WSOS (AM)
City | St. Augustine Beach, Florida |
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Broadcast area | St. Augustine, Florida |
Branding | WSOS 103.9 FM |
Slogan | St. Johns County's Home for the Greatest Songs of All Time |
Frequency | 1170 kHz |
Translator(s) |
95.7 W239CN (St. Augustine Beach) 103.9 W280EY (St. Augustine) |
First air date | October 15, 1986 (as WAIA) |
Format | Classic hits |
Power | 710 watts day |
Class | D |
Facility ID | 70404 |
Transmitter coordinates | 29°55′5.00″N 81°23′26.00″W / 29.9180556°N 81.3905556°W |
Callsign meaning | Was the sister station of the original WSOS, now WSOS-FM. |
Former callsigns |
WAIA (1986–1990) WHWY (1990–1992) WKLN (1992–2003) |
Owner |
Kevin L. Geddings (WSOS Radio LLC) |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | staugustineradio.com |
WSOS (1170 AM) is a radio station which is broadcasting a classic hits format. Licensed to St. Augustine Beach, Florida, United States, the station serves the St. Augustine area. The station also re-broadcasts on translator W280EY 103.9 FM (St. Augustine). The station is currently owned by Kevin Geddings through licensee WSOS Radio LLC of St. Augustine, Florida.[1] WSOS AM 1170 is a daytime-only Class D station, broadcasting on the clear-channel frequency of 1170 AM.
History
The station went on the air as WAIA on October 15, 1986. On February 1, 1990, the station changed its call sign to WHWY, then it changed again on September 4, 1992 to WKLN & on February 18, 2003 to the current WSOS.[2] WSOS was purchased by Kevin Geddings of St. Augustine, Florida in 2012. He immediately linked it to an FM signal. The station now simulcasts on 103.9 FM (St. Augustine) and 95.7 (Nocatee & Ponte Vedra). Geddings previously owned WFOY/WAOC St. Augustine as well as WXNC and WKMT in Charlotte, North Carolina. Previously Geddings worked for WSPA Spartanburg/Greenville, South Carolina and for RKO Radio in New York City.
Translator
Call sign | Frequency (MHz) | City of license | Facility ID | ERP W | Height m (ft) | Class | Transmitter coordinates | FCC info |
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W239CN | 95.7 | St. Augustine Beach, Florida | 200389 | 250 | 99 m (325 ft) | D | 30°6′14″N 81°28′11″W / 30.10389°N 81.46972°W | FCC |
W280EY | 103.9 | St. Augustine, Florida | 151917 | 240 | 114 m (374 ft) | D | 29°55′5″N 81°23′26″W / 29.91806°N 81.39056°W | FCC |
References
- ↑ "WSOS Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ↑ "WSOS Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- 1992 Broadcasting Yearbook, page A-79
External links
- Query the FCC's AM station database for WSOS
- Radio-Locator Information on WSOS
- Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WSOS
- Query the FCC's FM station database for W239CN
- Radio-Locator information on W239CN
- Query the FCC's FM station database for W280EY
- Radio-Locator information on W280EY