After discovering that changes were made to his playlist for an overnight slot, Internet broadcaster Paul Webster Feinstein set fire to Austin community radio station 91.7 KOOP, where he was a volunteer. According to the Associated Press, the blaze, which took place on January 5, caused $300,000 of damage to the studios. If convicted, Feinstein, 24, faces two to 20 years in jail and a fine of $10,000. The report filed states that Feinstein confessed to making a copy of the station key and waited for staff to vacate the studios for the night before pouring gasoline over two control panels. The fire department's trained dog sniffed out the gasoline, alerting investigators to the possibility of arson. After 19 days off the air, the station is now up and running in a donated space. The fire was 91.7's third in only two years. Though both of the previous fires were accidental, station president Andrew Dickens seemed fearful that the pattern would reflect badly on KOOP. "We are kind of worried that people will look at us like a bunch of idiots," he told AP. "This is really just one of those out-of-the-blue situations. Who the hell would have thought somebody would have snapped?" www.koop.org
