Storm damage to satellite receiver may cause brief NPR feed outages this week.
Yesterday afternoon, severe storms in the Chattanooga area caused a power surge that damaged key pieces of equipment essential to our satellite operations. Specifically, our satellite dish was partially damaged, and our satellite receiver, which we use to bring you nationally syndicated programming from NPR, was also affected.
Fortunately, our engineering team was already on campus conducting scheduled maintenance and was able to quickly assess the situation. Thanks to their expertise and quick response, we now have a temporary fix in place that allows us to continue receiving NPR’s satellite feed. However, this interim solution is not without its challenges. It requires constant, around-the-clock monitoring, and we may still experience brief broadcast interruptions until replacement equipment arrives later this week.
We’re grateful that this damage was limited to our satellite feed only. WUTC’s studios and our ability to broadcast local programming were not affected. That means you’ll continue to hear all of our locally produced shows as scheduled…