Summary
WKQK (1300 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Cocoa Beach, Florida, and serving the Space Coast section of Florida. The station is owned by Will Standley, through licensee 321 Corporation.
| Broadcast area | Space Coast, Florida |
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| Frequency | 1300 kHz |
| Branding | Radio 1300 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Full service adult contemporary |
| Ownership | |
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| History | |
First air date | June 22, 1959 |
Former call signs |
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| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 68615 |
| Class | B |
| Power | |
Transmitter coordinates | 28°20′38.00″N 80°46′6.00″W / 28.3438889°N 80.7683333°W |
| Translator(s) | 104.5 MHz W283DJ (Cocoa) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | radio1300 |
Until 2020, WKQK featured a full service adult contemporary radio format. It was unique in that it featured music only from local artists. The station also aired frequent local news, community announcements, marine weather forecasts, airport arrival and departure info and high school sports. As of 2020, the station is fully automated, with all announcements pre-recorded. The studios, offices and transmitter are off Pluckebaum Road in Cocoa, Florida.[1]
History edit
The station first signed on the air on June 22, 1959, as WRKT.[2] Because the station was near Cape Canaveral, those call letters stood for "Rocket". On May 8, 1962, an FM station was added, with the call letters WRKT-FM (today WTKS-FM).
References edit
- ^ "WKQK-AM Radio Station Coverage Map".
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1977 page C-40
External links edit
- FCC History Cards for WKQK
- WKQK in the FCC AM station database
- WKQK in Nielsen Audio's AM station database