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WGTW-AM
1580 
Mount Dora
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Original Call Letters: WMDF |
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Originally Licensed: Jan. 1958 |
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Original City of License: Mount Dora |
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Original Frequency: 1580 |
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Origin of Call Letters: |
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Original Power: 5,000 watts |
Original Location: Old Highway 441 |
Original Format: Country |
Network Affiliation(s): |
ABC Entertainment |
| Florida News Network |
Owner(s): |
1958-Charlotte Radio & Television Corp. |
| 1959-Frank Taylor | |
| 1959-Cherry Hill Broadcasters | |
| 1962-Robert Lewis | |
| 1972-Cherry Hill Broadcasters | |
| 1974-Lake Radio, Inc. | |
| 1975-Community Broadcasting, Inc. | |
| 1976-Walter "Jack" Kaufman, Jr. In Memory | |
| 1980-Donald and Marilyn Painter | |
| 1982-Central Florida Broadcasting Inc. | |
| 1993-Cross Country Communications ($30,000) | |
| 1993-Paxson Communications | |
| 1997-People's Network, Inc (Telford Resort Hotel) | |
| 1998-American Community Radio Network | |
| 2000-American Community Oriented Radio Network | |
| 2002-Peoples Radio Network, Inc | |
| 2004-Rama Communications ($600,000) City of license would move to Bithlo |
History Of Call Letters and Formats: |
WMDF-1958-Country "Cross Country" |
| WVGT-1960-MOR/News/Sports "The Voice of the Golden Triangle" | |
| WGTW-1975-MOR | |
| WGTW-1976-Country "Great Country GT158 AM" | |
| WGTW-1976-MOR/Beautiful Music | |
| WHTZ-1981- | |
| WBGB-1983- | |
| WNTF-1997- | |
| WNTF-1998-News/Talk | |
| WNTF-2000-Simulcast of WPGS-AM 840 | |
| WNTF-2003-Religious | |
| WNTF-2003-Spanish | |
| WNTF-2003-Silent | |
| WNTF-2004- | |
| WNTF-2005-Black Gospel (simulcast of WOKB-AM 1600) | |
| WNTF-2005-Spanish "Latina 1580AM" |
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| Houston Pearce-1974-General Manager-Lake Radio, Inc. |
| Ellis Stewart-1974-Station Manager-Lake Radio, Inc. |
| Anthony Swindle-1974-Advertising Manager-Lake Radio, Inc. |
| Bob Andrews-1974-Chief Engineer-Lake Radio, Inc. Biography |
| Ron Aicher-1975-President/General Manager-Community Broadcasting, Inc. |
| Mike Foster-1975-Music Director/Program Director-Community Broadcasting, Inc. |
| Tim Carmody-1975-News Director-Community Broadcasting, Inc. |
| Karl Meek-1975-Community Broadcasting, Inc. |
WGTW bumper sticker courtesy of Mark Logas
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