WOKO
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| City of license | Burlington, Vermont |
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| Broadcast area | Burlington-Plattsburgh |
| Branding | 98.9 WOKO |
| Slogan | The Big Station |
| Frequency | 98.9 MHz |
| First air date | 1962 (as WJOY-FM) |
| Format | Country music |
| Audience share | 18.2 (Fa'06, R&R[1]) |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 94 meters |
| Class | C1 |
| Facility ID | 25867 |
| Transmitter coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Former callsigns | WJOY-FM (1962-1972) WQCR (1972-1990) |
| Owner | Hall Communications, Inc. |
| Sister stations | WBTZ, WIZN, WJOY, and WKOL |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | woko.com |
WOKO (98.9 FM) is an American radio station broadcasting a Country music format. Licensed to Burlington, Vermont, USA, the station serves the Burlington-Plattsburgh area. The station is owned by Hall Communications, Inc..[2][3]
It is not related to the former WOKO which started in the 1920s in New York City and operated for many years in Albany; that station is now WOPG.
History
WOKO went on the air in 1962 as WJOY-FM; the station was also known as WQCR from 1972 to 1990, the call letters standing for "Queen City Rock". On air, the station was identified as "Q99" and later as "Rock 99" prior to the change to country. [1] [2].
Former on-air staff
"Cowboy" Cal Daniels
Jim Whitehead
Sarah Spencer
Sam Stevens
Chris Reed
Jim Cooper (Currently stand-up comedian "Jack Sass")
Margot St. John
Nick Morgan
Brian Warren (Afternoons "KOOL 105" WKOL-FM as Mark Knight)
Tad Lemire
Jennifer Lyons
Jim Severence
Garry Koop
Dave Davis
Chris Chase
Heather Scott
Vicki Lynch (1994-1999)(Overnights "KOOL 105" WKOL-FM as Susan Day)
Lisa Lemieux
References
External links
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WOKO
- Radio-Locator information on WOKO
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WOKO
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