Irma

[ThePowerCow]

With Hurricane Irma bearing down in Florida, would WOKV stay at 50kw at night just like that signal did with Andrew?

 

[Oldie919]

With Hurricane Irma bearing down in Florida, would WOKV stay at 50kw at night just like that signal did with Andrew?

My guess would be the station COULD file for STA to "operate under emergency conditions".....
The bigger question is: with likely power outages, would the station be able to run 50 kw 24/7 with any generator system they might have???

 

[frankberry]

Under emergency conditions, no STA is necessary. The station may operate at full daytime power BUT they may not air commercials. Non-commercial operation only.

 

[Poledo]

Opal hit Pensacola in 1995 and took most radio stations off the air. NPR WUWF stayed on the air with the best local signal. WUWF was simulcasting WEAR TV 3 news and continued to simulcast for more than a day after WEAR started running commercials again. WUWF self reported this to the FCC and all was forgiven.
Pensacola Christian College's station WPCS also stayed on the air but never broke normal programming for storm coverage.
As I recall.

 

[ThePowerCow]

I do recall WSB acted as the nighttime local for Andrew and when Hugo hit Charleston and wiped out almost all of their stations. Should be interesting listening. Hope the thing stays offshore to the east.

 

[Y2kTheNewOldies]

http://mobile.****************/cgi-bin/rolmobi.exe/dnheadline_id=n34617

Here is an update of Iheart owned stations in Florida airing Irma coverage.

 

[cceng]

I've been listening to WIOD in Miami on the iHeart app....I will probably have to head sound after PC is in the clear to help out with fueling generators and other engineering duties for iHeart stations.....luckily my new iHeart engineering vehicle has an 85 gallon fueling tank and electric pump for fueling diesel generators...we used it for the first time last year in Tallahassee after Hermine since the large fuel trucks could not access the transmitter sites due to fallen trees and other debris...I used it this week to top off all 4 of my generators (200kw at the studio, and three 125kw units at my tower sites)

 

[cceng]

oh....and Frank is right (as usual)....no STA needed.....no commercials and you can run your daytime power non-directional....we did that here on WDIZ 590 after Katrina carrying the New Orleans United Broadcasters programming....they put it up on a Premiere satellite channel and I literally wired it directly from the satellite receiver to the 590 STL.....we ran it for 3 weeks that way....and had many listeners.

 

[Poledo]

Any plans to temporarily flip WDIZ or WFLF-FM to a simulcast of WIOD or WFLA?

This seems like the most evacuees I've ever seen in the Panhandle.

 

[Y2kTheNewOldies]

Update By TV spy reveals the TV Stations airing Hurricane Irma Updates.

Bill Pohovey, news director at BH Media-owned ABC affiliate WPLG says the station has been in extended coverage since Sunday, and began live, around-the-clock coverage Thursday at 4 a.m.

The station had signed on Max Mayfield, former Director of the National Hurricane Center, earlier this year for hurricane season coverage. Pohovey says it’s unclear how long coverage will last.

Here’s a list of Florida stations streaming coverage:

Miami/Ft. Lauderdale:

WPLG (ABC 10)

WFOR (CBS 4)

WTVJ (NBC 6)

WSVN (FOX 7)

Tampa/St. Pete:

WFTS (ABC 28)

WTSP (CBS 10)

WFLA (NBC 8)

WTVT (FOX 13)

Orlando/Daytona:

WFTV (ABC 9)

WKMG (CBS 6)

WESH (NBC 2)

WOFL (FOX 35)

Ft. Myers/Naples:

WZVN (ABC 7)

WINK (CBS 11)

WBBH (NBC 2)

WFTX (FOX 4)

 

[Groove1670]

US1 radio WWUS FM will have the best Hurricane coverage in the Keys. At least they have in the past 25 years.

 

[cceng]

not WFLA or WIOD.....but we will be simulcasting all of our Panama City stations with LOCAL talent starting sometime Sunday IF it warrants.....if this is more of a Tallahassee storm, I will be putting Tallahassee programming on WFLF since it covers Wakulla, Franklin and Liberty counties better than the Tallahassee stations...at least that is the plan. Too early to tell what will happen

 

[vchimpanzee]

I do recall WSB acted as the nighttime local for Andrew and when Hugo hit Charleston and wiped out almost all of their stations. Should be interesting listening. Hope the thing stays offshore to the east.

I've heard WBT Charlotte did this as well for Savannah. I'm not sure it was Hugo since Charlotte was soon having its own problems with Hugo.

 

[Y2kTheNewOldies]

http://www.adweek.com/tvspy/all-hands-on-deck-across-fort-myers-stations-as-irma-arrives/193944

Update Naples,FL is in the eye of the Hurricane Irma.

 

[Y2kTheNewOldies]

Update

http://www.wtxl.com/news/list-block...cle_3045aada-9702-11e7-bcb9-2b312c9adb1f.html
WTXL Tallahassee and WJXT Jacksonville are going wall to wall with Irma and they are the last Florida cities to get hit by the storm.

 

[Poledo]

Hey Charlie!
Just in case you check in...
.
How did iHeart Florida stations hold up?
What markets took damage?
Did any markets have fancy hardened facilities that held up impressively?
Any cool or creative engineering stories come out of Irma?

 

[upstate29651]

I've heard WBT Charlotte did this as well for Savannah. I'm not sure it was Hugo since Charlotte was soon having its own problems with Hugo.

You sure about that?

Hugo didn't hit Savannah. The last hurricane of consequence prior to Hugo was David in '79. It would have made more sense to use 690 (then) WAPE in Jacksonville or even WSB for a nighttime local.