ChoprHopr 0 Posted January 30, 2007 Posted January 30, 2007 Are there any stations out there who are regularly using a dedicated SUV vehicle outfitted with digital microwave gear and onbaord cameras that are broadcasting live WHILE MOVING doing traffic, spot or breaking news, or speacial weather reports? Up here in New England, I believe WCVB or WHDH has a vehicle like this that they use for live traffic reports from the road while rolling. I AM NOT tallking about a SUV live truck with a mast or dish like a "Wolf-Pack"... lots of stations have them. But I am talking about ground vehicle that is basically decked out like a news helicopter that can broadcast live while on the move. Any stations out there with this capability? Post some pics if you can!
Tyler 151 Posted January 30, 2007 Posted January 30, 2007 WPXI does it occasionally. I saw them do it the other night with Andy Briggs.
ChoprHopr 0 Posted January 30, 2007 Author Posted January 30, 2007 ...just wondering: What kind of report was he doing? (traffic, news, etc.) What does WPXI refer to it as? (Mobile 11, 11 Mobile NewsRoom, etc.) The vehicle was in fact "in-motion" during his report?
Joe Capitano 4 Posted February 1, 2007 Posted February 1, 2007 I forget the cutesy name they gave it, but KING-TV had one of those units crawling around the icy streets of Seattle during the recent snowstorms.
HoustonTVNews 0 Posted February 1, 2007 Posted February 1, 2007 KFOR in OKC outfitted a bunch of their Explorers/Storm chasing vehicles w/ live capabilites and dubbed it "SkyLink 4" about 10 years ago. I think KOCO & KWTV have similar systems as well, most likely since the other stations have their own chase teams.
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