WSOS (AM)

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WSOS
WSOS 103.9 logo.jpg
City St. Augustine Beach, Florida
Broadcast area St. Augustine, Florida
Frequency 1170 kHz
BrandingWSOS 103.9 FM
Programming
Format Classic hits
Ownership
OwnerKevin 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 ID 70404
Class D
Power 710 watts day
Transmitter coordinates
29°55′5.00″N81°23′26.00″W / 29.9180556°N 81.3905556°W / 29.9180556; -81.3905556
Translator(s) See § Translators
Links
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 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.

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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 of WSOS
Call sign Frequency
(MHz)
City of license Facility
ID
ERP
(W)
Height
(m (ft))
Class Transmitter coordinatesFCC info
W239CN95.7 St. Augustine Beach, Florida 20038925099 m (325 ft)D 30°6′14″N81°28′11″W / 30.10389°N 81.46972°W / 30.10389; -81.46972 FCC LMS
W280EY103.9 St. Augustine, Florida 151917240114 m (374 ft)D 29°55′5″N81°23′26″W / 29.91806°N 81.39056°W / 29.91806; -81.39056 FCC LMS

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References

  1. "WSOS Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. "WSOS Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.