Two of our Center Broadcasting Company stations were off the air for several hours Wednesday when Deep East Texas Electric Cooperative service was disconnected at our transmitter location on Hwy. 7 West by a contractor that failed to properly notify the co-op, and in return make us unaware the outage would take place.

DETEC Communications Specialist Brittney Johnson said even the co-op’s operations supervisor was unaware of the situation.

After some four hours of being off the air, Q-100 KQBB and 92.5 KXXE returned around 2:30 p.m.

Ms. Johnson said DETEC requested the power be restored, and advised the contractor that such projects must require notification to the co-op in order for them to notify their members.