Charleston has a new-ish Americana radio station

If you’re out tooling around the Lowcountry in your car, you might want to consider turning that dial (or more likely pressing that button) and tuning in to WRHG, 102.9 FM. The station, which has been up and running for about a year and a half, plays what station owner and programmer Bruce Roberts refers to as “positive” music in the old-school Americana tradition.

That means listeners might hear everything from singer-songwriters and roots-rock artists to country storytellers, contemporary folk acts and local musicians who don’t always get a spot on traditional commercial radio. It’s a format built around music that feels lived-in rather than manufactured — artists like Molly Tuttle, Lainey Wilson, Kip Moore, and Mumford and Sons.

And if you like the occasional oldie, Roberts slips in acoustic mood-lifters like “Summer Breeze” by Seals and Crofts…

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