City | Bay Minette, Alabama |
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Branding | Tower of Faith |
Frequency | 1110 AM (kHz) |
First air date | April 16, 1957 |
Format | Christian |
Power | 10,000 watts (day) 2,500 watts (critical hours) |
Class | D |
Facility ID | 24653 |
Transmitter coordinates | 30°52′10″N 87°46′09″W / 30.86944°N 87.76917°W |
Callsign meaning | Tower Of Faith |
Former callsigns | WBCA (1957-2006) |
Owner | Buddy Tucker Association, Inc. |
Sister stations | WMOB, WYND |
Website | Buddy Tucker Association, Inc. |
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.
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.
In May 1990, Faulkner-Phillips Media, Inc., contracted to sell this station to Lake Area Radio, Inc. The deal was approved by the FCC on May 10, 1990, and the transaction was consummated on May 22, 1990. In August 1990, Lake Area Radio, Inc., reached an agreement to sell this station to Gordon F. Earls Radio, Inc. The deal was approved by the FCC on September 27, 1990, and the transaction was consummated on October 5, 1990.
In October 1994, Gordon F. Earls Radio, Inc., reached an agreement to sell this station to Gaston Monroe. The deal was approved by the FCC on December 5, 1994, and the transaction was consummated on January 6, 1995.