The Ridge AM

The Ridge AM isn't your polished Nashville pop-country machine. It's grittier. The playlist swings from classic outlaws like Merle Haggard and Willie Nelson to modern storytellers like Sturgill Simpson and Chris Stapleton. You'll hear honky-tonk, bluegrass inflections, and the occasional deep cut that makes you wonder where they dug it up. The station feels like it's programmed by someone who actually knows country music history, not just the chart-toppers. There's a real respect for the genre's roots here. That said, it's not stuck in the past. Tracks from Kacey Musgraves and Tyler Childers f…