The way the new/old distinction was made likely has much to do with the count. There are much worse places for country radio than Texas. I was wondering when youd cover this issue. March 5, 2017 @ At least I would have a little more respect for them. 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. Wouldnt mind something like this here in Pittsburgh. Seak ..you make THE point about mainstream country I think . They tried this stupid stunt before where they let listeners vote on what they wanted and now they are doing it again. #8 < > Showing 1-8 of 8 comments . 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 . Smiles By . Theres a phone app and also on Roku. Any spots that are going to classic rock sucks, in my opinion. How is this a minor tweak?????? However, even excluding that point, this still doesnt include Isbell, Simpson, or Haggard. I really wish people would think outside the box sometimes I completely understand why The Ranch added different music to its playlist Radio stations HAVE to play to their audience If a station can add a few more songs to draw a larger listener base, that is more revenue when they go to clients for advertising. Sunny Sweeney I Feel Like Hank Williams Tonight March 5, 2017 @ This is only 54 songs among thousands upon thousands of songs on their playlist. 9:48 am. I hurt for The Ranch fans. I understand, to many Texas country and Americana fans, Brad Paisley still represents putting ketchup on a $48.00 steak. Also, they drop a mainstream songs by Miranda or Kasey every now and then. Angelo Rinaldi Insiders also offer that the show's request . Matter. I listen to The Ranch because I cannot stand what passes for country today, the formulaic P.U. Maybe one of the three local country stations could implement it. Former Ranch Fan Many people do not realize that radio is a business. Correction. Just turn it off. January 16, 2023, 09:26 PM. Ive listened to that stream via iTunes on my computer. The chief stew has spoken out about the n-word controversy. August 14, 2017 @ 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. Download Our Free iHeartRadio App! But what can you expect from corporate radio, especially when the ratings are there? Miranda covered another Welch/Rawlings song, Dry Town, on her second album in 2007 (Crazy Ex-Girlfriend). Heather said the alleged assault got so bad their daughter had to step in to stop her father. Thats not to say the Radio station will fold and die. "He always had the older, cooler friends, he had to forge the . As for the mainstream country songs, What Was I Thinking is pretty BroCountry to me and has zero nostalgia-factor. I counted 23 songs tha were not played before Friday on the ranch. After being off the past two mornings, the morning show at iHeartMedia Country 98.1 KVET-FM Austin returned today sans one of their key members as Rob Mason departs as one of the many affected by the company's nationwide cuts.. Mason and Bama Brown were first teamed together at Country "KASE 101" in 1999. Hell Id take something 1/4 as good for a radio station. March 5, 2017 @ Ive been a loyal listener since 2002 but now I will simply listen less and hope they change their minds on alternative because thats all the recourse I have. New Slang posted an analysis that is even more in-depth (and accurate) than mine. Even when times were good, there was a Billy Ray Cyrus, Rascal Flatts, or Restless Heart stinking up the airwaves. Just Remember what RWH says What you wont find up in Heaven are Sturgill Simpson and Jason Isbell? everyone associated that look, the white jacket with dyed blonde hair with Heather, and Cheryl as the little girl from SH1. Thursday, September 02, 2021 at 2:05 PM by Simon Ayub. Come on its lucky that this station is on the air. Former Ranch Fan 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. Sometimes I play more traditional leaning material, sometimes I play more mainstream material (but not what youre thinking). Steven Swinney 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. 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. That may be true for certain Maren Morris songs, but maybe not for My Church, which has found pretty universal acceptance among many country music fans. I guess 4% isnt that big of a change. 10:44 pm. 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. Fuck yes. 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. 12:27 pm. 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. Outlaw Country comes close every once in a while or even doing a radio show on that channel every once in a while. Barf. Please send me these studies. We have a very loyal base of Americana/Alt-Country fans up here. Read the comments here and elsewhere. I had to stop listening to WYRK a few years ago because I could only take so much FGL and Blake Shelton. Personally Id much rather hear more classic country mixed in because that more accurately reflects what my playlist is and what led me to Texas country in the first place. Part and parcel as to why Radio is such a mess anymore. And the storylines were sort of, you know, heading in different directions. They played some Aaron Watson and Cody Johnson, and some other good artists that I didnt know. Kacey Musgraves Dime Store Cowgirl Bama was trained in oil and gas and roughnecked on rigs and did almost every kind of oil-related job. Its called Pandora. In the end, Heather said that she wished that her stint with the show lasted longer than it did. I hear so many artists use that phrase just to push their music. March 5, 2017 @ So, if someone was going to inherit her fortune, it would be David and Sarah. Really? I know that the Ranch still plays way more good music than most other stations. Explore. I counted 5 songs (maybe 6 if I missed one) from female artists on that list of 54 songs. Austin Lee I do miss listening to the radio though, you cant get local weather reports or farm reports on Pandora. Blaze Foley would listen to the Ranch these days. In this case, adding more mainstream artists and getting rid of more of what brung you to the dance in the first place. Earhardt is allegedly doing her shows from the home of Sean "Softball" Hannity. There is a classic country station in Decatur that I try to catch when im close enough, they play quite a bit of Buck Owens, The Hag, and Hank Snow, etc. Many would kill to have a radio station like this in their life. Then make yourself a Pandora station and do that. Meanwhile for Americana/independent fans you have Sturgill Simpson, Jason Isbell, Jon Moreland, and Hank Williams III. 4:06 pm. March 6, 2017 @ Working with Bama Brown and Rob Mason for the past six years on KASE 101 and now 98.1 KVET has been a joy. Why. 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. So the Ranch alienates female listeners and then starts playing Dierks Bentley???!! IF this is really a listener requested change 95.9 should share the data that is driving the change. I would kill to have a station like that here in Maryland. Christian Coalition Right Wing Conservatives So were likely talking 1 in 10 songs is new to the playlist. But I do love the legit nash artists and KOKE plays them. Everything in bold, plus Clapton and the Stones is ten songs, ten songs that plainly dont belong on your station. 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). I couldnt tell you when the last time I listened to it for more than five minutes was. 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). This is my town and my station. But this is the reason country music these days marks a dividing line of the culture war. When are they going to get an XM station just for the Texas/Red Dirt scene? Brent Cobb Black Crow They dont play Carrie Underwood and the only Brad P. song they play was his college football themed song. I like Kacey Musgraves, I like Josh Abbot, I like the song, but wtf??!! She is a radio morning show host, a lawyer and mom to two special needs children. This obsession with Maren Morris is utterly dumbfounding. Im seconding that thought here in Southern IL. Most country music icons didnt wear A look because of their music type, it all came naturally. 12:33 pm. March 5, 2017 @ Leave classic rock to a classic rock station, that includes Stevie Ray Vaughn, thank you. 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. He can be reached at [email protected] or 617-669-5242. This is why I think fans of The Ranch do have a right to be concerned. If you take that into account, along with the clearly more mainstream country, and the other genres (where do the Lumineers fall?) hoptowntiger94 Thats 42.5% of the playlist!!!!!!! That is why its important for listeners to voice their opinions. 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. 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. Also Dierks as best of mainstream, hahahhaa, he used to be, but not sure anybody has sold out harder lately. Im originally from the same area (20 mins north of Mansfield) where 101.3 WNCO plays and it was always my favorite. Thats why Im complaining. I have deleted this station from my preset list and will now stream other stations like KOKE or The Range. That coupled with the more mainstream song has reduced the old format songs to about 50% of what they were. Was this your idea, or someone elses? ***UPDATE: According to some listeners, The Ranch has also added much more classic rock than what was played on the previous format. Former Ranch Fan Bart Adams 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. Jamey Johnson That Lonesome Song, Former Ranch Fan I absolutely love some of the stuff I hear on The Rebel that I wont hear anywhere else. I did not care for Springsteen or ZZ Top being played. 1:09 am. I still remember the day XM took away XM 12 Cross Country and forced me to listen to Outlaw Country instead. 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. But they are a mainstream commercial station in most respects and I started tuning them out around 2010. Miranda, Musgraves should be included. 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. We have consistently been the #1 station for many years. Their sound and singles indicate that they could care less about the roots Texas music has. 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. I wouldnt listen to a station like that here in Minnesota. Later in November, she announced her new job at Newsmax TV, co-hosting the American Agenda alongside Bob Sellers. That's where the "Bama" nickname came from. Wayne D, Tay & Bama Weekday Mornings On 98.1 KVET! 3:52 pm. Required fields are marked *, Notify me of follow-up comments via e-mail. 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