I live in the Home of Country Radio and I really don't know what it's all about. I know I rarely listen to it anymore because I don't have the stomach to wade through the crap to find the diamonds. We do have a classic country station that plays some oldies, and a killer oldies show on Saturday mornings.I think some of the older artists are getting played on "Americana" stations these days.
It's a puzzlement to me. But people will always buy what they want to, even if the radio isn't playing it. I think a lot of times the radio people think they know what the listeners want, but they really just have their heads up their butts.