[TWIAR] KRBC Tower Collapse

[Greg Williams]

KRBC Tower Collapse
http://www.krbctv.com/tower%20collapse.htm

KRBC TV Channel 9 is back on the air and on Dish Network after the 
station broadcast transmission tower fell during the ice storm Sunday 
night, January 14th, 2007.

KTAB TV Chief Engineer Glen McCandless says the 500 foot tower and its 
guy wires were caked with several inches of ice that possibly led to the 
collapse at 7:43 p.m.

The tower narrowly missed hitting the transmitter building, according to 
McCandless.

KRBC is currently operating on an auxiliary antenna on full power.

KRBC was available on Suddenlink cable systems during the broadcast outage.

Dish Network receives its local feed from the KRBC off air signal so 
KRBC was not available on the satellite service during the outage.

The following are photos taken by reporter Rob Mooring at the tower site 
south of Abilene on Monday morning.

-- 
Greg Williams
K4HSM
k4hsm at knology.net

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