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Friday, Sep. 10, 2021

Are TV meteorologists wearing ankle monitors?

Kaiyah Clarke, Lead Stories

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What IS that thing wrapped around that broadcaster's ankle? Apparently many people have wondered that, concluding it's an ankle monitor.

It's not. It's a hands-free headset's transceiver/battery/antenna pack.

As one meteorologist explained, "What you see is a Velcro band holding my IFB [interruptible foldback receiver] box: a receiver that my earpiece cord plugs into so producers can talk to me without being heard through my microphone.

"Anchors sitting at the desk … plug into an IFB box attached to the desk."

But those who have to walk around, like weather people, need the portable version.

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