- WFOY
Infobox Radio station
name = WFOY
city = St. Augustine, Florida
area = St. Augustine, Florida
branding = 1240 News
slogan =
frequency = 1240kc.
repeater =
airdate =February 11th 1937
share =
share as of =
share source =
format = News/Talk
power = 580watt s
haat =
class = C
facility_id = 60271
coordinates = 29°51'1" N, 81°19'49" W
callsign_meaning = Fountain Of Youth (first owner)
former_callsigns = None
affiliations = Rush Limbaugh Show, Florida's Radio Networks
owner = Kristine Phillips
licensee = Phillips Broadcasting, LLC
sister_stations = WAOC
webcast =
website = www.1240news.comWFOY is the oldest stationFact|date=June 2008 in the
United States 's oldest city—St. Augustine, Florida . It signed on at 15:45 on the afternoon of Thursday,February 11 ,1937 on 1210kilocycles at a power of 100watt s, despite claims that the station startedJuly 7 ,1936 (more likely the 1936 date is when the construction permit was issued).History
WFOY was originally owned by the operators of the Fountain of Youth park, where the station remained until
March 12 ,2003 (although the park and radio station parted owners). With the NARBA shift of 1941, WFOY shifted from 1210 to 1240 kc. (the new home of all stations formerly on 1210). Over the years WFOY gained power increases to 250 watts (first in the daytime only, then continuously) and then 1 kW (again, daytime only at first, then continuously). When WFOY vacated its property to move to the WAOC building, it had to reduce power to 580 watts to avoid interfering withWIYD /1260 inPalatka, Florida and other stations on or around 1240.In August 1965, WFOY added FM service on 97.7
Megacycles (Channel 249) which was primarily a simulcast of WFOY. WithShull Broadcasting taking possession of WFOY-AM-FM in April 1984, the FM became WUVU "View 97.7 FM" with a rock format. WUVU was sold in 1992 when it increased power to 50 kW and shifted frequency to 97.9 Mc. (Channel 250). Today, this station isWFKS "97.9 Kiss FM" and is owned byClear Channel . FM service returned to the site in 1993 whenFlagler College 'sWFCF /88.5 (Channel 203) began broadcasting.Shull Broadcasting bought competing AM station
WAOC in 2002 and sold off WFOY's property at 1 Radio Road, St. Augustine, Florida to developers. WFOY moved its studios and transmitter to the WAOC building at 567 Lewis Point Road Extension from where WAOC, WAYL and WSJF transmit. WFCF moved to its own property where it was able to increase power to 10 kW (Class C3) up from the previously authorized 6 kW (full Class A).Programming
WFOY had been an affiliate of
CBS Radio from 1940 to 2006. Today it broadcasts the news/talk format includingRush Limbaugh ,FOX News , Bill O'Reilly,Michael Savage and other talk programming. Local programming is on for only a few hours each day, including a live morning show between the hours of 7-9 and an afternoon news show from 17:00-18:00. WFOY also features a live radio auction, Saturdays from 11:00-13:00.On
July 1 ,2006 , the station began streaming on the Internet at www.1240news.com.Also in 2006, an article appeared in the
St. Augustine Record aboutShull Broadcasting 's sale of the station (along with WAOC 1420) toFlorida -basedPhillips Broadcasting , a minority-owned broadcasting company owned byKristine Phillips .Controversy
Kevin Leslie Geddings , known on air as "Kevin Leslie" & also husband of WFOY owner Kris Phillips was sentenced onMay 7 ,2007 due to an October 2006 conviction of 5 counts of fraud when he served as the state lottery commissioner inNorth Carolina . Phillips must serve 4 years in federal prison inJesup, Georgia as well as pay a $25,000 fine. [http://staugustine.com/stories/050807/state_4582555.shtml]External links
*
*
* [http://www.1240news.com WFOY official website]
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.