and I have listened religiously for the last 13 years. Heather then spent the top of the latest episode of her podcast addressing the "elephant in the room" of the situation with Natalie. Support Texas ladies on Texas radio! Aaron Lewis, The Lumineers, Springsteen, Tyler Farr? Lot of fun.. Pinterest. Thats 42.5% of the playlist!!!!!!! Someone who stops their radio dial because they hear Zac Brown Band is just as likely to start it again when Cody Johnson comes on afterwards. Barf. This video was originally featured on her Facebook page: . His day job is on a morning radio show on 98.1 KVET here in Austin. 10:37 am. No matter what some will complain. 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). Create a tent above the pot with a plastic bag to give the plant humidity, encouraging rooting. And I also recall that political and cultural conservatives seemed to be a big part of mainstream countrys fan base in the years after 9/11, but less so today. Trigger There is a classic country station in Decatur that I try to catch when im close enough, they play quite a bit of Buck Owens, The Hag, and Hank Snow, etc. I listen to one of three Texas radio stations. Heather Thomson looked back on her time on The Real Housewives of New York City during a new interview. They were divorced in March 2000, three months before the release of their second album, De Stijl. Does it suck that The Ranch has acquiesced and started putting some mainstream country stuff in their rotation? and the folks at Galleywinter are sticking up for the change because they have to maintain those radio relationships I would probably do the same thing. Now, they are driving away those hardcore fans. March 6, 2017 @ Rob: Ken Rice anchored it previously, but I suspect this gig could go to Heather Abraham, David Highfield, Paul Martino or even a reporter or meteorologist. BwareDWare94 I can get the new alternative songs anywhere. Jackson Burnes exits as the Executive Producer for "Karlson, Mckenzie and Heather" at Classic Rock 100.7 WZLX. March 5, 2017 @ Lets ALL paint our houses white . By the way, a threat to a station or their employees is considered by the FBI as an act of terror. Theres a reason we dont like Keith Urban, its not the style of music we like, just as someone who loves Keith Urban isnt likely to get excited about Cody Jinks. Even after the news broke, the White Stripes stuck to their story, insisting that the . What good is exposing listeners to Cody, Aaron, etc. Jaime Wyatt Wishing Well She decided to speak out about this after a post Natalie put . 1:33 pm. The Sirius Outlaw station I primarily listen to plays classic rock all the time in its mix (Hell, Steve Earle plays Prince!) Austin Lee Im in radio and researched the Texas Music format for years and years. March 7, 2017 @ 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. Saving Country Music reached out to The Ranch program director Shayne Hollinger for comment on this story, but emails were not immediately responded to. Orgirl1 I am concerned. 11:51 am. However my complaint with KOKE goes beyond even the music scheduling. Traditional country fans have Dwight Yoakam, Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, and Jerry Jeff Walker. 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. As for me, Ive turned off The Ranch. I live on the outskirts of the San Francisco Bay Area. TEN. brian4. March 5, 2017 @ I couldnt tell you when the last time I listened to it for more than five minutes was. 11:08 pm. That club will eventually bite the dust because it cant find and isnt appealing ( respecting ) a consistent patron base. 4:24 pm. Former Ranch Fan Wow, that bloc Los incredible to me. 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. 5:24 pm. KVET in Austin was a great classic country & TX formatted station that eventually became full or pop country. But They play Sturgill more than anyone in Texas. Id kill to have a local radio station play that setlist. The statement further added that Joe Zolper and Bruno Massel returned for the new season, but Heather Storm would be leaving the show. Also, they drop a mainstream songs by Miranda or Kasey every now and then. 12:34 pm. 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. 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 . In this case, adding more mainstream artists and getting rid of more of what brung you to the dance in the first place. only they arent asking for input from listeners, they just changed it. Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys Ida Red 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. 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. March 5, 2017 @ Seak ..you make THE point about mainstream country I think . I do not live in this area, but I hope the format doesnt get any worse than this. A Fox News spokesperson announced in July 2020 that the network and Childers had "parted ways.". Sunny Sweeney I Feel Like Hank Williams Tonight I actually dont hate all mainstream country. who were the guys I was listening to before I knew there was such a thing as Texas country. Also, wouldnt Eli Young Band fall into the category of being a more mainstream act of today as well? March 5, 2017 @ 1:09 am. KRTY has been around for a long time, and was supposed to be an independent station. WTF?#!!! It has a phone app or can listen online. March 5, 2017 @ So would Townes and Stevie Ray and Buddy Holly and Janis Joplin. I think KOKE has really slid since its reincarnation. Former Ranch Fan But getting violent over a minor change in a radio format? 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. March 6, 2017 @ 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. Radio is dead. 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. The true story. Wouldnt mind something like this here in Pittsburgh. My informal stats show anywhere from 6-8 new format songs per hour during that drive. I wouldnt listen to a station like that here in Minnesota. Heather Childers (@HeatherChilders) April 22, 2022. I still had six months on my contract at the time too. Country program directors and Nashville record executives. If you like the change enjoy & support the Ranch & if your dont vote with you feet stop going to remotes & Ranch sponsored shows, stop posting on the wall & facebook. Explore. The wife of Jonathan Schindler made her long-awaited return to the hit Bravo series in the fifth episode of Season 13, which is entitled "Putting the Tiff in Tiffany's." As soon as Heather sat down for dinner at Ramona Singer's home in the Hamptons, Leah McSweeney began to call . Like a newspaper, radio sfations depend on ad money to stay afloat. Garnering a devout following in Ft. Worth and beyond via their web stream, The Ranch is considered an institution of the independent country world for the scores of devoted listeners who tune in every day, and the artists who enjoy airtime that most other country radio stations would never consider giving to such artists. As for the mainstream country songs, What Was I Thinking is pretty BroCountry to me and has zero nostalgia-factor. Just Remember what RWH says What you wont find up in Heaven are Much like 92.5 circa 2005-6, when they switched to Lonestar. 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. 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. Maybe Im reaching here but couldnt this be a good thing for the artists and music that these people support? I understand what has happened, I just dont like it. ***UPDATE: According to some listeners, The Ranch has also added much more classic rock than what was played on the previous format. Their sound and singles indicate that they could care less about the roots Texas music has. KILT recently added a short-playlist Texas country HD station (KIKK). These are songs/artist that weve go requests from from regular Ranch listeners over the last three years. My radio never leaves it. 12:16 pm. Boy did that go over your head. I dont like these changes, but if the Ranch starts sucking Im sure all the Texas country fans (and me) will listen elsewhere. Download Our Free iHeartRadio App! Id take a little Seger & Paisley any day along with my Jinks, Eady, Sweeney & Troubadors. I wouldnt insult my knowledge of the Texas scene. Corncaster That shits messed up. We would like to show you a description here but the site won't allow us. 90% of what they play is traditional country and Independent and local artists. Heather White joined the show in 2008 and the trio moved to KVET-FM in 2013. 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. Its hard to find good music up here in the Rock and Roll hall of fame city. March 6, 2017 @ Please send me these studies. According to Mark Long of the Associated Press, the decision shows how bad the relationship between coach and school had become over the past years. Trigger Dr. Heather White is a Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the area of dairy cattle nutritional physiology. He just put out the shittiest country album of his carrer thats NOT EVEN country, and the Ranch puts him on their rotation?!!!??? Sturgill Simpson and Jason Isbell are on the list. I knew where to find those other artists if I wanted to listen to them. In Nashville its WSM AM 650. That coupled with the more mainstream song has reduced the old format songs to about 50% of what they were. Former Ranch Fan I absolutely love some of the stuff I hear on The Rebel that I wont hear anywhere else. Previously they had Ray Bensons version of KOKE station identifications, whereas now they have a much more modern or urban identification. They played Miranda Lambert on The Ranch before any recent change. Others named . All Texas, All The Time does not include Brad Paisley. 7:53 pm, Just to clarify, put of that list only 10 are new to the playlist, Former Ranch Fan Luke Bell? March 5, 2017 @ 10:50 am. When you alienate your core listenership by dickin with the playlist, getting rid of the deeply beloved jock or god forbid flipping formats, the damage is irreparable. It does work. Heather Brooks was a side character on Grey's Anatomy in seasons nine and ten, and she was played by Tina Majorino. Fucking eh. Former "Real Housewives of New York" star Heather Thomson spills all about her co-stars Sonja Morgan and Ramona Singer, and explains she quit because show is "contrived." Plus I work in a factory, so the radio only picks up like 2-3 stations. New Ashley McBryde Song Light On In The Kitchen, Mo Pitney Tributes JD Crowe with Old Home Place, New Adam Hood Song You Love Me Like That, Channing Wilson Crazy Over You (Official Performance Video), Larry Sparks, Mamas Apron Strings (Video), Bella White Break My Heart (Official Video), Johnn Cash Ragged Old Flag Feature from Super Bowl, New Shefton Kash Song Forevers Not As Long As It Used To Be, Kaitlin Butts What Else Can She Do (Official Music Video), New Andrew Scott Willis Song Never Dont, Lainey Wilson Covers Rolling Stones You Cant Always Get What You Want, Ft. Worths 95.9 The Ranch Comes Under Fire After Format Change (+ Playlist Analysis), Album Review Amanda Fields What, When and Without, Country Rapper Katie Noel Goes Viral with Southern (A Rant), Fire On The Mountain The Marshall Tucker Band, Were All In This Together Jack Ingram, Im The Only Hell My Mama Ever Raised Johnny Paycheck, The Wall Willie Nelson (Damn good song, btw), Burn Down The Trailer Park Paul Thorn, Aint Nobody Got a Hold On Me Rob Baird, Brown Eyed Handsome Man Waylon Jennings, Hang Me in the Tulsa County Stars John Moreland, Too Late For Goodbye Randy Rogers Band, Think Ill Stay Here And Drink Merle Haggard, Bad Live And A Broken Heart Hayes Carll, My Drinking Problem Hank Williams III. So were likely talking 1 in 10 songs is new to the playlist. Here are some observations: Out of 54 songs, only TWO could be considered current mainstream country music singles. I also suspect this one is low on the list of station management priorities at the moment. Being written off Grey's Anatomy certainly didn't stunt Smith's career. Theres a phone app and also on Roku. He can be reached at [email protected] or 617-669-5242. 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. March 10, 2017 @ Honors/Awards. Try hearing the same FGL song 20 times in 8 hours. Even though there are still some 90s songs mixed in here and there, for the most part if its more than 10 years old it doesnt get played. I also can kind of understand WHY the station might be feeling pressure to add more listeners with some recognizable mainstream artists in the mix. 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. I do not think RIPRanch will get Hipsters into the listener pool, so why put us thru that? It seems to me that people may be more worried that 95.9 will turn to the TOP 40 Pop Country Radio Station like 96.3 and 99.5 .IMO If you look at the old play list some of the Tex RDR songs were being played over and over again .Adding some Classic Rock , I guess thats where the Alternative comes into play , personally I dont see where Bruce Springsteen or Tom Petty , and some others should be on a Country Playlist , if I wanted Classic Rock I would tune in 92.5 The Bo and Jim show. KOKE FM in Austin has pretty much the exact format incorporated into their playlist since they came back on the air. Trigger After the episode aired, viewers believed the editors mistreated Heather for cutting her out of the episode. Julian Spivey These listeners dont buy music , they dont support tradition , they dont go out to hear live music or support a venue and the only reason they MAY go to a club with a schizophrenic band schedule is that its walking distance from their house . 2:55 pm, Heres what I played last week, and here I thought balance was a good thing, Jason Eady Barabbas I still remember the day XM took away XM 12 Cross Country and forced me to listen to Outlaw Country instead. 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. No Stones? Music News. Everything in bold, plus Clapton and the Stones is ten songs, ten songs that plainly dont belong on your station. But this is the reason country music these days marks a dividing line of the culture war. 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