WSRQ radio sold to investor

SARASOTA — Susan Nilon has given up her ownership role and sold WSRQ radio station to Jim Lampl, a business partner and investor in the station.

Lampl had “made notions that he would like to run the station,” Nilon told the Business Observer, and when he made an offer, she accepted. Nilon declined to comment on the price.

Her time as the radio station's owner, which lasted four-and-a-half years, brought some significant changes, namely to fill the void she saw in its local coverage, she says. When she took over, the station was fully automated and had no staff. She introduced a local report team and worked to grow the staff, which now consists of eight people.