WKQK

For the Germantown, Tennessee, radio station that held the call sign WKQK at 94.1 FM from 2008 to 2014, see WMLE.

WKQK

Cocoa Beach, Florida
Broadcast area	Space Coast, Florida
Frequency	1300 kHz
Branding	Radio 1300
Programming
Format	Full service adult contemporary
Ownership
Owner	Will Standley (321 Corporation)
History
First air date	June 22, 1959
Former call signs	WRKT (1959–1988) WXXU (1988–2003) WTIR (2003–2008) WMEL (2008–2016)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	68615
Class	B
Power	5,000 watts day 1,000 watts night
Transmitter coordinates	28°20′38.00″N 80°46′6.00″W
Translator(s)	104.5 MHz W283DJ (Cocoa)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	radio1300.com

WKQK (1300 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Cocoa Beach, Florida, and serving the Space Coast section of Florida. The station is owned by Will Standley, through licensee 321 Corporation.

Until 2020, WKQK featured a full service adult contemporary radio format. It was unique in that it featured music only from local artists. The station also aired frequent local news, community announcements, marine weather forecasts, airport arrival and departure info and high school sports. As of 2020, the station is fully automated, with all announcements pre-recorded. The studios, offices and transmitter are off Pluckebaum Road in Cocoa, Florida.[2]

History

The station first signed on the air on June 22, 1959, as WRKT.[3] Because the station was near Cape Canaveral, those call letters stood for "Rocket". On May 8, 1962, an FM station was added, with the call letters WRKT-FM (today WTKS-FM).

References

1. "Facility Technical Data for WKQK". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
2. "WKQK-AM Radio Station Nighttime Coverage Map".
3. Broadcasting Yearbook 1977 page C-40

External links

• FCC History Cards for WKQK
• Facility details for Facility ID 55005 (WKQK) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• WKQK in Nielsen Audio's AM station database