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Broadcasters and local groups urge TPWD to preserve transmitter access during Wyler Tramway renovation
Summary
During the El Paso regional hearing, local broadcasters and civic groups told the commission that the Wyler Tramway reconstruction must preserve safe access to television transmitters on Ranger Peak. Broadcasters said current access requires long, arduous hikes following tramway closure and asked that new plans honor prior commitments to preserve
Broadcasters, open‑space advocates and local elected officials used the regional public hearing in El Paso to urge Texas Parks and Wildlife to protect access for critical communications infrastructure and to conserve Franklin Mountains state park lands.
Brenda Deanda Swan, general manager of KVIA (El Paso), described decades of transmitter investments on Ranger Peak and urged that the planned Wyler Bridal Tramway renovation preserve safe access to transmitters and honor the original donation's commitment to broadcaster access. She said engineers must now hike long distances over…
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