Country Top 40 with Fitz (sometimes abbreviated as CT40), formerly known as Bob Kingsley's Country Top 40, is an American country music radio countdown show created by former American Country Countdown host Bob Kingsley, who hosted the show from its January 2006 debut until shortly before his death in 2019. Currently hosted by Fitz, the program is distributed by Skyview Networks and produced as a joint venture between Hubbard Broadcasting and KCCS Productions, the holding company operated by Kingsley's widow. It uses the Mediabase Country Singles chart as its source.[1]
Prior to the inception of Country Top 40 in 2005, radio host Bob Kingsley was the host of American Country Countdown, a Top 40 country music countdown show based on the BillboardHot Country Songs chart. Country Top 40 first aired January 1, 2006, on 300 affiliates, three weeks before Kix Brooks of the country music duo Brooks & Dunn took over as host of American Country Countdown.[2] Until 2013 it was distributed by Dial Global Radio Networks; with Cumulus Media's purchase of Dial Global, along with its purchase of ACC's network in 2011, both shows came under the same corporate umbrella.
On October 9, 2019, Kingsley announced his departure from the show to undergo treatment for bladder cancer, hoping to return if his health permitted. In the interim, he formed an agreement with the Country Music Association to provide guest hosts for the program, all of whom would be women, through the November 30 - December 1, 2019 episode.[3] Kingsley died October 17, a week after the announcement.[4]
On December 18, 2019, it was announced that radio personality Fitz, host of The Fitz Show, The Hit List with Fitz, and Nashville Minute with Fitz, would succeed Kingsley as host starting with the January 4, 2020, show, with the blessing of Kingsley's widow Nan. Hubbard Broadcasting, Fitz's employer, is now CT40's production company, and Skyview Networks has taken over as distributor from Westwood One.[5]
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Country Top 40 is a four-hour show based on the country singles charts tabulated by Mediabase. At the beginning of each show from its inception in 2006 until 2017, Kingsley played back snippets of the previous week's top 5 hits, ending with the #1 song from the previous week. Beginning with the May 20-21, 2017 program, however, he started the show by playing in full the #1 song from the previous week. (It had been his practice when he hosted American Country Countdown beginning in 1986 when ACC went from a three-hour to a four-hour program.) The countdown itself features the top 40 country songs of the week, played in ascending order starting with #40 and ending with #1. Each segment includes from two to four songs, with at least one of those songs having a story about the song or its recording artist; some songs are also accompanied by interview snippets from the artist. In addition, some of the songs are followed by a previous hit from the artist.
Regular and recurring features of the show include:
The Listener Request, heard at the end of the first hour. Similar to the ACC Mailbag of Kingsley-era American Country Countdown shows (which, in turn, was based on the Long Distance Dedication of AT40), listeners are invited to send requests (by e-mail or letter) for songs and provide a story about the song's meaning to them. If a request is played on the program, that listener receives a gift package (generally, a T-shirt and a copy of that particular show).
CT40 Vault, heard at the end of the second hour. "A walk down the hall to the vault for a sampling of country music history" by spotlighting clips of songs from past decades, and ending with the playing of a song in its entirety (i.e. #1 from this week 48 years ago, 28 years ago, 18 years ago, 8 years ago). This feature was likely inspired by a similar feature that was short lived on American Top 40 in the mid-1980s.
CT40 Milestone, heard at the end of the third hour. Like "ACC Calendar" from Kingsley-era American Country Countdown programs, "Milestone" spotlights a classic song, birthday of a performer or songwriter, or other innovation in country music history.
Referencesedit
^Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 2006-01-14. p. 10. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 2015-08-27.
^"Bob Kingsley Takes Leave From Country Top 40 Due To Cancer Diagnosis; Top Female Artists To Guest Host". RadioInsight.com. October 9, 2019. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
^"Bob Kingsley Dies At Age 80". All Access. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
^"fitz-named-new-host-for-bob-kingsleys-country-top-40". MusicRow.com. 19 December 2019. Retrieved 2019-12-20.
External linksedit
Official website of Bob Kingsley's Country Top 40
January 01, 1970
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Country Top 40 with Fitz news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2008 Learn how and when to remove this message Country Top 40 with Fitz sometimes abbreviated as CT40 formerly known as Bob Kingsley s Country Top 40 is an American country music radio countdown show created by former American Country Countdown host Bob Kingsley who hosted the show from its January 2006 debut until shortly before his death in 2019 Currently hosted by Fitz the program is distributed by Skyview Networks and produced as a joint venture between Hubbard Broadcasting and KCCS Productions the holding company operated by Kingsley s widow It uses the Mediabase Country Singles chart as its source 1 Country Top 40 with FitzGenreMusic chart showRunning timeApprox 4 hours including commercials Country of originUnited StatesLanguage s EnglishSyndicatesJones Radio Networks 2006 09 Dial Global 2009 13 Westwood One 2013 2019 Skyview Networks 2020 Present Hosted byFitzCreated byBob KingsleyOriginal releaseJanuary 1 2006 presentWebsiteOfficial Website Contents 1 History 2 Content 3 References 4 External linksHistory editPrior to the inception of Country Top 40 in 2005 radio host Bob Kingsley was the host of American Country Countdown a Top 40 country music countdown show based on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart Country Top 40 first aired January 1 2006 on 300 affiliates three weeks before Kix Brooks of the country music duo Brooks amp Dunn took over as host of American Country Countdown 2 Until 2013 it was distributed by Dial Global Radio Networks with Cumulus Media s purchase of Dial Global along with its purchase of ACC s network in 2011 both shows came under the same corporate umbrella On October 9 2019 Kingsley announced his departure from the show to undergo treatment for bladder cancer hoping to return if his health permitted In the interim he formed an agreement with the Country Music Association to provide guest hosts for the program all of whom would be women through the November 30 December 1 2019 episode 3 Kingsley died October 17 a week after the announcement 4 On December 18 2019 it was announced that radio personality Fitz host of The Fitz Show The Hit List with Fitz and Nashville Minute with Fitz would succeed Kingsley as host starting with the January 4 2020 show with the blessing of Kingsley s widow Nan Hubbard Broadcasting Fitz s employer is now CT40 s production company and Skyview Networks has taken over as distributor from Westwood One 5 Content editCountry Top 40 is a four hour show based on the country singles charts tabulated by Mediabase At the beginning of each show from its inception in 2006 until 2017 Kingsley played back snippets of the previous week s top 5 hits ending with the 1 song from the previous week Beginning with the May 20 21 2017 program however he started the show by playing in full the 1 song from the previous week It had been his practice when he hosted American Country Countdown beginning in 1986 when ACC went from a three hour to a four hour program The countdown itself features the top 40 country songs of the week played in ascending order starting with 40 and ending with 1 Each segment includes from two to four songs with at least one of those songs having a story about the song or its recording artist some songs are also accompanied by interview snippets from the artist In addition some of the songs are followed by a previous hit from the artist Regular and recurring features of the show include The Listener Request heard at the end of the first hour Similar to the ACC Mailbag of Kingsley era American Country Countdown shows which in turn was based on the Long Distance Dedication of AT40 listeners are invited to send requests by e mail or letter for songs and provide a story about the song s meaning to them If a request is played on the program that listener receives a gift package generally a T shirt and a copy of that particular show CT40 Vault heard at the end of the second hour A walk down the hall to the vault for a sampling of country music history by spotlighting clips of songs from past decades and ending with the playing of a song in its entirety i e 1 from this week 48 years ago 28 years ago 18 years ago 8 years ago This feature was likely inspired by a similar feature that was short lived on American Top 40 in the mid 1980s CT40 Milestone heard at the end of the third hour Like ACC Calendar from Kingsley era American Country Countdown programs Milestone spotlights a classic song birthday of a performer or songwriter or other innovation in country music history References edit Billboard Nielsen Business Media Inc 2006 01 14 p 10 ISSN 0006 2510 Retrieved 2015 08 27 Inside Media 2006 01 09 Retrieved 2009 04 19 dead link Bob Kingsley Takes Leave From Country Top 40 Due To Cancer Diagnosis Top Female Artists To Guest Host RadioInsight com October 9 2019 Retrieved October 9 2019 Bob Kingsley Dies At Age 80 All Access Retrieved 2019 10 17 fitz named new host for bob kingsleys country top 40 MusicRow com 19 December 2019 Retrieved 2019 12 20 External links editOfficial website of Bob Kingsley s Country Top 40 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Country Top 40 with Fitz amp oldid 1223297997, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
