iHeartCountry Australia

iHeartCountry Australia is a national country music station from ARN, available on DAB+ digital radio and through the iHeartRadio app. It plays contemporary country music for Australian listeners and is presented in English.

The station grew out of KIX Country, which ARN acquired along with other Grant Broadcasters stations in 2021. ARN relaunched iHeartCountry Australia as a national DAB+ network in December 2024. Its core markets are Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide, with expansion to cities such as Hobart, Canberra, Darwin and the Gold Coast. ARN has said iHeartCountry and KIX Country work together, with KIX continuing to provide dedicated regional programming. Reported presenters at the relaunch included Steve Fitton on breakfast, Justin Thomson on afternoons and Chris Sandilands on drive, though line-ups may change.

Listeners can expect modern country hits mixed with presenter-led shows through the day. The exact artist mix is not published here, so check the iHeartRadio page for current programming.

This stream is a low-bandwidth AAC feed of roughly 48 kbps in mono, suited to mobile data and slower connections, with less fidelity than the MP3 stream.