Since we’ve been following WRMI in the wake of Hurricane Irma, I’ve posted a few photos below that WRMI shared on their Facebook page. These photos give us an idea about the magnitude of damage to their antenna farm.
Amazingly, Jeff White confirmed a few days ago that WRMI is back up to full power on all of their frequencies.
All of the caption below were noted by WRMI:
One of the towers holding our 44-degree antenna to Europe was folded in the middle by the hurricane.
A mess of crossed transmission lines in the field.
Transmission lines on the ground that should be above ground on poles.
Transmission line poles were knocked down.
A second tower holding the 44-degree antenna was snapped in the middle.
We had some requests a few days ago from listeners who wanted to see a diagram of our transmitter-antenna connections. This may blow your mind, but here goes…
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And WRMI thought they were prepared for a MAJOR hurricane? Irma was pretty much a dud when it struck Florida. Personally, I’d dismantle the Okeechobee facility as it’s only a matter of time before it’s BLOWN to pieces by a MAJOR hurricane.
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Amazing that they’re almost totally back to normal despite what appears to be some pretty heavy damage. Great work Jeff!
“Amazingly, Jeff White confirmed a few days ago that WRMI is back up to full power on all of their frequencies.”
Not yet on transmitters 8, 13, and 14 at last check.
I’m not a “Facebook’er” so thank you, Thomas, for posting these. They do give great perspective.