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The PNW Sinclair TV's wlll 'Drone' on even more

 


The FAA has granted evil empire Sinclair, which owns, KOMO, KATU and KIMA in the PNW permission to fly drones over people and moving vehicles without a waiver, the first company to get such federal approval.   So, as the old saying goes, "Keep Your Eyes on the Skies."   Details here:

https://www.adweek.com/tvspy/faa-allows-sinclair-to-fly-drones-over-people-and-moving-vehicles-without-a-waiver/

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  1. IDC9April 10, 2025 at 1:16 AM

    I can't help but wonder if this means drones will eventually replace the KOMO news helicopter and other news helicopters around the country.

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  2. Wayne LApril 10, 2025 at 12:11 PM

    There are no longer any news choppers in Seattle TV. The big difference with this drone ruling is that the drones can focus in directly on people and moving vehicles without a waiver, so you will see more of that.

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  3. IDC9April 10, 2025 at 6:53 PM

    When did all of Seattle TV's news choppers go away? It seemed like KOMO had their chopper flying not that long ago.

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  4. Wayne LApril 11, 2025 at 8:09 AM

    KING dumped its chopper in the 2012 range (the pilot retired as well) and did a combo deal with KOMO to share costs and video for awhile, but that slowly went away. Cox benched all of the company's choppers, I believe, after the Apollo deal.

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