Probably looking for a big government contract.

NYC was fortunate because of the existence of the Armstrong Tower across the Hudson in Alpine, NJ - many broadcasters were able to transmit from there after WTC1 collapsed.

But the terrain is horrific.

I lived in CA 1967-1969 at Vandenburg. Radio at night was non-existent. (Well at least to this 11 year old it was non-existent).

I don't think digital (cable) relies on the transmission towers. (I hope)

WCBS-TV New York had a back up transmitter on the Empire State Building.

Link to tweet

"Mount Wilson Observatory @MtWilsonObs 1h
As you may have seen on the news, the Eaton fire is approaching Mount Wilson. There are firefighters on the grounds but the power is out at the Observatory so communication is limited. We are monitoring the situation and will update here as we can. Thank you for your concern."

"The ABC 7 COPTER just showed the Observatory"

a drought situation, why wasn't a wide swath of trees cut down to reduce the fire danger to this real estate?

There are very strictly enforced fire clearance rules but this dry wind combined with the drought overcame all barriers.

And manage the forests so they don't get overgrown. The wind however was just overwhelming, nothing like we have ever seen. Last year the state approved new fire hazard maps, some of these areas were NOT in those zones.

Hell, I got the email from the California Department of Insurance on what we can probably expect in losses today, and it's still isn't over.

no evidence of clearing.

I think it was done when they did the water restoration bill