http://www.lostremote.com/2007/05/28/fire-knocks-wabc-off-the-air/ Where TV Finds the Future Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:19:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/05/28/fire-knocks-wabc-off-the-air/#comment-334558 Alyssa Wed, 30 May 2007 03:37:25 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/05/28/fire-knocks-wabc-off-the-air/#comment-334558 Don't they have some sort of emergency backup plan to air over another transmitter or something? Don’t they have some sort of emergency backup plan to air over another transmitter or something?

]]> http://www.lostremote.com/2007/05/28/fire-knocks-wabc-off-the-air/#comment-332927 Swift Loris Mon, 28 May 2007 22:37:14 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/05/28/fire-knocks-wabc-off-the-air/#comment-332927 WABC anchor Sandra Bookman, who was about to go on the air with the 11pm newscast last night when the fire started, did a report on the fire on the 6pm news tonight from the anchor desk in the damaged studio, while Bill Ritter anchored from the newsroom. You could see workmen cleaning up the mess behind Bookman. WABC anchor Sandra Bookman, who was about to go on the air with the 11pm newscast last night when the fire started, did a report on the fire on the 6pm news tonight from the anchor desk in the damaged studio, while Bill Ritter anchored from the newsroom. You could see workmen cleaning up the mess behind Bookman.

]]> http://www.lostremote.com/2007/05/28/fire-knocks-wabc-off-the-air/#comment-332918 Steve Mon, 28 May 2007 22:21:20 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/05/28/fire-knocks-wabc-off-the-air/#comment-332918 2 hours to patch into another feed? I find it amazing that there was no way to do that from their transmitter, assuming it wasn't evacuated as well. 2 hours to patch into another feed? I find it amazing that there was no way to do that from their transmitter, assuming it wasn’t evacuated as well.

]]> http://www.lostremote.com/2007/05/28/fire-knocks-wabc-off-the-air/#comment-332854 Allen Mon, 28 May 2007 20:37:31 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/05/28/fire-knocks-wabc-off-the-air/#comment-332854 How dare they miss sweeps by a week! How dare they miss sweeps by a week!

]]> http://www.lostremote.com/2007/05/28/fire-knocks-wabc-off-the-air/#comment-332703 Roon Mon, 28 May 2007 17:49:18 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/05/28/fire-knocks-wabc-off-the-air/#comment-332703 How did the other stations in town cover it? Or did they? How did the other stations in town cover it? Or did they?

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