Some one stole a 200ft radio tower in Jasper, Alabama

Questions remain after a 200-foot radio tower was stolen in an Alabama town, knocking a local AM station off the air.

The crime left the WJLX station's general manager, Brett Elmore, and the Jasper, Alabama, police department, blown away and confused.

"I 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. I can say Ive seen it all now, said Elmore in a statement.

When the tower was stolen, the Federal Communications Commission gave the AM radio station temporary authority to continue broadcasting on the FM side, but soon told them they were no longer allowed to broadcast.

"It's been a nightmare," Elmore told USA TODAY.

The station is a huge part of Elmore's life and history. His dad worked at the station in the 80s and he grew up running around the halls. The heartbreaking theft and subsequent shutdown caused Elmore sleepless nights while he figured out what to do next.

"This is part of my fabric," said Elmore. "It's more than a job, it's part of my life."

Probably some meth heads trying to sell it for scrap.

I love how this implies nobody actually listens to the station. Literally the only person who got interviewed was the guy that owned the antenna. Just seeing quotation marks around "It's part of my fabric" you're like "oh no that poor listener" but then it turns out to be the same dude who has both of the other quotes in the article and suddenly it's funny instead of tragic.

I'm willing to bet the Jasper, Alabama police force is confused quite regularly.

Okay, but, like, how? This isn't your car vanishing, it is a 200 foot tall metal tower. This isn't something that is quietly removed in a night.

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Meth heads can make your whole house vanish if you let them.

I have family in Jasper. The town is nothing but nice people. You can politely fuck off.

I have family in Jasper. The town is nothing but nice people. You can politely fuck off.

The Jasper police force were literally in the news a few years ago for making white power hand gestures in a photo.

So I guess that explains why you like them so much.

The Jasper police force were literally in the news a few years ago for making white power hand gestures in a photo.

Must be the work of an enemy stand

I have family in Jasper. The town is nothing but nice people. You can politely fuck off.

...Why would they interview random listeners over the guy it was stolen from?

It's not like they could only interview one person.

Why would they? The entire article is about the theft of the guy in question's property. Why would they spend time finding random listeners to interview?

"Hey what do you think of the radio tower being stolen?"
"That sucks."

Local news loves that stuff...never know who's gonna come out the gates saying "I got athsma!"

I have family in Jasper. The town is nothing but nice people. You can politely fuck off.

Yeah, but the article isn't the local news. Saying "There must not be any listeners if they only interviewed the guy who was robbed" is kinda silly.

"It's just a (Senior) prank!"

Looks like I owe you an apolog...

Then again...

The Jasper police force were literally in the news a few years ago for making white power hand gestures in a photo.

So I guess that explains why you like them so much.

Why would they? The entire article is about the theft of the guy in question's property. Why would they spend time finding random listeners to interview?

"Hey what do you think of the radio tower being stolen?"
"That sucks."

Ask them why they stole the tower.

Still not as impressive as the person who stole the bell from the Costa Concordia.

I mean, if listeners are hard to find, well, that's exactly what's funny.

How do you propose they find said listeners, exactly? Just ask random people on the street? Why would they put that effort in when they're not the subject matter of the story? This question would stand for a larger radio station, too.

I'm willing to bet the Jasper, Alabama police force is confused quite regularly.

How do you propose they find said listeners, exactly? Just ask random people on the street? Why would they put that effort in when they're not the subject matter of the story? This question would stand for a larger radio station, too.

That is like 61 m.

Probably some meth heads trying to sell it for scrap.

I dunno, however they find like thirty randoms to interview for every other news story ever.

I get your point, but I also feel like they mainly do that when there's no specific "subject" of the story, such as "Park X is about to be bulldozed," or whatever. In this particular case, there actually WAS a specific subject of the story: The guy who had his radio tower stolen. Thus, random interview subjects became much less necessary or even interesting, since you had somebody specific to interview.

Nice to see USA Today can use month old articles from other sites for news.

Okay, but, like, how? This isn't your car vanishing, it is a 200 foot tall metal tower. This isn't something that is quietly removed in a night.