New Statement yesterday evening from OAX regarding planned NOAA Radio Outage:000
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IAZ055-069-079-NEZ034-044-045-051>053-067-280100-
Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Omaha/Valley NE
420 PM CDT Thu Apr 27 2017
...OMAHA NOAA WEATHER RADIO WILL BE OFF-THE-AIR ON FRIDAY...
We are in the process of moving the the NOAA Weather Radio
transmitter in Omaha, NE, site KIH 61, broadcasting on a frequency
of 162.400 megahertz to a new location. This work was expected to be
completed today. However, due to a couple of unexpected delays, the
transmitter will now be moved on Friday, April 28. The NOAA Weather
Radio station in Omaha is currently broadcasting, but will be off
the air again during the move on Friday. We apologize for any
inconvenience that this may cause. Severe weather is not expected
during the move.
$$
As of 8:15 am CDT it's still broadcasting, so the move has yet to get underway.
The transmitter is off the air now. I've taken my two streams (below) down ans will bring them back up when it's back on the air.
http://chappelleweather.com:8000/NOAA/KIH61.mp3
http://wxradio.dyndns.org:8000/NOAA/KIH61.mp3
Doug
The transmitter move apparently is complete. We have a good quality signal. Both of my streams have been restored.
Spoke too soon!! Transmitter is off the air again. Have taken both of the KIH61 streams down again. Will continue to monitor.
Omaha KIH61 is now listed as listed as out of service on the NWR Transmitter Outages page. I find no further public information statements from WFO OAX regarding status. I've left an inquiry on the outage reporting page. We'll see if we get any response.
So until further notice, we'll leave the streams down rather than blasting static on them.
Doug
Update at 8:30AM - Was able to find the telephone number to Omaha WFO in Valley, NE. Spoke to them and they stated that technicians would be on site today to attempt repair, but had no further information beyond that.
Update 9:00AM
I received a response to my inquiry on the NWR outage page already!!!
Good morning,
Thank you for contacting us regarding the KIH61 Omaha, NE transmitter (freq. 162.400 MHz). The transmitter site experienced a telecommunication circuit outage following the transmitter move. Telco technicians are working to restore audio as soon as possible.
We apologize for the additional interruption in service and appreciate your attention to the station broadcast.
Respectfully,
Catherine Williams
10:00AM - New Public Information Statement from WFO OAX
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IAZ055-069-079-NEZ034-044-045-051>053-067-300200-
Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Omaha/Valley NE
850 AM CDT Sat Apr 29 2017
...OMAHA NOAA WEATHER RADIO REMAINS OFF THE AIR...
We are in the process of moving the the NOAA Weather Radio
transmitter in Omaha, NE, site KIH 61, broadcasting on a frequency
of 162.400 megahertz to a new location. There have been
complications with this move and technicians are working to
restore the broadcast. We are hopeful to have the transmitter
operational later today. We apologize for any inconvenience that
this may cause.
$$
2:00PM - Latest statement from WFO. Looks like it will be Monday before KIH61 Omaha will be restored.
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IAZ055-069-079-NEZ034-044-045-051>053-067-300715-
Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Omaha/Valley NE
201 PM CDT Sat Apr 29 2017
...OMAHA NOAA WEATHER RADIO TO REMAIN OFF THE AIR UNTIL MONDAY...
We are in the process of moving the the NOAA Weather Radio
transmitter in Omaha, Nebraska to a new location. The call sign
is KIH-61, which broadcasts on a frequency of 162.400 megahertz.
There have been complications with this move and technicians are
working to restore the broadcast. It now appears that the
transmitter will not be operational until Monday, May 1st.
We apologize for any inconvenience that this may cause. While
some light snow could occur Sunday night into early Monday, no
hazardous weather is anticipated within the listening area between
now and then.
$$