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# Sun outages may affect TV and radio reception
- URL: https://ktna.org/sun-outages-may-affect-tv-and-radio-reception/
- Published: 2010-02-10T09:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2010-02-10T09:00:00.000Z
- Description: The sun’s rays may cause temporary disruption of satellite-provided cable television, Internet and long-distance telephone service February 21st through March 9th.
- Author: KTNA Staff
- Tags: Local News, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-07-22 01:28

The [sun’s rays](http://www.amos-spacecom.com/content.cfm/sun-outages?ref=ktna.org) may cause temporary disruption of satellite-provided cable television, Internet and long-distance telephone service February 21st through March 9th. The potential interruptions occur each year around the time of the equinoxes.

[GCI](http://www.gci.com/forhome/forhome.htm?ref=ktna.org) has advised that customers may experience interruption to telephone calls to and from locations within Alaska, the Lower 49 states and international locations. Each outage **could** last up to 15 minutes. Fiber optics and Microwaves are not affected by sun outages.

GCI warns that if a cable TV outage occurs, viewers might notice a slow degradation of picture for up to 10 minutes, followed by several minutes of total disruption.

These semi-annual interruptions, called sun outages or transits, affect all satellite-based communications as the sun’s path takes it directly between the satellite and antennae on the ground.