WIOI, 1010, New Boston (Portsmouth) OH back on today with its usual signal & format. I have wondered about this one before because there were times, several years back, when I was spending part of my week in Oak Hill, that it had a very weak signal there. I have suspected that, as some automated "repeater" type stations sometimes have computer foul-ups that cause them to keep their day power turned on late, others may have similar screw-ups that do not restore full day power. WIOI may be such a station. I don't know how any station survives in Portsmouth. The city is blanketed by the Huntington/Ashland FMs, and its population continues to fall. To think, it once had an NFL franchise, the Portsmouth Lions. I guess they were first out of town, leaving for Detroit in 1934.
BTW, WMPO, 1390, Middleport-Pomeroy, OH, has, like WATH, 970, Athens, a flea-powered FM twin which, like WATH's, operates on 97.1. Both stations are now mentioning their FM twins in their TOH and other IDs. 73 David _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
