DFW TV station apologizes for not interrupting Cowboys' game for tornado warning. Statement from station: NBC 5's Statement on Weather Coverage for Sunday, Oct. 20
That's not legal.Good idea to let them stream the game
There was never a Tornado Emergency.Must go live on-air with a tornado emergency.
Again - not justifying the TV station's move - but if you're in the path of a tornado and someone tells you there is a tornado coming, I'd find another station. Every other major station was wall-to-wall.Remember older, minority, and other disenfranchised viewers may not be able to quickly access streaming online. Weather coverage must be live on-air, period. One must consider every demographic.
Having worked in weekend TV, my guess is that you are spot on. I wonder what the chief thought of this, whether he or she was consulted beforehand and how it might have been handled differently if it were Monday Night Football and the chief was working that night.My guess, and I would need to confirm this, is that the Met on duty was likely a 3rd/4th stringer (weekend guy verses chief) and they're probably under strict orders from management to NOT cut into primetime for severe weather unless absolutely needed.
As noted in WeatherBrains - the Chief Met was on duty during this event.Having worked in weekend TV, my guess is that you are spot on. I wonder what the chief thought of this, whether he or she was consulted beforehand and how it might have been handled differently if it were Monday Night Football and the chief was working that night
Boy gotta argue everything...Good idea to let them stream the game and do weather on TV... Must go live on-air with a tornado emergency.
Remember older, minority, and other disenfranchised viewers may not be able to quickly access streaming online. Weather coverage must be live on-air, period. One must consider every demographic.
Finally TV Mets are indeed muzzled. They cannot criticize the Station and the public dishes out death threats. Those should be prosecuted as real threats. No that's not covered under free expression.
Actually it is legal to stream the game. NFL does all prime-time and local FREE!That's not legal.
There was never a Tornado Emergency.
Again - not justifying the TV station's move - but if you're in the path of a tornado and someone tells you there is a tornado coming, I'd find another station. Every other major station was wall-to-wall.
No, not "argue." You argue over opinions. Your claims were factually wrong. If you want to post factually wrong stuff, go to FacebookBoy gotta argue everything...
The NBC affiliate is not allowed to put the NFL game on their livestream.Actually it is legal to stream the game. NFL does all prime-time and local FREE!
I'm not defending anything. I'm pointing out where you were factually incorrect.Is your defense PDS vs Emergency?
Which is the point we've all made from the get-goThey should have been on the air.
Very interesting. I work (as a technical director/video editor) for the NBC affiliate here in Madison and we have (and have had since long before I started) a wall-to-wall ON AIR policy for any time there is a tornado warning in effect for any part of our market area.If you ask me, this "policy" was an attempt by NBC Universal to drive folks to install their app, while maybe also cutting down on a few complains about interrupted programming. It is worth noting that KXAS NBC5 is one of 12 stations that NBC Universal actually owns directly. What surprises me is they implemented this "policy" in spite of a heavy investment in weather. NBC5 has it's own S-band radar, a mobile X-band radar, and 2 fully equipped chase vehicles. They also have 6 meteorologists on staff. Getting a rap of not breaking in for a PDS Tornado Warning kind of goes against that investment. Of course NBC Universal also invests heavily in broadcasting the NFL.