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 . Im about an hour and a half north of you. 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. Well I have a job, and Im not the radio czar. Getting those beautiful teeth might involve an easier process than you imagined. 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. Im also not surprised that so many artists (except Charlie Robison!) 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. San Antonio country radio blows syphilitic goats, with the exception of KKYX (680 AM/104.9 FM). Come on its lucky that this station is on the air. The 40 songs before that included gems such as Mellencamps Jack and Diane and Tyler Farr. I wonder if you may have missed some songs on the playlist that could also be against the old format. Have to say that Wide Open Country on WYRK still gets played in my house on Saturday mornings, though. I understand, to many Texas country and Americana fans, Brad Paisley still represents putting ketchup on a $48.00 steak. 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. 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. 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. Leading Participant. How is this a minor tweak?????? Like I said, I did not have a proper snapshot to make a perfect comparison between the old and new playlist. Program what works in your town/area/section of the state. Saving Country Music reached out to The Ranch program director Shayne Hollinger for comment on this story, but emails were not immediately responded to. Download Our Free iHeartRadio App! Even after the news broke, the White Stripes stuck to their story, insisting that the . Its the independent owners that need to super serve their listenership while corporate Radio continues to turn each station into a Pandora or iHeartradio app channel. White feared it would impact his family. 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. Terms of the new contract weren't released. March 5, 2017 @ As for the mainstream country songs, What Was I Thinking is pretty BroCountry to me and has zero nostalgia-factor. Cody Jinks Chase That Song An insider told E! Hell No!!! ***UPDATE: According to some listeners, The Ranch has also added much more classic rock than what was played on the previous format. 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. March 7, 2017 @ 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. March 5, 2017 @ Lets ALL paint our houses white . Conflicting reports have emerged regarding Emmy winner Heather Tom 's ( Victoria Newman) future with The Young and the Restless. But if a Song like Kiss Tomorrow goodbye by Luke Bryan was followed by 7&7 by Turnpike Troubadours on commercial radio I probably wouldnt hate either one near as much as I currently do. 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 "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). I worked for a Country independent in Kentucky that wouldnt let me play Kentucky Headhunters because they didnt TEST well in SEATTLE!!! 137 Comments. In 2011, four Real Housewives Of New York were fired: Jill Zarin, Cindy Barshop, Kelly Killoren Bensimon, and Alex McCord. You may call it petty, but it marks a distinct shift in the identity of KOKE. March 5, 2017 @ Aaron Watson Clear Isabel She said she will now have her nights available for her family. Shows by these artists sell out all the time up here. 10:28 pm. Pathetic. A few years ago, we went from Todays Country & your All-Time Favorites to just Todays Country. And also, where are Cody Johnson, Aaron Watson, Grammy Winner Sturgill Simpson, Jason Isbell, and Chris Stapleton in this sample list? Heather changed her name to Cheryl at the end of Silent Hill 3. . Its not bad at all. 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. Wayde and Heather King starred on Animal Planet's Tanked. 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. But I do have a life and didnt want to spend my entire Saturday/Sunday compiling a 200-plus playlist. hoptowntiger94 (Abuser of punctuation). March 5, 2017 @ 2:13 pm. But its still worth noting that 98% of the country would kill for a playlist like this from a local radio station. I listen to The Ranch because I cannot stand what passes for country today, the formulaic P.U. Brittany was accepted into MIT in the recent Season 4 finale and since Heather Morris is pregnant, the actress likely wants to focus on motherhood in the coming months. Ultimately, what people say on social media is anecdotal. 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.. At this point, The Ranch either has to perform better or 1) drop air talent or 2) change format entirely. 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. And 1 was a duet with Kacey Musgraves and Josh Abbott. We have consistently been the #1 station for many years. 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. Adding the opry a few nights a week is pretty cool. Hearing a damn good song like Smoke Rings in the Dark on radio again? They feel lucky to hear a Chris Stapleton song every once in a while, and cant imagine a station that regularly plays Sturgill Simpson and the Turnpike Troubadours. Their DJs are much more like able as well. Trigger Simply put, the hardest road to travel is too narrow of a scope of music. Saving Country Music studied a multi-hour bloc of The Ranchs playlist as it streamed Saturday (3-4) evening to see just how significant the format change is (see below). Out of the 54 songs, 10 could be considered either current mainstream country hits, OR back catalog mainstream hits. Since we dont have a baseline, its hard to say if any of the ten mainstream songs would have been included before the change, but some of them probably were. You can see the playlist on their app without having to listen. Dave Pilot March 5, 2017 @ There were negotiations, and based on those negotiations, they . "We . KILT recently added a short-playlist Texas country HD station (KIKK). #NotMyRanch. In fact, all the commotion is likely to draw a bigger crowd of folks tuning in to see what all the complaining is about. As soon as they play a Luke Bryan, Jason Aldean, Cole Swindell, or Tommy Rhett song, stick a fork in it. At night on occasion I can get it here in buffalo, ny over 725 miles away on the dial. WTF?#!!! 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. No matter what some will complain. I listen to The Ranch precisely for the uniqueness they are now turning away from. It can be a fun change of pace. 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. I live in Columbus and 92.3 WCOL is pretty terrible but also an iHeart station so that explains it. The Texas music scene isnt exclusive to people born and raised in Texas. hoptowntiger94 Their Night format is all Texas Red Dirt along with Sturg and many of the alt country/Americana artists. I know it gets talked about a lot on here, but its still stunning to see it on a written out playlist. March 6, 2017 @ 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. Today the music is garbage, hell! who were the guys I was listening to before I knew there was such a thing as Texas country. March 5, 2017 @ 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. I understand that Internet stations are easier, but *someone* has to care about the local airwaves also. The Sirius Outlaw station I primarily listen to plays classic rock all the time in its mix (Hell, Steve Earle plays Prince!) So, if someone was going to inherit her fortune, it would be David and Sarah. Farmer Brian Turns out, what Grant, Kari, and Tory were asking for was deemed unreasonable by the producers. Lucy biological mother Daisy Carter is alive. Jamey Johnson That Lonesome Song, Former Ranch Fan 12:55 pm. 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. Hell Id take something 1/4 as good for a radio station. She is the deceased leader of the most popular and powerful clique at Westerburg High known as The Heathers. March 5, 2017 @ 2:59 pm. (.. he asked somewhat rhetorically ) .. Randy Watkins Maybe thats just me. 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. Ive never been one of the I dont listen to that Nashville crap. 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. She is a radio morning show host, a lawyer and mom to two special needs children. Even though Heather disappeared from the news desk of American Agenda on Newsmax TV, her fans assumed she had left the channel, but on July 12, 2022, she made a comeback to the desk. the pistolero I didnt take it as a critique or insult at all, I took it as a question. March 6, 2017 @ and I have listened religiously for the last 13 years. Nothing up here for radio stations that are worth a damn anymore. Thats not to say the Radio station will fold and die. On the other hand, I would be happy as hell if my local station played that playlist. Plus I work in a factory, so the radio only picks up like 2-3 stations. To. Stop dragging great songs down just because they had mainstream success. Christian Coalition Right Wing Conservatives Fuck this. 12:34 pm. Im in radio and researched the Texas Music format for years and years. Mason headed out to the then-Cedar Park Center for the ribbon cutting and announcement of the first event, a George Strait concert. Lot of fun.. Jun 12, 2020 - Enjoyed my time with Heather White @KVET. Radio/Media 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 . March 5, 2017 @ I welcome a slight change in format to fill the airplay with really good music, even if some are from the Nashville scene. Unless theyre trolls, perhaps? Heather Storm Hobbies, favorites, rumors, and interesting facts. March 5, 2017 @ But this is the reason country music these days marks a dividing line of the culture war. If you take that into account, along with the clearly more mainstream country, and the other genres (where do the Lumineers fall?) No Petty? #1. At least the listeners dont have to pay to listen. 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. Bill Turner Haha, its way better than any radio station I can dial into here in Ohio, but I think my Hellbound Glory and Hank3 stations are honed in more to my tastes. 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. But I also think people should recognize what an anomaly and gift The Ranch is even in its present state. White advocates heavily for children on the Autism spectrum. No more. Overall the playlist looks good to me. After leaving the show in Season 11 (2016), the legendary housewife is all set to join the upcoming sixteenth season of RHOC. Orgirl1 January 16, 2023, 09:26 PM. Barf. 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. Former Ranch Fan They dont play Carrie Underwood and the only Brad P. song they play was his college football themed song. I do miss listening to the radio though, you cant get local weather reports or farm reports on Pandora. Ive streamed The Ranch for a the past few years since Houston didnt have anything close to it. Ive got to disagree with you there. For Texas country fans you have the Turnpike Troubadours, Cody Jinks, Jack Ingram, Stoney LaRue, William Clark Green, and the Randy Rogers Band. I drove to KC listening the whole way. 6:11 pm. No concrete reason was given for the other . But this is the reason country music these days marks a dividing line of the culture war. the other day I start a Turnpike Troubadours station on my Amazon app on the fire stick. 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. Just realized there had been a format change when the Lumineers came on. Thats 18.5% of the playlist (highlighted in black below). Makes a long day plowing ground suck. Its why we listened to The Ranch. YouTube, & other streaming sources let you be your own program director. I dont like these changes, but if the Ranch starts sucking Im sure all the Texas country fans (and me) will listen elsewhere. Most country music icons didnt wear A look because of their music type, it all came naturally. Everything in bold, plus Clapton and the Stones is ten songs, ten songs that plainly dont belong on your station. March 6, 2017 @ Dane revealed to EW that he chose to leave Grey's Anatomy for TNT's The Last Ship: "Grey's Anatomy is a world it's not about any one individual actor. Heather Thomson looked back on her time on The Real Housewives of New York City during a new interview. KOKE also plays Southern Rock icons, Grateful Deads Truckin along with the Texas and Outlaw Icons. Many people do not realize that radio is a business. This format sounds very similar to BOB 106.1 in Minnesota. March 5, 2017 @ Sturgill Simpson and Jason Isbell have always been regular spins, along with more Americana and Red Dirt artists. Jackson Burnes exits as the Executive Producer for "Karlson, Mckenzie and Heather" at Classic Rock 100.7 WZLX. The Ranch has always played Miranda, Kasey & Maren with ZZ Top, Skynard & SRV mixed in with Willie, Merle & Waylon. 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. Wayne D, Tay & Bama Weekday Mornings On 98.1 KVET! 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. As for me, Ive turned off 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. In October 2022, Olivia was . Theyre complaining about Brad Paisley, Dierks Bentley, Miranda Lambert, etc. Deckhand Rayna Lindsey heard her say . I would kill to have a station like that here in Maryland. 12:33 pm. 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