Penobscot Knob
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Penobscot Knob, located near Mountaintop, Pennsylvania and Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, is best known as the site of many local television and radio station transmitters.
[edit] Analog Broadcast Tower Collapse
WNEP-TV's transmission tower broadcasting the analog signal on channel 16 collapsed on December 16, 2007[1] due to severe ice, winds, and snow at the transmitter location on Penobscot Knob. The tower collapse also destroyed the transmitter building. No one was injured during the incident. Transmission of the digital signal on channel 49 was restored after a brief interruption of power to the tower supporting the digital transmitter and antenna. WNEP's signal on local cable systems and satellite was restored before the end of the day. The ice and winds on December 16, 2007 also brought down or damaged the towers broadcasting WYOU-TV, WBRE-TV (digital), WVIA-TV (analog and digital), and WCLH which are located within close proximity on Penobscot Knob.
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