WZRD 88.3 FM, NEIU’s radio station, was knocked off the air by an equipment failure last week and is tentatively scheduled to be back on the air today.
WZRD’s Technical Advisor Rick Senne said in an e-mail to WZRD members that there was a leak in a nitrogen tank which is used in conjunction with the transmitter antenna “If all goes well, WZRD will return to be on air on Tuesday morning,” said Senne.
Senne went on to state that a new nitrogen tank was ordered and scheduled to be installed and connected to the antenna late last week on the roof of the Classroom Building. The system was to be tested for leakage for two days beginning on Saturday, and transmitter stability tests were scheduled for last Monday.