WSOS (AM)

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 kHz. WSOS must leave the air from sunset to sunrise to avoid interference with the nighttime skywave signal of WWVA (AM) in Wheeling, West Virginia.

WSOS
Broadcast areaSt. Augustine, Florida
Frequency1170 kHz
BrandingWSOS 103.9 FM
Programming
FormatClassic hits
Ownership
Owner
  • Kevin L. Geddings
  • (WSOS Radio LLC)
History
First air date
October 15, 1986 (as WAIA)
Former call signs
WAIA (1986–1990)
WHWY (1990–1992)
WKLN (1992–2003)
Call sign meaning
Was the sister station of the original WSOS, now WSOS-FM.
Technical information
Facility ID70404
ClassD
Power710 watts day
Transmitter coordinates
29°55′5.00″N 81°23′26.00″W
Translator(s)See § Translators
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitestaugustineradio.com

History

The station went on the air as WAIA on October 15, 1986. During the 1980s, it broadcast an adult contemporary format playing hits from the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s along with its sister-station WSOS-FM. 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.

Translators
Broadcast translators for WSOS
Call signFrequencyCity of licenseFIDERP (W)HAATClassTransmitter coordinatesFCC info
W239CN 95.7 FMSt. Augustine Beach, Florida20038925099 m (325 ft)D30°6′14″N 81°28′11″WLMS
W280EY 103.9 FMSt. Augustine, Florida151917240114 m (374 ft)D29°55′5″N 81°23′26″WLMS

References
  1. "WSOS Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. "WSOS Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  • 1992 Broadcasting Yearbook, page A-79


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