Fire Threatens Mt. Wilson Broadcast Transmitters as L.A. TV and Radio Stations on Alert; Observatory Evacuated
variety.comMichael Schneider Variety Editor at Large The devastating Eaton fire is now taking aim at Mt. Wilson, threatening the antenna farm and broadcasting transmitters located up there, as well as the historic Mt.
Wilson observatory. Should the fire reach the top of the mountain, it could pose major communications issues and limit the broadcasting capabilities of Los Angeles’ major TV and radio stations.
According to KCBS/KCAL news, hand crews have arrived at Mt. Wilson to fight the blaze. Most of Los Angeles’ TV stations broadcast from Mt.
Wilson, including 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).
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