With the approaching storm, it'll be interesting to see who gets knicked off the air and for how long, who offers the best info on storm coverage, or even if anyone suffers any damage from the storm. Get ready!
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Storm Coverage
- Thread starter DaveWilliams
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Dave. Simple answer. DBC annnounced that they are doing away with 401K contributions and jacking health insurance in 2013. Plus, no raises for another year. (Booker and the managers will be ok, it is dbc, so do not worry). CC will bring no one else in. Beasley is music on 99.5. Down state GS will not do anything. So, radio is officially dead. Turn your TV on and hope it works for as long as it can.
Radio in Delaware, upstate and downstate is dead. )
Radio in Delaware, upstate and downstate is dead. )
You act like its only the radio business that is cutting back on employee benefits. Well they are not alone, the industrial world has been doing it for a number of years with no end in sight.
Just as the industrial companies have had to compete with global competitors (who don't provide medical insurance to their employees as most American companies did since the late 1940's until recently), radio stations have to compete for the same advertisement dollars just divided up by more businesses than it used to be (newspaper, online news, magazine, online magazine, OTA radio, OTA TV, Cable TV, Online Radio, Satellite Radio, Internet Radio, etc.). Welcome to the business world of today. Wilmington, and Delaware radio has never been the market to work if you wanted to make the big bucks. Wilmington radio was and still is a stepping stone market to get to the major radio markets or radio networks as both WDEL and WILM have had a pile of folks come through their doors to later leave for those better paying markets or network radio gigs.
I'm not defending what you claim DBC is cutting in benefits to their employees, but at least DBC still actually has quite a few live local on the air employees at their various radio stations through out Delaware, including their new news/talker in Lewes, DE Delaware 105.9. Unlike CC Delaware that gutted their Delaware stations so that only a few folks work on air in Delaware as most of their programming comes in from the bird to save money. Big difference. So yes, as a DBC employee, you might not be thrilled with these cuts, BUT the alternative is far less appealing. Again, you're not alone, as industry, etc, all have experienced the same sort of cuts.
Just as the industrial companies have had to compete with global competitors (who don't provide medical insurance to their employees as most American companies did since the late 1940's until recently), radio stations have to compete for the same advertisement dollars just divided up by more businesses than it used to be (newspaper, online news, magazine, online magazine, OTA radio, OTA TV, Cable TV, Online Radio, Satellite Radio, Internet Radio, etc.). Welcome to the business world of today. Wilmington, and Delaware radio has never been the market to work if you wanted to make the big bucks. Wilmington radio was and still is a stepping stone market to get to the major radio markets or radio networks as both WDEL and WILM have had a pile of folks come through their doors to later leave for those better paying markets or network radio gigs.
I'm not defending what you claim DBC is cutting in benefits to their employees, but at least DBC still actually has quite a few live local on the air employees at their various radio stations through out Delaware, including their new news/talker in Lewes, DE Delaware 105.9. Unlike CC Delaware that gutted their Delaware stations so that only a few folks work on air in Delaware as most of their programming comes in from the bird to save money. Big difference. So yes, as a DBC employee, you might not be thrilled with these cuts, BUT the alternative is far less appealing. Again, you're not alone, as industry, etc, all have experienced the same sort of cuts.
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DX
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"Radio 19720" obviously has a personal agenda here in hijacking a thread about storm coverage for a discussion about a particular broadcasting company's benefits package.
As Mike from Delaware said, obviously of concern to employees, but folks have only to look at OTHER media companies declaring bankruptcy; slashing salaries and employees. Better to still have jobs with benefits. And a commitment to live & local.
Meanwhile, to return to the original theme of this thread, WDEL offered live overnight coverage of Sandy, and just out of the 5 a.m. CBS News this Monday, a string of live shots from news reporters up & down the state. Wall-to-wall coverage has begun!
As Mike from Delaware said, obviously of concern to employees, but folks have only to look at OTHER media companies declaring bankruptcy; slashing salaries and employees. Better to still have jobs with benefits. And a commitment to live & local.
Meanwhile, to return to the original theme of this thread, WDEL offered live overnight coverage of Sandy, and just out of the 5 a.m. CBS News this Monday, a string of live shots from news reporters up & down the state. Wall-to-wall coverage has begun!
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Chris Carl
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radio19720 said:Radio in Delaware, upstate and downstate is dead.
On behalf of WDEL's Sean Greene, Mellany Armstrong, Carl Kanefsky, Amy Cherry, Tom Lehman, Jim Hilgen, Andrew Sgroi and Mark Tatasciore (all of whom have been out in the storm reporting), Peter MacArthur, Allan Loudell, Frank Gerace, Don Voltz, Michelle Provencher, Gianna Banner and Brian Smith (who have been anchoring from the studio), not to mention our DBC colleagues who are logging long hours on the air, WE DISAGREE and take offense at your assertion!!
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jhguthlac
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Let's see now. During the noon hour I had a choice. Listen to Rush on "Delaware's New Leader" or listen to live on the scene coverage of the storm. While listening, I could also watch photos and video shot by their on-the-road team. Radio is not dead in Delaware, except maybe Kent county. With revenue drying up, DBC has to make cuts. But they sure are not cutting their commitment to Delaware news coverage.
DX, Chris Carl, and jhguthlac, Well said.
Thanks Chris for listing all the live and local Delaware radio folks you've got out there in harms way, and the others who are no doubt putting in some long hours at WDEL and I'm assuming you're folks at 105.9 in Lewes also are contributing, to give us the ONLY real Delaware coverage of this storm. Your cross town rival is only offering coverage during spot breaks from their satellite programming (better than nothing, but not what you'd expect from a real news station). The Philly TV stations, and the Weather Channel are focused on Philly/NJ/NYC. So what all that means is WDEL 1150 and online is the ONLY place upstate to get current info for Delaware. Good job folks. Be safe and Thank YOU.
I linked WDEL.com to a friend in Dover, on Facebook, who wanted to know what was going on. She probably has never listened to WDEL before (she's in her late 30's), but was glad to have the link. So you may have gained a few new listeners who now have a use for AM radio via the internet, especially during times when you want news.
Thanks Chris for listing all the live and local Delaware radio folks you've got out there in harms way, and the others who are no doubt putting in some long hours at WDEL and I'm assuming you're folks at 105.9 in Lewes also are contributing, to give us the ONLY real Delaware coverage of this storm. Your cross town rival is only offering coverage during spot breaks from their satellite programming (better than nothing, but not what you'd expect from a real news station). The Philly TV stations, and the Weather Channel are focused on Philly/NJ/NYC. So what all that means is WDEL 1150 and online is the ONLY place upstate to get current info for Delaware. Good job folks. Be safe and Thank YOU.
I linked WDEL.com to a friend in Dover, on Facebook, who wanted to know what was going on. She probably has never listened to WDEL before (she's in her late 30's), but was glad to have the link. So you may have gained a few new listeners who now have a use for AM radio via the internet, especially during times when you want news.
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amfm.com
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Great work by the WDEL team during the storm. Once my power went down, it was the WDEL mobile stream and Web sirte on my phone and iPad that kept me informed the rest of the day.
As for 19720, I note in this Web site this week in a story about a considerably bigger broadcast entity, "Entercom cut another 9% from the expense line." I'm sure they did that by making sure the lights were turned off when leaving the building and changing the brand of toilet paper they use. Nothing do do with personnel...
As for 19720, I note in this Web site this week in a story about a considerably bigger broadcast entity, "Entercom cut another 9% from the expense line." I'm sure they did that by making sure the lights were turned off when leaving the building and changing the brand of toilet paper they use. Nothing do do with personnel...
I know you can't be talking about WGMD. They ran non-stop "live" coverage throughout the entire storm and Rush was not on for 2 days. I agree radio is not dead.jhguthlac said:Let's see now. During the noon hour I had a choice. Listen to Rush on "Delaware's New Leader" or listen to live on the scene coverage of the storm. While listening, I could also watch photos and video shot by their on-the-road team. Radio is not dead in Delaware, except maybe Kent county. With revenue drying up, DBC has to make cuts. But they sure are not cutting their commitment to Delaware news coverage.
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