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                                        THIS IS AN UPDATED PRESS RELEASE FOR  N.O.A.A. WEATHER RADIO *(KWO-35)*




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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL 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/OKX

FACEBOOK AT:   http://HTTPS://WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSNEWYORKNY

TWITTER AT:   http://HTTPS://TWITTER.COM/NWSNEWYORKNY


IN 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.










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                                  THIS IS AN UPDATED PRESS RELEASE FOR  N.O.A.A. WEATHER RADIO *(KWO-35)*




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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
101 PM EST THU MAR 5 2020



                                      ...THE NOAA WEATHER RADIO NYC KWO-35 INSTALLATION AND TESTING CONTINUES...



WORK CONTINUES ON NOAA WEATHER RADIO STATION KWO-35, OPERATING ON A
FREQUENCY OF 162.550 MHZ FROM THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING IN NEW
YORK CITY. ONE OF TWO NEW ANTENNAE HAS BEEN INSTALLED IN THIS NEW
LOCATION. THE SECOND ANTENNAE IS SCHEDULED TO BE INSTALLED IN THE
COMING WEEKS.


THE TRANSMITTER WILL CONTINUE OPERATING AT REDUCED POWER TO TEST
INSTALLATION OF THESE ANTENNAE, SO AREAL COVERAGE OF BROADCASTS
WILL STILL BE OPERATING IN A LIMITED CAPACITY. ONCE THESE TESTS
ARE CONCLUDED AND DEEMED SUCCESSFUL, FURTHER INFORMATION ON THE
TIME OF RETURN TO SERVICE WILL BE PROVIDED THROUGH A PUBLIC
INFORMATION STATEMENT. WE CONTINUE TO GET CLOSER TO NOAA WEATHER
RADIO STATION KWO-35 BEING ABLE TO RETURN TO FULL OPERATION AT ITS
NEW LOCATION.


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/OKX


FACEBOOK AT
http://HTTPS://WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSNEWYORKNY


TWITTER AT:
http://HTTPS://TWITTER.COM/NWSNEWYORKNY


IN 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.








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Martin County Ares/Races
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N.O.A.A. TRANSMITTER KWO-35 REMAINS ON THE AIR TO TEST TRANSMISSION...
« Reply #2 on: March 19, 2020, 12:18:53 am »









                                       THIS IS AN UPDATED PRESS RELEASE FOR  N.O.A.A. WEATHER RADIO *(KWO-35)*



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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
5:18 PM EDT WED MAR 18 2020


...*(THE NOAA WEATHER RADIO NYC KWO-35 INSTALLATION AND TESTING CONTINUES)*...


WORK CONTINUES ON NOAA WEATHER RADIO STATION KWO-35, OPERATING ON
A FREQUENCY OF 162.550 MHZ FROM THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING IN NEW YORK CITY.

THE TRANSMITTER IS NOW OPERATING AT FULL POWER AND IS UNDERGOING
FINAL TESTING. ONCE THESE TESTS ARE CONCLUDED AND DEEMED
SUCCESSFUL, FURTHER INFORMATION ON TEST COMPLETION WILL BE
PROVIDED THROUGH A PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT. WE CONTINUE TO
GET CLOSER TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO STATION KWO-35 BEING ABLE TO
RETURN TO FULL OPERATION AT ITS NEW LOCATION.


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/OKX

FACEBOOK AT:
http://HTTPS://WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSNEWYORKNY

TWITTER AT:
http://HTTPS://TWITTER.COM/NWSNEWYORKNY


IN 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.









GMRS--Wqtk-711
Ham Radio--N2ATP / AE
Martin County Skywarn Advanced
Martin County Ares/Races
Cpr-First Aid-Aed
FEMA/ICS-1/2/7/800-951 Radio Inter-Op Certified
Former Firefighter (Broad Channel / Island Park)

 



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