Quite serves me well too. Its all just just a big funnel for advertising dollars. It looks like they took alot of stuff off of my personal Playlist. Occasionally you hear a mainstream song that fits in wellusually around ten years old or more. If it is, then maybe they pat themselves on the back and go about their business. I wouldnt listen to a station like that here in Minnesota. I found KOKE-FM in 2016 after following a link from Rita Ballou in the comment section of this website. Bryan/College Station TX By my count 18 of the last 40 songs played on The Ranch, as of 1:30PM CST, wouldnt have been played last Sunday. 6:59 pm. along with WSM, Check out Lighting 100 100.1 FM nashville. 11:08 pm. In this sample, no Sunny Sweeney, no Bri Bagwell, no Sarah Hobbs. Download Our Free iHeartRadio App! But its still worth noting that 98% of the country would kill for a playlist like this from a local radio station. All this is for naught now since the switch back, just trying to make a point that the 10% number quoted here is a gross misrepresentation of the facts. However, in 2021, serial killer Ryan Chamberlain received a letter from a Heather W, who claimed to be his biggest fan. March 5, 2017 @ No more. Everything in bold, plus Clapton and the Stones is ten songs, ten songs that plainly dont belong on your station. There are enough classic rock stations everywhere. 3:52 pm. Its XM radio, streaming service, or become victim to the iHeart/Cumulus desert up here. As a frequent KOKE listener, I have literally never heard them play Luke Bell. However, I feel like more stations were beginning to copy what the Ranch was trying to do. 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. Also, thats not what anyones complaining about. I like what I like. 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. Austin Lee Former Ranch Fan Sometimes I play more traditional leaning material, sometimes I play more mainstream material (but not what youre thinking). Bravo Insider has your exclusive first look at the December 19 episode in which Heather introduces us to her older brother, Tyler. 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 . 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. In . 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, ..especially if The Ranch format tweak is successful luring in new ears. I would kill to have a station like that here in Maryland. They were divorced in March 2000, three months before the release of their second album, De Stijl. Hes considered some kind of outlaw? Thats great and all, except now they are taking away more of Eady, Jinks, Troubadours, etc. His day job is on a morning radio show on 98.1 KVET here in Austin. She is the deceased leader of the most popular and powerful clique at Westerburg High known as The Heathers. And in 2022, she was on the short list of obvious suspects when Liz was haunted by memories of Franco. As well, in late 2019 Heather and Erica Schrull started the project "2 Car Girls Cruise Cali", a month-long road trip along California's most . 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. I miss Stevie Gaines A Fox News spokesperson announced in July 2020 that the network and Childers had "parted ways.". I dont understand why youd hear Florida Georgia Line at all, unless youre in a bar or somewhere that someone plays them on the jukebox, or maybe in a store with the clerk having a radio on? They replaced the Red Dirt pop with some of the better mainstream stuff. Announcing at Texas Stars games was almost a fluke. March 6, 2017 @ March 5, 2017 @ BwareDWare94 They changed the format back days ago. 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. But their nash selected mix during peak hours is subtle and I love they included those artists. Try hearing the same FGL song 20 times in 8 hours. Trigger Not. In terms of The Ranch, its a real shame. And he was a lifelong resident of Kentucky. 12:30 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. So the Ranch alienates female listeners and then starts playing Dierks Bentley???!! Granted it would be a good Sturgill song, not In Bloom, and they played Stevie Ray Vaughn on occasion (ack!). March 5, 2017 @ Theyre complaining about Brad Paisley, Dierks Bentley, Miranda Lambert, etc. 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. Contact Heather, search articles and Tweets, monitor coverage, and track replies from one place. Hell Id take something 1/4 as good for a radio station. 10-15 years ago we didnt have anywhere near as many stations that played independent country artists as we do now. brian4. Former Ranch Fan Honest music DESERVES airplay and we all deserve to be respected as adults by stations with the reach and power to define culture . In October 2022, Olivia was . But They play Sturgill more than anyone in Texas. March 5, 2017 @ Im a pretty big consumer, I buy albums and singles, I dont use Spotify, and very seldom do I use Pandora anymore. We have a very loyal base of Americana/Alt-Country fans up here. Although . I actually dont hate all mainstream country. Ill still be listening to the Ranch and Shayne Hollinger. Is it all Money driven? Former Ranch Fan No Stones? Bama and Heather in the Morning on 98.1 KVET iHeartMedia Feb 2013 - Aug 2021 8 years 7 months. My informal stats show anywhere from 6-8 new format songs per hour during that drive. Pathetic. About 15 of them are songs I wouldnt care to hear, Bob Segers Night Moves anyone? 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." Then try to pass it off as if its better for everyone this way. What? Showbiz Cheatsheet reported in 2020 that Tamra Judge also thought . 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. However, I dont see GREAT current female purely texas country on this list. 10:03 pm. Brent Cobb Black Crow Explore. In a previous episode of the hit series, she uttered the word not once, but a few times. The influx of top 40 country over the past year and a half or so is astonishing. 5:09 am. Corncaster They played some Aaron Watson and Cody Johnson, and some other good artists that I didnt know. Some things are better left unfixed. I live on the outskirts of the San Francisco Bay Area. 8:22 am. Their Night format is all Texas Red Dirt along with Sturg and many of the alt country/Americana artists. Amanda I know youre just relying on info given to you, but for those of us who have listened to this station for a decade or more, it was quite clear that 10% is a laughable statistic. The point is all Texas, all the time is a ridiculous argument against Whiskey Lullaby given the format of the Ranch. The question is not what The Ranch is playing now, but where the station could be headed in the future, and if it may entice other Texas country stations to consider similar moves, especially if The Ranch format tweak is successful luring in new ears. Im seconding that thought here in Southern IL. 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. In this case, adding more mainstream artists and getting rid of more of what brung you to the dance in the first place. Then it seemed like 6 months later, it was back to Aerosmith, Pink Floyd, & The Doors. Or, perhaps they ask what more mainstream country songs could do. 5:30 pm. 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? To that end, Turnpike Troubadours and Stoney LaRue are Red dirt, not Texas. Heather Storm Hobbies, favorites, rumors, and interesting facts. I didnt take it as a critique or insult at all, I took it as a question. Aaron Lewis, The Lumineers, Springsteen, Tyler Farr? I wonder if you may have missed some songs on the playlist that could also be against the old format. 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 . There are much worse places for country radio than Texas. Streets of Bakersfield, Highway 40 Blues, and High Cost of Living may have been mainstream back catalogue inclusions, as well. The ones they gain from this switch to mainstream will eventually demand even more of the Tyler Farr, Dierks, Miranda Lambert crap to where it wont be distinguishable from 99.5 or 96.3. 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. 10:50 am. Support Texas ladies on Texas radio! But they mostly play the same crap that most of the big commercial mainstream country stations play. March 5, 2017 @ Granted, Im also our only country music DJ, so I get why people dont tune into the station all that often :p. Personally I like the above playlist, it represents a nice balance, a coming together of many different worlds that all exist under the country music world if you will. The statement further added that Joe Zolper and Bruno Massel returned for the new season, but Heather Storm would be leaving the show. 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. But what can you expect from corporate radio, especially when the ratings are there? I dont remember hearing that many classic rock songs in a 2 hour time frame when I was listening to the Ranch last year. I mainly listen to the radio while Im driving anyway. Eddie Stubbs is a treasure. Not easy to talk about, but her and her husband have decided to split.. Post some encouraging words! They have made some minor adjustments to accommodate the Bay Areas progressive culture, such as occasionally playing a Brandy Clark song, or such as not boycotting the Dixie Chicks during the 2003 Iraq War. Ill give it another listen . Ever. However, even excluding that point, this still doesnt include Isbell, Simpson, or Haggard. I have deleted this station from my preset list and will now stream other stations like KOKE or The Range. Zackary Kephart Apparently exasperated, Sellers then walked off the set, thus finally letting the interview continue uninterrupted. Today the music is garbage, hell! Former Ranch Fan Heather White Radio personality, J.D., Mom.probably not in that order. March 6, 2017 @ Just realized there had been a format change when the Lumineers came on. Sturgill Simpson and Jason Isbell have always been regular spins, along with more Americana and Red Dirt artists. This is also why I think corporate mainstream radio is doomed in the next two years. Oh, I live in Nashville, and you are pretty correct, as WSMs AM channel *is* pretty close to what I was talking about. Just turn it off. 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. An option Ive come to enjoy is Outlaw Nation. So that theory is total bs, in my opinion. Kacey Musgraves Dime Store Cowgirl Jul 14, 2021. KOKE FM in Austin has pretty much the exact format incorporated into their playlist since they came back on the air. Hell No!!! Others named . 12:34 pm. I think many of us have thought that before the change. This is only 54 songs among thousands upon thousands of songs on their playlist. Glad I have no radio loyalty. Heather Storm's Departure from Garage Squad. According to a new report, Heather is being accused of walking away from the show amid production on season 13 after her plan to act as a moral ally for the series' first Black cast member, Eboni K. Williams, backfired. I dont want to hear Tom Petty, ZZ Top, Lynyrd Skynyrd, the Steve Miller Band and although Whisky Lullaby may be a good song, it doesnt fit on what Ive come to expect to be played on The Ranch. I knew where to find those other artists if I wanted to listen to them. Miranda covered another Welch/Rawlings song, Dry Town, on her second album in 2007 (Crazy Ex-Girlfriend). KOKE also plays Southern Rock icons, Grateful Deads Truckin along with the Texas and Outlaw Icons. 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 . 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