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Things That Make You Go "Hmmmm...."

T

TheOriginalLarry

This morning, I woke up and turned on CNN.com.

http://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/10/23/wilma/index.html

They showed in clever animation on the front page that Hurricane Wilma was headed directly for the Florida Keys. So I turned on the computer and tuned in Wave 97.7 (WAVK, Marathon, musically the hottest the AC format will allow, http://www.wave-fm.com/ ) to see how they were getting ready for that 100 MPH bitch coming for their butts.

I connected just in the middle of "Things That Make You Go 'Hmmm'" C+C Music Factory.

Hmmm...

I was expecting more information than this, but it seems like so far things are normal at Wilma's Ground Zero at the course it was taking in the clever CNN animation. They also treated me to Def Leppard's suicidal remake of Badfinger's "No Matter What" (if the mandatory evacuation order they have on right now for the Keys doesn't work, just play that song again.) But I'm leaving it here today, I'm interested in how the Key's live and local music station-still playing 50 minute music sweeps and Birkenstock commercials, copes with oncoming disaster. There is a hurricane warning for the Keys and the plan to simulcast US1 104.5 was in place for later today.

Then they ran the local weather forecast, there was NO mention of a hurricane. Just that it was going to be merely breezy tonight and a chance of a thunderstorm tomorrow....

Fair enough. Here's an umbrella. I think it's gonna rain.....

I mean, I heard it's pretty laid back down there, but around here, a 50 MPH windy day gets it's own logo and theme music on TV before it even gets here. Something of Wilma's magnitude would turn Seattle TV newsrooms into psychiatric hospitals.

But here's Wave FM, playing a spunky remix of "Listen To Your Heart" DHT and "All Star" Smashmouth as death from sideways creeps ever closer.....


Hmmm.....





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>
Having gone through several Hurricanes in Florida, I can say that a "100 mph bitch" as you put it, really doesn't scare them that much down there...sure some people take off just in case...wusses :p

Hurricane parties are the best tho ;)

This morning, I woke up and turned on CNN.com.
>
> http://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/10/23/wilma/index.html
>
> They showed in clever animation on the front page that
> Hurricane Wilma was headed directly for the Florida Keys. So
> I turned on the computer and tuned in Wave 97.7 (WAVK,
> Marathon, musically the hottest the AC format will allow,
> http://www.wave-fm.com/ ) to see how they were getting ready
> for that 100 MPH bitch coming for their butts.
>
> I connected just in the middle of "Things That Make You Go
> 'Hmmm'" C+C Music Factory.
>
> Hmmm...
>
> I was expecting more information than this, but it seems
> like so far things are normal at Wilma's Ground Zero at the
> course it was taking in the clever CNN animation. They also
> treated me to Def Leppard's suicidal remake of Badfinger's
> "No Matter What" (if the mandatory evacuation order they
> have on right now for the Keys doesn't work, just play that
> song again.) But I'm leaving it here today, I'm interested
> in how the Key's live and local music station-still playing
> 50 minute music sweeps and Birkenstock commercials, copes
> with oncoming disaster. There is a hurricane warning for the
> Keys and the plan to simulcast US1 104.5 was in place for
> later today.
>
> Then they ran the local weather forecast, there was NO
> mention of a hurricane. Just that it was going to be merely
> breezy tonight and a chance of a thunderstorm tomorrow....
>
> Fair enough. Here's an umbrella. I think it's gonna
> rain.....
>
> I mean, I heard it's pretty laid back down there, but around
> here, a 50 MPH windy day gets it's own logo and theme music
> on TV before it even gets here. Something of Wilma's
> magnitude would turn Seattle TV newsrooms into psychiatric
> hospitals.
>
> But here's Wave FM, playing a spunky remix of "Listen To
> Your Heart" DHT and "All Star" Smashmouth as death from
> sideways creeps ever closer.....
>
>
> Hmmm.....
>
 
> >
> Having gone through several Hurricanes in Florida, I can say
> that a "100 mph bitch" as you put it, really doesn't scare
> them that much down there...sure some people take off just
> in case...wusses :p
>

They might change their tune after Wilma comes through and moves a few cities several blocks to another location. These "folk" just don't get it in many cases; tornadoes and hurricanes suck!
 
Emergency coverage has just begun on WAVK...

> > >
> > Having gone through several Hurricanes in Florida, I can
> say
> > that a "100 mph bitch" as you put it, really doesn't scare
>
> > them that much down there...sure some people take off just
>
> > in case...wusses :p
> >
>
> They might change their tune after Wilma comes through and
> moves a few cities several blocks to another location. These
> "folk" just don't get it in many cases; tornadoes and
> hurricanes suck!

Well, with what we painfully learned from Katrina, even with a huge and seemingly invincible seawall like they had in New Orleans, we are no match for nature's fury. The Keys have none of that as far as I know.

WAVK is finally simulcasting US1 104.1 (not 104.5 as I reported earlier), a sort of KJR-FMish sounding station musically of classic hits which is the hub of this little network of FM stations in the Keys (including WAVK)....

But there's finally a lot more local info than was given during the wretched hours of Kelly Clarkson hell on WAVK. But Wilma is speeding up-and getting worse..rapidly. I hope everybody makes it through OK.....

But this is what's cool about radio web feeds, you get to hear major news direct from the local sources as local listeners hear it wherever it's happening.....



>
<P ID="signature">______________
"Most rock journalism is people who cannot write interviewing people who cannot talk" - Frank Zappa

[email protected]


</P>
 
Here's what makes me go "Hmmmm....

Why would anybody think that an old Arsenio Hall bit from the late 1980s would be clever or relevant in 2005?
 
Re: When you're here LIVING thru the storms, you just know better

In response, and defense of WAVK, I think that unless you're actually living in an area like the Florida Keys, and you've personally sat thru eight hurricanes in the past two years, please don't assume you know what sort of coverage is best for the market. Allow me to shed some light thru the storm for you on what REALLY happens down here before the hurricanes really hit us:

(1) The Florida Keys knew several days in advance, that Hurricane Wilma had us in her sights. We knew almost a week ahead of time. Unless this storm had done something like completely vere off it's projected path, we know what kind of time we have. In that time, we ALL [both locals AND station employees,] are usually extremely busy preparing our own homes, and the studios facilities. This puts a limit on live air talent, especially if you factor in those employees who chose to leave when the mandatory evacuation was put in place.

(2) On that Sunday morning when you heard, "C+C Music Factory," [albeit, not my personal programming choice, but was part of a weekly syndicated 90s show we run,] our weather at the time was still quite nice. Clouds were starting to roll in a bit, but otherwise, still had sunshine, minimal breezes, & nothing to panic about. The residents KNOW that a hurricane is approaching. We KNOW what needs to be done, and KNOW that for more detailed information, we could tune into our flagship station [us-1 Radio 104.1-FM www.us1radio.com] which has a much larger air-staff to cover anything pertinent that needs covered before storms arrive.

(3) The lower portion of the Florida Keys did not being feeling any effects nearing TROPICAL STORM force winds until well into the start of that Sunday evening, around 8 or 9pm. There was no reason to begin any constant storm coverage until the storm really begins. This is the one advantage of operating in LOCAL MEDIA. The locals can get the REAL story, and NOT the over-blown hype-type coverage of the networks [ie: CNN.] We too watch CNN at the studios, and you'd be suprised how much they REALLY DO get "creative" with their reporting. Remember, with TV coverage, all they're looking for is "the shot" of the storm. DRAW in that audience with death and destruction. Get Those ratings. The local residents don't need a talking media-head telling them what they need to be doing. We've been there, got the t-shirt.

(4) At 7pm EST on 10/23/05, we did indeed begin simulcasted coverage from US-1 Radio 104.1FM. It was still early, but we decided that was better than subjecting you to four hours of Rick Dees Counting down the Weekly Top 40 [encore from Saturday morning] on 97-7 WAVE FM.

(5) Lastly, there's another reason why Hurricane Coverage didn't start until that Sudnay evening on WAVE FM. This goes back to a previous point. WE KNOW a storm is coming. After as many as we've had this year, we're just a bit stressed over them. It's nice to have a couple station choices where you can 'escape' coverage for a while, KNOWING that for continuous coverage, we have other stations in the market [US-1 Radio 104.1FM] that we can go to. If we want to escape from it for a while, we tune in to 97-7 WAVE FM. [Our Smooth Jazz station remained on locally produced music shows w/ local coverage each hour, until the storm took it out.... Our Oldies station remained on Satellite programming unti 7pm that night when we began storm coverage on WAVE FM.] And we can rest assured, that when the coverage is really needed, [LATE in the night after storms have knocked out power,] it's there... on a least a couple stations in the market. You try sitting thru eight storms in two years... you'll enjoy having that option to tune it "out" while you prepare for the inevitable.

I welcome your responses.

-Andrew Cannon, operations manager [and storm survivor 4-times over this year]
WAVK-FM 97-7 Wave FM http://www.wave-fm.com
WWUS-FM 104.1 FM US-1 Radio http://www.us1radio.com
WCNK-FM 98-7 Conch FM Smooth Jazz
WWWK-FM 105.5 Oldies 105.5
VOX COMMUNICATIONS
The Florida Keys



> > > >
> > > Having gone through several Hurricanes in Florida, I can
>
> > say
> > > that a "100 mph bitch" as you put it, really doesn't
> scare
> >
> > > them that much down there...sure some people take off
> just
> >
> > > in case...wusses :p
> > >
> >
> > They might change their tune after Wilma comes through and
>
> > moves a few cities several blocks to another location.
> These
> > "folk" just don't get it in many cases; tornadoes and
> > hurricanes suck!
>
> Well, with what we painfully learned from Katrina, even with
> a huge and seemingly invincible seawall like they had in New
> Orleans, we are no match for nature's fury. The Keys have
> none of that as far as I know.
>
> WAVK is finally simulcasting US1 104.1 (not 104.5 as I
> reported earlier), a sort of KJR-FMish sounding station
> musically of classic hits which is the hub of this little
> network of FM stations in the Keys (including WAVK)....
>
> But there's finally a lot more local info than was given
> during the wretched hours of Kelly Clarkson hell on WAVK.
> But Wilma is speeding up-and getting worse..rapidly. I hope
> everybody makes it through OK.....
>
> But this is what's cool about radio web feeds, you get to
> hear major news direct from the local sources as local
> listeners hear it wherever it's happening.....
>
>
>
> >
>
 
Re: When you're here LIVING thru the storms, you just know better

> In response, and defense of WAVK, I think that unless you're
> actually living in an area like the Florida Keys, and you've
> personally sat thru eight hurricanes in the past two years,
> please don't assume you know what sort of coverage is best
> for the market. Allow me to shed some light thru the storm
> for you on what REALLY happens down here before the
> hurricanes really hit us:
>
> (1) The Florida Keys knew several days in advance, that
> Hurricane Wilma had us in her sights. We knew almost a week
> ahead of time. Unless this storm had done something like
> completely vere off it's projected path, we know what kind
> of time we have. In that time, we ALL [both locals AND
> station employees,] are usually extremely busy preparing our
> own homes, and the studios facilities. This puts a limit on
> live air talent, especially if you factor in those employees
> who chose to leave when the mandatory evacuation was put in
> place.
>
> (2) On that Sunday morning when you heard, "C+C Music
> Factory," [albeit, not my personal programming choice, but
> was part of a weekly syndicated 90s show we run,] our
> weather at the time was still quite nice. Clouds were
> starting to roll in a bit, but otherwise, still had
> sunshine, minimal breezes, & nothing to panic about. The
> residents KNOW that a hurricane is approaching. We KNOW
> what needs to be done, and KNOW that for more detailed
> information, we could tune into our flagship station [us-1
> Radio 104.1-FM www.us1radio.com] which has a much larger
> air-staff to cover anything pertinent that needs covered
> before storms arrive.
>
> (3) The lower portion of the Florida Keys did not being
> feeling any effects nearing TROPICAL STORM force winds until
> well into the start of that Sunday evening, around 8 or 9pm.
> There was no reason to begin any constant storm coverage
> until the storm really begins. This is the one advantage of
> operating in LOCAL MEDIA. The locals can get the REAL
> story, and NOT the over-blown hype-type coverage of the
> networks [ie: CNN.] We too watch CNN at the studios, and
> you'd be suprised how much they REALLY DO get "creative"
> with their reporting. Remember, with TV coverage, all
> they're looking for is "the shot" of the storm. DRAW in
> that audience with death and destruction. Get Those
> ratings. The local residents don't need a talking
> media-head telling them what they need to be doing. We've
> been there, got the t-shirt.
>
> (4) At 7pm EST on 10/23/05, we did indeed begin simulcasted
> coverage from US-1 Radio 104.1FM. It was still early, but
> we decided that was better than subjecting you to four hours
> of Rick Dees Counting down the Weekly Top 40 [encore from
> Saturday morning] on 97-7 WAVE FM.
>
> (5) Lastly, there's another reason why Hurricane Coverage
> didn't start until that Sudnay evening on WAVE FM. This
> goes back to a previous point. WE KNOW a storm is coming.
> After as many as we've had this year, we're just a bit
> stressed over them. It's nice to have a couple station
> choices where you can 'escape' coverage for a while, KNOWING
> that for continuous coverage, we have other stations in the
> market [US-1 Radio 104.1FM] that we can go to. If we want
> to escape from it for a while, we tune in to 97-7 WAVE FM.
> [Our Smooth Jazz station remained on locally produced music
> shows w/ local coverage each hour, until the storm took it
> out.... Our Oldies station remained on Satellite programming
> unti 7pm that night when we began storm coverage on WAVE
> FM.] And we can rest assured, that when the coverage is
> really needed, [LATE in the night after storms have knocked
> out power,] it's there... on a least a couple stations in
> the market. You try sitting thru eight storms in two
> years... you'll enjoy having that option to tune it "out"
> while you prepare for the inevitable.
>
> I welcome your responses.
>
> -Andrew Cannon, operations manager [and storm survivor
> 4-times over this year]
> WAVK-FM 97-7 Wave FM http://www.wave-fm.com
> WWUS-FM 104.1 FM US-1 Radio http://www.us1radio.com
> WCNK-FM 98-7 Conch FM Smooth Jazz
> WWWK-FM 105.5 Oldies 105.5
> VOX COMMUNICATIONS
> The Florida Keys
>

Andrew -

I listened to US1Radio's coverage about three hurricanes ago (sorry, forgot the name!) from Phoenix. Tried to check in during Wilma, but the feed was down. I appreciate the time you took to explain what you guys did, but no justification is really necessary. The proof was in the product... You and your team did an incredible job of keeping your audience informed, and "holding hands" with them to get through the storm.

Well done...It was local radio at it's best!
 
Re: When you're here LIVING thru the storms, you just know better

>
> Andrew -
>
> I listened to US1Radio's coverage about three hurricanes ago
> (sorry, forgot the name!) from Phoenix. Tried to check in
> during Wilma, but the feed was down. I appreciate the time
> you took to explain what you guys did, but no justification
> is really necessary. The proof was in the product... You
> and your team did an incredible job of keeping your audience
> informed, and "holding hands" with them to get through the
> storm.
>
> Well done...It was local radio at it's best!
>

Thanks Mark:

Sadly, the antenna for the tuner that feeds our online stream was the first casualty in the storm. It went by around 12:30am the morning of the storm. We spent most of the time monitoring in the studio on a boom-box to get us thru. I gotta admit it's the most amazing bit of nature to experience when you get to sit by and watch a storm like this go over head.

Take care... Andrew
 
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