Absolute Radio Country

Absolute Radio Country brings contemporary country music and established country favourites to a UK audience. Its remit is the genre rather than one particular decade, so newer releases can sit alongside recordings that have become part of country's enduring repertoire. The service belongs to the Absolute Radio family but follows a distinct musical direction.

Baylen Leonard and Lou Nash guide the daytime No Repeat Guarantee, while Kelly Sutton presents The Nashville Show. Leonard also explores country, roots and Americana through The Front Porch Show. Ben Earle, known as one half of the Shires, brings a musician's perspective to his selections and highlights artists he thinks listeners should discover.

Dolly Parton and Johnny Cash form part of the station's established repertoire alongside performers such as Carrie Underwood and Keith Urban. Artist conversations are another important part of its output. The Country Music Talk collection extends those interviews beyond the broadcast, with guests discussing their influences, recordings and songwriting. Leonard's conversation with Parton is one example of the station's direct connection with the people making the music.

Dave Berry at breakfast and Andy Bush with Richie Firth at Hometime connect the service with the wider Absolute family. Between them, the country specialists keep the genre at the centre of the day. The combination of classic artists, newer releases, roots-focused listening and interviews gives the station more depth than a sequence of familiar country singles, while maintaining an accessible programme for a British audience.