God's Country Radio Network was a

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in the United States which launched in 2008. The majority of stations that the network aired on were owned by the non-profit organization

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, though it also aired on some independent stations. God's Country Radio Network played a blend of Southern Gospel and Positive Country music. In November 2010, God's Country Radio Network left the air because it "didn't connect with enough listeners to sustain the expenses of the broadcast".God's Country Radio Network Goes Off The Air
/ref> It relaunched in January 2011 as a web-based only broadcaster, which has since shut down also. There is an unrelated "God's Country" network of stations in Maine, WMDR-FM and WWLN, owned by Light of Light Ministries.

Affiliates at Time of Closure

* KGCD: Lincoln, North Dakota * KGCE:

Post, Texas Post is a city in and the county seat of Garza County, Texas, Garza County, Texas, United States. Its population was 4,790 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. According to 2023 census estimates, the city is estimated to have a populati ...

* KGCL:

Jordan Valley, Oregon Jordan Valley is a city in Malheur County, Oregon, United States. It is part of the Ontario, OR– ID Micropolitan Statistical Area. The city lies along Jordan Creek, a tributary of the Owyhee River; the creek is named for a 19th-century ...

* KGCM:

Belgrade, Montana Belgrade is a city in Gallatin County, Montana, United States. The population was 10,460 at the 2020 census, and was estimated to be 12,509 in 2023. Belgrade is part of the Bozeman, MT Metropolitan statistical area. It is the most populous ci ...

* KGCN:

Roswell, New Mexico Roswell () is a city in and the county seat of Chaves County, New Mexico, Chaves County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 48,422 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the List of municipalities in New Mexico, fi ...

* KGCO:

Fort Collins, Colorado Fort Collins is a List of municipalities in Colorado#Home rule municipality, home rule municipality in Larimer County, Colorado, United States, and its county seat. The population was 169,810 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, an i ...

* KQGC:

Belen, New Mexico Belén (; ) is the second most populated city in Valencia County, New Mexico, the United States, after its county seat, Los Lunas. The population was 7,360 as of the 2020 Census. Belén is Spanish for Bethlehem. It gained the nickname "Hub Ci ...

* WGCN: Nashville, Georgia * WGCQ:

Hayti, Missouri Hayti () is a city in eastern Pemiscot County, Missouri, Pemiscot County, Missouri, United States. The population was 2,493 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. History Hayti was platted in 1894, when the railroad was extended to that p ...

* WNBV:

Grundy, Virginia Grundy is a town in Buchanan County, Virginia, Buchanan County, Virginia, United States, an area located within the Appalachian Mountains region. It is the county seat of Buchanan County. The town is home to the Appalachian School of Law. The pop ...

* WOKR: Remsen, New York * WPRN-FM: Lisman, Alabama

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