Tower Collapse Hits KWWL Delays Broadcasting and Revenue
KWWL-TV in Waterloo suffered a 2000 foot tower collapse near Rowley during a winter storm. The loss, estimated at over 3.5 million dollars, reduces coverage and will cut revenues while a new 2000 foot tower is built over nine to eleven months. KFMW-FM also went off air with restoration hoped within ten days.
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Hawkeye Classic coverage persists amid tower collapse
Despite KWWL-TV's transmitter collapse near Rowley viewers may face weaker reception on some systems. Carnaby Square Teleproductions plans to air the Amana-Hawkeye Classic with channel changes possible for cable systems Cedar Rapids and Iowa City will decide which channel carries the games.
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Weather forecast and storm summary across regions
Extended forecast calls for a chance of snow Thursday with rain or snow Friday and Saturday. Temperatures range from lows in the single digits to the mid 40s across various regions. A winter storm moved from the central Plains to the upper Mississippi Valley and Great Lakes, bringing heavy snow in Duluth and northern Wisconsin with drifting winds.
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Denver Forecaster Sees Less Power in Storms
Denver experienced record snowfall with 100 inches in the past year and three storms of 18 inches. More than 3,000 motorists near Limon dug out as 2 feet of snow and 15 foot drifts piled up. Interstate 70 opened midday, but highways across six states faced closures and blizzard conditions. In Vermillion South Dakota, 150 motorists were rescued from drifts on I 29 and housed at a motel where guests waited for meals. Regular plowing continued amid hazardous blowing snow.
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KUNI Returns at Half Power After Ice Capade Outage
KUNI radio resumed broadcasting Monday after an 18 hour outage caused by a power cut Sunday night. The University of Northern Iowa station operates at reduced 40 000 watts due to a leaking nitrogen charged transmission line on the KCRG TV tower. full power expected early next week. Translators in Davenport and Dubuque were on air.
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