BETHESDA TV TOWER LIGHTS GOING HAYWIRE...AGAIN!

There you go again, Crown Castle. Their Bethesda broadcast tower on River Road has had ongoing issues with the harsh, white flashing lights somehow getting amped up to exceed light pollution standards. It has happened several times over the last few years, and twice in the last month.

The recent two incidents were short-lived, about 1-2 days. But now the lowest light on the tower (the one that seems to have the most issues) is at it again, appearing as an explosive firework that flashes brightly off of buildings located many blocks away from the tower site.

I hope that they will address the issue as soon as possible, as it greatly affects residents who have windows facing that way, as well as the intrusion of the firework-intensity light pollution on outdoor activities.

However, the constant problems - and having to write, and then call, if writing about it here doesn't work - are growing tiresome. I have heard from nearby residents who are tired of it, as well.

If this keeps up, a complaint will have to be filed with the FCC for violation of light pollution standards. Ultimately, the question continues to be, why can this tower not have the effective red lights that virtually every other TV tower in the DC area has at night? Red lights can't generate this kind of pollution, and would therefore solve the whole problem.