How does the station gather emergency information beyond government alerts?
ASHEVILLE, NC (WLOS) — A new emergency radio system is built to keep broadcasting even if the power grid, cell service and internet all go down.
Radio Asheville said its solar-powered backup system is ready to help keep Western North Carolina informed during another widespread outage or cyberattack. The launch follows the final approval of the station’s wireless carrier registration — the last technical piece of a system the station said they have spent a year designing, testing and rebuilding…