Radio station outages increase days after Hurricane Helene.
Dozens of radio stations remain offline several days after Hurricane Helene impacted a multi-state area as a Category 4 storm, according to the latest report from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
The number of AM and FM radio stations reported as out of service increased in Georgia, where flooding and power outages have challenged the reliability of broadcast radio as a communications medium.
Three AM radio stations were out of action in Georg as of Monday morning, according to the FCC, up from two AM radio stations reported one day earlier. The number of FM stations out of service in the state increased by three, with 18 stations off the air in Georgia, the agency said.
In South Carolina, the number of AM stations reported to be affected by the storm fell from five to two, while the number of FM stations that are offline increased from seven to nine, the FCC reported.
Mike Terry to WOR iog (2024-10-01)