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Post by Terry on Aug 30, 2009 22:44:38 GMT -7
All of the big TV and FM stations in L.A. have their transmitters atop Mt. Wilson. Firefighters are saying tonight that the flames may put them off the air soon.
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Post by dxstuboy on Aug 31, 2009 22:48:16 GMT -7
So sad, but imagine this happening to Farnsworth. Its scary to think of fire taking down a TV or FM station.
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Post by CAwasinNJ on Sept 1, 2009 21:03:11 GMT -7
It wasn't a fire, but the loss of the World Trade Center in NYC devastated the TV landscape in a way that would be comparable to the loss of Mt Wilson. About 86% of the LA market gets TV through cable/satellite/MDS, so they probably wouldn't notice much (I presume the major stations already feed the redistributors directly instead of off-air), but that still leaves a lot of people who will be SOL. And that doesn't even count the possible loss of the world famous observatory which would be a huge blow to the scientific community.
Today at least things seem a little more optimistic, but that isn't saying much.
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