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Real Country
Type	Radio network
Country	United States
Availability	National; also distributed in Canada, Europe, Armed Forces Radio
Founder	Buck Owens
Owner	ABC Radio Networks
Key people	Dave Nicholson, Carl Anderson, Richard Lee

Real Country is a 24-hour radio format produced by ABC Radio Networks. Real Country is marketed at the 18 to 54 demographic in rural areas of the United States. Their programming consists of a fairly broad playlist of "Today's Stars and the Legends". You'll hear a lot of Tim McGraw and George Strait on the order of Today's Stars, and George Jones, Mel Tillis and Johnny Cash as examples of the Legends. However, they are focused on classic country, so you won't hear a lot of Faith Hill, Gretchen Wilson, or Big & Rich.

Citadel Broadcasting purchased ABC Radio Networks from Disney in February, 2006. It is currently unknown if ABC Radio Networks will be renamed.

Note that affiliates are free to replace the network feed with local programming if they desire. All times are Eastern.

• 12:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m. - Mike Farrell with the "All Night More Music Extravaganza"
• 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. - Fill-in Rotations
• 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. - Kris Wilson
• 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. - Richard Lee
• 7:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. - Steve Lewis

• 1:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m. - Sage
• 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. - Fill-in Rotations
• 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. - Steve Lewis (Saturday) or Mike Farrell (Sunday)
• 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. - Skip Edwards
• 8:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. - John Paul Beard with "Real Country Classic Saturday Night" (no special title Sundays)

Up to six minutes are given to affiliates at the top of every hour for news or commercials. In addition, at least one block of one to three minutes is provided for local commercials every ten minutes. After each commercial block and 13 seconds before the top of the hour, time is provided for affiliate station identification.

• Real Country Online