01/26/24 – Power outage on Lummi Island

There is a scheduled power outage affecting the section of Lummi Island where our broadcast towers that serve northeastern Orcas are located.  The outage has been underway since early this morning and we are monitoring the power company’s outage page for a restoration or estimated uptime.

01/17/24 – Power outage on Saturna Island – UPDATE

Our operational area on Saturna is still without power.  Power company estimates place restoration estimates at early tomorrow morning.  We will be monitoring our devices to ensure they come back online when power is restored.

Pender Island has also lost power, affecting one of our broadcasters that serves parts of Saturna Island.  Crews are hoping to have power on Pender back by this evening.

01/17/24 – Power outage on Saturna Island and broadcaster down on Orcas

The power is out on Saturna island, affecting our broadcasters that serve Saturna and parts of northern Orcas.  Local power crews are on-site working on it.

One of our broadcasters in Eastsound that serves areas around the town has gone down.  We have a technician on-site diagnosing the problem.

01/11/24 – Power outage on Lummi Island

There is a power outage on Lummi Island that is affecting our local broadcasters.  Our radios on Lummi that serve areas on northern Orcas are on generator power and should remain online for the duration of the outage.  The local power company estimates a restoration time of 6:30 tonight.

01/11/24 – Power outage on Saturna

Strong winds have taken out the power on parts of Saturna, including our broadcast sites to Saturna and some Orcas residents.  The local power crew estimates a restoration around 11 am today.

01/09/24 – Power outage on Saturna

Power has gone out to our broadcasters on Saturna Island that serves the local area as well as parts of Orcas Island.  The local power company is aware of the outage and investigating the problem.