RE: Fire on Mt. Washington

["Keith Fornal" <kfornal@cox.net>]

A quick look at the FCC webpage shows that both WHOM & WPKQ have 5kw
backups but they are both located on Mt. Washington, presumably in the
same damaged building.  An AP story (via boston.com) reports that a
Sno-Cat is headed up the mountain this afternoon but would not be able
to bring the 4 staffers in the observatory down until Monday.  They are
currently without electricity & heat with a temperature near zero and 75
mph winds.

http://www.boston.com/dailynews/040/region/Two_radio_stations_off_air_in
_:.shtml


Keith Fornal
Treasurer
Dutch Island Lighthouse Society
www.dutchislandlighthouse.org



-----Original Message-----
From: owner-boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org
[mailto:owner-boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org] On Behalf Of Dan
Billings
Sent: Sunday, February 09, 2003 6:06 PM
To: Boston Radio
Subject: Fire on Mt. Washington

WCSH is reporting that a fire on Mt. Washington this afternoon damaged
generators and knocked WHOM and WPKQ off the air today at about 4:00 PM.

Depending upon the amount of damage, it could be tough to make repairs
at
this time of year.  Does anyone know if either station has a back-up
facility off the mountain?

I'm sure the folks at WMTW are happy they are off the mountain.

-- Dan Billings, Bowdoinham, Maine