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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY

1135 AM EDT MON APR 28 2014

...NOAA WEATHER RADIO NEW YORK CITY REMAINS IN TEST MODE...

THE NOAA WEATHER RADIO TRANSMITTER THAT SERVES THE NEW YORK CITY

METROPOLITAN AREA IS BROADCASTING IN TEST MODE.

THE TRANSMITTER IS BEING TESTED TO DETERMINE IF RADIO FREQUENCY

INTERFERENCE CONTINUES ON THE U.S. COAST GUARD CHANNEL 16

TRANSMITTER FOR INTERNATIONAL DISTRESS...SAFETY AND RESCUE.

DURING THIS PERIOD OF TESTING...THERE WILL BE OCCASIONAL

INTERRUPTIONS IN SERVICE. WE ARE TESTING BOTH THE NEW PRIMARY AND

SECONDARY TRANSMITTERS AT A NEW LOCATION.

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

162.55 MHZ WHICH IS VERY CLOSE TO THE U.S. COAST 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 BEING TESTED NEAR TIMES SQUARE

TO DETERMINE OF INTERFERENCE CONTINUES.

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

TRANSMISSION WHILE ITS BEING TESTED FOR INTERFERENCE. IF

INTERFERENCE ISSUES ARE HEARD...LISTENERS SHOULD REPORT THEIR

FINDINGS VIA EMAIL TO NWROUTAGE@PROTECTED. 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

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