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WTIR-AM 1300
Cocoa Beach
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Original Call Letters: WRKT |
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Originally Licensed: Jun 1959 |
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Original City of License: Cocoa Beach |
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Original Frequency: 1300 |
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Origin of Call Letters: |
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Original Power: 5,000 watts daytime/1,000 watts nighttime |
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Original Location: |
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Original Format: Traveler Information |
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Owner(s): |
1959-Mel Wheeler |
| 1962-C. Sweet Smith | |
| 1968-Bucks County Radio News | |
| 1977-Bostwick Management | |
| 1981-Cocoa Beach Broadcasting (Guy Gannett Broadcasting Services, Inc) | |
| 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) | |
| 2008-Twin Towers Broadcasting (LMA) | |
| 2015-321 Corporation ($150,00) |
History Of Call Letters and Formats: |
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| WRKT-1968-Top 40 | |
| WRKT-1977-Adult Contemporary | |
| WRKT-1980-Adult Contemporary (simulcast with WRKT-FM 104.1) | |
| WRKT-1981-Country | |
| WRKT-1985-Classic Hits | |
| WRKT-1987-Oldies | |
| WXXU-1988-Black Gospel (simulcast of WXXO 1600 AM) | |
| WXXU-1990-Spanish | |
| WXXU-1994-EthnicNames In WTIR History | |
| WXXU-1995-Travel Information | |
| WXXU-1998-Black Gospel/Urban | |
| WXXU-2002-Traveler Information | |
| WTIR-2003-Traveler Information | |
| WTIR-2006-Spanish | |
| WMEL-2008-Talk |
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WTIR began as WRKT-AM 1300 |
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Names In WTIR History |
Paul B. Walker, Jr.-Station Manager/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 day timer 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". |
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Brother Felton-6AM-8AM |
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Brother Boone-8AM-11AM |
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Vickie-"Keep It Real Tell Me What You Feel" |
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Cleo-12:30PM-2PM "PRIME TIME"-Rhythm & Blues |
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Sweet C.-3PM-5PM-Rhythm & Blues |
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Toney B.-5PM-8PM-Rhythm & Blues |
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Joe Stokes-8PM-12PM |
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Demetriouse-6AM-10AM-Sat-Gospel |
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Daddy Mac-10AM-12PM-Sat-Reggae |
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