Alabama station in disbelief after 200-foot radio tower stolen
Alabama station in disbelief after 200-foot radio tower stolen
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Radio station WJLX can no longer broadcast its AM programming since the incident.
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Alabama station in disbelief after 200-foot radio tower stolen
Radio station WJLX can no longer broadcast its AM programming since the incident.
How long were they broadcasting without a tower?
How were they not already aware that there was dead air? Was anyone out there even listening in the first place?
A shocking number of radio stations do not listen to their own broadcasting.
Source: A radio listener that has looked for the radio station's phone number, while wishing an employee was listening and could just shout at the DJ about their open mic, dead air, and other obvious mistakes.
Its all commercials now anyways. Of course no one is listening.
Screaming into the void.
Thumbnail is misleading, here's a real picture
Pirate radio is becoming more serious.
You wouldn't steal a 200-foot tall radio tower
Let's go steal the airwaves.
C'mon, steal the noise...
I read this comment as I was swiping away and had to come back to upcote you.
Steal the ruckus!
That's some Money Heist shit
When we heard about this at lunch, my coworkers and I double-checked eBay and Craigslist to see if it was up for sale. We wanted it (and the transmitter which was also stolen) to set up our own pirate station.
It was not listed, sadly.
My guess: people stole the metal to sell to scrappers.