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February 17, 2026 4:22 pm  #1


CHTO 1690 Missing in Action

There is no carrier, and streaming gives an error.

 

February 17, 2026 4:28 pm  #2


Re: CHTO 1690 Missing in Action

A quick phone call to the station has the person on the other end saying something happened to their antenna. (They would not be more specific if it was the antenna or the transmitter, but that's the explanation they gave.) They hope to be back on the air within the next two days. 

When asked what happened to the online feed, they had no idea it wasn't working and said they would check. 

At least I think that's what they said. Most of it was all Greek to me!

CHTO website 

 

February 17, 2026 9:24 pm  #3


Re: CHTO 1690 Missing in Action

It was down two nights ago when I checked (was hearing an oldies station) and then briefly back on early this afternoon, before dropping. It was stable on my way home around 7pm tonight so I assumed they finally fixed it. The antenna being root cause is what I was wondering, as it is perched on a commercial rooftop. The moisture from the melting snow may have penetrated it. I had also noticed even a couple of weeks ago that their signal was quickly dropping.