They stopped their programs as a safety measure. I can just imagine the meeting where they are deciding whether they should continue broadcasting. “We should stop because our equipment is melted to slag.” “Yes, it is the safe thing to do.”
I envision several committee hearings on the idea of evacuation and asking for the union to approve... during the inferno
“Hello, WKRP.
No, sir, we are off the air.
Now, HOW can we make an announcement that we’re off the air?”