WVOT (1420 AM) is a radio station licensed to and located in Wilson, North Carolina, USA. The FCC assigned frequency is 1420 kHz. The station operates at 1000 Watts non-directional by day, and 500 watts directional at night, largely on a north-facing axis.
The current format is urban contemporary gospel. Past formats have included talk, Carolina beach music, oldies, adult contemporary, contemporary hit radio, and block programming. The station's call letters originally stood for W-V(oice)-O(f)-T(obbacoland.)
The original studio/transmitter building was located across from the Wilson city operation center on East Herring Avenue. The small brick and frame building held the business office, advertising office, production studio, news room, "on-air" control-room/studio, and transmitter. Though space was limited and spartan, the studio provided a venue for interviewing a variety of celebrities, including Tiny Tim.
Career Communications bought WVOT in 1990.
WVOT switched to a Beach Music format in 1992, later switching to news/talk.
R. Crowell - Jolly Cheeks Music - BMI
I looked for trouble and I found it son,
Straight down the barrel of a lawman's gun.
I'd try to run but I don't think I can,
You make one move and you're a dead man, friend.
Ain't livin' long like this,
Can't live at all like this, can I baby?
He slipped the handcuffs on behind my back,
Then left me freezin' on a steel rail rack.
Can't sleep at all in the jailhouse baby,
Ain't livin' long like this.
Grew up in Houston on the wayside drive,
Son of a car hop in some all nite dive.
Dad drove a stock car to an early death,
All I remember was a drunk man's breathe.
Ain't livin' long like this,
Can't live at all like this, can I baby?
We know the story how the wheel goes 'round,
Don't let 'em take you to the man downtown,
They got 'em all in the jailhouse baby.
Ain't livin' long like this,
Can't live at all like this, can I baby? Ah take it!
{Erik - Solo}
I live for Angel, she's a road house queen,
Makes Texas Ruby look like Sandra Dee.
I want to love her but I don't know how,
I'm at the bottom of a jailhouse now.
Ain't livin' long like this,
Can't live at all like this, can I baby?
You know the story 'bout the jailhouse rock,
Go on and do it, but just don't get caught.
They got 'em all in the jailhouse baby.
Oh, ain't livin' long like this.
Oh no!