WKRO-FM 93.1
Port Orange 

Original Call Letters: WEDG

Originally Licensed: Jun 28, 1991

Original City of  License: Edgewater

Original Frequency: 93.1

Origin of Call Letters:  

Original Power: 12,000 watts

Original Location: 

Original Format: Alternative


Network Affiliation(s):


Owner(s):


1991-Reid Hughes
1993-Edge Broadcasting Inc.  ($132,000)
1995-Black Crow Broadcasting, Inc.  ($1 million)
2001-Black Crow Radio, LLC
2010-Black Crow Radio, LLC (Debtor-in-possession)
2011-Southern Stone Communications, LLC
2012-Black Crow Radio, LLC   (Debtor-in-possession)
2012-Southern Stone Communications, LLC
2012-Southern Stone Communications of Florida, LLC


History Of Call Letters and Formats:


WEDG-1993-Oldies "Gold 93"
WKRO-1995-Alternative "93 KRO" 
WKRO-1998-Album Oriented Rock
WKRO-2000-Country "US 93"
WKRO-2013-Country   “Coast Country 93.1"

Black Crow Files For Debtor-in-possession Status   1-23-10
In a legal maneuver to head off a group creditor takeover led by GE Capital,  Black Crow has filed for Debtor-in-possession status with the FCC for all of it's 21 full-power stations and a couple of FM translators. Black Crow Radio LLC also has subsidiary companies,  such as BCA Radio LLC, which has three full-power stations and a translator in Huntsville, Alabama, Thomas Radio LLC in Jackson, Tennessee,  Rainbow Media in Jackson, Mississippi and the largest subsidiary, RTG Radio, with stations in Florida and Valdosta, Georgia. 

The KRO Moves Up The Coast    3-26-13 WKRO-FM 93.1 has been re-branded by owners Southern Stone Communications of Florida, LLC as “Coast Country 93.1". The city-of-license has changed from Edgewater to Port Orange. Other changes include an expanded morning show staff with Gerry McCracken and Michelle McCoy (who came over from WHKR-FM 102.7 joining Program Director Jim "kingbird" King.


WKRO "Country" Personalities


Jim ''Kingbird'' King-1999-2007-Mon-Fri 6AM-10PM/2007-Mon-Fri 3PM-7PM-Black Crow Broadcasting, Inc./2013-6AM-10AM/
Mornings with Gerry McCracken and Michelle McCoy-Southern Stone Communications of Florida, LLC



John Barrett
-2007-Midnight-6AM, Saturdays from 10AM-2PM-Black Crow Radio, LLC  Biography

 
 



John Boy and Billy-2007-201
3-Mornings-Black Crow Broadcasting, Inc./Southern Stone Communications of Florida, LLC



Michael Butler-2011-2013-Weekends-Southern Stone Communications of Florida, LLC


Leslie Taylor-2011-News Director-Black Crow Broadcasting, Inc./Southern Stone Communications of Florida, LLC


Gerry McCracken-2012-2014-Operations Manager/Mornings with "Kingbird" and Michelle McCoy-Southern Stone Communications of Florida, LLC


Michelle McCoy-2013-Mornings with "Kingbird" and Gerry McCracken-Southern Stone Communications of Florida, LLC



Stephanie (Corn)-Mon-Fri 10AM-3PM
-Black Crow Broadcasting, Inc./2013-Southern Stone Communications of Florida, LLC



Chris Rhoads-2013-Afternoons-Southern Stone Communications of Florida, LLC



Dallas Reese
-2014-2015-Program Director-Southern Stone Communications of Florida, LLC  
2015-2018-
Returns after 4 months as Program Director for WKRO and WHOG




Brad Thornton-2022-2023-Assistant Program Director/Music Director-Southern Stone Communications of Florida, LLC  



Pete Michaels-Mon-Fri 7PM-Midnight

Danny Wright-Mon-Sun 12Mid-6AM

DJ Tremble (Jonathan Wiley)-Vice President of Programming-Southern Stone Communications of Florida, LLC



Lia-Mon-Fri & Sat 7PM-12Mid-syndicated   


Other Names In WKRO History

Nikki Linn-1995-Co-owner-Black Crow Broadcasting



Mike Linn-1995-Co-owner-Black Crow Broadcasting/2013-General Manager-Southern Stone Communications of Florida, LLC



Stacy Knerler-1995-2012-General Manager/Vice President of Sales-Black Crow Broadcasting, Inc.


Don Wolfe-2011-2012-Advertisng Sales
-Black Crow Broadcasting, Inc.



Gerry McCracken-2012-2014-Group Format Coordinator
-Southern Stone Communications

Barry Brown-2014-Market Manager-Southern Stone Communications of Florida, LLC




Taft Moore
-Operations Manager 

Sounds 

What's New

Biographies

In Memory

AM / FM 

Misc.

Chronology 

What's News?