As that odd-faced security chief had made clear, he might still be facing serious charges from station officials.

The engines were changed in two minutes but a station official kept the train waiting another 8 minutes.

Other station officials did not return telephone messages left late last night.

New York City television stations returned to service late Friday night, according to station officials.

Two station officials seemed to materialize from nowhere and took command.

Other area candidates have also been inquiring about access, station officials report.

The increase in power was applied on September 8, 2009 and station officials asked viewers to rescan for the signal.

She added that station officials do not believe the men violated journalistic ethics.

In normal conditions, the program fields hundreds of calls a week, a station official said.

"We wanted him because of his name value, sure," the station official said.