WNDN-FM 107.9
Chiefland

Original Call Letters: WLQH

Originally Licensed: Aug 23, 1991

Original City of License: Chiefland

Original Frequency: 97.3

Origin of Call Letters: 

Original Power: 6,000 watts       

Original Location: 

Original Format: Classic Hits


Network Affiliation(s):


Owner(s):


1991-White Construction Co
2000-Ocala Broadcasting Corporation, LLC
2018-Saga South Communications, LLC
2024-Suncoast Radio   ($150,000)


History Of  Call Letters and Formats:


WLQH-1991-Country, Simulcast of WLQH-AM 940 
WLQH-1999-Classic Country
WNDN-2000-Classic Hits


WNDN History
Thanks to Marc Tyll for this history of WNDN.
In 1991, local rancher and highway road construction contractor Luther White was granted was granted a construction permit for WLQH-FM 97.3.  With the addition of the FM, WLQH was now able to expand to a 24 hour operation, providing country music, news, weather and other information to Chiefland,  Levy County and the surrounding area around the clock.  For eight years, between 1991 and 1999, WLQH-AM and WLQH-FM operated as one station as a simulcast operation. However, due to stiff competition  from stations in Gainesville and Ocala, WLQH switched from mainstream country to classic country, playing country  favorites from the 60s, 70s, and early 80s. In 1999,  White decided to sell the station he had brought to the area and owned for 31 years.  Dix Communications, owner of WOGK-FM 93.7 and WNDD-FM 95.5 Ocala, wanted WLQH-FM to extend coverage of its highly rated WIND-FM network which consisted of stations WNDD-FM 95.5 Ocala and WNDT-FM 92.5 Gainesville.  With the addition of WLQH-FM,  later becoming WNDN-FM, WIND FM was able to create a three station trimulcast operation,  covering the entire metro and Total Survey Area. As WNDN-FM,  the classic country was dropped from the FM in favor of classic rock. 


Saga Purchases Four Gainesville/Ocala Stations     10-30-18
Saga Communications, Inc. announced today that it has entered into an agreement to purchase the assets of WOGK-FM 93.7, WNDT-FM 92.5, WNDD-FM 95.5, and WNDN-FM 107.9, from Ocala Broadcasting Corporation, LLC.  All the stations serve the Gainesville-Ocala, radio market.

SOLD: WNDN-FM     3-16-24
Saga Communications is selling WNDN-FM 107.9 which is part of the Classic Rock “Wind-FM” trimulcast along with WNDT-FM 92.5  and WYND-FM 95.5. The buyer is Suncoast Radio. The deal includes the WNDN tower site but not the call letters. Suncoast Radio also operates Classic Country  WLQH-AM 940/93.1FM and WZCC-AM 1240/96.3FM.


Names In WNDN History


Kevin "Crash" Davis-2002-2011-Program Director/Middays-Dix Communications, Inc. 
3-4-2011-Kevin leaves to concentrate on his voiceover company


Hunter Wallace-2004-Mornings/2009-Mornings with Richard Dixon/2010-Mornings with Barry Michaels/2014-Program Director-Ocala Broadcasting Corporation, LLC



Richard Dixon-2009-2010-Mornings with Hunter-Ocala Broadcasting Corporation, LLC  


Barry Michaels-2010-2019-Mornings with Hunter-Ocala Broadcasting Corporation, LLC  


Briton Jon-(BJ)-2011-2015-10AM-3PM-Ocala Broadcasting Corporation, LLC  In Memory


Charlie McGraw-1997-2020-3PM-7PM/Production Director-Ocala Broadcasting Corporation, LLC
When Charlie McGraw is not on the air, he's in the air!

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Craig Baggs-General Sales Manager

The Night Guy-7PM-Midnight-Ocala Broadcasting Corporation, LLC 
 
 

 

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