March 7, 2017 @ Ive listened to that stream via iTunes on my computer. Music News. Someone pissed in their favorite cocktail. I am streaming this at work right now and theyre playing Merle, so its a pretty big win so far. Radio is dead. I used to tune into 104.5 WFMB in Springfield for their Red Dirt/Texas hour. March 5, 2017 @ Former Ranch Fan March 6, 2017 @ I spent hours last night culling through complaints from former listeners of The Ranch, and they were all about Dierks Bentley, Brad Paisley, Miranda Lambert, and Nashville pop. Even now thats what Im seeing. December 27, 2021. According to the program director, it was about 10%, and that has now been corroborated independently by numerous studies.. Hearing a damn good song like Smoke Rings in the Dark on radio again? Ill give it another listen . March 5, 2017 @ Former Ranch Fan I dont mean to disparage those three groups, I absolutely recognize their talent and what they do, its just not my type of music. Lucy biological mother Daisy Carter is alive. IF this is really a listener requested change 95.9 should share the data that is driving the change. The country radio audience was very female centric from the 1990s through most of the first decade of the 2000s, catering to suburban mothers. March 6, 2017 @ This obsession with Maren Morris is utterly dumbfounding. Just a theory. "We . 10:28 pm. the other day I start a Turnpike Troubadours station on my Amazon app on the fire stick. Heather was locked up in D'Archam Asylum and hadn't been seen on screen since 2016. They have always played Miranda from the beginning and played Maren Morris since she dropped her single My Church. The popular MotorTrend Network's show is all about car make-overs, and it features the best talents, including the host. As Austin rapidly changes and loses its distinct Texas feel KOKE is just laying over by the wasteside. For example, you believe Miranda is flirting with the boy at the station when her transmission blew, where as its a simple observation in Welchs version. Seriously? 8:29 am. I hear so many artists use that phrase just to push their music. Listen To Podcasts That Examine The Passion, Perseverance, And Power Of Black Culture! Also Dierks as best of mainstream, hahahhaa, he used to be, but not sure anybody has sold out harder lately. 90% of what they play is traditional country and Independent and local artists. Someone who listens to The Ranch, because its The Ranch, isnt calling you up asking to play some Zac Brown followed by CCR. I drove to KC listening the whole way. KVET's White Departs. March 5, 2017 @ I mainly listen to the radio while Im driving anyway. 12:38 pm. In 2014 I learned about Lubbocks 105.3 The Red Dirt Rebel, and their mobile app/online streaming. Perhaps by expanding their playlist a bit it might allow them to feature more women. 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. Out of the 54 songs, 10 could be considered either current mainstream country hits, OR back catalog mainstream hits. ThatFireGuy13 That is why I have migrated to Sirius XM and lizten to stations there. March 5, 2017 @ 2:27 pm. It is great, I like it, but I suppose that one little slip up like adding in songs from mainstream artists can lead to playing some nonsense like Star of The Show or whatever its called by Thomas Rhett. 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. 2. But they are a mainstream commercial station in most respects and I started tuning them out around 2010. I worked for a Country independent in Kentucky that wouldnt let me play Kentucky Headhunters because they didnt TEST well in SEATTLE!!! I think we can all come together and agree that Tyler Farr is terrible . 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. I had to stop listening to WYRK a few years ago because I could only take so much FGL and Blake Shelton. You guys in the Ft. Worth area seem to have it a lot better than us up here. And 1 was a duet with Kacey Musgraves and Josh Abbott. Your email address will not be published. Radio/Media I wouldnt insult my knowledge of the Texas scene. There is no excuse for Tyler Farr, Ill give you that. 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). The nearest big commercial FM country station is KATM in Modesto, which is heard from some eastern parts of the Bay Area all the way to Yosemite. 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. Best station ever! There are enough classic rock stations everywhere. And the storylines were sort of, you know, heading in different directions. March 5, 2017 @ Cody Jinks Chase That Song On the other hand Brad Paisleys Whiskey Lullabye fits their original format and was a great example of the little bit of classic country influence that made it back into the mainstream around 2002-2004. To that end, Turnpike Troubadours and Stoney LaRue are Red dirt, not Texas. Austin radio station KVET 98.1 has signed its morning team Bama Brown, Rob Mason and Heather White to a multi-year contract extension. And I also recall that political and cultural conservatives seemed to be a big part of mainstream countrys fan base in the years after 9/11, but less so today. 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. My informal stats show anywhere from 6-8 new format songs per hour during that drive. Heather Storm Hobbies, favorites, rumors, and interesting facts. But that song is 12 years old. 3:42 pm. Heather Chandler, portrayed by the late Kim Walker, is the first female antagonist of the cult classic film Heathers. 9 Mar 2008. If so, hopefully the sharks smelling mainstream blood will win. Granted, Im also our only country music DJ, so I get why people dont tune into the station all that often :p. Personally I like the above playlist, it represents a nice balance, a coming together of many different worlds that all exist under the country music world if you will. And like any good music fan, theyd just go take a leak when Dierks Bentley came on. This comes from someone that has listened to the Ranch from 5am till 3-4 pm 5 days a week for past 10+ years. Mason headed out to the then-Cedar Park Center for the ribbon cutting and announcement of the first event, a George Strait concert. Shayne would seem to deviate a bit from the format during his show, but not like it is now. And in 2022, she was on the short list of obvious suspects when Liz was haunted by memories of Franco. Whiskey Lullaby is better than the whole body of songs of lots of Red Dirt artists. 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. Thats why Im complaining. Trigger Its disingenuous. And even in there, you have a 28-year-old song from Garth Brooks, a 17-year-old and 10-year-old song from Gary Allan that may have been in the rotation before the change, a 14-year-old Dierks Bentley song, a 13-year-old Brad Paisley song written by Bill Anderson, a single from Kacey Musgraves that bombed on country radio a few years ago, and a song from King George Strait. Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys Ida Red March 6, 2017 @ At this point even mainstream country radios audience is a niche market. To argue otherwise shows you never listened to the station. KVET in Austin was a great classic country & TX formatted station that eventually became full or pop country. Yes, the producers did her dirty, but it had to be for a reason. Right, so we should also remove Turnpike Troubadours, Sturgill Simpson, Jason Isbell, Stony LaRue, and Merle 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. Their DJs are much more like able as well. Getting those beautiful teeth might involve an easier process than you imagined. I dont listen to the local country stations, because they dont play country music. Also, they drop a mainstream songs by Miranda or Kasey every now and then. Take Eli Young Bands Small Town Kid. First, Eli Young was totally a product of Texas country that then moved on to Nashville. IF this is really a "listener" requested change 95.9 should share the data that is driving the change. I now stream music either through Slacker or stations like KNBT or The Ranch. The other possibility is for animal rights organizations, the ASPCA and such. According to a statement from her spokesperson, Tom will leave the show by year's end because of "creative differences" with the show's executive producer David Shaughnessy. 10:50 am. Miranda, Musgraves should be included. A lot of the artist on The Ranchs playlist are selling out large venues and have huge followings. Everything in bold, plus Clapton and the Stones is ten songs, ten songs that plainly dont belong on your station. and the folks at Galleywinter are sticking up for the change because they have to maintain those radio relationships I would probably do the same thing. March 5, 2017 @ March 11, 2017 @ Much like 92.5 circa 2005-6, when they switched to Lonestar. I live in Columbus, OH. No more. However, I dont see GREAT current female purely texas country on this list. 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. 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? 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! Fans were left puzzled when they noticed a slight change in Garage Squad season 6. Im not a huge fan of the classic rock type songs but that wont keep me from listening. 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 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. I like & listen classic country, western swing, TX & red dirt. I listen to The Ranch precisely for the uniqueness they are now turning away from. It was Texas based country, and southern rock. 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. Cristy Lee, a car enthusiast that had . 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. Banjobison In October 2022, Olivia was . 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. 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. Lets ALL paint our houses white . Wouldnt mind something like this here in Pittsburgh. Heather White Radio personality, J.D., Mom.probably not in that order. I can see the reasoning to pluck the feathers and boil the tar because it sounds like it was pretty fricken awesome at one point. 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. March 5, 2017 @ Blaze Foley would listen to the Ranch these days. 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). March 5, 2017 @ Radio is a dying business model in America, and in the very near future may only exist more as a novelty, and for ultra niche audiences like The Ranch appeals to right now. Heather Harrington, 28, co-host for WNML's Sports Animal morning show, was arrested April 29 for allegedly driving under the influence, according to an . He just put out the shittiest country album of his carrer thats NOT EVEN country, and the Ranch puts him on their rotation?!!!??? 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. About 15 of them are songs I wouldnt care to hear, Bob Segers Night Moves anyone? 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. I guess 4% isnt that big of a change. YouTube, & other streaming sources let you be your own program director. Did The Ranch have classic rock songs in their playlist before? My radio never leaves it. Heather's color is red, symbolizing her power over, not only the Heathers, but the entire Westerburg High student body. To. Adding a little Americana and some classic rock, and even a 10-year-old Brad Paisley song might chase away some of the pop. Is it all Money driven? 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. I think that they are clearly trying to show the musical influences of artists and highlighting the mainstream artists that have made it big time, but are still keeping it country Hats off to The Ranch and my good friend Justin Frazell and what they are doing for Texas Red Dirt music, but let us not forget, those mainstream artists they are playing, at one time, they were a nobody just trying to be heard. Trigger There is no definite reason as to why Heather was cut out of the show, but viewers did feel bad knowing producers made her come all that way just to be edited out. Please send me these studies. 2:13 pm. And I say the same damn thing every time The Wall shuffles itself onto my iPhone! Most country music icons didnt wear A look because of their music type, it all came naturally. I like that theyre playing Dwight Yoakum now. I suspect the ability of The Ranch to expand their audience to be commercially viable and financially sound is at play. Ive got to disagree with you there. 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. Its XM radio, streaming service, or become victim to the iHeart/Cumulus desert up here. You tube and itunes serves me well. Former Ranch Fan Luke Bell? Nothing makes this more evident than the Texas music they promote. 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. Thats what Nashville radio does, barely eking out Jon Pardi or William Michael Morgan. Leave classic rock to a classic rock station, that includes Stevie Ray Vaughn, thank you. What worries me is the slippery slope. TEN. 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. On my pandora station I have a massive mix (including rap, rock, americana etc), but it includes mainstream country. I think many of us have thought that before the change. I discovered this really weird station that comes to my town in the night time that has a similar format. Just saw Sturgill S. and Jason I. on this list. Man Trigger this is really the nut of the whole issue right now . 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 ? 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. This is also why I think corporate mainstream radio is doomed in the next two years. Here it is: http://www.newslanglubbock.com/the-ranch-double-dipping-in-texas-music-americana-nashville-country-etc-angers-fans-but-why/, Former Ranch Fan Didnt see anyone complaining about the classic rock added, but I can understand why some would be angered. 11:08 pm. and adding crap you could find on any other station. it gets to be much more than 10%. So, if someone was going to inherit her fortune, it would be David and Sarah. Law degree. Below Deck fans are dying to know if Heather Chase will get fired from the show. 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. Part and parcel as to why Radio is such a mess anymore. Trigger Im with you Orgirl1. Heres a concept.how bout doing a listener survey to find out if they even want mainstream artists mixed in? 1:30 pm. By including some quality mainstream artists/songs it could bring in a wider audience. Theyre damned lucky the owners didnt flip it to news/talk. But Just like Billy Bobs has transformed from the Worlds Greatest honky tonk to a mediocre dance club that plays country, pop, r&b, latin & TX/red dirt the ranch will transform from a great station to one that is tolerable at best. At night on occasion I can get it here in buffalo, ny over 725 miles away on the dial. On our country side, we play a vast array of mainstream, classic, and yes, Texas Red Dirt music and our listeners LOVE it We have listeners call in all the time that say they have travelled all over the US and have never found a station with such a variety. And nobody wants to hear them, except you. I live in the Buffalo, NY area and work part-time for the country station here, WYRK. I listen to one of three Texas radio stations. 2:53 pm. I would guarantee they have Aaron Watson, Cody Johnson, and Sunny Sweeney in the rotation too. They play everything. I dont like these changes, but if the Ranch starts sucking Im sure all the Texas country fans (and me) will listen elsewhere. And also, where are Cody Johnson, Aaron Watson, Grammy Winner Sturgill Simpson, Jason Isbell, and Chris Stapleton in this sample list? Trigger Like I said, I did not have a proper snapshot to make a perfect comparison between the old and new playlist. She is the deceased leader of the most popular and powerful clique at Westerburg High known as The Heathers. None of them are from Texas, and thats only five names out of many off this list that would be excluded. Heather Thomson and Leah McSweeney feuded on Season 13 of 'RHONY.'. Ive never been one of the I dont listen to that Nashville crap. Showbiz Cheatsheet reported in 2020 that Tamra Judge also thought . A situation like the above issue, where within a ten song rotation you would get a Maren Morris/Eric Church/Ricky Skaggs/Luke Bryan/Turnpike Troubadours mix? 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. They dont play Carrie Underwood and the only Brad P. song they play was his college football themed song. 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. 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. Bill Turner 12:08 pm. Now, they are driving away those hardcore fans. Your email address will not be published. Bryan McLarty We have consistently been the #1 station for many years. Turned on Outlaw Country this morning (while waiting for the Depeche Mode presale to start) and they were playing U2. That club will eventually bite the dust because it cant find and isnt appealing ( respecting ) a consistent patron base. March 6, 2017 @ QC Kinetix received an endorsement from Heather White, co-host of KVET-FM radio show in Austin, TX. Personally, Ive found that more freedom in what you can play leads to a greater confusion in what to actually play. 12:27 pm. Maybe one of the three local country stations could implement it. Program what works in your town/area/section of the state. I love Lamberts current album & would be great to hear some on her ballads especially on Texas radio. Why. 2:59 pm. Touch device users, explore by touch or with swipe gestures. Farmer Brian According to Mark Long of the Associated Press, the decision shows how bad the relationship between coach and school had become over the past years. As far as the playlist goes Id kill to have that kind of station in Pittsburgh. The only reason Music Row hasnt moved on is because theyre relied on radio for so long, they know no other way forward. His day job is on a morning radio show on 98.1 KVET here in Austin. Thus far their format has not changed too much, but fans are rightly concerned that it might be the beginning of a bigger shift. 2:06 pm. I think that 95.9 had a lot to do with stations beginning to play local talent because the Ranch proved it could be done and that people would listen. On 1st April 2019, Discovery had a press release in which they announced that Garage Squad would be returning for season six. The only music station I listen to on my hour plus commute in the afternoon. Burnes has 13 years of radio experience with 6 producing the morning show. To attempt to analyze just how dramatic or marginal the format change of 95.9 The Ranch has been, Saving Country Music logged a roughly 2 1/2 to 3-hour segment of The Ranchs playlist on Saturday evening that included 54 total songs. 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 . I do miss listening to the radio though, you cant get local weather reports or farm reports on Pandora. In the end, Heather said that she wished that her stint with the show lasted longer than it did. Jamey Johnson That Lonesome Song, Former Ranch Fan That is why radio stations stunt when they change their formats in the first place. 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. 4:13 pm. KOKE also plays Southern Rock icons, Grateful Deads Truckin along with the Texas and Outlaw Icons. Bravo Insider has your exclusive first look at the December 19 episode in which Heather introduces us to her older brother, Tyler. 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. 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. 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. Back to The Red Dirt Rebel as soon as they get their stream fixed. Even when times were good, there was a Billy Ray Cyrus, Rascal Flatts, or Restless Heart stinking up the airwaves. Someone who stops their radio dial because they hear Zac Brown Band is just as likely to start it again when Cody Johnson comes on afterwards. And Im not patronizing you, Im just trying to find out what the concern is. I hurt for The Ranch fans. Conflicting reports have emerged regarding Emmy winner Heather Tom 's ( Victoria Newman) future with The Young and the Restless. As per Page Six, Kelly Dodd said that Heather left in 2017 " because she had too much 'ego' after being demoted ". 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. Below Deck, Bravo, News, Reality TV. But what can you expect from corporate radio, especially when the ratings are there? Bart Adams Sturgill Simpson, Kacey Musgraves, Jason Isbell, Waylon, Willie, Merle, Nikki Lane, Miranda Lambert, Uncle Tupelo and so much more! Haha, its way better than any radio station I can dial into here in Ohio, but I think my Hellbound Glory and Hank3 stations are honed in more to my tastes. everyone associated that look, the white jacket with dyed blonde hair with Heather, and Cheryl as the little girl from SH1. For independent and Texas country fans who often share a radio with co-workers and are used to hearing these names in the rotation along with Luke Bryan, Florida Georgia Line, and Sam Hunt, theyre probably wondering what all the hubbub is about. Former Ranch Fan when all the spots are filled with classic rock and 2000 Nashville Country? They played Miranda Lambert on The Ranch before any recent change. However, she has been absent from the . John Deery #32 Theyre complaining about Brad Paisley, Dierks Bentley, Miranda Lambert, etc. 6:38 pm. Heather Dubrow starred on Bravo 's hit show from Seasons 7 to 11. After honoring the tradition of . No Seger? 1:39 pm. It was a reaction to Miranda being a specific target of the complainers, as per the information in Triggers first reply above: Unfortunately, I do not have a snapshot of the old playlist pre format change to make a direct comparison, but someone correct me if Im wrong in saying it was not out of the ordinary to hear Lynyrd Skynrd or other classic rock previously. Even though Heather disappeared from the news desk of American Agenda on Newsmax TV, her fans assumed she had left the channel, but on July 12, 2022, she made a comeback to the desk. March 5, 2017 @ Steven Swinney However, in 2021, serial killer Ryan Chamberlain received a letter from a Heather W, who claimed to be his biggest fan. How is this a minor tweak?????? 6:46 pm. I also suspect this one is low on the list of station management priorities at the moment. Maybe thats just me. 4:06 pm. 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. March 6, 2017 @ Ive streamed The Ranch for a the past few years since Houston didnt have anything close to it. 10:50 am. If using Kacey Musgraves and Dierks Bentley as gateway drugs is what it takes, then this may not be a bad compromise. Im happy that they seem to be upping the female songs. The influx of top 40 country over the past year and a half or so is astonishing. March 6, 2017 @ IF this is the case, and IF they dont slowly creep away from the Texas country thing altogether, then perhaps it will help. Tap the brakes, it wasnt a critique/insult, I literally was wondering if some of those slipped past ya. Place the cutting in the hole and gently pat down the soil around the stem. Then make yourself a Pandora station and do that. March 5, 2017 @ Far more listeners DESERVE to be exposed to more than the cannon fodder they are settling for . KILT recently added a short-playlist Texas country HD station (KIKK). I absolutely love KOKEs format and playlist and I am probably one of the bigger anti-country mainstream guys out there. In terms of The Ranch, its a real shame. March 5, 2017 @ ATX Tiger Paul Just Remember what RWH says What you wont find up in Heaven are Eldon Thacker 81.5% OR MORE of the playlist is likely the same as before the format change. 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. He . In short, we try to create something the greater number of people will love and then we sell those numbers to businesses wanting to reach our listeners in order to stay on the air. 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