WAOA-FM 107.1
Melbourne  

Original Call Letters: WTAI 

Originally Licensed: Nov 1972  

Original City of License: Melbourne  

Original Frequency: 107.1 

Origin of Call Letters: 

Original Power: 100,000 watts

Original Location: 

Original Format: Hot Adult Contemporary


Network Affiliation(s):


Owner(s):

1972-
Cape Canaveral Broadcasters
1984-Silicon East Communications Partnership ($846,000 with WAOA-FM 107.1)
1996-Gem Broadcasting ($5.4 Million with WAOA-FM 107.1 and Melbourne tower complex)
2001-Cumulus Media

History Of Call Letters and Formats
:

WTAI
-1972-
Adult Contemporary
WTAI-1978-Beautiful Music
WLLV-1978-Christian
WVTI-1984-Comtempoorary Hits
WAOA-1989-Hot Adult Contemporary
WAOA-1996-Adult Contemporary
WAOA-2002-Contemporary Hits


WAOA Personalities



Michael W. Lowe
-co-host with Al Varnson-"Mike and Al Your Morning Pals"/1994-Music Director Biography

Al Varnson-co-host with Michael W. Lowe-"Mike and Al Your Morning Pals"

Dan Deaton-1992-Program Director-Silicon East Communications Partnership
Eric DeNiro
-1994
Dan Deaton-1994
-Program Director-Silicon East Communications Partnership
Beau Richards
-
Program Director/Morning Drive/2005-Afternoon drive
Tara Madison



Timmy Vee
-Morning Co-host


Lisa Moldovan

Bill Robins-1994-2008-Middays/Imaging Director



Tony Banks-2006-2008
-Program Director/3PM-7PM

Jimmy Knight

Paulie Cruz

Martie Tucker
aka Martie Salt-Now WFTV news anchor

Jessie Scott-1990-Mornings/Program Director



Damon Free
-8PM-Midnight

Willie B.-2007-Weekends



"Captain" Chris Hill
-1989-1991 Biography

JT Daniels-Nights/Music Director/Program Director Biography

Scott Chase-Program Director

Rob Selkow-Mornings 


Other Names in WAOA History

John William Donahey Jr.-1970-1983-Owner

Chet Pike-1997-2000-General Manager-Gem Broadcasting   In Memory

J.T. Daniels-Program Director Biography 

George Mills-General Manager

Jeff Kimmel-General Manager

Mark Cooper-General Sales Manager 

Sue Garrett-Market Manager  

Bill Bokunic-2009-General Sales Manager for all the Cumulus stations in the Melbourne cluster-Cumulus Media


                                   
       
                                                Lisa Moldovan, Beau Richards, Skye and Timmy Vee    
                                              co-hosts of the "107.1 A1A" morning show with singer Skye
                                                                                               (photo courtesy of Beau Richards)
     


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