Radio station KZYX and KZYZ”s transmitters were all off the air Tuesday morning, with hopes, but not promises of restoration sometime Tuesday.
The transmission of three signals is tied together. That left only the live web feed. Some shows were being cancelled on Tuesday.
“The situation is this: the unit up on Cold Springs Peak that receives the STL (studio transmitter link) signal from Philo and then transmits to 91.5 and 88.1 has failed,” said General Manager John Coate.
“We are rigging up a replacement with a combination of refurbished gear on hand and some new gear that allows it to work with our transmitter. We expect to install it later today. We hope to be back up by tonight,” said Coate.
Coate said ice and snow at the higher altitudes where the broadcasters reside may be to blame.
“91.5 may have iced up Monday morning in the short but intense snow storm that hit. It is located on Laughlin Peak and even with a 4X4, it was too snowy to reach the transmitter building at the top. We will not likely be able to get to it until it thaws, which could take several days. If it is ice on the antenna, it will come back of its own accord once it thaws. But you won”t hear anything until we get 90.7 working,” Coate said.
