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Billing's Radio Tornado Response

Did anyone hear any stations in Billings break from their normal automated programming to cover the tornado that ripped apart the Metra and other local businesses? By the time I was able to find a radio and turn it on, 96.3 was off the air, 107.5 was playing "Mambo #5", 970 was a Fox Sports talk show, and even YPR was just playing classical music. All the other stations I had on my presets were just playing music or ads. Besides the mandatory EAS which should have been broadcasted everywhere, did any station say anything on air?
I was stuck sitting in the basement, tuning in a weather station and pulling up twitter on my phone to find out if I was going to be blown away or not. I would hope there is at least one major station would have been trying to help out their listeners. Or was it just me and I skipped over the responsible stations?
 
I don't know what the radio response was, but having worked at what is now the Clear Channel cluster, it must have been interesting for anyone who was working on the 23rd floor of the Crowne Plaza that day. They would have had a great view and a wild ride.
 
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