Do they ticker tape in Arlington?

yes, great station

WES2006AG said:

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That was a pretty solid station and the only country I listen to. All country made this century is garbage.

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Agreed, with a few exceptions (Jamey Johnson, Cody Jinks, some Sturgill etc.)

Chewy said:

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cypress-ag said:

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Fort Worth has a station that is dedicated to red dirt and Texas Country Artist. 95.9 The Ranch. It is such a shame that the Houston Market has nothing like this at all. They promote artist and shows in the area as well. I hate to say that DFW has a better market for artists and music but it's the truth and I hate all things Metroplex related.

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Has The Ranch gone back to more Texas/Red Dirt country? I moved to Fort Worth in 2006 and 95.9 was my 97.1 up there. They were wonderful for playing and promoting the Texas/Red Dirt scene. It was a great part of living in Fort Worth.

When I moved back to Houston in 2012 I still streamed them quite a bit but they started deviating into more folk and Americana compared to what I would call true Texas/Red Dirt. Lots of obscure artists rather than the Texas/Red Dirt staples most of the time.

I feel like Shane Hollinger was the guy pushing it.

I haven't streamed it in a good 5+ years but it was an awesome station at one point.

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Can confirm that they are playing Americana as I've heard American Aquarium, Zach Bryan, and Tyler Childers today. I approve.

Big Cat `93 said:

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Willie's Roadhouse on SXM is my saving grace behind the wheel. They played "Peel Me a 'Nanner" last weekend. My dad used to sing the chorus of that song to make my sister and me laugh when I was a kid. I always thought it was something he or someone else in the family made up along the way. Imagine my surprise when I saw the name of the song pop up on the screen.

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Surprised it took this long for SXM to be mentioned. Willies Roadhouse Outlaw Country, Bluegrass Junction, etc. No better variety.

If I'm listing to the radio I listen to outlaw country on xm. Probably wouldn't pay for it if it wasn't covered by my credit card.

Jock 07 said:

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outlaw country on xm.

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Your home for non-stop gravelly-throated guys talking about Jesus and cocaine!

I have a few "internet radio" stations that I stream quite a bit for work.

For an eclectic Americana style mix, I like Radio Paradise, KUTX & WUMB Boston.

like being in high school and having some cool older friend pick out good music for you.

That's why I still like listening to the radio. Sometimes I want to hear something new that somebody else knows about, even if it's old but still "new to me."

FYI, if you are utilizing HD subchannels, I would recommend setting them as presets so that you don't have to go through the tuning process every time. Also, keep in mind that when an HD station is selected, it takes a few seconds to kick in.

As someone mentioned previously, a few good HD subchannels in Houston are:

92.9-2: Country Legends
92.9-3: Red Dirt Country
100.3-2/3 (I can't remember which): Red Dirt Country
106.9-2: 80's and More (very diverse playlist)

92.9-2 was just launched recently, so I'm sure they're still working out the kinks (particularly the sound quality)

Lastly, if you're looking for similar stations via streaming, a few that I have found worth checking out:

- KKYX out of San Antonio (owned by Cox Media, the same company that operated Country Legends 97.1 for years)
- WESC out of Greenville, SC
- Front Range Country 103.1 out of Denver

If you're looking for a versatile streaming app, spend $10 and download the TuneIn Radio Pro app. It has stations from almost all of the major radio groups listed, and the Pro version frees you from many of the banner/audio intro ads which are all over the standard TuneIn app or iHeartRadio, etc.

I enjoyed Radio Paradise last night.

I've also noticed that Amazon music's algorithms have improved some to play music along the lines of my requests, but different.

I have a 15 year old truck and don't really want to have to spend a lot of money installing a new radio. What are my options for HD?

Also, if you have the TuneIn radio app, there are some great stations you can stream for free. Made in Texas Radio is probably my favorite.

http://tun.in/se8sv

Always on the lookout for good stations to listen to for TX music so I gave this a listen throughout the day today. I don't know if it's just me or what but a lot of these new "TX Music" folks sound a lot more like Nashville than the REK, Pat Green, Cory Morrow, Roger Creager, Gary P, Jerry Jeff, etc that I grew up with.

AJ02 said:

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I have a 15 year old truck and don't really want to have to spend a lot of money installing a new radio. What are my options for HD?

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Replace the head unit with an HD one or install a cheaper one that has Bluetooth and stream from your phone to your truck.

KKYX out of SA comes in pretty clear for me most days.
It's AM but still plays great music

Was hoping there was some sort of portable HD radio I could hook up to the audio jack in my truck to play over the speakers. So I don't have to install an entire unit in the dash.

Is there an app that you can download on your phone that allows you to listen to HD channels for free?

At that point, you might as well just stream a Pandora, Spotify, Amazon station. There's not a whole lot of difference.

If there's a station you really want to track down, TuneIn Radio or iHeartRadio is where I would look.

radio garden might also be an option to stream a certain station

As others have said, 92.9 HD2, 92.9 HD3, and 100.3 HD3 are great country stations that you should have saved to your favorites.

100.3 HD2 used to (and probably still does) have on the Texans games. It's pretty nice when you're in the truck and want to hear the game. Instead of crackled AM radio you can hear the Texans game through clear HD radio.

100.3 old school has Texans games IIRC

I had 97.1 on my preset stations. I liked it better than 100.3 or 92.9.

105.3 Texas Mix is probably my favorite country station around the Houston and B/CS area, but it doesn't always come in clear.

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I had 97.1 on my preset stations. I liked it better than 100.3 or 92.9.

105.3 Texas Mix is probably my favorite country station around the Houston and B/CS area, but it doesn't always come in clear.

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Check the above mentioned HD stations if you have HD radio.

The 106.9 HD stations appear to have gone dark. They aren't even showing up on my radio. Bummer because 106.9-2 was playing some good 80s stuff that I rarely hear anywhere else.

TXTransplant said:

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The 106.9 HD stations appear to have gone dark. They aren't even showing up on my radio. Bummer because 106.9-2 was playing some good 80s stuff that I rarely hear anywhere else.

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It's likely a temporary outage for maintenance or something.

AJ02 said:

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Was hoping there was some sort of portable HD radio I could hook up to the audio jack in my truck to play over the speakers. So I don't have to install an entire unit in the dash.

Is there an app that you can download on your phone that allows you to listen to HD channels for free?

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TuneIn Radio and iHeartRadio both will provide access to Country Legends and most other stations, not via HD radio, but via their online streams. There are no phones which can receive an HD Radio signal directly. There used to be portable HD Radios available, but I haven't seen one available in several years.

BaileyAg said:

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KKYX out of SA comes in pretty clear for me most days.
It's AM but still plays great music

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This station is owned by Cox Media, the former owner of Country Legends. They likely have the same or very similar playlists. You can stream it online as well!

Listened to stevens and Pruett every morning before class those were the days still miss that station.

sonnysixkiller said:

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Listened to stevens and Pruett every morning before class those were the days still miss that station.

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https://player.rock101klol.com/LiveStream/mobile-app.php

You can still listen to Stevens and Pruett every morning!

Edit: they used to play old S&P morning shows in the morning. Just music this morning, so maybe they lost the rights to all the old S&P recordings. That or people just prefer music instead of hearing Lanny Griffith (a cousin of mine) talk about what traffic was like in the 90's.

P.H. Dexippus said:

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Also, if you have the TuneIn radio app, there are some great stations you can stream for free. Made in Texas Radio is probably my favorite.

http://tun.in/se8sv

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And another one bites the dust
https://instagr.am/p/C1cWBukuzsR

KLOL lives forever!

Got the runaway radio on the side of my hat.

97.1 Country Legends is still available on iheart radio. I listen to it through the computer while working in the office.

'Member when 97.1 was "97 Rock," with Captain St. James and Moby? It was a great time!