The theft of a cable has knocked a Duluth public safety transmitter off the air, potentially disrupting the delivery of some emergency messages.

The National Weather Service reported Wednesday that the cable theft had taken station KIG64 (162.55 MHz) off the air. There is no estimated time of restoration.

The Weather Service is recommending that weather radio users who live in areas surrounding the Twin Ports tune to other frequencies, but no other frequency can be received in the immediate Duluth-Superior area and the station does not stream online.

Minnesota's statewide Emergency Alert System plan requires that 37 Northland TV and radio stations monitor KIG64 for reception of emergency messages. All are also required to monitor Minnesota Public Radio's two networks, which can also relay emergency messages.

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