Satellite outage alert

Mon, August 20, 2007
Posted in Technical Updates

The state-operated satellite service carrying some KAKM signals to remote parts of the state started having technical difficulties this past weekend — sometime on Saturday. Folks watching KAKM on consumer satellite services, cable services based in the Anchorage area and over the air from our Anchorage area transmitter will be unaffected.

For the most part, this shouldn’t affect most KAKM viewers. However, avid viewers of Alaska Weather in the bush will be unable to see the program this evening if the “ARCS” system is not restored by then.

Technicians are working to fix the satellite problem. We’ve asked for an estimated time for repairs but haven’t received one as yet. We’re hoping the signals can be restored soon.