The Jackson Township radio station stood before us in the pale pre-dawn light, a modest three-story brick building that had served the small community for decades before the outbreak changed everything. Unlike the towering broadcast facilities found in major cities, this was clearly a local operation—functional rather than impressive, with a single transmission tower rising from its flat roof and a small parking lot that could accommodate perhaps twenty vehicles.
The building's architecture spoke to practical Pennsylvanian sensibilities: red brick construction with white-trimmed windows, a design that had weathered countless winters and summers without pretension. What had once been well-maintained landscaping around the entrance had grown wild during the months of abandonment, creating an overgrown tangle of bushes and weeds that provided excellent cover for our approach.
