The biggest problem with mainstream country radio is that its nearly all pop/bro/AC country..essentially its a diversity problem. Place the cutting in the hole and gently pat down the soil around the stem. In 2011, four Real Housewives Of New York were fired: Jill Zarin, Cindy Barshop, Kelly Killoren Bensimon, and Alex McCord. Former Ranch Fan I counted 5 songs (maybe 6 if I missed one) from female artists on that list of 54 songs. March 9, 2017 @ and adding crap you could find on any other station. Lets ALL paint our houses white . Anngelle Wood exits as a weekend host at WZLX and 101.1 WGIR-FM Manchester NH. Orgirl1 3:42 pm. RitaBallou "He always had the older, cooler friends, he had to forge the . KVET's White Departs. Yes, the producers did her dirty, but it had to be for a reason. Getty Images. Traditional country fans have Dwight Yoakam, Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, and Jerry Jeff Walker. Now, they are driving away those hardcore fans. You know what that means. 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. He just put out the shittiest country album of his carrer thats NOT EVEN country, and the Ranch puts him on their rotation?!!!??? Support Texas ladies on Texas radio! Then it seemed like 6 months later, it was back to Aerosmith, Pink Floyd, & The Doors. everyone associated that look, the white jacket with dyed blonde hair with Heather, and Cheryl as the little girl from SH1. BwareDWare94 Your email address will not be published. I was just trying to make a narrow point that the mainstream artists they did add, at least in regards to this specific playlist, were two women. And Im not patronizing you, Im just trying to find out what the concern is. January 16, 2023, 09:26 PM. and I have listened religiously for the last 13 years. Any recommendations for radio/club in San Antonio? 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. 4:47 pm. I wouldnt insult my knowledge of the Texas scene. March 5, 2017 @ Right, so we should also remove Turnpike Troubadours, Sturgill Simpson, Jason Isbell, Stony LaRue, and Merle Haggard? These women make GREAT country music. March 6, 2017 @ Blaze Foley would listen to the Ranch these days. I wonder if you may have missed some songs on the playlist that could also be against the old format. Lordstown Motors Corp., a provider of electric light-duty trucks focused on the commercial fleet market, and global technology company Hon Hai Technology Group have agreed to work jointly on Lordstown Motors' electric vehicle (EV) programs in Lordstown Motors' 6.2 million square foot production and assembly plant in Lordstown, Ohio. To boycott the station is a sure fire way to make sure Texas Country will not be heard in the future. Getting those beautiful teeth might involve an easier process than you imagined. KRTY has been around for a long time, and was supposed to be an independent station. Outlaw Country comes close every once in a while or even doing a radio show on that channel every once in a while. I still had six months on my contract at the time too. it gets to be much more than 10%. Dont program like the big boys do. 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! 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! Convict charlie The only exceptions are a 3 hour show on Saturday mornings where you could hear anything from Cash to LeDoux and a 4 hour request show on Saturday nights. Dan explained the circumstances: "We were very keen for [Grant, Kari, and Tory] to be a part of the show, we are massive fans of theirs, and what they did over 10 years was phenomenal. Try hearing the same FGL song 20 times in 8 hours. The recent playlists have been flat out awful. The. 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? Plus I work in a factory, so the radio only picks up like 2-3 stations. Also the Ranch is supposed to be from Texas/Oklahoma I thought. Heather Storm's Departure from Garage Squad. The point is all Texas, all the time is a ridiculous argument against Whiskey Lullaby given the format of the Ranch. As an example, often when mainstream stars put out terrible singles, much of their fan base complains. Do I want hear Sam Hunt played alongside Wade Bowen? 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. I couldnt tell you when the last time I listened to it for more than five minutes was. Rick Dayton was a morning anchor who joined the station in 2009. Fox News has fired Fox & Friends First host Heather Childers after she showed up to work sick and put workers at risk of COVID-19. "The reality . Otherwise, its all your usual suspects. If using Kacey Musgraves and Dierks Bentley as gateway drugs is what it takes, then this may not be a bad compromise. But they are a mainstream commercial station in most respects and I started tuning them out around 2010. And yes, maybe some of the worst I missed in my specific 54-song bloc. 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. Carnie Man Nonetheless, I totally understand why some listeners are unhappy, I think they have a right to be concerned the format could get even worse in the future, and they should let their voice and opinions be known. As far as the playlist goes Id kill to have that kind of station in Pittsburgh. 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. You may call it petty, but it marks a distinct shift in the identity of KOKE. Not much of variety up here in central Illinois, 99% of the country stations play literally the same shit everyday. Heather said the alleged assault got so bad their daughter had to step in to stop her father. March 5, 2017 @ I guess 4% isnt that big of a change. It can be a fun change of pace. 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. 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. Matter. Theyve been playing Kacey Musgraves for years. TEN. Do I like every song we play? I love Bob Seger, but it does seem like a strange choice given the other songs. Maybe they have but playing it once hardly constitutes a format distinction. March 5, 2017 @ 12:33 pm. I was hearing some complaints and tried to look into it a little further. March 5, 2017 @ March 5, 2017 @ As a formerly loyal Ranch listener I can tell you they most definitely played My Church and Vice before this horrendous program change. Maybe thats just me. I like ZBB, the Avett Brothers. 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 . Fucking eh. So would Townes and Stevie Ray and Buddy Holly and Janis Joplin. 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. You can see the playlist on their app without having to listen. Not easy to talk about, but her and her husband have decided to split.. Post some encouraging words! I love Lamberts current album & would be great to hear some on her ballads especially on Texas radio. A college here in Nashville about a year ago switched to an all Americana format. March 5, 2017 @ 5:09 am. Thus, I understand the inclusion of the classic rock (and I mean songs that rock and top 40 stations played at the time). I like what I like. Zackary Kephart Ill give it another listen . Turns out, what Grant, Kari, and Tory were asking for was deemed unreasonable by the producers. Austin, Texas Area Bama, Rob & Heather in the Morning on KASE 101 at Clear Channel . March 5, 2017 @ 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. I dont remember hearing that many classic rock songs in a 2 hour time frame when I was listening to the Ranch last year. 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. How do I know? I hear so many artists use that phrase just to push their music. March 5, 2017 @ The Texas music scene isnt exclusive to people born and raised in Texas. To. Today the music is garbage, hell! Im listening to KOKE-FM as I type this in fact. Perfecto! KVET in Austin was a great classic country & TX formatted station that eventually became full or pop country. 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 point is, the song doesnt fit their original format. Im seconding that thought here in Southern IL. Thats not to say the Radio station will fold and die. Im with you Orgirl1. 10:28 pm. 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 ? There is no excuse for Tyler Farr, Ill give you that. Im in radio and researched the Texas Music format for years and years. 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. Im not from the area but I could see how they would be upset. Wow, that bloc Los incredible to me. Farmer Brian The mainstream they do play is very legit nash artists like Church, D. Bentley(rita loves Dierkes) Brett Eldridge, John Pardi, Gary Allan, William Michael Morgan, Lee Brice, Mo Pitney, Josh Turner. As far as I can remember, Ive always had a love/hate relationship with country radio. In October 2022, Olivia was . But what can you expect from corporate radio, especially when the ratings are there? Ultimately, what people say on social media is anecdotal. Ever. While its true that there is a lot of bad mainstream country out there, the truth is that you will hear a lot of bad Americana/real country/Texas country/ etc etc if a station plays nothing but that for long enough. 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 DIVERSITY ! Did The Ranch have classic rock songs in their playlist before? March 5, 2017 @ Law degree. Might as well be 95.9 Jack FM now. 6:11 pm. 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. Anyhow, a longer test period would be called for. But this is the reason country music these days marks a dividing line of the culture war. There were negotiations, and based on those negotiations, they . hoptowntiger94 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. Commercial radio is increasingly bland because advertisers spend a lot to have radio ads and they want max listeners in return for their spend. 12:08 pm. 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. Now, if someones dream mish-mash of music consists of some of the above mentioned classic rock, mainstream artists, along with our deeply-loved and respected Texas/Red Dirt artists, and thats what they really want to hear, theres an app for that. But They play Sturgill more than anyone in Texas. Part and parcel as to why Radio is such a mess anymore. 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. She reappeared in July after marrying her husband, Thomas Zban, in June. December 27, 2021. Smiles By . As soon as they play a Luke Bryan, Jason Aldean, Cole Swindell, or Tommy Rhett song, stick a fork in it. Or the other demographic will hit the button after ZZ Tops Tush is over when they realize its not a classic rock station and not what they really dig; which is listening to the same 100 songs in a random rotation that theyve been listening to since 1965. The only reason Music Row hasnt moved on is because theyre relied on radio for so long, they know no other way forward. If you havent lived that far for the stockyards you dont realize how lucky we are to have great country music. There was a demand for Reckless Kelly, Jason Borland, Ragweed, Jack Ingram etc. 6:46 pm. I did not care for Springsteen or ZZ Top being played. 12:38 pm. Bama and Heather in the Morning on 98.1 KVET iHeartMedia Feb 2013 - Aug 2021 8 years 7 months. March 5, 2017 @ Joe or Janet P1 doesnt trust you anymore. 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. Jul 14, 2021. the pistolero Adding a little Americana and some classic rock, and even a 10-year-old Brad Paisley song might chase away some of the pop. That's where the "Bama" nickname came from. Thursday, September 02, 2021 at 2:05 PM by Simon Ayub. Austin Lee March 5, 2017 @ They replaced the Red Dirt pop with some of the better mainstream stuff. Im happy that they seem to be upping the female songs. Look, Saving Country Music loves to find instances where companies and radio stations screw up and undervalue the independent/traditional country fan. In a just country music landscape ,far more authentic music and honest , talented artists should be trickling through onto the mainstream playlists rather than the other way around . And the storylines were sort of, you know, heading in different directions. Makes a long day plowing ground suck. 2:13 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. Trigger hit it on the head with the whole slippery slope analogy. 10:25 pm. 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