[grc] the relevance of local radio

[Jim Thompson]

And this reminds me of KPFZ doing their part holding things together in the 
Valley Fire last year. They ran a nonstop call-in / bulletin board kind of 
operation. Folks were calling in giving information, asking questions and 
getting answers. They coordinated with ham operators, folks on cellphones and 
all the 'authorities'. They performed their role well, and have set an example 
for the rest of us.

http://kpfz.org/tag/valleyfire/ 
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jim

On 5/4/2016 11:54, Donna Dibianco via grc wrote:
> Thank you Todd,        This is where community radio stations have and will continue to prevail!
> Stations like WWOZ, Katrina Radio and KWVH-LP were the first to be 'on the scene' in times of disaster.A subject, I have experience in and will offer to this years' GRC Conference if there's interest.
> Keep an eye out  for "Disaster Reporting"
>   Donna DiBiancoStation Start-up Specialist
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>      On Wednesday, May 4, 2016 9:05 AM, dragon via grc <grc at maillist.peak.org> wrote:
>   
>
>   Some of you may be aware of the wildfire in Alberta Canada that has hit
> Fort McMurray and its suburbs. 80,000 people are being evacuated! As
> cell towers either burned, or lost their network connection, there was
> one thing that most all residents did in common... they turned on their
> radios!
>
> I just finished watching some news feeds, including several interviews
> where people were complaining that they couldn't get any information
> about what was going on because all of the radio stations were playing
> music. There were even tweets about it from people that had gotten to
> where cell signal was available. Reports seem to indicate that there are
> some TV stations doing a better job but not many cars and trucks have TV
> tuners in them. That means that when you are being evacuated and stuck
> in traffic jams as the fire is jumping the road in front of you the
> radio is your best friend.
>
> ...unless it is just playing music.
>
> Remember to be relevant to your communities.
>
> -Todd
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