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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Gloria Oladipo

‘What do you mean, the tower is gone?’: thieves steal 200ft structure from Alabama radio station

a red and white tall metal structure with blue skies dotted with clouds behind it
A different radio tower, which has presumably not been stolen. Photograph: Ryan McGinnis/Getty Images

An Alabama radio station has been forced to temporarily shut down after thieves stole a 200ft radio tower.

WJLX, a station in Jasper, Alabama, was ordered to go off air by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) after thieves took the station’s AM tower last week, the Guardian first learned.

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