 It was a repeater of WRNI in Providence, and the two stations combined to provide a locally-focused NPR member for Rhode Island–the forerunner of what evolved into Rhode Island Public Radio (now The Public's Radio).In December, BU reached an agreement to sell WXNI to Diponti Communications for a reported $350,000.The move came after a local group took control of WRNI and acquired WAKX (later WRNI-FM and now WNPE) in Narragansett Pier to serve as its southern satellite.