WWZN-AM 540
Orlando

Original Call Letters: WGTO 

Originally Licensed: Sep 10, 1955

Original City of License: Orlando 

Original Frequency: 540 

Origin of Call Letters:  

Original Power: 50,000 watts

Original Location: 

Original Format: Talk


Network Affiliation(s):


Owner(s):


1955-Hubbard Broadcasting
1986-Cypress Broadcast, Ltd ($1.5 million)
1990-Florida Media Inc. 
1993-Paxson Broadcasting  ($5.6 million)
1997-Clear Channel Communications
2007-Aloha Station Trust, LLC, as Trustee
2008-Clear Channel Communications
2014-iHeartMedia


History Of Call Letters and Formats:


WGTO-1955-Top 40  “Gulf To Ocean” and "Gainesville to Okeechobee"

WGTO-1958-Top 40   "Covering Florida Like Sun"

WGTO-1977-Country Western "Great Country Music 54"

WGTO-1986-Gospel

WGTO-1990-Oldies ''Cruisin' Oldies 54''  (Studios moved to Ocoee)

WGTO-1990-Talk/Sports

WWZN-1994-Sports

WWZN-1995-Talk

WRTM-1996-Sports

WQTM-1996-Sports "540 the Team" 

WFLF-1997-News/Talk "540 WFLA"


History of WWZN
1995-WWZN-AM 540 ''540 The Team''-signed on from the Citrus Bowl after a weekend of loopy sports jokes, song parodies and jingles. Beginning with and  in the mornings, it's a whole new ballgame. Former WGTO personalities were left looking for new jobs along with most of the seven staff members. Marc Daniels moved over from WWNZ-AM 740 to take over afternoons at "The Team", and he will be replaced on the news station by syndicated talker Gil Gross.


Names In WWZN History



Jerry O'Neill-1995-2008-Morning drive Co-Host-Paxson Broadcasting   Biography



Greg Warmoth-1995-Morning drive Co-Host-Paxson Broadcasting



Slats
(Tim Guinane)-1995-''Towel Snaps From the Magic Locker Room''-Paxson Broadcasting 
Biography



Marc Daniels-1995-Afternoons-Paxson Broadcasting    Biography




Clive Thomas (Clive Thomas Cuthbertson)     Biography



Peter Rocchio



Harry Cup  Biography    In Memory



Jim Philips   Biography

Terry Mason (Terry England)   In Memory



Lowell "Bud" Paxson-1993-1997-President-Paxson Broadcasting  In Memory

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