WFKS
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WFKS is a contemporary hits station serving Florida's Space Coast area. The Clear Channel Communications outlet broadcasts at 95.1 MHz with an ERP of 4.3 kW and is licensed to Melbourne, Florida
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with a rhythmic contemporary
format.
On July 22, 2011, the station changed its call letters to WFKS, after those calls were dropped by sister station WNWW
in Jacksonville earlier in the month upon that station's rebranding as "Radio NOW".
Melbourne, Florida
Melbourne is a city in Brevard County, Florida, United States. As of 2009, the population estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau is 78,323. The municipal area is the second largest by size and by population in the county. Melbourne is a principal city of the Palm Bay – Melbourne – Titusville, Florida...
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History
The station was branded as 95.1 The Beat until March 14, 20072007 in radio
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with a rhythmic contemporary
Rhythmic Contemporary
Rhythmic contemporary, also known as rhythmic top 40, rhythmic contemporary hit radio or rhythmic crossover, is a music radio format that includes a mix of EDM, upbeat rhythmic pop, hip-hop and R&B hits. Rhythmic contemporary rarely uses rock music or country music in its airplay, but it may...
format.
On July 22, 2011, the station changed its call letters to WFKS, after those calls were dropped by sister station WNWW
WNWW
WNWW is a commercial radio station located in Neptune Beach, Florida, broadcasting to the Jacksonville, Florida area on 97.9 FM. WNWW airs a Top 40 music format branded as "Radio NOW" a brand name used on several other sister Clear Channel Top 40 Pop stations....
in Jacksonville earlier in the month upon that station's rebranding as "Radio NOW".