stops (Curb) 354 points, 170 spins 1 add: KMPS JOSH ABBOTT BAND/Touch (PDT) 306 points, 91 spins 1 add: KILT Aircheck Activity includes the top 15 songs that rank on this week s chart or are those that are not charted and have a minimum of 300 airplay points and have shown growth in two of the past three weeks. (* indicates auto adds) ADD DATES February 13 The Dirt Drifters/There She Goes (Warner Bros./WMN) JT Hodges/Goodbyes Made You Mine (Show Dog-Universal) Phil Vassar/Don t Miss Your Life (Rodeowave) February 21 Julie Ingram/Thank God (For Mom & Dad) (LongShot/Nine North/Turnpike) Matt Stillwell/Ignition (Average Joes) Thomas Rhett/Something To Do With My Hands (Valory) February 27 Lisa Matassa/Wouldn t You Like To Know (It Is What It Is/9 North/Turnpike) VIDEO ADDS CMT JANA KRAMER/Why Ya Wanna (Elektra/WAR) SUGARLAND f/matt NATHANSON/Run (Vanguard/Mercury) CMT PURE JANA KRAMER/Why Ya Wanna (Elektra/WAR) SUGARLAND f/matt NATHANSON/Run (Vanguard/Mercury) THOMAS RHETT/Something To Do With My Hands (Valory) GAC LAUREN ALAINA/Georgia Peaches (19/Interscope/Mercury) Gloriana/Kissed You (Good Night) (Emblem/WAR) THOMAS RHETT/Something To Do With My Hands (Valory) The Country Network No new adds 2011 Country Aircheck All rights reserved. Sign up free at Send news to news@countryaircheck.com

Chart Page 5 LW TW Artist/Title (Label) TW Points +/- Points TW Plays +/- Plays 2 1 CHRIS YOUNG/You (RCA) 14670-221 2494-32 4 2 KEITH URBAN/You Gonna Fly (Capitol) 14478 939 2471 156 3 3 THE BAND

15 Chart Page 5 LW TW Artist/Title (Label) TW Points +/- Points TW Plays +/- Plays 2 1 CHRIS YOUNG/You (RCA) KEITH URBAN/You Gonna Fly (Capitol) THE BAND PERRY/All Your Life (Republic Nashville) LUKE BRYAN/I Don't Want This Night To End (Capitol) KENNY CHESNEY/Reality (BNA) MARTINA MCBRIDE/I'm Gonna Love You Through It (Republic Nashville) DIERKS BENTLEY/Home (Capitol) TOBY KEITH/Red Solo Cup (Show Dog-Universal) GEORGE STRAIT/Love's Gonna Make It Alright (MCA) MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Where I Come From (Average Joes ) JAKE OWEN/Alone With You (RCA) LADY ANTEBELLUM/Dancin' Away With My Heart (Capitol) BLAKE SHELTON/Drink On It (Warner Bros./WMN) BRAD PAISLEY/Camouflage (Arista) TAYLOR SWIFT/Ours (Big Machine) TIM MCGRAW/Better Than I Used To Be (Curb) BILLY CURRINGTON/Like My Dog (Mercury) HUNTER HAYES/Storm Warning (Atlantic/WMN) MIRANDA LAMBERT/Over You (RCA) SCOTTY MCCREERY/The Trouble With Girls (19/Interscope/Mercury) RASCAL FLATTS/Banjo (Big Machine) LEE BRICE/A Woman Like You (Curb) BRANTLEY GILBERT/You Don't Know Her Like I Do (Valory) SARA EVANS/My Heart Can't Tell You No (RCA) KIP MOORE/Somethin' 'Bout A Truck (MCA) ZAC BROWN BAND/No Hurry (Sou. Ground/Atlantic/BPG) CRAIG MORGAN/This Ole Boy (Black River) TRACE ADKINS/Million Dollar View (Show Dog-Universal) RODNEY ATKINS/He's Mine (Curb) ELI YOUNG BAND/Even If It Breaks Your Heart (Republic Nashville) Country Aircheck All rights reserved. 4=Top 5 point gainers. Sign up free at

Chart Page 6 LW TW Artist/Title (Label) TW Points +/- Points TW Plays +/- Plays 34 31 CHRIS CAGLE/Got My Country On (BPG) 2384 181 388 29 41 32 JASON ALDEAN/Fly Over States (Broken Bow) 4 2368 1285

16 Chart Page 6 LW TW Artist/Title (Label) TW Points +/- Points TW Plays +/- Plays CHRIS CAGLE/Got My Country On (BPG) JASON ALDEAN/Fly Over States (Broken Bow) RONNIE DUNN/Let The Cowboy Rock (Arista) FAITH HILL/Come Home (Warner Bros./WAR) ANDY GIBSON/Wanna Make You Love Me (DMP/R&J) JOSH TURNER/Time Is Love (MCA) ALAN JACKSON/So You Don't Have To Love... (EMI Nashville) JOSH THOMPSON/Comin' Around (RCA) PHIL VASSAR/Don't Miss Your Life (Rodeowave) THE FARM/Home Sweet Home (All In/Elektra/New Revolution) LOVE AND THEFT/Angel Eyes (RCA) DUSTIN LYNCH/Cowboys And Angels (Broken Bow) KELLIE PICKLER/100 Proof (BNA) GLORIANA/(Kissed You) Good Night (Emblem/WAR) CASEY JAMES/Let's Don't Call It A Night (19/BNA) LAUREN ALAINA/Georgia Peaches (19/Interscope/Mercury) JANA KRAMER/Why Ya Wanna (Elektra/WAR) THOMPSON SQUARE/Glass (Stoney Creek) WADE BOWEN/Saturday Night (Sea Gayle/BNA) THE LOST TRAILERS/Underdog (Stokes Tunes/HRT) CLAY WALKER/Like We Never Said Goodbye (Curb) Debut 52 ERIC CHURCH/Springsteen (EMI Nashville) Debut 53 JT HODGES/Goodbyes Made You Mine (Show Dog-Universal) UNCLE KRACKER/My Hometown (Top Dog/Atlantic/BPG) DAVID BRADLEY/If You Can't Make Money (Gecko) Debut 56 ALISON KRAUSS & UNION STATION/My Love Follows You Where... (Rounder/CMG) GREEN RIVER ORDINANCE/Dancing Shoes (Independent) Debut 58 CRAIG CAMPBELL/When I Get It (Bigger Picture) Debut 59 IRA DEAN/Somethin' Bout A Sunday (Average Joes) Debut 60 TAYLOR MADE/Good Love (LG) Country Aircheck All rights reserved. 4=Top 5 point gainers. Sign up free at

March 19, 2012, Issue 286. (continued on page 5)

March 19, 2012, Issue 286. (continued on page 5) Beyond P1s: You Have To Go To Them Our extensive coverage of CRS 2012 gave a thorough overview of this year s research presentation, and now it s time for the drill-down. After concentrating on format