Some towers serve several kinds of signals. They transmit one-way broadcasts like AM/FM radio and television signals while also handling two-way cellular traffic using various protocols.

"[A maintenance worker] called me on Friday and said, 'The tower is gone,'" recalled WJLX's Brett Elmore. "I said, 'What do ...

and that tower will remain in service,” said district Director of Facilities and Operations Bill Slawter. “The AM radio site: ...