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Radio station in Kiawah Island, South Carolina

WCOO
Kiawah Island, South Carolina
Broadcast area Charleston, South Carolina
Frequency 105.5 MHz
Branding "105.5 The Bridge"
Programming
Format Adult Album Alternative
Ownership
Owner Lynn M. Martin(L.M. Communications II of South Carolina, Inc.)
Sister stations WYBB
History
First air date March 1970; 54 years ago (1970-03)
Former call signs WWMC (1970–1974)[1]WTWF (1974–1982)WLVW (1982–1985)WMXQ (1985–1987)WJYQ (1987–1995)WNST (1995–1998)[2]
Former frequencies 105.5 MHz (1970–1996)105.3 MHz (1996–2001)[2]
Call sign meaning W COOl (previous format)
Technical information[3]
Licensing authority FCC
Facility ID 50729
Class C2
ERP 28,000 watts
HAAT 179.4 meters (590 ft)
Transmitter coordinates 32°47′56.00″N 79°53′50.00″W / 32.7988889°N 79.8972222°W / 32.7988889; -79.8972222
Links
Public license information Public fileLMS
Webcast Listen Live
Website 1055thebridge.com

WCOO (105.5 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station broadcasting an adult album alternative format. It is licensed to Kiawah Island, South Carolina, and serves the Charleston metropolitan area. The station is owned by Lynn Martin with studios on Windermere Boulevard in Charleston, west of the Ashley River.

WCOO is a Class C2 FM station. It has an effective radiated power of 28,000 watts. The transmitter site is on McGrath Darby Boulevard in Mount Pleasant, co-located with the tower for WCBD-TV 2, Charleston's NBC Network affiliate.[4]

The station signed on the air in March 1970; 54 years ago (1970-03).[1] Originally, the call sign was WWMC, licensed to Moncks Corner and broadcasting at 3,000 watts.

In the mid-1990s, WNST "New Star" played hot adult contemporary music under the name "Star 105".[_citation needed_]

In December 1998, WCOO switched to rhythmic oldies, becoming "Cool 105.3". Soon, WCOO made big ratings gains at the expense of long-time AC station 102.5 WXLY.[5] WXLY recovered but WCOO continued to improve.[6]

In January 2004, WCOO changed to its current format.

  1. ^ a b "FCC History Cards for WCOO".
  2. ^ a b "WCOO Facility Data". FCCData.
  3. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WCOO". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  4. ^ Radio-Locator.com/WCOO
  5. ^ Lipman, Lisa (1999-05-20). "'Howard Stern' makes a ratings leap". Post and Courier. Retrieved 2010-07-08.
  6. ^ Lipman, Lisa (1999-08-19). "Z93, Oldies 102.5 top ratings". Post and Courier. Retrieved 2010-07-08.