Over the past few years. I have begun to see a new trend emerge in country radio - what I like to call the "featured artist phenomenon." What I'm referring to are country stations playing straight-up pop records by pop artists, most of which were never even released to the format, just because they ...

Hello all. My name is Sam D'Addieco, Program Director of internet-based country station Parkway 106. In not even three months since launch, the station has been able to successfully target listeners in the Pittsburgh area and build a rabid regional following due to the delocalization of market-leadi...

Hello all! My name is Sam D'Addieco, Program Director for new internet country station Parkway 106, which is currently based out of Pittsburgh, PA and will be launching on August 7, 2020. With all of the layoffs and furloughs sucking the localism out of some of our market's heritage stations, I thou...