What worries me is the slippery slope. So yes, they will change the station after Dierks. Makes a long day plowing ground suck. It runs just like a car. Take Eli Young Bands Small Town Kid. First, Eli Young was totally a product of Texas country that then moved on to Nashville. March 6, 2017 @ After being off the past two mornings, the morning show at iHeartMedia Country 98.1 KVET-FM Austin returned today sans one of their key members as Rob Mason departs as one of the many affected by the company's nationwide cuts.. Mason and Bama Brown were first teamed together at Country "KASE 101" in 1999. There is no definite reason as to why Heather was cut out of the show, but viewers did feel bad knowing producers made her come all that way just to be edited out. Occasionally you hear a mainstream song that fits in wellusually around ten years old or more. I would guarantee they have Aaron Watson, Cody Johnson, and Sunny Sweeney in the rotation too. Dr. Heather White is a Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the area of dairy cattle nutritional physiology. If nothing else, perhaps The Ranch will agree to tweaking the new format a little bit, i.e trash the Tyler Farr and Clapton, and stick closer to their Texas country roots while trying to expand their boundaries. And in 2022, she was on the short list of obvious suspects when Liz was haunted by memories of Franco. Per page: 15 30 50. Heather Storm's Departure from Garage Squad. As per Page Six, Kelly Dodd said that Heather left in 2017 " because she had too much 'ego' after being demoted ". KVET in Austin was a great classic country & TX formatted station that eventually became full or pop country. Someone pissed in their favorite cocktail. IHeartMedia and Cumulus are up to their ears in debt with no plan of how to get out of it, streaming continues to take market share, and the music sucks. When I hear the bro country stuff that has been getting played the last few years, and even some of the mainstream singles being released by some female artists, I would guess that the audience would be young blue collar white people from broken families, perhaps young Trumpers who feel alienated that the economy and society have left them behind . Overall the playlist looks good to me. Fans were left puzzled when they noticed a slight change in Garage Squad season 6. I do not think RIPRanch will get Hipsters into the listener pool, so why put us thru that? Shayne Hollinger March 6, 2017 @ On the other hand Brad Paisleys Whiskey Lullabye fits their original format and was a great example of the little bit of classic country influence that made it back into the mainstream around 2002-2004. Thats why Im complaining. As for cross pollination between the mainstream and anti-mainstream factions, check out the curious lineup for a big annual event in Alabama called Rock the South, with Luke Bryan and Sam Hunt headlining, with Cody Jinks among the undercard. Married to the love of my life: @chris_p_ratt Instagram: @heatherbelly . I absolutely love KOKEs format and playlist and I am probably one of the bigger anti-country mainstream guys out there. March 6, 2017 @ Simply put, the hardest road to travel is too narrow of a scope of music. Aaron Lewis, The Lumineers, Springsteen, Tyler Farr? These are songs/artist that weve go requests from from regular Ranch listeners over the last three years. Dead by Daylight > General Discussions > Topic Details. March 5, 2017 @ We saw this with Carrie Underwoods Somethin Bad and Jason Aldeans Burnin It Down. Yet the songs still get to #1 because a silent majority will listen to whatever the radio serves them, no matter what. For me, its not so much that they have made a change, but the songs that dont fit into what I have been groomed by the Ranch to believe is the sound of Texas just really, really dont fit. I can get the new alternative songs anywhere. 10:39 am. Im not saying a station shouldnt have some diversity in their playlist ..but it needs to be diversity WITHIN the traditions of the genre to attract and KEEP listeners who care about saving tradition . Fuck this. THIS is the bigger issue . I appreciated The Ranch as an alternative to 105.3 The Red Dirt Rebel because I could hear Corb Lund (Im sure hes out of rotation now), Jason Isbell, and Sturgill Simpson on The Ranch. I know it gets talked about a lot on here, but its still stunning to see it on a written out playlist. 8:22 am. When I go home, Ill turn it on now and its still better than whats it Columbus, but nothing like it used to be like you said Farmer Brian. It's possible that Heather adopted Lucy without getting married to Daniel but maybe they just consider Heather the mother-figure since she helped raised Lucy. Trigger, I share your perspective. KOKEs is subtle and based on your analysis, The Ranchs is mirroring KOKEs Nash select playlist. However, in 2021, serial killer Ryan Chamberlain received a letter from a Heather W, who claimed to be his biggest fan. This is only 54 songs among thousands upon thousands of songs on their playlist. Bryan Cranston gives his take on Breaking Bad 's finale; specifically, Walter White's decision to leave behind the watch Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul) gave him for his 51st birthday. specifically. The list you posted is very similar to the mix one hears on Outlaw. Explore. Its hard to picks sides here because I honestly dont care the playlist above looks good to me. Convict charlie And yes, it is alarming to see this marginal, but clear change of format from 95.9 The Ranch. Former Ranch Fan Adding the opry a few nights a week is pretty cool. As for me I think Ill just plug in my phone & play what I want to hear when I want to hear it & go to Lil Reds Longhorn to listen to great music that never gets airtime on the ranch. The mainstream they do play is very legit nash artists like Church, D. Bentley(rita loves Dierkes) Brett Eldridge, John Pardi, Gary Allan, William Michael Morgan, Lee Brice, Mo Pitney, Josh Turner. Maybe thats just me. Trigger It also alleged that publishing company Simon Books is likely to get a portion of Betty White's inheritance. Perfecto! Eldon Thacker But they are a mainstream commercial station in most respects and I started tuning them out around 2010. March 5, 2017 @ On our country side, we play a vast array of mainstream, classic, and yes, Texas Red Dirt music and our listeners LOVE it We have listeners call in all the time that say they have travelled all over the US and have never found a station with such a variety. The chief stew has spoken out about the n-word controversy. Austin's All-Time Country Favorites Big Frank. March 5, 2017 @ 2:50 pm. She did not elaborate if she would be joining another station or something away from TV news. She decided to speak out about this after a post Natalie put . San Antonio country radio blows syphilitic goats, with the exception of KKYX (680 AM/104.9 FM). Unfortunately, I do not have a snapshot of the old playlist pre format change to make a direct comparison, but someone correct me if Im wrong in saying it was not out of the ordinary to hear Lynyrd Skynrd or other classic rock previously. Ive been a frequent Rebel listener ever since. Heather was the leader of the Heathers clique and . People hear Garth Brooks and throw their hands up, but Much Too Young is a 28-year-old song, and was a traditional country semi-hit before Garth was even a star. 12:08 pm. I think this is exactly the playlist I would want transplanted to my local radio station. March 6, 2017 @ WTF?#!!! Ive never been one of the I dont listen to that Nashville crap. In a just country music landscape ,far more authentic music and honest , talented artists should be trickling through onto the mainstream playlists rather than the other way around . But I do have a life and didnt want to spend my entire Saturday/Sunday compiling a 200-plus playlist. But their nash selected mix during peak hours is subtle and I love they included those artists. Lindell was then finally given a chance . Im fine with Miranda. Even when times were good, there was a Billy Ray Cyrus, Rascal Flatts, or Restless Heart stinking up the airwaves. Depending on my mood its sometimes what I even want to hear. IF this is really a "listener" requested change 95.9 should share the data that is driving the change. Personally, Ive found that more freedom in what you can play leads to a greater confusion in what to actually play. The. I was wondering when youd cover this issue. I dont believe that for a second. An option Ive come to enjoy is Outlaw Nation. Radio is a dying business model in America, and in the very near future may only exist more as a novelty, and for ultra niche audiences like The Ranch appeals to right now. Carnie Man Hats off to Ben Ryan. Heather Harrington, 28, co-host for WNML's Sports Animal morning show, was arrested April 29 for allegedly driving under the influence, according to an . Former Ranch Fan Scott S. To that end, Turnpike Troubadours and Stoney LaRue are Red dirt, not Texas. Wayne D, Tay & Bama Weekday Mornings On 98.1 KVET! Heather was locked up in D'Archam Asylum and hadn't been seen on screen since 2016. Make a hole in the soilless mix with your finger, or optionally, a pencil. If they could get Opry to agree to syndicate, itd be the cherry on top, although I know there is a SiriusXM channel that has it, so there might be contract issues there. Im about 20 miles NE of Bucyrus and have a hard time picking that up. So would Townes and Stevie Ray and Buddy Holly and Janis Joplin. Im in radio and researched the Texas Music format for years and years. Ive streamed The Ranch for a the past few years since Houston didnt have anything close to it. March 5, 2017 @ I would kill to have a station like that here in Maryland. On the other hand, if adding just a few songs from the mainstream entices more mainstream-oriented fans to the radio station, and the station sticks to their guns and only keeps those mainstream spins to a minimum, it could potentially result in a sum positive for all the independent and Texas artists featured regularly on The Ranch by exposing them to an entirely new demographic. This metro area with over 6 million people has only one country radio station, KRTY, which an underpowered transmitter about 50 miles south of San Francisco. Matter. "The reality . BwareDWare94 I might have to try streaming them to get a feel for it. Its why we listened to The Ranch. Music News. March 5, 2017 @ Saving Country Music reached out to The Ranch program director Shayne Hollinger for comment on this story, but emails were not immediately responded to. Except they would play some older country song Murder on Music Row and make a comment in praise of the songs message right after, and then they would play that very same Thomas Rhett song right in between Aaron Watsons Freight Train and Luke Bells Where Ya Been. I dont understand the benefit in playing something that is disgraceful to the format right in between two songs that other stations normally wouldnt be playing. If they keep with this format change, then they really need to change the name and get rid of their current slogan of The sound of Texas. No Springsteen? Zackary Kephart But while there are still a couple of mainstream acts that cater to that demographic (Tim McGraw and Little Big Town come to mind), they seem to be much less predominant in the country genre these days. For Texas country fans you have the Turnpike Troubadours, Cody Jinks, Jack Ingram, Stoney LaRue, William Clark Green, and the Randy Rogers Band. "Mike White leaving Florida for Georgia shows just how badly he and his family wanted out," Long posted on Twitter. No, the classic rock was few and far between. I agree with both of you as well. If using Kacey Musgraves and Dierks Bentley as gateway drugs is what it takes, then this may not be a bad compromise. Create a tent above the pot with a plastic bag to give the plant humidity, encouraging rooting. As for me, Ive turned off The Ranch. 5:24 pm. Now, they are driving away those hardcore fans. They play what they desire. I did not care for Springsteen or ZZ Top being played. Do I like every song we play? As a listener, your voice needs to be heard, you need to support the stations advertisers and by all means stick with them. March 11, 2017 @ March 10, 2017 @ I wonder if theyre testing the waters to go full mainstream? There are enough classic rock stations everywhere. Announcing at Texas Stars games was almost a fluke. The irony is Nashville country stations are finally catching onto the popularity of Texas/Red Dirt music and are trying to play catch up. Heather White joined the show in 2008 and the trio moved to KVET-FM in 2013. If we loyal listeners wanted Seger and Paisley wed have either lobbied for them or made a Pandora station. Kacey Musgraves Dime Store Cowgirl Anyhow, a longer test period would be called for. I didnt take it as a critique or insult at all, I took it as a question. 12:47 pm, If anyone is interested in checking out the previous hours playlist, you can pull it up online, http://player.listenlive.co/48801/en/songhistory, Alexander Grant Its starts out pretty typicalTurnpike of course, shifts to Reckkess Kelly, Sturgill, Ryan Beaver, Cody Jinksthen whoaan old Brantley Gilbert song sandwiched in between Rob Baird, and The Casey Donahue Bandat first it threw me off, but then I realized it was actually a nice change of pace. everyone associated that look, the white jacket with dyed blonde hair with Heather, and Cheryl as the little girl from SH1. We used to have 101.3 WNCO out of Ashland that was pretty good about 6-8 years ago and theres a real spotty Classic country AM station that started recently in the Bucyrus area. By genre they are Folk music but the fan base for both are Hipster. Former Ranch Fan The music list looks pretty good to me.The only thing I see to get offended by is someone threatening violence for playing whatever music. 10:37 am. Former Ranch Fan Heather White is part of the "Bama, Rob, and Heather" morning show on 98.1 KVET. Austin Lee Conflicting reports have emerged regarding Emmy winner Heather Tom 's ( Victoria Newman) future with The Young and the Restless. I mainly listen to the radio while Im driving anyway. 5:30 pm. Steven Swinney Its still a hell of a lot better of an experiment than KSCS playing Ed Sheeran and Kanye West. Much like 92.5 circa 2005-6, when they switched to Lonestar. As far as I can remember, Ive always had a love/hate relationship with country radio. Orgirl1 Its also a fair argument to say that by giving precious spins to major mainstream country stars and taking them away from Texas country and Americana acts, your robbing these artists, however incrementally, of one of the few radio outlets they have for their music. WAY way too suspect. Im a pretty big consumer, I buy albums and singles, I dont use Spotify, and very seldom do I use Pandora anymore. "We . Lee Ann Womack Last Call They tried this stupid stunt before where they let listeners vote on what they wanted and now they are doing it again. Well I have a job, and Im not the radio czar. Bravo Insider has your exclusive first look at the December 19 episode in which Heather introduces us to her older brother, Tyler. As far as the playlist goes Id kill to have that kind of station in Pittsburgh. January 16, 2023, 09:26 PM. The country radio audience was very female centric from the 1990s through most of the first decade of the 2000s, catering to suburban mothers. Testing out of market?? specifically.. Terms of the new contract weren't released. Three years after the Yummie founder left her full-time role on the show, she . 6:59 pm. 12:16 pm. Support Texas ladies on Texas radio! I understand the emotional vestment we have in the influencers we follow. Listeners of The Ranch have a legitimate concern that it might only be one or two songs an hour right now added from mainstream playlists, but it could go to one quarter, then a third, then half, and completely flip some day if the incremental moves are effectivesort of mission creep if you will, but on your radio dial. I gave up on f.m. For "Beverly Hills: 90210" fans, there was potentially no greater source of drama than the love triangle between Brenda Walsh (Shannen Doherty), Dylan McKay (Luke Perry), and Kelly Taylor (Jennie Garth).Dylan and Brenda were hot and heavy in the first few seasons of the show - that is, until Brenda went off to Paris and began to fall for each other, all behind Brenda's back (via TVLine). If youre gonna be on the north/northeast side you might try KNBT 92.1 out of New Braunfels, but other than that theres nothing. Just realized there had been a format change when the Lumineers came on. I was just trying to make a narrow point that the mainstream artists they did add, at least in regards to this specific playlist, were two women. Posted May 7, 2012 at 4:44 p.m., updated May 7, 2012 at 5:48 p.m. A local sports radio personality and former Lady Vol is facing charges in connection with a drunken-driving arrest last month. On my pandora station I have a massive mix (including rap, rock, americana etc), but it includes mainstream country. 12:38 pm. But I don;t think we will know that until we see the results of this move. The Rebel app was often glitchy, often repetitive, and didnt have a live person in studio a lot of the time (which I think contributed to the glitchy and repetitiveness). I think that they are clearly trying to show the musical influences of artists and highlighting the mainstream artists that have made it big time, but are still keeping it country Hats off to The Ranch and my good friend Justin Frazell and what they are doing for Texas Red Dirt music, but let us not forget, those mainstream artists they are playing, at one time, they were a nobody just trying to be heard. March 6, 2017 @ However, I feel like more stations were beginning to copy what the Ranch was trying to do. What? Still, something rotten smells in Ft Worth-on the Ranch format change. Law degree. These women make GREAT country music. Another independent project that Heather is involved with is "Man Seeks Adventure", a podcast she co-hosts alongside the automotive designer Dave Marek and the entrepreneur Brad Fanshaw. Not easy to talk about, but her and her husband have decided to split.. Post some encouraging words! March 5, 2017 @ No Petty? Bama was trained in oil and gas and roughnecked on rigs and did almost every kind of oil-related job. Jamey Johnson That Lonesome Song, Former Ranch Fan Couldnt agree with you more Jimmy. Joe or Janet P1 doesnt trust you anymore. KILT recently added a short-playlist Texas country HD station (KIKK). Eddie Stubbs is a treasure. I knew where to find those other artists if I wanted to listen to them. CONCLUSION: The current 95.9 The Ranch playlistafter the changeis not only extremely diverse and filled with a vast majority of Texas country, independent, Americana, and traditional country music, with a little classic rock filled in, it may constitute the ideal American country music playlist, and not in spite of, but because it also includes the topmost standout singles from the mainstream. Ive done articles on the subject. The nearest big commercial FM country station is KATM in Modesto, which is heard from some eastern parts of the Bay Area all the way to Yosemite. 1:30 pm. Yes, there is some irony in some Texas / Red Dirt fans complaining about pop in the format. though. And like any good music fan, theyd just go take a leak when Dierks Bentley came on. Their playlist was mostly the same pop country commercial fare as well, though at least they would redeem themselves with a classic country program for a few hours on Sundays, Id hear the occasional Loretta Lynn or George Jones song on the drive back from the Sierra but that was 5-10 years ago. Simply put, the number of listeners just isnt sufficient to get enough money per commercial and enough advertisers to match the bottom line operating costs is at play. Whiskey Lullaby is better than the whole body of songs of lots of Red Dirt artists. Marens Church song is ok but the others are definitely more pop. In 2014 I learned about Lubbocks 105.3 The Red Dirt Rebel, and their mobile app/online streaming. Man Trigger this is really the nut of the whole issue right now . March 7, 2017 @ Here are some observations: Out of 54 songs, only TWO could be considered current mainstream country music singles. Early Saturday, before noon, they played Trampled by Turtles and the Lumineers. Out of the 54 songs, 10 could be considered either current mainstream country hits, OR back catalog mainstream hits. But this is the reason country music these days marks a dividing line of the culture war. who were the guys I was listening to before I knew there was such a thing as Texas country. You might get a knock at your door if they caught your caller ID. The way the new/old distinction was made likely has much to do with the count. So it could be as high as 90%. Showbiz Cheatsheet reported in 2020 that Tamra Judge also thought . This is supposedly the origin of the tradition for brides to carry a sprig of white heather in their bouquet to bring them good luck in their marriage. I live in the Buffalo, NY area and work part-time for the country station here, WYRK. I actually dont hate all mainstream country. (as im typing this, Marshall Tucker band is playing, Luke Bryan was before that, no one is blowing up our phone lines bitching) No matter what you do in radio, theres always gonna be someone who is unhappy, but you can not program a station for just one small group. 2:24 pm. March 5, 2017 @ the pistolero They need more listeners. Not that they dont have great music, thats just not what I want to hear when Im expecting country/Texas country/Red Dirt music. In short, we try to create something the greater number of people will love and then we sell those numbers to businesses wanting to reach our listeners in order to stay on the air. Shows by these artists sell out all the time up here. Fans are so furious over the move, they have hammered The Ranchs social media accounts with complaints, filled the stations message board with missives of discontent, someone has set up a Facebook page boycotting the station, and program director/DJ Shayne Hollinger has even received threats of violence from angry listeners. I dont understand why youd hear Florida Georgia Line at all, unless youre in a bar or somewhere that someone plays them on the jukebox, or maybe in a store with the clerk having a radio on? Whiskey Myers Stone Heather Childers (@HeatherChilders) April 22, 2022. She appeared in 22 episodes in total, giving fans plenty of time to learn her . She reappeared in July after marrying her husband, Thomas Zban, in June. But if the complaint is theyre adding pop country, and theyre actually adding Americana and classic rock with one mainstream artist an hour, these are two separate concerns. Its a shame that radio stations like The Ranch arent duplicated all across the country, and with the increased popularity of independent country, perhaps that will happen someday. What good is exposing listeners to Cody, Aaron, etc. 11:21 am. There are much worse places for country radio than Texas. According to a statement from her spokesperson, Tom will leave the show by year's end because of "creative differences" with the show's executive producer David Shaughnessy. Im about an hour and a half north of you. Its easy to recognize her talent but the two best songs her name has been tied to are Ill Be the Moon and the outstanding live cover of Fire Away with Brothers Osborne. Heather White Radio personality, J.D., Mom.probably not in that order. If you havent lived that far for the stockyards you dont realize how lucky we are to have great country music. 81.5% OR MORE of the playlist is likely the same as before the format change. Trigger Also, they drop a mainstream songs by Miranda or Kasey every now and then. This obsession with Maren Morris is utterly dumbfounding. No more. 3:52 pm. Previously they had Ray Bensons version of KOKE station identifications, whereas now they have a much more modern or urban identification. Didnt see anyone complaining about the classic rock added, but I can understand why some would be angered. I think the easy answer is no, as you have to wonder if mainstream fans would consider that not getting enough of what they want, but I wonder if the mix would actually make a sizable audience happy? At this point, The Ranch either has to perform better or 1) drop air talent or 2) change format entirely. Sometimes you know the artist, sometimes you dont. As much as i hate to say it, Ive actually had to tell someone before that if they didnt like it, they make a seek button on your radio for a reason. Im an avid Ranch listener. 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