Thursday, February 7, 2013

Copper Theft Knocks KWWK Rochester, MN Off-Air

Programming at Quick Country KWWK 96.5 FM  was disrupted briefly early Monday morning after someone broke into the transmitter area..

According to the sheriff's report, the station's transmission stopped about 4 a.m.; when an engineer investigated, he discovered the break-in at the Cumulus station tower site.

Stolen were 4-inch copper couplers and a 1-HP GE motor, according to the police report. Also damaged was about 80 feet of chain link fence; the total estimate of damage and loss is about $800.

The station is back on-air.

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