CountryLine Radio
| Broadcast area | Manchester, Cambridge, Portsmouth, Greater London |
|---|---|
| Branding | The UK's country station |
| Programming | |
| Format | country music |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Chris Country Broadcasting |
| History | |
First air date | 27 April 2013 |
| Links | |
| Website | http://www.chriscountry.co.uk |
Chris Country is a UK-based radio station playing country music. Founded by Chris Stevens, it launched on 27 April 2013.[1]
DAB Availability
Chris Country is currently available in four areas of the UK. The station's first carriage agreements were on three of Ofcom's trial of small-scale DAB multiplexes - Manchester, Portsmouth and Cambridge. On 11 March 2016 the station launched on the London 2 DAB multiplex.[2] A month later the station launched on the North East Wales DAB multiplex[3] but left that multiplex on 2 August 2016.[4] It returned shortly afterwards. Chris Country can now also be heard on the Suffolk multiplex, and the small-scale Norwich multiplex.
Programming
Much of the station's output is automated although recently the station introduced more presenter-led shows. Chris Stevens, the station founder, hosts the breakfast show and John Collins presents drivetime. Other presenters include Baylen Leonard and Miles Myers-Cough Harris. The station also broadcasts country countdown programmes from America, including Bob Kingsley's Country Top 40, and other syndicated shows Nashville Access and Tim Rogers Classic Country. Chris Country also broadcasts hourly news summaries from Radio News Hub.
See also
- Country 1035, a 1994-2002 London based country music station
- 3C (radio), a station that broadcast country music across the UK on DAB Radio until 2007.
References
- ^ "New country music radio station launches". Radio Today. 24 April 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
- ^ Chris Country arrives in London on DAB
- ^ Chris Country arrives in NW England and NE Wales
- ^ August 2016 Additions