But it quite obviously makes money. In many cases, stations like that program for revenue, not ratings.
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Effects on broadcasting from the storm of 08/23/2023
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Exactly. Everything in business is about making those dollars and expanding your bottom line. If they can purchase a voice-tracked DJ to be the "face" of the station in the middle of the night instead of hiring someone to sit there all night, they're going to do it, because it's cheaper and will still bring in ad revenue. Why do you think every station in town has so much news going on? It's cheap to produce and brings in ad revenue on a higher level than purchasing rights to syndicated programming (Is there still anything syndicated besides court shows these days?) That's why Fox 8 is a couple of cancellations away from just broadcasting nothing but news and New Day Cleveland from 4am until 7:30pm: It's cheaper to pay the anchor team for another hour of news instead of shopping around for programming.
Usually, the EAS alerts are spot-on with providing you information, provided you can understand them. I remember working many a night in Streetsboro when every storm would blow through, and having to decipher the EAS alerts on 98.1 from whatever tin can they broadcast them from was annoying. I know it's an emergency situation, but, c'mon, it's 2023 now. Can't we buy them some new microphones?
Usually, the EAS alerts are spot-on with providing you information, provided you can understand them. I remember working many a night in Streetsboro when every storm would blow through, and having to decipher the EAS alerts on 98.1 from whatever tin can they broadcast them from was annoying. I know it's an emergency situation, but, c'mon, it's 2023 now. Can't we buy them some new microphones?
"If they can purchase a voice-tracked DJ to be the "face" of the station in the middle of the night instead of hiring someone to sit there all night, they're going to do it, because it's cheaper and will still bring in ad revenue."
I used to love Bill Freeman (The "BLF Bash") overnights at the classic WMMS. He was "live" and sounded up and every bit as dynamic as if he was on in afternoon drive.
Those days are long gone, unfortunately.
I used to love Bill Freeman (The "BLF Bash") overnights at the classic WMMS. He was "live" and sounded up and every bit as dynamic as if he was on in afternoon drive.
Those days are long gone, unfortunately.
im voicetracked on KLMI 106.1 Laramie, WY from 2500 miles away. I still responded to Jimmy buffets death announcement and opened my show at 3pm with a song and a good mention.
I have covered late night news (runaway kid, etc) on KLMI after some or all of the staff there locally wouldve been asleep because i am 2 hours behind them.
I have covered late night news (runaway kid, etc) on KLMI after some or all of the staff there locally wouldve been asleep because i am 2 hours behind them.
Fox Weather runs circles around The Weather Channel when it comes to live weather coverage into the evening. I think they are live until 1 a.m. most nights, at least during the week. I've watched them several times during severe weather events, not even necessarily in this part of the country, while TWC is airing its reality shows.
Fox Weather mostly does a good job for an upstart, though I have caught them running reality shows during breaking severe weather on weekends.
Truth be told, TV does a better job with weather stories than radio. TV has the staff, the visuals and the expertise to cover these events while radio is now dependent on the automated EANS alerts, any weather service they might subscribe to, and, if there is a live operator, a computer or their personal device to get info to share on the air.
I stopped watching the Weather Channel when they began continously screaming about bad weather somewhere and airing disaster shows. I often travel the 401 in Canada and it is hardly the hell road they make it out to be! Spectrum offers another weather channel in addition to Fox and I have seen at least two others, all of which are calmer and more reasonable in presentation than The Weather Channel. But I'll bet the Weather Channel has more viewers. If it bleeds, it leads.
I stopped watching the Weather Channel when they began continously screaming about bad weather somewhere and airing disaster shows. I often travel the 401 in Canada and it is hardly the hell road they make it out to be! Spectrum offers another weather channel in addition to Fox and I have seen at least two others, all of which are calmer and more reasonable in presentation than The Weather Channel. But I'll bet the Weather Channel has more viewers. If it bleeds, it leads.
It's still the most well-known
I believe the community ascertainment requirement was ended in the mid-80s in the first wave of Reagan deregulation.
Ascertainment Requirements - The precursor of localism ? (history)
What really changed the role of broadcasting in emergency situations was the passing of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, which put all of the responsibility in the hands of local emergency officials, including the contacting of local radio & TV stations.
The main thing the 90s deregulation did with regards to radio was remove national ownership limits on radio stations. Most of the bill allowed the consolidation in the telecom industry we see today. There was more competition in the phone business before the TCA than there is today.
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