Eaton Fire reaches Mount Wilson, threatens Los Angeles broadcast towers [Video]

LOS ANGELES — Hundreds of thousands of people are impacted by multiple Los Angeles wildfires, which have prompted evacuations, destroyed homes and businesses, and has now reached broadcast towers offering signal for radio and televisions in the area. 

The fire crawled up Mt. Wilson in the San Gabriel Mountains Thursday afternoon. The mountain hosts broadcast towers which transmit the feeds of many local news companies and radios. 

The towers provide coverage to Pasadena, Los Angeles, San Gabriel Valley, Southern San Fernando Valley and Orange County, according to Mobile Relay, an airtime provider specializing in two-way radio communications.

According to a representative from Mobile Relay, “it’s a possibility, not a probability” that the towers or signals go down, but if they do, it could impact anyone from semi-truck drivers and ambulances using radios to broadcast stations and more. 

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