Fire threatens Mt. Wilson broadcast transmitters as L.A. TV, radio stations remain on alert; Observatory evacuated ...

Power is out on southern California’s Mount Wilson for a second straight week, forcing broadcasters to rely on backup ...

Los Angeles broadcast television stations are at risk of being knocked off the air as one of the major fires burning across the Southern California region closes in on a local mountain that’s home to ...

Towers for all the major TV stations are located on the mountain, as are transmitters for many FM radio stations.

LOS ANGELES (KTLA) – The Eaton Fire threatened to destroy critical broadcast transmission equipment atop Mt. Wilson in the San Gabriel Mountains on Thursday. A live KTLA camera showed flames ...

If the signal goes down, it could impact anyone from semi-truck drivers and ambulances using radios to broadcast stations and more.

Meanwhile, the Mt. Wilson Observatory has been evacuated ... That being said, relatively few consumers get their TV signal from a broadcast antenna, with most accessing the networks via cable ...