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
Owner(s): 1954-
1975-Rounsaville Broadcasting, Atlanta (Co-owned with WBJW-FM 105.1)
1982-Nationwide Communications (Purchase price for WBJW and WLOF, $6.5 million)
1986-Alleluia Broadcasting Corp
1987-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"
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.
Other Names In WWZN History
John Frost-1993-operations manager
Peter Ferrara-Metroplex president
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 Programs On WWZN
Pat Summerall-4 to 6 p.m. on Sundays.
David Lamm-"Lamm At Large" from 6 to 10AM weekdays
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