WTOF

WTOF (1110 AM, "Tower of Faith") is an American radio station licensed to serve Bay Minette, Alabama. The station is owned by Buddy Tucker Association, Inc. It airs a Christian radio format including syndicated Christian talk and Christian ministry plus Southern Gospel music.

History

The beginning

This station first began licensed broadcasting on April 16, 1957, under the ownership of the Southwest Alabama Broadcasting Company. The 1,000 watt daytime-only station broadcast on a frequency of 1150 kHz using the callsign WBCA. Faulkner Radio Inc. acquired the station in December 1958. The WBCA callsign was said to stand for "Wonderful Baldwin County Alabama".

In 1967, the Federal Communications Commission granted the station a construction permit to change frequencies to the current 1110 kHz and increase broadcast power to 10,000 watts.

In March 1986, after nearly three decades of continuous ownership, Faulkner Radio Inc., reached an agreement to transfer the broadcast license for WBCA to Faulkner University. The deal was approved by the FCC on April 2, 1986, and the transaction was consummated on August 4, 1986. In March 1987, Faulkner University agreed to transfer the broadcast license for this station to Faulkner-Phillips Media, Inc. The deal was approved by the FCC on April 15, 1987, and the transaction was consummated on May 22, 1987.