 In his opening words he noted that the station will ""fulfill a long awaited need"".It was the first terrestrial station in the UK to broadcast Country music 24 hours a day, 7 days a week (although TV and Radio stations had been broadcasting the genre daily for sometime).Garth Brooks, who was at the peak of his fame, officially opened the station after Wellington's speech with the words ""On behalf of all the Country music artists and Country music fans.