Oct 9, 2007 1:39 pm US/Pacific
LIVE, INTERACTIVE HIGH-DEF DOPPLER
CBS5.COM DEBUTS LIVE, INTERACTIVE HIGH-DEF DOPPLER
San Francisco, San Jose, and Oakland—October 8, 2007— CBS 5 (KPIX-TV) has launched live, interactive High-Def Doppler radar on CBS5.com. This new interactive weather feature, which is believed to be the first of its kind in the nation, is the latest addition to CBS5.com, which earlier this year was named the Best Television News Web Site in California by The Associated Press.
CBS 5's Hi-Def Live Interactive Weather Map is always on, 24 hours a day and can be easily accessed by logging onto CBS5.com's homepage, cbs5.com, and clicking on the weather icon in the masthead.
The weather map features the ability to switch between regular radar and rain/snow view as well as the ability to animate the map. It also has advanced radar controls to fine-tune the radar map animation settings for the following selectors: frame delay, zoom, clutter, labels, rain/snow, and an experimental control for lightning.
"You can watch weather conditions as they unfold in real time -- see where the rain and snow are falling, right now in your community. Only (sound the trumpets!) on cbs5.com." said Dan Rosenheim, Vice President and News Director, CBS 5 (KPIX-TV).
"This latest, exclusive feature from cbs5.com exemplifies CBS Television Stations' continued commitment to providing our local communities with the most reliable, accurate and relevant content available anywhere, any time and on every platform."said Jonathan Leess, President CBS Television Digital Media Group.
"We're excited to offer our cbs5.com users a unique interactive weather experience. The ability for our audience to customize CBS 5's Live Hi-Def Doppler online to meet their individual needs is an unparalleled public service offering." adds Jim Parker, Director of Internet Operations, CBS5.com.
CBS 5/The CW 44cable 12 are part of the CBS Television Stations, a division of
CBS Corporation.
CBS 5 began in 1948 as the first television station in Northern California. The
The CW 44cable 12 began in 1968 as the first UHF station in the Bay area. The two stations became a duopoly in 2002.
Media Contact:
Akilah Monifa 415 765 8842.
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