CountryLine Radio

CountryLine Radio
Broadcast areaManchester, Liverpool, Cambridge, Portsmouth, Norwich, Suffolk, Glasgow, Greater London
BrandingThe UK's country station
Programming
FormatCountry music
Ownership
OwnerCountryline Media Limited[1]
History
First air date
27 April 2013
Links
Websitehttp://www.countryline.radio

CountryLine Radio is a UK-based radio station playing country music. Founded by Chris Stevens, it launched as Chris Country on 27 April 2013.[2] The station is now owned by CountryLine, having purchased the station from Chris Stevens and Nation Broadcasting in March 2020[3] and its owners rebranded the station on 7 March 2022 to CountryLine Radio.[4]

On 13 December 2023, it was announced that TuneIn and CountryLine Radio have signed a deal with The Big 615, a station owned by country singer Garth Brooks, and will rebrand as CountryLine Radio: The Big 615 in January 2024.[5]

As of December 2023, the station broadcasts to a weekly audience of 36,000, according to RAJAR.[6]

  1. ^ "COUNTRY BROADCASTING Ltd persons with significant control - Find and update company information - GOV.UK".
  2. ^ "New country music radio station launches". Radio Today. 24 April 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
  3. ^ Chris Country Radio sold to country brand CountryLine
  4. ^ "Chris Country is changing its name to CountryLine Radio". Radio Today. 25 February 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  5. ^ Martin, Roy (13 December 2023). "CountryLine Radio set for name change in international deal with TuneIn and Garth Brooks". Radio Today. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  6. ^ "RAJAR".