Good Web Sites

Many TV stations are not taking advantage of the internet. Many others have sites, but do not emphasize their community affairs programs as part of their web sites. Still others do an outstanding job of promoting their station's community affairs activities, but in vastly different ways. If your station is planning an internet website, you may want to review some of the ones we've selected to give you different ideas.

For your first step, visit www.gebbieinc.com/tvintro.htm. This will bring up a listing of every TV station in the country with a home page, listed by state, which will give you an idea of how different stations promote their image in the local marketplace. If you are interested in visiting those sites that have a community affairs presence on the net, visit the following:

WBRC, Birmingham, AL - www.wbrc.com - The Community page lists local foundations and fund raising programs including contact details.

WPIX, New York City - www.wpix.com - The site emphasizes "Care for Kids" on their community page. Many links to other organizations and campaigns as well as an event calendar make this webpage a valuable resource for community affairs.

KTLA, Los Angeles, CA - www.ktla.com - KTLA put its community affairs program Pacesetters, hosted by Ray Gonzales, online. You can view the community events calendar or find out the topic of discussion on the next program.

WCCB, Charlotte, NC - www.fox18wccb.com - This very comprehensive website also has an extensive community affairs site. Besides the feature campaign "Waiting Child" it lists PSAs, a town calendar and contact information for the Community Affairs Director.

WWOR, NY and NJ - www.upn9.tv - Visit the stations' Public Affairs site for: public affairs programs, public service announcements, Community Calendar listings, (op-ed forum), etc.

KCTS, Seattle, WA - www.kcts.org - The Public Affairs section has links to community campaigns and projects.

KMBC, Kansas City - www.kansascitychannel.com - The Community section lists links to community programs, focused on kids and pets.

WRC, Washington, DC - www.nbc4dc.com - The station provides an event calendar, local community information for DC, Maryland and Virginia, and features a number of charities and programs on a separate section of the homepage.

WNET, New York City - www.wnet.org - Searching for "community" on this page reveals a section of Community Action that includes campaign information and a discussion guide.

KBYU, Salt Lake City, UT - www.kbyu.org - The web site maintained by Brigham Young University provides a "Kids Club" as well as a link to the PBS "Ready to Learn" service.

WDBJ, Roanoke, VA - www.wdbj7.com - This station provides Nielsen ratings for favorite shows and also has a feature for viewing broadcast jobs on their site.