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Ty Bentli Becomes First American Country Radio Show in UK


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Westwood One announces that "The Ty Bentli Show" will be introduced to a new fan base in the United Kingdom. The UK's Bauer Media is launching the first-ever nationwide Country Music radio outlet there, "Country Hits Radio," and "The Ty Bentli Show" is the only American radio show tapped by Bauer to represent the world of Country Music. Bentli and his co-hosts Chuck Wicks and Tricia "TJ" Jenkins will entertain fans during PM drive time across the UK.

Country Hits Radio launches on April 5 via DAB in markets such as London, Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds, South Yorkshire, Lancashire, Humberside, Tyne & Wear, Teesside, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Tayside, Inverness and Ayr. "The Ty Bentli Show" joins a lineup of presenters that includes Jennie Longdon, Baylen Lenoard, and Una Healy (of The Saturdays). Country Hits Radio will feature a playlist spanning Keith Urban to Maren Morris, Thomas Rhett, Carrie Underwood and Florida Georgia Line, among others.

Bentli said, "Every trip I've taken to Europe, I've sat for hours with a notepad and an AM/FM headset listening to radio at a table or park and taking notes with a fantasy in my head that maybe someday I'd have the chance to be a presenter in the UK. Not only will I now be living that dream, I get to do it in a way that's never been done."

Country Hits Radio Content Director James Brownlow said, "Since we have the responsibility of launching the UK's first-ever national Country music radio brand, it was vitally important to everyone at Country Hits Radio that we pull together a team that could represent the current Country music scene as well as authentically engage UK and world audiences with original, entertaining, and market-leading content. This vision led us directly to The Ty Bentli Show. After speaking to Ty and the team at Westwood One and Cumulus Media, we knew this was the right fit."

"We're delighted that Bauer Media recognized that by giving The Ty Bentli Show a featured role on Country Hits Radio channel, they are giving their UK audience a front-row seat to Nashville's country music scene," added Cumulus Media EVP/Marketing and Westwood One President Suzanne Grimes. "Ty's unique interview style attracts the who's who of country music, and we are excited to share the program with an entirely new audience of country music fans."

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