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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
309 PM EDT WED JUN 12 2019
...PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...
...THE NOAA WEATHER RADIO NYC TRANSMITTER IS EXPECTED TO RETURN TO
SERVICE AUTUMN 2019...
THE NOAA WEATHER RADIO TRANSMITTER THAT SERVES THE NYC METROPOLITAN
AREA IS EXPECTED TO RETURN TO SERVICE IN AUTUMN 2019 AFTER AN
EXTENDED OUTAGE. THE NEW LOCATION FOR KWO-35 WILL BE AT THE TOP OF
THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING IN MIDTOWN MANHATTAN.
IN NOVEMBER 2017, SERVICE WAS TERMINATED DUE TO FAILED LEASE
NEGOTIATIONS. THE OUTAGE REQUIRED THE NWS TO RE-LOCATE THE
TRANSMITTER TWO TIMES. WHILE THE PROCESS OF IDENTIFYING POSSIBLE NEW
LOCATIONS WAS CHALLENGING, IT WAS ULTIMATELY COMPLETED. NOW THAT A
NEW SITE HAS BEEN FINALIZED, NWS IS AUTHORIZED TO BEGIN NEW
INSTALLATION PROCEDURES AND SYSTEM TESTING TO ENSURE THE TRANSMITTER
SIGNAL WILL PERFORM AT OPTIMAL LEVELS. THIS PROCESS WILL TAKE
SEVERAL MONTHS. HOWEVER, IF ALL GOES WELL, WE COULD HAVE THE
TRANSMITTER BACK SOONER THAN ANTICIPATED.
KWO35 WILL RESUME BROADCAST ON A FREQUENCY OF 162.550 MHZ ON 750
WATTS.
IN THE MEANTIME, LOCAL NWS OBSERVATIONS, FORECASTS, AND DATA FOR THE
NYC METROPOLITAN AREA CAN BE FOUND ON:
THE WEB AT: New York, NY
FACEBOOK AT: US National Weather Service New York NY
TWITTER AT: NWS New York NY (@NWSNewYorkNY) | Twitter
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.
VOICE RECORDINGS OF NWS WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE NYC METROPOLITAN
AREA WILL CONTINUE AT 631-924-0517.
WE WILL PROVIDE UPDATES ON THE STATUS OF THE NYC NOAA WEATHER RADIO
TRANSMITTER THROUGH PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTS WHEN ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.
NWSChat - NOAA's National Weather Service
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
309 PM EDT WED JUN 12 2019
...PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...
...THE NOAA WEATHER RADIO NYC TRANSMITTER IS EXPECTED TO RETURN TO
SERVICE AUTUMN 2019...
THE NOAA WEATHER RADIO TRANSMITTER THAT SERVES THE NYC METROPOLITAN
AREA IS EXPECTED TO RETURN TO SERVICE IN AUTUMN 2019 AFTER AN
EXTENDED OUTAGE. THE NEW LOCATION FOR KWO-35 WILL BE AT THE TOP OF
THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING IN MIDTOWN MANHATTAN.
IN NOVEMBER 2017, SERVICE WAS TERMINATED DUE TO FAILED LEASE
NEGOTIATIONS. THE OUTAGE REQUIRED THE NWS TO RE-LOCATE THE
TRANSMITTER TWO TIMES. WHILE THE PROCESS OF IDENTIFYING POSSIBLE NEW
LOCATIONS WAS CHALLENGING, IT WAS ULTIMATELY COMPLETED. NOW THAT A
NEW SITE HAS BEEN FINALIZED, NWS IS AUTHORIZED TO BEGIN NEW
INSTALLATION PROCEDURES AND SYSTEM TESTING TO ENSURE THE TRANSMITTER
SIGNAL WILL PERFORM AT OPTIMAL LEVELS. THIS PROCESS WILL TAKE
SEVERAL MONTHS. HOWEVER, IF ALL GOES WELL, WE COULD HAVE THE
TRANSMITTER BACK SOONER THAN ANTICIPATED.
KWO35 WILL RESUME BROADCAST ON A FREQUENCY OF 162.550 MHZ ON 750
WATTS.
IN THE MEANTIME, LOCAL NWS OBSERVATIONS, FORECASTS, AND DATA FOR THE
NYC METROPOLITAN AREA CAN BE FOUND ON:
THE WEB AT: New York, NY
FACEBOOK AT: US National Weather Service New York NY
TWITTER AT: NWS New York NY (@NWSNewYorkNY) | Twitter
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.
VOICE RECORDINGS OF NWS WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE NYC METROPOLITAN
AREA WILL CONTINUE AT 631-924-0517.
WE WILL PROVIDE UPDATES ON THE STATUS OF THE NYC NOAA WEATHER RADIO
TRANSMITTER THROUGH PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTS WHEN ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.
NWSChat - NOAA's National Weather Service
