PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1031 AM CDT FRI MAY 9 2014
…BIRMINGHAM NOAA WEATHER RADIO TRANSMITTER REPAIRS COMPLETE…
THE BIRMINGHAM NOAA WEATHER RADIO TRANSMITTER…BROADCASTING ON A
FREQUENCY OF 162.550 MHZ…HAS BEEN REPAIRED AND IS BACK ON THE
AIR AT FULL POWER AND AT THE PROPER HEIGHT ON THE TOWER.
TECHNICIANS COMPLETED THE REPAIRS LATE LAST EVENING…AND ARE NOW
CHECKING THE SIGNAL STRENGTH AND COVERAGE THROUGHOUT THE LISTENING
AREA. IF YOU REPROGRAMMED YOUR NOAA WEATHER RADIO RECEIVER DURING
THE OUTAGE…YOU MAY NOW RETURN THE RECEIVER TO THE BIRMINGHAM
TRANSMITTER. ONCE YOU CHANGE BACK TO THE BIRMINGHAM TRANSMITTER WE
RECOMMEND CHECKING YOUR RECEPTION TO ENSURE THAT THE SIGNAL WILL
BE STRONG ENOUGH TO ACTIVATE THE ALARM FEATURE ON YOUR RADIO.
DUE TO THE SHOWERS IN THE AREA TODAY…WE DO NOT PLAN TO CONDUCT
ANY SPECIAL TESTS AT THIS TIME. THE NEXT ROUTINELY SCHEDULED WEEKLY
RADIO TESTS OF ALL NOAA WEATHER RADIO TRANSMITTERS IN THE
BIRMINGHAM FORECAST AREA ARE THIS SATURDAY AT 11 AM…AND NEXT
WEDNESDAY AT 11 AM. IF WEATHER PREVENTS US FROM CONDUCTING THESE
NEXT TESTS…WE WILL CONSIDER RUNNING A SPECIAL FOR THE BIRMINGHAM
TRANSMITTER ONLY ONCE THE WEATHER PERMITS US TO.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE. WE APOLOGIZE FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE
THIS REDUCTION/OUTAGE HAS CAUSED OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS.
