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Post by CAwasinNJ on Jun 26, 2012 21:51:49 GMT -6
I noticed today that 107.5 is off the air. I could be hopeful that this is related to the docket 05-243 switcheroo, but I doubt it. Did they mention anything on air about scheduled maintenance or do you think this was more unexpected?
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Post by christopherjohn on Jun 27, 2012 1:30:13 GMT -6
It most likely was due to the fire. they lost power lines to the site. Most stations ran on generators for a few days, but I heard they have temporary lines up there now... I heard them off this past weekend... Surprised they are not on backup systems..
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Post by kenglish on Jun 27, 2012 6:18:43 GMT -6
I have not seen any video on 3ABN (43) from Lake Mountain for a few days, although there may be a carrier. I figured the power was off, or it glitched and killed the satellite receiver down there.
Video we sent to NBC on Saturday was showing the towers right by the fire.
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Post by CAwasinNJ on Jun 27, 2012 22:48:10 GMT -6
Ah that makes sense. Shoulda thought of that.
EMF doesn't like spending a lot of money running their stations, so it wouldn't surprise me much if there's no generator or if it wasn't given a high priority on the maintenance list.
There are actually multiple sites with different towers within a half mile of each other, so that could compound issues with temporary lines coming up, though I have no idea how their wired together electrically.
At least I heard a tiny fragment of some other station on 107.5 this afternoon. I'm guessing K298AW down in Beaver, but I didn't hear more than a second at just the right angle so I couldn't ID.
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