In case y’all hadn’t heard . . .

...THE NOAA WEATHER RADIO NYC TRANSMITTER IS EXPECTED TO RETURN TO

SERVICE AUTUMN 2019...

THE NOAA WEATHER RADIO TRANSMITTER THAT SERVES THE NYC METROPOLITAN

AREA IS EXPECTED TO RETURN TO SERVICE IN AUTUMN 2019 AFTER AN

EXTENDED OUTAGE. THE NEW LOCATION FOR KWO-35 WILL BE AT THE TOP OF

THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING IN MIDTOWN MANHATTAN.

IN NOVEMBER 2017, SERVICE WAS TERMINATED DUE TO FAILED LEASE

NEGOTIATIONS. THE OUTAGE REQUIRED THE NWS TO RE-LOCATE THE

TRANSMITTER TWO TIMES. WHILE THE PROCESS OF IDENTIFYING POSSIBLE NEW

LOCATIONS WAS CHALLENGING, IT WAS ULTIMATELY COMPLETED. NOW THAT A

NEW SITE HAS BEEN FINALIZED, NWS IS AUTHORIZED TO BEGIN NEW

INSTALLATION PROCEDURES AND SYSTEM TESTING TO ENSURE THE TRANSMITTER

SIGNAL WILL PERFORM AT OPTIMAL LEVELS. THIS PROCESS WILL TAKE

SEVERAL MONTHS. HOWEVER, IF ALL GOES WELL, WE COULD HAVE THE

TRANSMITTER BACK SOONER THAN ANTICIPATED.

KWO35 WILL RESUME BROADCAST ON A FREQUENCY OF 162.550 MHZ ON 750

WATTS.