WAOC

WAOC
City	St. Augustine, Florida
Broadcast area	Jacksonville, Florida
Branding	CBS Sports Radio 1420
Frequency	1420 kHz
First air date	January 3, 1954
Format	Sports
Power	2,180 watts day 250 watts night
Class	B
Facility ID	2706
Transmitter coordinates	29°51′00″N 81°19′50″W / 29.85000°N 81.33056°W / 29.85000; -81.33056
Former callsigns	WSTN (1954-1960s), WETH (1960s-1970)
Affiliations	CBS Sports Radio Motor Racing Network
Owner	Kristine Phillips (Phillips Broadcasting, LLC)
Sister stations	WFOY
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	1420sports.com

WAOC (1420 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a sports format. Licensed to St. Augustine, Florida, USA, the station serves the Jacksonville area. The station is currently owned by Phillips Broadcasting, LLC and features programming from CBS Sports Radio, The Sport Buffet and Motor Racing Network.^[1]

History

1950s

1954

WAOC begins broadcasting as WSTN on January 3. It is initially a 1 kW daytimer.

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 & "Real Country 1420."

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.^[2] 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 logo

(WAOC"s slogo under previous ESPN Radio affiliation)

References

↑ "WAOC Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
↑ "Geddings gets 4-year prison term, $25,000 fine on fraud conviction". St. Augustine Record. May 8, 2007.

External links

Query the FCC's AM station database for WAOC

Radio-Locator Information on WAOC

Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WAOC

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Defunct	WSVE/1280
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