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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.
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| Broadcast area | United Kingdom; available worldwide through the internet |
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| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Format | Country, Americana, Gospel, Hot AC, Indie Music, Infotainment |
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| Owner | BBC |
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| History | |
First air date | 5 March 2015 |
Last air date | 12 March 2017 |
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| Website | www |
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.
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:
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