WHTQ-AM  990                         
Orlando

Original call Letters: WHOO
Originally Licensed:
Dec 1947

Power:
50,000 Day/14,000 Night
Original City of  License:
Orlando   

Owner(s):
 1947-
The (Orlando) Sentinel Star 
               1958
-
Bluegrass Broadcasting
               1987-
TK Communications 
               1997
-
Cox Broadcasting
               2001
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American Broadcasting Co. ($5 million)
               2003
-
Radio Disney Group (subsidiary of ABC)

History Of  Call Letters and Formats:
   WHOO--1947-Pop   Broadcasting from the Fort Gatlin Hotel
                                                            WHOO-1968
-Country  "Country Gentlemen"
                                                           
WMMA-1987-Adult Contemporary "Magic 99" (Satellite Music Network) 
                                                            WMMA-1987-Oldies

                                                           
WHTQ-1988-Rock (simulcast of WHTQ-FM 96.5)
                                                           
WHOO-1988-Big Bands/Adult Standards  Music Of Your Life
                                                           
WHOO-1989-Classic Country
                                                           
WHOO-1990-Rock (simulcast of WHTQ-FM 96.5)
                                                           
WHOO-1993-Adult Standards (ABC Radio "Stardust" format)
                                                          
 
                WDYZ- 2001-Radio Disney-Children  

                                             

WHTQ-AM was simply a simulcast of WHTQ-FM 96.5

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