KOB says wind is to blame for knocking down the station’s broadcast tower in the Silver City area.

KOB released a statement saying that having accessed the site with specialty tower crews, we have determined our existing antenna is damaged beyond repair.

But, the station also added in a post to their website.

“The Federal Communications Commission had recently auctioned off the frequency we have been using in Silver City to another company (yes, the federal government can do that!). We knew that eventually we would have to move to another frequency. With the immediate need for a new antenna, we are asking the FCC for expedited approval of a new channel position for us. This will not change the channel position you use on your TV set to watch KOB programming.

As soon as we get approval, and a date for estimated delivery of a new antenna that uses that frequency, we will post another update. We have located another broadcast tower that we can use in the short-term to restore service as quickly as possible. Long-term, replacing our own tower at the location where we belong will be an enormous project with more federal oversight and requirements.

We will keep updating this as we get more information.”