Re: [IRCA] WIOD 610 Miami, problems

["W. Curt Deegan" <WWWR@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

WIOD has resumed local content with TOH news.  They are just now back in 
the building and getting back to normal.

WIOD is 100% live so they don't have automation to fall back on, which WINZ 
does, so the affect of the evacuation was probably a bigger problem for WIOD.

Curt
-------
W. Curt Deegan
Boca Raton, (southeast) FL

At 02:55 PM 2/7/2006, you wrote:
>WINZ is carrying local material -- traffic, station IDs, etc. -- in
>addition to the network programming.
>
>They seem to have a way around the evacuation that WIOD does not.
>
>Curt
>
>At 02:38 PM 2/7/2006, you wrote:
> >What are WIOD's Clear Channel sister stations (WINZ, etc.) doing?
> >
> >s
> >
> >W. Curt Deegan wrote:
> > > Scott,
> > >
> > > All there is, is the EIB Network (Limbaugh) feed.  Exactly what one would
> > > hear listening on the Internet.  Even the promo feeds and morning updates
> > > intended for station use, aired without interruption.
> > >
> > > There has been no station ID since around 12:30pm EST when I tuned in.
> > >
> > > You're right, normally there is a live announcer doing news, weather, 
> etc.
> > > at T&BOH, but not today.
> > >
> > > I'll listen for any news on other stations, not sure they'd say anything
> > > unless it's a big deal.
> > >
> > > Curt
> > >
> > >
> > > At 01:16 PM 2/7/2006, you wrote:
> > >> On a hunch, I wonder if they've had to evacuate the studio for some
> > reason?
> > >>
> > >> A station as big as WIOD wouldn't be running automated during Rush, and
> > >> even if there were a catastrophic failure of the automation system that
> > >> would normally be inserting local ads and such (with a human board op
> > >> monitoring it), the human at the controls would be able to step in
> > >> manually and insert IDs, promos, news, etc.
> > >>
> > >> But if they had to evacuate, they might have just put up the network
> > >> feed and gotten out of there. Just speculation at this point, mind you!
> > >>
> > >> s
> > >>
> > >> W. Curt Deegan wrote:
> > >>> There are problems with local programming at WIOD 610 Miami.
> > >>>
> > >>> Today at 1:00 pm ET, Feb 7 2006, they are playing music during their
> > >> normal
> > >>> TOH news break.  During the previous hour they have allowed the
> > syndicated
> > >>> programs fill material to be aired rather than the local ads.  Which is
> > >>> another way of saying they're airing Rush Limbaugh's satirical
> > routines to
> > >>> air, which normally would only be heard on the Internet.
> > >>>
> > >>> During one part of the program, for a few seconds other material was
> > aired
> > >>> on top of the programming.  There are periods of dead air and queue 
> tones
> > >>> heard just before network programming resumes.
> > >>>
> > >>> The signal is strong and the programming is coming through, but nothing
> > >>> local.
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>> Curt
> > >>> -------
> > >>> W. Curt Deegan
> > >>> Boca Raton, (southeast) FL
> > >>>


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