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The final sign-off for WNBC’s analog transmitter on 06/26/2009.
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The final sign-off for WNBC’s analog transmitter on 06/26/2009.
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Is this that Indian movie?
Where were all these posts three years ago on the 10th anniversary?
I was installing huge video walls on a cruise ship in dry dock the weekend before September 11 2001. I tested them by tuning into WNBC. The morning of the 11th I woke up early to do one last color check and saw building one on fire. I remarked that it was awesome special effects before fully realizing the situation.
WNBC went off the air that day but came back up from a secondary location if I recall correctly.
The ship I was on was dry docked at a navy base. When the second plane hit, I made it to the outer decks to call my dad but I got the “all circuits are busy now” message. I switched to an Iridium SAR phone and was able to get through. I told my dad where I was, being ex military himself he cut me off and said “I’m glad you got through, go grab your passport right now, I love you, goodbye”. I ran to my room to grab my passport just as they announced that everyone needed to report to deck 3 with their passports so the military could do a check. The ships staff and contractors like me were 80% foreign, and we were in a military base that was locking down tight.
They didn’t let anyone off the boat till Thursday the 13th. We were only allowed two hours and could only bring back items of food but a 24 case of beer was allowed. Lol
They eventually let everyone off and the tech I was with did a 10 hour drive back to Ohio.
It’s funny. I had finished that job early and had requested my Thursday plane ticket be changed to Tuesday. So my job was trying to get me on a plane from IAD to LAX for the 11th. But were unable to. My flight for Thursday was obviously cancelled. But that flight would have been the same equipment that ran into the pentagon.
So Tuesday after the passport check a huge group is people gathered at the displays I installed and watched the news. The security guy for the ship whom I think was former MI5 remarked that “those towers are coming down”. I hate that he was right.
That’s my 9-11-2001 story.
TL;DR: was watching WNBC the morning of September 11 2001.