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KFBK resumes airborne traffic reports

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TedL

The former home of Sacramento's two best known airborne radio traffic reporters has apparently changed its tune about he value and necessity of an aerial view of traffic.

It dropped both of its long-time pilot-traffic reporters saying that traffic cameras and technology would enable the station (and others in the cluster) to do just as well.

That apparently didn't hold water.

KFBK now carries aerial observations from CHP pilots. The one I heard in PM drive on Thursday, 9/28 sounded like it had at least one edit in it... so they're not live.

The clip was in the middle of a Rick Stewart report from what was the "Commander Bill Traffic Center" until naming rights were sold to a sponsor.

It would be valuable for drivers to know how much delay occurs between the pilot's observations and KFBK's broadcast.

I'm curious whether the station has direct Q&A with the pilots and what the process for getting their voices on the air is.

Also whether the station has to pay for the service or if the service is available to any station that asks. (Same with the live reports CHP officers make to local TV morning shows.)

KFBK's not the only station with aerial reports in the market. Other station(s) have had them even during KFBK's airborne traffic reporting gap.

In Wednesday's Sacramento Bee (9/27), R. E. Graswich profiled "Captain" Kellee Benedict, who apparently is the only radio traffic reporter flying around Sacramento.
http://www.sacbee.com/289/story/29937.html

He didn't mention what stations she's heard on or whether she's with Metro Traffic.

Ted.
 
BK's traffic is a joke, and their only saving grace is the chp participation. You and I can access the same info they get on the chp traffic incident website. In fact, listen to Rick Stewart's and their other reporters. They're full of inconsistencies. He'll calls the roadway State Route 49 when everyone in the world calls is Highway 49. They'll read about the same crash twice in the same report. The list is endless.
 
Welcome to 2006... why are airborne traffic reports even remotely relevent today?

Internet + cameras = problem solved.
 
FYI....The original decision to stop Airborne traffic on KFBK was a ClearChannel corporate smackdown. They didn't want to pay for it since they felt they already owned the market.

Cameras are great...and road sensors are cool, too..but, the technology still isn't quite there to totally replace airborne traffic coverage. But, it will be in the very near future...
 
Oh, I know they have it...Newsflash: It ain't all that dependable.
 
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