WCKS-FM 101.1 
Cocoa Beach

Original Call Letters: WXBR

Originally Licensed: Jul 19, 1962

Original City of  License: Cocoa Beach

Original Frequency: 101.1 

Origin of Call Letters: 

Original Power: 100,000 watts

Original Location: 

Original Format: Top 40


Network Affiliation(s):


UPI

Owner(s):

1962-Stereo Broadcasting, Corp.
1968-Radio Filchburg, Inc.
1971-Southland Broadcasting
1985-Capitol Broadcasting Co. Inc
1993-Paxson Broadcasting   ($6.7 Million)
1997-Clear Channel Communications, Inc
2008-Aloha Station Trust, LLC, as Trustee
2009-Clear Channel Licenses, Inc.

History Of Call Letters and Formats:

WXBR-1963-Light Classical
WCKS-1968-Top 40  "CK-101"
WCKS-1972-Beautiful Music
WCKS-1974-MOR
WCKS-1978-Top 40
WDOQ-1984-Rock  "Q-102''
WDOQ-1984-Adult Contemporary
WCFI-1984-Adult Contemporary (Transtar Satellite Service) "I-4"  
WSTF-1985-Adult  Contemporary  "Sunny 101"  "Star 101"
WVRI-1992-Adult Contemporary "Variety 101"
WVRI-1992-Adult Contemporary "Variety 101"
WJRR-1993-Rock
WJRR-1997-AOR
WJRR-2002-Alternative   "Real Rock 101"


Notes On WCKS

From Ray Myers: United Radio Network used the station for most of the Apollo Missions as local anchor for the network. 

                                       101.1 2.gif (191771 bytes)

 wpe01355.gif (192228 bytes)





Thanks to Sean King for these photos 

 
                                                


CK101 Van


WCKS "CK101" Personalities
Dick Olsen-1970-Program Director-Radio Filchburg, Inc.
Les Roberson-1972-Operations Manager/News Director/1974-General Manager-Southland Broadcasting/1985-General Manager-Capitol Broadcasting Co. of Raleigh, N.C.
Fred King (Sean King)-1972-Promotions Manager/1974-Program Director-Southland Broadcasting 
Sean King-1972-1978    Biography     In Memory

Sean tells a great radio tale; "I worked different shifts at CK, usually 10 to 3, but did overnights towards the end. I used my air name from WLOF(-AM 950), Sean King. My favorite story is one when I was doing AM drive on a Saturday and I saw Stan Anderson, who was doing news that day, going out front to watch a rocket launching from the Cape. We could feel the familiar rumble beneath our feet as the station was located only a couple of miles from the Space Center in Cape Canaveral. I promptly found a 5 minute track to play and decided to join him to watch the launch. Once out the door, I looked up at the sky, but heard a "click" behind me. I suddenly realized that Stan and I were the only people in the building that morning and I had just managed to lock us out with the automatic door lock. Neither one of us had a key as it was a 24 hour operation. Fortunately, the Program Director, Les Roberson,  lived only a few blocks away. Stan was able to wake him and use his key. We had about 15 minutes of "dead air". I wasn't looking forward to seeing (Les) the P.D. that day. Actually he took it pretty well and ribbed us about it in the months to come." 

Gloria Lee
-1973-1977-Teamed with husband Dick Lee-Mornings-Radio Filchburg, Inc.


Stan Anderson
-1974-1985-Engineer/Promotions Director/
News Director-Southland Broadcasting Biography     In Memory
Dick Lee-1973-1977-Teamed with wife Gloria Lee-Mornings-Radio Filchburg, Inc./1974-1978- Commercial Manager-Southland Broadcasting


Dale Wright
(Jimmy Dale Wright)-1974-Music Director-Southland Broadcasting      In Memory


Michael W. Lowe-1975-Music Director/1982-Program Director-Southland Broadcasting   Biography


Benjamin Hill-1976-Program Director-Southland Broadcasting  Biography
Rita Lorraine (Rita Giddings)-1976-Southland Broadcasting  
Mike Stone-1978-Music Director-Southland Broadcasting
Steve Ocean (Steve Klass)-1978-Music Director-Southland Broadcasting  In Memory


Mike McCoy-1979-Production Director-Southland Broadcasting
Chip Taylor-1980-1981-Program Director/Mid-days-Southland Broadcasting
Chris Bailey-1982-Music Director-Southland Broadcasting
Michael Moriarty-1982-News Director-Southland Broadcasting


Steve Craig (Steve Biddle)-1983-News Director-Southland Broadcasting



Mel Burns (Perry Moore)-1985-Home News Publishing Co.  Biography    In Memory
Alan Edwards-1985-Program Director-Home News Publishing Co. 
Greg Shannon (Paul Gardiner)
Chris Wolf
Alan Thompson
Kym Landers


Brian Morgan
Mark St. John
Billy Charles
Jim Lewis


Gabe Burton
  Biography
Jim Morgan-the voice of Wal-Mart
Jon Greenwood
Jan Moore (Leslie Overby)-Office Manager/Swing shifts
Bubba Sutton
Beth Dickey
Larry Kessler
Michael Kelly-News Director


Bobby Sharpe
Jeri Banta-Afternoon Drive



Bobby Knight-Program Director

Tremonte Watts-Weekend overnights

Jason Douglas (Robert Curtis) 

Jim Sumter

Other Names In WCKS History
Norman Knight-1969-President-Radio Filchburg, Inc.
A.R. Mack-1969-General Manager-Radio Filchburg, Inc.
Thomas Lynch-1969-Commercial Manager-Radio Filchburg, Inc.
William Coble-1970-General Manager-Radio Filchburg, Inc.
William Gorman-1970-Commercial Manager-Radio Filchburg, Inc.
Don Becker-1970-Promotions Manager-Radio Filchburg, Inc.
Charles Murray-1970-Chief Engineer-Radio Filchburg, Inc.
Pauline Metcalf-1971-Partner/Owner-Southland Broadcasting
Esther Muran-1971-Partner/Owner-Southland Broadcasting
William Corkhum-1971-Partner/Owner/1972-President-Southland Broadcasting
Ralph Hatcher-1972-General Manager-Southland Broadcasting
Tom Morley-1972-Commercial Manager/1974-Regional Sales Manager-Southland Broadcasting
Bob Bevis-1972-Chief Engineer-Southland Broadcasting
Bill Baker-1974-Chief Engineer/1978-Operations Manager/Chief Engineer-Southland Broadcasting
Richard Hinshaw-1976-Commercvial Manager-Southland Broadcasting
Tom Love-1978-Sales Manager-Southland Broadcasting
Howard Feingold-1982-Sales Manager-Southland Broadcasting
Leslie Morris-1983-National Sales Manager-Southland Broadcasting
Allen Edwards-1984-Program Director-Abell Communications
John Bogart-1984-1985-Production Director-Abell Communications
Frank Konn-Sales
Ray St. James
Ginny Johnson
Spanky McCoy (Talmadge Bartell)

         
From the Stan Anderson collection;
Spanky McCoy cuts the 2nd birthday cake at CK101  





     
photos courtesy of Stan Anderson




courtesy of Kevin Coldiron


101.1_WCKS_FM_Newsletter.jpg (166464 bytes)

What's New

Biographies In Memory
Sounds
AM
/ FM 
Misc. Chronology What's News?