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Lubbock Weather Wars

G

Garrett

Hey,
has anyone noticed the weather wars going on in Lubbock televsion right now?
I noticed that KCBD was saying that they were "first on and last off." Then during a rather large hail storm two weeks ago (that dented my new car), KCBD stayed mostly with NBC's Today show, with ony a few cut-ins, while KAMC had wall to wall coverage (not a KCBD bashing, just stay with me on this one). Meanwhile, KJTV barely had coveragge, since Brian takes the weekends off, and weather coverage is provided by canned forcasts from Accuweather (yeah, that FoxForce Doppler he keeps promoting works real nice when nobodies there....

Anyway, I noticed the next day, KAMC had a proof of product (POP) promo that that said "While others claim to be first on and last off, KAMC 28 means it"(or something to that effect).

Now, today, we have yet another round of severe weather, and Ron Roberts was actually on at 3:30pm sitting in front of an empty radar map, just before any weather broke out. Just before he left the air, the National weather service issued a Tornado watch. Sure enough, we are now covered with clouds and severe weather.

Thoughts?
 
> Hey,
> has anyone noticed the weather wars going on in Lubbock
> televsion right now?
> I noticed that KCBD was saying that they were "first on and
> last off." Then during a rather large hail storm two weeks
> ago (that dented my new car), KCBD stayed mostly with NBC's
> Today show, with ony a few cut-ins, while KAMC had wall to
> wall coverage (not a KCBD bashing, just stay with me on this
> one). Meanwhile, KJTV barely had coveragge, since Brian
> takes the weekends off, and weather coverage is provided by
> canned forcasts from Accuweather (yeah, that FoxForce
> Doppler he keeps promoting works real nice when nobodies
> there....
>
> Anyway, I noticed the next day, KAMC had a proof of product
> (POP) promo that that said "While others claim to be first
> on and last off, KAMC 28 means it"(or something to that
> effect).
>
> Now, today, we have yet another round of severe weather, and
> Ron Roberts was actually on at 3:30pm sitting in front of an
> empty radar map, just before any weather broke out. Just
> before he left the air, the National weather service issued
> a Tornado watch. Sure enough, we are now covered with clouds
> and severe weather.
>
> Thoughts?
>


You can overdo something.
 
As much as people hate Ron Roberts, when it comes down to it, 28 has the goods. Yeah, sometimes Ron prempting prime time programming all the time gets annoying, but when weather is happening I turn on 28 first.

Have you noticed lately that Ron keeps mentioning that he's being simulcasted on KFYO when he breaks in on TV?


> Hey,
> has anyone noticed the weather wars going on in Lubbock
> televsion right now?
> I noticed that KCBD was saying that they were "first on and
> last off." Then during a rather large hail storm two weeks
> ago (that dented my new car), KCBD stayed mostly with NBC's
> Today show, with ony a few cut-ins, while KAMC had wall to
> wall coverage (not a KCBD bashing, just stay with me on this
> one). Meanwhile, KJTV barely had coveragge, since Brian
> takes the weekends off, and weather coverage is provided by
> canned forcasts from Accuweather (yeah, that FoxForce
> Doppler he keeps promoting works real nice when nobodies
> there....
>
> Anyway, I noticed the next day, KAMC had a proof of product
> (POP) promo that that said "While others claim to be first
> on and last off, KAMC 28 means it"(or something to that
> effect).
>
> Now, today, we have yet another round of severe weather, and
> Ron Roberts was actually on at 3:30pm sitting in front of an
> empty radar map, just before any weather broke out. Just
> before he left the air, the National weather service issued
> a Tornado watch. Sure enough, we are now covered with clouds
> and severe weather.
>
> Thoughts?
>
 
> Then during a rather large hail storm two weeks
> ago (that dented my new car),

I was out there for that one! It was actually Tuesday morning the 31st. I had to know to file my insurance claim.

> KCBD stayed mostly with NBC's
> Today show, with ony a few cut-ins,

KCBD touts there alliance with radar networks in Midland and Amarillo - which is nice for the big picture - but KAMC can zero in on neighborhoods, which I found much more informative.
 
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