The Eaton fire in Los Angeles has reached Mt. Wilson, which houses communication and broadcast transmitters.
Police and firefighters rely on those towers to communicate with each other. The destruction would also affect truck drivers using radios.
The majority of LA’s broadcast stations have antennas on Mt. Wilson. From Variety:
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). FM stations broadcasting from there include 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.
The Famous Mt. Wilson Observatory staff announced the majority evacuated from the building, leaving behind a few to keep watch.
The Observatory has no power, limiting communication.
Elon Musk already promised Starlink terminals to the affected areas.
It seems TV stations have already used Starlink because cell towers aren’t working.
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