A radio transmitter building owned by Salem Communications in the Seattle market was destroyed in a fire Monday morning.
According to bainbridgereview.com, the fire was discovered by Bainbridge Police Officer on patrol in the area and smelled smoke.
The fire appeared to start in a radio transmitter building located at the base of a radio tower on the property, but spread from the 12-foot-by-12-foot structure to nearby grass and then started a brush fire. Bainbridge Island Fire Marshal Luke Carpenter said the cause of the fire has not yet been determined.
The transmitter building fire silenced four AM stations inSeattle ; KNTS 1680, KKOL 1300, KLFE 1590 and KGNW 820.
The transmitter building fire silenced four AM stations in