WLCF-AM 1240 
Eustis

Original Call Letters: WLCO

Originally Licensed: Jun 1955

Original City of License: Eustis 

Original Frequency: 1240

Origin of Call Letters: Location: Lake County Florida

Original Power: 1,000 watts daytime/250 nighttime 

Original Location: N. Palm Circle

Original Format: Country 


Network Affiliation(s):


ABC Direction

Mutual

Florida Radio Network


Owner(s):


1955-Lake County Broadcasting Company

1956-Floyd W. Hess

1964-Barringer Broadcasting Corp.

1978-C-S Broadcasting Corp.

1982-Lake Media 

1988-WKLE, Inc.

1989-Starship Communications  ($2000,000)

1992-J & V Communications  ($75,000)

1996-Christianson Broadcasting Inc.

1998-McKenzie Broadcast Associates, Inc. ($210,000)

2003-Gateway Broadcasting and Internet, 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)

2010-Rama Communications


History Of Call Letters and Formats:

WLCO-1955-Variety
WLCO-1965-Variety  "Radio Wilco!"
WLCO-1966-Country Western
WLCO-1973-Variety   "The Good Life"   "Good Life Radio"
WLCO-1977-Rock and Roll
WLCO-1979-Country Western
WEUS-1982-All American (Easy Listening)
WEUS-1985-Country
WLCF-1988-Country
WWLB-1989-All American  (Easy Listening)
WKIQ-1989-All American  (Easy Listening)
WKIQ-1989-Country   "Classic Hit Country"
WKIQ-1992-MOR
WKIQ-1993-Talk/Music
WKIQ-1996-Music/Talk/News

WKIQ-1998-Classic Country
WKIQ-2004-Silent  
WKIQ-2005-Gospel
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    (9-2-09)
WKIQ-2009-Sports/Sporting News Radio (9-25-09) 
WKIQ-2010-Silent  (5-10)
WKIQ-2010-Regional Mexican Simulcast of WLAA-AM 1600
WKIQ-2010-Regional Mexican   "La Gigante"


Names In WLCF History

Paul Spurlock-General Manager



Dr. R. Warren Hoover-1988-"Psychic Frontiers"-Wed-2PM-3PM-WKLE, Inc.

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