WNFI-FM 99.9
Palatka
Original Call Letters: WIYD
Originally Licensed: Dec 13, 1973
Original City of License: Daytona Beach
Power: 100,000 watts
Format: Beautiful Music
Owner(s): 1973-Hall Communications Company
1982-Carl Como Tutera and Ron Samuels
1986-Norman S. Drubner
1988-Heritage Broadcasting
1993-Osborn
Communications Corp. (James T. Cullen
Jr.-Chairman)1993-Ronette Communications Corp
1994-Daytona Beach Broadcasting
1996-Renda Broadcasting ($6.5 million with WWRR-FM, Brunswick, GA)
History Of Call Letters and Formats: WIYD-1973-Beautiful Music
WIYD-1979-Country
WNFY-1982-Top 40 "Y100"
WNFI-1983-Churban "I-100" "The New 99.9" "Kiss 99.9"
WNFI-1983-Top 40 "I-100" "The New 99.9" "Kiss FM"
WFKS-1994-Soft Rock "Kiss 99.9"
WFKS-1994-Top 40 "Kiss FM"
WGNE-2000-Country "99 Frog" (moved from 98.1)
WGNE-2005-Country "Froggy 99.9" (moved to Jacksonville)
WNFI Personalities
Randy Van Halen-1985
Beau Richards-1985-1987-Program Director/Afternoon Drive
Jim Ryan
Bob Stevens
Tony Mann-1986-1987-Middays/
Bobby Mitchell
Brian Douglas-1983-1984-Program Director
J. J. Duling-1992
John Barrett-1989-1997 Biography
Tracey Young
Scott Harris
Dave Kelly Biography
Crash
Lu Valentino-Middays
Cadillac Jack
Big John-1991-1992-Talk host
Kris Earl Phillips-1993-Program Director
"The
Bulldog"-was also Chief Engineer David
Schulz-1981-1983-Evenings
/ 1988-1991-"Countdown Saturday Night" produced live on
the air - the top 40 in Daytona that week - with sounders, artist interviews,
etc.
Dave
Green-1980-1984-Mornings, then Production Director-Dave is now the
Production Director for all of the Clear Channel Orlando cluster.
Dave
Wahl-1981-1984-News Director and Morning News
Jeff Clark-1988-1990-Program
Director/Afternoon Drive Marc
Ross-1989-1993-Morning Drive-"The Marc and Mindy Show"Other Names In WNFI History
Tom Panucci-General Manager
A bumper sticker from "I-100" with a chance to win a 1984 Dodge Daytona
Format change to Kiss FM 99.9
courtesy of Tim Steward