{"id":27898,"date":"2026-06-02T11:16:37","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T15:16:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.compassmedianetworks.com\/?p=27898"},"modified":"2026-06-02T11:16:37","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T15:16:37","slug":"lon-heltons-country-countdown-usa-joins-kkgo-go-country-105-los-angeles-for-saturday-nights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.compassmedianetworks.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/02\/lon-heltons-country-countdown-usa-joins-kkgo-go-country-105-los-angeles-for-saturday-nights\/","title":{"rendered":"LON HELTON\u2019S COUNTRY COUNTDOWN USA JOINS KKGO GO COUNTRY 105 LOS ANGELES FOR SATURDAY NIGHTS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>NASHVILLE, TN, JUNE 2, 2026 \u2014 <\/em>Compass Media Networks is thrilled to announce that &#8220;Country Countdown USA with Lon Helton&#8221; is the latest addition to the Mount Wilson Broadcasting Go Country 105 radio lineup. Lon Helton&#8217;s Country Countdown now airs Saturday evenings from 6pm to 9pm. With over three decades of experience in country music reporting and charting, Lon Helton brings his expertise and passion for the genre to Los Angeles on one of the most listened to country radio stations in the USA. Country Countdown USA with Lon Helton delivers the hottest tracks, exclusive interviews with top country artists, and insider insights into the latest trends shaping the country music scene.<\/p>\n<p>Saul Levine, Owner\/President of Go Country 105, said &#8220;KKGO\u2019s experience with Lon Helton over the past 20 years has been so beneficial that we are delighted to once again welcome Lon Helton on KKGO Go Country and resume KKGO\u2019s march to the top as America\u2019s leading country station.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Radio Hall of Famer Lon Helton expressed his excitement about bringing &#8220;Country Countdown USA&#8221; to the LA country community saying, \u201cIt is great to be reunited with Saul Levine and an honor to once again have Country Countdown USA on Go Country 105, one of the USA\u2019s most listened-to Country radio stations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Listeners across LA can now catch Lon Helton and his country star co-hosts as they count down the week&#8217;s Top 30 hits and delve into the world of country music. <\/p>\n<p>For more information about the Compass Media Networks syndicated show &#8220;Country Countdown USA with Lon Helton&#8221;, contact: Doug Ingold via email:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:dingold@compassmedianetworks.com\">dingold@compassmedianetworks.com<\/a>\u00a0or phone: (310) 904-3864<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.compassmedianetworks.com\/index.php\/album\/country_coutdown_usa_lon_helton\/\">MORE ABOUT COUNTRY COUNTDOWN USA WITH LON HELTON<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NASHVILLE, TN, JUNE 2, 2026 \u2014 Compass Media Networks is thrilled to announce that &#8220;Country Countdown USA with Lon Helton&#8221; is the latest addition to the Mount Wilson Broadcasting Go Country 105 radio lineup. Lon Helton&#8217;s Country Countdown now airs Saturday evenings from 6pm to 9pm. With over three decades of experience in country music [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":27899,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[65],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.compassmedianetworks.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27898"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.compassmedianetworks.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.compassmedianetworks.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.compassmedianetworks.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.compassmedianetworks.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27898"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.compassmedianetworks.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27898\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27900,"href":"https:\/\/www.compassmedianetworks.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27898\/revisions\/27900"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.compassmedianetworks.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27899"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.compassmedianetworks.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27898"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.compassmedianetworks.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27898"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.compassmedianetworks.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27898"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}