Three years after Hurricane Katrina ravaged New Orleans and the Gulf Coast, TV stations in the region were better prepared for Hurricane Gustav’s arrival, TelevisionWeek reports. Some stations had more fuel on hand for generators, others had radio systems that worked when cell phones went out. The stations also had to deal with continuous news reports eating away at commercial time. As a result of the storm knocking out power and forcing residents from their homes, Nielsen Media Research will not be publishing ratings data for the New Orleans market for some time, TVWeek says.
—Sergio Ibarra