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Kentucky officials report progress renewing emergency‑communications leases, but some title issues and construction timelines remain uncertain
Summary
State officials told legislators they are renewing long‑running leases for the Kentucky Emergency Warning System and building a statewide SERVES trunked radio system; several long‑term $0 interagency leases were secured but title issues and construction timelines still delay full completion.
A Kentucky State Police representative told a House committee that the Commonwealth is actively renewing and replacing long‑standing leases for the Kentucky Emergency Warning System (KEWS), a microwave backhaul network that supports multiple public‑safety systems, while the state builds a statewide trunked radio system.
The presenter said KEWS comprises roughly 53 communication towers across the Commonwealth that carry services for state and local agencies, Kentucky Educational Television, some university seismology detectors, the Department of Military Affairs communications, and Kentucky State Police’s legacy radio system. He described a multi‑year renewal effort for leases that were established in the 1970s and set to expire in 2026–2028 and said the General Assembly provided funding in the last biennium to renew those arrangements.
"We have had some success in renewing those leases since that funding was awarded to us," the presenter…
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