WTIR-AM 1300 Cocoa Beach
Original Call Letters: WRKT
Originally Licensed: Jun 1959
Power: 5,000 watts daytime/1,000 watts nighttime
Original City of License: Cocoa Beach
Original Format: MOR
Owner(s): 1959-
1977-Bostwick Management
1981-Cocoa Beach Broadcasting (Guy Gannett Broadcasting)
1981-Triplett Broadcasting of Florida
1986-Guy Gannett Publishing Co.
1988-Champion Broadcasting of Florida ($325,000)
1993-Rama Communications (Purchased with WOKB AM 1600)
History Of Call Letters and Formats: WRKT-1959-MOR
WRKT-1977-Adult Contemporary
WRKT-1981-Country
WRKT-1985-Classic Hits
WRKT-1987-Oldies
WXXU-1988-Black Gospel (simulcast of WXXO 1600 AM)
WXXU-1990-Spanish
WXXU-1994-Ethnic
WXXU-1995-Travel Information
WXXU-1998-Black Gospel/Urban
WXXU-2002-Traveler Information
WTIR-2003-Traveler Information
WTIR History
WTIR began as WRKT-AM 1300
Names In WTIR History
Paul B. Walker, Jr.-Station Manage/Chief Operator
Paul talks about his radio career. "My interest in radio and TV started when I was very young. There were a 3 local radio stations that I listened to while growing up in Connecticut. They were WCNX-AM 1150, WTIC-AM 1080 and WDRC-FM 102.9. I listened to each of them for different reasons. WDRC had great music, WTIC had great news and one Saturday afternoon talk show I liked and WCNX had an early Saturday morning talk show that I enjoyed. Over the years, I read, watched and listened to everything I could about radio. By the age or 14 or 15, I knew... I wanted to be in radio, that was my dream. I set a goal when I was 16 for my radio future. When I was 19, I found out about a job at a 250 Watt AM Daytimer in Northwestern Mississippi and figured I'd go down there and give it a shot. I didn't have any kids or a wife, so I had nothing to lose and I'd get to see a part of the US that I'd never see otherwise. That job lasted about 9 or 10 months before things started to go sour and I left. I spent a few months back in Connecticut and was made aware of the job here at WTIR-AM 1300 and the rest, as they say, is history".
Brother Felton-6am-8am
Brother Boone-8am-11am
Vickie-"Keep It Real Tell Me What You Feel"
Cleo-12:30pm-2pm "PRIME TIME"-Rhythm & Blues
Sweet C.-3pm-5pm-Rhythm & Blues
Toney B.-5pm-8pm-Rhythm & Blues
Joe Stokes-8pm-12pm
Demetriouse-6am-10am-Sat-Gospel
Daddy Mac-10am-12pm-Sat-Reggae
D.J. Boom & Rod-"Weekend Vibes"-12pm-2pm
Super Joe
Jhony
Tall Tan Super Man
Steven Delay-Chief Engineer In Memory
Kevin Baldinger-Traffic
Biography