Disappointed in Houston March 5, 2017 @ 2:53 pm. Eddie Lucas Speaks Out. Because I see the number of people against this format change far outweigh those who are for it on social media and on their streaming app. He got started in radio at 15, and it was always a passion for him. 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. They have a very diverse playlist similar to Sun Radio and KUTX in Austin. Dont program like the big boys do. I think that they are clearly trying to show the musical influences of artists and highlighting the mainstream artists that have made it big time, but are still keeping it country Hats off to The Ranch and my good friend Justin Frazell and what they are doing for Texas Red Dirt music, but let us not forget, those mainstream artists they are playing, at one time, they were a nobody just trying to be heard. Water the plant and put the pot in indirect sunlight. 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 . Fuck this. Showbiz Cheatsheet reported in 2020 that Tamra Judge also thought . KVET in Austin was a great classic country & TX formatted station that eventually became full or pop country. Even with a height of 5ft 7ins, Heather became a model due to her well-toned body and vital statistics of 32-24-35. And Texans can smell that a mile away. Dont bother with their own app because its terrible. March 5, 2017 @ Its hard to find good music up here in the Rock and Roll hall of fame city. Saving Country Music reached out to The Ranch program director Shayne Hollinger for comment on this story, but emails were not immediately responded to. Their DJs are much more like able as well. Theyre damned lucky the owners didnt flip it to news/talk. But there is something to be said for pragmatism in trying to build a wider fan base behind independent artists. Heather Brooks was a side character on Grey's Anatomy in seasons nine and ten, and she was played by Tina Majorino. And 1 was a duet with Kacey Musgraves and Josh Abbott. I like Kacey Musgraves, I like Josh Abbot, I like the song, but wtf??!! Shayne would seem to deviate a bit from the format during his show, but not like it is now. Im in PA and I listen to the Ranch via Tunein Radio. Play alot of Alt country as well as Sturgill, Isbell, Margo Price etc. Also, wouldnt Eli Young Band fall into the category of being a more mainstream act of today as well? 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. All Ive ever wanted was a seat at the table (including award shows). If they want to play classics from current mainstream artists, they should stick to songs like Should Have Been a Cowboy or Where the Green Grass Grows.. They play what they desire. 11:28 am. If we loyal listeners wanted Seger and Paisley wed have either lobbied for them or made a Pandora station. 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. Does. Like I said, I did not have a proper snapshot to make a perfect comparison between the old and new playlist. As per Page Six, Kelly Dodd said that Heather left in 2017 " because she had too much 'ego' after being demoted ". Their sound and singles indicate that they could care less about the roots Texas music has. Cody Jinks Chase That Song Trigger, I share your perspective. Amanda KRTY has been around for a long time, and was supposed to be an independent station. Getty Images. They play everything. I can get the new alternative songs anywhere. How do I know? But I also think a little context is needed with this concern. only they arent asking for input from listeners, they just changed it. I counted 5 songs (maybe 6 if I missed one) from female artists on that list of 54 songs. Although . Heather Thomson Discusses the "Scary" and "Upsetting" Experiences That Led Her to Quit RHONY, Talks Warning Sign She Saw with Luann and Texts from Bethenny! We saw this with Carrie Underwoods Somethin Bad and Jason Aldeans Burnin It Down. Yet the songs still get to #1 because a silent majority will listen to whatever the radio serves them, no matter what. 10:37 am. No concrete reason was given for the other . Either way, you tell them to F-Off, and hang up the phone. In 2014 I learned about Lubbocks 105.3 The Red Dirt Rebel, and their mobile app/online streaming. In the end, Heather said that she wished that her stint with the show lasted longer than it did. Heather Harrington, 28, co-host for WNML's Sports Animal morning show, was arrested April 29 for allegedly driving under the influence, according to an . Heres a concept.how bout doing a listener survey to find out if they even want mainstream artists mixed in? I actually welcome some of the artists you mentioned for some variety, as Im apparently not as hard-core pure country as many on herewhatever the heck that is! Zackary Kephart Just a theory. 12:19 pm. Theyre complaining about Brad Paisley, Dierks Bentley, Miranda Lambert, etc. March 5, 2017 @ This is my town and my station. The 40 songs before that included gems such as Mellencamps Jack and Diane and Tyler Farr. So the Ranch alienates female listeners and then starts playing Dierks Bentley???!! And in 2022, she was on the short list of obvious suspects when Liz was haunted by memories of Franco. "He always had the older, cooler friends, he had to forge the . Bill Turner the other day I start a Turnpike Troubadours station on my Amazon app on the fire stick. Thats 18.5% of the playlist (highlighted in black below). 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. 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." I still had six months on my contract at the time too. Were Marshall Tucker, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Clapton, and Seger played before this change (could be a shot at grabbing some classic rock listeners)? Sturgill Simpson and Jason Isbell have always been regular spins, along with more Americana and Red Dirt artists. I know that the Ranch still plays way more good music than most other stations. 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 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. Former Ranch Fan KVET in Austin was a great classic country & TX formatted station that eventually became full or pop country. Luke Bell? Adding the opry a few nights a week is pretty cool. The Texas music scene isnt exclusive to people born and raised in Texas. When are they going to get an XM station just for the Texas/Red Dirt scene? 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 . Julian Spivey Duh? So yes, they will change the station after Dierks. Overall, I get the frustration from long-time listeners. I have deleted this station from my preset list and will now stream other stations like KOKE or The Range. These are songs/artist that weve go requests from from regular Ranch listeners over the last three years. I think many of us have thought that before the change. Brent Cobb Black Crow Ill be searching for a replacement. Jaime Wyatt Wishing Well This is also why I think corporate mainstream radio is doomed in the next two years. Heather was locked up in D'Archam Asylum and hadn't been seen on screen since 2016. 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 like & listen classic country, western swing, TX & red dirt. If I were listening to a station for the sole reason that they were an alternative to your usual mainstream station I would be pretty bummed out with this format change, and also worried about what this meant for the stations future. However, in 2021, serial killer Ryan Chamberlain received a letter from a Heather W, who claimed to be his biggest fan. 2:44 pm. 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. Much like 92.5 circa 2005-6, when they switched to Lonestar. December 27, 2021. That's why you're seeing Brian Kilmeade, Steve Doocy and Ainsley Earhardt doing their show remotely from their respective homes. Speaking as someone who is a college radio DJ for WNIA Radio, it kind of sucks to hear about something like this. Thats what Nashville radio does, barely eking out Jon Pardi or William Michael Morgan. 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. 5:24 pm. 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. I understand, to many Texas country and Americana fans, Brad Paisley still represents putting ketchup on a $48.00 steak. 4:13 pm. The point is, the song doesnt fit their original format. If it works, it could cause a domino affect with a lot of these stations, and The Ranch could decide to put even more mainstream / classic rock in the mix. Im a pretty big consumer, I buy albums and singles, I dont use Spotify, and very seldom do I use Pandora anymore. 3:52 pm. 6:19 pm. The series' season 5 premiere, "Live Free or Die," opens with a flash-forward to Walt alone in a diner on his 52nd birthday. March 6, 2017 @ March 7, 2017 @ I would love to see that line-up everyday. Does it suck that The Ranch has acquiesced and started putting some mainstream country stuff in their rotation? Maybe they have but playing it once hardly constitutes a format distinction. March 5, 2017 @ Former Ranch Fan I do miss listening to the radio though, you cant get local weather reports or farm reports on Pandora. KOKE also plays Southern Rock icons, Grateful Deads Truckin along with the Texas and Outlaw Icons. There was a demand for Reckless Kelly, Jason Borland, Ragweed, Jack Ingram etc. White feared it would impact his family. They have always played The Pistol Annies. Hats off to Ben Ryan. I welcome a slight change in format to fill the airplay with really good music, even if some are from the Nashville scene. In this sample, no Sunny Sweeney, no Bri Bagwell, no Sarah Hobbs. KOKEs is subtle and based on your analysis, The Ranchs is mirroring KOKEs Nash select playlist. THIS DOESNT HAPPEN , thank God With more musical options available to listeners than ever before WHY does mainstream country radio have to be so narrow and mind-numbingly generic ? 10:44 pm. Really? Like a newspaper, radio sfations depend on ad money to stay afloat. Thats less than 4% of the playlist. The nearest big commercial FM country station is KATM in Modesto, which is heard from some eastern parts of the Bay Area all the way to Yosemite. Bryan McLarty Thats not to say the Radio station will fold and die. 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. 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. Insiders also offer that the show's request . Its a complete disrespect for choice , for intelligence , integrity and conscience when $$$$$ force folks to shove things down our throats we know are harmful to us socially and spiritually . Heather Storm Hobbies, favorites, rumors, and interesting facts. 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 found KOKE-FM in 2016 after following a link from Rita Ballou in the comment section of this website. Im not a huge fan of the classic rock type songs but that wont keep me from listening. And the storylines were sort of, you know, heading in different directions. Bravo Insider has your exclusive first look at the December 19 episode in which Heather introduces us to her older brother, Tyler. 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. Corncaster I understand what has happened, I just dont like it. By the way, a threat to a station or their employees is considered by the FBI as an act of terror. On my pandora station I have a massive mix (including rap, rock, americana etc), but it includes mainstream country. Heather Chandler, portrayed by the late Kim Walker, is the first female antagonist of the cult classic film Heathers. 6:38 pm. New Slang posted an analysis that is even more in-depth (and accurate) than mine. 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. March 5, 2017 @ Theyre complaining about Brad Paisley, Dierks Bentley, Miranda Lambert, etc. Heather Thomson and Leah McSweeney feuded on Season 13 of 'RHONY.'. After leaving the show in Season 11 (2016), the legendary housewife is all set to join the upcoming sixteenth season of RHOC. Id love to have this station close to where I live. Someone pissed in their favorite cocktail. Theres a phone app and also on Roku. What good is exposing listeners to Cody, Aaron, etc. You are fake news. At night on occasion I can get it here in buffalo, ny over 725 miles away on the dial. Heather changed her name to Cheryl at the end of Silent Hill 3. . This is why I think fans of The Ranch do have a right to be concerned. 2:24 pm. 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. Im fine with Miranda. I didnt take it as a critique or insult at all, I took it as a question. Your band is booked as a country band this week following last weeks Pink Floyd tribute act following last months Top 40 dance band . I think this is exactly the playlist I would want transplanted to my local radio station. However, I dont see GREAT current female purely texas country on this list. Quite serves me well too. No Steve Miller? Stop dragging great songs down just because they had mainstream success. Fuck yes. At least I would have a little more respect for them. The other possibility is for animal rights organizations, the ASPCA and such. Early Saturday, before noon, they played Trampled by Turtles and the Lumineers. She said she will now have her nights available for her family. Trigger 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). 6:11 pm. 6:59 pm. She went up to Captain Lee and informed him that Jess didn't even give her ten seconds before leaving the yacht. Rick Dayton was a morning anchor who joined the station in 2009. White advocates heavily for children on the Autism spectrum. I discovered this really weird station that comes to my town in the night time that has a similar format. March 6, 2017 @ Perhaps by expanding their playlist a bit it might allow them to feature more women. The way the new/old distinction was made likely has much to do with the count. IF this is really a listener requested change 95.9 should share the data that is driving the change. 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. BwareDWare94 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 But its still worth noting that 98% of the country would kill for a playlist like this from a local radio station. Further to that, I can say in 15 years of listening I have never ever wished I could hear these alternative songs during my Ranch listening time and now I find myself just turning it off when these songs come on, sometimes for a few minutes, sometimes for the rest of the day (in fact I just turned it off when The Joker came on). Wouldnt mind something like this here in Pittsburgh. I listen to The Ranch because I cannot stand what passes for country today, the formulaic P.U. Any recommendations for radio/club in San Antonio? Even when times were good, there was a Billy Ray Cyrus, Rascal Flatts, or Restless Heart stinking up the airwaves. Many would kill to have a radio station like this in their life. They may give the station a listen because of Dierks, Miranda and Maren Morris and go on to discover TPT, Sturgill and Cody Jinks. Matter. For years, radio station 95.9 The Ranch based in Ft. 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