We’ve just received word from Neil Best, KUNC station manager, that “the High Park wildfire west of Fort Collins has taken KUNC off the air. Don’t know if it is just the power lines that are down or if the antenna and/or transmission line has been damaged. Fire started yesterday and is already over 8,000 acres.”
KUNC is broadcast on 88.1 and 88.7 in Summit County as part of the SPRTV’s family of FM stations; and has not been affected. If an outage affecting Summit County were to occur, Summit County residents and visitors can also stream KUNC on-line here.
FYI: An update one hour ago from a Ft. Collins Coloradan reporter stated “The High Park Fire NW of Fort Collins exploded from nothing to 10,000 acres in less than 24 hours. The county is clearing out the Budweiser Events Center in Loveland for evacuees. Mandatory evacuations range from Poudre Canyon to Masonville and east to Bellvue and Lory State Park. This could be the most devastating wildfire northern Colorado has ever seen.”