WCOO

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WCOO
Broadcast area Charleston, South Carolina
Frequency 105.5 MHz
Branding"105.5 The Bridge"
Programming
Format Adult Album Alternative
Ownership
Owner
  • Lynn M. Martin
  • (L.M. Communications II of South Carolina, Inc.)
WYBB
History
First air date
March 1970;54 years ago (1970-03)
Former call signs
WWMC (1970–1974) [1]
WTWF (1974–1982)
WLVW (1982–1985)
WMXQ (1985–1987)
WJYQ (1987–1995)
WNST (1995–1998) [2]
Former frequencies
105.5 MHz (1970–1996)
105.3 MHz (1996–2001) [2]
Call sign meaning
W COOl (previous format)
Technical information [3]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 50729
Class C2
ERP 28,000 watts
HAAT 179.4 meters (590 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
 32°47′56.00″N79°53′50.00″W / 32.7988889°N 79.8972222°W / 32.7988889; -79.8972222
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Website 1055thebridge.com

WCOO (105.5 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station broadcasting an adult album alternative format. It is licensed to Kiawah Island, South Carolina, and serves the Charleston metropolitan area. The station is owned by Lynn Martin with studios on Windermere Boulevard in Charleston, west of the Ashley River.

Contents

WCOO is a Class C2 FM station. It has an effective radiated power of 28,000 watts. The transmitter site is on McGrath Darby Boulevard in Mount Pleasant, co-located with the tower for WCBD-TV 2, Charleston's NBC Network affiliate. [4]

History

The station signed on the air in March 1970;54 years ago. [1] Originally, the call sign was WWMC, licensed to Moncks Corner and broadcasting at 3,000 watts.

In the mid-1990s, WNST "New Star" played hot adult contemporary music under the name "Star 105".[ citation needed ]

In December 1998, WCOO switched to rhythmic oldies, becoming "Cool 105.3". Soon, WCOO made big ratings gains at the expense of long-time AC station 102.5 WXLY. [5] WXLY recovered but WCOO continued to improve. [6]

In January 2004, WCOO changed to its current format.

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References

  1. 1 2 "FCC History Cards for WCOO".
  2. 1 2 "WCOO Facility Data". FCCData.
  3. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WCOO". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  4. ↑ Radio-Locator.com/WCOO
  5. ↑ Lipman, Lisa (May 20, 1999). "'Howard Stern' makes a ratings leap". Post and Courier . Retrieved July 8, 2010.
  6. ↑ Lipman, Lisa (August 19, 1999). "Z93, Oldies 102.5 top ratings". Post and Courier . Retrieved July 8, 2010.


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