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/ 08.18.2010 12:00PM
Towers Destroyed by Vandals Being Replaced
EVERETT, WASH.: Two radio towers near Seattle brought down
nearly a year ago by radical environmentalists are in the process of being
replaced. The
Daily Herald says the two towers will be re-erected near the original
site in Snohomish. One is 349 feet; the other is 199 feet. Both belong to
KRKO-AM, a Bonneville station. Construction is expected to be completed in 60
days.
The new structures replace a 149- and a 439-foot tower, both of which were
relatively new last year when vandals
took a back-hoe to them. Video of the destruction was captured and posted online.
It showed a hand-pained signed with the initials, “ELF,” for the Earth
Liberation Front, considered by the FBI to be responsible for several acts of
eco-terrorism. The group issued a statement taking responsibility soon after
the towers were destroyed.
“For the past eight years, opponents have waged a legal battle against the
towers, arguing that AM radio waves cause adverse health affects including a
higher rate of cancer, harm to wildlife, and that the signals have been
interfering with home phone and intercom lines,” the ELF’s North American Press
Office said in a statement.
Bonneville offered a $25,000 reward for information leading to the arrests of
the individuals responsible. According to the radio station’s Web site, the
reward still stands, and the FBI investigation continues:
“... Regarding the destruction of the KRKO antenna system... If you have
information that can assist the FBI in their investigation, please call the FBI
at 206-622-0460. Ask for the agent in charge of the KRKO investigation. There
is a $25,000 reward for the person who provides the information that directly
leads to the arrest and conviction of the person(s) responsible for the
destruction of the KRKO antenna system.”
The radio station continues to broadcast from back-up sites.
-- with Radio World
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