WVGT-AM 1580
Mount Dora
Original Call Letters: WMDF
Year of License: 1960
Original City of License: Mount Dora
Original Location: 401 Old Eustis Road
Origin of Call Letters: Location; Mount Dora Florida
Power: 5,000 watts
Original Format: Country
Manager(s): 1959-Bill Andrews Biography
1960-H. James (Jim) Sharp
-Dave Rawleigh
-Johnny Nixon
-Bill Wise
1965-Arch Laney
Owner(s): 1960-
1975-Ron Aicher and Karl Meek
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-1964-Country "Cross Country"
WVGT- -MOR, news and sports "The Voice of the Golden Triangle"
WGTW-1976 -Country
"Great Country GT158"WHTZ-1981-
WBGB-1983-
WNTF-1997-
WNTF-1998-News/Talk
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"
WVGT Personalities
Charles (Charlie) Northrup-1964-1966-Program Director also see WLBE-AM 790
"Boots" VanArdsdale-1965
Vic Lent
Mike Clarke
Bill Barber Biography
Dave Edwards Biography
Gabe Burton Biography
Frank Reed Biography
Bill Bauman-1967 Biography
Michael Solt
Victor Lent-1965-3PM till signoff weekdays. Mt. Dora High School Golden Hurricanes Football Play-by-Play (taped Friday nights and broadcast Saturday AM)
Other Names In WVGT History
Bob Andrews-Chief Engineer
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