LA Wildfire - Mt Wilson

[Dave Tomm]

CBS/LA has already shifted a couple of their FM's to their backup  
transmitters off Mt. Wilson.  Other radio stations have contingency  
plans to do so if the fire takes out the towers.  The big news and  
information stations in LA are on AM, and those signals are not on Mt.  
Wilson.  For the affected FM's, online streams would continue without  
interruption.  While most of the TV stations could lose their OTA  
signals, they'll still will be on cable and satellite systems, so most  
viewers could still watch.  While the damage would be devastating, and  
it would take a long time to rebuild, most people could still access  
LA broadcast outlets.  It just wouldn't be OTA.  FM DXers would have a  
field day out there with so many local signals knocked out...

-Dave Tomm


On Sep 2, 2009, at 12:23 AM, Robert F. Sutherland wrote:

> yes, its not our area, but .... significant to any broadcast people.
>
> huge wildefire that atarted Aug 29, apparently near Glendale CA,
> and is now threatening TV sites on Mt Wildson.
> Scary, thinking the  possible station transmitter loses,
> (do they have backup sites off Mt Wilson?)
> and the many people (much evacuation) who
> might loose their homes.
>
> I'm receiving news from Broadcast tech Email group.
> Many of you are probably members, too
>
> God, Powers of the Universe, & whatever you believe in,
> help the stations and people.
>
> Bob
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