I tried KRMG, I tried KFAQ, I tried KWGS, I tried (TV) 2, 6, 8, 11, 23, 41, and 2 & 6 +2 channels (WEATHER channels for heaven's sake) for continuous coverage of the hurricane emergency. KRMG was doing a medical show, KFAQ was running old radio shows, and KWGS was running the Folk Sampler.
Who was providing coverage?
AM 870... WWL, direct from New Orleans!
At times the signal into Owasso sounds local; very impressive. I assume they usually have to power down at night but don't have to tonight because of the weather emergency. They're doing "official" updates at the top and bottom of the hour, and then taking calls from listeners (many of them trapped on the highways, STILL trying to get away from the path of the hurricane).
Yes, Fox News, CNN, The Weather Channel, etc are doing continuous or near continuous coverage, but if you're in the car or don't have cable or satellite, grab that trusty AM radio.
If you find you like the local coverage better than the news network coverage, you can hear them crystal clear (and with stereo bumper beds and promos!) at http://www.wwl.com. The Silverlight stream sounds better, but takes more computer resources... if you're on a really slow computer, you might avoid Silverlight and use the Windows Media Player stream.
For those with friends & loved ones in the gulf coast, WWL's website is an invaluable resource.
...And get ready, folks...
http://www.ktul.com/news/stories/0808/548977.html:
"Gov. Brad Henry (web|news) declared a state of emergency today as the state prepared to receive the first of what may be thousands of Gulf Coast evacuees who are fleeing Hurricane Gustav..."
Who was providing coverage?
AM 870... WWL, direct from New Orleans!
At times the signal into Owasso sounds local; very impressive. I assume they usually have to power down at night but don't have to tonight because of the weather emergency. They're doing "official" updates at the top and bottom of the hour, and then taking calls from listeners (many of them trapped on the highways, STILL trying to get away from the path of the hurricane).
Yes, Fox News, CNN, The Weather Channel, etc are doing continuous or near continuous coverage, but if you're in the car or don't have cable or satellite, grab that trusty AM radio.
If you find you like the local coverage better than the news network coverage, you can hear them crystal clear (and with stereo bumper beds and promos!) at http://www.wwl.com. The Silverlight stream sounds better, but takes more computer resources... if you're on a really slow computer, you might avoid Silverlight and use the Windows Media Player stream.
For those with friends & loved ones in the gulf coast, WWL's website is an invaluable resource.
...And get ready, folks...
http://www.ktul.com/news/stories/0808/548977.html:
"Gov. Brad Henry (web|news) declared a state of emergency today as the state prepared to receive the first of what may be thousands of Gulf Coast evacuees who are fleeing Hurricane Gustav..."
