Ive streamed The Ranch for a the past few years since Houston didnt have anything close to it. Jaime Wyatt Wishing Well Its XM radio, streaming service, or become victim to the iHeart/Cumulus desert up here. 2016 Speaker. All of this talk about Pandora stations *has* got me wonderingwould something like a Jack FM / We play anything! format work on mainstream/corporate country radio? KOKE FM in Austin has pretty much the exact format incorporated into their playlist since they came back on the air. In May, the news made rounds that Heather Childers is no longer anchor of Newsmax. Jul 14, 2021. Best station ever! Granted it would be a good Sturgill song, not In Bloom, and they played Stevie Ray Vaughn on occasion (ack!). So pick the more country cuts on all of them. I will definitely check this station out online. Miranda, Musgraves should be included. Or, perhaps they ask what more mainstream country songs could do. I found it particularly ironic that anyone was complaining about Miranda being on the playlist considering her love and support of both the music and artists nonsensical complaint, imo. I used to stream the Ranch daily. March 5, 2017 @ Ironically, this format change from The Ranch allows them to feature more females, and you can see than in the sample playlist. Ever. December 27, 2021. 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. ***UPDATE: According to some listeners, The Ranch has also added much more classic rock than what was played on the previous format. Whiskey Lullaby is better than the whole body of songs of lots of Red Dirt artists. #NotMyRanch. If it is, then maybe they pat themselves on the back and go about their business. This is because White was a huge animal lover, had many canine friends and was . March 10, 2017 @ At this point, The Ranch either has to perform better or 1) drop air talent or 2) change format entirely. 12:19 pm. I had to stop listening to WYRK a few years ago because I could only take so much FGL and Blake Shelton. I live on the outskirts of the San Francisco Bay Area. As an example, often when mainstream stars put out terrible singles, much of their fan base complains. I love Lamberts current album & would be great to hear some on her ballads especially on Texas radio. Bama Brown moved to Odessa, Texas from Alabama when he was seventeen. Radio/Media Ive heard Dierks Bentley, Jerry Jeff, Skaggs etc on this station many times, however I can say Ive never heard Clapton, but that may be because I dont listen to it enough. No concrete reason was given for the other . Blaze Foley would listen to the Ranch these days. Sturgill Simpson and Jason Isbell? But its still worth noting that 98% of the country would kill for a playlist like this from a local radio station. He just put out the shittiest country album of his carrer thats NOT EVEN country, and the Ranch puts him on their rotation?!!!??? 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. 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 Why. Miranda covered another Welch/Rawlings song, Dry Town, on her second album in 2007 (Crazy Ex-Girlfriend). Im about an hour and a half north of you. Heather was the leader of the Heathers clique and . Thats less than 4% of the playlist. 10-15 years ago we didnt have anywhere near as many stations that played independent country artists as we do now. I listen to The Ranch precisely for the uniqueness they are now turning away from. March 6, 2017 @ Aaron Watson Clear Isabel ThatFireGuy13 Otherwise, its all your usual suspects. I can see the reasoning to pluck the feathers and boil the tar because it sounds like it was pretty fricken awesome at one point. Not. March 5, 2017 @ 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 . Im gonna be in Dallas next week and now have something to tune in. Insiders also offer that the show's request . I drove to KC listening the whole way. An insider told E! Why. This might be a reflection of the sad state of mainstream country, but I would rather hear Seger and Mellencamp on FM radio, than the likes of Taylor Swift, Kelsea Ballerini, Florida Georgia Line, and Luke Bryan. Maybe one of the three local country stations could implement it. That shits messed up. Not that they dont have great music, thats just not what I want to hear when Im expecting country/Texas country/Red Dirt music. Heather Chandler, portrayed by the late Kim Walker, is the first female antagonist of the cult classic film Heathers. March 6, 2017 @ Showbiz Cheatsheet reported in 2020 that Tamra Judge also thought . Luke Bell? What the Ranch is now is still better than most of its competition, its just not what it was a week ago! Your email address will not be published. It turns out that we're going to see intern Heather Brooks,played by actress, Tina Majorino, make her exit from the show in episode 1 as Tina has landed a new gig in a . I suspect the ability of The Ranch to expand their audience to be commercially viable and financially sound is at play. By genre they are Folk music but the fan base for both are Hipster. Ill still be listening to the Ranch and Shayne Hollinger. The way the new/old distinction was made likely has much to do with the count. 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. She claimed in court documents he pushed her and hit her in the attack. He can be reached at [email protected] or 617-669-5242. March 9, 2017 @ I think we can all come together and agree that Tyler Farr is terrible . I do miss listening to the radio though, you cant get local weather reports or farm reports on Pandora. Quite serves me well too. Outlaw Country comes close every once in a while or even doing a radio show on that channel every once in a while. 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). Maybe hell will freeze over, too. I might have to try streaming them to get a feel for it. However my complaint with KOKE goes beyond even the music scheduling. Glad I have no radio loyalty. Heather White Radio personality, J.D., Mom.probably not in that order. Disappointed in Houston Stop dragging great songs down just because they had mainstream success. 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. Im in radio and researched the Texas Music format for years and years. But getting violent over a minor change in a radio format? 2:24 pm. Also, wouldnt Eli Young Band fall into the category of being a more mainstream act of today as well? Any recommendations for radio/club in San Antonio? I think the fear is just like TNN & CMT or an untold # of great country stations once they start changing the format it starts the transformation to something unrecognizable. The theory of osmosis is very hard to prove in music, but the reason the station made the change is they believe it will make it appeal to more people. the other day I start a Turnpike Troubadours station on my Amazon app on the fire stick. Someone made a comment to the effect that people in many other parts of the country would be thrilled to have a station that played this much music that is not considered mainstream country. NO DIVERSITY ! Owned and operated by LKCM Radio Group, with its studios located in Ft. Worths Sundance Square, The Ranch is one of those rare gems that actually plays what they want to play. And though its painful to say it, all the bellyaching by hardcore listeners still may not outweigh the gains the radio station could receive by the slight change in the format. Thats 42.5% of the playlist!!!!!!! To that end, Turnpike Troubadours and Stoney LaRue are Red dirt, not Texas. Thus far their format has not changed too much, but fans are rightly concerned that it might be the beginning of a bigger shift. Hearing a damn good song like Smoke Rings in the Dark on radio again? Why did Eric Dane leave Grey's Anatomy? I get that. 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. The statement further added that Joe Zolper and Bruno Massel returned for the new season, but Heather Storm would be leaving the show. I have deleted this station from my preset list and will now stream other stations like KOKE or The Range. My radio never leaves it. The recent playlists have been flat out awful. 5:24 pm. She decided to speak out about this after a post Natalie put . NO. People who listen to Marren Morris will most likely switch the station when Cody Jinks or TPT comes on. 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 . 12:01 pm. March 5, 2017 @ Trigger What good is exposing listeners to Cody, Aaron, etc. 7:53 pm, Just to clarify, put of that list only 10 are new to the playlist, Former Ranch Fan Hats off to Ben Ryan. Instead of classic rock why not play the likes of Mark Chesnutt (who put out a great album last year), Tracy Byrd, Clint Black, Clay Walker etc. Bryan McLarty Download Our Free iHeartRadio App! Depending on the amount of classic rock compared to previously, the percentage of change could be greater than 81.5% , but this would NOT be because of pop or mainstream country. This format sounds very similar to BOB 106.1 in Minnesota. Listening to complaints that Brad Paisley aint Texas country from people who think Jason Boland and Merle Haggard are helps me to better understand how hacks like Pat Green and Kevin Fowler got big in Texas music. I actually dont hate all mainstream country. Cool to see another fellow northern Ohio person on here! While its true that there is a lot of bad mainstream country out there, the truth is that you will hear a lot of bad Americana/real country/Texas country/ etc etc if a station plays nothing but that for long enough. 2 years ago, I wouldnt have even changed the station from KOKE, now, I frequent KVET because they even do classic country better than KOKE. 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. Austin radio station KVET 98.1 has signed its morning team Bama Brown, Rob Mason and Heather White to a multi-year contract extension. The big test for The Ranch may not be right now, but in a few weeks when they find out if the format tweak is effective. Ill give it another listen . #8 < > Showing 1-8 of 8 comments . It just blows out the listenership and thereby justifies more of whatever the change was. The chief stew has spoken out about the n-word controversy. Honest music DESERVES airplay and we all deserve to be respected as adults by stations with the reach and power to define culture . 12:38 pm. Personally Id much rather hear more classic country mixed in because that more accurately reflects what my playlist is and what led me to Texas country in the first place. I think that 95.9 had a lot to do with stations beginning to play local talent because the Ranch proved it could be done and that people would listen.. Tap the brakes, it wasnt a critique/insult, I literally was wondering if some of those slipped past ya. Wayde and Heather King starred on Animal Planet's Tanked. As per Page Six, Kelly Dodd said that Heather left in 2017 " because she had too much 'ego' after being demoted ". Occasionally you hear a mainstream song that fits in wellusually around ten years old or more. Amanda Holden has revealed that she quit Wild At Heart for the sake of her daughter. it gets to be much more than 10%. Lot of fun.. Jun 12, 2020 - Enjoyed my time with Heather White @KVET. Angelo Rinaldi Scott S. I found KOKE-FM in 2016 after following a link from Rita Ballou in the comment section of this website. IF this is really a "listener" requested change 95.9 should share the data that is driving the change. 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. Austin, Texas Area Bama, Rob & Heather in the Morning on KASE 101 at Clear Channel . They have a very diverse playlist similar to Sun Radio and KUTX in Austin. Trigger This is only 54 songs among thousands upon thousands of songs on their playlist. Eldon Thacker 12:34 pm, I live in the area and The Ranch is programmed into my radio, but honestly I only rarely listen to it because for every 30 minute block I try, there are always a few songs that I just dont care for at all, and I end up switching it to another station or just turning it off. 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 . They did not play How Bout Them Cowgirls, Bruce Springsteen, Eric Clapton, Steve Miller Band, Tom Petty, CCR, The Rolling Stones, Brad Paisley, Dierks Bentley, etc. I appreciated The Ranch as an alternative to KOKE-FM because I wouldnt ever hear Dierks Bentley, Jake Owen, Josh Turner, Little Big Town, Easton Corbin, Brett Eldredge, etc. "She started making excuses about why she couldn't show up for shoots," an insider told Page Six on June 9, not that . I would kill to have a station like that here in Maryland. Some things are better left unfixed. Dr. Heather White is a Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the area of dairy cattle nutritional physiology. But their nash selected mix during peak hours is subtle and I love they included those artists. They need more listeners. And those two songs, highlighted in red below, which are My Church by Maren Morris, and Vice by Miranda Lambert, are both critically acclaimed singles from women, both of which were nominated for Best Country Song at the 2017 Grammy Awards, both artists are from Texas, and both arguably represent some of the best music in the mainstream. Julian Spivey And 1 was a duet with Kacey Musgraves and Josh Abbott. Theyre complaining about Brad Paisley, Dierks Bentley, Miranda Lambert, etc. I understand that Internet stations are easier, but *someone* has to care about the local airwaves also. Depending on my mood its sometimes what I even want to hear. Farmer Brian 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. Honors/Awards. Heather White Texas As seen in: KVET-FM (Austin, TX) Chooses happiness!!! 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. If you take that into account, along with the clearly more mainstream country, and the other genres (where do the Lumineers fall?) 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. How many times have we mentioned the lack of female artists in the Texas country scene? Randy Watkins Im in PA and I listen to the Ranch via Tunein Radio. But I also think a little context is needed with this concern. Sometimes I play more older artists, sometimes I give more younger artists a chance. But there is something to be said for pragmatism in trying to build a wider fan base behind independent artists. The other possibility is for animal rights organizations, the ASPCA and such. 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. 9:48 am. People like me simply wont be tuning in, because we dont want to hear that stuff in the first place. I can stomach a bit of the aforementioned artists, some might even have a few songs I hear on KOKE-FM that are guilty pleasures (Are you With Me, for instance) but its nice to have a refuge where the most objectionable song is something by Uncle Lucious, The Dirty River Boys, or Prophets and Outlaws. Perfecto! 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