California 'Quake Knocks Napa Stations Off-Air

KYVN 99.3 FM (6Kw) 60dBu Coverage

A moderately strong earthquake shook the San Francisco Bay Area early Sunday morning, injuring over 170 people in the Napa Valley, severely damaging historic buildings in downtown Napa, rupturing gas lines and water mains across Napa, Sonoma, and Solano counties, leading to multiple fires, plunging thousands into darkness and buckling and cracking roads on Highway 37 and State Routes 12 and 121.

CBS News/SF reports nearly 100 aftershocks were recorded following the earthquake, the largest to hit the Bay Area since the 6.9 magnitude Loma Prieta quake nearly 25 years ago. Initial reports had the earthquake measuring 6.1 magnitude before revising it to 6.0, and then upgrading it back to 6.1.

At least 170 injuries including six critical injuries to adults and a child.



Callers to local radio stations and locals checking in on social media reported a significant shaking motion in the city of Napa, lasting for an extended time.

Napa radio stations N/T  KVON 1440 AM and KVYN 99.3 FM were knocked off the air for half an hour early Sunday morning when the earthquake hit.

“Some book cases fell over, and some computer equipment and files were smashed,” said KVYN drive-time DJ Mindi Levine, “but no one’s been hurt, thank God.” The stations lost power, but backup generators quickly got the stations back on the air and they’ve been reporting live on the aftermath of the temblor ever since.


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