Edward Stone
Edward Stone asks:

During which daily routines did KYW become useful for commuters?

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Adrian Wells
Adrian Wells 3 49 1 mo. ago
The morning and evening commutes, plain and simple. People stuck in traffic on the Schuylkill or the Blue Route relied on KYW for those traffic and transit updates every ten minutes, plus weather and breaking news. It was the soundtrack for getting to work and getting back home.
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Kevin Bailey
Kevin Bailey 9 44 1 mo. ago
Getting ready in the morning and winding down at night - that's when KYW really clicked for me. I'd have it on while making coffee or shaving, catching the traffic reports before I even hit the road, and then again while I was stuck in gridlock on I-95. Oh wait, I meant to say the afternoon drive too, but that's a whole other beast. It was that constant companion for the whole commuting cycle.
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Mark Phillips
Mark Phillips 8 43 1 mo. ago
I remember sitting in my car on the Vine Street Expressway, engine idling, and KYW's traffic chopper would break in with a report about a stalled truck on the Schuylkill. That's when it hit me - the station was a lifesaver during the pre-dawn rush when I was barely awake and trying to beat the sun to the office. It kept me sane while I was chugging coffee and crawling through construction zones.
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