The "Make Em' & Break Em' Hour" Thursday nights on 99.9 KAUS is an hour long show featuring a recap of the previous week's songs charted on Music Row's weekly chart, plus the current week's songs. This program also features co-hosting artists or artist's call-in interviews. Thursdays 7:00-8:00pm

A reporting station has to meet certain requirements to become a charting station. Music Row requires 99.9 KAUS to broadcast live, local programming for at least 12 hours a day to continue to be a charting station. We must have a current play list of at least 35 songs or a maximum of 70 (KAUS has 55). I addition we must be able to make programming decisions at the local level and be willing to take promotion calls (promoters call trying to get an artists song on-air and charted). Last but not least KAUS must report projected spins (plays) each week to Music Row.

99.9 KAUS has been broadcasting Country Music since 1979, and was the first country station in southern Minnesota. At the start KAUS was a mix of Classic Country and New Releases. Deregulation in radio during the 80's made it easy for other stations to come on line. Several country stations entered the market since. 99.9 KAUS is still the leader in the Country Music format becoming a reporting station for Music Row in December of 2006 (only a limited number of stations are able to become a charting station). KAUS continues to not only play the newest releases out of Nashville from established and independent artists, as well as the Country Classics, listeners continue to request. The other stations continue to just give listeners only the top 30 hits over and over. A better variety of country music has always been found on 99.9 KAUS!