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Texas Stadium Implosion

I watched the live stream from the WFAA helicopter and listened to Irving PD and FD on my scanner. I had KAAM on in the background thinking that they might say something since the studio is (or rather was) supposedly "in the shadow of Texas Stadium". When the time was close and it was apparent that they weren't going to interrupt whatever it was that they were doing, I turned the radio off because I could hear the fireworks and would likely hear the implosion as well. The event rattled the windows just a bit here near the Tollway and Lemmon Ave.

Funny. It never really occurred to me that a radio station would be there live. It is a sad commentary, but I was here in Dallas on Sept 11, the Sept 11th, and I found that I got more comprehensive coverage listening to the audio from WFAA TV than I did from WBAP or one other Dallas radio station that I tried. It is truly sad that a medium that uses sound as secondary to video was able to better paint a visual picture for a listener who didn't have the luxury of dropping everything and running to a TV for the video component than was radio. :(
 
I thought I saw the WBAP van out there at one point. Not sure if they were on though..
 
WBAP had several people covering the implosion. They carried it live.

Also, regarding 9/11, WBAP went wall-to-wall all day with continuous information from the national, international and local perspective.
 
woodyrr said:
Funny. It never really occurred to me that a radio station would be there live. It is a sad commentary, but I was here in Dallas on Sept 11, the Sept 11th, and I found that I got more comprehensive coverage listening to the audio from WFAA TV than I did from WBAP or one other Dallas radio station that I tried. It is truly sad that a medium that uses sound as secondary to video was able to better paint a visual picture for a listener who didn't have the luxury of dropping everything and running to a TV for the video component than was radio. :(
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I was listening to KLUV on "the September 11th" they went to their news or to CNN for updates every few minutes (half hour at the most) starting as the event unfolded during Ron Chapman's show & throughout the rest of the day. I believe that KRLD had non-stop coverage.
 
They should have kept this up, they could at least used this for a museum. This is over 30 years of history.
 
KRLD had excellent coverage. They explained the slight delay (fireworks - which I didn't know would happen but should have known better) & then gave the countdown. I had my camera ready & got some great time-lapse shots over Bachman Lake.

Still it's sad to see the rubble where the stadium once stood, on the way to work this morning. End of an era.
 
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