WMMA-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
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The (Orlando) Sentinel Star 
               1958
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Bluegrass Broadcasting
               1987-
TK Communications 
               1997
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Cox Broadcasting
               2001
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American Broadcasting Co. ($5 million)
               2003
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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 96.5 FM)
                                                           
WHOO-1988-Big Bands/Adult Standards  Music Of Your Life
                                                           
WHOO-1989-Classic Country
                                                           
WHOO-1990-Rock (simulcast of WHTQ 96.5 FM)
                                                           
WHOO-1993-Adult Standards (ABC Radio "Stardust" format)
                                                          
 
                WDYZ- 2001-Radio Disney-Children  

                                             

WMMA Personalities               


Perry Moore
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1985-1987-Biography 



Frank Vaught doing sports on WMMA in July of 86.
Photo courtesy of Dave Edwards

  
Dave Edwards
Biography
Rick Saylor
Rick Bavic
Cecil West

Other Names In WMMA History
Jim Jordan-
General Manager
Mike Kinosian
-Program Director
Stan Lee
-Intern
Biography

                                      

                       

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