Going on 6 months......
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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW
YORK NY 435 PM EST SUN DEC 15 2013
...NOAA WEATHER RADIO NEW YORK CITY IS 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.
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