FLA Broadcast: FCC Reports Station Affected By Milton

The following is a report on the status of communications services in geographic areas impacted by Hurricane Milton as of October 10, 2024.  This report incorporates network outage data from Commission (FCC) Disaster Information Reporting System (DIRS).  Hurricane Milton made landfall in Florida the evening of October 9, 2024.

Most of the affected radio stations are on the FM band, though four radio stations broadcast on AM. The specific location of the radio and TV stations knocked off the air was not disclosed by the agency, though the count was accurate as of Thursday morning.

The outages were largely attributed to disruptions in electrical service, which knocked TV and radio transmitters offline. Nearly 3 million Florida residents and businesses were plunged into the dark between Wednesday afternoon and Thursday morning, as the storm spawned dozens of tornadoes and caused flash flooding that damaged electrical equipment throughout the state.

• Television station status:  There are 3 TV stations reported as being out of service in the area affected by Hurricane Milton.
• FM Radio station status:  There are 10 FM stations reported as being out of service in the area affected by Hurricane Milton.
• AM Radio station status:  There are 4 AM stations reported as being out of service in the area affected by Hurricane Milton..