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WHY WAS WVLT FM 92.1 off THE AIR ON SATURDAY 7/4/26

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antennatv

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Why was the 92.1 FM transmitter off the air on Saturday 7/4/26. Why was Steve Diorio's show only heard on WVLT.COM and on Facebook but was not carried at all on 92.1 FM. Was work being done on the 92.1 transmitter or antenna system? Will Steve Diorio be back on 92.1 FM next Saturday 7/11/26 or will his show only be on wvlt.com only from now on? Any word yet as to whether the WVLT 92.1 oldies format will still be kept. Or will only the Saturday talk shows be kept? Will WVLT 92.1be back on the air?
 
antennatv said:
Why was the 92.1 FM transmitter off the air on Saturday 7/4/26. Why was Steve Diorio's show only heard on WVLT.COM and on Facebook but was not carried at all on 92.1 FM. Was work being done on the 92.1 transmitter or antenna system? Will Steve Diorio be back on 92.1 FM next Saturday 7/11/26 or will his show only be on wvlt.com only from now on? Any word yet as to whether the WVLT 92.1 oldies format will still be kept. Or will only the Saturday talk shows be kept? Will WVLT 92.1be back on the air?
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It’s still on the air but it’s only getting about about 5 miles in any direction. They are still streaming however. As I said in a previous post the broadcasting equipment is shot. Most of it is so old that parts are very difficult to find at this point if they can find them at all. The question is whether they will be willing and/or able to fix the transmitter before the sale is finalized.

If the person you were asking about has a brokered program he may still on the air however most of the paid on air staff has been laid off. They still have board ops for brokered programming but the weekday format is a jukebox with the exception of the morning show.

What I find most fascinating about the current situation is the music now being played is mostly 70’s and 80’s classic hits with some R&B thrown in for good measure. Had they done this years ago they probably would have sold a lot more advertising.

It doesn’t get anymore WVLT than waiting until the final days to tweak the format in order to reach a sellable demo. But it’s that type of quirkiness that has made them so charming and unique all these years.
 
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