Police: DJ torched station over play list

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 29 (UPI) -- Fire officials in Austin, Texas, said a volunteer DJ torched a community radio station after the songs on his play list didn't get any air time.

Austin Fire Department Battalion Chief Greg Nye said Paul Webster Feinstein, 24, a volunteer at 91.7 FM KOOP, was charged with second-degree felony arson after he allegedly set fire to the station Jan. 5, causing $300,000 in damage, the Austin American-Statesman reported Tuesday.

Nye said Feinstein told investigators that he was "very unhappy" when the play list he created for the Internet program, which streams overnight while the station is off the air, was changed against his wishes.

"We knew there was a disagreement, but I would characterize it as a little clash of personalities over types of music to be played and not a big blowout," he said.

"(Feinstein) had a dream of a career in radio and was very disappointed about where it had led him," Nye said.

Feinstein could face two to 20 years in prison and a fine of up to $10,000 if he is found guilty.