local news frequencies ?

[grasshutt]

Hi Everyone ....
Anyone know or have the frequencies used by local tv and news...
seems the always know what is going on before we do ...
Thanks .... GrassHutt

 

[mikewazowski]

Local tv and news???

Since this forum covers at least 5 provinces, you need to be a little more specific.

What's local to me is probably not local to you.

 

[grasshutt]

locals.....

ooops sory ...locals meaning.... windsor ontario ( A Channel / AM 800 CKLW) - Detroit Michigan Locals . thanks

 

[mciupa]

Hi Everyone ....
Anyone know or have the frequencies used by local tv and news...
seems they always know what is going on before we do ...
Thanks .... GrassHutt

But . . . they also monitor scanners , just as we do.
Be sure you have all area Emergency Services. Transit is also good if an incident involves traffic disruption.
At the start of some incidences , Security services could be important to have before the authorities are dispatched. Don't count out any resource. If your radio has the capacity "load it up" , one never know what freq. will come alive.

By the time the media gets wind of it , a lot of us scanner listeners are checking our mapping resources to get a "10-20"

 

[VA3QRM]

ooops sory ...locals meaning.... windsor ontario ( A Channel / AM 800 CKLW) - Detroit Michigan Locals . thanks

A channel and AM800 have 'mike' radios. Check the Radio Reference listings for Essex County, Kelcom II has one media outlet TG. Best of Luck.

 

[mciupa]

Oh . . , Detroit has some News Media freq's :

WDIV NBC: Channel 4

450.0875 (127.3 PL) Newsroom - Secondary
450.5875 (127.3 PL) Newsroom - Primary
450.6500 (127.3 PL) Remote Broadcasts

WJR, ABC: AM-760

450.7500 Newsroom


WWJ, CBS: Newsradio 950

450.4875 (127.3 PL) Newsroom
455.4875 ( EXPIRED) Remotes

 

[jellotor]

Two-ways are probably more prevalent in the states than in Ontario for news. Most operations use cellphones now for obvious reasons. I believe the only TV station in Ontario that still uses two ways regularly is CityTV in Toronto and that frequency is in the database.

 

[exkalibur]

I believe the only TV station in Ontario that still uses two ways regularly is CityTV in Toronto and that frequency is in the database.

Have fun with that one in a few months

 

[jellotor]

Well, like I said...cellphones are popular with news organizations for a reason. Actually, a few reasons, but whatever.

 

[pathalogical]

mciupa,
I know what you mean about 10-20s. I usually look 'em up on my MapArt books. It's getting to the point where I say to myself "I think I know where that street is, let me just check".

exkalibur,
Your post #8 sounds interesting. The incident a few weeks ago where mother and child jumped onto the 401, I was keeping an ear on citytv and I thought I heard the cameraman say something like ...I'll call you on trunking...

 

[grasshutt]

Locals

wow.... thanks for all the great info you guys .....got to love this site ... i belong to a lot of others (not scanner sites ) and i have to tell you this one is my fav..( of them all ) fast responce and over the top answers ... Thanks again GrassHutt (Mike)

 

[exkalibur]

exkalibur,
Your post #8 sounds interesting. The incident a few weeks ago where mother and child jumped onto the 401, I was keeping an ear on citytv and I thought I heard the cameraman say something like ...I'll call you on trunking...

They use a 900MHz LTR system provided by Telus for their Live-Eye stuff. That's most likely what you heard. The field cameras don't have access to that system, just the UHF one.

Funny how it's run by Telus eh? I bet they'd love to kick City off of that system and onto their more popular network.........

 

[KE7JFF]

I could of sworn that Traffic Reports are coordinated on UHF to the Media, but looking at my notes, I thought of the wrong city.

 

[jellotor]

Co ordinated from whom on UHF to the media? All of our traffic reports are handled by cold-calling the correct agency.

Are you talking about traffic choppers?

 

[KE7JFF]

Well, the notes for the city that does have this....it sounds like they just hire people to go drive out during rush hour and radio in the hold up.

 

[grasshutt]

i dont know about hireing people ... i do know they have listeners to the radio that they ask to call in ...doesnt cost as much ha ha ha

 

[motomeso]

Two-ways are probably more prevalent in the states than in Ontario for news. Most operations use cellphones now for obvious reasons. I believe the only TV station in Ontario that still uses two ways regularly is CityTV in Toronto and that frequency is in the database.

I am pretty sure that CKCO here in Kitchener are still on 2-way and VHF low-band to boot. Nothing like seeing a 40" whip swaying around on the top of a Chev Venture.

 

[frankh]

A channel and AM800 have 'mike' radios. Check the Radio Reference listings for Essex County, Kelcom II has one media outlet TG. Best of Luck.

kelcom 2 definitely the best catch for monitoring local media(windsor star) but they're not happy about you listening into them. LOL

 

[jellotor]

Too bad for them. I guess they've never heard of encryption or GSM/TDMA cell phones then, huh?

 

[VA3QRM]

Windsor Star unhappy?

kelcom 2 definitely the best catch for monitoring local media(windsor star) but they're not happy about you listening into them. LOL

Sorry I 'let the cat out of the bag', I'm not happy with reading the Star's newspaper for what the subscription costs either, are we even now?