National Weather Service Transmitter Remains Out of Service
ADAMS, Mass. — The National Weather Service in Albany, N.Y., says a weather transmitter on top of Mount Greylock will be back online by June.
The transmitter, which broadcasts official warnings, watches, forecasts and hazard information 24 hours a day, has been out of service since May 2014.
Late last summer, the head of the Albany office said he expected it to be back in service by Oct. 1.
Earlier this month, the Albany office of the NWS issued a statement reading, in part, "We continue to make progress on clearing remaining administrative details.
"Once the final permit requirements are completed ... and once snow melts on Mount Greylock ... installation of the transmitter on the new tower will begin."
The Mount Greylock transmitter, designated Radio Station WWF-48, transmits at a frequency of 165.525 MHz.
It is part of a national network of NOAA weather radio stations. The nearest transmitters to the Mount Greylock tower are WXM82 in Egremont (162.450 MHz) and WXM-68 in Ames Hill, Vt., (162.425 MHz).
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