WONN-AM 1230Lakeland
Original Call Letters: WONN
Originally Licensed: Oct 1949
Original City of License: Lakeland
Original Power: 250 watts
Original Format:
Network Affiliation(s): 1949-Mutual Broadcasting System
1969-ABC Radio Network
1972-NBC Radio Network
-CNN and Associated Press
Owner(s): 1949-Coastal Broadcasting Company (Duane McConnell, Ted Covington, & Robert Taylor)
1957-Noyes Enterprises, Inc
1959-Duane McConnell
1971-Joe Garagiola
1976-Leonard Marks & Herbert Stewart
1981-Hall Communications
History Of Call Letters and Formats: WONN-1949-
WONN-1957-
WONN-1959-Top 40
WONN-1966-Adult Contemporary
WONN-1979-MOR
WONN-1980-Adult Contemporary
WONN-1981-Drake-Chenault - Hit Parade
WONN-1984-Oldies
WONN-1985-Music Of Your Life
WONN- -Adult Standards (ABC Stardust format) "The Spirit of Lakeland"
WONN History
Duane McConnell, Ted Covington, and Robert Taylor formed the Coastal Broadcasting Company in 1949 and WONN was put on the air. The original studios were located in Lakeland’s Florida Hotel.
