RACINE — The lights on Racine's iconic WRJN radio tower have been dark for nearly two months, prompting questions from concerned and curious neighbors.

The more than 300-foot tower sits prominently in the middle of Racine and is somewhat of a landmark, which means the outage isn't going unnoticed.

"We get calls from the neighbors all the time. 'Your tower lights are out,'" said Chris Moreau, WRJN president.

Paula O'Brien-Slaastad, who lives across the street from the tower, first noticed the missing lights about two months ago.

"I said, 'Shouldn't that tower have a light on it?" O'Brien-Slaastad said. "And then I thought, 'I'm gonna have to call FAA and find out.'"

The Federal Aviation Administration is aware of the outage, and pilots flying in the area are being notified through a No

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