Steve Kingston’s Empire Broadcasting System is selling AAA 103.1 WRNR-FM Grasonville/Annapolis MD to Peter & John Radio Fellowship for $1.54 million.
The buyer will add the Baltimore market rimshot to its holdings that include Christian AC “95.1 Bright-FM” WRBS-FM Baltimore and Christian Preaching 1230 WRBS/94.3 W232CL Baltimore.
Kingston, the longtime programmer of stations including WHTZ and WXRK New York, had owned WRNR-FM since 1997. The deal would leave Your Public Radio’s 89.7 WTMD Towson as the only AAA in the Baltimore market.
The stations IP, studio equipment, vehicles and a few leases are not included in the deal. We are told plans are in the works to potentially move the WRNR IP to another signal in the area. Kingston’s Empire Broadcasting System also operates AM daytime 810 WYRE Annapolis via LMA, which currently airs Scott Shannon’s “True Oldies Channel”.
