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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
1130 AM EST WED MAR 26 2014

...NOAA WEATHER RADIO NEW YORK CITY IS BACK ON THE AIR FOR TESTING...

THE NOAA WEATHER RADIO TRANSMITTER THAT SERVES THE NEW YORK CITY 
METROPOLITAN AREA IS CURRENTLY BROADCASTING. THE TRANSMITTER IS 
CURRENTLY BEING TESTED TO DETERMINE IF RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE 
CONTINUES ON THE U.S. COAST GUARD CHANNEL 16 TRANSMITTER FOR
INTERNATIONAL DISTRESS...SAFETY AND RESCUE.

THE NEW YORK CITY NOAA WEATHER RADIO TRANSMITS ON A FREQUENCY OF 
162.55 MHZ WHICH IS VERY CLOSE TO THE U.S. COAST GUARD CHANNEL 16 
BROADCAST FREQUENCY.  AFTER MANY MONTHS OF TROUBLESHOOTING FREQUENCY
INTERFERENCE ISSUES...IT WAS DETERMINED TO RELOCATE THE TRANSMITTER 
TO A NEW LOCATION. THE TRANSMITTER IS CURRENTLY BEING TESTED NEAR 
TIMES SQUARE IN ORDER TO DETERMINE IF THE INTERFERENCE CONTINUES. 

KWO-35 LISTENERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK ON THE BROADCAST 
TRANSMISSION WHILE ITS BEING TESTED FOR INTERFERENCE.  IF ANY 
INTERFERENCE ISSUES ARE HEARD...LISTENERS SHOULD REPORT THEIR 
FINDINGS VIA E:MAIL TO NWROUTAGE@NOAA.GOV. IT IS IMPORTANT TO 
PROVIDE YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION AS WELL AS THE FREQUENCY IN WHICH 
THE NWR BROADCAST IS INTERFERING.  

NOAA WEATHER RADIO WILL CONTINUE TO BROADCAST LIFE SAVING WEATHER
WATCHES AND WARNINGS THROUGH THE TESTING PERIOD. THIS INCLUDES 
WATCHES AND WARNINGS FOR TORNADOES...FLASH FLOODS...AND SEVERE 
THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDING SPECIAL MARINE WARNINGS. THESE BROADCASTS 
WILL ENSURE DISSEMINATION THROUGH THE EMERGENCY 
ALERT SYSTEM...WHICH IS CARRIED BY THE BROADCAST MEDIA. 

WE WILL PROVIDE UPDATES ON THE STATUS OF THE NEW YORK CITY NOAA 
WEATHER RADIO TRANSMITTER THROUGH PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTS AS 
MORE INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.

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