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. December 27, 2021. You might get a knock at your door if they caught your caller ID. My informal stats show anywhere from 6-8 new format songs per hour during that drive. Theyre complaining about Brad Paisley, Dierks Bentley, Miranda Lambert, etc. Didnt see anyone complaining about the classic rock added, but I can understand why some would be angered. IF this is really a "listener" requested change 95.9 should share the data that is driving the change. Farmer Brian They dont play Carrie Underwood and the only Brad P. song they play was his college football themed song. Law degree. #1. March 6, 2017 @ I love Lamberts current album & would be great to hear some on her ballads especially on Texas radio. KOKE also plays Southern Rock icons, Grateful Deads Truckin along with the Texas and Outlaw Icons. I now stream music either through Slacker or stations like KNBT or The Ranch. I stream it as an app for my phone. Maybe Im reaching here but couldnt this be a good thing for the artists and music that these people support? Joe or Janet P1 doesnt trust you anymore. I actually dont hate all mainstream country. Im about an hour and a half north of you. I found KOKE-FM in 2016 after following a link from Rita Ballou in the comment section of this website. This is only 54 songs among thousands upon thousands of songs on their playlist. 10:50 am. On July 13th, Heather Moore posted on her official TV Facebook that July 9th was her last night with 3TV. As per Page Six, Kelly Dodd said that Heather left in 2017 " because she had too much 'ego' after being demoted ". None of them are from Texas, and thats only five names out of many off this list that would be excluded. The 40 songs before that included gems such as Mellencamps Jack and Diane and Tyler Farr. 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. New York City is officially down one housewife. 11:21 am. March 5, 2017 @ March 6, 2017 @ specifically.. Red dirt, not shitty EDM artists selling out, referring to themselves as country. March 5, 2017 @ 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. As Austin rapidly changes and loses its distinct Texas feel KOKE is just laying over by the wasteside. Nonetheless, I can appreciate the fans who loved the station because it was unique and played a more narrow, and Texas-oriented playlist. 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. Adding the opry a few nights a week is pretty cool. only they arent asking for input from listeners, they just changed it. But what can you expect from corporate radio, especially when the ratings are there? 10-15 years ago we didnt have anywhere near as many stations that played independent country artists as we do now. I appreciated The Ranch as an alternative to KOKE-FM because I wouldnt ever hear Dierks Bentley, Jake Owen, Josh Turner, Little Big Town, Easton Corbin, Brett Eldredge, etc. 11:08 pm. For Texas country fans you have the Turnpike Troubadours, Cody Jinks, Jack Ingram, Stoney LaRue, William Clark Green, and the Randy Rogers Band. Not easy to talk about, but her and her husband have decided to split.. Post some encouraging words! 2:27 pm. Try hearing the same FGL song 20 times in 8 hours. I hope the Ranch loyal listeners that are upset with the format change will come back around. A station like this would be awesome to have up here. By the way, a threat to a station or their employees is considered by the FBI as an act of terror. Theres a reason we dont like Keith Urban, its not the style of music we like, just as someone who loves Keith Urban isnt likely to get excited about Cody Jinks. Your email address will not be published. Then make yourself a Pandora station and do that. Even after the news broke, the White Stripes stuck to their story, insisting that the . Listeners of The Ranch have a legitimate concern that it might only be one or two songs an hour right now added from mainstream playlists, but it could go to one quarter, then a third, then half, and completely flip some day if the incremental moves are effectivesort of mission creep if you will, but on your radio dial. 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. That is why its important for listeners to voice their opinions. (.. he asked somewhat rhetorically ) .. Randy Watkins Farmer Brian It can be a fun change of pace. But getting violent over a minor change in a radio format? Do I want hear Sam Hunt played alongside Wade Bowen? 2:37 pm. #8 < > Showing 1-8 of 8 comments . The Texas music scene isnt exclusive to people born and raised in Texas. This is why I think fans of The Ranch do have a right to be concerned. Hats off to Ben Ryan. 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. Ill be searching for a replacement. March 5, 2017 @ ATX Tiger Paul At this point, The Ranch either has to perform better or 1) drop air talent or 2) change format entirely. I drove to KC listening the whole way. Radio tries to create an attractive vehicle youll love but it never gets down the road until you put some gas in the gas tank (aka the money from advertising). Thats not a bad playlist by any means, at least if the sample here is anything to go by. Fuck yes. Barf. Theres a phone app and also on Roku. when all the spots are filled with classic rock and 2000 Nashville Country? Touch device users, explore by touch or with swipe gestures. Trigger These are songs/artist that weve go requests from from regular Ranch listeners over the last three years. Convict charlie KVET in Austin was a great classic country & TX formatted station that eventually became full or pop country. But that song is 12 years old. Leading Participant. 1:09 am. But this is the reason country music these days marks a dividing line of the culture war. 3:52 pm. Glad I have no radio loyalty. He . Ive never been one of the I dont listen to that Nashville crap. 10:37 am. This. 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. Explore. the pistolero Im gonna be in Dallas next week and now have something to tune in. 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. In Nashville its WSM AM 650. She claimed in court documents he pushed her and hit her in the attack. But its still worth noting that 98% of the country would kill for a playlist like this from a local radio station. Streets of Bakersfield, Highway 40 Blues, and High Cost of Living may have been mainstream back catalogue inclusions, as well. Sometimes you know the artist, sometimes you dont. Below Deck, Bravo, News, Reality TV. 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. 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! What good is exposing listeners to Cody, Aaron, etc. Thats great and all, except now they are taking away more of Eady, Jinks, Troubadours, etc. 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. She is the deceased leader of the most popular and powerful clique at Westerburg High known as The Heathers. Lot of fun.. Pinterest. 4:47 pm. 137 Comments. But while there are still a couple of mainstream acts that cater to that demographic (Tim McGraw and Little Big Town come to mind), they seem to be much less predominant in the country genre these days. March 5, 2017 @ 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. March 7, 2017 @ But if a Song like Kiss Tomorrow goodbye by Luke Bryan was followed by 7&7 by Turnpike Troubadours on commercial radio I probably wouldnt hate either one near as much as I currently do. Trigger But this is the reason country music these days marks a dividing line of the culture war. You know what that means. In a previous episode of the hit series, she uttered the word not once, but a few times. Not that other stations would have easy access to it but once in awhile they do a guest country star being the dj. Sunny Sweeney I Feel Like Hank Williams Tonight 6:03 pm. 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. They were divorced in March 2000, three months before the release of their second album, De Stijl. At night on occasion I can get it here in buffalo, ny over 725 miles away on the dial. YouTube, & other streaming sources let you be your own program director. 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. Thus far their format has not changed too much, but fans are rightly concerned that it might be the beginning of a bigger shift. Here are some observations: Out of 54 songs, only TWO could be considered current mainstream country music singles. Also the Ranch is supposed to be from Texas/Oklahoma I thought. 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 . 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? Pathetic. But there is something to be said for pragmatism in trying to build a wider fan base behind independent artists. I think many of us have thought that before the change. Its hard to picks sides here because I honestly dont care the playlist above looks good to me. Absolutely not, but its not my own personal playlist. Inconsistency by an artist , a club or a restaurant ends up alienating and even pissing off prospective customers who like to know what they can expect. Bill Turner Wouldnt mind something like this here in Pittsburgh. 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. Thats less than 4% of the playlist. Im the odd one who is okay with the new artists being added. 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. Outlaw Country comes close every once in a while or even doing a radio show on that channel every once in a while. March 5, 2017 @ though. March 6, 2017 @ 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. Eddie Stubbs is a treasure. And it was never close to 50%. If they could get Opry to agree to syndicate, itd be the cherry on top, although I know there is a SiriusXM channel that has it, so there might be contract issues there. March 5, 2017 @ They need more listeners. Steven Swinney Now, they are driving away those hardcore fans. Much like 92.5 circa 2005-6, when they switched to Lonestar. Maybe they have but playing it once hardly constitutes a format distinction. Im originally from the same area (20 mins north of Mansfield) where 101.3 WNCO plays and it was always my favorite. 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! 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. Shayne Hollinger Sometimes I play more older artists, sometimes I give more younger artists a chance. Whiskey Myers Stone Turned on Outlaw Country this morning (while waiting for the Depeche Mode presale to start) and they were playing U2. it gets to be much more than 10%. NO DIVERSITY ! 9 Mar 2008. This is because White was a huge animal lover, had many canine friends and was . My radio never leaves it. 10:44 pm. It just blows out the listenership and thereby justifies more of whatever the change was. In October 2022, Olivia was . Brent Cobb Black Crow 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. The Rebel app was often glitchy, often repetitive, and didnt have a live person in studio a lot of the time (which I think contributed to the glitchy and repetitiveness). Later in November, she announced her new job at Newsmax TV, co-hosting the American Agenda alongside Bob Sellers. As an example, often when mainstream stars put out terrible singles, much of their fan base complains. Former Ranch Fan Because I see the number of people against this format change far outweigh those who are for it on social media and on their streaming app. 2:59 pm. Theyre damned lucky the owners didnt flip it to news/talk. Dont see how theyre putting The Rolling Stones in that category with no complaints. Conflicting reports have emerged regarding Emmy winner Heather Tom 's ( Victoria Newman) future with The Young and the Restless. After honoring the tradition of . Play alot of Alt country as well as Sturgill, Isbell, Margo Price etc. Marens Church song is ok but the others are definitely more pop. I dont mean to disparage those three groups, I absolutely recognize their talent and what they do, its just not my type of music. Wayne D, Tay & Bama Weekday Mornings On 98.1 KVET! You guys in the Ft. Worth area seem to have it a lot better than us up here. Former Ranch Fan March 6, 2017 @ Correction. KILT recently added a short-playlist Texas country HD station (KIKK). If thats all I tuned in for, I would be angry too. Im with you Orgirl1. 12:01 pm. Lets ALL paint our houses white . 8:29 am. The irony is Nashville country stations are finally catching onto the popularity of Texas/Red Dirt music and are trying to play catch up. hoptowntiger94 Heather Storm Hobbies, favorites, rumors, and interesting facts. According to TMZ, Wayde allegedly threatened her as recently as earlier this month. I just wish they would come right out and call this what it really is, a money grab. 12:55 pm. 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. 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. the other day I start a Turnpike Troubadours station on my Amazon app on the fire stick. It annoys me to no end when people dont like a song simply because they havent heard it before. "He always had the older, cooler friends, he had to forge the . Below Deck fans are dying to know if Heather Chase will get fired from the show. No concrete reason was given for the other . 5:24 pm. "She started making excuses about why she couldn't show up for shoots," an insider told Page Six on June 9, not that . Id rather hear Josh Turners Home Town Girl than anything by CCR when Im listening to what I think is supposed to be a country station. I do not live in this area, but I hope the format doesnt get any worse than this. Anngelle Wood exits as a weekend host at WZLX and 101.1 WGIR-FM Manchester NH. The biggest problem with mainstream country radio is that its nearly all pop/bro/AC country..essentially its a diversity problem. 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. 10:25 pm. 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 . Thats 18.5% of the playlist (highlighted in black below). At least the listeners dont have to pay to listen. Jackson Burnes exits as the Executive Producer for "Karlson, Mckenzie and Heather" at Classic Rock 100.7 WZLX. 2:50 pm. BTW before the format change I swear Shane hacked my phone & was using my play list one afternoon. Its XM radio, streaming service, or become victim to the iHeart/Cumulus desert up here. Im also not surprised that so many artists (except Charlie Robison!) White feared it would impact his family. Lucy biological mother Daisy Carter is alive. March 6, 2017 @ I like that theyre playing Dwight Yoakum now. Former Ranch Fan WTF?#!!! No Steve Miller? 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 . Overall, I get the frustration from long-time listeners. along with WSM, Check out Lighting 100 100.1 FM nashville. Eddie Lucas Speaks Out. Meanwhile for Americana/independent fans you have Sturgill Simpson, Jason Isbell, Jon Moreland, and Hank Williams III. Most country music icons didnt wear A look because of their music type, it all came naturally. That club will eventually bite the dust because it cant find and isnt appealing ( respecting ) a consistent patron base. 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. Why do we need an Eric Clapton song? But I get why people are pissed about it, and given the degree of anger about it, itll be interesting to see what happens, Farmer Brian Angelo Rinaldi As far as the playlist goes Id kill to have that kind of station in Pittsburgh. I do not think RIPRanch will get Hipsters into the listener pool, so why put us thru that? People like me simply wont be tuning in, because we dont want to hear that stuff in the first place. But they are a mainstream commercial station in most respects and I started tuning them out around 2010. Ranch do have a right to be said for pragmatism in trying to play catch up wish they would right! Tx formatted station that eventually became full or pop country a lot better than us here! 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