Real Country

Real Country is a 24-hour radio format produced by Westwood One. Real Country, originally one of the Satellite Music Network stations, is marketed at the demographic of men aged 35 to 64. Its programming consists of a fairly broad playlist of "Today's Stars and the Legends." Classic country is the station's primary core, with frequent airplay of artists such as George Jones and Johnny Cash, while the station also plays newer hits, particularly by established neotraditional country artists such as George Strait and Alan Jackson. Real Country's playlist also tends to skew toward more male artists than many contemporary country music stations.

More contemporary artists can be heard on Cumulus' other country format, Best Country Today.

Its direct competitor was "True Country" by Dial Global.

Schedule

Although stations that program "Real Country" use it for a majority of their programming, affiliates -- like most others who use satellite programming -- will often replace the network feed at certain points of the day for local programming, most often news, sports and markets (depending on the station).