News: Radio Bristol

Bristol, VA/TN, (March 2, 2018) — The Birthplace of Country Music has the distinct pleasure of working with an array of talented musicians across many genres—and many of those artists have names you’ll never forget. This is especially true for […]

LISTEN LIVE ON THE AIR, ONLINE, OR ON FREE RADIO BRISTOL APP The Birthplace of Country Music (BCM) has announced that Radio Bristol’s November Farm and Fun Time featuring guest appearances by founding member of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band John McEuen […]

Weekly Radio Program Explores Culture, Music Radio Bristol is excited to add another quality program to its growing schedule. Ozark Highlands Radio, a weekly show recorded at the Ozark Folk Center State Park in Mountain View, Arkansas, has joined Radio Bristol’s […]

Radio Bristol enthusiastically announced the addition of the renowned, internationally syndicated program WoodSongs Old Time Radio Hour to its program roster. The hour-long, weekly show airs on Radio Bristol Saturday mornings at 9:00 a.m. Recorded before a live audience, the […]

Starting Wednesday, May 3, 2017 Radio Bristol will begin airing Sound Sessions from Smithsonian Folkways each week on the broadcast station’s WBCM 100.1 FM channel. The channel is available over the air in the Bristol area, online at ListenRadioBristol.org, and […]

A verse to Ed Snodderly’s song “The Diamond Stream” is permanently etched upon the wall in the Hall of Honor at the Country Music Hall of Fame, yet the legacy of this multi-talented musician, songwriter, playwright, and actor extends far […]

The Birthplace of Country Music is proud to announce that our very own Kris Truelsen, producer at Radio Bristol, has been accepted into the International Bluegrass Music Association’s Leadership Bluegrass program. “Leadership bluegrass is designed to pull together a cross […]

Radio Bristol will feature Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers and the Helen Highwater Stringband, comprised of revered acoustic musicians David Grier, Missy Raines, Mike Compton, and Shadd Cobb on the next Farm & Fun Time Thursday, March 9 at […]

Radio Bristol Premieres brings two acts to the live radio program on Friday, March 17 at Jenni Lyn Gardner and Old Salt Union. Gardner is perhaps best known for her work with the award-winning bluegrass group Della Mae and the […]