| Broadcast area | Jacksonville, Florida |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 1420 kHz |
| Branding | Way Radio |
| Programming | |
| Format | Christian Talk and Teaching (WAYR simulcast) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Good Tidings Trust, Inc. |
| Sister stations | WAYR, WAYR-FM |
| History | |
| First air date | January 3, 1954 (as WSTN) |
| Former call signs | WSTN (1954-1960s) WETH (1960s-1970) |
| Technical information | |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 2706 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 2,000 watts day 230 watts night |
| Transmitter coordinates | 29°51′0″N 81°19′50″W / 29.85000°N 81.33056°W / 29.85000; -81.33056 |
| Translator(s) | 96.5 W243AW (Middleburg) |
| Links | |
| Public license information | |
| Website | wayradio |
WAOC (1420 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Christian talk and teaching format. Licensed to St. Augustine, Florida, United States, the station serves the Jacksonville area. The station is currently owned Good Tidings Trust, Inc.
FM translator
WAOC programming is also relayed on an FM translator.
| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | Class | FCC info | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W243AW | 96.5 FM | Middleburg, Florida | 146784 | 250 | D | LMS | Phillips Broadcasting (owner) |
History
1950s
1954
WAOC begins broadcasting as WSTN on January 3. It is initially a 1 kW daytimer.
1970s
WAOC was operating in the early 1970s as WAOC (Americas Oldest City) and broadcasting from a single-wide mobile home situated at the transmitter site out in the woods off SR 207. Later in the mid-1970s, the studio moved to the second-highest floor in the National Bank building on Cathedral Place in downtown St. Augustine. The station aired a country/western format with local and national news on the half-hour, provided by A.P. teletype wire tickers.
1990s
WAOC airs a news/talk format in competition with WFOY. Its sister station WJQR signs on.
2000s
2002
WAOC is bought by Shull Broadcasting & becomes a sister station to WFOY as "Real Country 1420".
2020s
2021
On May 14, 2021, WAOC changed formats from sports to a simulcast of religious-formatted WAYR 550 AM Fleming Island, branded as "Way Radio". Effective July 27, 2021, then owner Phillips Broadcasting sold WAOC and translator W243AW to Good Tidings Trust, Inc. for $199,000.
Controversy
Kevin Leslie Geddings, known on air as "Kevin Leslie" & also husband of WAOC owner Kris Phillips was sentenced on May 7, 2007, due to an October 2006 conviction of 5 counts of fraud when he served as the state lottery commissioner in North Carolina. Geddings must serve 4 years in federal prison in Jesup, Georgia, as well as pay a $25,000 fine. His conviction was vacated on August 27, 2010. The government was ordered to return the $25,000 fine and $500 special assessment Geddings paid. Source: St. Augustine Record. September 7, 2010.
Previous logos
References
- "Facility Technical Data for WAOC". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- "WAOC Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- Jacksonville’s Way Radio Expands To St. Augustine Radioinsight - May 14, 2021
- "Geddings gets 4-year prison term, $25,000 fine on fraud conviction". St. Augustine Record. May 8, 2007.
External links
- Facility details for Facility ID 2706 (WAOC) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WAOC in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 146784 (W243AW) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- W243AW at FCCdata.org
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