Original Call Letters: WRKT

Originally Licensed: May 8, 1962

Original City of  License: Cocoa Beach

Original Frequency: 104.1

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Original Power: 30,000 watts 

Original Location: 

Original Format: Talk

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WTKS History
From Brian Douglas; 

"...WKIS-FM was on 100.3, not 104.1 (first as WORZ-FM and later as WKIS-FM).  This station was an AM/FM simulcast in mono until the FM became Solid Gold WDIZ:..." When Press Broadcasting bought WVRI, they started simulcasting the News/Talk format of WWNZ (740 AM) on 104 as WWNZ-FM. In 1993, when Press acquired 104.1, they changed the calls to WTKS, and launched "Real Radio". The original lineup included Guy Kemp in the mornings, G. Gordon Liddy (syndicated) middays, and Jim Philips in the afternoons, with '80s/'90s music on the weekends, evolving to alternative.  Howard Stern was picked up for mornings,  Ed Tyll was brought in for middays and Philips remained on afternoons."
More from Rich Kennedy. "...Other early evening shows included Ms. B and Bill Cross.  10p-12mid was the wildly successful "Passion Phones" with Erin Sommers.  Rich Kennedy produced (as "Fluffy The Gay Producer") all of these shows. "Passion Phones" moved to WIOD in Miami and was simulcast unsuccessfully. Russ and Bo moved to middays (replacing Ed Tyll, on his way to Los Angeles) and became the "Monsters of the Midday". Rich continued to produce the Monsters of the Midday until leaving for sister station Magic 107.7 in November 1999.

Interns serving during this time included Defoe, "E.T.", Pickleboy and ReTodd "Roger That Russ" McClernan. Rich was replaced by Defoe at Christmas 1999. Former Drew Garabo and Ed Tyll producer Daniel Dennis was brought back to Real Radio to produce the Monsters in 2000. 

Walt Sabo was the original consultant. Karen Kjos was station and sales manager. Chris Kampmeier (aka: "T.C. DOOLEY" from his WBJW days) has been PD/OPS guru since 1998.

Program Directors at Real Radio included: Jay Clark (former PD at WABC, now VP Talk at Sirius) and Harry Valentine (became GM at WIOD, now with Sabo). Creative Services guru Rich Boerner (KSLX Los Angeles Creative Services) convinced management to switch to alternative "Real Music" weekends, which he programmed to great success. Rob Frazier (Production Director KSLX Los Angeles) was one of the most creative production directors ever to hit Orlando.

Melissa Foxx handled morning duties as producer/news for (the syndicated) Howard Stern (show). She also anchored 
"The News Thang" early mornings. Carol Dedman originally handled producing Stern, before becoming assistant PD.

WTKS Personalities

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