JASPER, Ala. (AP) — The theft of a giant radio tower has silenced what used to be the voice of a small Alabama town and the surrounding county, the radio station’s general manager said.
A thief or thieves made off with the 200-foot (61 meter) tower, shutting down WJLX radio in Jasper, Alabama. So far, no arrests have been made.
Sorta like stealing all of the newspapers that carry unflattering stories about the police department ...
https://apnews.com/article/radio-station-tower-stolen-am-fm-alabama-d16a57daeaf10f473df39d628e1fe388
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station was already in financial trouble, and has probably laid off/downsized their broadcast engineers who would have noticed something unusual and/or made periodic site visits (where suspicious behaviour tends to be noticed). its also quite possible disgruntled former staff were involved - its not trivial to remove a live transmitter tower without getting sparked doing so and requires knowledge of how to shut off the transmitter..
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WJLX