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 daytime

Original Format: Variety/Top 40

Original Location: Winter Haven 


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.  (LMA)
2011-G. B. Enterprises Communications, Corp. 
2011-Florida Spanish Communications Corp. ($1,000)
2012-Media Services Group (George Reed-Receiver)
2013-Martin Santos
2014-Catco Communications, LLC


History Of Call Letters and Formats:


WINT-1958-Variety/Top 40
WZNG-1972-Oldies
WYXY-1983-Adult Contemporary
WHNR-1990-Adult Standards  
WHNR-1995-Silent
WHNR-1995-Urban Contemporary "Power 1360"   "The Soul of Central Florida"
WHNR-2004-Gospel/Urban
WHNR-2006-Regional Mexican  "1360 La Poderosa"      
WHNR-2010-Regional Mexican  
WHNR-2012-Regional Mexican "La Ley 1360"
WHNR-2013-Licensed/Silent
WHNR-2014-Country  (Simulcast of WKFL-AM 1170)


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




Dave Wright (David Lee Wright) 
In Memory

Paul McCartney (Bill Gaskins)

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