Billboard Country Airplay Panel

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I've been working on this for a while now - I thought it would be a good idea for a thread, that way we can keep track of when stations are added or removed from the panel. I'm working on a list of stations on the Mediabase panel as well and I'll post that in a separate thread when I'm finished.

As of May 4, there are now 150 stations on the Billboard Country Airplay panel. I have listed the stations below, sorted alphabetically by city.

01 WQMX - Akron, OH                 Rubber City Radio Group
02 WGNA - Albany, NY                 Townsquare
03 KBQI - Albuquerque, NM          iHeartMedia
04 KRST - Albuquerque, NM          Cumulus
05 WCTO - Allentown, PA             Cumulus
06 WKHX - Atlanta                       Cumulus
07 WUBL - Atlanta                       iHeartMedia
08 WKXC - Augusta, GA               Beasley Broadcast Group
09 KASE - Austin, TX                   iHeartMedia
10 KUZZ - Bakersfield, CA            Buck Owens Production Company
11 WPOC - Baltimore                   iHeartMedia
12 WYNK - Baton Rouge, LA         iHeartMedia
13 WDXB - Birmingham, AL          iHeartMedia
14 WZZK - Birmingham, AL          Summit Media
15 KAWO - Boise, ID                    Townsquare
16 KQFC - Boise, ID                     Cumulus
17 WKLB - Boston                       Greater Media
18 WYRK - Buffalo, NY                  Townsquare
19 WCKN - Charleston, SC            Apex Broadcasting
20 WEZL - Charleston, SC             iHeartMedia
21 WKKT - Charlotte, NC               iHeartMedia
22 WSOC - Charlotte, NC              Beasley Broadcast Group
23 WUSY - Chattanooga, TN          iHeartMedia
24 WEBG - Chicago                       iHeartMedia
25 WUSN - Chicago                      CBS Radio
26 WUBE - Cincinnati                   Hubbard Broadcasting
27 WGAR - Cleveland                    iHeartMedia
28 KATC - Colorado Springs, CO     Cumulus
29 WCOS - Columbia, SC              iHeartMedia
30 WCOL - Columbus, OH             iHeartMedia
31 KRYS - Corpus Christi, TX         iHeartMedia
32 KPLX - Dallas                           Cumulus
33 KSCS - Dallas                          Cumulus
34 KWOF - Denver                       Wilks Broadcasting
35 KYGO - Denver                        Lincoln Financial Group
36 KHKI - Des Moines, IA             Cumulus
37 KJJY - Des Moines, IA              Cumulus
38 WYCD - Detroit                       CBS Radio
39 KHEY - El Paso, TX                   iHeartMedia
40 WCKT - Ft. Myers, FL               iHeartMedia
41 WWGR - Ft. Myers, FL              Renda Broadcasting
42 WQHK - Ft. Wayne, IN             Federated Media
43 KSKS - Fresno, CA                   Cumulus
44 WOGK - Gainesville, FL            Dix Communications
45 WBCT - Grand Rapids, MI         iHeartMedia
46 WPAW - Greensboro, NC          Entercom
47 WTQR - Greensboro, NC           iHeartMedia
48 WESC - Greenville, SC             iHeartMedia
49 WSSL - Greenville, SC             iHeartMedia
50 WRBT - Harrisburg, PA             iHeartMedia
51 WWYZ - Hartford, CT               iHeartMedia
52 KILT - Houston                        CBS Radio
53 KKBQ - Houston                      Cox Radio
54 WDRM - Huntsville, AL             iHeartMedia
55 WFMS - Indianapolis                Cumulus
56 WLHK - Indianapolis                Emmis Communications
57 WGNE - Jacksonville                Renda Broadcasting
58 WQIK - Jacksonville                 iHeartMedia
59 WXBQ - Johnson City, TN         Bristol Broadcasting Company
60 KBEQ - Kansas City                  Steel City Media
61 WDAF - Kansas City                 Entercom
62 KFKF - Kansas City                  Steel City Media
63 WCYQ - Knoxville, TN               Journal Broadcast Group
64 WIVK - Knoxville, TN                Cumulus
65 KMDL - Lafayette, LA                Townsquare
66 WPCV - Lakeland, FL                 Hall Communications
67 KCYE - Las Vegas                     Beasley Broadcast Group
68 KWNR - Las Vegas                    iHeartMedia
69 WBUL - Lexington, KY               iHeartMedia
70 KSSN - Little Rock, AR              iHeartMedia
71 KKGO - Los Angeles                  Mount Wilson Broadcasting
72 WAMZ - Louisville, KY               iHeartMedia
73 WQNU - Louisville, KY               Summit Media
74 WWQM - Madison, WI               Mid-West Family Broadcasting
75 KTEX - McAllen, TX                   iHeartMedia
76 WGKX - Memphis                     Cumulus
77 WKIS - Miami                           CBS Radio
78 WMIL - Milwaukee                    iHeartMedia
79 KEEY - Minneapolis                   iHeartMedia
80 KMNB - Minneapolis                  CBS Radio
81 WKSJ - Mobile, AL                     iHeartMedia
82 WKMK - Monmouth/Ocean, NJ   Press Communications
83 KTOM - Monterey, CA                iHeartMedia
84 WKDF - Nashville                      Cumulus
85 WSIX - Nashville                       iHeartMedia
86 WSM-FM - Nashville                   Cumulus
87 WJVC - Nassau, NY                    JVC Media
88 WRNS - New Bern, NC               Digity
89 WNOE - New Orleans                 iHeartMedia
90 WNSH - New York City               Cumulus
91 WGH - Norfolk, VA                     Max Media
92 WUSH - Norfolk, VA                   Sinclair Telecable
93 KJKE - Oklahoma City                Tyler Media Group
94 KTST - Oklahoma City                iHeartMedia
95 KXKT - Omaha, NE                    iHeartMedia
96 WWKA - Orlando, FL                  Cox Radio
97 WXTU - Philadelphia                  CBS Radio
98 KMLE - Phoenix                        CBS Radio
99 KNIX - Phoenix                         iHeartMedia
100 WDSY - Pittsburgh                  CBS Radio
101 WOGI - Pittsburgh                   Forever Media
102 WPGB - Pittsburgh                   iHeartMedia
103 WPOR - Portland, ME               Saga Communications
104 WTHT - Portland, ME               Binnie Media
105 KUPL - Portland, OR                Alpha Media
106 KWJJ - Portland, OR                Entercom
107 WCTK - Providence, RI            Hall Communications
108 WNCB - Raleigh, NC                iHeartMedia
109 WQDR - Raleigh, NC                Curtis Media Group
110 WKHK - Richmond, VA             Summit Media
111 KFRG - Riverside, CA               CBS Radio
112 WSLC - Roanoke, VA               Mel Wheeler, Inc.
113 WBEE - Rochester, NY             Entercom
114 KBEB - Sacramento, CA           iHeartMedia
115 KNCI - Sacramento, CA           CBS Radio
116 KNTY - Sacramento, CA           Entravision Communications
117 KSD - St. Louis                       iHeartMedia
118 WIL - St. Louis                       Hubbard Broadcasting
119 KEGA - Salt Lake City             Broadway Media
120 KSOP - Salt Lake City             KSOP, Inc.
121 KUBL - Salt Lake City             Cumulus
122 KAJA - San Antonio                iHeartMedia
123 KCYY - San Antonio                Cox Radio
124 KSON - San Diego                  Lincoln Financial Group
125 KRTY - San Jose                     Empire Broadcasting
126 KSJO - San Jose                     Cumulus
127 KFGY - Santa Rosa, CA           Sonoma Media Group
128 WCTQ - Sarasota, FL              iHeartMedia
129 KKWF - Seattle                      Entercom
130 KMPS - Seattle                       CBS Radio
131 KXKS - Shreveport, LA           Townsquare
132 KXLY - Spokane, WA              QueenB Radio
133 WRNX - Springfield, MA          iHeartMedia
134 KTTS - Springfield, MO            E.W. Scripps Company
135 KATM - Stockton, CA              Cumulus
136 WBBS - Syracuse, NY             iHeartMedia
137 WFUS - Tampa, FL                 iHeartMedia
138 WQYK - Tampa, FL                 Beasley Broadcast Group
139 KIIM - Tucson, AZ                  Cumulus
140 KTGX - Tulsa, OK                    iHeartMedia
141 KVOO - Tulsa, OK                    E.W. Scripps Company
142 KWEN - Tulsa, OK                   Cox Radio
143 KJUG - Visalia, CA                    Momentum Broadcasting
144 WMZQ - Washington, D.C.        iHeartMedia
145 WIRK - West Palm Beach, FL    Palm Beach Broadcasting
146 KFDI - Wichita, KS                   E.W. Scripps Company
147 KZSN - Wichita, KS                  iHeartMedia
148 WGGY - Wilkes Barre, PA          Entercom
149 WXCY - Wilmington, DE           Delmarva Broadcasting Company
150 WGTY - York, PA                     Times and News Publishing Company

[onebuffalo]

Great job as always, jhomes87!

[libby]

iHeartMedia 50 stations, 33% of the panel
Cumulus 21 stations, 14%
CBS Radio 11 stations, 7%

and the rest have less than 10 stations/7% of the panel...

Be kind. My counting may be off, but you get the idea...

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May 5, 2015 8:14:54 GMT -5 libby said:

iHeartMedia 50 stations, 33% of the panel
Cumulus 21 stations, 14%
CBS Radio 11 stations, 7%

So you mean that the three biggest bosses comprise over 54% of the panel?

Smells fishy. The major market station in my area is iHeartMedia and their playlist typically sucks. Along with the obscene amount of advertisements they play and the hip-hop bridges between songs and talking (and there's a lot of unnecessary talking). Luckily I have smaller stations to listen to (not Billboard panel).

Actually, when I'm not behind a big hill I can get another one of these panel stations that is INDEPENDENTLY owned and their playlist is outstanding. Constantly playing older country gold and I'm glad to hear "Middle of America" played pretty frequently too. The first station I mentioned probably has no idea who Alan Jackson is.

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May 9, 2015 7:42:47 GMT -5 @nickv1025 said:

May 5, 2015 8:14:54 GMT -5 libby said:

iHeartMedia 50 stations, 33% of the panel
Cumulus 21 stations, 14%
CBS Radio 11 stations, 7%

So you mean that the three biggest bosses comprise over 54% of the panel?

Smells fishy. The major market station in my area is iHeartMedia and their playlist typically sucks. Along with the obscene amount of advertisements they play and the hip-hop bridges between songs and talking (and there's a lot of unnecessary talking). Luckily I have smaller stations to listen to (not Billboard panel).

Actually, when I'm not behind a big hill I can get another one of these panel stations that is INDEPENDENTLY owned and their playlist is outstanding. Constantly playing older country gold and I'm glad to hear "Middle of America" played pretty frequently too. The first station I mentioned probably has no idea who Alan Jackson is.

 
That's how it goes in today's age of radio. Before 1996, the FCC limited a companies ownership to 20 AM stations and 20 FM stations. But the Telecommunications act of 1996 changed that and now they can own an unlimited amount of radio stations. I believe the television rules is 39-40% of TV homes in the country.

The advantages are many more resources and a wider audience, but it's obviously less diverse (like horrible playlists) and advertisements out the you know what.