Comments on: KPBS Stands Out for San Diego Fire Coverage http://bracken.wordpress.com/2007/10/23/kpbs-stands-out-for-san-diego-fire-coverage/ John Bracken's thoughts on the media & technology Wed, 30 Dec 2009 02:37:24 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: bracken http://bracken.wordpress.com/2007/10/23/kpbs-stands-out-for-san-diego-fire-coverage/#comment-41444 bracken Thu, 25 Oct 2007 00:18:07 +0000 http://bracken.wordpress.com/2007/10/23/kpbs-stands-out-for-san-diego-fire-coverage/#comment-41444 Dan-- my point, not fully articulated,perhaps, is that KBZT has no significant, if any, news presence of its own. I hear tales that in the not too distant past commercial radio stations employed journalists, they don't anymore. News departments, particularly on FM, are rare breeds in ther aftermath of the 1996 Telecommunications Act. I say all this without hating on KBZT which, I gather, is far from a typical Clear-channel corporate crappy station. Dan– my point, not fully articulated,perhaps, is that KBZT has no significant, if any, news presence of its own. I hear tales that in the not too distant past commercial radio stations employed journalists, they don’t anymore. News departments, particularly on FM, are rare breeds in ther aftermath of the 1996 Telecommunications Act.
I say all this without hating on KBZT which, I gather, is far from a typical Clear-channel corporate crappy station.

]]> By: Dan Kelley http://bracken.wordpress.com/2007/10/23/kpbs-stands-out-for-san-diego-fire-coverage/#comment-41434 Dan Kelley Wed, 24 Oct 2007 15:04:16 +0000 http://bracken.wordpress.com/2007/10/23/kpbs-stands-out-for-san-diego-fire-coverage/#comment-41434 "an indictment of commercial radio’s ability to cover news"???? I seriously doubt KBZT would be doing this if KPBS had not lost their transmitter. If anything, this is an indictment of commercial radio's willingness to assist another broadcaster in need and provide a public service to the people of San Diego. “an indictment of commercial radio’s ability to cover news”????

I seriously doubt KBZT would be doing this if KPBS had not lost their transmitter. If anything, this is an indictment of commercial radio’s willingness to assist another broadcaster in need and provide a public service to the people of San Diego.

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