WWZN-AM 1440
Winter Park

Original Call Letters: WABR 

Originally Licensed: Sep 1954  

Original City of License: Winter Park  

Original Frequency: 1440 

Origin of Call Letters: 

Original Power: 5,000 watts-Daytime

Original Location: 222 Hazard St., Orlando

Original Format: Talk


Network Affiliation(s):


CNN  
Unistar

Owner(s):
1954-Orange County Broadcasting
1959-Contemporary Broadcasting Co.
1966-Norfolk Broadcasting Corp.
1971-Rounsaville Broadcasting, Atlanta (Co-owned with WBJW-FM 105.1)
1982-Nationwide Communications  (Purchase price for WBJW-FM 105.1 & WLOF-AM 950 ($6.5 million)
1986-Alleluia Broadcasting Corp  
1987-Metroplex Communications of Orlando Inc.
1993-Paxson Communications ($5.6 million with WMGF-FM 107.7)
1994-J & V Communications, Inc.($300,000)

History Of Call Letters and Formats:
WABR-1954-Country
WBJW-1973-Oldies/Lite Rock "The Entertainer"
WNBE-1976-NBC 24 Hour News
WAJL-1987-Christian Ministry (Station sold. WAJL moves to 1190)
WPRD-1987-Classics of the '40s, '50s and '60s  "Pride-1440"
WAJL-1987-Religion  
WPRD-1990-Children "The Imagination Station"  (Kids' Choice Broadcasting Network)
WPRD-1991-CNN Headline News
WWZN-1993-Talk
WWZN-1993-Sports
WPRD-1994-Talk
WPRD-1995-Spanish


History of WWZN 
WWNZ began life as WABR in 1954. Steve Schiffman helps fill in the history of WABR From an email from Steve; "...WABR (Top Gun, Orlando, bang bang, W-ABR!)...WABR...was sold and call letters and format changed by 1973 (...I was working for them on air at the time; I did overnights, Jim Boynton was the PD, and Clive Thomas (who I knew from his days in Indianapolis and WFBM-AM) was doing morning drive...We aired the CBS Mystery Theatre, nightly at 10pm, although we were an ABC affiliate!  WDBO(-AM 580) chose not to take it at the time.


WWZN Personalities



Clive Thomas Biography

Mike Wiley

Marc Daniels-1993-7 to 10 p.m. weekday "The Sports Nut"  Biography

Mort White-1993-"Magic Garden" Saturdays

Dr. Alan Pressman-1993-"Dr. Pressman on Health"

Paul Daigel-1993-host of "Computer Bytes", a computer news call-in show aired Monday through Friday from 2 to 2:30 p.m.

Scott and Molly MacKenzie-1993-"The Senior Forum"-Monday - Friday from 1:30 to 2 p.m.

Richard Buhrmann-1993-The Safety and Security Show aired Thursday from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.

British Breakfast Club-Host: Peter Banks-a show aimed at British tourists-Monday-Saturday from 9AM-10AM

Richard Halpern-Host of "Film Talk"-Movie Reviews, Entertainment Gossip- Wednesdays from 12:30 to 1PM


Other Names In WWZN History

John Frost-1993-operations manager

Peter Ferrara-Metroplex president 


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