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- Three North Carolina TV channels are on the verge of becoming dark because of a shortage of gas to power their generators.
- WWAY-TV, WECT and WSFX all switched to power generation when Florence switched off.
- Stations are expected to run out quickly and could lose live signals.
Three television stations in Wilmington, North Carolina, are on the verge of becoming bleak due to a shortage of gas to power their generators.
WWAY-TV reported that the engineers braved the fury of Hurricane Florence so that their transmitters would be powered by a generator after cutting off electricity from their site. WECT and WSFX also lost energy from their transmitters, so WWAY technicians also switch them on the generator power.
(MORE: The latest impacts of the Carolinas, as well as Virginia)
The stations made arrangements before the storm to have fuel available to fill the generators, but flooding in the area prevented them from buying gas in the tower. WWAY was briefly released around 3 pm WECT and WSFX are also expected to run out of fuel soon and could lose their live signals.
The WWAY statement said the stations were working with local, state and federal officials to determine how to access the transmitter site overland or over the air to provide information to the area during recovery after the storm.
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Damage caused by an apparent tornado is observed on Speeks Road's commercial properties in Chesterfield, Virginia on Monday, September 17, 2018. (Daniel Sangjib Min / Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP)
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