Mt. Cheaha NOAA Wx Radio Down

At 1:09 pm the National Weather Service in Birmingham sent out a Public Information Statement to advise weather radio listeners in East Central Alabama that the NOAA Weather Radio broadcasting on 146.475 MHz from an antenna on Mt. Cheaha will be off the air for scheduled maintenance this afternoon.

Fortunately, there does not appear to be any serious weather to be concerned about. Alternatives include the Oneonta transmitter on 162.425 MHz or the Birmingham transmitter on 162.550 MHz.

I’ve included the full text of the message below.

-Brian-

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
109 PM CDT FRI AUG 28 2015

...ANNISTON NOAA WEATHER RADIO WILL BE OFF THE AIR...

THE ANNISTON NOAA WEATHER RADIO TRANSMITTER...BROADCASTING ON A
FREQUENCY OF 162.475 MHZ...WILL BE OFF THE AIR FOR SCHEDULED
MAINTENANCE THIS AFTERNOON.

DURING THIS TIME FRAME THE RADIO MAY EXPERIENCE PERIODIC OUTAGES.
THE TECHNICIANS WILL WORK AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE TO COMPLETE THE
WORK AND GET THE AUDIO BACK UP AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. IN THE
MEANTIME...PLEASE TUNE TO LOCAL MEDIA AND COMMERCIAL RADIO FOR THE
LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. BACKUP NOAA WEATHER RADIO TRANSMITTERS
ARE:

ONEONTA...BROADCASTING ON A FREQUENCY OF 162.425 MHZ...AND
BIRMINGHAM...BROADCASTING ON A FREQUENCY OF 162.550 MHZ.

KEEP IN MIND THAT NOT ALL BACKUP TRANSMITTERS WILL TONE FOR YOUR
SPECIFIC COUNTY...SO PLEASE STAY WEATHER AWARE DURING THE OUTAGE.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE. WE APOLOGIZE FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE THIS
OUTAGE MAY CAUSE.

$$

Category: Alabama's Weather