Which factors made KNX important to Los Angeles news radio?

Its 24-hour all-news format was the engine, but the real key was its relentless focus on traffic data from the California Highway Patrol and SigAlert feeds. I could literally script a conditional playout rule: if a SigAlert hit a major freeway interchange like the 101/405, it would bump any scheduled story and cut to a live report within seconds, making it the default reflex for any LA commuter stuck in gridlock.

You have to look at how they treated the news cycle like a live wire. I remember driving the 405 and thinking, "Does anyone else in LA care this much about a SigAlert?" The sheer speed of their traffic integration-using that SigAlert data to reroute my commute before the CHP even confirmed the lane closure-made them the go-to. Do you feel like other stations just play catch-up with the scanner?