In case y’all hadn’t heard, it’s off line due to interference.  Basically, they’re working on a resolution and will turn it on as needed for life threatening situations but otherwise it will be off.  Details below:

...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.

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 IS WORKING WITH SEVERAL U.S. GOVERNMENT

AGENCIES TO ISOLATE AND RESOLVE THIS TECHNICAL PROBLEM. WE HAVE

INSTALLED A FILTER ON THE NYC TRANSMITTER...WHICH REDUCED...BUT DID

NOT ELIMINATE THIS PROBLEM. WE 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.

WE 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.

WE WILL PERIODICALLY PROVIDE YOU WITH UPDATES ON THE STATUS OF THE

NEW YORK CITY NOAA WEATHER RADIO TRANSMITTER VIA THESE PUBLIC

INFORMATION STATEMENTS.

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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