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BBC Radio 2 Country

BBC Radio 2 Country was a pop-up DAB service from the BBC which launched at 12:00 on Thursday 5 March 2015.[1] The station covered the Country2Country Festival and was on air for the festival's duration.

Broadcast area

United Kingdom; available worldwide through the internet

English

Country, Americana, Gospel, Hot AC, Indie Music, Infotainment

BBC

BBC Radio 2

5 March 2015 (2015-03-05)

12 March 2017 (2017-03-12)

[1]

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02jxzfq

On its debut, the station broadcast for twelve hours each day until Sunday 8 March 2015. It was relaunched for the 2016 festival, held between 10 March 2016 and 13 March 2016, and again from 9 March 2017 to 12 March 2017.


The station did not return after the 2017 festival and has not returned since.

Live from Country to Country - presented by Bob Harris, , Patrick Kielty, Alex Lester, Paul Sexton, Baylen Leonard and Bobbie Pryor (2015–present)

Jo Whiley

C2C Unplugged - presented by Bob Harris (2015–16)

Patrick Kielty meets (2015)

Garth Brooks

Bob Harris meets (2015)

Miranda Lambert

Johnnie Walker meets (2015)

Dolly

Taking back the country - presented by (2015)

Wynonna Judd

Country Duos - presented by of Sugarland (2015)

Kristian Bush

Songwriters - presented by (2015)

Trisha Yearwood

Classic Country - presented by (2015)

Suzy Bogguss

in conversation - presented by Bob Harris (2016)

Loretta Lynn

Gospel Hour - presented by of Lady Antebellum (2016) and Reba McEntire (2017)

Hillary Scott

On the road with (2016)

Little Big Town

Sad songs make me happy - presented by (2016)

Gretchen Peters

Country Playlist - presented by (2017)

The Shires

Bluegrass and beyond - presented by (2017)

Alison Krauss

Country Pickers - presented by (2017)

Marty Stuart

A number of famous country singers have presented one-off shows for Radio 2 Country or have given hour-long interviews to be broadcast on the station:

BBC Radio 2 Eurovision

BBC Music Jazz

BBC Radio 2 50s

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BBC Radio 2 Country

Media UK's BBC Radio 2 site including scheduled programming