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Someone Stole a 200 ft (60 meters) Tall Radio Antenna in Alabama, USA (www.actionnews5.com)

submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by TrueStoryBob@lemmy.world to c/mildlyinteresting@lemmy.world

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No one’s sure how the ambitious bandits made off with the heavy steel structure, WJLX station general manager Brett Elmore told WBRC.

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[–] jqubed@lemmy.world 16 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I still don’t understand how they didn’t notice they were off the air

[–] APassenger@lemmy.world 8 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Automation.

[–] TrueStoryBob@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago

Automation and it's also possible this was a repeater tower... so, not the main broadcast tower but one that fills in a dead zone within the market. Radio and TV stations use repeaters in areas with a lot of hills or tall buildings.