dirtyfacedan
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All radio has the potential to cause cancer, and other complications in living creatures. Why someone chose this, i don't know..."Opponents have claimed that AM radio waves can harm people and wildlife." AM is simply a transmit mode, like FM, or SSB. Wattage is much more of a factor, as is the frequency, or part of the radio spectrum being transmitted on. Radar from airports, RF from WIFI, RF from TV, and hundreds of other users, as well as RF FROM CELL TOWERS and THE PHONES THEMSELVES and the relative position to the BRAIN when in use, and reproductive organs when not in use, are especially bad due to the relative frequency to MICROWAVE...a frequency that tends to COOK at even low RF LEVELS ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_phone_radiation_and_health ). There are billions of RF sources all around us at this very moment, and AM radio is the least of our worries. RF occurs naturally from the sun, and space as well. Someone has claimed it was ELF who did it, but who knows. Anyways, here is the article. ( if I was to destroy an antenna tower, or array...HAARP would be my start). Radio is a tool, and has the potential for abuse (as we see in much of the world), and the potential for good, and to help mankind.
ELF claims it toppled Snohomish radio towers | Top Stories | Seattle News, Local News, Breaking News, Weather | KING5.com
NEAR SNOHOMISH, Wash. – The eco-terrorist group Earth Liberation Front is taking credit for toppling two radio towers that have been the subject of years of controversy and legal battles.
Now, the FBI is investigating the Friday morning vandalism and the owner of the towers is offering a $25,000 reward.
The towers, owned by station KRKO and known as North Sound 1380, were located on Short School Road and 129th Street Southeast near Snohomish.
"What they used was a machine called an excavator. It has a front arm off the front end of the machine. They stole it out of the yard," Andy Skotdal, president and general manager of KRKO. "They went and attached it to the tower and pushed one of them over and pulled the other one down."
A sign left at the scene said the ELF was responsible. The FBI says it has found no indication that any other groups are involved.
"When all legal channels of opposition have been exhausted, concerned citizens have to take action into their own hands to protect life and the planet,” said Jason Crawford, spokesperson for the North American ELF press office.
Skotdal still isn't convinced the ELF is responsible.
"I think it's way too early to jump to any conclusions about who really is responsible for this," said Skotdal.
A radio tower owned by station KRKO, lies on its side after being toppled by vandals.
KRKO is offering a $25,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible.
The towers have been at the center of controversy for years. Opponents have claimed that AM radio waves can harm people and wildlife. More recently, nearby residents claim radio signals coming over home phone and intercom lines have increased since KRKO recently boosted its broadcasting power.
When KRKO announced plans to build the towers nine years ago, neighbors like Mark Craven were furious.
"The radio towers were not good for the people that lived around us. They were not a good fit," said Craven, who runs a tourist farm and pumpkin patch near the towers.
A sign reading 'WASSUP SNO CITY? ELFM can be seen through the fog at the site of two Everett, WA radio towers toppled by vandals.
Three times, a hearing examiner recommended the towers not be built because of the view and health concerns. But in the end, the county council sided with the radio station and they went up.
"This is a sad way to get their attention, but maybe it will get their attention and maybe something will happen," said Craven.
Neighbors who spoke out during the fight to prevent the towers from being built say they don’t support the vandalism.
"We don't want them, but this is not the way to see them go,” said Lee Bennett.
There are four towers currently at the location and there have been plans to build two more towers. Skotdal says it will take at least three months to rebuild the vandalized towers. The station is still broadcasting on a backup transmitter.
ELF claims it toppled Snohomish radio towers | Top Stories | Seattle News, Local News, Breaking News, Weather | KING5.com
NEAR SNOHOMISH, Wash. – The eco-terrorist group Earth Liberation Front is taking credit for toppling two radio towers that have been the subject of years of controversy and legal battles.
Now, the FBI is investigating the Friday morning vandalism and the owner of the towers is offering a $25,000 reward.
The towers, owned by station KRKO and known as North Sound 1380, were located on Short School Road and 129th Street Southeast near Snohomish.
"What they used was a machine called an excavator. It has a front arm off the front end of the machine. They stole it out of the yard," Andy Skotdal, president and general manager of KRKO. "They went and attached it to the tower and pushed one of them over and pulled the other one down."
A sign left at the scene said the ELF was responsible. The FBI says it has found no indication that any other groups are involved.
"When all legal channels of opposition have been exhausted, concerned citizens have to take action into their own hands to protect life and the planet,” said Jason Crawford, spokesperson for the North American ELF press office.
Skotdal still isn't convinced the ELF is responsible.
"I think it's way too early to jump to any conclusions about who really is responsible for this," said Skotdal.
A radio tower owned by station KRKO, lies on its side after being toppled by vandals.
KRKO is offering a $25,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible.
The towers have been at the center of controversy for years. Opponents have claimed that AM radio waves can harm people and wildlife. More recently, nearby residents claim radio signals coming over home phone and intercom lines have increased since KRKO recently boosted its broadcasting power.
When KRKO announced plans to build the towers nine years ago, neighbors like Mark Craven were furious.
"The radio towers were not good for the people that lived around us. They were not a good fit," said Craven, who runs a tourist farm and pumpkin patch near the towers.
A sign reading 'WASSUP SNO CITY? ELFM can be seen through the fog at the site of two Everett, WA radio towers toppled by vandals.
Three times, a hearing examiner recommended the towers not be built because of the view and health concerns. But in the end, the county council sided with the radio station and they went up.
"This is a sad way to get their attention, but maybe it will get their attention and maybe something will happen," said Craven.
Neighbors who spoke out during the fight to prevent the towers from being built say they don’t support the vandalism.
"We don't want them, but this is not the way to see them go,” said Lee Bennett.
There are four towers currently at the location and there have been plans to build two more towers. Skotdal says it will take at least three months to rebuild the vandalized towers. The station is still broadcasting on a backup transmitter.
