2. The Sirius Outlaw station I primarily listen to plays classic rock all the time in its mix (Hell, Steve Earle plays Prince!) 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. Shows by these artists sell out all the time up here. Dead by Daylight > General Discussions > Topic Details. You just alienated your core fan base because you want to pick up that listener who scrolls looking for a song that is popular, then changes the channel when anything they have never heard before comes on. Coaltrain Occasionally you hear a mainstream song that fits in wellusually around ten years old or more. Quite serves me well too. KVET in Austin was a great classic country & TX formatted station that eventually became full or pop country. I listen to The Ranch because I cannot stand what passes for country today, the formulaic P.U. This uproar is giving them free publicity for the format change which will have a greater negative impact on the playlist than just walking away. The. In Nashville its WSM AM 650. Lets all eat Penguin meat . 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 . No Stones? However my complaint with KOKE goes beyond even the music scheduling. Randy Watkins 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 live in Columbus and 92.3 WCOL is pretty terrible but also an iHeart station so that explains it. Ive streamed The Ranch for a the past few years since Houston didnt have anything close to it. It looks like they took alot of stuff off of my personal Playlist. March 6, 2017 @ I now stream music either through Slacker or stations like KNBT or The Ranch. There are enough classic rock stations everywhere. 10:44 pm. Im about an hour and a half north of you. Best station ever! Heather Brooks was a side character on Grey's Anatomy in seasons nine and ten, and she was played by Tina Majorino. March 5, 2017 @ March 6, 2017 @ Thus, I understand the inclusion of the classic rock (and I mean songs that rock and top 40 stations played at the time). So, if someone was going to inherit her fortune, it would be David and Sarah. That's why you're seeing Brian Kilmeade, Steve Doocy and Ainsley Earhardt doing their show remotely from their respective homes. 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. After leaving the show in Season 11 (2016), the legendary housewife is all set to join the upcoming sixteenth season of RHOC. Brittany Aldean Pens Heartwarming Birthday Tribute To Husband Jason Aldean Feb 28, 2023. But I also think a little context is needed with this concern. Im listening to KOKE-FM as I type this in fact. Trigger the other day I start a Turnpike Troubadours station on my Amazon app on the fire stick. The only music station I listen to on my hour plus commute in the afternoon. Please send me these studies. 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. But lets be honest here about the motivations behind this format change by 95.9 The Ranch: MONEY. March 6, 2017 @ ThatFireGuy13 Today. Dont see how theyre putting The Rolling Stones in that category with no complaints. Couldnt agree with you more Jimmy. Fans are so furious over the move, they have hammered The Ranchs social media accounts with complaints, filled the stations message board with missives of discontent, someone has set up a Facebook page boycotting the station, and program director/DJ Shayne Hollinger has even received threats of violence from angry listeners. I banned the Ranch a year ago when I counted that out of a playlist of 200 songs, they played TEN by women. It occurred to me if commercial radio had the same kind of diversity as internet radio did, I probably wouldnt it mind it so much. And I also recall that political and cultural conservatives seemed to be a big part of mainstream countrys fan base in the years after 9/11, but less so today. I did not care for Springsteen or ZZ Top being played. The series' season 5 premiere, "Live Free or Die," opens with a flash-forward to Walt alone in a diner on his 52nd birthday. Thats 18.5% of the playlist (highlighted in black below). NO DIVERSITY ! Come on its lucky that this station is on the air. Have to say that Wide Open Country on WYRK still gets played in my house on Saturday mornings, though. 5:24 pm. I can stomach a bit of the aforementioned artists, some might even have a few songs I hear on KOKE-FM that are guilty pleasures (Are you With Me, for instance) but its nice to have a refuge where the most objectionable song is something by Uncle Lucious, The Dirty River Boys, or Prophets and Outlaws. March 5, 2017 @ 6:11 pm. I love your station, even if you do stroll into work with a towel on your head. 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. Then make yourself a Pandora station and do that. He got started in radio at 15, and it was always a passion for him. You go out of your way to avoid fast food restaurants try to support places that offer completely healthy , nutritional options , equally or more affordable dishes, better atmosphere , better service , restaurants that set a good example of healthy eating for your kids .then one day they close ALL of those places and turn them all into Macdonalds . 2:24 pm. It does work. Heather's color is red, symbolizing her power over, not only the Heathers, but the entire Westerburg High student body. Trigger Heres a concept.how bout doing a listener survey to find out if they even want mainstream artists mixed in? Angelo Rinaldi 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. Former Ranch Fan I think the easy answer is no, as you have to wonder if mainstream fans would consider that not getting enough of what they want, but I wonder if the mix would actually make a sizable audience happy? To boycott the station is a sure fire way to make sure Texas Country will not be heard in the future. Red dirt, not shitty EDM artists selling out, referring to themselves as country. She decided to speak out about this after a post Natalie put . The biggest problem with mainstream country radio is that its nearly all pop/bro/AC country..essentially its a diversity problem. 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. 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.. I used to tune into 104.5 WFMB in Springfield for their Red Dirt/Texas hour. News in May that the pregnancy made it "somewhat unlikely" that Morris would return as a series regular on "Glee" for Season 5 , "however it's almost certain . Heather White is part of the "Bama, Rob, and Heather" morning show on 98.1 KVET. March 5, 2017 @ Cody Jinks Chase That Song 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. March 6, 2017 @ They play everything. Heather White Texas As seen in: KVET-FM (Austin, TX) Chooses happiness!!! Mirandas version of Dry Town is the only time I dont prefer the composers original version. If we loyal listeners wanted Seger and Paisley wed have either lobbied for them or made a Pandora station. 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 . The music list looks pretty good to me.The only thing I see to get offended by is someone threatening violence for playing whatever music. Adding a little Americana and some classic rock, and even a 10-year-old Brad Paisley song might chase away some of the pop. However, even excluding that point, this still doesnt include Isbell, Simpson, or Haggard. Or are you still deflecting that question? 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. This is my town and my station. You can see the playlist on their app without having to listen. March 6, 2017 @ March 5, 2017 @ That was the impact of great music & a great station had now that impact is somewhat diluted like adding coke to 20 yr old whiskey, you can do it but why? They have always played The Pistol Annies. 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. Wayde and Heather King starred on Animal Planet's Tanked. Im originally from the same area (20 mins north of Mansfield) where 101.3 WNCO plays and it was always my favorite. 6:03 pm. I can get the new alternative songs anywhere. "He always had the older, cooler friends, he had to forge the . Steven Swinney Theres a phone app and also on Roku. March 6, 2017 @ Ive never been one of the I dont listen to that Nashville crap. I counted 23 songs tha were not played before Friday on the ranch. So the Ranch alienates female listeners and then starts playing Dierks Bentley???!! Of course it does. In this sample, no Sunny Sweeney, no Bri Bagwell, no Sarah Hobbs. March 9, 2017 @ Sunny Sweeney I Feel Like Hank Williams Tonight March 6, 2017 @ March 6, 2017 @ Regarding the playlist, I dont care for Maren Morris, and What Was I Thinking sounds like a semi bro country song to me. Bama was trained in oil and gas and roughnecked on rigs and did almost every kind of oil-related job. Former Ranch Fan 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. Overall the playlist looks good to me. Burnes has 13 years of radio experience with 6 producing the morning show. Try hearing the same FGL song 20 times in 8 hours. Country maybe. Sure Radio stations are competing for a shrinking pool of radio listeners against on demand streaming options like Spotify or just simply their own playlists through Itunes or Google Play. "Fox News and Heather Childers have parted ways. Glad I have no radio loyalty. Im about 20 miles NE of Bucyrus and have a hard time picking that up. 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. Oh, I live in Nashville, and you are pretty correct, as WSMs AM channel *is* pretty close to what I was talking about. Any recommendations for radio/club in San Antonio? Thats great and all, except now they are taking away more of Eady, Jinks, Troubadours, etc. 2:37 pm. 2:13 pm. After the episode aired, viewers believed the editors mistreated Heather for cutting her out of the episode. They may give the station a listen because of Dierks, Miranda and Maren Morris and go on to discover TPT, Sturgill and Cody Jinks. And the storylines were sort of, you know, heading in different directions. Thank you so much . Radio/Media But getting violent over a minor change in a radio format? Merle Haggard My Own Kind Of Hat They have a very diverse playlist similar to Sun Radio and KUTX in Austin. But there is something to be said for pragmatism in trying to build a wider fan base behind independent artists. TRuck, Whiskey, & women I love all three, but you can only take that as the theme of your music for so long, not to mention that these ignorant fools are mixing in Rock & Roll guitar licks, the rock rhythms from the drummers, and guys who wear Cowboy hats like they a part of a uniform. This is because White was a huge animal lover, had many canine friends and was . If it is, then maybe they pat themselves on the back and go about their business. ***UPDATE: According to some listeners, The Ranch has also added much more classic rock than what was played on the previous format. Julian Spivey An option Ive come to enjoy is Outlaw Nation. Also play Bingham, Margo Price, John Moreland, AA, Old Crow, Aaron Tasjan, Luke Bell and few other East Nashville artists more than anyone in Texas. I spent hours last night culling through complaints from former listeners of The Ranch, and they were all about Dierks Bentley, Brad Paisley, Miranda Lambert, and Nashville pop. Even now thats what Im seeing. I hurt for The Ranch fans. Download Our Free iHeartRadio App! Much like 92.5 circa 2005-6, when they switched to Lonestar. If using Kacey Musgraves and Dierks Bentley as gateway drugs is what it takes, then this may not be a bad compromise. I understand that Internet stations are easier, but *someone* has to care about the local airwaves also. It just blows out the listenership and thereby justifies more of whatever the change was. Theyre damned lucky the owners didnt flip it to news/talk. But this is the reason country music these days marks a dividing line of the culture war. 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. They were divorced in March 2000, three months before the release of their second album, De Stijl. Austin Lee March 6, 2017 @ 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. Former Ranch Fan The way the new/old distinction was made likely has much to do with the count. I think the fear is just like TNN & CMT or an untold # of great country stations once they start changing the format it starts the transformation to something unrecognizable. Heather Thomson and Leah McSweeney feuded on Season 13 of 'RHONY.'. 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. Ill give it another listen . We have consistently been the #1 station for many years. I think KOKE has really slid since its reincarnation. Honest music DESERVES airplay and we all deserve to be respected as adults by stations with the reach and power to define culture . March 6, 2017 @ 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. 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. The point is all Texas, all the time is a ridiculous argument against Whiskey Lullaby given the format of the Ranch. There was a demand for Reckless Kelly, Jason Borland, Ragweed, Jack Ingram etc. I dont listen to the local country stations, because they dont play country music. Bryan/College Station TX The list you posted is very similar to the mix one hears on Outlaw. The actress has played Sarah Trevanion on the ITV1 drama since 2006, but viewers will see her make . But Just like Billy Bobs has transformed from the Worlds Greatest honky tonk to a mediocre dance club that plays country, pop, r&b, latin & TX/red dirt the ranch will transform from a great station to one that is tolerable at best. Twitter: @heatherbelly Instagram: @heatherbelly TikTok:@Heatherbelly This is my public page. 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 . March 5, 2017 @ Robert St Now, they are driving away those hardcore fans. Commercial radio is increasingly bland because advertisers spend a lot to have radio ads and they want max listeners in return for their spend. March 6, 2017 @ Listen. 90% of what they play is traditional country and Independent and local artists. No more. March 5, 2017 @ Kacey Musgraves Dime Store Cowgirl Thats why Im complaining. Im with you Orgirl1. These women make GREAT country music. Simply put, the hardest road to travel is too narrow of a scope of music. In fact, all the commotion is likely to draw a bigger crowd of folks tuning in to see what all the complaining is about. March 6, 2017 @ 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). 81.5% OR MORE of the playlist is likely the same as before the format change. Far more listeners DESERVE to be exposed to more than the cannon fodder they are settling for . At least I would have a little more respect for them. 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