Re: Horror of Terrorist Attack

[Jeremy Mixer <mixer@zoso.net>]

I personally am disgusted by the fact that WTOS, WWMJ, WWBX and WBZN are
carrying music, although in  a way it kinda makes sense because they are
referring people to their sister stations for news.....

On Tue, 11 Sep 2001, Dan Billings wrote:

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jeff Lehmann" <jlehmann@mediaone.net>
> Cc: "Boston Interest Radio Group Thingy"
> <boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2001 4:10 PM
> Subject: RE: Horror of Terrorist Attack
>
>
> > WGBH and WGBX are on with regular programming.
>
> Maine PBS is the only southern Maine TV station not providing coverage.  UPN
> 35 and Pax are carrying CNN.  WPXT is carrying Fox News.  I find it
> interesting that most commercial TV stations are covering the crisis, but
> the vaunted non-commercial, public-service sector is not.  I guess the
> reason is that they do not have the resources to provide adequate coverage,
> but you would think that they could make arrangements with someone to
> provide coverage like CSPAN did.
>
> I suppose you could argue that PBS is providing a public service by showing
> kids programming to give families the option of watching something else, but
> I think that's lame in the time of a national tragedy like this.
>
> -- Dan Billings, Bowdoinham, Maine
>

Jeremy

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