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| Type | Radio network |
|---|---|
| Country | |
| Availability | National |
| Owner | Dial Global Networks (throughTriton Media Group) |
Launch date | Unknown at this time |
Former names | Hot Country Today |
Official website | Hot Country website |
Hot Country is a 24-hour music format produced byWestwood One. Its playlist is composed ofcountry music released from the late 1990s to the present. Core artists includeLuke Bryan,Lady A,Blake Shelton,Zac Brown Band,Keith Urban andTaylor Swift among others.
Its competitors were "Country Today" byWaitt, CD Country,True 24-Hour Country, andU.S. Country byJones; however those assets were absorbed byTriton Media Group, leaving ABC Radio'sToday's Best Country andReal Country the only competitors. CD Country was consolidated into this satellite feed as of early 2009. Country Today is now a locally customized version of sister network Mainstream Country.
Westwood One has rebranded this network asHot Country Today for a short time as part of Dial Global's revamped satellite format line-up, but then reverted to its previous name.
Westwood One offers this format only in a Total version, not in a Local version.
