How does somebody steal an AM tower without getting electrocuted? arent they all energized?
On Fri, Feb 9, 2024 at 5:50 PM Ken Hohhof <khoh...@kwom.com> wrote: > Is that the “you’re not using it so it’s mine now” rule? > > > > Does that apply to cars? How about spouses? > > > > *From:* AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> *On Behalf Of *CBB - Jay Fuller > *Sent:* Friday, February 9, 2024 4:53 PM > *To:* af@af.afmug.com > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Fw: NBC News: Alabama station in disbelief after > 200-foot radio tower stolen > > > > > > It's in our neighboring county. Been there, know the guy, know the > station. > > For those of you who don't know, I operate a LPFM in our home county > (since 2014) > > > > 1) Ok, why on EARTH is this viral? Like internationally viral? > > > > 2) For all the backstory / scuttlebutt you could ever want (and not even > on facebook) : > > > > > https://www.radiodiscussions.com/threads/wjlx-200-tower-reported-stolen.769741 > > > > 3) Ok, so chop chop the guy wires, the tower thuds on the ground and you > just unscrew it in 10 foot sections > > just like a rohn25, no? I don't know how "no one" knew it was missing > tho. Clearly no one listens to that AM, > > except for the locals, who say it has been off air for at least 5 years. > > > > In my home county we have two licensed AMS, 1340 and 1460. 1460 has been > off air for at least 5 years, > > but never filed as silent and still shows as licensed. 1340 signed off > last week - the property had been abandoned, > > seized for unpaid taxes, auctioned from the federal government (all by the > guy currently running it), and now it's being > > sold for a development of houses. Good for them..... > > > > Promise you lots of other AMS feeding fm translators where the AMs are > also silent.... > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > *From:* Chuck McCown via AF <af@af.afmug.com> > > *To:* af@af.afmug.com > > *Cc:* ch...@go-mtc.com > > *Sent:* Thursday, February 8, 2024 2:18 PM > > *Subject:* [AFMUG] Fw: NBC News: Alabama station in disbelief after > 200-foot radio tower stolen > > > > > > *From:* Jaime Solorza > > *Sent:* Thursday, February 8, 2024 12:42 PM > > *To:* Chuck McCown > > *Subject:* NBC News: Alabama station in disbelief after 200-foot radio > tower stolen > > > > > https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/alabama-station-disbelief-200-foot-radio-tower-stolen-rcna137877 > > ------------------------------ > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
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