WHOO-AM 1080                                        
Kissimmee

Original Call Letters: WKGF 

Originally Licensed: Apr 1965 

Original City of License: Kissimmee 

Original Frequency: 1080 

Origin of Call Letters: Calls and format would move from 990 AM 

Original Power: 10,000 watts daytime

Translator: Winter Park W284DM-FM 104.7 

Original Location: 

Original Format: Adult Standards


Network Affiliation(s):

ABC
  ESPN Radio
NBC Sports
Westwood One
Premier

Owner(s):

1964-Radio Florida Broadcasters 
1995-Kissor Communications  ($900,000)
1999-Genesis Communications I ($1.1 million)
2018-Immaculate Heart Radio, Inc. with WAMT-AM 1190 ($1.515 million)

History Of  Call Letters and Formats:

WKGF-1965-Contemporary Christian
WFIV-1994-Country "The Mighty Five"
WFIV-1995-Spanish  "Radio Selecta"  "Radio Exito"
WFIV-2000-Positive Talk  "Genesis 1080"  "Home Of The Good Guys"
WHOO-2001-Adult Standards (Calls and format moved from 990 AM)
WHOO-2002-Sports  "ESPN Radio"
WHOO-2012-Sports   "NBC Sportstalk The Team"
WHOO-2018-Spanish
WHOO-2018-Catholic

Names In WHOO History


Bruce C. Maduri-1999-President-Genesis Communications 
Don Childress-1999-Senior Vice President-Genesis Communications 
Sandra Culver-1999-Vice President-Genesis Communications 
Joe Nichols-1999-General Manager/Sales Vice President-Genesis Communications 
Jeff Taylor-1999-Operations Manager-Genesis Communications 
Kathy Kissell-1999-Program Manager-Genesis Communications 
Daniel Dahm-1999-Program Director-Genesis Communications 
Jerry Smith-1999-Chief Engineer-Genesis Communications 
Bob Frantz-2002-Afternoons-Genesis Communications 


O.K. Walters-2007-"Central Florida Sports Tonight"-Genesis Communications 


Jim Rome-2008-Noon-2PM-Genesis Communications 


Jerry O'Neill
-2008-2017-Program Director-Genesis Communications 
Biography


Brian Fritz-2008-2010-Sports Director-Genesis Communications 
Colin Cantwell-2009-Vice President/General Manager-Genesis Communications 


Marc Daniels-2009-Co-Host-"The Beat of Sports"
-Genesis Communications 
Biography


Mike Bianchi
-2009-2010-Co-Host-"The Beat of Sports"
-Genesis Communications 
Biography


Marc Ryan
-2009-Host "The Sports Section"-Genesis Communications 
Biography


Mike Tuck
-2009-Co-host of Tuck and O'Neill-Genesis Communications 
Biography


Len Weiner-2011-2014-Vice President of Programming-Genesis Communications 


David Baumann-2012-Weekdays-9AM-11AM/6AM-9AM-Genesis Communications  

 



Dan Patrick-2012-9AM-Noon-Genesis Communications   
Whitney Johnson-2012-Noon-3PM-Genesis Communications   

Matt Sardo-2012-Managing Editor of Sports Talk Florida/Managing Editor of Sports Talk Florida and News Talk Florida /2013-Digital Director /2014-co- host-"The Power Hour"-Mon-6PM-7PM-Genesis Communications 


Jay Mariotti-2013
-Genesis Communications   


Amanda Borges-2014-Assistant Digital Editor/Co-host-"The Power Hour"-Mon-6PM-7PM
-Genesis Communications 


Tom Paleveda-2015-Vice President of Programming
-Genesis Communications 


Rich Eisen-2015-"The Rich Eisen Show"
-Noon-3PM-Genesis Communications 


Howard Tuuri-2016-Vice President/General Manager-Genesis Communications 


Erik Kuselias-2016-6AM-9AM/2017-
1PM-3PM-Genesis Communications 



Rock Riley-2017-3PM-6PM
-Genesis Communications 


Tom Veit, aka "The GM"-"The Front Office"-M-F-Noon-3PM-Genesis Communications 
Allen Davis-Vice President of Programming-Genesis Communications 


Tracy Dent-"Tracy Dent Show"-Saturdays-9AM-10AM-Genesis Communications 
Coleen Kumka-Director of Marketing & Promotions-Genesis Communications 


Kevin Baldinger
-
Operations Manager/ Program Director/News Director
-Genesis Communications   Biography
Joe Oliver-Genesis Communications 
Jim Soda-Sports Director-Genesis Communications 
Terry Bowden-Genesis Communications 


Brady Ackerman-Genesis Communications 


Carson ngle-Genesis Communications

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