152.03 PL 107.2 – simulcast of Hancock Co SO WV on 155.64
152.12 / 158.58 PL 74.4 – unknown business in Jefferscon Co OH or Northern WV panhandle
152.15 / xxx.xxxx – unknown business in Jefferson Co OH or Northern WV panhandle – unknown input
152.21 PL 91.5 – simulcast of Marshall Co WV Fire Dispatch on 154.385
154.145 / 158.49 PL 107.2 – Weirton / Hancock Fire – 158.49 is the input to this repeater
158.61 / xxx.xxx PL 146.2 – trash hauler – Northern WV panhandle – unknown input
Notice that these are all old paging / RCC mobile phone frequencies and are likely paired up.
If you live in Columbiana, Jefferson, Belmont or Monroe Co in Ohio or in Hancock, Brooke, Ohio, Marshall or Wetzel Co in WV, you might want to listen for non-paging activity on the following frequencies:
FA 152.03 / 158.49........ FJ 152.57 / 157.83
FB 152.06 / 158.52........ FK 152.60 / 157.86
FC 152.09 / 158.55........ FL 152.63 / 157.89
FD 152.12 / 158.58........ FM 152.66 / 157.92
FE 152.15 / 158.61........ FN 152.69 / 157.95
FF 152.18 / 158.64........ FO 152.72 / 157.98
FG 152.21 / 158.67........ FP 152.75 / 158.01
FH 152.51 / 157.77........ FQ 152.78 / 158.04
FI 152.54 / 157.80........ FR 152.81 / 158.07
It is now official. Air Evac will be relocating its local base of operations to Wetzel County Hospital. The Wetzel County Commission and Wetzel County Building Authority executed a lease with the emergency air transportation company Dec. 8.
Bradley Troy, Air Evac’s program director, said the company is excited about the move and they are currently in the process of finding someone to construct a needed hangar and helipad near the existing helipad at WCH.
Read the full article here: http://www.wetzelchronicle.com/page/content.detail/id/502161/Air-Evac-Signs-Lease-With-County.html
NEW MARTINSVILLE – Concerns about noise, flight paths and even aesthetics filled the Wetzel County Hospital conference room Monday evening during a public meeting about the possibility of Air Evac EMS Inc. relocating from Ohio County to that facility.
The medical helicopter outfit has been stationed at the Wheeling-Ohio County Airport since June 2008. Company officials said the decision to leave that base stems from overcrowding of the market. They claim too many medical helicopter services are operating in the area for its relatively low population density.
Read the full article here: http://www.theintelligencer.net/page/content.detail/id/528761.html
NEW MARTINSVILLE – Some questions and concerns about a medical helicopter company locating in Wetzel County were raised during a recent meeting between officials from Air EVAC Lifeteam and the Wetzel County Commission.
Andy Arthurs of Air EVAC Lifeteam spoke before the commissioners to provide more information about Air EVAC’s possible relocation near Wetzel County Hospital.
The medical helicopter outfit is currently stationed at the Wheeling-Ohio County Airport. Air EVAC is in negotiations with Wetzel County Hospital for a possible site by the hospital for this medical air ambulance. To accommodate the medical helicopter there would be a hangar, office space and a mobile barrack that would house the personnel who are on-call 24 hours, seven days a week.
Read the full article here: http://www.theintelligencer.net/page/content.detail/id/526898.html
WHEELING – Air EVAC is leaving the Wheeling-Ohio County Airport because there are too many medical helicopter companies in the local market, a company spokesman said.
“The Wheeling area isn’t big enough, and there’s not a population to support all there are,” said Danny Marcum, project director for Air EVAC.
“It’s not because of competition or bad feelings. It’s simply because of the other aircraft that are serving the community. It’s not really about the number of calls. … There’s just not enough for the number of aircraft serving the area.”
Read the full article here: http://www.theintelligencer.net/page/content.detail/id/526853.html
Local hospitals and emergency squads are bypassing the local medical helicopter firm in favor of others in Pittsburgh and Morgantown, forcing the Air Evac Lifeteam to leave the Wheeling-Ohio County Airport, according to airport manager Thomas Tominack.
Air Evac will leave the Ohio County Airport in November and relocate to Wetzel County because of a lack of calls, Tominack told Ohio County commissioners Tuesday night.
Read the full article here: http://www.theintelligencer.net/page/content.detail/id/526809.html
West Virginia State Police – Hancock / Brooke Counties
42.02 PL 173.8 – base
45.34 PL 173.8 – mobiles
453.400 PL 167.9 - mobile relay from Chester to Moundsville
callsign: ( KQB273 )
Submitted to RR on 12-31-2008
An emergency medical helicopter company that specializes in servicing rural communities is scheduled to start operating at the Wheeling-Ohio County Airport on July 1.
The Ohio County Commission on Monday approved a month-to-month lease agreement with Missouri-based Air Evac Lifeteam to operate from the airport. Airport Manager Tom Tominack said the private company also has a local base in East Liverpool.
The airport operation will consist of 13 medical personnel including nurses, paramedics and four pilots. Tominack said the $1,050 monthly lease includes an office, space to house crew members and a hangar to store the helicopter and conduct maintenance. The company will operate 24 hours a day.
Read the full article here: http://www.theintelligencer.net/page/content.detail/id/510544.html
