UPDATE: Tue Apr 30 as of 6:05pm, WKAR TV is back on the air broadcasting at full power on channels 23.1-5.
No further outages are expected. Thank you for your patience!
Originally posted Tue, Apr 30, 2024 8:15 AM as:
TECHNOTE: TV off the air intermittently during transmitter repairs
Tue Apr 30: WKAR TV will be off the air for periods during the day while crews work to make repairs at the broadcast transmitter. Periodic updates will be posted below.
Website and PBS App streaming are not affected. Comcast/Xfinity and MSU Campus cable services are not affected.
These channels are available for viewing online:
WKAR TV and WKAR World at
https://video.wkar.org/livestream/
WKAR PBS KIDS at
https://pbskids.org/videos/watch/live
Updated: April 30, 2024 at 6:10 PM EDT
As of 6:05pm, WKAR TV is back on the air broadcasting at full power on channels 23.1-5
Updated: April 30, 2024 at 5:57 PM EDT
WKAR TV is back on air at reduced power. Adjustments are being made in preparation for returning to full power broadcast.
Updated: April 30, 2024 at 3:40 PM EDT
TV broadcast went off the air at 3:30pm. Crew is now working to bring the retuned, replacement mask filter into the transmission system. Earliest return to broadcast is estimated at 4:30pm and could be later. We will continue to post updates here.
Updated: April 30, 2024 at 1:43 PM EDT
New estimated time for TV broadcast to go off the air is between 1:45pm and 3pm. Work continues to tune the replacement mask filter to transmit on the FCC-approved frequency. When tuning of the mask filter is complete, broadcast will be suspended while the replacement mask filter is brought into the transmission system.
Updated: April 30, 2024 at 11:15 AM EDT
TV broadcast will be off the air beginning sometime between 12pm and 1pm. Crews have been onsite since early this morning with work progressing toward this next stage, which requires that broadcast transmission stop for a period of time.
