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WTAI-AM 1560
Eau Gallie
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Original Call Letters: WTAI |
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Originally Licensed: Mar 8, 1968 |
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Original City of License: Eau Gallie |
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Original Frequency: 1560 |
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Origin of Call Letters: |
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Original Power: 5,000 watts daytime |
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Original Location: |
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Original Format: Modern Country |
Network Affiliation(s): |
Keystone |
| ABC Entertainment | |
| CNN | |
| NBC | |
| ABC Talk Radio | |
| CBS |
Owner(s): |
1968-Cape Canaveral Broadcasters |
| 1984-Silicon East Communications Partnership ($846,000 with WAOA-FM 107.1) | |
| 1996-Gem Broadcasting ($5.4 Million with WAOA-FM 107.1 and Melbourne tower complex) | |
| 2001-Cumulus Media |
History Of Call Letters and Formats: |
WTAI-1968-Modern Country |
| WTAI-1978-Country Western | |
| WTAI-1984-Country/Progressive | |
| WTAI-1994-News/Talk | |
| WTMS-1997-News/Talk | |
| WAOA-2000-Urban Adult Contemporary | |
| WAOA-2001-News/Talk | |
| WINT-2002-Adult Standards "Music of Your Life" | |
| WINT-2007-Oldies "Scott Shannon's True Oldies" | |
| WINT-2008-Sports "ESPN Radio" |
History Of WTAI |
| WTAI would be the first
"Progressive Rock" station in the South. Bill Watson remembers WTAI; "...I lived down in Melbourne at the time and they were a combination country/progressive station for a while. They would play country music until noon and then blast into the Chambers Brothers or Jimi Hendrix at noon..." |
WTAI Personalities |
 Lee Arnold-1968-1970-Cape Canaveral Broadcasters, Inc. |
| Jim Kennedy aka J the K-1968-Program Director-Cape Canaveral Broadcasters, Inc. |
| Chris Randall-1970-Program Director-Cape Canaveral Broadcasters, Inc. |
| Randy Lotane-1970-1974-News Director-Cape Canaveral Broadcasters, Inc. |
| Bernard Stapleton-1972-Program Director-Cape Canaveral Broadcasters, Inc. |
| Bill Austin-1974-Opearations Manager/Music Director-Cape Canaveral Broadcasters, Inc. |
| Debbie Conner-1974-News Director-Cape Canaveral Broadcasters, Inc. |
| Pam Gera-1975-News Director-Cape Canaveral Broadcasters, Inc. |
| Dale Wright-1978-Music Director-Cape Canaveral Broadcasters, Inc. |
| Roger Baskt-1978-News Director-Cape Canaveral Broadcasters, Inc. |
| Wayne West-1994-News Director-Silicon East Communications Partnership |
| Steve Mack |
| Peter David Kaufman |
| Pierre Begano |
| Sharma Kinsel |
| Rob Selkow |
Other Names In WTAI History |
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Thomas Hanssen-1968-President-Cape
Canaveral Broadcasters/1974-President/General Manager/Chief Engineer-Cape Canaveral Broadcasters |
| Pierre Bejano-1968-General Manager-Cape Canaveral Broadcasters |
| Randy Spector-1968-Commercial Manager-Cape Canaveral Broadcasters |
| Dean Wilson-1968-General Manager-Cape Canaveral Broadcasters |
| Ralph Stoeckel-1968-Commercial Manager-Cape Canaveral Broadcasters |
| Ray Birch-1968-Promotions Manager-Cape Canaveral Broadcasters |
| Robert Groome-1968-Chief Engineer-Cape Canaveral Broadcasters |
| Spencer Danes-1969-General Manager-Cape Canaveral Broadcasters |
| Ernie Legge-1970-Commercial Manager/Chief Engineer-Cape Canaveral Broadcasters, Inc. In Memory |
| Gene Bowen-1970-Promotions Manager-Cape Canaveral Broadcasters, Inc. |
| Randy Jeffery-1970-General Manager |
| John Donahey, Jr.-1974-Commercial Manager-Cape Canaveral Broadcasters |
| Elaine Stone-1974-1978-Promotions Manager-Cape Canaveral Broadcasters |
| Al Richards-1978-Promotions Manager-Cape Canaveral Broadcasters |
| Jeffrey Kimmel-1994-General Manager-Silicon East Communications Partnership |
| John Roberts-1994-Operations Manager/Chief Engineer-Silicon East Communications Partnership |
| Jeffrey Roberts-1994-General Sales Manager-Silicon East Communications Partnership |
| Dan Deaton-1994-Public Affairs Director-Silicon East Communications Partnership |
| Joe Farish-1996-President-Gem Broadcasting-Gem Broadcasting |
| George Mills-1996-Vice President/General Manager-Gem Broadcasting |
| Gary Hess-President and General Manager |
| John Edwards-News Director |
Other Programs In WTAI History |
| Dr. Joy Browne-Syndicated |
| Bob Grant-Syndicated |
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