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.
TV/FM & Broadband
Our team designs, builds and maintains remote mountain top TV & FM communications facilities and leads the Pitkin County Broadband Initiative to increase the availability of fiber internet and wireless broadband services.
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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Channel 7 Back on Air
Staff have been experimenting with different options to get Channel 7 on the air and have come up with a good video option but there are audio problems they are still looking into. Let us know how the broadcast is working on your TV.
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4/1/26 Channel 7 ABC Denver Offline
Our rebroadcast of Channel 7, the ABC affiliate out of Denver, is offline due to a technical issue. Our team is investigating and there is no estimated time of restoration for this service. We apologize for the inconvenience.
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Elephant Tower Outage Repaired
Staff was able to fly to the Elephant Tower on Tuesday, July 30th and repair the power outage for broadband, public safety radio and some TV. They will continue to monitor power to the site and be ready for any unforeseen problems.
Updates & TV/FM outage notifications
Sign up for notifications about your TV/FM Telecommunications Services including service updates and outages.
*Go to Notify Me and Choose: “Pitkin County TV/FM Translator”
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 Drew Petersen to apply for a Board Member position at drew.petersen@pitkincounty.com
