Radio station still off the air after copper theft

Radio station still off the air after copper theft

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- The owner of the city's first Hispanic radio station says he still doesn't know when they will be back on the air after copper thieves caused extensive damage to their transmission equipment last month. Sergio Butron, the owner of Butron Media, discovered the theft on May 18 after Radio Ambient 1030 AM lost its signal. Butron said the thieves broke through a chain-linked fence on Jackson Avenue to access the radio transmitter t…

A Heritage AM Is Silenced By Copper-Stealing Vandals | Radio & Television Business Report

It is a locally owned radio station launched in 1994 to target the growing Hispanic population in Memphis. Now, it is scrambling to resume over-the-air broadcasts of its AM radio station after becoming the victim of copper theft at its transmitter. Please Login to view this premium content. (Not a member? Join Today!)