In recent years, you may have noticed something creeping into your consciousness that was never there before. Out of nowhere, you’d hear it at the supermarket or from the car next to you while stopped at a red light. It sounds like the American south personified.
It’s undeniable; the popularity of country music has grown exponentially in the last decade. Nowadays, seeing a country singer in the top ten of Billboard’s Artist 100 list is commonplace. Certainly, Detroit has caught the hayseed fever, celebrating the genre with ample territory on the air waves and the annual Downtown Hoedown. The launch of NASH ICON 93-1 HD 2 is further indication that country’s popularity is still growing.The necessity for such a station comes from fans getting tired of hearing songs about beer, trucks, dogs and Jesus by contemporary artists like Luke Bryan, Brad Paisley and Miranda Lambert. ICON’s format touts songs about beer, trucks, dogs and Jesus by legendary artists, such as Garth Brooks, Reba McEntire, Alan Jackson and Martina McBride.
“We are thrilled to bring the Motor City Detroit’s hottest country hits on NASH FM 93-1 and now country’s most iconic stars on NASH ICON 93-1 HD2,” says program director Robby Bridges. That’s right; NASH ICON is the HD counterpart to the popular 93-1 spot on your radio dial. Cumulus Media has launched the complimentary station in over a dozen markets across the country.The new station will give country fans a much needed alternative to the current rotation, and perhaps expand the horizons of listeners who only know the newest offerings of the genre. After all, classic rock gets plenty of representation on the radio, it’s only logical that classic country gets the recognition it deserves.
