In the meantime within the Democrat hellhole of Los Angeles…
The Eaton hearth has now unfold to Mt. Wilson and is threatening to destroy crucial broadcasting towers and transmitters.
The fireplace might wipe out LA’s radio, TV, radar for LAX, two-way communications, regulation enforcement comms, native stations and extra.
BREAKING: Eaton Ca Fireplace Reaches Mt. Wilson & Threatens Crucial Broadcast Towers pic.twitter.com/J3GRuqHHZN
— Drew Hernandez (@DrewHLive) January 9, 2025
At the least 5 folks have died within the Eaton hearth and now the blaze is threatening the historic observatory on the high of Mt. Wilson.
As of Thursday afternoon, the Eaton hearth has ZERO containment.
Selection reported:
The devastating Eaton hearth is now taking purpose at Mt. Wilson, threatening the antenna farm and broadcasting transmitters positioned up there, in addition to the historic Mt. Wilson observatory. Ought to the hearth attain the highest of the mountain, it might pose main communications points and restrict the broadcasting capabilities of Los Angeles’ main TV and radio stations.
In keeping with KCBS/KCAL information, hand crews have arrived at Mt. Wilson to combat the blaze.
Most of Los Angeles’ TV stations broadcast from Mt. Wilson, together with KCBS (CBS 2), KNBC (NBC 4), KTLA (Channel 5), KABC (ABC 7), KCAL (Channel 9), KTTV (Fox 11), KCOP (Channel 13), KCET (PBS SoCal 2 Channel 28), KOCE (PBS SoCal 1 Channel 50) and KMEX (Univision 34). FM stations broadcasting from there embody KPCC-FM 89.3, KPFK-FM 90.7, KUSC-FM 91.5, KRRL-FM 92.3, KCBS-FM 93.1, KLLI-FM 93.9, KTWV 94.7, KLOS-FM 95.5, KNX-FM 97.1, KKLA-FM 99.5, KKLQ-FM 100.3, KRTH-FM 101.1, KSCA-FM 101.9, KIIS-FM 102.7, KOST-FM 103.5, KBIG-FM 104.3, KKGO-FM 105.1, KPWR-FM 105.9 and KLVE-FM 107.5.
Ought to the Mt. Wilson transmitting towers be destroyed by hearth, native stations wouldn’t take as large a success as they could have a number of many years in the past: Most cable, satellite tv for pc and telco methods received’t be affected, as stations now ship their feeds to suppliers through fiber-optic traces. And native TV stations now additionally share their stay information broadcasts through streaming apps. However viewers who depend on over-the-air alerts for his or her broadcast protection would certainly have to briefly discover different methods to obtain native TV fare — a critical concern throughout a serious information occasion just like the L.A. fires.