Post-Irma Update: Radio Recovers

The Recovery Begins

Radio stations are assessing the damage and getting back into gear after HURRICANE IRMA crossed their path. Here's the latest:

The Latest From Beasley

HEIDI RAPHAEL fills ALL ACCESS in on the current status:

Corporate:
• There is a limited staff in the corporate office today. Things are running but we on generators.

TAMPA:
• All stations are all on the air.  
• Studios are in normal condition and running on regular electric services.

FT. MYERS:
• WXKB (B103.9) is back on the air. All full-power stations are now on the air in FT. MYERS.

BOCA RATON:
• We are still experiencing a power outage at our studios and are working to get the stations on the air from their transmitter site locations. As of this moment, WSBR-A is running repeat programming.

"BEASLEY Best" HURRICANE IRMA Relief Effort

Teams have already swung into action with our BEASLEY Best Community of Caring HURRICANE IRMA Relief Effort. BEASLEY MEDIA GROUP stations across the country are working together to encourage listeners to donate to the Red Cross, as well as will be doing outreach and hosting on-site collection events to assist those impacted by the storm.

Cox Radio Teamwork

TODD SHANNON at CMG/JACKSONVILLE offers the 411:

We had 29 dedicated programming staff members in the building the during the storm working with all seven radio stations, pushing out original programming from WOKV.

We had our COX TV partners CBS47 and FOX 30/Action News reporters providing custom, live reports in the field during the hurricane, right after they did their live shots on TV. Providing live reports before, during and after the storm were WOKV (NEWS 104.5) Dir./Branding and Programming NICK FIGUEREDO, WOKV News Dir. RICH JONES and Action News Jax-CBS47 and FOX30 Chief Meteorologist MIKE BURESH.

iHeartMedia News

iHEARTMEDIA/TAMPA's RYAN GORMAN was one of the crew who was live and local during the storm from the GANDY studios. He anchored 8p-4a straight. Only stations in TAMPA (SARASOTA also took the feed) to do that and he took calls from listeners as the storm hit."

In addition, News-Talk WIOD-A/MIAMI, temporarily silenced when IRMA floods knocked out its transmitter in BISCAYNE BAY, is using the signal of sister Sports WINZ-A at 940 AM for over-the-air service while it works to get a temporary antenna back on the air on its customary 610 AM dial position.

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