THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Thursday, March 2, 1995 TAG: 9503020561
SECTION: LOCAL PAGE: B2 EDITION: NORTH CAROLINA
TYPE: Local Briefs
SOURCE: From staff reports
DATELINE: OUTER BANKS LENGTH: Short : 29 lines
Cable subscribers can expect to experience brief periods of poor or interrupted reception of satellite-delivered cable channels between Friday and March 10 because of interference, Falcon Cable TV announced Wednesday.
According to Regional Manager Larry Ott, solar interference is caused when the orbital positions of the satellite and the sun move into one line. When this happens, the more powerful rays of the sun subdue the satellite-delivered cable programming signals. During the periods of interference, cable customers may see an increasingly snowy picture that may progress to total picture loss for several minutes.
The number of days, times and durations of interference will vary from channel to channel, depending upon the satellite from which they are delivered and the location of Falcon's receiving site. Generally, however, the periods of interruption are expected to be approximately 10 to 15 minutes long.
Ott said service should return to normal after March 10. by CNB