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State moves to renew decades-old tower leases as SERVES radio network is built
Summary
Kentucky emergency-communications staff told the House committee that they are renewing long-expiring tower leases for the Kentucky Emergency Warning System (CUES) while building the SERVES statewide trunk radio network, reporting wins such as $0 interagency leases and listing dozens of sites out for bid.
A Kentucky State Police radio-program representative told the House Committee on Safety and Judiciary that the Kentucky Emergency Warning System (CUES) — a microwave backhaul network of 53 tower sites — is undergoing lease renewals and upgrades to support the statewide SERVES trunk radio project.
The staff member said the system supports multiple state and local public-safety communications systems, educational telemetry and other services. The CUES sites include a mix of state-owned locations, other governmental properties and privately owned land, he said, and many of the privately held leases were established in the 1970s and are set to expire in 2026–28.
To maintain the Commonwealth's investment in the network and to support the new statewide SERVES radio system (designed and built by…
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