According to this article by Tim Karr at MediaChannel.org, the power went out in Italy today for two radio stations and a television station right around the time coverage was supposed to go on-air for a protest towards President Bush’s visit to the Vatican. The two radio stations, Radio Città Aperta and Radio Onda Rossa had planned cover the protests. At 8:30am, Enel, the electric company, shut down the power leading to the transmitter for just under four hours, citing necessary repairs. Reportedly, no warning was issued to the stations before they lost power.
At first, I would suppose it could just be a coincidence, but the Italian Green Party called MP Paolo Cento stated it would conduct an inquiry on the stations’ behalf.
