Closer And Closer
HURRICANE DORIAN continues to gain steam as it bears down on the FLORIDA coast as forecasters predict it will hit land as a Category 4 hurricane with sustained winds of 130 miles per hour, the NEW YORK TIMES reports.
Exactly where in FLORIDA has yet to be determined, putting all cities on the entire ATLANTIC COAST on high alert, as residents from MIAMI to JACKSONVILLE loaded up on food and sandbags in preparation for the storm.
In ORLANDO, COX MEDIA GROUP is “as ready as we can be right now,” reports Country WWKA Dir./Operations STEVE STEWART. “First and foremost we're very focused on the safety of our staff members and our community and are making sure that we know our staff’s personal plans before the storm hits.
“We're very fortunate to have a fully staffed news station with 96.5 WDBO, and PD KEITH MEMOLY is leading the charge with his team’s coverage,” STEWART continues. “The current plan has us escalating our updates on our music stations as we get closer to landfall, and then going to a complete seven-station simulcast once DORIAN arrives. With that, key music station personalities will then join the WDBO team to assist with on-air coverage, answering phones, gathering information and even translating for our Spanish speaking listeners. We have a great partnership with our sister TV station, WFTV. They have given us full access to their meteorologists and a direct air feed should we need it. Additionally, they have a remote studio that we have access to should our building experience any challenges. Our engineering team has been amazing and are prepared to assess any signal losses immediately.”
STEWART adds, “It's LABOR DAY weekend, and central FLORIDA is one of the busiest vacation destinations on earth. All of our stations are prepped to reach those visiting and those that live here.”
The state's radio stations have been on high alert for a while now. Check out what they've been doing here and expect to see more storm reports throughout the day.
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