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Broadcast area | Space Coast, Florida |
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Frequency | 1300 kHz |
Branding | Radio 1300 |
Programming | |
Format | Full service adult contemporary |
Ownership | |
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History | |
First air date | June 22, 1959 |
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Technical information [1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 68615 |
Class | B |
Power | |
Transmitter coordinates | 28°20′38.00″N80°46′6.00″W / 28.3438889°N 80.7683333°W |
Translator(s) | 104.5 MHz W283DJ (Cocoa) |
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Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | radio1300 |
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