The Light Side

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - They didn't blame it on a tiger, but officials with a Lexington television station say a gnawing animal disrupted the broadcast of the Kentucky Wildcats' 68-63 win over the Auburn Tigers.

WKYT Vice President of Operations Mike Kanarek says an animal ate away at a line on the station's property in Lexington on Wednesday and caused an electrical outage. Kanarek told the Lexington Herald-Leader that a backup generator came on within a minute, but it took 10 to 12 minutes for its transmitter to cycle back up and resume broadcasting the game.

Coverage of the game was out from 9:27 to 9:42 p.m.

Kanarek said the station received only a handful of calls from viewers and no emails about the outage.