
WPCV-FM
97.5
Winter Haven
Original call Letters:
WINT
Originally Licensed: Feb. 7, 1963
Original Power: 12,000 watts ![]()
Origin of Call Letters:
Location;
Winter
Haven
FLorida
Original Location:
100 Cypress Gardens Blvd.,
Winter Haven
Owner(s):1963-Angelo
Fazzari and Bruce Parker
1965-Bruce
Parker
1970-Recreation
Broadcasting Of Central Florida
1973-Joe
Garagiola
($225,000)
1976-Leonard
Marks and
Herbert Stewart
1981-Hall
Communications
History of Call Letters and
Formats: WINT-1963-(Sister station of WINT-AM 1360)
WXKL-1965-Variety/Country
WHFL-1970-Contemporary
WPCV-1973-Country "Polk
County’s Voice"
History Of WPCV
WPCV was put on the air in 1963 by Angelo
Fazzari and Bruce Parker as WINT-FM
97.5 the sister station to their
WINT-AM 1360. In 1973, Recreation
Broadcasting sold WHFL-FM 97.5 for $225,000 to NBC Sports personality
Joe
Garagiola who had recently purchased WONN-AM
1230 in Lakeland. In 1976, WPCV as well as WONN were sold by Garagiola.
WPCV-FM also outgrew its original slogan ''Polk County's Voice''. The
station was called during the 1970s because that's where most of its
listeners were. But the station later moved its transmitter and increased its
power to better cover Central Florida. ''There have been several different
phrases used to describe the call letters over the years,'' said Rowbothan.
''Another owner referred to it as the 'World's Powerful Country Voice' to play
on the 'world' thing - at that time there was Circus World, Sea World, Disney
World.''
WPCV
Personalities
Joe
T (Joe Trevette)
John Henderson-mid-days
Bob Helmick-Program
Director


Roger Todd-5AM-10AM

Jenny Taylor-Weekdays-10AM-3PM

Chris Wolfe-Weekdays-7PM-Midnight

Bob Page-Weekends

Jesse James-Overnights

Mike
James

Ricky Reynolds-Weekends

Sara Michaels
Kevin Baldinger-Traffic
Biography
Other Names in
WPCV History

Joe Garagiola-1973-1976-Owner
Frank
Berry-Engineer
Hal Paul-sales
Sal Porta-sales
Garland Burt-Station Manager
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