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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY

1130 AM EST WED MAR 26 2014

...NOAA WEATHER RADIO NEW YORK CITY IS BACK ON THE AIR FOR TESTING...

THE NOAA WEATHER RADIO TRANSMITTER THAT SERVES THE NEW YORK CITY

METROPOLITAN AREA IS CURRENTLY BROADCASTING. THE TRANSMITTER IS

CURRENTLY BEING TESTED TO DETERMINE IF RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE

CONTINUES ON THE U.S. COAST GUARD CHANNEL 16 TRANSMITTER FOR

INTERNATIONAL DISTRESS...SAFETY AND RESCUE.

THE NEW YORK CITY NOAA WEATHER RADIO TRANSMITS ON A FREQUENCY OF

162.55 MHZ WHICH IS VERY CLOSE TO THE U.S. COAST GUARD CHANNEL 16

BROADCAST FREQUENCY.  AFTER MANY MONTHS OF TROUBLESHOOTING FREQUENCY

INTERFERENCE ISSUES...IT WAS DETERMINED TO RELOCATE THE TRANSMITTER

TO A NEW LOCATION. THE TRANSMITTER IS CURRENTLY BEING TESTED NEAR

TIMES SQUARE IN ORDER TO DETERMINE IF THE INTERFERENCE CONTINUES.

KWO-35 LISTENERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK ON THE BROADCAST

TRANSMISSION WHILE ITS BEING TESTED FOR INTERFERENCE.  IF ANY

INTERFERENCE ISSUES ARE HEARD...LISTENERS SHOULD REPORT THEIR

FINDINGS VIA E:MAIL TO NWROUTAGE@PROTECTED. IT IS IMPORTANT TO

PROVIDE YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION AS WELL AS THE FREQUENCY IN WHICH

THE NWR BROADCAST IS INTERFERING.

NOAA WEATHER RADIO WILL CONTINUE TO BROADCAST LIFE SAVING WEATHER

WATCHES AND WARNINGS THROUGH THE TESTING PERIOD. THIS INCLUDES

WATCHES AND WARNINGS FOR TORNADOES...FLASH FLOODS...AND SEVERE

THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDING SPECIAL MARINE WARNINGS. THESE BROADCASTS

WILL ENSURE DISSEMINATION THROUGH THE EMERGENCY

ALERT SYSTEM...WHICH IS CARRIED BY THE BROADCAST MEDIA.

WE WILL PROVIDE UPDATES ON THE STATUS OF THE NEW YORK CITY NOAA

WEATHER RADIO TRANSMITTER THROUGH PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTS AS

MORE INFORMATION 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

KC2MTQ

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