In appreciation of KRMG

[rwarn17588]

During the early days of the ice storm, when I had no electricity, no TV and no Internet, it was KRMG radio that did a really good job on hour-to-hour coverage.

I listened Monday and part of another day of the storm on my FreePlay hand-cranked radio, and I thought it was really great the station pre-empted the usual syndicated shows for local coverage.

I was disappointed in that KFAQ only did one two-hour local show on Monday. Can't it do without Glenn Beck and Bill O'Reilly for just one stinkin' day?

[pmcalk]

I found it incredible that not a single FM station did any significant coverage of the storm.  I really didn't need to listen to Christmas music while I was sitting in the dark freezing.  Our local public radio needs more local programming.  I appreciate NPR and other programs, but 30 minutes of Studio Tulsa is not enough.   I agree, KRMG did a good job.

[tulsacyclist]

I would agree as well. I tuned in to KRMG often for updates.

[jne]

+1  I couldn't remember any of the AM stations, but as we were driving around mid-week looking for a place to eat and get warm, I saw a KRMG van and immediately tuned in.  It was our ONLY way to get any local info.

[RecycleMichael]

quote:Originally posted by pmcalk

I found it incredible that not a single FM station did any significant coverage of the storm.  I really didn't need to listen to Christmas music while I was sitting in the dark freezing.  Our local public radio needs more local programming.  I appreciate NPR and other programs, but 30 minutes of Studio Tulsa is not enough.   I agree, KRMG did a good job.

I loved sitting in the dark this past week with my kids singing Christmas carols along with the radio.

I listened to KRMG during the day. We need more local talk radio.

[PonderInc]

quote:Originally posted by pmcalk

I found it incredible that not a single FM station did any significant coverage of the storm.  I really didn't need to listen to Christmas music while I was sitting in the dark freezing.  Our local public radio needs more local programming.  I appreciate NPR and other programs, but 30 minutes of Studio Tulsa is not enough.   I agree, KRMG did a good job.

This is the difference between local programming (local radio stations owned and operated by local people) and generic syndicated programming (owned and operated by giant corporations in far away cities).  It's one more reason why a small number of major corporations shouldn't control all the radio stations in a market.  (Hello...FCC?)   Not only do we lose the interesting, unique radio shows (like when the long-distance owners of KVOO cancel the Red Dirt Radio Hour), there's no way to pre-empt regularly scheduled programming to cover local events.  

KWGS, while local, simply doesn't have the manpower to handle such journalistic demands as the ice storm required (though Rich Fisher did a lot of public service announcements in between regular programming).  And, as much as I love NPR, most of their shows are syndicated.

I agree that KRMG did a great job, and I really appreciated the ability to listen to the Channel 6 news on FM 87.7.  This was the first time I ever truly understood how important it is that they broadcast Channel 6 TV on the radio.  And I have to admit, I was impressed that the Tulsa World carriers got the paper out, even when many of the side streets were practically impassible (and they risked having trees fall on their cars as they delivered).

[MichaelBates]

quote:Originally posted by PonderInc


I agree that KRMG did a great job, and I really appreciated the ability to listen to the Channel 6 news on FM 87.7.  This was the first time I ever truly understood how important it is that they broadcast Channel 6 TV on the radio.

Channel 6's TV signal occupies a band from 82 to 88 MHz, just below the FM radio band, which is why you can pick up their audio signal at 87.7 MHz. This happy accident will go away when analog TV broadcast goes away in February 2009.

[sauerkraut]

I like to listen to 1170 KFAQ streaming on line with the Gwen Freeman show. I think she's great. Like everyone sez, KFAQ rocks Tulsa and Gwen Freeman rocks KFAQ. I also listen to KRMG for the radio talk shows.[]

[Noodlez]

While poking around the cable guide tonight I noticed some odd and new things. Seems cox has picked up some Tulsa radio stations KRMG is channel 960 followed by a few others.