The Zanesville Publishing Company announced yesterday the purchase of Radio Station WNXT at Portsmouth, Ohio, subject to approval of the Federal Communications Commission in Washington.

WNXT is the most powerful radio station in the Portsmouth area, broadcasting at 1260 on the dial with 5,000 watts daytime power and 1,000 watts nightime power.

"We were interested in increasing our holdings in the state of Ohio" said Clay Litick, president of the Zanesville Publishing Company, "because there is no other state which has more promise and we want to cast our future with Ohio's progress."

"The Ohio River area has been on the move during the past decade," Litick declared, " and for several years has been carrying more tonnage than the Panamal Canal. Portsmouth has been part of this general growth pattern and allows our company to consolidate its position in what, we feel to be the state with promise in the country."

The Zanesville Publishing Company also owns WTAP-AM-TV, Parkersburg-Marietta, and a majority interest in WHIZ-AM-FM-TV, in Zanesville. Late last year, the Zanesville company sold a radio station it owned in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

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Tuesday, November 4, 2003 1:49 PM