DMA 19: CLEVELAND
WKYC Knocked Off Air By Lightning Strike
Cleveland NBC affiliate WKYC reports many of its viewers have lost access to the station’s signal after a lightning strike. The station’s transmitter tower was struck by lightning Wednesday night, leaving over-the-air and satellite viewers without access to NBC programming and WKYC’s newscasts.
DMA 161 (SHERMAN, TX-ADA, OK)
KTEN Coming Back From Lightning Strike
Four days after lightning hit its tower, the NBC-ABC affiliate in Sherman, Texas, is still scrambling to restore full service. GM Anthony Maisel wasn’t ready to put a number on the damages. “It’s a lot of money — at lot.”