It's time to give up the idea that you will hear anything worth your time on commerical radio or TV. I know from experience that it's hard, but I made the break years ago and have never looked back.

Country musicians from yesteryear that I respect are still recording on small/smaller labels, but they get no airplay anymore on commercial stations.

I don't remember any of the details, but I read an article about the music that's coming out of (being excreted by) Nasville these days. Can't remember if it's called "real" country or "true" country or what. The demographics of the target audience as nothing to do with me, a geezer male. It's something like women between the ages of 25 and 35. Hopefully a more knowledgeable contributor to this thread will correct me.