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{{Infobox radio station
| name = WWBC
| logo =
| city = [[Cocoa, Florida|Cocoa]], [[Florida]]
| area = [[Space Coast]]
| branding = The Christian Voice of Brevard
| airdate = {{start date and age|1964|7|11}}
| frequency = 1510 [[kHz]]
| translator = [[#Translators|See § Translators]]
| format = [[Religious]]
| power = 50,000 [[watt]]s [[daytimer|days only]]<br>25,000 [[watt]]s [[critical hours]]
| licensing_authority =
| class = D
| facility_id = 3071
| coordinates = {{coord|28|21|12.00|N|80|46|45.00|W|region:US-FL_type:landmark}}
| callsign_meaning = "Wonderful World of Brevard County"<ref name="finest">{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/65756705/listen-tomorrow-at-10-am-for/|date=July 10, 1964|page=3-A|work=Orlando Sentinel|title=Listen Tomorrow at 10 A.M. for "Brevard's Newest and Finest": WWBC|access-date=December 21, 2020}}</ref>
| former_callsigns =
| owner = Astro Enterprises, Inc.
| operator = Kim Kassis
| sister_stations = [[WMIE-FM]]
| webcast =
| website = {{url|1510wwbc.com}}
| affiliations =
}}

'''WWBC''' (1510 [[Hertz|kHz]]) is a [[commercial radio|commercial]] [[AM broadcasting|AM]] [[radio station]] [[city of license|licensed]] to [[Cocoa, Florida]], and serving the [[Space Coast]]. It has a [[Christian Bible Teaching]] [[radio format]]. It is owned by Astro Enterprises, Inc.

By day, WWBC is powered at 50,000 [[watt]]s. WWBC is a [[daytimer]], required to go off the air at night to avoid interference to other stations.<ref>[https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/finder?sr=Y&s=C&call=Wwbc&nav=home Radio-Locator.com/WWBC]</ref> During [[critical hours]], the station is powered at 25,000 watts. It uses a [[directional antenna]] at all times. Programming is heard around the clock on three [[FM translator]] stations at 94.7, 99.9 and 100.7 [[Hertz|MHz]].

==History==
The Blue Crystal Broadcasting Corporation, owned by William Earman, received a [[construction permit]] on January 27, 1964,{{r|hc}} to build a new daytime-only radio station on 1510 kHz in Cocoa. The station [[sign-on|signed on]] July 11, with the transmitter mounted in the water in the [[Indian River (Florida)|Indian River]] at the Island Point Marina, and studios on Forrest Avenue.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/65756609/station-wwbc-signs-on-tomorrow/|access-date=December 21, 2020|title=Station WWBC Signs On Tomorrow|date=July 10, 1964|work=Orlando Sentinel|page=6-A}}</ref> The station broadcast a pop music format.{{r|finest}}

Two years after building the station, Earman sold WWBC in order to become general manager of the Cocoa Chamber of Commerce. The new owners, Astro Enterprises, mostly consisted of employees of another station in town.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/65756512/cocoa-radio-station-sold/|access-date=December 21, 2020|title=Cocoa Radio Station Sold|work=Orlando Evening Star|date=June 1, 1966|page=1A}}</ref> Under Astro, WWBC began broadcasting a [[country music]] format.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/65755853/behind-the-mike/|first=Diana|last=Brooks|title=Behind the Mike|date=October 24, 1966|work=Orlando Sentinel|page=7}}</ref> Ownership in Astro Enterprises completely turned over in 1975, when the company was sold to a group headed by Raymond A. Kassis of [[Baltimore]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Harris Projects Profit Upswing|work=Florida Today|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/65759504/|first=Tom|last=Myers|date=December 12, 1975|page=12C|access-date=December 21, 2020}}</ref> The station had already carried some religious programs, but under Kassis, a [[born-again]] Christian, WWBC shifted to a primarily religious format, airing local and national fare, along with some country music.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/65760990/|first=Oline|last=Cogdill|title=WWBC: Sending The Sound Of Gospel|page=1D|work=Florida Today|date=May 21, 1976|access-date=December 21, 2020}}</ref>

Kassis announced in 1977 his intention to apply for television channel 52 for a station focused on family programming.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/65761416/|work=Florida Today|title=New Television Station Planned|date=June 25, 1977|first=Don|last=Murray|page=2B}}</ref> His bid opened the door for other applicants to file; one, Good Life Broadcasting, proposing a similar service, prompted Kassis to claim that the competitor had "blundered" by "taking a brother to court".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/65761726/|access-date=December 21, 2020|work=Florida Today|page=1A|first=Bob|last=Dearing|title=TV Applications Straining Brotherhood|date=March 3, 1978}}</ref> The two parties would settle in late 1980, with The Good Life winning a construction permit for [[WHLV-TV|WTGL]].<ref name="hc2">{{FCC letter|hcards=yes|callsign=WTGL|letterid=86916}}</ref> Kassis would later start the [[National Christian Network]] from facilities shared with WWBC in Cocoa,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/65762170/|access-date=December 21, 2020|date=August 13, 1983|page=1D|first=June|last=Straner|work=Florida Today|title=Kassis has plans to 'use the best for God's work'}}</ref> which were also rented for use as an uplink facility by [[American Urban Radio Networks|Sheridan Broadcasting Networks]].{{r|wmie}}

Four years after the Kassis purchase, the station was approved to increase daytime power to 1,000 watts.<ref name="hc">{{FCC letter|hcards=yes|callsign=WWBC|letterid=68668}}</ref> On December 2, 1984, Kassis started [[WMIE-FM]] 91.5, a noncommercial station also with a Christian format.<ref name="wmie">{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/65768913/|access-date=December 21, 2020|date=February 15, 1985|title=WMIE radio station blazing new trails|work=Florida Today|first=Veronica T.|last=Jennings|page=10}}</ref>

WWBC was required to relocate its transmitter from the Island Point site when it was sold to condominium developers in the early 2000s.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://laserfiche.cocoafl.org/WebLink8/0/doc/214237/Page2.aspx|access-date=December 21, 2020|date=September 23, 2002|first=Raymond|last=Kassis|title=Proposal to the City of Cocoa, Florida for WWBC Radio Station Tower Relocation}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/65781243/|pages=1A, [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/65781177/ 4A]|access-date=December 21, 2020|date=April 4, 2004|work=Florida Today|title=Regulations menace liveaboard lifestyle|first=Jeff|last=Schweers}}</ref> The new transmitter location was the former location of defunct WKKO radio.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://cflradio.net/860_wkko_am.htm|title = WKKO-AM 860 Cocoa}}</ref>

==Translators==
{{RadioTranslators
| callsign = WWBC
| width =

| call1 = W234BI
| freq1 = 94.7
| city1 = Cocoa, Florida
| fid1 = 156428
| watts1 = 125
| haat1 = 76
| class1 = D
| coord1 =
| notes1 =

| call2 = W260CL
| freq2 = 99.9
| city2 = Cocoa, Florida
| fid2 = 146519
| watts2 = 250
| haat2 = 56
| class2 = D
| coord2 =
| notes2 =

| call3 = W264AS
| freq3 = 100.7
| city3 = Melbourne, Florida
| fid3 = 144128
| watts3 = 250
| haat3 = 141
| class3 = D
| coord3 =
| notes3 =
}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.1510wwbc.com 1510WWBC.com]
{{AM station data|WWBC}}
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{{Melbourne, Florida radio}}
{{Daytime-only radio stations in Florida}}

[[Category:Radio stations in Florida|WBC]]
[[Category:Christian radio stations in Florida|WBC]]
[[Category:Radio stations established in 1964]]
[[Category:1964 establishments in Florida]]
[[Category:Daytime-only radio stations in Florida|WBC]]

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