WCOT-AM 950Orlando
Original call Letters: WLOF
Origination of Call Letters: (slogan) We Love Orlando Florida
Originally Licensed: Oct 26, 1940
Original Power: 250 watts
Original City of License: Orlando
Original location: Angebilt Hotel
Original Format: Pop
Owner(s): 1940-Hazelwood Broadcasting
1953-
1964-John Rutledge & Robert Clark ($525,000)
1971-Home Security Life Insurance ($2.5 Million)
1977(?)-Rounsaville Radio, Atlanta
1982-Nationwide Communications (Purchase price for WLOF and WBJW $6.5 million)
1983-New City Communications
1997-Cox Broadcasting
1998-Thomas Harvey Moffit, Sr.
1998-TM2, Inc (Thomas H. Moffit, II)
2006-Salem Communications
Network Affiliation: 1947-ABC Network
1997-Associated Press
History Of Call Letters and Formats: WLOF-1940-Pop On 1230 kHz
WCOT-1982-Adult Standards 1
WBJW-1984-simulcast of WBJW FM 105.1 (WBJW would change to WOMX )
WOMX-1989-simulcast of WOMX FM 105.1
WZKD-1994-Children "Radio AAHS" 2
WTLN-1998--Religion Station sold (simulcast of WTLN-FM 95.3) Moved from 1520 AM
WCOT History
In an article appearing in the Orlando Sentinel dated December 17, 1982 it was announced that WCOT would fill the void left by WDBO-FM (92) which was dropping it’s "beautiful music" format in favor of a “Country-Western” format (WWKA-K92 FM).
Gerald Lostutter provides photos of the WLOF/WCOT building. Gerald writes; "...Jeff Steele, also an alumni of WCOT and later radio engineer, provided an opportunity for Dave Jones and I to tour the old (WLOF/WCOT) studios, circa 1997. Dave and I decided to paint a tribute to the legacy of WLOF. Our tribute, a repainting of the WLOF logo, appeared on the studio's exterior wall..."
Names in WCOT History
Jeff Steele
Ellen Blair
Rich Cohen
Ken Overstreet
Gerald Lostutter
Dave Jones
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Late Night Reception-Gerald Lostutter sends along a short film produced by himself and Jeff Steele. Ken Thorne provided the music. What's the radio tie-in you ask? The exterior shots were filmed at the WCOT studios and tower also "appeared" in the film. Click here view the video.
