This is slightly off-topic, but I thought someone reading this may know "why". Here's a statement I received yesterday from the Morristown National Weather Service office:
...PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...
NOAA WEATHER RADIO STATION...WNG-732...LOCATED IN LAFOLLETTE
TENNESSEE...THAT OPERATES ON A FREQUENCY OF 162.440
MEGAHERTZ...WILL BE OFF THE AIR AT LEAST UNTIL MID AUGUST FOR
AN EMERGENCY RELOCATION OF THE RADIO STATION EQUIPMENT.
THIS WILL AFFECT THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN
NORTHEAST TENNESSEE...
ANDERSON...CAMPBELL...CLAIBORNE...MORGAN...
SCOTT...AND UNION.
RESIDENTS AND MEDIA OUTLETS WHO ROUTINELY MONITOR THE LA FOLLETTE
STATION SHOULD TUNE THEIR RECEIVERS TO A FREQUENCY OF 162.475
MEGAHERTZ...TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO STATION WXK-46...LOCATED
IN KNOXVILLE TENNESSEE.
THE KNOXVILLE NOAA WEATHER RADIO STATION...WXK-46...WILL PROVIDE
LOCAL FORECAST INFORMATION AND WEATHER WARNINGS ON AN INTERIM BASIS
DURING THE OUTAGE PERIOD. MANY RESIDENTS WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE
LIMITED BROADCAST AUDIO UNTIL THE LA FOLLETTE NOAA WEATHER RADIO
STATION RESUMES NORMAL BROADCASTS IN MID AUGUST.
This is a realatively new NOAA weather radio station -- it's only been on the air 5 years or so. So, I have to wonder why it's needing to be moved all of a sudden? In other words, what's the "emergency" referenced in the Public Information Statement?
Eric
...PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...
NOAA WEATHER RADIO STATION...WNG-732...LOCATED IN LAFOLLETTE
TENNESSEE...THAT OPERATES ON A FREQUENCY OF 162.440
MEGAHERTZ...WILL BE OFF THE AIR AT LEAST UNTIL MID AUGUST FOR
AN EMERGENCY RELOCATION OF THE RADIO STATION EQUIPMENT.
THIS WILL AFFECT THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN
NORTHEAST TENNESSEE...
ANDERSON...CAMPBELL...CLAIBORNE...MORGAN...
SCOTT...AND UNION.
RESIDENTS AND MEDIA OUTLETS WHO ROUTINELY MONITOR THE LA FOLLETTE
STATION SHOULD TUNE THEIR RECEIVERS TO A FREQUENCY OF 162.475
MEGAHERTZ...TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO STATION WXK-46...LOCATED
IN KNOXVILLE TENNESSEE.
THE KNOXVILLE NOAA WEATHER RADIO STATION...WXK-46...WILL PROVIDE
LOCAL FORECAST INFORMATION AND WEATHER WARNINGS ON AN INTERIM BASIS
DURING THE OUTAGE PERIOD. MANY RESIDENTS WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE
LIMITED BROADCAST AUDIO UNTIL THE LA FOLLETTE NOAA WEATHER RADIO
STATION RESUMES NORMAL BROADCASTS IN MID AUGUST.
This is a realatively new NOAA weather radio station -- it's only been on the air 5 years or so. So, I have to wonder why it's needing to be moved all of a sudden? In other words, what's the "emergency" referenced in the Public Information Statement?
Eric