On Saturday, December 30, 2023, i.e. today, in the morning, all the radio stations and television signals went off-air, leaving the residents of Gold Coast to listen to static radio. When all FM stations went off-air in Gold Coast, people became curious to know what happened and why all the stations suddenly went off-air. People were in complete silence as all the radio stations had lost power in Gold Coast which was because of a storm. Yes, due to a storm in Gold Coast, all the TV signals and FM radio stations lost power on Saturday morning. In this article, we have shared all the updates and information that you need to know about the thunderstorm that hit the Gold Coast and Queensland on Saturday. Stick with this page and read it till the end. Scroll down.
Gold Coast Radio Stations Down Due To Thunderstorm and Heavy Rain, Two Hospitalized
A severe thunderstorm hit the South-East of Queensland on Saturday morning leaving two people severely injured and all the radion stations off-air in the region. The owner of 94.1 FM, Gary Field said all radio stations went off-air in Gold Coast due to heavy rain and thunderstorm in the morning. In another post, Gary Field updated that all radio stations were back up and running at midday the same day. He added, “We have been on standby since the storm on Christmas Day,” Scroll down the page for more details.
He went on to explain the reason for going off-air that the transmitter on Mount Tamborine turned off generators since the storm struck Gold Coast on Monday. When heavy rain and a storm hit the region on Saturday morning a fault at the transmitter occurred which caused all the stations and television signals to lose. Mr. Field added, “Crews were frantically working to get it back up but there was some trouble getting access to the site,” Drag down the page for more details.
As the radio stations and television signals rely on-air signal, all the FM stations including 94.1FM also went off-air on Saturday morning. An alert was shared through a Facebook page informing listeners to direct to TV channels that still had a signal. 9 News Gold Coast added, “Backup generators were powering the transmitter over the last few days following the Christmas Day storm. You can continue watching (Channel 9) via 9 Now, as crews urgently work to get the local broadcast signals back online.” Stay tuned.