WKKO
Encyclopedia
WKKO is a commercial FM
radio station
in Toledo, Ohio
broadcasting on 99.9 MHz with a country music
format.
WKKO has consistently been not only a market leader in the Toledo Metro area, but its share of the market ranks among the highest nationwide. Longtime morning duo Mitch and Mary Beth left WKKO for WRVF (101.5) in 2000 and were replaced by WKKO Program Director Gary Shores and Assistant Program Director Harvey J. Steele, together known as Shores & Steele. The two had previously done afternoons for some six years, and were named Broadcast Personalities for medium markets by the Country Music Association. Shores & Steele continue to be Toledo’s number one ranked morning show both in overall and the advertiser-friendly 25-54 demographics.
Ironically, longtime Toledo radio newsman London Mitchell, who once declined to hire Gary Shores in 1971 at 105.5 - WGLN, Home of the Jones boys, instead opted for Jim "Dr Gold" Bayer, because Jim had some albums the station could use. In addition to London Mitchell's news on K-100, WTVG-TV Meteorologist Bill Spencer is also a part of the K-100 shows.
In 2007, WKKO-FM began continuous IBOC HD RADIO digital radio broadcasts, but has no HD2 channel at this time.
radio station at 860 kHz, broadcasting from Cocoa, Florida
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Weekend's/Fill-ins include Jeff Shetzer, Ryan Nutter, Jim Horton, Buddy Carr, and producer Mikel Grenier.
Frequency modulation
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radio station
Radio station
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in Toledo, Ohio
Toledo, Ohio
Toledo is the fourth most populous city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Lucas County. Toledo is in northwest Ohio, on the western end of Lake Erie, and borders the State of Michigan...
broadcasting on 99.9 MHz with a country music
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
format.
History
The 99.9 MHz spot on the FM dial in Toledo, Ohio was originally populated by WTRT, known as one of the nation's first FM-band Top-40 format radio stations. In the late 1960's the station became WKLR, playing soul music, later known as "Kooler 99". During the summer of 1981 the station changed to country, kept the WKLR call letters, and changed its "name" to K100. During this period it was known as "The Chicken" in reference to its mascot, a giant whole broiled chicken dressed in seasonal clothing. Joe Hill,now retired of Family Life Radio- Tucson AZ was the announcer on the air when K-100 (Then WKLR) went from 8,000 watts to 50,000 watts in the summer of 1982. After the power up, the station was heard in Detroit. In 1986 it changed the call letters from WKLR-FM to WKKO. The station was owned by Booth American of Detroit for some 30 years, then Fritz Broadcasting (also from Detroit) beginning in 1994. It was then sold to Cumulus Broadcasting in 1997. Cumulus, (originally a Toledo company) now based in Atlanta, still owns WKKO.WKKO has consistently been not only a market leader in the Toledo Metro area, but its share of the market ranks among the highest nationwide. Longtime morning duo Mitch and Mary Beth left WKKO for WRVF (101.5) in 2000 and were replaced by WKKO Program Director Gary Shores and Assistant Program Director Harvey J. Steele, together known as Shores & Steele. The two had previously done afternoons for some six years, and were named Broadcast Personalities for medium markets by the Country Music Association. Shores & Steele continue to be Toledo’s number one ranked morning show both in overall and the advertiser-friendly 25-54 demographics.
Ironically, longtime Toledo radio newsman London Mitchell, who once declined to hire Gary Shores in 1971 at 105.5 - WGLN, Home of the Jones boys, instead opted for Jim "Dr Gold" Bayer, because Jim had some albums the station could use. In addition to London Mitchell's news on K-100, WTVG-TV Meteorologist Bill Spencer is also a part of the K-100 shows.
In 2007, WKKO-FM began continuous IBOC HD RADIO digital radio broadcasts, but has no HD2 channel at this time.
Previous callsign usage
From 1952 through 1984, WKKO was an AMAM broadcasting
AM broadcasting is the process of radio broadcasting using amplitude modulation. AM was the first method of impressing sound on a radio signal and is still widely used today. Commercial and public AM broadcasting is carried out in the medium wave band world wide, and on long wave and short wave...
radio station at 860 kHz, broadcasting from Cocoa, Florida
Cocoa, Florida
Cocoa is a city in Brevard County, Florida, United States. The population was 16,412 at the 2000 census. As of 2008, the estimated population according to the U.S. Census Bureau was 16,478. It is part of the Palm Bay–Melbourne–Titusville Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:Cocoa was...
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Airstaff
The current lineup (as of January 26, 2009) Starting out the day on the morning drive is Shores & Steele with Gary Shores & Harvey J. Steele with London Mitchell with news and "Blizzard" Bill Spencer. During the mid-day its Amy Davis. On the afternoon drive its Mark "Mookie" Andrews!. Wrapping up the lineup on nights is CMT Radio Live with Cody Alan, and on overnights is After Mid-Nite with Blair Garner.Weekend's/Fill-ins include Jeff Shetzer, Ryan Nutter, Jim Horton, Buddy Carr, and producer Mikel Grenier.