WHOF-AM 1320 
Coleman

Original call Letters: WHOF
Origin of Call Letters: "Heart Of Florida"
Originally Licensed: Dec. 24, 1985
Original City of License: Coleman
Original Power: 500 watts daytime
Network Affiliation(s): ABC/Information
                                  Florida News Network

Owner(s):1985-Jim Patrick, Gene Smith and Dr. Larry Lammers 
               1986-Larry Lamers
               1987-Eric Rutberg
               1987-Elvin and Brent Harmond ($100,000 for the tower, license and call letters. The studio was not included in the 
                                                                deal.)

History of Call Letters and Formats: WHOF-1985-Adult Standards/Big Bands
                                                        WFRK-1986-Oldies
                                                        WMHI-1986-Easy Listening
                                                        WMHI-1987-Rock/Country   ''Country Music With A Kick''
                                                        WWLW-1987-Oldies
                                                        WFRK-1988-50s, 60s and 70s  "Famous Rock'' 

History Of WHOF
Thanks to Marc Tyll for this history of WHOF
WHOF-AM 1320, Lake county's fifth AM station, started broadcasting Dec. 24, 1986. The station's studio and office were located at  2809 W. Main St. in Leesburg with transmitting facilities near Coleman in Sumter County. Known as "The Heart Of Florida," and it was an ABC/Information affiliate, originally broadcasting a 500 watt signal during the day-time hours. WHOF was on the air from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. seven days a week. The station's signal travels as far north as Ocala and south to Orlando but Lake and Sumter counties are the primary market area. Its format was Adult Standards and could be heard throughout most of East Sumter and West Lake Counties.  WHOF’s studios remained there until the format and call letters were moved to AM 640. The format on AM 1320 became a modified version of the original Adult Standards under the call letters WMHI until it was sold a few months later in 1988. From 1988 until 1989 the AM 1320 studios were located between Leesburg and Tavares (next door to a funeral home) and was known as "Rock Country" although it had more of a 70s classic hits sound. The call letters were WWLW, and the format nor the station lasted very long, going silent in late 1989 after one more change of call letters and format.

Names in WHOF History
Ray Martin-News
Gene Smith In Memory
Paul Harvey-News and commentary
Tom Chapman-1987-Sales Manager
Seminole Sports Network

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