WKIQ-AM 1240 
Eustis

Original Call Letters: WLCO

Originally Licensed: Jun 1955

Original City of License: Eustis

Original Frequency: 1240

Origin of Call Letters: 

Original Power: 10,000 watts

Original Location: 1057 N. Palm Circle

Original Format: Variety


Network Affiliation(s):

Associated Press Radio
NBC Radio News
Westwood One
United Press International
CNBC Business Radio
Talk America
United Broadcasting Network
Premiere Radio Networks

Owner(s):

1955-
Lake County Broadcasting Company
1956-Floyd W. Hess
1964-Barringer Broadcasting Corp.

1978-C-S Broadcasting Corp.
1983-Lake Media 
1995-Christianson Broadcasting Inc.
1998-McKenzie Broadcast Associates, Inc. ($210,000)
2003-Gateway Broadcasting and Internet, Inc
2003-McKenzie Broadcast Associates, Inc.
2004-Rama Communications ($180,000) with WQBQ-AM 1410
2005-Mary Banks Ministries Inc. (LMA)
2006-Glover Radio Network LLC (LMA)
2009-WE Properties/Central Florida Sports Marketing (LMA)

History Of Call Letters and Formats:

WLCO
-1955-
WLCO-1965-Variety  "Radio Wilco!"
WLCO-1973-Variety
WLCO-1977-Rock and Roll
WLCO-1979-Country Western
WEUS-1981-
WLCF-1987-Country
WWLB-1989
WKIQ-1989-Country   "Classic Hit Country"
WKIQ-      -Adult Standards
WKIQ-1993-News/Talk

WKIQ-1998-Classic Country
WKIQ-2004-Silent  
WKIQ-2004-Urban AC
WKIQ-2004-Classic Country
WKIQ-2005-Spanish
WKIQ-2006-Gospel/R&B
WKIQ-2006-Religious "Where Tradition Meets Truth"
WKIQ-2008-News/Sports/Music  "Your hometown Station"
WKIQ-2009-Urban Contemporary   "The New Q 1240"
WKIQ-2009-Silent
WKIQ-2009-Sports/Sporting News Radio  

Names in WKIQ History

Carl Christianson-1995-1998-Mornings/Co-owner-Christianson Broadcasting Inc

Maggie Christianson-1995-1998--Mornings/Co-owner-Christianson Broadcasting Inc-Maggie also began the annual Woman to Woman Expo

Larry King-1996-Co host of "Hometown News"- 9:30AM Thursdays/Sales Manager

Michael Holcombe-1999-2000-Operations Manager/Talk host-McKenzie Broadcast Associates, Inc.   Biography

Sabeta Persaud-2004-President-Rama Communications
Steve January-2004-General Manager-Rama Communications
Spencer Glover-2007-General Manager-Glover Radio Network LLC 
Jim Decker-2007-Operations Manager-Glover Radio Network LLC 
Becky Decker-2007-Office Manager-Glover Radio Network LLC 
Doug Balch-2007-6AM-10AM Weekdays-Glover Radio Network LLC 
Freddy Tavares-2007-Afternoons-Glover Radio Network LLC 
Wayne Youngblood-2007-Southern Gospel Show-Sundays-6AM-10AM-Glover Radio Network LLC 
Tom Duff-2007-News Director-Glover Radio Network LLC 



O.K. Walters
-2009-General Manager-WE Properties/Central Florida Sports Marketing

Roger Ballas (Editor of The Mount Dora Topic, The Eustis News and The Tavares Citizen)-Co host of "Hometown News"

Steven Delay-Chief Engineer-Rama Communications  In Memory

John Fuller

Dr. Mary Banks

Bob Green  

LeeAnn Pippin-Sales

Jennifer Miller-Special Events Director

Vic DeVore-News Director


       
  
         


John Fuller
supplies some photos of WLCO/WKIQ studios. John writes; "...(I) drove up to Eustis (Oct 2, 2004)
. . ."and tracked down WKIQ (ex-WLCO) at 1057 N. Palm Circle, in a residential neighborhood, still in the same little building I remembered from 1966. Alas, it was off the air. Peeking through the windows it appeared most of the equipment had been removed, and the place abandoned. Weeds had taken over the property, even the parking spaces. The new owners apparently have put the station's revival on hold.

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                                                 3 WKIQ-WLCO office door.jpg (424023 bytes)Exterior Photos courtesy of 
                                                                                                                         John Fuller

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Photos courtesy of Maggie Christianson

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Building exterior 1986
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Unknown, Bob Greene & Maggie Christianson
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Larry King interviews a guest Larry King Larry King at a remote


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