Update on the NOAA weather radio in NYC:

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ

1202 PM EDT WED SEP 25 2013

...NOAA WEATHER RADIO NEW YORK CITY REMAINS OUT OF SERVICE...

THE NOAA WEATHER RADIO TRANSMITTER THAT SERVES THE NEW YORK CITY METROPOLITAN AREA HAS BEEN CAUSING RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE ON THE U.S. COAST GUARD CHANNEL 16 TRANSMITTER FOR INTERNATIONAL DISTRESS...SAFETY AND CALLING SINCE LATE JULY. LISTENERS TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO IN OUR REGION WHO LISTEN TO THIS BROADCAST MAY LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER BROADCASTS OUT OF HOWELL NEW JERSEY ON A FREQUENCY OF 162.45 MHZ, HAMBURG MOUNTAIN ON A FREQUENCY OF 162.50 MHZ AND ALLENTOWN PA ON A FREQUENCY OF 162.4 MHZ DEPENDING ON LOCATION FROM EACH TRANSMITTER SITE.

THE NEW YORK CITY TRANSMITTER BROADCASTS ON A FREQUENCY OF 162.550 MHZ AND THE U.S.COAST GUARD TRANSMITTER BROADCASTS ON A FREQUENCY OF

156.800 MHZ. OTHER TRANSMITTERS...IN VERY CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE NYC TRANSMITTER BROADCAST ON A FREQUENCY OF 168.3 MHZ.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OUT OF UPTON NEW YORK IS WORKING WITH SEVERAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TO ISOLATE AND RESOLVE THIS TECHNICAL PROBLEM.  THEY HAVE INSTALLED A FILTER ON THE NYC TRANSMITTER...WHICH REDUCED...BUT DID NOT ELIMINATE THIS PROBLEM.

THEY WORKED WITH ANOTHER FEDERAL AGENCY AND OVERSAW THE INSTALLATION OF ANOTHER FILTER...ON A TRANSMITTER BROADCASTING OVER 168.3 MHZ...WHICH DID NOT FURTHER REDUCE THE RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE.

THEY WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE U.S. COAST GUARD TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM AND APOLOGIZE FOR THE INTERRUPTION OF OUR ROUTINE WEATHER BROADCASTS.

...NOAA WEATHER RADIO WILL BE PLACED IN OPERATION TO BROADCAST SHORT FUSE LIFE THREATENING WEATHER WATCHES AND WARNINGS...

NOTE THAT THE NYC TRANSMITTER WILL BE PLACED IN OPERATION FOR THE ISSUANCE OF SHORT FUSE LIFE THREATENING WEATHER WATCHES AND WARNINGS...SUCH AS TORNADO...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS...TO ENSURE DISSEMINATION THROUGH THE EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM...WHICH IS CARRIED BY THE BROADCAST MEDIA.

THANKS FOR YOUR PATIENCE AND FOR LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO.

THANKS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE OUT OF UPTON NEW YORK FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION ON THIS NOAA WEATHER RADIO OUTAGE.

WE WILL RELAY ANY NEW INFORMATION FORM THE UPTON OFFICE AS IT BECOMES AVAILABLE.

George Marshall – CBRE 

Chief Engineer – WHTZ-FM / Z100

Playout Systems Supervisor

Clear Channel Media & Entertainment – NYC

32 Ave Of The Americas

New York, NY  10013-2473

PH (212) 549-0610

Fax (212) 549-0661

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