WRKT-FM
104.1
Cocoa Beach
Original Call Letters: WRKT |
Originally Licensed: May 8, 1962 |
Original City of License: Cocoa Beach |
Original Frequency: 104.1 |
Origin of Call Letters: Sound like; RocKeT tie in with Cape Canaveral |
Original Power: 100,000 watts |
Original Location: |
Original Format: Bonneville Automated |
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Owner(s): |
1962-C. Sweet Smith |
1968-Bucks County Radio News | |
1981-Guy Gannett Broadcasting Services, Inc. | |
1992-Paxson Communications Corp ($18.6 Million with WWNZ-AM 740, WINZ-AM 940, WZTA-FM 94.9 ) | |
1993-Press Broadcasting ($5 million-Gannett Broadcasting) | |
1996-Paxson Broadcasting ($25 million) | |
1997-Clear Channel Communications, Inc. | |
2007-Aloha Station Trust, LLC, as Trustee | |
2008-Clear Channel Communications, Inc. |
History Of Call Letters and Formats: |
WRKT-1962-Jazz (Bonneville Automated) |
WKPE-1970-Underground Rock "Dimension 104" "Cape Radio" | |
WRKT-1977-Top 40 "Rocket 104" | |
WRKT-1980-Adult Contemporary | |
WRKT-1981-Country "Brevard's Stereo Country 104" | |
WSSP-1985-Beautiful Music "WSSPer 104" | |
WZTU-1992-Hot Adult contemporary "U-104.1" | |
WHVE-1992-Top 40 "One Hundred Four Point One, The Wave" | |
WHVE-1992-Talk-simulcast of WWNZ-AM 740 | |
WWNZ-1993-Talk "Real Radio" | |
WTKS-1993-Talk "Real Radio 104.1" | |
WTKS-1997-Talk/Modern rock on weekends "Real Radio 104.1" |
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Dave
Rollins corrects the
history of 104.1. |
Rick
Morton-1968-7PM-Midnight-Bucks
County Radio News |
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Lee Diamond (Michael Stone)-1970-7PM-Midnight-Bucks County Radio News |
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Tom Robinson-1982-1984-Guy Gannett Broadcasting Services, Inc. |
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Rita Michaels- |
Stan Anderson-1986-Guy Gannett Publishing Co. Biography In Memory |
Bill Baker-mornings |
Bob Young-Mid-days |
Bill Marlin (Dowlings) |
Mike Shepard aka Alan Jackson-Program Director |
Jim Sumpter-Music Director |
Chris Jackson (William Jackson Whitehurst) |
Tom Steele (Tom Stevens) |
Sandy Michaels (Richard Lasky) |
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Bob Clarke-1981-1989-Vice President/General Manager-Guy Gannett Broadcasting Services, Inc. |
A. R. "Mack" MacHeliney-Sales Manager |
Biographies | In Memory | Sounds AM / FM |
Misc. | Chronology | What's News? |