[plain talk]

Thieves stole the radio transmitter in the hut but also somehow dismantled and stole the 200 foot tower. The owner said it was fairly old and they would not have been able to unbolt the sections. They would have just cut through it.

[jagusafr]

Nobody called to report to the radio station that their signal was down. Thinking this is not the place to advertise…

[Publius]

It reminds me of an old Firesign Theater movie parody called "High School Madness."

"They stole the high school!"

[Pete from Shawnee Mission]

Probably just cutting down and selling as scrap.

[Dr. Sivana]

Apparently the station wasn’t popular enough so no one called in to complain when the station went down.

[SpaceBar]

This is what happens when the countryside is swarming with millions of criminals.

[Reno89519]

I wonder how many radio stations could go offline like this and no one notices? Took the landscapers to notice the antenna missing. I wonder how the radio licensee did not notice that the remotely controlled transmitter was down. Sleeping on the job at best.

[z3n]

"Someone stole a Jasper radio station’s 200-foot tower, owner says"

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The radio station didn't keep up with their dues to the "Jasper Improvement Society"

[bgill]

What’s copper wire and aluminum going for these days? Easy enough for the cops to visit the local scrap yards.

[Yo-Yo]

I call bull. FCC regulations require monitoring and logging of the transmitter operation, so they would know the moment when someone walked away with the transmitter and tower. And for AM radio, the tower is the antenna, unlike FM or Television where the antenna is located at or near the top of the tower.

So if someone stole the transmitter and tower without the station knowing, they weren't being used.

[DUMBGRUNT]

—”He also pointed out that it’s a federal crime to tamper with a federally-licenses facility.”

That will go on the FBI to-do list.

after the 6 jan 2021 issues and a long list of racist school boards,very long list of Trump accusations, biden drugs in the Whitehouse...

[Himyar]

Say what you will about Alabama but even our thieves are over achievers.

[CrimsonTidegirl]

I resided in Jasper for several years. This doesn’t surprise me.

Jasper is a fairly wealthy town, but it also suffers from a high crime rate. Years ago, on the “Donahue” talk show, the topic was organized crime. One of the panelists stated that if anyone wanted to hire a hit man, just go to Jasper, Alabama.

[faithhopecharity]

it shouldn’t be too hard to track the thieves, just check the local metal recycling place

[Libloather]

I would look for something that’s 200 feet tall.

[Ezekiel]

You've gotta sneak up a few back alleys. What you need, sir, is a supply officer who can help you find those back alleys.

-- You, Mr. Holden?

Yes, sir.

-- You'd ruin your manicure! Here.

Uh, don't let my manicure fool you, sir. I was born and raised in a neighborhood called Noah's Ark. If you didn't travel in pairs, you just didn't travel.

Thieves stole the radio transmitter in the hut but also somehow dismantled and stole the 200 foot tower.

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