WHTQ-FM 96.5 Orlando

WHTQ-FM 96.5
Orlando

Original Call Letters: WHOO
Originally Licensed: 1952
Original City of License: Orlando
Original Power: 100,000 watts
Original Format: Beautiful music

Owner(s): 1987-TK Communications (John Tenaglia) ($12 million)
                1994-Granum Communications (Herb McCord, president/CEO) ($11.5 million)
                1996-Infinity Broadcasting Corp
                1997-Cox Broadcasting

History Of Call Letters and Formats: WHOO-1952-Beautiful Music (First stereo station in Central Florida)
                                                         WHOO-1984-Country "96 Country"
                                                         WHTQ-1987-Rock "Q96"
                                                         WHTQ-1993-AOR

History Of WHTQ
At midnight Monday, March 1, 1987, WHOO-FM changed its call letters to WHTQ and abandoned its country format. Listeners to WHTQ heard non-stop Beatles songs. The marathon was well-timed, coinciding with the release the week prior of the first Beatles CDs. But it was begun only as an interim program. WHTQ general manager Jim Jordan described the station's upcoming format as ''adult rock''.