WJLX Returns to 1240 AM After Tower Theft.
New General Manager Jonathan Timmons details how the Jasper, Ala., station was able to get back on air before STA expiration.
WJLX(AM) in Jasper, Ala., which made national headlines last year after the sudden disappearance of its broadcast facilities, has resumed operations on 1240 AM.
Jonathan Timmons has taken over operations of the station as acting general manager. He spoke to Radio World about a whirlwind 22-day effort to restore the AM signal before the one-year deadline of its silent special temporary authority.
The station filed for an STA after Brett Elmore, its general manager, reported to police that the station’s 200-foot AM tower and transmitter had been stolen. Elmore died in October at the age of 41.
Radio World (2025-02-11)