Seven Brisbane 6pm news
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Nine Queensland
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Nine Live Queensland 4.30 Headlines:
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“Look, there is a test you can get at the doctors to check if there’s a cyclone”
Good Jesus that opener. How sensationalist and fearmongering can you get.
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Can you vaccinate against a cyclone?
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I will be interested to see how many times we see a reporter tomorrow outside being buffeted by wind and/or rain (despite instructions from authorities to stay inside) and how many times a studio anchor tells someone after a cross to “stay safe”.
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Breaking: ABC News is reporting that BOM cannot rule out Debbie potentially being a category five storm by the time it makes landfall tomorrow morning.
edit: according to ABC radio, BOM upgraded the storm to cat 4 much earlier than anticipated.
That has been the Nine Queensland approach to news for a while.
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Breaking news alert during MKR in Perth advising Kochie & Sam in the storm zone tomorrow morning.
I think we have the perfect fella for the job.
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Matt White joining Sarah Harris with coverage from 6am EDST for Studio 10.
Eyewitness News tonight
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ABC Radio QLD tonight using 1300 801 222 phone number so overnight at least it sounds as though it is broadcast from Cairns
A few combined emergency broadcasts on the QLD SCA stations. Just a basic formula; few songs, emergency tone w/ announcer reading out the latest BOM warnings, ads.
They’re giving this little ID a run on MMM Mackay currently: “Cyclones are scary, but it’s okay, we’re here with you. This is an emergency joint broadcast on Hit and Triple M”
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They were using the 612 number before 11pm, when I believe the program was being hosted from Brisbane. Shortly before 11pm it was mentioned that a new presenter would be taking over. Programming must be coming from Cairns until the Local Radio breakfast programs take over at dawn.
From what I can hear it is only the Mackay/Whitsundays stations doing this. I don’t think 4TO and Hit Townsville have broadcast any warnings.
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This level of national coverage seems almost unprecedented!
Would be interested if there’s a copy of that…
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ABC24 simulcast on News Radio
Live report from Brisbane
Latest tracking puts landfall not until 11am.
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