Are the NYC stations having severe staffing problems, because if anything I'd expect them to boost news coverage at this critical time.
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They preempted that for this?
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Almost all news operations everywhere in the world are doing substantial portions of their operations from staffer residences, and interviews and on-location reports are being done by means of Internet devices including cameras on cellular phones.
A number of NYC TV news staffers have become infected. One station, for a while, was doing its news from its sister LA station while the facility was cleaned and sanitized.
In general, management across the country has tried to keep radio and TV staff at home so that perhaps just a single person is at the station itself.
In my small market, Palm Springs (population 440,000) the TV stations have an anchor at the "desk" but the newsroom is virtual. Street reporters travel alone with their own cameras, and do not go to places where there are people around. Actualities are done by means of remote devices I just mentioned.
On the other hand, in my market radio news coverage is practically non-existent because no station really had a local news department. But that situation goes back years and years because the FCC granted too many licenses here for the population and profit margins are small or non-existent.
WCBS had to shut down their news operations for the time being after an employee was diagnosed with COVID. This also affected production of Inside Edition since it's produced at the CBS Broadcast Center; it is now hosted from Deborah Norville's home.
The CW affiliate and Spectrum News Channel in Charlotte have a meteorologist who is obviously there, while at least one meteorologist at the NBC affiliate is obviously at home. But you have to wonder who actually needs to be there. They need someone who knows how the graphics work and I don't know how technology works, but there's probably only so much a person can manipulate from home.
At least one example I’ve seen referred to a producer from their home and a weather anchor from theirs—no one in studio at the time for the weather.
WKNO has now added those lessons. Apparently running from 12-5PM CT weekdays on channel 10. Lessons in green are on WKNO, lessons in blue are on Bounce TV (WMC 5.2, and now temporarily on Dish channel 6), lessons in red are on the C19 public access cable channel.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet...UTpvi2FmyUJuacMBydXMfmvsHkLjg0#gid=1841638156
Way to go SCS! I hope there's a lot of children that will watch these lessons, especially those who have little or no Internet access. And like I've said before, other large districts, PBS stations and even commercial TV stations need to follow. If they can get 3,000 to 5,000 K-12 viewers that's a success, knowing what I've heard about distant learning troubles in some districts. (For many teachers they have had little contact with their students, some students don't even care about school anymore, it's worse for special-needs students. Not every student can get a laptop and Zoom.)
Also the Tennessee Department of Education is now airing statewide 'at home' programming on all PBS stations (the .1 subchannels) in the state as of today, but I believe it's PBS shows that are by grade level, not home lessons.
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Actual instructional programming and lessons are being aired by NJTV starting this week (the former NJN, PBS station in New Jersey). Runs from 9am-1pm weekdays.
https://www.njtvonline.org/blog-pos...ve-remote-learning-broadcasts-monday-april-6/
More instructional lessons on KNME (and I believe KRWG is also doing this)
https://www.newmexicopbs.org/what-we-do/education/aps-at-home/
Now all we need is for the child's parents to grab that steel cart with a black & white TV attached to it...
Still excellent ideas for these PBS stations during the pandemic. KCTS and KYVE need to follow suit.
https://www.njtvonline.org/blog-pos...ve-remote-learning-broadcasts-monday-april-6/
More instructional lessons on KNME (and I believe KRWG is also doing this)
https://www.newmexicopbs.org/what-we-do/education/aps-at-home/
Now all we need is for the child's parents to grab that steel cart with a black & white TV attached to it...
Still excellent ideas for these PBS stations during the pandemic. KCTS and KYVE need to follow suit.
That turned out to be incorrect info on the program guide. Eyewitness News is still on at 7PM. They have 3 infomercial times slots - 1:37, 2:07, and 4AM in which they should run Inside Edition in.
I wonder if there is a must carry time slot for Inside Edition. Can't say I miss the show. I bet they are getting better ratings for the news at 7. That might be a permanent slot now.
I believe the rules for the Inside Edition are the same as Jeopardy! - mandatory 7:00 or 7:30 ET/PT for the primary airing, but CT/MT are allowed to air it in the afternoon.
Entertainment Tonight, commonly paired with IE, has the same rules as Wheel of Fortune - prime access in all time zones (though ET offers second airings unlike Wheel).
WDBJ CBS 7 in Roanoke, VA aired a coronavirus special tonight from 7-8 PM. Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy! were moved to sister station WZBJ MyTV 24, replacing Last Man Standing x 2, which moved forward to the 6:00 hour, replacing one of three Andy Griffiths and a repeat of WDBJ's 6:00 newscast.
Colorado governor Jared Polis addressed the state live at 6:30 PM Mountain, pre-empting programming on most if not all Big Four stations in the state. KDVR FOX 31 Denver fully pre-empted Wheel of Fortune; the address finished at 6:49, but the rest of the time slot was filled with anchor discussion. KKTV CBS 11 Colorado Springs cut into Jeopardy! just as it started, but returned to it as soon as the address was over.
I thought she had a apartment / condo in NYC.
In Minneapolis KARE 11 NBC carries IE at 3pm and ET at 3:30pm (Jeopardy is on at 4:30 after the 4pm news)
Nobody really cares about that dumb ellen show anyways.
You don’t is not the same as no one.
https://marketshare.tvnewscheck.com...g-live-coronavirus-special-across-9-stations/
Nextar Owned station in Mississippi will air a COVID-19 Special with the governor.
Nextar Owned station in Mississippi will air a COVID-19 Special with the governor.