Vandals cut WXBR transmitter line

[raccoonradio]

http://www.enterprisenews.com/topst...laims-WXBR-transmitter-line-cut#ixzz2Ow3Bwj5N

back on now

>When asked if he knew of any suspects, Lozama said he’s had issues with several people related to the radio station. He said that the vandal or vandals would have known or been familiar with the transmitter site, located in an open field.

 

[MR. JAROME_CALVIN]

is that "92.5 The River" ??

 

[raccoonradio]

No, the River is WXRV 92.5 lic. to Andover.

WXBR is the former WBET at 1460, Brockton. _Predicted_ daytime coverage:
http://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/pat?call=WXBR&service=AM&status=L&hours=D

 

[tvradiogeek]

Are we sure it wasn't the rats??

 

[raccoonradio]

From article:

>>(the transmitter line) was cut in three different places with scissors or pliers. But it’s a very sharp cut, very sharp,” he said, adding that there were “tire tracks all over the place.”

Yeah some rats drove in to gnaw away at the xmtr line :

 

[frnkp2000]

Don't be so quick to believe everything you read in the Enterprise. There's a LOT of drama going on over at that station--we'll just leave it at that.

 

[carmen]

Don't be so quick to believe everything you read in the Enterprise. There's a LOT of drama going on over at that station--we'll just leave it at that.

it could have been heliax thieves though. if i recall, thieves sawed off a portion of MBTA track and carried it off into the woods around Stoughton/avon recently, and gave up when it was too heavy to get it back to a waiting flatbed truck

 

[tvradiogeek]

I think it's sad how a band (am) which pretty much started radio as a whole has been reduced to this.