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WWKO-AM 860 
Cocoa
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Original Call Letters: WKKO |
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Originally Licensed: Jan. 4, 1953 |
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Original City of License: Cocoa |
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Original Frequency: 860 |
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Origin of Call Letters: |
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Original Power: 1,000 wastes daytime/121 watts nighttime |
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Original Location: Burnett Road, south of State Road 520 |
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Original Format: Urban Contemporary |
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Owner(s): |
1952-Brevard Broadcasting Company |
| 1959-Marvin Rothschild | |
| 1970-Cocoa One Inc. | |
| 1975-Emcom Associates | |
| 1984-Dickson/Fry Broadcast Group, Inc. | |
| 1984-Fox Radio Inc. | |
| 1985-Capitol Broadcasting Co. | |
| 1992-Walker Broadcasting | |
| 1993-Brevard Broadcasting, Inc. ($90,000) | |
| 1993-Walker Info & Ed Institute Inc. | |
| 1998-Carl Marcocci | |
| 2005-Bible Broadcasting Network ($250,000) |
History Of Call Letters and Formats: |
WKKO-1951-Block Programming |
| WKKO-1981-MOR | |
| WJZX-1984-Urban "Fox 86" | |
| WJZX-1985-Adult Contemporary | |
| WCKS-1986-Top 40 ''Brevard's No. 1 Hit Music Station'' | |
| WCKS-1986-'50s and '60s | |
| WCKS-1987-Top 40 | |
| WCKS-1987-Silent | |
| WWKO-1989-Urban Contemporary "KO 860 Knockin' Out The Hits" | |
| WRFB-1993-News/Talk "Radio For Brevard" | |
| WRFB-1998-Nostalgia | |
| WRFB-2000-Silent |
Names in WWKO History |
 Michael W. Lowe Biography |
| Les Roberson-General Manager |
 Jay Waggoner-Engineer |
 "Cap'n" Chris Hill-1991-1992-Morning Drive-co-host "Chris-Kross Morning Show"/Evening Drive-Walker Broadcasting Biography |
| Marty "Kross" True-1991-Morning Drive-co-host "Chris-Kross Morning Show" |
| Johnny "Scorpio" Jackson1991-Middays |
| Rory Thomas-1991-Afternoon Drive |
| JT Feret-1991-6PM-9PM |
| Bishop LT Weaver-1991-9PM-Midnight-"Songs in the Night" (Gospel) |
| Mixmaster Ben-1991-Midnight-6AM |
| Jimmy C-1991 |
| Dan "Tall Tan Superman" Gibson-1991 |
| Howard "Mr DJ" Armstead-1991-General Manager |
| Mr. Z-Saturday afternoon Blues show |
| Bill Trammel |
| Spyder D aka The Wild Child |
| Easy Ed |
| Phillip Benson-1991-General sales Manager |
| Heike Clarke-1991-Sales |
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