Bill Miller, host and producer of Bluegrass Gospel USA!, is pleased to announce several new affiliates for his weekly radio show. It is offered at no charge to commercial and non-commercial stations looking for non-denominational Gospel music programming.

Miller has worked in radio most of his life and also hosts The Bill Miller Show each week on WAMU’s Bluegrass Country. He is proud to welcome these four new stations to the BG USA fold:

• WJFC – Jefferson City, TN (classic country format)
• WNRV – Narrows, WV  (bluegrass format)
• WKGX _ Lenior, NC  (bluegrass format)
• WELB – Elba, AL (southern Gospel format)

Bluegrass Gospel USA! can also be heard online on a number of affiliate stations. Find those details and more at www.BluegrassGospelUSA.com.

Years ago, before the advent of the iPod, I used to listen to bluegrass radio quite a bit. Once I began using iTunes, my radio listening began to decline. Most of the music I consumed came from my existing music collection, via iTunes, or a CD when in the truck. I still did listen to the radio when in the vehicle though. Once I acquired an ipod and went mobile with my music collection, it completely changed the way I listened to music. I went for several years without really listening to radio. I found all my music online or by word of mouth.

When Pandora internet radio launched a couple years ago, I experimented with it and really enjoyed it, but it didn’t last long. However, just a few weeks ago, I tuned in to The Katy Daley Show on BluegrassCountry.org and I learned something. Listening to bluegrass radio is a good idea.

First, a professional DJ like Katy Daley, Cindy Baucom, Terry Herd, or any of the guys on satellite radio, will have access to a library of music larger than most of us will own. I noticed that Katy played things that I don’t own, both old and new. I didn’t necessarily want to own everything she played which I hadn’t heard, but it was a great way to discover new music. I heard cuts from at least one CD I don’t own, but now want.

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World Wide Bluegrass, in conjunction with Bluegrass Music Profiles, has announced the imminent debut of a new monthly radio show online.

Top 30 Hot Singles Countdown will be heard for the first time tomorrow, February 9 at 6:00 p.m. (EST). It will be hosted by Uncle Billy Dunbar on the 9th, with a different DJ counting down each month.

The Top 30 chart is complied by Bluegrass Music Profiles, a bi-monthly magazine that focuses on the personalities behind the music. Publisher Kevin Kerfoot explained how the list is created, and how pleased they are to link their chart to the 24/7 bluegrass audio feed provided by World Wide Bluegrass.

“We are excited to work with Worldwidebluegrass.com and bring this countdown show to their loyal listeners. The monthly chart reflects the hottest 30 bluegrass songs based on the compiled playlists of 80 bluegrass DJs across the United States and several foreign countries. The result is a timely list of what bluegrass radio is playing at the moment.”

Since the hosting duties will be shared, show times will vary month to month. The schedule will be listed at both worldwidebluegrass.com and bluegrassmusicprofiles.com.

Prescription Bluegrass, a weekly, one-hour radio show from northern Arizona, has been added to the lineup at Radio Bluegrass International. RBI is a free online radio service hosted by the International Bluegrass Music Museum, and Prescription Bluegrass will be heard there on Wednesday’s at noon (CST).

As might be expected, host Brian McNeal is not shy about employing all the obvious wordplay at his disposal.

“Folks who suffer from bluegrass fever need a regular dose of Prescription Bluegrass and now the entire world can get this special treatment.

This special one-hour treatment session (Radio Program) is for anyone afflicted with Bluegrass Fever. Those afflicted who don’t get enough bluegrass in their regular musical diet are encouraged to attend our weekly therapy sessions. Treatment sessions from Prescription Bluegrass are delivered Free-of-Charge via Frequency or Amplitude Modulation; or now via streaming on the world-wide web every week.

Treatment sessions are jam-packed with practicing specialists in all the various strains of Bluegrass Fever, including the traditional, old-fashioned, down-from-the-mountain strains, new-grass, border-grass, west-grass, home-grown and even the newer European strains.  Individual treatment sessions, family plans and group therapy are all available weekly.”

The show also airs each Saturday at 10:00 p.m. on four Arizona affiliates. Other interested stations can request a demo online.