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.

WKQK
Broadcast areaSpace Coast, Florida
Frequency1300 kHz
BrandingRadio 1300
Programming
FormatFull 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 ID68615
ClassB
Power
Transmitter coordinates
28°20′38.00″N 80°46′6.00″W / 28.3438889°N 80.7683333°W / 28.3438889; -80.7683333
Translator(s)104.5 MHz W283DJ (Cocoa)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websiteradio1300.com

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

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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

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