WDEL has added CBS radio hourly news during the week.

[MikefromDelaware]

I noticed this week that WDEL is now going to CBS radio hourly news on the hour, cutting away at the first spot break for local news. This is a change as the WDEL newscaster would use CBS feeds during their 5 minute WDEL newscast during the week. Weekends WDEL would go to CBS, but it was pre-recorded with the CBS ding sound airing a couple minutes after the hour. I haven't listened to WDEL on weekends lately, so I don't know if they are still delaying the CBS feed or are doing as they now do during the week.

 

[oldiesfan6479]

I noticed this week that WDEL is now going to CBS radio hourly news on the hour, cutting away at the first spot break for local news.

At 8 AM do they air (part or all of) the Roundup or the alternate hourly 'cast?

 

[MikefromDelaware]

I've heard the CBS Roundup late edition at 7pm. To be quite honest, I don't listen to WDEL during their morning newsblock with Peter McArthur and Mellanie Armstrong, because there's way much hype and commericals taking too long to get the info I want quickly in the morning (weather and traffic), so I listen to WILM while getting ready for work. Then after giving WILM the first 30 minutes of listening, I switch over to WHYY-FM for All Things Considered. At 9am I tune in to Al Messetti on WDEL.

So I can't say about the 8am Roundup, but as WDEL does air part of the 7pm roundup ( I don't remember them airing the entire 10 minute broadcast ( it used to be 10 minutes) as that would conflict with syndicated talker Laura Ingraham), but I do remember the CBS anchor calling the broadcast the CBS news evening roundup, late edition so they air the first two minutes of it before going to their local news coverage is what I remember.

Sometimes WDEL's News Director, Chris Carl reads these posts and he certainly could offer more detailed info as to what WDEL is now doing and correct any mistakes I made in what I believed I heard (in traffic I'm only half listening so it's easy to miss detail and get it wrong). From what I've heard lately, WDEL is becoming even a better news source than before as they are including the CBS radio hourly newscast and they are promoting that they air CBS radio's audio version of Face the Nation. Also, they've been doing more live feeds from CBS radio when breaking news happens while WILM stays with John Watson or Rush, depending on the time the event happens. That's my spin, maybe Chris Carl or someone else who is a more regular listener to WDEL will offer some clarification.

 

[jhguthlac]

WDEL had used the idea of Delaware's top stories at the top of the hour for some time. Doubt that it had any real impact. Using the CBS time tone at TOH makes more sense sound-wise.

And now it is actually leading to Frank Gerace giving a "forecast" during the over night recorded news. Previously, TOH news only included a "past-cast." At 5am, he was telling you what the weather had been for the past five hours. Now he actually mentions what to expect during the work day. Driving to work at 5am, I really don't care what happened at 1am, weather-wise. I want to know whether to take the jacket or umbrella into the office with me. Frank was incapable of doing that! Very annoying. Oh sure, he gave a complete forecast at 4:30. That did diddly for me as WDEL cannot be heard in my section of Newark at 4:30am.