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Wednesday, September 1, 2021

Ida Radio: 12 Radio Stations Remain Silent After Hurricane


It is likely more radio stations are out of service in the wake of Hurricane Ida than what the official count suggests, but for the moment the FCC says many radio stations are silent.

Those are the stations that filed reports Tuesday with the FCC’s Disaster Information Reporting System or DIRS. But with power and telephone service in southern Louisiana mostly offline, other stations either were unable to report – or simply had their hands full with the voluntary check-in.

➤Television stations status:

• 27 (up from 15 yesterday) TV stations reported being operational (KATC, KBTR, KDCG, KLFY-TV, KLWB, KSHV-TV, KWBJ-CD, KWBJ-CD, KXKW, WALA-TV, WBRZ, WDAM, WDBD, WEIQ, WFNA, WGMBTV, WHLT, WJTV, WKRG-TV, WLAE-TV, WLBT, WLOV, WNTZ-TV, WTOK-TV, WVLA-TV, WVUE-DT, WXXV-TV).

• 4 (up from 2 yesterday) TV stations are reported as being out of service (KFOL, WGNO, WNOL-TV, WYES-DT).

➤FM Radio stations status:

• 31 (up from 19 yesterday) FM radio stations reported being operational (KFXZ, KLFT, KLWB, KOGM, KRVE, KSALU, KSLO, KYMK, W225CZ, WBHY, WDMS, WEZB, WFFF-FM, WFMF, WKBU, WKSO, WKZU, WLMG, WNOE, WQNZ, WQRG-LP, WQRZ-LP, WQUE-FM, WRKN, WRNO-FM, WSKK, WWL-FM, WWUU, WWUU, WYLD-FM, WYNK-FM).

• 8 (up from 3 yesterday) FM stations reported being out of service (KKND, KKND, KMEZ, KVDU, W208FC, WJDR, WSSM, WZRH).

➤AM Radio stations status:

• 12 (up from 6 yesterday) AM radio stations reported being operational (KFXZ, KSLO, KVOL, WBHY, WCHJ, WFFF, WJBO, WLPR, WNAT, WODT, WWL, WWWL).

• 4 (up from 2 yesterday) AM radio stations reported being out of service (WCJU, WHSY, WSHO, WYLD).

The FCC has said its operations center will remain open 24-hours a day to assist broadcasters and others, including expediting any Special Temporary Authority (STA) request or other waivers. A handful have already been approved by the FCC, but none are for radio or TV stations.

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