
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''.
WHTQ
Personalities
"Slats"
(Tim Guinane)-1987-1988-1st
jock hired for PM Drive
Annie
Sommers
Chris Rhoads
Jeff Slater-Morning
show producer

Alan Spector
-2001-News/Morning
show producer
Mark Samansky-Afternoons
Tommy Griffiths-Mornings
Paul Castronovo-Mornings

Richard Dixon and J. Willoughby-2006-mornings
Jim
Steel-midday

Bob Rose

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Dave Adams-![]()
Bruce Cherry
David "Rat boy" Brinn

Chris Rhoades-9AM-3PM
Ron Andrews
Bill Cross-Promotions
Director
Elise Rossi
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Buckley

Nikki-Saturday-10AM-5PM

Pat
Shelton

Hildi
Erin Somers
Mike Lyons-Evenings
Joe Jackson

Tyler
McKenzie
Biography

"Captain" Chris Hill-1995-1997
Biography
Other names in WHTQ History
Ron Lewis-Production Director
Dave Gariano-1987-Program Director
Bruce McGregor-Program Director
Fleetwood Gruver-2003-Interim Program Director
Greg Stevens-2003-Program Director
J.T. Stevens-Program Director
Steve
Fluker-1995-Chief
Engineer
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programs in WHTQ History
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