Would-Be Copper Thieves Cause Cable TV Outage

Now we know why virtually every local station- except 2- was off the KC-MO cable television system early Sunday morning.

According to a story on the KSHB Action41 News Web site- unknown person or persons cut a Time-Warner fiber-optic line at 63rd Street & Lewis. That line feeds the signals of the 8 Kansas City TV stations to T-W's main office at 65th Street & Winchester.

Channels 9 and 29 weren't affected- wonder if it's because KMBC/KCWE's new digs are right across the street from T-W?

Police and T-W officials speculated thieves were seeking copper when they cut the cable-looking fiber-optics. The "expensive" full repair to the cut line is scheduled today.

I don't know when full cable service was restored- I went to bed. g

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