WSOS is a silent radio station

Radio station

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 which was broadcasting a Spanish Tropical format before it went silent on June 30, 2010. Licensed to St. Augustine Beach, Florida

St. Augustine Beach, Florida

St. Augustine Beach is a city in St. Johns County, Florida, United States. The population was 4,683 at the 2000 census. As of 2007, the population estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau is 6,002....

, USA, the station serves the St. Augustine

St. Augustine, Florida

St. Augustine is a city in the northeast section of Florida and the county seat of St. Johns County, Florida, United States. Founded in 1565 by Spanish explorer and admiral Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, it is the oldest continuously occupied European-established city and port in the continental United...

 area. The station is currently owned by Norsan Consulting And Management, Inc.

History

The station went on the air as WAIA on October 15, 1986. On February 1, 1990, the station changed its call sign to WHWY, then it changed again on September 4, 1992 to WKLN & on February 18, 2003 to the current WSOS.

Silent status

WSOS went silent on June 30, 2010 after a dispute with the owner of the property on which its tower sits. It currently holds "Remain Silent Authority" from the F.C.C. until April 18, 2011.