NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
1110 AM EDT FRI SEP 06
2013
...NOAA WEATHER RADIO NEW YORK CITY REMAINS OUT OF
SERVICE...
THE NOAA WEATHER RADIO TRANSMITTER THAT SERVES THE NEW YORK
CITY METROPOLITAN AREA HAS BEEN CAUSING RADIO REQUENCY INTERFERENCE
ON THE U.S. COAST GUARD CHANNEL 16 TRANSMITTER FOR
INTERNATIONAL DISTRESS...SAFETY AND CALLING SINCE LATE JULY.
THE NEW
YORK CITY TRANSMITTER BROADCASTS ON A FREQUENCY OF 162.550 MHZ AND THE
U.S.COAST GUARD TRANSMITTER BROADCASTS ON A FREQUENCY OF 156.800 MHZ. OTHER
TRANSMITTERS...IN VERY CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE NYC TRANSMITTER BROADCAST ON A
FREQUENCY OF 168.3 MHZ.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS WORKING WITH
SEVERAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TO ISOLATE AND RESOLVE THIS TECHNICAL
PROBLEM. WE HAVE INSTALLED A FILTER ON THE NYC TRANSMITTER...WHICH
REDUCED...BUT DID NOT ELIMINATE THIS PROBLEM. WE WORKED WITH ANOTHER FEDERAL
AGENCY
AND OVERSAW THE INSTALLATION OF ANOTHER FILTER...ON A
TRANSMITTER BROADCASTING OVER 168.3 MHZ...WHICH DID NOT FURTHER REDUCE THE
RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE.
WE CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE U.S. COAST
GUARD TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM AND APOLOGIZE FOR THE INTERRUPTION OF OUR
ROUTINE WEATHER BROADCASTS.
...NOAA WEATHER RADIO WILL BE PLACED IN
OPERATION TO BROADCAST SHORT FUSE LIFE THREATENING WEATHER WATCHES AND
WARNINGS...
