Country Classics

Country Classics doesn't apologize for preferring Patsy Cline and Willie Nelson to whatever's topping the country charts this month. Merle Haggard, Johnny Cash, Dolly Parton - the station's backbone is artists who actually had something to say beyond relationship drama and truck metaphors. Programming splits between strict classics and a smaller percentage of newer material, but only when it matches the station's uncompromising standard. The selection shows real curation. You're hearing decisions made by someone who knows the difference between authentic country storytelling and contemporary N…