WHAN-AM 930 
Haines City

Original Call Letters: WHAN

Originally Licensed: Sep 9, 1960

Original City of  License: Haines City

Original Frequency: 930

Origin of Call Letters: Location; HAiNes City

Original Power: 250 Watts Daytime

Original Location: 110 Scenic Highway 

Original Format: Pop


Network Affiliation(s):

ABC
USA Radio Network

Owner(s):

1960-Haines City Broadcasters, Inc.   
1968-WHAN, Inc.
1969-Radio Central, Inc. 
1974-Ed and Betty Shadburne
1979-David King & Robert Yesbek 
1984-The Law Family
1986-Landmark Baptist Church

History Of Call Letters and Formats:

WHAN-1960-Pop Italian 5 hrs weekly
WHAN-1968-Country Western
WHAN-1969-Town and Country 
WHAN-1974-Variety
WFXI-1979-Oldies   "Solid Gold Radio  "Golden 93"
WTHN-1984-
WLVF-1986-Religious  "We're Landmark's Voice of Faith"


WHAN History

WHAN signed on in 1960 from Haines City.


WHAN Personalities
A.V. Aldridge aka “Stickbuddy”-1960 (He also was pastor of the First Baptist Church in Davenport)
Larry Kilgore-1960
Larry Cox-1960
Dave Dunson-1960
Allen Shaw, Jr-1960-Allen Shaw says, “I was fortunate to have been able to get a job with Dick and Peggy (Cooke) while still in Haines City High School in 1960 when they put WHAN on the air.  I did the afternoon rock and roll show each day until the station signed off at local sunset.”   
Margaret Pitts-1961-News Director-Haines City Broadcasters, Inc. 


Larry Vee
(Larry Flegle)-1965-1967
-Afternoons 
Biography
                                      
Michael Hatfield-1967
Joe Ebben-1968-News Director-WHAN, Inc.
Jerry Wallace-1968-Program Director-WHAN, Inc.
Tom Anthony-1976-1979 Biography
Dave Efurd
Dick Dermid
Hubert Dampier
Jud Bowen-Mid-days                                                                                              Larry Vee (Larry Flegle) 1967


Other Names In WHAN History

Richard Cooke-1960-Co-owner/Chief Engineer-Haines City Broadcasters, Inc. 

Peggy Cooke-1960-Co-owner/General Manager-Haines City Broadcasters, Inc.

Charles Esposito-1968-Chief Engineer-Haines City Broadcasters, Inc.
Meyer Layman-1968-President/General Manager-WHAN, Inc.
Robert Shoopman-1968-Chief Engineer-WHAN, Inc.

John Everbach-1969-President, Radio Central, Inc.  

Sonny George-1969-Program Director, Radio Central, Inc.

Mark Knapp-1969-Chief Engineer, Radio Central, Inc.

Ed Shadburne-1974-Co-owner

Betty Shadburne- 1974-Co-owner


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