Albany NY Radio: iHM Goes Wild For Country

The New York’s state Capital District is now has a third country station.

Wednesday, iHeartMedia has launched Wild Country 99.9, on Translator W260CH fed by its WRVE 99.5 FM HD2.

According to iHM, Wild Country 99.9 will be the home for New Country from artists such as Luke Bryan, Blake Shelton, Miranda Lambert, Carrie Underwood, Jake Owen, Sugarland, Jason Aldean, Lady Antebellum, Dierks Bentley and more.

The station is kicking-off off with 10,000 songs in a row, and will feature The Bobby Bones Show starting next month. “Country is America’s hottest format and Wild Country 99.9 is exactly what the Capital District needs – a station that plays the best of what Country music has to offer,” said John Cooper, Regional Programming Manager for iHeartMedia Albany.

W260CH 99.9 FM (250 watts) Red=60dBu Coverage Area

The iHeartMedia station will attempt to chip some shares away from Townsquare Media’s hertiage, marketing-leading WGNA 107.7 FM, which notched an 8.1 share (12+) in Nielsen’s fall 2014 survey. 

Albany is also home to Pamal Broadcasting’s WKLI-FM 100.9 FM The Cat.