^ 'Absolute Radio and KISS to offer premium services for monthly fee'.^ 'Absolute Radio and KISS to launch premium subscription services'.Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. ^ 'Results of the Country Hits Radio listeners' poll'.Archived from the original on 10 February 2021. ^ 'Country Hits Radio is rebranding to Absolute Radio Country'.Archived from the original on 25 March 2020. 'New Country Hits Radio station launches'. Archived from the original on 26 June 2020. ^ 'RAJAR Q1 2020: London and national brands roundup'.'UK's first national country music radio station launches in April'. Ĭountry music artists have also been guest hosts on the station, including Maddie & Tae, Tenille Townes, Elvie Shane, Sam Palladio, Brothers Osborne & Charles Esten. From Sunday - Thursday from 7pm - 10pm, the station takes programming from Nashville country station WKDF. Programming Ībsolute Radio Country programming primarily comes from their studios in London as part of the Absolute Radio Network. In June 2022, a sister station called Absolute Radio Classic Country was added to Bauer's Absolute Radio Premium subscription streaming package. The first song to be played after the launch was ' Jolene' by Dolly Parton, which was chosen by listeners via social media. In February 2021 Bauer revealed that the station would be renamed as Absolute Radio Country and made part of the Absolute Radio Network - the transition took place on, in tandem with other changes to the availability of Absolute's digital stations. In 2021, it was also made available on digital radio in Bristol and Bournemouth. Absolute Radio Country is available on DAB in London, Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds, South Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, Lancashire, East Yorkshire, Tyne & Wear, Teesside, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Tayside, Inverness and Ayr. RAJAR for Early 2020 puts the station on an average of 257k listeners per week. The station is focused on modern country music and is aimed at listeners of 25–44. The station originally launched as Country Hits Radio on 5 April 2019 and was positioned as the UK's first national country music radio station. online, on Smart Speaker and also via the Absolute Radio App as part of the Absolute Radio Network. It is available in selected areas via DAB, and across the U.K. Absolute Radio Country is a British digital radio station, and is owned and operated by Bauer Radio.

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