HomeMy WebLinkAboutRecommended Broadcast Procedures 1981 CABLE TELEVISION COMPANIES
Community Cablevision Corp. 846 -4704
3408 Texas Avenue 846 -0400
Bryan, Texas 77801 -
Mr. Don Adams 822 -2126
1406 E. 31st St.
Bryan, Texas 77801
Midwest Video Corp. 846 -8876
3609 Texas Avenue
Bryan, Texas 77801
Mr. Leroy Jakubik 779 -7222
2918 Cherry Creek
Bryan, Texas 77801
BRAZOS F � « COUNTY
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JAKE CAMGLOSE OFFICE OF JAMES PRESlWOOD
COUNTY Do (CA ANO CNA MIN AN E.E. BURNS CIVIL DEFENSE & EMERGENCY PLANNING TEXAS A• M UNIVERSITY DIRECTOR
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GEORGE L. HUEBNER
COUNTY DEPUTY DIRECTOR COUNTY COURTHOUSE COLLEGE STATION DIRECTOR
J. LOUIS ODLE BRYAN.T"EXAS 77801 NORTH BARDELL
BRYAN DIRECTOR COLLEGE STATION DEPUTY DIRECTOR
May 15, 1981
Leroy Jakubik - Midwest Cablevision
Don Adams - Community Cablevision
Mel Chastain - KAMU - TV & FM
Harry Gillam - KBTX - TV
Barry Turner - KAGC - AM
Bill Watkins - WTAW
Louis Nemec - KTAM - AM, KORA - FM
Enclosed for your reference is "Brazos County Civil De-
fense Recommended Broadcast Procedures ", and "NOAA SKYWARN
TORNADO EMERGENCY, Effective Procedures for all Broadcast
Stations."
This information will contribute to your important broad-
casts of severe weather and tornado information.
Sincerely yours,
Jake Canglose
County Director and Chairman
Brazos County Civil Defense
JC /cs
Brazos County Civil Defense
Recommended Broadcast Procedures
May 1981
I. WATCHES: Should be "crawled" on TV and Authority listed.
Frequency depends on common sense as to weather conditions
developing in area.
(RADIO BROADCAST same as above)
�I. WARNINGS: Immediate broadcast - quote warning verbatim.
III. LOCAL ADVISORIES: Initiate immediate broadcast. Give au-
thority and use judgement on frequency of broadcast.
IV. PUBLIC REPORTS: All public reports of tornadoes or damag-
ing winds should be reported first and immediately to the
local Police Department and the Department of Public Safety.
Public reports should be treated as unconfirmed: Use the
statement - A public report has been received and authori-
ties are investigating; persons in the immediate area should
be on the alert for possible severe or damaging weather.
W A T C H E S- W A R N I N G S- A D V I S O R I E S
I. Authority for watches - NOAA Kansas City
II. Authority for local warnings - NWS - Waco - Local Civil
Defense Director
III. LOCAL WEATHER ADVISORIES - These are issued only on authority
of the Brazos County Civil Defense. They are intended to
alert local area citizens of weather conditions approaching
local area.
IV. Authority to terminate watches, or warnings - Kansas City,
NWS - Waco, Local Civil Defense Office.
NOAA WEATHER RADIO WATCHES AND WARNINGS: The alert signal is
used only for tornado, flash floods and severe thunderstorms.
No signal is used on watches. Watches will come in on local
weather wire.
Warning alert signal covers Brazos, Robertson, Leon, Madison,
Washington, Burleson, Milam, Grimes and Austin Counties. So be
careful as to exact county and area warnings are intended to cover.