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Eaton Fire Puts L.A. Broadcast Towers at Risk

The Hollywood Reporter
Story by Alex Weprin
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Raging California wildfire threatens to take iconic LA broadcast towers off the air, disrupting emergency communications and television signals for millions.
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  • The Eaton Fire is encroaching on Mount Wilson, home to transmitters for major LA TV stations like NBC, ABC, CBS, Fox, and PBS, as well as numerous FM radio stations.
  • In the event the towers are destroyed, TV viewers would still be able to access networks via cable, satellite, or streaming, but emergency services could lose crucial communications links.
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NBC, ABC, CBS, Fox, PBS, KTLA, Univision, KMEX, KCBS, KIIS, Mt. Wilson Observatory
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