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DELAYS AND CANCELLATIONS
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Vepster
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We didn't do delays/cancellations today. I'm hoping that practice continues. In the school district where I live there's an automated call/broadcast system, we got a call from the superintendent at 5:15AM that there was a 2 hours delay, shortly thereafter another call, it was cancelled.
Between schools with that sort of alert system, WNEP and other websites, cellphone text alerts, etc., I think rattling off a list of delays and cancellations twice or more an hour is nothing more than an interruption of programming and while there may still be some who might hear it on radio first, that list is dwindling exponentially.
Between schools with that sort of alert system, WNEP and other websites, cellphone text alerts, etc., I think rattling off a list of delays and cancellations twice or more an hour is nothing more than an interruption of programming and while there may still be some who might hear it on radio first, that list is dwindling exponentially.
Ahhhhhhh, the memories...those lousy ancient memories.
"Operation Snowflake" was among the many things that made WARM the monster it was. WARM "owned" closings and delays, surrendering ownership reluctantly to WNEP as the technology advanced. WARM's technology was non-existent; you called, gave your code number to whoever answered(this was the safety net for schools and businesses!), the info went onto an index card and into the control room, where jocks read them several times an hour. There were actually news casts at times that were nothing but delays and closings. Hard to imagine, I know, but people sat glued to their radios waiting for that crucial information.
There were literally hundreds upon hundreds, because WARM would air anything anywhere that was delayed or canceled. Cub Scout meetings, bowling leagues, church suppers, all of them made it to air on WARM. Most of us dreaded snow days, just hated them. There were storms bad enough where that's all you'd get on WARM around the clock much of the day, endless closings and delays. GAKKKKK!
With all the other sources of this info today, radio has no need to go near it. More importantly, who in radio wants this crap back? I'm sure the TV stations would love to dump it, too. I can see a day when they'll be able to do just that. Those without internet, cell service, etc., are simply going to be out of luck. There'll be so few who don't have this access that broadcasting outlets won't care much if they lose these people. I'd say we're pretty close to that day already. Yeah, I know, the argument will be that seniors don't have the technology at hand. Surprisingly, a great many of them do. Besides, do they care about school closings?
"Operation Snowflake" was among the many things that made WARM the monster it was. WARM "owned" closings and delays, surrendering ownership reluctantly to WNEP as the technology advanced. WARM's technology was non-existent; you called, gave your code number to whoever answered(this was the safety net for schools and businesses!), the info went onto an index card and into the control room, where jocks read them several times an hour. There were actually news casts at times that were nothing but delays and closings. Hard to imagine, I know, but people sat glued to their radios waiting for that crucial information.
There were literally hundreds upon hundreds, because WARM would air anything anywhere that was delayed or canceled. Cub Scout meetings, bowling leagues, church suppers, all of them made it to air on WARM. Most of us dreaded snow days, just hated them. There were storms bad enough where that's all you'd get on WARM around the clock much of the day, endless closings and delays. GAKKKKK!
With all the other sources of this info today, radio has no need to go near it. More importantly, who in radio wants this crap back? I'm sure the TV stations would love to dump it, too. I can see a day when they'll be able to do just that. Those without internet, cell service, etc., are simply going to be out of luck. There'll be so few who don't have this access that broadcasting outlets won't care much if they lose these people. I'd say we're pretty close to that day already. Yeah, I know, the argument will be that seniors don't have the technology at hand. Surprisingly, a great many of them do. Besides, do they care about school closings?
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normhill007
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AMEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It's true that almost no one is sitting around the radio anymore breathlessly waiting for the latest, news or school closings and such. But...what about serving your community? Because someone else does it, does that mean that radio should not? Most people here complain that the stations are nothing but juke boxes, and that they perform no community service. Can you do both? If you don't, does it matter?
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Nokmo True
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When the information is plentiful, redundant really, I think it becomes less informing the community and more annoying the community. The other ways to serve the community are limited only by imagination and generosity.
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