Windstorm Issues – 11/29-30/22
Last night during the windstorm, power was lost on Saturna Island affecting our broadcasters that serve Pender Island, eastern Saturna Island, and parts of northern Orcas. The local power company estimates that the power will be restored by 10 am today.
On Orcas, one of our backhaul radios in Eastsound was blown out of alignment, causing throughput loss to customers across central Orcas. Our backup radio is currently sustaining the backhaul, and our techs plan to realign the other radio later this morning.
Power Outage on Lummi – 11/17/22 – RESOLVED
Power has been restored to our broadcast sites on Lummi and our network has resumed normal operations. If you are still experience an outage, please contact our office at 360-376-4124.
Power Outage on Lummi – 11/17/22 – UPDATE
Power has gone out for our broadcasters on Lummi Island. The power provider is still estimating a 1 pm restoration time, so we are confident that service should be restored by then. All connections should resume their normal operation once the power is turned back on, and we are monitoring this link to ensure that everything comes back up.
Power Outage on Lummi – 11/17/22
Strong winds have caused a power outage on Lummi Island, which my affect our broadcasters that serve parts of northern Orcas Island. At this point onsite backup power is supplying our radios; but if the outage extends through the morning the power may fail. Power providers estimate a restoration time of 1 pm.
Electrical Upgrade on Saturna – 11/14/22
Onsite electrical work at one of our broadcaster locations that serves a part of Saturna Island has taken our radio down. The work is expected to be completed by 3 pm, at which time all network connections should resume normally.
Electrical Maintenance on Saturna – 11/10/22
Onsite electrical work at our main broadcast site on Saturna will cause the connection to drop twice, momentarily, as it is moved to and from battery backup power. These two interruptions should only last a few minutes each and will occur between 2:00 pm and 4:30 pm.
Power Work on Saturna – 10/27/22
Onsite electrical work at one of our broadcast sites on Saturna Island that serves parts of Waldron and Orcas Island has temporarily disabled our radios. The work is expected to last for about 20 minutes, after which the connection will resume at normal levels.
Cleanup on Orcas – 9/27/22 – FINISHED
All of our broadcasters on Orcas are now operating properly.
Cleanup on Orcas – 9/27/22 – Power Outage on San Juan – RESOLVED
Power has been restored on San Juan Island and our network in that area has returned to operational status.
We are still having trouble routing to one broadcaster on our Orcas network that serves customers around Sunset Mountain. Our techs are currently working on a solution.
Equipment Malfunction on Orcas – 9/27/22 – RESOLVED Power Outage on San Juan
We have finished restoring the broadcast link affected by the equipment failure on Orcas. All affiliated connections should be back up and running.
There is a power outage on the east side of San Juan that is affecting our broadcaster to Shaw Island. We are monitoring the outage to ensure that our system comes back online when power is restored.
