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‘What do you mean, the tower is gone?’: thieves steal 200ft structure from Alabama radio station (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 9 months ago by BrikoX to c/interestingshare

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Small radio station forced to go silent after ‘unbelievable’ theft of giant tower, which would cost over $100,000 to replace

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago (4 children)

I don't understand; why does losing the ability to transmit AM mean they're not permitted to transmit FM anymore?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 9 months ago

Their broadcast license probably has terms requiring both stations to be operational. FCC licensing can be extremely complex.

[–] BrikoX 2 points 9 months ago

I assume it's some kind of bureaucratic precaution, as it is a federally licensed broadcaster.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

My guess is the terms of something require it to ensure accessibility, because FM is more commercial.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Neither the station’s own website, nor their gofundme have an answer to that question. Both just state as the article does that the FCC forced them to go off the air.