On the morning of August 18, 2022, fire swept through the offices and studios of an AM radio station at 540 kHz licensed for 500 watts of daytime power. It was a blazed deemed accidental, and due to failed electrical wiring in the structure’s attic.
According to a report from Draper-owned WRDE-TV’s news team, the building was a complete less and uninsured by the station’s owner, Sima Birach.
Now, Birach has sold the license to the station, which has yet to return to the air.
