According to reports, someone pulled a radio tower for WFXY in Middlesboro to the ground Sunday afternoon.
WFXY aired several UK sports shows, including Kentucky Sports Radio and Go Big Blue Country:
Around 3:45 today, someone pulled the radio tower to the ground. Tire tracks are all over the field. This is the WFXY tower in Middlesboro for the station that airs Go Big Blue Country and KSR in Bell County. People are ridiculous. pic.twitter.com/Rxazr8zxDp
— Shawn Smith (@gbbcountry) October 14, 2018
WFXY is now off air and station managers tell WKYT it won’t be easy to rebuild due to fincances:
WFXY says its tower in Middlesboro was taken down, and they are no longer airing on AM/FM. The radio station continues to stream at its website.
Station managers say its finances will make a rebuilding effort very difficult at this time, because the station recently made upgrades.
Here’s an update from one of the station managers named Frank Smith:
