
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
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