Broadcasting is about being on the air, and sometimes, in it.
WZUM 88.1 FM, Bethany, had a technical problem that took us of the air for a day.
We are back on, now, but we had to climb to do it.
While we have been developing backup systems for the most reliable service, possible, things can go wrong - even when it is very, very cold.
On a cold week like this one, finding and fixing problems in bad weather at the transmitter site is fraught with challenges. The winds were at least calm, and the sun was shining today, but climbing the tower is a challenge when it the wind-chill index is below 0.
So, the warm sounds of jazz on the Pittsburgh Jazz Channel have returned to the Ohio Valley. To you and our stalwart technical team, we say, Welcome Home!