WCOC

WCOC (1010 AM) was a radio station licensed to the community of Dora, Alabama, USA, and serving the greater Birmingham, Alabama, area. The station is owned by Azteca Communications of Alabama, Inc. It normally airs a Regional Mexican music format but as of August 2011 is silent in light of "financial difficulties".

History

Launch

On May 24, 1979, the Federal Communications Commission granted a construction permit for a new standard broadcast station at 1010 kHz with 500 watts of power, daytime only. On November 24, 1980, the permit was modified to allow a maximum power of 5,000 watts. After several extensions, and nearly five years after the initial application was filed in June 1977, the FCC granted WPYK a license to cover on April 28, 1982.

1980s and 1990s

In April 1985, Mid-Way Radio reached an agreement to sell this station to James O. Powell (trading as JASCO). The deal was approved by the FCC on May 17, 1985, and after a significant delay the transaction was finally consummated on April 11, 1986. That very same day, April 11, 1986, James O. Powell (trading as JASCO) reached an agreement to sell this station to Earl Fisher. The deal was approved by the FCC on May 20, 1986, and the transaction was consummated on May 30, 1986. The new owners petitioned the FCC to change the station's call letters to WDLE on November 30, 1987. On June 4, 1988, the station had its call letters changed back to WPYK.