March 5, 2017 @ I gave up on f.m. As a frequent KOKE listener, I have literally never heard them play Luke Bell. 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 . In this sample, no Sunny Sweeney, no Bri Bagwell, no Sarah Hobbs. Saving Country Music ( choice ) means supporting independence of spirit , diversity , tradition , the art and power of the song , the talents of people striving to be more , supporting and respecting honest inspiration , and the authenticity of folks dedicated to inspiring . No more. 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. That coupled with the more mainstream song has reduced the old format songs to about 50% of what they were. March 5, 2017 @ Traditional country fans have Dwight Yoakam, Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, and Jerry Jeff Walker. This obsession with Maren Morris is utterly dumbfounding. 4:24 pm. Listen To Podcasts That Examine The Passion, Perseverance, And Power Of Black Culture! 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. White advocates heavily for children on the Autism spectrum. I worked for a Country independent in Kentucky that wouldnt let me play Kentucky Headhunters because they didnt TEST well in SEATTLE!!! I listen to one of three Texas radio stations. Have to say that Wide Open Country on WYRK still gets played in my house on Saturday mornings, though. I like Kacey Musgraves, I like Josh Abbot, I like the song, but wtf??!! We wish her all the best," a . For Texas country fans you have the Turnpike Troubadours, Cody Jinks, Jack Ingram, Stoney LaRue, William Clark Green, and the Randy Rogers Band. To keep up-to-date with what is happening on the croft, please subscribe to our mailing list . Explore. Jill Zarin. 2:55 pm, Heres what I played last week, and here I thought balance was a good thing, Jason Eady Barabbas 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 . Simply put, the hardest road to travel is too narrow of a scope of music. 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. For example, you believe Miranda is flirting with the boy at the station when her transmission blew, where as its a simple observation in Welchs version. I dont remember hearing that many classic rock songs in a 2 hour time frame when I was listening to the Ranch last year. On the other hand, if adding just a few songs from the mainstream entices more mainstream-oriented fans to the radio station, and the station sticks to their guns and only keeps those mainstream spins to a minimum, it could potentially result in a sum positive for all the independent and Texas artists featured regularly on The Ranch by exposing them to an entirely new demographic. Your band is booked as a country band this week following last weeks Pink Floyd tribute act following last months Top 40 dance band . At least the listeners dont have to pay to listen. I was hearing some complaints and tried to look into it a little further. Cool to see another fellow northern Ohio person on here! Correction. Heather changed her name to Cheryl at the end of Silent Hill 3. . Find out more about our Social Croft and activities or send us an email to hello@socialcroft.co.uk. Insiders also offer that the show's request . I live in Columbus and 92.3 WCOL is pretty terrible but also an iHeart station so that explains it. Previously they had Ray Bensons version of KOKE station identifications, whereas now they have a much more modern or urban identification. Sometimes I have a hard time taking it serious though when they play a stray Luke Bryan song. 2:27 pm. 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. I find this change to be extremely disappointing and hypocritical; and their excuses for doing it are total bullshit. 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. I drove to KC listening the whole way. Their playlist was mostly the same pop country commercial fare as well, though at least they would redeem themselves with a classic country program for a few hours on Sundays, Id hear the occasional Loretta Lynn or George Jones song on the drive back from the Sierra but that was 5-10 years ago. But I do have a life and didnt want to spend my entire Saturday/Sunday compiling a 200-plus playlist. Your email address will not be published. The point is all Texas, all the time is a ridiculous argument against Whiskey Lullaby given the format of the Ranch. No Stones? 10:50 am. And for those boneheads that threaten violence, Id say buy your own station. The popular MotorTrend Network's show is all about car make-overs, and it features the best talents, including the host. If you havent lived that far for the stockyards you dont realize how lucky we are to have great country music. Joe or Janet P1 doesnt trust you anymore. Im in radio and researched the Texas Music format for years and years. Fans were left puzzled when they noticed a slight change in Garage Squad season 6. While Heather stated her reasons for choosing to leave the show, her castmates and fellow housewives had a few things to say about why they thought she left. 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 . 137 Comments. Wow, that bloc Los incredible to me. "She started making excuses about why she couldn't show up for shoots," an insider told Page Six on June 9, not that . And it was never close to 50%. Not. Its all just just a big funnel for advertising dollars. On our country side, we play a vast array of mainstream, classic, and yes, Texas Red Dirt music and our listeners LOVE it We have listeners call in all the time that say they have travelled all over the US and have never found a station with such a variety. specifically.. When I hear the bro country stuff that has been getting played the last few years, and even some of the mainstream singles being released by some female artists, I would guess that the audience would be young blue collar white people from broken families, perhaps young Trumpers who feel alienated that the economy and society have left them behind . These are songs/artist that weve go requests from from regular Ranch listeners over the last three years. Former Ranch Fan Former Ranch Fan Were Marshall Tucker, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Clapton, and Seger played before this change (could be a shot at grabbing some classic rock listeners)? My informal stats show anywhere from 6-8 new format songs per hour during that drive. Trigger As for the mainstream country songs, What Was I Thinking is pretty BroCountry to me and has zero nostalgia-factor. Makes a long day plowing ground suck. A few years ago, we went from Todays Country & your All-Time Favorites to just Todays Country. In this case, adding more mainstream artists and getting rid of more of what brung you to the dance in the first place. The biggest problem with mainstream country radio is that its nearly all pop/bro/AC country..essentially its a diversity problem. And Texans can smell that a mile away. Heather White joined the show in 2008 and the trio moved to KVET-FM in 2013. Hes considered some kind of outlaw? But there is something to be said for pragmatism in trying to build a wider fan base behind independent artists. December 27, 2021. Eddie Lucas Speaks Out. The other possibility is for animal rights organizations, the ASPCA and such. Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys Ida Red Im gonna be in Dallas next week and now have something to tune in. And I say the same damn thing every time The Wall shuffles itself onto my iPhone! Fuck yes. Otherwise, its all your usual suspects. Bama and Heather in the Morning on 98.1 KVET iHeartMedia Feb 2013 - Aug 2021 8 years 7 months. Really? Sellers said as Lindell spoke over him. I know that the Ranch still plays way more good music than most other stations. Banjobison 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. I live in the Buffalo, NY area and work part-time for the country station here, WYRK. I use Outlaw Nations app a lot as well, although it seems glitchy at times and seems to get a bit repeative after a while. Seriously? Coaltrain Theyre not trying to appeal to everyone, theyre targeting people that buy brand new full size trucks every two years, drink copious amounts of corporate beer, and pretend theyre from the country when they really live in the suburbs. The worry is where it may lead The Ranch and stations like it in the future. This new playlist has increased the classic rock content at least 4-5 times normal. 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. 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. Hats off to Ben Ryan. I had to stop listening to WYRK a few years ago because I could only take so much FGL and Blake Shelton. I welcome a slight change in format to fill the airplay with really good music, even if some are from the Nashville scene. But there is still work to do to get those artists to the next level, and a massive gulf between the popularity of mainstream and independent artist. It also must be emphasized here that The Ranch has clearly selected artists from the mainstream that dont represent the worst, but the best of what the mainstream has to offer. Shows by these artists sell out all the time up here. 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. Most country music icons didnt wear A look because of their music type, it all came naturally. 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 . You know what that means. Per page: 15 30 50. No Petty? Touch device users, explore by touch or with swipe gestures. 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. March 6, 2017 @ NO DIVERSITY ! March 6, 2017 @ Play alot of Alt country as well as Sturgill, Isbell, Margo Price etc. Austin Lee And nobody wants to hear them, except you. January 16, 2023, 09:26 PM. 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 . I would kill to have a station like that here in Maryland. This is my town and my station. People who listen to Marren Morris will most likely switch the station when Cody Jinks or TPT comes on. 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. You may call it petty, but it marks a distinct shift in the identity of KOKE. That shits messed up. Theyve been playing Kacey Musgraves for years. I will definitely check this station out online. Daisy whereabouts are just unknown after being released from the psychiatric hospital. Id love to have this station close to where I live. March 5, 2017 @ What? Thats 18.5% of the playlist (highlighted in black below). I love Bob Seger, but it does seem like a strange choice given the other songs. The Ranch has always played Miranda, Kasey & Maren with ZZ Top, Skynard & SRV mixed in with Willie, Merle & Waylon. They have always played Miranda from the beginning and played Maren Morris since she dropped her single My Church. March 7, 2017 @ 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. But what can you expect from corporate radio, especially when the ratings are there? Dont program like the big boys do. I suspect the ability of The Ranch to expand their audience to be commercially viable and financially sound is at play. Local radio is a part of your community. The Detroit Free Press revealed that Jack formerly Jack Gilles and Meg had gotten married on September 21, 1996, and that he had taken her last name. Heather White | Austin TX Bryan Cranston gives his take on Breaking Bad 's finale; specifically, Walter White's decision to leave behind the watch Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul) gave him for his 51st birthday. Sometimes I play more traditional leaning material, sometimes I play more mainstream material (but not what youre thinking). This format sounds very similar to BOB 106.1 in Minnesota. Jul 14, 2021. Shayne would seem to deviate a bit from the format during his show, but not like it is now. 6:46 pm. Im not from the area but I could see how they would be upset. Im the odd one who is okay with the new artists being added. Plus I work in a factory, so the radio only picks up like 2-3 stations. 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. She appeared in 22 episodes in total, giving fans plenty of time to learn her . Ive never been one of the I dont listen to that Nashville crap. It also alleged that publishing company Simon Books is likely to get a portion of Betty White's inheritance. 2:44 pm. 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. In fact, all the commotion is likely to draw a bigger crowd of folks tuning in to see what all the complaining is about. The problem is that for the last 10 years or so we had a BETTER (in my opinion) radio station than what we are peft with now. He was in that business until he moved to Austin in 1988 when he was thirty and went into radio on Z102 as a part-time jock. 9 Mar 2008. Best I can do is try to sing to myself or ignore it. Theres no Bro-Country, no Florida Georgia Line, no indecent country singles that are an embarrassment to the format, even though none of them may be the favorites of Texas country and independent fans. However, in 2021, serial killer Ryan Chamberlain received a letter from a Heather W, who claimed to be his biggest fan. The Texas Red Dirt music scene is a boiling pot for all music. Or, perhaps they ask what more mainstream country songs could do. Id kill to have a local radio station play that setlist. On my pandora station I have a massive mix (including rap, rock, americana etc), but it includes mainstream country. Radio/Media 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. I like & listen classic country, western swing, TX & red dirt. 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. I knew where to find those other artists if I wanted to listen to them. Fucking eh. Lindell was then finally given a chance . Austin's All-Time Country Favorites Big Frank. 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. But their nash selected mix during peak hours is subtle and I love they included those artists. 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. Theres a phone app and also on Roku. Its why we listened to The Ranch. Also the Ranch is supposed to be from Texas/Oklahoma I thought. Maybe they have but playing it once hardly constitutes a format distinction. 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. Its hard to picks sides here because I honestly dont care the playlist above looks good to me. Whiskey Lullaby does not fit their original foremat. I am streaming this at work right now and theyre playing Merle, so its a pretty big win so far. Anyhow, a longer test period would be called for. 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. Trigger, Im curious as to your opinion of who would be the main target audience for mainstream country radio over the next few years. Some songs I dont think are that good grow on me of course. Miranda covered another Welch/Rawlings song, Dry Town, on her second album in 2007 (Crazy Ex-Girlfriend). In 2014 I learned about Lubbocks 105.3 The Red Dirt Rebel, and their mobile app/online streaming. You would never hear that song on any mainstream iHeartMedia or Cumulus country channel. I dont believe that for a second. Leave classic rock to a classic rock station, that includes Stevie Ray Vaughn, thank you. Streets of Bakersfield, Highway 40 Blues, and High Cost of Living may have been mainstream back catalogue inclusions, as well. I now stream music either through Slacker or stations like KNBT or The Ranch. BwareDWare94 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. Why do we need an Eric Clapton song? Maybe Im reaching here but couldnt this be a good thing for the artists and music that these people support? According to the program director, it was about 10%, and that has now been corroborated independently by numerous studies.. NO. Bama was trained in oil and gas and roughnecked on rigs and did almost every kind of oil-related job. We have a very loyal base of Americana/Alt-Country fans up here. 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. Now, they are driving away those hardcore fans. 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. When they announced it, I figured it was a godsend. 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! They played some Aaron Watson and Cody Johnson, and some other good artists that I didnt know. Give me Eric Church any day. Matter. 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." 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. Seak ..you make THE point about mainstream country I think . Its not bad at all. 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. Announcing at Texas Stars games was almost a fluke. They changed the format back days ago. Just turn it off. iHeartMedia KVET/Austin morning co-host Heather White has departed after more than 15 years with the company and eight with the station. Like a newspaper, radio sfations depend on ad money to stay afloat. I absolutely love KOKEs format and playlist and I am probably one of the bigger anti-country mainstream guys out there. They have always played The Pistol Annies. March 6, 2017 @ In terms of The Ranch, its a real shame. Theyre complaining about Brad Paisley, Dierks Bentley, Miranda Lambert, etc. There is no definite reason as to why Heather was cut out of the show, but viewers did feel bad knowing producers made her come all that way just to be edited out. The true story. 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. Didnt see anyone complaining about the classic rock added, but I can understand why some would be angered. Take Eli Young Bands Small Town Kid. First, Eli Young was totally a product of Texas country that then moved on to Nashville. Disappointed in Houston KVET in Austin was a great classic country & TX formatted station that eventually became full or pop country. Commercial radio is increasingly bland because advertisers spend a lot to have radio ads and they want max listeners in return for their spend. 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. I wonder if you may have missed some songs on the playlist that could also be against the old format. 2. Right, so we should also remove Turnpike Troubadours, Sturgill Simpson, Jason Isbell, Stony LaRue, and Merle Haggard? 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. After honoring the tradition of . Thats great and all, except now they are taking away more of Eady, Jinks, Troubadours, etc. I agree with both of you as well. Overall the playlist looks good to me. And also, where are Cody Johnson, Aaron Watson, Grammy Winner Sturgill Simpson, Jason Isbell, and Chris Stapleton in this sample list? Stop dragging great songs down just because they had mainstream success. I still had six months on my contract at the time too. Im about an hour and a half north of you. Glad I have no radio loyalty. Tap the brakes, it wasnt a critique/insult, I literally was wondering if some of those slipped past ya. Perfecto! Nonetheless, I can appreciate the fans who loved the station because it was unique and played a more narrow, and Texas-oriented playlist. Heck, even streaming Radio Texas Live on Saturday nights would be great, EW in DFW As much as i hate to say it, Ive actually had to tell someone before that if they didnt like it, they make a seek button on your radio for a reason. Im fine with Miranda. Intern Heather to leave for good in episode 1 & more in this new Grey's Anatomy season 10 spoiler. However, she has been absent from the . The Sirius Outlaw station I primarily listen to plays classic rock all the time in its mix (Hell, Steve Earle plays Prince!) 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. "The reality . The only music station I listen to on my hour plus commute in the afternoon. I wouldnt insult my knowledge of the Texas scene. When autocomplete results are available use up and down arrows to review and enter to select. 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. 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. Former Ranch Fan March 6, 2017 @ IF this is the case, and IF they dont slowly creep away from the Texas country thing altogether, then perhaps it will help. My radio never leaves it. March 5, 2017 @ Thus, I understand the inclusion of the classic rock (and I mean songs that rock and top 40 stations played at the time). 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. Its a shame that radio stations like The Ranch arent duplicated all across the country, and with the increased popularity of independent country, perhaps that will happen someday. The list you posted is very similar to the mix one hears on Outlaw. He just put out the shittiest country album of his carrer thats NOT EVEN country, and the Ranch puts him on their rotation?!!!??? 10:25 pm. They need more listeners. 4:47 pm. Quite serves me well too. However my complaint with KOKE goes beyond even the music scheduling. 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. Perhaps by expanding their playlist a bit it might allow them to feature more women. 2:13 pm. What worries me is the slippery slope. What the Ranch is now is still better than most of its competition, its just not what it was a week ago! March 7, 2017 @ Im an avid Ranch listener. Listen. I guess 4% isnt that big of a change. Much like 92.5 circa 2005-6, when they switched to Lonestar. It annoys me to no end when people dont like a song simply because they havent heard it before. 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.. Look at the success of wsm650am out of Nashville. Ive been a frequent Rebel listener ever since. Yes, there is some irony in some Texas / Red Dirt fans complaining about pop in the format. Dr. White's research program focuses on the health and nutrition of dairy cows during the transition period and is centered on hepatic and whole-animal nutrient partitioning and metabolism. But this is the reason country music these days marks a dividing line of the culture war. The truth is, I didnt want to very often, and still dont. She decided to speak out about this after a post Natalie put . 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. Download Our Free iHeartRadio App! 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