I am streaming this at work right now and theyre playing Merle, so its a pretty big win so far. Oh, I live in Nashville, and you are pretty correct, as WSMs AM channel *is* pretty close to what I was talking about. (.. he asked somewhat rhetorically ) .. Randy Watkins Former Ranch Fan Below Deck, Bravo, News, Reality TV. I used to stream the Ranch daily. when all the spots are filled with classic rock and 2000 Nashville Country? Id rather hear classic rock or pre -2000 country over 99% of current pop/bro/mainstream radio country, but wouldnt trade either for a Guy Clark, Gary P. Nunn or Ray Wylie Hubbard song or Shane Smith & the Saints. March 10, 2017 @ They need more listeners. 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. So pick the more country cuts on all of them. 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. Announcing at Texas Stars games was almost a fluke. Theres no Bro-Country, no Florida Georgia Line, no indecent country singles that are an embarrassment to the format, even though none of them may be the favorites of Texas country and independent fans. 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. That shits messed up. The country radio audience was very female centric from the 1990s through most of the first decade of the 2000s, catering to suburban mothers. Absolutely not, but its not my own personal playlist. Its hard to find good music up here in the Rock and Roll hall of fame city. 2:27 pm. 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Now, if someones dream mish-mash of music consists of some of the above mentioned classic rock, mainstream artists, along with our deeply-loved and respected Texas/Red Dirt artists, and thats what they really want to hear, theres an app for that. The only reason Music Row hasnt moved on is because theyre relied on radio for so long, they know no other way forward. Why. Former Ranch Fan Turns out, what Grant, Kari, and Tory were asking for was deemed unreasonable by the producers. And in 2022, she was on the short list of obvious suspects when Liz was haunted by memories of Franco. 4:06 pm. No matter what some will complain. Music News. Sam Riggs high on a country song and Mike Ryans new hometown are absolutely Nashville pop country songs that they are peddling under the Texas Music banner. At night on occasion I can get it here in buffalo, ny over 725 miles away on the dial. The generic aspect of the sound- the lyric content , the melody , the grooves , the phrasing , the production, the arrangements and the vocalists becomes overwhelmingly boring and un-stomachable ( yes Im making that a word ) beyond 3-4 tunes . But The Ranch still comprises one of the best playlists in the entire country, and if people want to see it remain filled with the best of Texas country and Americana, and inspire other radio stations to adopt similar formats, they should support it instead of slogging it just because they want smart mainstream listeners to also feel accepted into the listenership. Lindell was then finally given a chance . 12:19 pm. I agree that songs like Night Moves and Jack and Diane are far from classic country, though they have been around for several decades, long before the millennials took over our airwaves with their hip hop culture. How is this a minor tweak?????? Its not bad at all. Boy did that go over your head. The actress already had experience in Oscar-winning films, with a major role as Catherine Martin in The Silence of the Lambs (via IMDb).She went on to have parts in major motion films post-Grey's, including Christopher Nolan's Interstellar, which starred Matthew McConaughey, and the Fox News drama Bombshell. January 16, 2023, 09:26 PM. Heather White is part of the "Bama, Rob, and Heather" morning show on 98.1 KVET. One of the songs on the playlist (Look At Miss Ohio written by Gillian Welch and Dave Rawlings off Welchs 2003 album, Soul Journey) was covered by Miranda on her 2011 album Four The Record. Well I have a job, and Im not the radio czar. Sometimes you know the artist, sometimes you dont. I dont believe that for a second. I found KOKE-FM in 2016 after following a link from Rita Ballou in the comment section of this website. March 5, 2017 @ KOKE FM in Austin has pretty much the exact format incorporated into their playlist since they came back on the air. Im with you Orgirl1. Farmer Brian I listen to The Ranch precisely for the uniqueness they are now turning away from. By the way, a threat to a station or their employees is considered by the FBI as an act of terror. I think many of us have thought that before the change. I dont listen to the local country stations, because they dont play country music. And yes, maybe some of the worst I missed in my specific 54-song bloc. Fucking eh. Id rather hear Josh Turners Home Town Girl than anything by CCR when Im listening to what I think is supposed to be a country station. I absolutely love KOKEs format and playlist and I am probably one of the bigger anti-country mainstream guys out there. (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. The Ranch has always played Miranda, Kasey & Maren with ZZ Top, Skynard & SRV mixed in with Willie, Merle & Waylon. Trigger Whiskey Myers Stone Lordstown Motors Corp., a provider of electric light-duty trucks focused on the commercial fleet market, and global technology company Hon Hai Technology Group have agreed to work jointly on Lordstown Motors' electric vehicle (EV) programs in Lordstown Motors' 6.2 million square foot production and assembly plant in Lordstown, Ohio. Create a tent above the pot with a plastic bag to give the plant humidity, encouraging rooting. You just alienated your core fan base because you want to pick up that listener who scrolls looking for a song that is popular, then changes the channel when anything they have never heard before comes on. Cool to see another fellow northern Ohio person on here! "She started making excuses about why she couldn't show up for shoots," an insider told Page Six on June 9, not that . And he was a lifelong resident of Kentucky. All this is for naught now since the switch back, just trying to make a point that the 10% number quoted here is a gross misrepresentation of the facts. 6:03 pm. Do I want hear Sam Hunt played alongside Wade Bowen? Just ask any club or any band from any genre thats played a club that changes up their music genres every other week ..and I know theres a lot of players who relate to this . We have a very loyal base of Americana/Alt-Country fans up here. specifically.. 7:16 am. But there is still work to do to get those artists to the next level, and a massive gulf between the popularity of mainstream and independent artist. 6:59 pm. According to the program director, it was about 10%, and that has now been corroborated independently by numerous studies. Wayne D, Tay & Bama Weekday Mornings On 98.1 KVET! Yes, there is some irony in some Texas / Red Dirt fans complaining about pop in the format. ATX Tiger Paul Traditional country fans have Dwight Yoakam, Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, and Jerry Jeff Walker. It looks like they took alot of stuff off of my personal Playlist. Lucy biological mother Daisy Carter is alive. Hes considered some kind of outlaw? What? Also, they drop a mainstream songs by Miranda or Kasey every now and then. She is the deceased leader of the most popular and powerful clique at Westerburg High known as The Heathers. March 6, 2017 @ Perhaps by expanding their playlist a bit it might allow them to feature more women. Why do we need an Eric Clapton song? It was a reaction to Miranda being a specific target of the complainers, as per the information in Triggers first reply above: 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. 1:39 pm. 10:28 pm. Trigger March 6, 2017 @ 12:01 pm. So it could be as high as 90%. And Im not patronizing you, Im just trying to find out what the concern is. Unless theyre trolls, perhaps? I hope the Ranch loyal listeners that are upset with the format change will come back around. But lets be honest here about the motivations behind this format change by 95.9 The Ranch: MONEY. These are songs/artist that weve go requests from from regular Ranch listeners over the last three years. TRuck, Whiskey, & women I love all three, but you can only take that as the theme of your music for so long, not to mention that these ignorant fools are mixing in Rock & Roll guitar licks, the rock rhythms from the drummers, and guys who wear Cowboy hats like they a part of a uniform. Then try to pass it off as if its better for everyone this way. I live on the outskirts of the San Francisco Bay Area. March 5, 2017 @ The statement further added that Joe Zolper and Bruno Massel returned for the new season, but Heather Storm would be leaving the show. Wow, that bloc Los incredible to me. 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. The only thing I can add to this conversation is I wish we had something half as good as the updated format up here in Ohio. I dont want to hear Tom Petty, ZZ Top, Lynyrd Skynyrd, the Steve Miller Band and although Whisky Lullaby may be a good song, it doesnt fit on what Ive come to expect to be played on The Ranch. I have seen artists get absolutely blasted by core fans for releasing a certain single as I explained above, but there are 10 times the amount of fans that eat it up. They have a very diverse playlist similar to Sun Radio and KUTX in Austin. Any spots that are going to classic rock sucks, in my opinion. RitaBallou My comment was not addressing the playlist. Thats not a bad playlist by any means, at least if the sample here is anything to go by. Three years after the Yummie founder left her full-time role on the show, she . They may give the station a listen because of Dierks, Miranda and Maren Morris and go on to discover TPT, Sturgill and Cody Jinks. I worked for a Country independent in Kentucky that wouldnt let me play Kentucky Headhunters because they didnt TEST well in SEATTLE!!! If a song checks off whatever boxes in my mind it takes for me to appreciate it, I can surely like it a whole lot the first time I hear it, even if its from an artist Ive never heard before. Ive never been one of the I dont listen to that Nashville crap. 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. But They play Sturgill more than anyone in Texas. Thats not to say the Radio station will fold and die. 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. 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. If it is, then maybe they pat themselves on the back and go about their business. 5:24 pm. Im not from the area but I could see how they would be upset. 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. Im the odd one who is okay with the new artists being added. March 5, 2017 @ Honest music DESERVES airplay and we all deserve to be respected as adults by stations with the reach and power to define culture . specifically. The consensus among scientists has always been that lower levels of vitamin D at higher latitudes where the sun is less intense caused the lightening effect when modern humans, who began . Heather White joined the show in 2008 and the trio moved to KVET-FM in 2013. 9:48 am. That's where the "Bama" nickname came from. They have made some minor adjustments to accommodate the Bay Areas progressive culture, such as occasionally playing a Brandy Clark song, or such as not boycotting the Dixie Chicks during the 2003 Iraq War. You may call it petty, but it marks a distinct shift in the identity of KOKE. March 5, 2017 @ Required fields are marked *, Notify me of follow-up comments via e-mail. Ill be searching for a replacement. We have consistently been the #1 station for many years. KOKE also plays Southern Rock icons, Grateful Deads Truckin along with the Texas and Outlaw Icons. I dont remember hearing that many classic rock songs in a 2 hour time frame when I was listening to the Ranch last year. I do not think RIPRanch will get Hipsters into the listener pool, so why put us thru that? Coaltrain Heather Dubrow starred on Bravo 's hit show from Seasons 7 to 11. Anyhow, a longer test period would be called for. Listen. As a frequent KOKE listener, I have literally never heard them play Luke Bell. That is why radio stations stunt when they change their formats in the first place. I wouldnt insult my knowledge of the Texas scene. Thursday, September 02, 2021 at 2:05 PM by Simon Ayub. I counted 23 songs tha were not played before Friday on the ranch. Either way, you tell them to F-Off, and hang up the phone. Shows by these artists sell out all the time up here. 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. Not that other stations would have easy access to it but once in awhile they do a guest country star being the dj. In this sample, no Sunny Sweeney, no Bri Bagwell, no Sarah Hobbs. the other day I start a Turnpike Troubadours station on my Amazon app on the fire stick. Heather was locked up in D'Archam Asylum and hadn't been seen on screen since 2016. A Fox News spokesperson announced in July 2020 that the network and Childers had "parted ways.". and adding crap you could find on any other station. She is a radio morning show host, a lawyer and mom to two special needs children. Like I said, I did not have a proper snapshot to make a perfect comparison between the old and new playlist. If so, hopefully the sharks smelling mainstream blood will win. They recently redid a majority of their KOKE promo plugs. who were the guys I was listening to before I knew there was such a thing as Texas country. Bart Adams After the episode aired, viewers believed the editors mistreated Heather for cutting her out of the episode. The point is, the song doesnt fit their original format. 2:06 pm. Explore. Austin Lee Leading Participant. This. 12:27 pm. But that song is 12 years old. Wayde and Heather King starred on Animal Planet's Tanked. It also alleged that publishing company Simon Books is likely to get a portion of Betty White's inheritance. Maybe the Ranch can package Alcohol or tequila makes he clothes fall off with something like Sangria Wine, Bourbon Legend or Swerve. 10:50 am. "He always had the older, cooler friends, he had to forge the . 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. How do I know? 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. Man Trigger this is really the nut of the whole issue right now . We wish her all the best," a . Also, wouldnt Eli Young Band fall into the category of being a more mainstream act of today as well? It is great, I like it, but I suppose that one little slip up like adding in songs from mainstream artists can lead to playing some nonsense like Star of The Show or whatever its called by Thomas Rhett. (Abuser of punctuation). I listen to one of three Texas radio stations. That is why it came as such a shock when late last week the radio station decided to slightly tweak their format, and began to file in songs from a few select mainstream actsartists like Brad Paisley, Dierks Bentley, and Miranda Lambert. It occurred to me if commercial radio had the same kind of diversity as internet radio did, I probably wouldnt it mind it so much. Aaron Lewis, The Lumineers, Springsteen, Tyler Farr? I also suspect this one is low on the list of station management priorities at the moment. Does it suck that The Ranch has acquiesced and started putting some mainstream country stuff in their rotation? Inconsistency by an artist , a club or a restaurant ends up alienating and even pissing off prospective customers who like to know what they can expect. The true story. On stations I have had the opportunity to program, my research has found the typical listener is familiar with and likes other music than simply a more hardcore country sound. 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