[grc] Oklahoma KVOY update

[Donna Dibianco]

It is good to know that the folks at KVOY are okay. I will take a moment to recognize those who have lost everything, including their lives. 
With all of the devastation and destruction, if KVOY is able, they might be able to get a special temporary permit to broadcast emergency communications. Jim Ellinger successfully was granted an emergency permit to broadcast from the dome during hurricane Katrina.Also, if the studio site is indeed a disaster area, please document the status, as you may need it in the future, if you have trouble finding another location. You can use the declaration of disaster as evidence of hardship, if you need to file for an extension.
 Donna DiBiancoStation Start-up Specialist
503-960-1068
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      From: Mary Francis <mary.francis111 at gmail.com>
 To: Tom Voorhees <juice at whidbey.com>; GRC list <grc at maillist.peak.org>; pete tridish <petetridish at riseup.net> 
 Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2015 12:09 PM
 Subject: [grc] Oklahoma KVOY update
   
We KVOY folks are all personally okay. OK still has deaths, tornado damage
and lots of tragic flooding in May.
Just in case you are curious, you can track flooding at this link (which
includes another link to 'upstream gauge' or 'downstream gauge') and has a
search box for almost any river or city in the USA:
http://water.weather.gov/ahps2/hydrograph.php?wfo=oun&gage=lndo2&prob_type=stage

Oklahoma's had 25 tornadoes inMay ( still counting), every county has been
declared an emergency and in Cleveland Co. alone, we currently have 26 road
closures due to washed out bridges, roads, etc. Here is Lake Thunderbird
(our major water supply) and folks who are cut off by the 12 ft over
capacity.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLOYE6kAShohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLOYE6kASho

Not sure if this is bad news or good news, but we've discovered that the
studio bldg we planned to buy (which we fortunately haven't yet bought) may
be a flood casualty.  Pretty sure we'll be looking for another site on
higher ground!

Mary Francis



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