God's Country Radio Network was a

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in the

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which launched in 2008. The majority of stations that the network aired on were owned by the

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organization

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, though it also aired on some independent stations. God's Country Radio Network played a blend of

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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 Lincoln is a city in Burleigh County, North Dakota, United States. It is a suburb of adjacent Bismarck, and also a core city of the '' Bismarck-Mandan Metropolitan Statistical Area''. The population was 4,257 at the 2020 census, making it the f ...

* KGCE:

Post, Texas Post is a city in and the county seat of Garza County, Texas, United States. Its population was 5,376 at the 2010 census. History Post is located on the edge of the caprock escarpment of the Llano Estacado, the southeastern edge of the Great Pla ...

* 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 pr ...

* KGCM:

Belgrade, Montana Belgrade is a city in Gallatin County, Montana, United States. The population was 10,460 at the 2020 census. It is the largest city in Montana that is not a county seat. Belgrade and surrounding areas are experiencing significant population gr ...

* KGCN:

Roswell, New Mexico Roswell () is a city in, and the seat of, Chaves County in the U.S. state of New Mexico. Chaves County forms the entirety of the Roswell micropolitan area. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 48,422, making it the fifth-largest city ...

* KGCO:

Fort Collins, Colorado Fort Collins is a home rule municipality that is the county seat and the most populous municipality of Larimer County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 169,810 at the 2020 census, an increase of 17.94% since 2010. Fort Collin ...

* KQGC:

Belen, New Mexico Belén (; es, Belén) is the second most populous city in Valencia County, New Mexico, United States, after its county seat, Los Lunas. The population was 7,360 at the 2020 Census. Belén is Spanish for Bethlehem but gained the nickname "The ...

* WGCN:

Nashville, Georgia Nashville is a city in and the county seat of Berrien County, Georgia, United States. The population was 7,029 at the 2022 census. It is called the "City of Dogwoods", as the tree grows in large numbers around the area. History Nashville was f ...

* WGCQ:

Hayti, Missouri Hayti (pronounced "HAY-tie") is a city in eastern Pemiscot County, Missouri, United States. The population was 2,493 at the 2020 census. History Hayti was platted in 1894, when the railroad was extended to that point. According to one tradition, ...

* 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 popu ...

* WOKR:

Remsen, New York Remsen is a town in Oneida County, New York, United States. The population was 1,929 at the 2010 census. The town is named after Henry Remsen, an early settler. The Town of Remsen contains a village also named Remsen. The town is north of the ci ...

* WPRN-FM: Lisman, Alabama

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