Eco-Terrorists Strike AM Towers; Owner Warns of Copycat Threat

Vol. 3, No. 18

Sept. 15, 2009

Wireless Systems Engineering, Planning, Project Management, RF Compliance, Structural. Surveying and Site Security

Eco-Terrorists Strike AM Towers; Owner Warns of Copycat Threat
Just days before the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, a different kind of terrorism struck the broadcasting industry bringing down two AM towers in Washington state. (Photo courtesy KRKO-AM) At 3:30 a.m., Sept. 4, a 349-foot tower and a 199-foot tower owned by KRKO AM radio (1380 AM) were rammed and toppled by construction equipment driven by a man who claimed to be with the Earth Liberation Front. MORE

Mt. Wilson Towers Spared this Time. What about the Next?
With the threat of the Station Fire to the antennas on Mount Wilson, thoughts have changed from prayers to finding ways to avoid a disaster in the future, according to the Los Angeles Times. MORE

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Forest Officials Again Deny Cell Tower on Galena Summit

The Sawtooth National Forest in Idaho on Sept. 2 once again denied Idaho Tower's application to construct a cell tower in the Sawtooth National Recreational Area. As part of the decision, the agency adopted a stricter visual quality rule for the area on Galena Summit, which allowed the denial of the 90-foot cell tower proposal. Above is a simulation of the proposed tower, concealed as a pine, sited along the distant tree line of Galena Summit. MORE

Though Expensive, Number of Towers Grows in Adirondacks
There was some good news and some bad news at a Sept. 9 meeting between the Adirondack Park Agency and representatives of several cell phone companies. The good news is the literal dead zone along the Adirondack Northway Corridor (I-87) has become a healthy breeding ground for new cell towers. The bad news is they cost twice as much as towers in areas outside the park, according to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise. MORE

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Cell Tower Grudge Match Decides Site
Cell siting is seldom like a game pitting developer versus developer. But cell tower developer Lester Boihem, owner of Two-Way Communications, went head to head with Greg Boyd of Intellicom Wireless Management in Spanish Fort, Ala., according to Baldwin County Now. MORE

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? The Town of Killingly, of Course!
Perhaps all cell site leases should be presented to jurisdictions using the total dollar amount over a 20-year period, according the Norwich Bulletin. MORE

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