[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Public Information Statement : PHI@ 9/25/2013 12:03:29 PM

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1202 PM EDT WED SEP 25 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 FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE ON 
THE U.S. COAST GUARD CHANNEL 16 TRANSMITTER FOR INTERNATIONAL 
DISTRESS...SAFETY AND CALLING SINCE LATE JULY. LISTENERS TO NOAA
WEATHER RADIO IN OUR REGION WHO LISTEN TO THIS BROADCAST MAY
LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER BROADCASTS OUT OF HOWELL NEW JERSEY ON A
FREQUENCY OF 162.45 MHZ, HAMBURG MOUNTAIN ON A FREQUENCY OF 162.50
MHZ AND ALLENTOWN PA ON A FREQUENCY OF 162.4 MHZ DEPENDING ON
LOCATION FROM EACH TRANSMITTER SITE. 

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 OUT OF UPTON NEW YORK IS WORKING WITH
SEVERAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TO ISOLATE AND RESOLVE THIS
TECHNICAL PROBLEM.  THEY HAVE INSTALLED A FILTER ON THE NYC
TRANSMITTER...WHICH REDUCED...BUT DID NOT ELIMINATE THIS PROBLEM.
THEY 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.

THEY WILL 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...

NOTE THAT THE NYC TRANSMITTER WILL BE PLACED IN OPERATION FOR THE 
ISSUANCE OF SHORT FUSE LIFE THREATENING WEATHER WATCHES AND 
WARNINGS...SUCH AS TORNADO...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND FLASH FLOOD 
WATCHES AND WARNINGS...TO ENSURE DISSEMINATION THROUGH THE EMERGENCY 
ALERT SYSTEM...WHICH IS CARRIED BY THE BROADCAST MEDIA.

THANKS FOR YOUR PATIENCE AND FOR LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO.


THANKS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE OUT OF UPTON NEW
YORK FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION ON THIS NOAA WEATHER RADIO OUTAGE.
WE WILL RELAY ANY NEW INFORMATION FORM THE UPTON OFFICE AS IT
BECOMES AVAILABLE.



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