| BBC Radio 2 Country | |
| Area: | United Kingdom; available worldwide through the internet |
| Sister Stations: | BBC Radio 2 |
| Format: | Country, Americana, Gospel, Hot AC, Indie Music, Infotainment |
| Language: | English |
| Owner: | BBC |
| Webcast: | https://www.bbc.co.uk/events/efvc8g/live/cxg2fx |
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.
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.
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017[2] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Harris | |||
| Sara Cox | |||
| Steve Wright | Steve Wright | ||
| Baylen Leonard | Baylen Leonard | Baylen Leonard | |
| Colin Murray | |||
| Patrick Kielty | Patrick Kielty | Patrick Kielty | |
| Storme Warren | |||
| Cerys Matthews | Vanessa Feltz | ||
| Mark Radcliffe | |||
| Ricky Ross | |||
| Reba McEntire | |||
| Paul Sexton | Paul Sexton | ||
| Alison Krauss | |||
| The Shires | |||
| Marty Stuart | |||
| Ken Bruce | |||
| Trevor Nelson | |||
| Helen Macpherson | Susan Calman | ||
| Leo Green | |||
| Simon Mayo | |||
| Chris Country |
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: