THIS IS AN UPDATED PRESS RELEASE FOR N.O.A.A. WEATHER RADIO *(KWO-35)*
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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
NEW YORK NY
6:27 PM EST WED JAN 15 2020
...THE NOAA WEATHER RADIO NYC TRANSMITTER KWO-35 REMAINS ON THE AIR TO TEST TRANSMISSION...
NOAA WEATHER RADIO STATION KWO-35, OPERATING ON A FREQUENCY OF
162.550 MHZ BASED OUT OF NEW YORK CITY, WILL CONTINUE TO BE ON THE
AIR IN TEST TRANSMISSION CAPACITY FROM THE NEW LOCATION.
THE TRANSMITTER IS OPERATING AT REDUCED POWER FOR THIS TEST SO AREAL
COVERAGE OF THESE BROADCASTS WILL BE LIMITED. THE TEST IS SCHEDULED
TO BE COMPLETE BY THE END OF MARCH WITH OPERATIONS OF THE NEW
TRANSMITTER SCHEDULED TO START IN APRIL. WE ARE CURRENTLY INVOLVED
IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW LOCATION AND ARE WORKING TOWARDS A
FULL OPERATION. FURTHER INFORMATION ON AN ACTUAL TIME OF RETURN TO
SERVICE WILL BE PROVIDED ONCE THE TESTS AND CONSTRUCTION HAVE BEEN
CONCLUDED THROUGH PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTS.
IN THE MEANTIME, LOCAL NWS OBSERVATIONS, FORECASTS AND DATA FOR THE
NYC METROPOLITAN AREA CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON:
THE WEB AT http://HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OKXFACEBOOK AT:
http://HTTPS://WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSNEWYORKNYTWITTER AT:
http://HTTPS://TWITTER.COM/NWSNEWYORKNYIN ADDITION, VOICE RECORDINGS OF NWS WEATHER INFORMATION ARE
AVAILABLE FOR THE NYC METROPOLITAN AREA AT 631-924-0517.
IF YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT
SUSAN BUCHANAN, NWS ACTING DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS AT
SUSAN.BUCHANAN@NOAA.GOV OR 301-427-9000.