KK is getting a sat truck
KKTV/Channel 11 is getting a satellite news truck of its very own at the end of the month.
The regular news trucks you see around town transmit via microwaves, which are limited to line-of-sight. Satellite trucks relay their signals through a satellite, so they can be used anywhere you can see the sky. News director Nick Matesi said the staff is pretty excited.
"There's never been a story we haven't been able to get out by blood, sweat and tears (but) there have been times I've said 'I wish we had a sat truck,'" he said.
"When we're talking about breaking news in the mountains, we're talking forest fires, it frees us up to gather information and get it back here quicker and do more live reporting."
KKis getting the truck from sister station WCTV/Channel 6 in Tallahassee, Fla. It may be used, but it comes with some history: It's the truck CBS News used to broadcast 36 straight days of coverage on the disputed ballots in the 2000 presidential election.
posted by AndyW @ 2/02/2006 12:30:00 PM
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7 Comments:
We could bronze the truck?
A used truck is better than none. The winners will be the viewers. It's exciting to see a station wanting to deliver a better product.
Let's see - Channels 5/30 had the first Sat truck. They are trying to unseat Channel 5/30 as number one. So they think that a used sat truck will help??? Don't think so.
Somebody correct me if I'm wrong here, but I think KOAA's truck came used, too.
It's not the vehicle, it's the on-air product that counts. Give 11 a chance to succeed or fail then write the sarcasm.
KOAA doesn't know how to use a Sat truck properly. They promised much more than they delivered. I hope KKTV uses information from KOAA's mistakes to their advantage.
I agree with you. Think and the truck will pay for itself.
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