As we observe the 20th anniversary of 9/11 this month, I want to focus on how New York City broadcasters recovered from the tragedy and their eventual move to One World Trade Center. My involvement with other broadcast engineers on the emergency restoration of over-the-air broadcasting at Alpine—with John Lyons at Durst and New York broadcasters on proving the viability of One WTC for TV broadcasting—and with construction of the first station on the air from One World Trade Center were certainly the highlights of my 50-year career in broadcast engineering.
Election Night Proves It: Hyperlocal Is LPTV’s Franchise
November 3, 2026
On election night, nobody with a national budget covers the county commission race. An LPTV station twelve miles away can, and that capability is the most durable franchise in American television.
