Bringing Connectivity to Pitkin County
What We Do
Do you listen to the radio in the morning for the latest snow report? Maybe you watch the evening news to catch up on anything you missed. We build and maintain the translators that provide these over-the-air TV and FM radio stations.
What is Telecoms
Telecommunications (or telecoms for short) is the practice of communication over a distance by cable, telegraph, telephone, or broadcasting.
Public Safety
Our team ensures the Pitkin County Regional Emergency Dispatch Center, law enforcement, fire and emergency medical services, search & rescue and other public safety partners have the communications infrastructure needed to respond to any emergency.
Updates & Outages
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Elephant Tower Site Work 2022
Our team completed spring maintenance and installed some new equipment at our Elephant Mountain tower site on June 8. Our Elephant Mountain site is located along the Highway 133 corridor and provides wireless broadband, television, FM Radio and Public Safety Radio service. The site is accessible only via helicopter. It was a beautiful day to […]
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Sunlight Tower Repair June 1st, 2022
Staff took a look at the Sunlight tower today. Repairs were made after the latest round of wind and snow.
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Memorial Day Weekend 2022 – TV, FM, Broadband Outages
5/29/22 7:30 AM: Power has been restored to Sunlight, Ruedi and Thomasville sites and services are back on the air. Much thanks to our partners at Holy Cross Energy for their quick work! 5/28/22 2:45 PM: Multiple power outages are disrupting TV, FM and Broadband services from Sunlight, Ruedi, Thomasville tower sites. Ruedi and Thomasville: […]
Updates & TV/FM outage notifications
Sign up for notifications about your TV/FM Telecommunications Services including service updates and outages.
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Get Involved
Have a hand in connecting Pitkin County with the telecommunications services we all rely on. Advisory Board members help the Pitkin County Board of County Commissioners make decisions on expenditures, administration, and operations of the re-broadcasting of television/FM radio signals and extend wireless communication and internet services to Pitkin County.
Contact Board Liaison Jeff Krueger to apply for a Board Member position at jeff.krueger@pitkincounty.com
