Columbus-based WCBI-TV is off the air while the station resolves a technical problem with the station”s transmitter.
A transmitter line has been damaged, and the station”s engineering staff is working to repair it.
Meanwhile, WCBI does have a signal going out, and viewers in Lowndes County are able to watch the station through cable TV.
Engineers are working to expand the signal to reach the Tupelo and Starkville market areas until the transmitter line is rebuilt. There was no timeline offered by WCBI for correcting the problem.
“We are working with area cable and satellite companies to provide CBS, CW, and My Network programming back to you just as soon as we possibly can,” WCBI General Manager Bobby Berry wrote in a release. “To each subscriber and over the air viewer, we apologize for the inconvenience this has caused our loyal viewers.”
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