WOKB-AM 1600
Winter Garden
Original Call Letters: WOKB
Year of License: Jan 1958
Power: 5,000 watts
Original City of License: Ocoee
Original Format: Country
Owner(s): -John Cook
-John and Charlotte Everbach
1979-Lesli Broadcasting Co
1990-Champion Broadcasting of Florida Inc.
1993-Rama Communications (Kris Persaud) ($950,000 Purchased with WXXU-AM 1300 Cocoa Beach)
History Of Call Letters and Formats: WOKB-1958-Classic Country
WOKB-1958-Urban Contemporary "Tiger Radio"
WXXO-1988-Black Gospel
WXTO-1990-Spanish
WXTO-1993-Talk
WOKB-1994-Ethnic (Gospel, Caribbean and Haitian music)
WOKB-1996-Spanish "Radio Selecta"
WOKB-1996-Black Gospel
In
May of 2008 the WOKB call letters and programming moved up the dial to 1680 AM.WOKB Personalities
Eddie Lockwood
Bob Andrews Biography
"Cap'n" Chris Hill-1985-1988-Mid-days also host of "Friday Night Fresh Party"
Jeff Allen (Cassell)-1986-1989 Biography
Brother Steve January-Mornings, PD/OM Click photo for full sized view
"The Deacon"-Melvin Grace-10AM-3PM
Brother 'J'-3PM-8PM
Jay Robinson- "Jay Baby"-mornings
Spider Wilson-1984
Kevin Gardner-1986-morning-drive
Leo Taylor Jr.
Willie Clark-program Director/"Gospel Explosion" and "Community Forum" WOKB studio and towers courtesy of Paul Walker
Rocky Groce
Peter Banks-1995-"The Travelers Breakfast Show" 8AM-11AM Mondays through Fridays and from 8AM-9AM Saturdays
Rev. Gary Chambers
Rebecca Randall-1994-Biography
Kevin "G". Gardner
Max Johnson-News Director
George Hampton
Kevin G (Gardner)
Charles Morse
Stacey Freeman
Other Names in WOKB History
Billie Love (deceased)
Bad Butchie Brown (Curt Creel, at WOCL)
Steve Curry (Steve January)
Roger Clark
Steven Delay-Chief Engineer In Memory
Mario Cuomo-Syndicated
Photos from the Kool Jazz Festival
courtesy of Chris Hill
click photos for full sized view
L to R Jeff Allen, unknown female, Willie Clark and Chris Hall Standing L to R: Willie Clark, Chris Hall, Jeff Allen and Max Johnson
Jean Carne is the woman in red