Do you know if any of the towers on Toledo's East side damaged by the recent tornado? I started out at what used to be WMGS, which is just a few miles down the road from Millbury. Most of the other AM configs are around there, not to mention all of the tall TV/FM sticks a few miles away in Oregon, OH. Curious to know how they fared. ANd if local radio was able to broadcast EAS warnings, etc. in time to be much help.
Back in the 1970s, I staffed the old train depot studio at WMGS during the 1974 tornado outbreak, when Xenia got wiped out. Lightening strikes on all four AM towers, just outside the studio, were, to say the least, invigorating, when you're announcing dozens of storm warnings fresh off the AP teletype while trying to play 3 minute country western singles and take twice-hourly transmitter readings.
But back to today. I now live Out West, and it's hard to get any kind of details on this local kind of story if you're out of the local market, apart from what I've located online from The Blade and WTOL-TV. Sorry for those of you who may have experienced a loss from the storms.
Back in the 1970s, I staffed the old train depot studio at WMGS during the 1974 tornado outbreak, when Xenia got wiped out. Lightening strikes on all four AM towers, just outside the studio, were, to say the least, invigorating, when you're announcing dozens of storm warnings fresh off the AP teletype while trying to play 3 minute country western singles and take twice-hourly transmitter readings.
But back to today. I now live Out West, and it's hard to get any kind of details on this local kind of story if you're out of the local market, apart from what I've located online from The Blade and WTOL-TV. Sorry for those of you who may have experienced a loss from the storms.