 The firemen had been tinkering with homemade sets, but the new set included a 100-foot (30m) antenna wire that stretched from the fire station to the flagpole on city hall.As of March 1, 1923 WIAR was one of only four stations — and the only one in the western half of the state — located in Kentucky.However, the next month the "Sun" announced that the station would close for the summer season, ending regular evening broadcasts until the fall, because the unventilated studio would be very uncomfortable for performers during the warmer months.