WVLG-AM 640 Wildwood

WVLG-AM 640
WILDWOOD

Original call Letters: WHOF

Originally Licensed: 1986

Original City of License:

Original Frequency:

Origin of Call Letters:

Original Power: 1,000 watts

Original Location: The Villages

Original Format: Adult Standards

Network Affiliation(s):

Fox News Radio

Owner(s):	1986-Walker Heart of Florida Broadcasting
	1987-Jim Patrick
	2000-Catherine Mary Walker, Inc.
	2001-Senior Broadcasting Corp.

History Of Call Letters and Formats:	WHOF-1986-MOR
	WMZY-1988-MOR
	WHOF-1988-Religious
	WVLG-2000-Adult Standards "The Voice of The Villages" "AM 640 Timeless Hits"

WVLG History
WVLG began life as WHOF. Here is a partial history.
1987-Jim Patrick moved to Lake County in 1982 after selling his coal mining companies in eastern Kentucky. He retired for three years before investing in broadcasting. The station, which is licensed to Wildwood had its studio in Leesburg The station broadcasts 24 hours a day with 1,000 watts of power. It operated under the call letters WMZY in the summer of 1988 because of the station's proposed sale. The letters WHOF were brought back when the sale was dropped. Patrick's first radio experience was with two Leesburg partners, Gene Smith and Dr. Larry Lammers, who owned WHOF-AM 1320. Patrick bought out his partners in March of 1987 and switched the dial setting to 640.