Western Sports Roundup
Sports reports and standings not covered by the current sports channels. Hosted by Steve Kenyon, this show features PRCA rodeo results, the PBR standings for both riders and bulls, as well as recaps from the many held around the country of interest to equine owners including barrel racing, cutting, reining, team roping, and other participant sports. In addition, WSR looks ahead to preview upcoming events.
Outside the Barrel (and Best of…)
Flint Rasmussen brings his popular show Outside the Barrel to SiriusXM. For 20 years, Rasmussen has taken real life and made it entertaining. “Sometimes I think outside the barrel and that’s what I want to bring to my radio show,” he continued, “I want people on Friday evenings as they drive to a rodeo, basketball or a football game to tune in. They can listen and be entertained through education.”
Bass Pro Shops Outdoor Word
Each week, Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World draws upon outdoor experts from across the country, including those within the Bass Pro Shops family. Rob Keck, Bass Pro Shops’ director of conservation and a Redhead® pro hunter, and his guests provide listeners with the latest information about hunting, fishing and wildlife conservation.
FFA Today
Weekly report from the nation’s premier youth organization. With 558,000 current members aging from 16-22, and another 8 million alumni throughout the country, the radio program updates FFA supporters on the news for the organization, including a state-by-state report. This group is extremely connected through Facebook and Twitter, and will provide a huge lift to Rural Radio’s efforts to connect with a younger demographic. RFD made a $1M donation to FFA in October/2012, the largest single unrestricted gift in the history of FFA. The FFA National Convention, held each year in October in Indianapolis, provides excellent exposure for on RURAL RADIO to the 55,000 attendees.
AgDay
Simulcast of the daily agricultural news program produced by Farm Journal Media. From Capitol Hill to commodity markets, AgDay provides the information that farmers and ranchers need to succeed.
COMMODITY WRAP
Half-hour “preview” of all commodity markets at 8:30am ET immediately preceding the opening of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Markets, featuring “live” interviews with brokers in the pit, as well as, respected analysts from around the country. Then, at 7pm ET, Commodity Wrap recaps the day’s commodity price movements.
MARKET DAY REPORT
The nation’s only 5-hour weekday broadcast dedicated to providing the information so important to rural America which is not being covered by any other cable news or financial channel. Each half-hour contains a rural news, weather, and market report that are constantly updated throughout the broadcast. Content comes from our dedicated news bureaus in Chicago at the CME, and from Washington DC at the USDA. In addition, all the rural associations and company’s feed news stories to the network on a daily basis in order to get coverage for their membership and interests. This is a simulcast of MDR which is produced by RFD-TV in our Nashville studios on Music Row.
Living the Country Life
Daily 3-minute vignettes produced by Meredity hosts Betsy Freese and Jodi Henke share tips from experts across the United States to help you around your acreage. Living the Country life airs at 8:55am and 7:25pm ET each weekday.
AgriTalk
Features the newsmakers and analysis that impact agriculture and rural America. Host Chip Flory facilitates a discussion about issues and ideas important to Rural America on this nationally syndicated broadcast.
Ag PhD Radio
For the latest information on how to take your operation from good to great, tune into Ag PhD Radio. With information ranging from how to maximize your fertilizer program & tiling to stopping those yield-robbing insects and crop diseases and more. Plus, you’ll enjoy our weekly segments, including Farm Basics, Iron Talk, and the Weed of the Week.
RealAg Radio
The latest headlines from around the world of North American agriculture and include discussionscurrent events, markets, agronomy, machinery, farm management, and cover real-time issues impacting broad acre farmers, beef and dairy producers, and North American agriculture as a whole.
RURAL EVENING NEWS
The nation’s only prime-time production featuring news, weather, and market reports delivered from a rural perspective. This is a simulcast of the RFD-TV RURAL EVENING NEWS produced Monday-Friday from our Nashville studios on Music Row, in conjunction with our Chicago/Washington DC news bureaus and a mobile satellite production team attending major rural events.
RURAL AMERICA “LIVE”
One-hour “Larry King LIVE” type program with studio guest(s). The program gives an opportunity for companies to showcase their products and services and allow listeners to interact live with the participating company.
US Farm Report
A premiere weekly broadcast devoted to agriculture news, weather, and features airs each weekend on RURAL RADIO. US Farm Report airs in the evenings on Saturday and mornings on Sunday. Produced by Farm Journal Media.
This Week in Agribusiness
Orion Samuelson and Max Armstrong recap the nation’s top agricultural news, weather and markets each weekend on RURAL RADIO. This Week in Agribusiness airs in the mornings on Saturday and evenings Sunday.
Cowboy Church
A non-denominational service that features the Bible from the cowboy perspective, hosted by Susie McEntire, the sister of Reba McEntire. Broadcast from a different location each week, the program is tuned in by those going to, and coming from, their Sunday church service.
