kmetz 5 Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 Good Morning All, (Sorry if this isn't the correct place to post this) This morning Miami sadly had a major building collapse. I noticed that CNN credited WSVN for the helicopter feed. Don't WSVN and WPLG share a chopper? Just curious. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRob 931 Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 I don't know about today, but at one point WPLG, WFOR and WTVJ all shared a helicopter. WSVN had its own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmetz 5 Posted June 24, 2021 Author Share Posted June 24, 2021 I was not expecting the non stop coverage that's for sure. They didn't even switch over to GMA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JosiahCubed 269 Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 12 minutes ago, kmetz said: I was not expecting the non stop coverage that's for sure. They didn't even switch over to GMA. To be honest, I don't blame WPLG for bypassing GMA for non-stop coverage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmetz 5 Posted June 24, 2021 Author Share Posted June 24, 2021 1 hour ago, JosiahCubed said: To be honest, I don't blame WPLG for bypassing GMA for non-stop coverage. Do they have a legal obligation to keep broadcasting? I know they usually do during severe weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WCX-TV 14 Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 WTVJ has had continuing coverage since 4:30a as well, no stop commercial free. Never switched over to the Today show at all this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmetz 5 Posted June 24, 2021 Author Share Posted June 24, 2021 1 minute ago, WCX-TV said: WTVJ has had continuing coverage since 4:30a as well, no stop commercial free. Never switched over to the Today show at all this morning. Commercial free is a surprise. Need to cover those broadcast costs somehow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhratbrat 435 Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 In terms of the copter share WPLG/TVJ/FOR share a helicopter WSVN has their own. They are both based out of N Perry Airport in Pembroke Pines Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MediaZone4K 1991 Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 Yeah they're still going on WSVN and WTVJ as of around 7pm ET. Haven't checked Local 10 and CBS 4 yet but I know that as of around 1pm ET the major 4 stations had non stop continuous coverage. Somewhat surprisingly the coverage wasn't that extreme in the very nearby West Palm Beach market which some of the Miami stations signals carry over into. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrannical bastard 3814 Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 This building collapse is major news, even NBC carried a Special Report displacing Days of Our Lives at 1pm Central time. The story is just unfolding with all of the unaccounted people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Requiere 51 Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 So I checked WPLG. It seems ABC programming is being shown on 10.2 MeTV. 1 hour ago, iron_lion said: Somewhat surprisingly the coverage wasn't that extreme in the very nearby West Palm Beach market which some of the Miami stations signals carry over into I live in West Palm Beach and most of the coverage for WPTV that I have seen has been through Michael Williams, a former WTVJ and WFOR reporter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmetz 5 Posted June 25, 2021 Author Share Posted June 25, 2021 I wonder if they will continue coverage overnight like they do during hurricane coverage? Not really the same but I'm curious if they'll continue with nonstop coverage... and for how long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
who?cares 253 Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 WPLG will stay on until 1:30am. We're told they'll then be in continuous coverage from 4am - 1pm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JosiahCubed 269 Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 WTVJ pre-empted Today for continuous coverage this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmetz 5 Posted June 25, 2021 Author Share Posted June 25, 2021 I'm surprised the cell towers are holding up so well. Congestion of LTE networks must be pretty heavy. They always have Microwave/satellite trucks to fall back on though I assume? As an IT guy I'm wondering, what is the typical speed of a microwave truck connection? I assume each package is 100-200MB at least? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qunewsguy 377 Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 1 hour ago, kmetz said: I'm surprised the cell towers are holding up so well. Congestion of LTE networks must be pretty heavy. They always have Microwave/satellite trucks to fall back on though I assume? As an IT guy I'm wondering, what is the typical speed of a microwave truck connection? I assume each package is 100-200MB at least? Microwave/sat is still a linear feed even with digital editing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmetz 5 Posted June 25, 2021 Author Share Posted June 25, 2021 1 hour ago, qunewsguy said: Microwave/sat is still a linear feed even with digital editing. I was talking more LiveU packs and the alike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrannical bastard 3814 Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 LiveU is blended cellular that uses spectrum from multiple providers' networks so heavy traffic can cause bandwidth issues. If it's a sparse area with limited cell coverage, something like a packed high school football game with everyone on their phones can eat up good signal causing a bad picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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