Thieves somehow steal 200-foot WJLX radio tower.
It is one of the weirdest and wildest thefts you’ll hear about all year. A 200-foot AM radio tower in Walker County is now gone, stolen without a trace.
WJLX’S AM Station signal [1240 kHz /Ed] has been greatly impacted by the theft. Station General Manager Brett Elmore remains hopeful that somebody will share information to help law enforcement find those responsible for the theft. Still, he is blow away by what happened.
More here
https://www.wbrc.com/2024/02/06/thieves-somehow-steal-200-foot-tower-wjlx-radio-tower/
WBCR.com, Birmingham AL (2024-02-06)
The Guardian writes this about the story
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/feb/08/alabama-200ft-radio-tower-stolen?fbclid=IwAR3yGPzo3mGvv3pR0ntMuPbQ9m8liQlZgHfYyxrs3flyjdJJe66Jfa5DItw
The SWLing Post has this
https://swling.com/blog/2024/02/ars-technica-200-foot-am-radio-tower-disappears-halting-alabama-station-broadcast/
Ydun Ritz (2024-02-10)