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Digital TV and FM Radio Outage—West & Home Islands

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Number: D41/2018

Date: 12 July 2018

Relevant: Cocos (Keeling) Islands

Topic: Digital TV and FM Radio Outage—West & Home Islands

Cocos Keeling Islands residents are advised that digital TV and FM radio services will be interrupted for a period from 2230 hours on Sunday 15th July until 0230 hours on Monday 16th July. The outage is the result of Water Corporation performing essential maintenance to the mains power grid and will affect both Home and West Islands.

Please take note that during the interruption, the Emergency Broadcast System normally available over TV and FM radio will not be operational. Residents are advised that if required, emergency messages will be transmitted over Marine VHF Ch20.

We apologise for the inconvenience.

Mark Slattery
Senior Operations Manager
Indian Ocean Territories Administration