- Date
- 2018-02-20
- Kind
- Weather disruption
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- weathercommunicationinfrastructureemergency-management
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
During an ice storm on February 20, 2018, WVBI reported roughly one-half inch of ice on surfaces in St. James and three-quarters of an inch on its antenna. The station reduced transmitter power and warned it might temporarily leave the air, while directing listeners to internet and smart-speaker streams.
Evidence limits
This is a first-party operational report tied to a weather event. It does not provide calibrated precipitation measurements or a complete outage duration.
Sources
- WVBI reported about one-half inch of ice on surfaces in St. James and three-quarters of an inch on its antenna, forcing reduced operating power and potentially an off-air period. This is a first-party station report, not a calibrated weather observation or engineering report.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 12 · t012772
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Ice storm forces WVBI to reduce transmitter power, February 2018”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-wvbi-ice-storm-power-reduction-february-2018/, accessed [date], citing WVBI, “More Ice, Ice Baby,” Beaver Island Forum, February 20, 2018..
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