Comments on: Candlelight & Crisis Communication http://www.mediumandthemessage.com/2007/01/candlelight-crisis-communication/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:11:31 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Zoe http://www.mediumandthemessage.com/2007/01/candlelight-crisis-communication/comment-page-1/#comment-68 Zoe Tue, 30 Jan 2007 23:39:08 +0000 http://www.mediumandthemessage.com/2007/01/30/candlelight-crisis-communication/#comment-68 Todd - You are totally right with the AM stations...but all my presets are for FM! oops... John - Oh man, it would all be worthwhile if you got to see Jack! Todd – You are totally right with the AM stations…but all my presets are for FM! oops…

John – Oh man, it would all be worthwhile if you got to see Jack!

]]> By: todd http://www.mediumandthemessage.com/2007/01/candlelight-crisis-communication/comment-page-1/#comment-67 todd Tue, 30 Jan 2007 16:51:31 +0000 http://www.mediumandthemessage.com/2007/01/30/candlelight-crisis-communication/#comment-67 Unfortunately, due in part to the region in which we live, FM radio stations are in a unique situation that does not exist in many other places. There is too much competition from Toronto and Buffalo for any top 40 type FM station. In order to compete for the advertising revenues available they have to attract clients from these cities or risk being drowned out by the competition. Although I personally think that in the case of a crisis that even these FM stations could spend some time reporting on the local situation for the listeners in the immediate areas. For future crises try AM stations from your area, they are generally more community oriented. Unfortunately, due in part to the region in which we live, FM radio stations are in a unique situation that does not exist in many other places. There is too much competition from Toronto and Buffalo for any top 40 type FM station. In order to compete for the advertising revenues available they have to attract clients from these cities or risk being drowned out by the competition. Although I personally think that in the case of a crisis that even these FM stations could spend some time reporting on the local situation for the listeners in the immediate areas. For future crises try AM stations from your area, they are generally more community oriented.

]]> By: John Siskos http://www.mediumandthemessage.com/2007/01/candlelight-crisis-communication/comment-page-1/#comment-66 John Siskos Tue, 30 Jan 2007 15:15:28 +0000 http://www.mediumandthemessage.com/2007/01/30/candlelight-crisis-communication/#comment-66 Funny...the power went out today across the GTA. A power station in Etobicoke had a fire and the power went out this morning at around 6:30 am. It was eerie too...I was driving on North Shore Boulevard in Hamilton (just about under the Skyway Bridge, and all the street lights went out. I was alone on the road, not a light in sight, and I look left (south) towards Hamilton's "bustling" steel companies and see NO lights...it was very spooky. And just as quick, the lights were all back on. Heck, even the radio station I was listening to went off the air (static) for the 30 seconds. I'm a 24 junkie, so the deepest recesses of my mind was going a little crazy there... Funny…the power went out today across the GTA. A power station in Etobicoke had a fire and the power went out this morning at around 6:30 am.

It was eerie too…I was driving on North Shore Boulevard in Hamilton (just about under the Skyway Bridge, and all the street lights went out. I was alone on the road, not a light in sight, and I look left (south) towards Hamilton’s “bustling” steel companies and see NO lights…it was very spooky. And just as quick, the lights were all back on. Heck, even the radio station I was listening to went off the air (static) for the 30 seconds.

I’m a 24 junkie, so the deepest recesses of my mind was going a little crazy there…

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