Lightning strike knocks out Raccoon Pt service
A lightning strike on Saturday, 8/22/2026, on our broadcasting equipment on Lummi Island severely damaged the equipment that serves the East/Northeast side of Orcas. (2nd strike in 26 years for our company. The first was last month.) All of Raccoon Point is out of the internet. We spent yesterday assessing the damage and needed to […]
Equipment Outage on Orcas – 6/26/26 – RESOLVED
Technicians got the offending equipment online just before 9 am. All connections are up and running again.
Equipment Outage on Orcas – 6/26/26
Our broadcast tower on Buck Mountain that serves portions of Orcas as well as Waldron, Saturna, and Pender island has stopped responding to our network earlier this morning. Our technicians are onsite addressing the issue. We will post an update when the system is restored.
Planned Outage on Shaw – 2/24/26 – RESOLVED
Power has been restored on Shaw and our broadcaster is back online.
Planned Outage on Shaw – 2/24/26
There is a planned power outage on the western side of Shaw Island that is affecting one of our broadcasters serving parts of San Juan Island. The outage is expected to end around 2 pm. today.
Power Outage on Lopez – 1/27/26 – RESOLVED
Power has been restored on Lopez and our broadcast tower is back online.
Power Outage on Lopez – 1/27/26
Power has gone out on northern Lopez, affecting our broadcast tower that serves parts of southern Orcas and Blakely Island. OPALCO is investigating the cause and remedy.
12/15/25 – Power Outage in Canada – RESOLVED
Power was restored in Canada last night and all of our stations are up and running.
Power Outage in Canada – 12/15/25
Power has been knocked out on Saturna and Pender islands, affecting our broadcast towers there. We are monitoring the work progress there.
11/25/25 – Network Outage in Canada – POST RESOLUTION UPDATE
The outage was resolved after an electrical equipment swap at the site. All connections came back up about a day and a half after the outage occurred.