Australian Country Radio

Australian Country Radio serves a niche audience domestically for whom country music holds cultural meaning separate from American commercial country radio. The format exists because Australian country listeners have distinct preferences - a blend of Americana country tradition with Australian regional music sensibilities. Programming incorporates both American country standards and Australian country artists who work within similar sonic territory. At 64kbps bitrate the stream runs lean, which affects how vocal textures come through - compression artifacts become noticeable on sibilant conson…