Bauer Radio launched Downtown Country in April 2015 as a sister service to
Downtown Radio in Northern Ireland. The station is available on the Northern Ireland DAB multiplex. In 2019 Bauer launched a new contemporary country music station,
Country Hits Radio, on DAB in various locations following a similar "contemporary country" format as 3C did. Other country stations have also been made available to digital listeners.
Chris Country launched on
DAB radio in 2016 broadcasting to several regions including London and Manchester using newer
DAB+ technology.
Global launched
Smooth Country in 2019, initially as an online stream through Global Player before expanding to a broadcast DAB station that September. == See also==