Published: Saturday, August 14, 2010
Everett radio station's towers going up again
SNOHOMISH --Two radio towers toppled last September in an apparent act of ecoterrorism are being reinstalled Monday.
KRKO 1380-AM said Friday the 349-foot and 199-foot towers will be lifted by crane at the station's site in Snohomish. This will restore the station to full power.
Station President and General Manager Andy Skotdal said that even though it took longer that he expected, he looks forward to seeing the towers back up. He said he was proud that the station never stopped broadcasting.
"We had the ability to transmit in multiple ways, from that and other sites," Skotdal said.
Last September, the two radio towers were toppled by heavy equipment. A cloth was hung on a fence nearby with the message, "Wassup? Sno Cty? ELF"
ELF is the acronym for the Earth Liberation Front, an ecoterrorism group.
The FBI took the lead on the case. No updates into the ongoing investigation were available Friday, said Emily Langlie, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Attorney's Office.
Before the towers were built in 2008 some neighbors in the area near Short School Road south of Snohomish had tried to stop the project due to aesthetics, and claims of possible health effects.
Skotdal offered a $25,000 reward last September for the capture of those responsible. for the topplings. On Friday, he said the reward still stands.
Skotdal said it is hard to know when the towers will start working, but he expects it to happen in 60 days.
Reporter Andy Rathbun contributed to this story. Alejandro Dominguez: 425-339-3422; adominguez@heraldnet.com.
KRKO 1380-AM said Friday the 349-foot and 199-foot towers will be lifted by crane at the station's site in Snohomish. This will restore the station to full power.
Station President and General Manager Andy Skotdal said that even though it took longer that he expected, he looks forward to seeing the towers back up. He said he was proud that the station never stopped broadcasting.
"We had the ability to transmit in multiple ways, from that and other sites," Skotdal said.
Last September, the two radio towers were toppled by heavy equipment. A cloth was hung on a fence nearby with the message, "Wassup? Sno Cty? ELF"
ELF is the acronym for the Earth Liberation Front, an ecoterrorism group.
The FBI took the lead on the case. No updates into the ongoing investigation were available Friday, said Emily Langlie, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Attorney's Office.
Before the towers were built in 2008 some neighbors in the area near Short School Road south of Snohomish had tried to stop the project due to aesthetics, and claims of possible health effects.
Skotdal offered a $25,000 reward last September for the capture of those responsible. for the topplings. On Friday, he said the reward still stands.
Skotdal said it is hard to know when the towers will start working, but he expects it to happen in 60 days.
Reporter Andy Rathbun contributed to this story. Alejandro Dominguez: 425-339-3422; adominguez@heraldnet.com.
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