WKQK

For the Germantown, Tennessee, radio station that held the call sign WKQK at 94.1 FM from 2008 to 2014, see WMLE.

WKQK

Melbourne Beach, Florida United States
Broadcast area	Space Coast, Florida
Frequency	1300 kHz
Branding	AM 1300 WKQK
Programming
Format	Classic Contemporary Christian
Ownership
Owner	First Baptist Church of Melbourne (First Baptist Church, Inc.)
Sister stations	WCIF
History
First air date	June 22, 1959
Former call signs	WRKT (1959–1988) WXXU (1988–2003) WTIR (2003–2008) WMEL (2008–2016)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	55005
Class	B
Power	2,500 watts day 320 watts night
Transmitter coordinates	28°03′27.00″N 80°38′10.80″W
Translator	104.5 MHz W283DJ (Melbourne)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS

WKQK (1300 kHz) is a noncommercial educational AM radio station licensed to Melbourne Beach, FL. The station is owned by First Baptist Church of Melbourne.

Until 2020, WKQK featured a full service adult contemporary radio format. It was unique in that it featured music only from local artists. The station also aired frequent local news, community announcements, marine weather forecasts, airport arrival and departure info and high school sports. Starting in 2020 the station became fully automated, with all announcements pre-recorded. The studios, offices and transmitter were off Pluckebaum Road in Cocoa, Florida. WKQK is now operating at a new location in Melbourne, Florida approved by the FCC, at lower power than before. The format is classic Contemporary Christian music.

History

The station first signed on the air on June 22, 1959, as WRKT. Because the station was near Cape Canaveral, those call letters stood for "Rocket". On May 8, 1962, an FM station was added, with the call letters WRKT-FM (today WTKS-FM).

External links

• FCC History Cards for WKQK
• Facility details for Facility ID 55005 (WKQK) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• WKQK in Nielsen Audio's AM station database