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Radio/TV notebook: Wildfire tidbits
Lotsa stuff to pass along about wildfire coverage and benefits put together by local radio and TV stations.
So, here ya go:
KVUE has teamed up with Randalls to provide assistance to fire victims in need. Cash donations can be made at any register.
The six Austin-area Emmis radio stations teamed up Wednesday to collect cash for fire victims, raising $25,314, as well as three truckloads of much-needed supplies for Catholic Diocese Charities of Central Texas.
The day before, fans of the “Dudley and Bob Show” on 93.7 KLBJ-FM collected a truckload of items for Austin Christian Fellowship, which is assisting Steiner Ranch residents.
In Central Texas, Emmis owns 93.3/102.7 KGSR-FM, 93.7 KLBJ-FM, 101X, 103.5 BOB-FM, 107.1 La Z and Newsradio 590, which is also simulcast on 99.7 FM.
- Fox 7 has teamed with Clear Channel’s 5 Austin radio stations to collect items for the Capital Area Food Bank. Bring donations to any Austin-area Sonic location. Most-desired: beverages, ready-to-eat canned meals, single-serving snacks, diapers and baby formula.
Clear Channel operates 96.7 KISS-FM, 98.1 KVET-FM, KASE 101, 102.3 the Beat and 1300 AM the Zone.
- Speaking of Fox 7, the station scored huge ratings with its wildfire coverage last week.
Monday, a station spokeswoman says “Good Day Austin” more than doubled the audience for “Good Morning America” and delivered numbers that were more than 50 percent higher than the “Today” show from 7 to 9 a.m.
From 9 to 10 a.m., “Good Day Austin” drew more eyeballs than KEYE, KVUE and KXAN combined, according to the spokeswoman.
Tuesday, Fox 7 reports the 7 to 9 a.m. portion of “Good Day Austin” beat “Today,” “Good Morning America” and the “Early Show.”
And for the 9 a.m. hour, “Good Day Austin” more than doubled the numbers for “Today.”
Its 9 p.m. news hour on Tuesday was No. 1 in its timeslot, as well.
Finally, on Wednesday, the 9 p.m. Fox 7 newscast was No. 1 and beat every primetime show that night except for “America’s Got Talent” on KXAN.
- Time Warner Cable’s YNN is being aired in San Antonio for the next three weeks at the request of viewers there. Alamo City residents with set-top boxes can see news broadcasts 24 hours a day on Channel 90.
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