Each of these three country songs were banned by radio stations, and they (more or less) became hefty hits without radio play.

Country songwriter Jim McBride, whose work helped shape decades of the genre and powered some of its biggest hits, according to his obituary has died. He was 78. McBride, an Alabama-born songwriter, ...

Making sense of the madness. Despite country radio clearly losing the decades-long stranglehold it has had on consumers for the better part of the past five or so years, there’s no denying that it’s ...

In the 1980s, programmers of rock-oriented radio stations began tinkering with their playlists. Instead of playing only contemporary hits, they added in songs from the 1960s and 70s to appeal to older ...

The top country albums of 2025 are so different from each other that it seems like the only thing they have in common is that they fall under the same umbrella genre. But there is one thing these ...

DALLAS — There's a new country radio station in North Texas. Cumulus Media on Monday launched Country Legends & Texas Classics 93.3 HD2, which will play country hits from the 70s and 80s. The station ...

This year in country music was all about artists discovering ways to innovate old forms and traditions. In some cases, like Eric Church’s Evangeline vs. the Machine and Carter Faith’s stunning debut ...

People interested in donating to the Oldies Preservation Society or volunteering with KOOL 89.5 FM can leave a message at the following phone number: (833) JOIN-OPS The demise of Cheney jazz station, ...

Cincinnati country music station B-105 won the Country Music Association award for Station of the Year for the large market category. The station, also known as WUBE-FM, received a call from country ...

A Florida radio station has found success after rebranding as "Trump Country" 93.7 FM and embracing MAGA with President Donald Trump as the face and voice of the operation. WHEL radio, a country ...

A Florida radio station has rebranded itself “Trump country” as an homage, of sorts, to President Donald Trump and is leaning all the way into MAGA — complete with contests promising to “trigger ...