Thieves somehow take 200-foot radio tower
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The station's general manager said he remains hopeful that somebody will share information to help law enforcement find those responsible for the theft.

No one’s sure how the ambitious bandits made off with the heavy steel structure, WJLX station general manager Brett Elmore told WBRC.

  • @jqubed
    16•5 months ago

    I still don’t understand how they didn’t notice they were off the air

      • @TrueStoryBobOP
        5•5 months ago

        Automation and it’s also possible this was a repeater tower… so, not the main broadcast tower but one that fills in a dead zone within the market. Radio and TV stations use repeaters in areas with a lot of hills or tall buildings.