Listen To Podcasts That Examine The Passion, Perseverance, And Power Of Black Culture! The country radio audience was very female centric from the 1990s through most of the first decade of the 2000s, catering to suburban mothers. March 5, 2017 @ But this is the reason country music these days marks a dividing line of the culture war. ThatFireGuy13 1:09 am. But getting violent over a minor change in a radio format? March 5, 2017 @ 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. Touch device users, explore by touch or with swipe gestures. The problem Texans have is not that The Ranch promoted and took pride in not playing that stuff, now they are backing off that stance but still flying the Texas music flag. So yes, they will change the station after Dierks. hoptowntiger94 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. Im happy that they seem to be upping the female songs. Ill give it another listen . Eddie Stubbs is a treasure. Announcing at Texas Stars games was almost a fluke. That is why its important for listeners to voice their opinions. Its hard to find good music up here in the Rock and Roll hall of fame city. She is the deceased leader of the most popular and powerful clique at Westerburg High known as The Heathers. Dr. Heather White is a Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the area of dairy cattle nutritional physiology. March 6, 2017 @ 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. I mainly listen to the radio while Im driving anyway. March 6, 2017 @ I have deleted this station from my preset list and will now stream other stations like KOKE or The Range. Leading Participant. I added other songs that were certainly not mainstream country in style, lyric and formula regardless of artist, so long as they fit what might be termed the gritty and raw feeling that is Texas Music and Red Dirt Music. Heather was the leader of the Heathers clique and . Heather has some big news this morning. John Deery #32 Austin radio station KVET 98.1 has signed its morning team Bama Brown, Rob Mason and Heather White to a multi-year contract extension. 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. Intern Heather to leave for good in episode 1 & more in this new Grey's Anatomy season 10 spoiler. Miranda covered another Welch/Rawlings song, Dry Town, on her second album in 2007 (Crazy Ex-Girlfriend). Its true that old/classic country and classic rock did appear on the Ranch occasionally, but the frequency with this change was increased. Why did Eric Dane leave Grey's Anatomy? WAY way too suspect. Some things are better left unfixed. But I do have a life and didnt want to spend my entire Saturday/Sunday compiling a 200-plus playlist. And in 2022, she was on the short list of obvious suspects when Liz was haunted by memories of Franco. Streets of Bakersfield, Highway 40 Blues, and High Cost of Living may have been mainstream back catalogue inclusions, as well. March 5, 2017 @ I also can kind of understand WHY the station might be feeling pressure to add more listeners with some recognizable mainstream artists in the mix. As a formerly loyal Ranch listener I can tell you they most definitely played My Church and Vice before this horrendous program change. Everything in bold, plus Clapton and the Stones is ten songs, ten songs that plainly dont belong on your station. Disappointed in Houston Thursday, September 02, 2021 at 2:05 PM by Simon Ayub. 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. At least I would have a little more respect for them. 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. 9:48 am. How do I know? White feared it would impact his family. Theyre damned lucky the owners didnt flip it to news/talk. Heather Storm's Departure from Garage Squad. Plus I work in a factory, so the radio only picks up like 2-3 stations. They changed the format back days ago. Lee Ann Womack Last Call KOKE FM in Austin has pretty much the exact format incorporated into their playlist since they came back on the air. hoptowntiger94 "It had become really toxic with a . Im seconding that thought here in Southern IL. Ill be searching for a replacement. website builders . Boy did that go over your head. They have always played Miranda from the beginning and played Maren Morris since she dropped her single My Church. Is it all Money driven? Im the odd one who is okay with the new artists being added. In 2015 I found The Ranch and their mobile app, it became my primary source of music. March 5, 2017 @ We would like to show you a description here but the site won't allow us. Gotta say I always really loved Gary Allans Smoke Rings in the Dark., Trying to be all things to all people whether this is an artists approach to their music making or a radio stations approach to their programming is NEVER a good thing when it comes to finding and keeping a discerning listener . March 5, 2017 @ 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. So, if someone was going to inherit her fortune, it would be David and Sarah. Why. 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. This is the silent majority. QC Kinetix received an endorsement from Heather White, co-host of KVET-FM radio show in Austin, TX. Did The Ranch have classic rock songs in their playlist before? Hats off to Ben Ryan. 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. She did not elaborate if she would be joining another station or something away from TV news. Trigger 2:37 pm. Quite serves me well too. After leaving the show in Season 11 (2016), the legendary housewife is all set to join the upcoming sixteenth season of RHOC. I like Kacey Musgraves, I like Josh Abbot, I like the song, but wtf??!! Radio stations trying to play anything and everything will find listeners who only need music ( ads and DJ s ) as a form of company ..a minor distraction .playing in the background at the shop , playing in the garage , around the house while they vacuum ,playing in the van dropping kids at school .. etc.. 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 No Seger? KVET in Austin was a great classic country & TX formatted station that eventually became full or pop country. Im in PA and I listen to the Ranch via Tunein Radio. Some songs I dont think are that good grow on me of course. Its all just just a big funnel for advertising dollars. Dont program like the big boys do. I think KOKE has really slid since its reincarnation. The only thing I can add to this conversation is I wish we had something half as good as the updated format up here in Ohio. Much like 92.5 circa 2005-6, when they switched to Lonestar. RitaBallou 2:06 pm. Theyre complaining about Brad Paisley, Dierks Bentley, Miranda Lambert, etc. 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. Part and parcel as to why Radio is such a mess anymore. Thats less than 4% of the playlist. To boycott the station is a sure fire way to make sure Texas Country will not be heard in the future. But they are a mainstream commercial station in most respects and I started tuning them out around 2010. I think this is exactly the playlist I would want transplanted to my local radio station. 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. They have a very diverse playlist similar to Sun Radio and KUTX in Austin. I do not live in this area, but I hope the format doesnt get any worse than this. Its XM radio, streaming service, or become victim to the iHeart/Cumulus desert up here. At least the listeners dont have to pay to listen. No, the classic rock was few and far between. 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). Nothing makes this more evident than the Texas music they promote. Heather Childers (@HeatherChilders) April 22, 2022. to be played on the radio and now more stations are playing artists like them. Ive got to disagree with you there. March 5, 2017 @ Find out more about our Social Croft and activities or send us an email to hello@socialcroft.co.uk. ATX Tiger Paul 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. Lindell was then finally given a chance . I guess 4% isnt that big of a change. everyone associated that look, the white jacket with dyed blonde hair with Heather, and Cheryl as the little girl from SH1. Sometimes I play more traditional leaning material, sometimes I play more mainstream material (but not what youre thinking). 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. 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. 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 . 2:27 pm. Im about 20 miles NE of Bucyrus and have a hard time picking that up. It has a phone app or can listen online. the other day I start a Turnpike Troubadours station on my Amazon app on the fire stick. There are enough classic rock stations everywhere. For her first voice-over acting role, Graham lent her pipes to Norm of the North, a children's animated film about a polar bear released in January 2016.You probably didn't hear about it because . 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. Posted May 7, 2012 at 4:44 p.m., updated May 7, 2012 at 5:48 p.m. A local sports radio personality and former Lady Vol is facing charges in connection with a drunken-driving arrest last month. Please send me these studies. March 6, 2017 @ Jamey Johnson That Lonesome Song, Former Ranch Fan When they announced it, I figured it was a godsend. I love your station, even if you do stroll into work with a towel on your head. I had to stop listening to WYRK a few years ago because I could only take so much FGL and Blake Shelton. Unless theyre trolls, perhaps? Brittany Aldean Pens Heartwarming Birthday Tribute To Husband Jason Aldean Feb 28, 2023. Correction. Not that they dont have great music, thats just not what I want to hear when Im expecting country/Texas country/Red Dirt music. Law degree. Joe or Janet P1 doesnt trust you anymore. How many times have we mentioned the lack of female artists in the Texas country scene? Ironically, this format change from The Ranch allows them to feature more females, and you can see than in the sample playlist. Austin, Texas Area Bama, Rob & Heather in the Morning on KASE 101 at Clear Channel . Owned and operated by LKCM Radio Group, with its studios located in Ft. Worths Sundance Square, The Ranch is one of those rare gems that actually plays what they want to play. 12:19 pm. Testing out of market?? 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 worked for a Country independent in Kentucky that wouldnt let me play Kentucky Headhunters because they didnt TEST well in SEATTLE!!! KOKE also plays Southern Rock icons, Grateful Deads Truckin along with the Texas and Outlaw Icons. In fact, all the commotion is likely to draw a bigger crowd of folks tuning in to see what all the complaining is about. Was this your idea, or someone elses? In . August 14, 2017 @ 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 im typing this, Marshall Tucker band is playing, Luke Bryan was before that, no one is blowing up our phone lines bitching) No matter what you do in radio, theres always gonna be someone who is unhappy, but you can not program a station for just one small group. By the way, a threat to a station or their employees is considered by the FBI as an act of terror. 10:37 am. It looks like they took alot of stuff off of my personal Playlist. Insiders also offer that the show's request . "He always had the older, cooler friends, he had to forge the . Scott S. 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! 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? 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. Red dirt, not shitty EDM artists selling out, referring to themselves as country. I used to stream the Ranch daily. 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 . Fuck this. All Ive ever wanted was a seat at the table (including award shows). The theory of osmosis is very hard to prove in music, but the reason the station made the change is they believe it will make it appeal to more people. If using Kacey Musgraves and Dierks Bentley as gateway drugs is what it takes, then this may not be a bad compromise. Their Night format is all Texas Red Dirt along with Sturg and many of the alt country/Americana artists. I dont listen to the local country stations, because they dont play country music. Im originally from the same area (20 mins north of Mansfield) where 101.3 WNCO plays and it was always my favorite. Overall the playlist looks good to me. 2016 Speaker. An option Ive come to enjoy is Outlaw Nation. The other possibility is for animal rights organizations, the ASPCA and such. As long as they arent playing FGL or Sam Hunt type music and they continue to play mostly Texas and independent music good for them! since Im not a pretentious hickster snob, I wouldnt mind that they put sort of decent mainstream country (no bro country thou) and maybe classic rock songs a little bit here and there in the playlist to make some other audiences to feel welcome, hey we might get them into some really great music they havent discovered yet! Jill Zarin. There are much worse places for country radio than Texas. March 6, 2017 @ Whiskey Myers Stone White joined then-Clear Channel Christian AC KPEZ/Austin in June 2006 before segueing to Country sister KASE in 2008 (CAT 8/22/08).She and co-hosts Bama Brown and Rob Mason made the move to KVET in 2013, and The Bama, Rob And Heather . I agree with both of you as well. Here are some observations: Out of 54 songs, only TWO could be considered current mainstream country music singles. March 5, 2017 @ Lot of fun.. Jun 12, 2020 - Enjoyed my time with Heather White @KVET. 6:03 pm. March 11, 2017 @ December 27, 2021. Lets all eat Penguin meat . Even though there are still some 90s songs mixed in here and there, for the most part if its more than 10 years old it doesnt get played. If we loyal listeners wanted Seger and Paisley wed have either lobbied for them or made a Pandora station. Contact Heather, search articles and Tweets, monitor coverage, and track replies from one place. KILT recently added a short-playlist Texas country HD station (KIKK). As far as I can tell its core audience has become less rural since the end of the neo trad movement in the early 1990s. Dead by Daylight > General Discussions > Topic Details. We wish her all the best," a . I will definitely check this station out online. Instead of classic rock why not play the likes of Mark Chesnutt (who put out a great album last year), Tracy Byrd, Clint Black, Clay Walker etc. Farmer Brian Then it seemed like 6 months later, it was back to Aerosmith, Pink Floyd, & The Doors. Most country music icons didnt wear A look because of their music type, it all came naturally. it gets to be much more than 10%. Still, something rotten smells in Ft Worth-on the Ranch format change. I drove to KC listening the whole way. Has anyone heard of the Josh Abbott Band? If thats all I tuned in for, I would be angry too. Im in radio and researched the Texas Music format for years and years. 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