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Are there traffic reports in your Texas market?

G

Garrett

Those of you from Lubbock have heard me gripe before about the absence of traffic reports here. That lead me to thinking (as I sat in traffic today), which markets Texas have traffic reports on the radio, and which ones do not?
Are they all large markets?
Markets just with lots of highways comming through?
Or are they just markets that have traffic issues?

Ok, I'll start off, and everyone can add to the list:

Markets that I know have traffic:
Dallas
Houston
San Antonio
Amarillo.

Market that's that I know don't:
Lubbock


Oh, and one rule please, they have to be full reports on more than just one station, (It can not just be an occasional 3 second mention at the top of the news one station).

Ok, who else?
Yes? No? How big?
 
> Those of you from Lubbock have heard me gripe before about
> the absence of traffic reports here. That lead me to
> thinking (as I sat in traffic today), which markets Texas
> have traffic reports on the radio, and which ones do not?
> Are they all large markets?
> Markets just with lots of highways comming through?
> Or are they just markets that have traffic issues?
>
> Ok, I'll start off, and everyone can add to the list:
>
> Markets that I know have traffic:
> Dallas
> Houston
> San Antonio
> Amarillo.
>
> Market that's that I know don't:
> Lubbock
>
>
> Oh, and one rule please, they have to be full reports on
> more than just one station, (It can not just be an
> occasional 3 second mention at the top of the news one
> station).
>
> Ok, who else?
> Yes? No? How big?
>
Austin. Market 42
 
> > Those of you from Lubbock have heard me gripe before about
>
> > the absence of traffic reports here. That lead me to
> > thinking (as I sat in traffic today), which markets Texas
> > have traffic reports on the radio, and which ones do not?
> > Are they all large markets?
> > Markets just with lots of highways comming through?
> > Or are they just markets that have traffic issues?
> >
> > Ok, I'll start off, and everyone can add to the list:
> >
> > Markets that I know have traffic:
> > Dallas
> > Houston
> > San Antonio
> > Amarillo.
> >
> > Market that's that I know don't:
> > Lubbock
> >
> >
> > Oh, and one rule please, they have to be full reports on
> > more than just one station, (It can not just be an
> > occasional 3 second mention at the top of the news one
> > station).
> >
> > Ok, who else?
> > Yes? No? How big?
> >
> Austin. Market 42
>



Tyler...Gleiser Cluster (KTBB AM600/KDOK 92.1FM)<P ID="signature">______________
Failure to plan on your part doesn't constitute an emergency on my part.</P>
 
> > > Those of you from Lubbock have heard me gripe before
> about
> >
> > > the absence of traffic reports here. That lead me to
> > > thinking (as I sat in traffic today), which markets
> Texas
> > > have traffic reports on the radio, and which ones do
> not?
> > > Are they all large markets?
> > > Markets just with lots of highways comming through?
> > > Or are they just markets that have traffic issues?
> > >
> > > Ok, I'll start off, and everyone can add to the list:
> > >
> > > Markets that I know have traffic:
> > > Dallas
> > > Houston
> > > San Antonio
> > > Amarillo.
> > >
> > > Market that's that I know don't:
> > > Lubbock
> > >
> > >
> > > Oh, and one rule please, they have to be full reports on
>
> > > more than just one station, (It can not just be an
> > > occasional 3 second mention at the top of the news one
> > > station).
> > >
> > > Ok, who else?
> > > Yes? No? How big?
> > >
> > Austin. Market 42
> >
>
>
>
> Tyler...Gleiser Cluster (KTBB AM600/KDOK 92.1FM)
>

I have heard trffic in Waco on 97.5 FM. Me and my dad were going down to Austin this past summer and had heard the traffic report.

Another question may I add what are the best stations to listen to in your oppinion.
Here are mine

Dallas
KRLD 1080
WBAP 820
KLIF 570

Austin
KLBJ 590

San Antonio
WOAI 1200
KTSA 550

Houston
KSEV 700
KTRH 740
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> > Tyler...Gleiser Cluster (KTBB AM600/KDOK 92.1FM)



Traffic problems in ... Tyler? You've got to be kidding.

Must be a sales tool more than an infomational need.



> I have heard trffic in Waco on 97.5 FM. Me and my dad were
> going down to Austin this past summer and had heard the
> traffic report.
>
> Another question may I add what are the best stations to
> listen to in your oppinion.
> Here are mine
>
> Dallas
> KRLD 1080
> WBAP 820
> KLIF 570
>
> Austin
> KLBJ 590
>
> San Antonio
> WOAI 1200
> KTSA 550
>
> Houston
> KSEV 700
> KTRH 740
>
 
Can you start a new thread for that, please?
Thanks.
-G.


> Another question may I add what are the best stations to
> listen to in your oppinion.
> Here are mine
>
> Dallas
> KRLD 1080
> WBAP 820
> KLIF 570
>
> Austin
> KLBJ 590
>
> San Antonio
> WOAI 1200
> KTSA 550
>
> Houston
> KSEV 700
> KTRH 740
>
 
> > > Tyler...Gleiser Cluster (KTBB AM600/KDOK 92.1FM)
>
>
>
> Traffic problems in ... Tyler? You've got to be kidding.
>
> Must be a sales tool more than an infomational need.
>
>
Hey, don't knock it. When that traffic light at Broadway and the Loop holds too long, there can be as many as 10 cars that back up. Talk about a real SIGalert...........
 
> > Traffic problems in ... Tyler? You've got to be kidding.
> >
> > Must be a sales tool more than an infomational need.
> >
> >
> Hey, don't knock it. When that traffic light at Broadway
> and the Loop holds too long, there can be as many as 10 cars
> that back up. Talk about a real SIGalert...........

Traffic problems in East Texas do happen. It's usually a huge wreck on IH 20, somewhere between Tyler and Longview, or more likely just really slow and very predictable traffic jam at one of the many TxDOT projects. It seems TxDOT takes forever to do projects like repaving US 259 through Kilgore. (It's been years.) Or completing the new bypass around Kilgore. And then, there is the Loop in Longview. It is always slow at the same times of day, at the same places.

The problem is that most local traffic problems are continuous, so they hardly can be called "news."
 
> > > Tyler...Gleiser Cluster (KTBB AM600/KDOK 92.1FM)
>
>
>
> Traffic problems in ... Tyler? You've got to be kidding.
>
> Must be a sales tool more than an infomational need.
>
>

Actually, if you've driven in Tyler lately, you'd appreciate the reports. It took me the longest time to get used to it. One trip around Loop 323 and you'll be a believer, too.


They cover Tyler/Longview and listening areas.


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