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ChrisSmolinski

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Thieves somehow take 200-foot radio tower
« on: February 08, 2024, 1611 UTC »
JASPER, Ala. (WBRC/Gray News) - A 200-foot AM radio tower in Alabama is gone, stolen without a trace.

WJLX’s AM station signal has been greatly impacted by the theft in Walker County.

Station general manager Brett Elmore said he remains hopeful that somebody will share information to help law enforcement find those responsible for the theft

https://www.wbtv.com/2024/02/07/thieves-somehow-take-200-foot-radio-tower/
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Re: Thieves somehow take 200-foot radio tower
« Reply #1 on: February 09, 2024, 1755 UTC »
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Re: Thieves somehow take 200-foot radio tower? C2C AM now has that.
« Reply #2 on: February 09, 2024, 1926 UTC »
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Re: Thieves somehow take 200-foot radio tower
« Reply #3 on: February 09, 2024, 2242 UTC »
Another perspective on the theft from Geerling Engineering ....https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZSxb8QIIa4
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Re: Thieves somehow take 200-foot radio tower
« Reply #4 on: February 11, 2024, 2359 UTC »
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Re: Thieves somehow take 200-foot radio tower? Back on-air!
« Reply #5 on: February 14, 2025, 1719 UTC »
https://www.radioworld.com/news-and-business/wjlx-returns-to-1240-am-after-tower-theft    Boomer, alerted me to this story. Looks like they are back on-air. Hopefully, they've invested into some kind of security system.
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The best two statements of advice that I've ever gotten are from my brother-in-law in the early 1990's. 1st one, when I bought a used '89 Olds Cutless, my bro-in-law said, "Congratulations!!! You've just bought a deficit!". The other, was on a work environment, " No matter where you go, it's going to be f***'ed -up!". No truer words have been spoken.

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Re: Thieves somehow take 200-foot radio tower
« Reply #6 on: February 14, 2025, 2304 UTC »
I wonder, given the stories about this, if they grudgingly restored it to avoid further investigation of the claim that they faked it order to continue on FM without the expense of the AM.
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