WMEL-AM 1300 
Cocoa Beach

Original Call Letters: WRKT

Originally Licensed: Jun 1959 

Original City of  License: Cocoa Beach 

Original Frequency: 920

Origin of Call Letters: Calls moved from 920AM 

Original Power: 5,000 watts daytime/1,000 watts nighttime

Original Location: 

Original Format: Talk


Network Affiliation(s):


Owner(s):

1959-Mel Wheeler
1968-Bucks County Radio News
1977-Bostwick Management
1981-Cocoa Beach Broadcasting (Guy Gannett Broadcasting)
1981-Triplett Broadcasting of Florida
1986-Guy Gannett Publishing Co. 
1988-Champion Broadcasting of Florida ($325,000) 
1993-Rama Communications (Purchased with WOKB AM 1600
2008-Twin Towers Broadcasting (LMA)

History Of Call Letters and Formats:

WRKT
-1959-MOR
WRKT-1977-Adult Contemporary
WRKT-1981-Country
WRKT-1985-Classic Hits
WRKT-1987-Oldies
WXXU-1988-Black Gospel (simulcast of WXXO 1600 AM)
WXXU-1990-Spanish
WXXU-1994-Ethnic
WXXU-1995-Travel Information
WXXU-1998-Black Gospel/Urban
WXXU-2002-Traveler Information
WTIR-2003-Traveler Information
WMEL-2008-Talk   "The Talk To Me Station"


Names In WMEL 1300 History



John Harper
-2008-General Manager-Twin Towers Broadcasting


Vernon Harper
-2008-Sales Manager-Twin Towers Broadcasting
John Meissner-2008-Operations Manager


Adam Waltemire
-Host of Pop Garden Radio-Saturday Night-10PM-3AM-Twin
Towers Broadcasting                                                                                     


Don Imus
-2008
-6AM-9AM-Syndicated


Bill O'Reilly-2008-Syndicated


Laura Ingraham-2008-Syndicated


Neal Boortz-2009-Syndicated

Stefani Troye-News

Nancy Kenney-News



Paul Delaney
-General Manager
Biography   

Mark Pence-"Man About Town"


Other Programs In WMEL History

NASCAR

Orlando Magic Basketball

High School Football Game of the Week

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