WINT-AM 1360 
Winter Haven

Original Call Letters: WINT 

Originally Licensed: Nov 29, 1958

Original City of  License: Winter Haven

Original Frequency: 1360

Origin of Call Letters: Location; WINTer Haven

Original Power: 1,000 watts

Original Format: Variety/Top 40

Original Location: Winter Haven 


Network Affiliation(s):


Owner(s):
1958-Angelo Fazzari & Bruce Parker
1964-Winter Haven Broadcasting  
1966-WINT, Inc. 
1967-Suwannee Broadcasting
1972-Vantage Broadcasting 
1983-Newman Media 
1987-Seehafer Broadcasting
1990-George Allen & Steve Samet 
1993-GB Enterprises Communications  ($250,000) 
1998-Frankie J. Grover
2006-Martin Santos
2007-G. B. Enterprises Communications, Corp.
2007-La Poderosa, LLC.


History Of Call Letters and Formats:
WINT-1958-Variety/Top 40
WZNG-1972-Oldies
WZNG-1975-Top 40
WZNG-1979-AOR
WZNG-1979-Adult Contemporary
WZNG-1980-MOR
WYXY-1983-Adult Contemporary
WHNR-1990-Adult Standards 
WHNR-1995-Urban Contemporary "Power 1360"
WHNR-2004-Gospel/Urban
WHNR-2006-Spanish "La Poderosa"


WINT Personalities

Bunny Brown (Ronnie Brown)-1958-Country Music from 5AM-7AM/Farm Director/1963 News Director-Winter Haven Broadcasting
Robert Wery-1958-News Director-Winter Haven Broadcasting

Jack Shaw-1965-Winter Haven Broadcasting  
David Farrington-1966-Program Director-Suwannee Broadcasting 
Fearon Hicks-1966-News Director-Suwannee Broadcasting 

Michael Jay-1967 (Mike Helminski)-Program Director/Music Director-Suwannee Broadcasting Co.
Ken Barfield-1968-News Director-WINT Radio, Inc. (Suwannee Broadcasting Co.)

Jack Phillips-Program Director



Daylon Rushing   In Memory

Tom E. Collins (Michael Hatfield)

Glen Hill

Paul McCartney (Bill Gaskins)


Other Names In WINT History
Angelo Fazzari-1958-1963-President/General Manager/Chief Engineer-Winter Haven Broadcasting Co./1966-Chief Engineer -Suwannee Broadcasting 
Earl Sturgeon-1958-Commercial Manager-Winter Haven Broadcasting 
Michael Savas-1958-Program Director-Winter Haven Broadcasting 
Al Cash-1958-Program Director-Winter Haven Broadcasting 
Joe Trivette-1958-Promotions Director/1963-Program Director-Winter Haven Broadcasting 
Doug Montgomery-1963-Winter Haven Broadcasting
Don Lamerson-1963-Winter Haven Broadcasting
Bruce Parker-1963-Commercial Manager-Winter Haven Broadcasting
Jack Hefflefinger-1963-Chief Engineer-Winter Haven Broadcasting

Norman Protsman-1966-President/General Manager-Suwannee Broadcasting              
James Rinehart-1966-Commercial Manager-Suwannee Broadcasting 
Gayle Gauthier-1966-Promotions Manager-Suwannee Broadcasting 
Ronald Brown-1968-General Manager-WINT Radio, Inc. (Suwannee Broadcasting Co.)
William Crowe-1968-Commercial Manager-WINT Radio, Inc. (Suwannee Broadcasting Co.)
Judith Blaze-1968-Promotions Manager-WINT Radio, Inc. (Suwannee Broadcasting Co.)
Chip Surber-1971-General Manager-WINT Radio, Inc.

Dave Buerger-1972-Vantage Broadcasting            

Diane Buerger-1972-Vantage Broadcasting  

John Newman-1983-Newman Media 

Frankie Grover-1993-GB Enterprises Communications/2008-Owner

Doree Brown-1993-GB Enterprises Communications   

Martin Santos-2006-Owner   

O. F. "Chip" Surber-1966-General Manager-WINT, Inc.

Jim Greenfield

Marion Fritz-Chief Engineer

Mike Sharp-Sales
Dave Farrington-General Manager/Sales 


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