WCOA (1370 kHz ) is a commercial AM radio station in Pensacola, Florida , serving the Emerald Coast . It is owned by Cumulus Media and broadcasts a news/talk radio format . The radio studios and offices are on North W Street off Pensacola Boulevard ( U.S. Route 29 ).
17-434: WCOA may refer to: WCOA (AM) , a radio station (1370 AM) licensed to serve Pensacola, Florida, United States WCOA-FM , a radio station (88.5 FM) licensed to serve Johnstown, Pennsylvania, United States WJTQ , a radio station (100.7 FM) licensed to serve Pensacola, Florida, known as WCOA-FM from 1965 to 1975 and 2012 to 2014 Worst Cooks Of America Topics referred to by
34-696: A combined Sunday edition as the Pensacola News Journal . John H. Perry developed the News Journal into an extremely popular and successful newspaper. By the early 1950s, the News Journal had developed into one of the most modern and efficient newspaper operations in the Southeast . Under the leadership of Perry's son, John Holliday Perry, Jr., who succeeded his father in 1952, the News Journal continued to expand. Perry Publications, Inc., eventually owned 28 newspapers throughout Florida. On July 1, 1969,
51-903: A local news and information program. The rest of the weekday schedule is made up of nationally syndicated conservative talk shows, mostly from the co-owned Westwood One Network. They include Chris Plante , Dan Bongino , Ben Shapiro , Mark Levin , Michael Knowles , Rick Valdes, Red Eye Radio and America in the Morning . Also heard from Premiere Networks is The Sean Hannity Show . Weekends feature shows on money, health, real estate and technology. Weekend programs include Kim Komando , Meet The Press and repeats of weekday shows. Most hours begin with an update from ABC News Radio . On February 3, 1926 ; 98 years ago ( February 3, 1926 ) , hundreds of people gathered in Plaza Ferdinand in downtown Pensacola. They were there to hear
68-530: A series of investigative reports about the Brownsville Revival at the Brownsville Assembly of God . The paper had initially written glowing reports about the revival, but after former members told the paper that all was not as it appeared, the News Journal began a four-month investigation that revealed the revival had been "well planned and orchestrated" from the very start. It also called many of
85-521: Is a daily morning newspaper serving Escambia and Santa Rosa counties in Florida. It is Northwest Florida 's most widely read daily. The News Journal is owned by Gannett , a national media holding company that owns newspapers such as USA Today and the Arizona Republic , among others. The heritage of the News Journal can be traced back to 1889, when a group of Pensacola businessmen founded
102-521: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages WCOA (AM) By day, WCOA is powered at 5,000 watts non-directional . At night, to protect other stations on 1370 AM , it reduces power to 4,400 watts and uses a directional antenna with a three- tower array The transmitter is on Hollywood Avenue near Massachusetts Avenue in Brent, Florida . Weekdays begin on WCOA with "Real News with Rick Outzen,"
119-688: The Journal was in dire financial trouble, and was eventually purchased by New York businessman John Holliday Perry, who at about the same time also acquired papers in Jacksonville and Panama City . Two years later, Perry bought the Daily News and merged the two newspapers' operations. For the next six decades, the Pensacola Journal continued to appear mornings and the Pensacola News afternoons, with
136-558: The Pensacola Daily News . The Daily News printed its first issue on 5 March 1889, with an initial circulation of 2,500 copies. Then, in March 1897, a Pensacolian named M. Loftin founded a newsweekly, the Pensacola Journal . The Journal converted to a daily format a year later. The two dailies competed fiercely, each driving the other to edge of bankruptcy in the struggle to be recognised as Pensacola's top daily newspaper. By 1922,
153-402: The Pensacola News Journal moved to its new headquarters at 2 N. Palafox St. The longtime headquarters at 101 E. Romana St. was demolished in 2015 by its new owners, Quint Studer's Daily Convo, who will build apartments, retail shops and a new YMCA on the site. In mid-2023, Pensacola News Journal moved out of the 2 N. Palafox St. building. The new mailing address is 101 N E Street according to
170-583: The San Carlos Hotel where they remained until 1949. Pace eventually sold the station to the company that owned the Pensacola News Journal newspaper, which sold it in 1957. The station increased its power to 5,000 watts September 8, 1947. WCOA operated for many years as a network affiliate of NBC Radio . The programming featured middle of the road music , news and sports. The station's popularity grew. In 1956, when WCOA celebrated 30 years on
187-602: The air, congratulatory telegrams were received from musicians such as Nat King Cole and Frank Sinatra . The station changed ownership, location and network affiliation several more times over the years. In 1991, the programming switched to a news-talk format. WCOA also has a place in the Congressional Record, recognizing the 80th anniversary of WCOA. 30°26′57″N 87°15′46″W / 30.44917°N 87.26278°W / 30.44917; -87.26278 Pensacola News Journal The Pensacola News Journal
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#1733086130489204-404: The claims made by the church's leaders into question, and delved heavily into the church's finances. The News Journal had a peak daily circulation of 64,041 and a Sunday circulation of 81,633 in 2002, declining to a daily circulation of 29,981 and a Sunday circulation of 47,892 in 2015. After over a century, the production departments moved to Mobile, Ala., on 2 June 2009. In August 2014,
221-403: The contact us page on pnj.com. In March 2024, the newspaper switched from carrier to postal delivery. In 2021, the paper faced national backlash for an allegedly misogynistic cartoon drawn by its cartoonist, Andy Marlette. During the coverage of the backlash, allegations of racism arose against Marlette for a cartoon he drew while in college, including the use of racial epithets. Marlette
238-615: The first sounds of radio in Northwest Florida. At precisely 8:30 p.m. WCOA went on the air, and the broadcast was piped over a large horn on top of City Hall. Locals who owned receivers could tune into the 250-watt signal that was broadcast from two 100-foot towers located behind City Hall. City Clerk John E. Frenkel Sr., who used the moniker Breezy Boy from the Gulf, hosted the first program. It featured local talent, city officials and representatives of area military bases. The grand finale
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272-519: The younger Perry announced he was selling the News and the Journal to Gannett, then based in Rochester, New York , for $ 15.5 million. Like many U.S. afternoon newspapers in the post-war period, the News sustained declining circulation. Finally, in 1985, the News and Journal merged into a single morning newspaper under the News Journal name. The paper gained nationwide notoriety in 1997 and 1998 with
289-424: Was a rendition of a song called "Down Pensacola Way" that was composed especially for the big unveiling. According to letters and calls, over 700 people listened to the first broadcast. When the city government changed form in 1931, WCOA was purchased by John C. Pace for $ 6,500. When he purchased the station on December 1, 1931, he indicated he would spend $ 20,000 in modernizing the station. The studios were moved to
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