Let your spirit rise up with music and stories of inspiration from the greatest names in country music. RISE UP is a positive country music program that’s changing lives! When it comes to singing about cheating hearts and boozy nights, country music stars have a corner on the market. But that’s just one part of the picture. In the mid-90s, John Ritter got a hankering to showcase “positive country,” which was starting to make waves in Nashville, Tennessee. In other words, a show that would air Garth Brooks’ Unanswered Prayers but not his Longneck Bottle. In June 1995, the RISE UP program debuted to showcase “positive country”. Rise Up is now syndicated in dozens of markets and in over 70% of the states around the country. Every month, new stations come on board. We haven’t found any station that isn’t taken with the show. It puts country music in a whole new light. Click here to read more about the Rise Up story and listen to audio clips