10:03 pm. Im about an hour and a half north of you. Bama and Heather in the Morning on 98.1 KVET iHeartMedia Feb 2013 - Aug 2021 8 years 7 months. Depending on the amount of classic rock compared to previously, the percentage of change could be greater than 81.5% , but this would NOT be because of pop or mainstream country. This is the silent majority. A station like this would be awesome to have up here. 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 . The worry is where it may lead The Ranch and stations like it in the future. He . Thus far their format has not changed too much, but fans are rightly concerned that it might be the beginning of a bigger shift. 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. The only music station I listen to on my hour plus commute in the afternoon. It has a phone app or can listen online. QC Kinetix received an endorsement from Heather White, co-host of KVET-FM radio show in Austin, TX. Three years after the Yummie founder left her full-time role on the show, she . 2:37 pm. Pathetic. If youre gonna be on the north/northeast side you might try KNBT 92.1 out of New Braunfels, but other than that theres nothing. 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. I did not care for Springsteen or ZZ Top being played. Take Eli Young Bands Small Town Kid. First, Eli Young was totally a product of Texas country that then moved on to Nashville. To that end, Turnpike Troubadours and Stoney LaRue are Red dirt, not Texas. And he was a lifelong resident of Kentucky. March 6, 2017 @ The chief stew has spoken out about the n-word controversy. They played Miranda Lambert on The Ranch before any recent change. Quite serves me well too. As a listener, your voice needs to be heard, you need to support the stations advertisers and by all means stick with them. You can see the playlist on their app without having to listen. Eddie Lucas Speaks Out. March 6, 2017 @ Download Our Free iHeartRadio App! 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. Im not saying folks dont have a right to be concerned. Maybe one of the three local country stations could implement it. Really? Please send me these studies. Getty Images. Im the odd one who is okay with the new artists being added. Theyre complaining about Brad Paisley, Dierks Bentley, Miranda Lambert, etc. Brent Cobb Black Crow March 6, 2017 @ Adding the opry a few nights a week is pretty cool. I banned the Ranch a year ago when I counted that out of a playlist of 200 songs, they played TEN by women. Like a newspaper, radio sfations depend on ad money to stay afloat. March 6, 2017 @ Orgirl1 Perfecto! I get that. Heather changed her name to Cheryl at the end of Silent Hill 3. . 3:42 pm. This video was originally featured on her Facebook page: . Listen. I love Bob Seger, but it does seem like a strange choice given the other songs. Angelo Rinaldi Touch device users, explore by touch or with swipe gestures. the pistolero I started my whole foray into this Texas music scene more than a decade ago with Pandora introducing me to artists like Jason Boland & The Stragglers, it snowballed from there, including with help of this website introducing me to artists like Cody Jinks and Mike and the Moonpies. You are fake news. "He always had the older, cooler friends, he had to forge the . 11:08 pm. Lot of fun.. Jun 12, 2020 - Enjoyed my time with Heather White @KVET. Or, perhaps they ask what more mainstream country songs could do. I didnt take it as a critique or insult at all, I took it as a question. Im an avid Ranch listener. I live on the outskirts of the San Francisco Bay Area. According to the program director, it was about 10%, and that has now been corroborated independently by numerous studies. It was Texas based country, and southern rock. If you take that into account, along with the clearly more mainstream country, and the other genres (where do the Lumineers fall?) ***UPDATE: According to some listeners, The Ranch has also added much more classic rock than what was played on the previous format. You know what that means. Then it seemed like 6 months later, it was back to Aerosmith, Pink Floyd, & The Doors. Why. March 5, 2017 @ At least the listeners dont have to pay to listen. New Slang posted an analysis that is even more in-depth (and accurate) than mine. 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. 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. CONCLUSION: The current 95.9 The Ranch playlistafter the changeis not only extremely diverse and filled with a vast majority of Texas country, independent, Americana, and traditional country music, with a little classic rock filled in, it may constitute the ideal American country music playlist, and not in spite of, but because it also includes the topmost standout singles from the mainstream. March 6, 2017 @ I think many of us have thought that before the change. I have seen artists get absolutely blasted by core fans for releasing a certain single as I explained above, but there are 10 times the amount of fans that eat it up. I agree that songs like Night Moves and Jack and Diane are far from classic country, though they have been around for several decades, long before the millennials took over our airwaves with their hip hop culture. 11:28 am. 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. March 6, 2017 @ And like any good music fan, theyd just go take a leak when Dierks Bentley came on. (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. Jun 12, 2020 - Enjoyed my time with Heather White @KVET. though. Getting those beautiful teeth might involve an easier process than you imagined. Hell No!!! 12:01 pm. 12:34 pm. Theres nothing wrong with Welchs version, but Miranda puts so much attitude/sass/fun in her interpretation. Matter. Dave Pilot 11:21 am. They dont play Carrie Underwood and the only Brad P. song they play was his college football themed song. I do not live in this area, but I hope the format doesnt get any worse than this. After the episode aired, viewers believed the editors mistreated Heather for cutting her out of the episode. Thats not a bad playlist by any means, at least if the sample here is anything to go by. 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. 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. Ironic that they are complaining about Miranda Lambert. 10:06 pm. Heck, even streaming Radio Texas Live on Saturday nights would be great, EW in DFW 12:19 pm. 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? 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. These probably hipsters are whining about this stations playlist? Heather Dubrow starred on Bravo 's hit show from Seasons 7 to 11. This is my town and my station. And I say the same damn thing every time The Wall shuffles itself onto my iPhone! 81.5% OR MORE of the playlist is likely the same as before the format change. Heather was locked up in D'Archam Asylum and hadn't been seen on screen since 2016. Being written off Grey's Anatomy certainly didn't stunt Smith's career. Theres a phone app and also on Roku. Also, they drop a mainstream songs by Miranda or Kasey every now and then. However, in 2021, serial killer Ryan Chamberlain received a letter from a Heather W, who claimed to be his biggest fan. The influx of top 40 country over the past year and a half or so is astonishing. The country radio audience was very female centric from the 1990s through most of the first decade of the 2000s, catering to suburban mothers. Former Ranch Fan Anngelle Wood exits as a weekend host at WZLX and 101.1 WGIR-FM Manchester NH. This is supposedly the origin of the tradition for brides to carry a sprig of white heather in their bouquet to bring them good luck in their marriage. Trigger, Im not attacking you , I dont think youre a sexist pig. March 6, 2017 @ These women make GREAT country music. And in 2022, she was on the short list of obvious suspects when Liz was haunted by memories of Franco. March 5, 2017 @ Zackary Kephart Everything in bold, plus Clapton and the Stones is ten songs, ten songs that plainly dont belong on your station. Heather White joined the show in 2008 and the trio moved to KVET-FM in 2013. It seems to me that people may be more worried that 95.9 will turn to the TOP 40 Pop Country Radio Station like 96.3 and 99.5 .IMO If you look at the old play list some of the Tex RDR songs were being played over and over again .Adding some Classic Rock , I guess thats where the Alternative comes into play , personally I dont see where Bruce Springsteen or Tom Petty , and some others should be on a Country Playlist , if I wanted Classic Rock I would tune in 92.5 The Bo and Jim show. Barf. Im originally from the same area (20 mins north of Mansfield) where 101.3 WNCO plays and it was always my favorite. 5:30 pm. As much as i hate to say it, Ive actually had to tell someone before that if they didnt like it, they make a seek button on your radio for a reason. hoptowntiger94 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. Thats what Nashville radio does, barely eking out Jon Pardi or William Michael Morgan. website builders . Simply put, the hardest road to travel is too narrow of a scope of music. Since we dont have a baseline, its hard to say if any of the ten mainstream songs would have been included before the change, but some of them probably were. The Texas music scene isnt exclusive to people born and raised in Texas. 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. March 5, 2017 @ 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. Someone made a comment to the effect that people in many other parts of the country would be thrilled to have a station that played this much music that is not considered mainstream country. So, if someone was going to inherit her fortune, it would be David and Sarah. There are much worse places for country radio than Texas. Wayde and Heather King starred on Animal Planet's Tanked. It's possible that Heather adopted Lucy without getting married to Daniel but maybe they just consider Heather the mother-figure since she helped raised Lucy. 12:19 pm. Boy did that go over your head. But this is the reason country music these days marks a dividing line of the culture war. Otherwise, its all your usual suspects. Lets ALL paint our houses white . 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. Trigger Ive heard Dierks Bentley, Jerry Jeff, Skaggs etc on this station many times, however I can say Ive never heard Clapton, but that may be because I dont listen to it enough. Either way, you tell them to F-Off, and hang up the phone. March 5, 2017 @ 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. It does work. 7:53 pm, Just to clarify, put of that list only 10 are new to the playlist, Former Ranch Fan At this point, The Ranch either has to perform better or 1) drop air talent or 2) change format entirely. Brittany was accepted into MIT in the recent Season 4 finale and since Heather Morris is pregnant, the actress likely wants to focus on motherhood in the coming months. I understand the emotional vestment we have in the influencers we follow. On stations I have had the opportunity to program, my research has found the typical listener is familiar with and likes other music than simply a more hardcore country sound. Im not mad, Im let down. 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). The popular MotorTrend Network's show is all about car make-overs, and it features the best talents, including the host. Maybe thats just me. Im also not surprised that so many artists (except Charlie Robison!) 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. March 5, 2017 @ If you havent lived that far for the stockyards you dont realize how lucky we are to have great country music. 12:47 pm, If anyone is interested in checking out the previous hours playlist, you can pull it up online, http://player.listenlive.co/48801/en/songhistory, Alexander Grant All Texas, All The Time does not include Brad Paisley. Earhardt is allegedly doing her shows from the home of Sean "Softball" Hannity. Dont see how theyre putting The Rolling Stones in that category with no complaints. Im with you Orgirl1. On July 13th, Heather Moore posted on her official TV Facebook that July 9th was her last night with 3TV. March 5, 2017 @ March 5, 2017 @ Austin, Texas Area Bama, Rob & Heather in the Morning on KASE 101 at Clear Channel . 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? 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. 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. Also the Ranch is supposed to be from Texas/Oklahoma I thought. I know that the Ranch still plays way more good music than most other stations. KILT recently added a short-playlist Texas country HD station (KIKK). What the Ranch is now is still better than most of its competition, its just not what it was a week ago! By including some quality mainstream artists/songs it could bring in a wider audience. 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 . Heather Thomson will not be returning for the next season of The Real Housewives of New York City, the reality star confirmed to ET . I gave up on f.m. But I also think a little context is needed with this concern. No matter what some will complain. 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. March 7, 2017 @ Just looking at this station playlist, it looks good, there is nothing close to this in my market. Plus I work in a factory, so the radio only picks up like 2-3 stations. 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