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A radio station is on standby after thieves somehow stole a 200-foot radio tower in Alabama.

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

oI have tried all weekend to figure it out, and I just canAt,o Elmore told
the TV station.

oI have been in the radio business, around it all my life and then in it professionally for 26 years, and I can say I have never heard of anything
like this,o he added. oI can say IAve seen it all now.o

Elmore learned of the theft on Friday when a landscaping crew went to the rural tower site to maintain the property, but there wasnAt much left to maintain.

oWhen he arrived, he called me Friday and said, aThe tower is gone,Ao the station manager explained.

oI said, aWhat do you mean the tower is gone? Are you sure you are at the right place?A He said, aThe tower is gone. There is wires everywhere, and
it is gone.'o

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Thieves dismantled the tower by cutting the wires that secured it and also stole other equipment from the property, Elmore said in a post to
Facebook.

Elmore said the radio station will work to rebuild the tower, but he wants thieves to know u loud and clear u that he will work with investigators to find out who committed the puzzling federal crime.

oThis really hurts a small operation like this, but like I said, I believe
we will find out who did this,o he said. oIt is a federal crime and it absolutely will not be worth it to them.o

If caught, the suspects could face a fine or up to 10 years in prison.

The Jasper-based radio station used the tower for its AM radio channel,
Elmore said.

Elmore said WJLX was able to get temporary authority from the FCC to
continue broadcasting its AM channel through other means.

https://nypost.com/2024/02/07/news/radio-station-baffled-after-200-foot- radio-tower-disappears/

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