WKLF, whose license was deleted by the FCC years ago but remained on the air anyway, has been taken off air by tornado damage to their towers in Clanton. The tornado, which hit Maplesville and Clanton in Chilton County, did significant damage to area but luckily no injuries or deaths have been reported so far by local media.
A picture of the felled WKLF tower can be seen in this Birmingham News photo on al.com. Another photo of the studio (with completely intact signage) is available through the National Weather Service. The FM translator they acquired, W238BS, remains on the air, broadcasting from a location on Lay Dam Road in Chilton County via Marti (wireless remote) relay.
Update (01-26-2012) It's being reported on Radio-Info that WKLF is back on air with a temporary longwire antenna. The studio received little or no damage, but the AM tower folded in half. It also held the relay to the FM translator and a TV antenna used to pick up EAS broadcasts.
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