KLMR-AM/FM: Microburst rips off part of roof, stations knocked off-air

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By Elle Kehres (Radio World)
Published: July 27, 2022

KLMR(AM/FM) were pushed off the air Saturday, July 23 after a microburst hit the station’s building and ripped off half of the roof. The National Weather Service describes a microburst as “a localized column of sinking air (downdraft) within a thunderstorm.” NWS says this natural phenomenon can cause extensive damage at the surface with wind speeds reaching up to 100 mph.

The FM is a 100 kW signal on 93.5 MHz. The AM station is on 920 kHz with 5 kW daytime and 500 watts at night.

Robert DeLancey, a managing partner for KLMR and its parent company 25-7 Media, told Radio World that the station was hit around 7:15 p.m.

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