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. 2:37 pm. 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 specifically. Its all just just a big funnel for advertising dollars. Pathetic. It could be good for the station for growth while also being good for the fans and its not as though they are playing the bad mainstream stuff either. 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. Getty Images. Eddie Stubbs is a treasure. And the storylines were sort of, you know, heading in different directions. Sorry if my tone came across as weird. How many times have we mentioned the lack of female artists in the Texas country scene? Just saw Sturgill S. and Jason I. on this list. Not. Im seconding that thought here in Southern IL. I banned the Ranch a year ago when I counted that out of a playlist of 200 songs, they played TEN by women. It also alleged that publishing company Simon Books is likely to get a portion of Betty White's inheritance. #1. No Petty? There are enough classic rock stations everywhere. 5:30 pm. 7:16 am. There was a demand for Reckless Kelly, Jason Borland, Ragweed, Jack Ingram etc. Best station ever! This video was originally featured on her Facebook page: . BwareDWare94 Theres a phone app and also on Roku. The recent playlists have been flat out awful. 10:28 pm. I still remember the day XM took away XM 12 Cross Country and forced me to listen to Outlaw Country instead. And yes, it is alarming to see this marginal, but clear change of format from 95.9 The Ranch. March 5, 2017 @ Married to the love of my life: @chris_p_ratt Instagram: @heatherbelly . Below Deck, Bravo, News, Reality TV. 4:47 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. Smiles By . You tube and itunes serves me well. 12:01 pm. Most independent and Texas country listeners would probably salivate to have a station like this within antenna range, and will wonder why they didnt tune in online sooner, while the amount of mainstream songs and artists added in the rotationdespite the characterization by some listeners that The Ranch has completely flipped to a pop country modelis marginal at the worst. 1:39 pm. A college here in Nashville about a year ago switched to an all Americana format. Heather Thomson and Leah McSweeney feuded on Season 13 of 'RHONY.'. ThatFireGuy13 So yes, they will change the station after Dierks. March 6, 2017 @ Farmer Brian Recently, TV Guide served up their latest Mega Buzz spoiler chat session,and revealed new Grey's Anatomy season 10 spoiler dish. December 27, 2021. I didnt take it as a critique or insult at all, I took it as a question. Ironically, this format change from The Ranch allows them to feature more females, and you can see than in the sample playlist. Farmer Brian who were the guys I was listening to before I knew there was such a thing as Texas country. Some songs I dont think are that good grow on me of course. 2:06 pm. Trigger I knew where to find those other artists if I wanted to listen to them. KOKEs is subtle and based on your analysis, The Ranchs is mirroring KOKEs Nash select playlist. Heather then spent the top of the latest episode of her podcast addressing the "elephant in the room" of the situation with Natalie. How do I know? They have always played Miranda from the beginning and played Maren Morris since she dropped her single My Church. 90% of what they play is traditional country and Independent and local artists. Well I have a job, and Im not the radio czar. Support Texas ladies on Texas radio! 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. But this is the reason country music these days marks a dividing line of the culture war. March 5, 2017 @ EXACTLY WHAT YOU WANT on Spotify, YouTube or pandora? This is partly because for years The Ranch has been such a pristine gem, staunchly ignoring current trends and Top 40 hits, so even including one Dierks Bentley song every other hour is an affront to the entire institution to these listeners. True country fans, especially ones that have been listening to The Ranch for years as a safe harbor from pop country, are so diametrically opposed to mainstream music, they would rather hear rock or pop invade their radio station than even the best of what country radios mainstream stations play. 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. March 6, 2017 @ Cristy Lee, a car enthusiast that had . New York City is officially down one housewife. (Abuser of punctuation). 11:28 am. 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 . 137 Comments. This new playlist has increased the classic rock content at least 4-5 times normal. But getting violent over a minor change in a radio format? Jun 12, 2020 - Enjoyed my time with Heather White @KVET. Come on its lucky that this station is on the air. 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. Heather Storm Hobbies, favorites, rumors, and interesting facts. It does work. Oh, I live in Nashville, and you are pretty correct, as WSMs AM channel *is* pretty close to what I was talking about. "It had become really toxic with a . What good is exposing listeners to Cody, Aaron, etc. I really wish people would think outside the box sometimes I completely understand why The Ranch added different music to its playlist Radio stations HAVE to play to their audience If a station can add a few more songs to draw a larger listener base, that is more revenue when they go to clients for advertising. Steven Swinney March 6, 2017 @ Miranda made the big-time and has been rewarded for it, but its hard to see how anyone would question that she is Texas and she is country. 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. They need more listeners. That coupled with the more mainstream song has reduced the old format songs to about 50% of what they were. I hear so many artists use that phrase just to push their music. To argue otherwise shows you never listened to the station. Everything in bold, plus Clapton and the Stones is ten songs, ten songs that plainly dont belong on your station. A situation like the above issue, where within a ten song rotation you would get a Maren Morris/Eric Church/Ricky Skaggs/Luke Bryan/Turnpike Troubadours mix? That is why I have migrated to Sirius XM and lizten to stations there. A few years ago, we went from Todays Country & your All-Time Favorites to just Todays Country. KVET in Austin was a great classic country & TX formatted station that eventually became full or pop country. March 6, 2017 @ I do miss listening to the radio though, you cant get local weather reports or farm reports on Pandora. My comment was not addressing the playlist. Listen To Podcasts That Examine The Passion, Perseverance, And Power Of Black Culture! According to TMZ, Wayde allegedly threatened her as recently as earlier this month. When autocomplete results are available use up and down arrows to review and enter to select. 10:03 pm. Im listening to KOKE-FM as I type this in fact. Same deal as when commercials come on during the Super Bowl. I absolutely love KOKEs format and playlist and I am probably one of the bigger anti-country mainstream guys out there. Touch device users, explore by touch or with swipe gestures. On July 13th, Heather Moore posted on her official TV Facebook that July 9th was her last night with 3TV. Play alot of Alt country as well as Sturgill, Isbell, Margo Price etc. Turned on Outlaw Country this morning (while waiting for the Depeche Mode presale to start) and they were playing U2. 2:55 pm, Heres what I played last week, and here I thought balance was a good thing, Jason Eady Barabbas I dont believe that for a second. Today the music is garbage, hell! Terms of the new contract weren't released. 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. March 11, 2017 @ Theyre complaining about Brad Paisley, Dierks Bentley, Miranda Lambert, etc. I understand the emotional vestment we have in the influencers we follow. 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 . None of them are from Texas, and thats only five names out of many off this list that would be excluded. 9 Mar 2008. 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. March 5, 2017 @ Ive never been one of the I dont listen to that Nashville crap. Nothing up here for radio stations that are worth a damn anymore. For independent and Texas country fans who often share a radio with co-workers and are used to hearing these names in the rotation along with Luke Bryan, Florida Georgia Line, and Sam Hunt, theyre probably wondering what all the hubbub is about. If you havent lived that far for the stockyards you dont realize how lucky we are to have great country music. I think many of us have thought that before the change. 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. Im happy that they seem to be upping the female songs. Testing out of market?? Austin radio station KVET 98.1 has signed its morning team Bama Brown, Rob Mason and Heather White to a multi-year contract extension. I did not care for Springsteen or ZZ Top being played. Wayne D, Tay & Bama Weekday Mornings On 98.1 KVET! I get that. I now stream music either through Slacker or stations like KNBT or The Ranch. But lets be honest here about the motivations behind this format change by 95.9 The Ranch: MONEY. Download Our Free iHeartRadio App! Thus far their format has not changed too much, but fans are rightly concerned that it might be the beginning of a bigger shift. Ever. Orgirl1 As for me, Ive turned off The Ranch. 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. 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 . Any recommendations for radio/club in San Antonio? White advocates heavily for children on the Autism spectrum. hoptowntiger94 March 6, 2017 @ This is my town and my station. If it is, then maybe they pat themselves on the back and go about their business. Heather Chandler, portrayed by the late Kim Walker, is the first female antagonist of the cult classic film Heathers. 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. After honoring the tradition of . They played some Aaron Watson and Cody Johnson, and some other good artists that I didnt know. I dont begrudge Shane, Justin or any of the DJs for doing what they are told and Im not going to throw a hissy fit about it. Burnes has 13 years of radio experience with 6 producing the morning show. 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. It runs just like a car. 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. Trigger And Texans can smell that a mile away. 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 . Leave classic rock to a classic rock station, that includes Stevie Ray Vaughn, thank you. The 40 songs before that included gems such as Mellencamps Jack and Diane and Tyler Farr. Even when times were good, there was a Billy Ray Cyrus, Rascal Flatts, or Restless Heart stinking up the airwaves. Create a tent above the pot with a plastic bag to give the plant humidity, encouraging rooting. WATCH: Heather Thomson Tells All Thomson signed onto the reality show three years ago, and said that her third year felt like "the end." "My third year I kind of figured out where I was with the . 81.5% OR MORE of the playlist is likely the same as before the format change. Lets ALL paint our houses white . The chief stew has spoken out about the n-word controversy. 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. 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.. That shits messed up. 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. To that end, Turnpike Troubadours and Stoney LaRue are Red dirt, not Texas. Cool to see another fellow northern Ohio person on here! Bryan McLarty She said she will now have her nights available for her family. If you take that into account, along with the clearly more mainstream country, and the other genres (where do the Lumineers fall?) The influx of top 40 country over the past year and a half or so is astonishing. Shayne Hollinger 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. 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. Heather Thomson looked back on her time on The Real Housewives of New York City during a new interview. Radio stations trying to play anything and everything will find listeners who only need music ( ads and DJ s ) as a form of company ..a minor distraction .playing in the background at the shop , playing in the garage , around the house while they vacuum ,playing in the van dropping kids at school .. etc.. Might as well be 95.9 Jack FM now. But there is something to be said for pragmatism in trying to build a wider fan base behind independent artists. Hell, Id kill for one here in Nashville! At this point, The Ranch either has to perform better or 1) drop air talent or 2) change format entirely. 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. Brent Cobb Black Crow 8:29 am. Thats great and all, except now they are taking away more of Eady, Jinks, Troubadours, etc. That club will eventually bite the dust because it cant find and isnt appealing ( respecting ) a consistent patron base. Someone pissed in their favorite cocktail. 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. In . I hope the Ranch loyal listeners that are upset with the format change will come back around. Heather has some big news this morning. Their sound and singles indicate that they could care less about the roots Texas music has. 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 . Maybe they have but playing it once hardly constitutes a format distinction. 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. For years, radio station 95.9 The Ranch based in Ft. Worth, TX has been a bastion for fans of true country music, Texas country, Red Dirt, Americana, and country classics that are so often missing or never even given a chance on corporate country radio stations. ATX Tiger Paul So pick the more country cuts on all of them. This is a playlist designed to bring in a larger audience in an attempt to reel in some outsider that have no idea that The Ranch even exists. We wish her all the best," a . Here are some observations: Out of 54 songs, only TWO could be considered current mainstream country music singles. Im not mad, Im let down. The Sirius Outlaw station I primarily listen to plays classic rock all the time in its mix (Hell, Steve Earle plays Prince!) Im about 20 miles NE of Bucyrus and have a hard time picking that up. Sturgill Simpson and Jason Isbell are on the list. Jill Zarin. March 5, 2017 @ (.. he asked somewhat rhetorically ) .. Randy Watkins In Nashville its WSM AM 650. Also the teen country, innocent girl songs seems to have disappeared in the last year or two, perhaps Taylor took that audience with her when she officially left the country genre. specifically.. March 6, 2017 @ That may be true for certain Maren Morris songs, but maybe not for My Church, which has found pretty universal acceptance among many country music fans. I do not live in this area, but I hope the format doesnt get any worse than this. Adding the opry a few nights a week is pretty cool. I live in Columbus, OH. If thats all I tuned in for, I would be angry too. But I get why people are pissed about it, and given the degree of anger about it, itll be interesting to see what happens, Farmer Brian They can probably now show that client that their listener base WAS this, but now with a slight format change it is NOW this Reach more demographic, thats more potential sales, more revenue, which allows the necessary funds to always upgrade and provide a better product I am the music programmer for 18 radios stations across 2 states. When are they going to get an XM station just for the Texas/Red Dirt scene? I think we can all come together and agree that Tyler Farr is terrible . 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. March 5, 2017 @ So would Townes and Stevie Ray and Buddy Holly and Janis Joplin. 12:16 pm. Most country music icons didnt wear A look because of their music type, it all came naturally. 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