Chris Country

Chris Country
Broadcast area Manchester, Cambridge, Portsmouth, Greater London
Branding The UK's country station
First air date 27 April 2013
Format country music
Owner Chris Country Broadcasting
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

References

  1. ↑ "New country music radio station launches". Radio Today. 24 April 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
  2. ↑ Chris Country arrives in London on DAB
  3. ↑ Chris Country arrives in NW England and NE Wales
  4. ↑ August 2016 Additions

Coordinates: 53°28′24″N 2°17′58″W / 53.47333°N 2.29944°W / 53.47333; -2.29944

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