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Tuesday, August 30, 2005Katrina damages second Gulf Coast TV station  Mobile station WPMI-15 was knocked off the air Monday in the wake of Hurricane Katrina as the storm's devastating effects on the Mississippi Gulf Coast and New Orleans made news nationwide. The NBC affiliate reported that lightning was to blame for a generator fire that stopped the station from broadcasting. News staffers relocated to the co-owned Clear Channel radio stations in the city to participate in their live radio broadcast."About an hour ago while we were on the air and under a tornado warning, our generator caught fire and shook the newsroom," Ch. 15 anchor Scott Walker wrote online. "Everyone in the building had just heard the tornado warning announced, so all the people upstairs were evacuated down to the level of the station that is partially underground." "The end result is that everyone is safe, but the generator is shot and the station is powerless," Walker continued. In the neighboring market of Biloxi, Miss., WLOX-13 news staffers were also forced to stop broadcasting after the hurricane damaged their studio building on Monday. Ch. 15 is no stranger to transmission problems. Just last year, Hurricane Ivan destroyed most of its transmission tower, leaving station engineers scrambling to find another broadcasting site. In 1996, the former Fox station had its network switch marred by ice on the tower that knocked it off the air. Posted by ECTVN on 8/30/2005 - 
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Quote of the Day "Mother Nature reclaimed the Mississippi Delta. If she wants to move the delta, or the city for that matter, then she will." -- WCNC-36 Charlotte weatherman Brad Panovich, working at sister station WWL-4, shared his thoughts on the state of New Orleans (WWLTV.com) Tomorrow Part 2 of a Special Edition The roof may have blown off its newsroom, but WLOX-13 is still fighting to provide information to viewers in the hard-hit Biloxi/Gulfport area. How other stations are helping out, plus a check on other media outlets affected by Hurricane Katrina. Previous Coverage Hurricane not good for TV trucks Mobile station also damaged WLOX update; reporter on roof Hurricane hits WLOX building New Orleans stations in high gear Quick Clicks Back to the home page TV news audio clips E-Mail East Coast TV News
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