Oldies 1130 WBFWWBF-AM  1130
Bartow

Original Call Letters: WPUL

Originally Licensed: Sep 16, 1969  

Original City of License: Bartow 

Original Frequency: 1130 

Origin of Call Letters: 

Original Power: 2,500 watts daytime 500 watts nighttime

Original Location: 1130 Radio Road 

Original Format: Oldies  


Network Affiliation(s):

CNN Radio
Florida's Radio Network
Fox News Radio

Owner(s):

1969-Transflorida Radio, Inc.
1980-Mid-Florida Broadcasting Company
1984-Thornburg Communications ($220,000)

History Of  Call Letters and Formats:

WPUL-1969-MOR
WWBF-1984-Oldies

Names In WWBF History


Ted "The Bear" Richards-Mornings-syndicated

Jeff Thornburg-
1984-Vice President/Program Director/Chief Engineer/Host of "WBF Shopper"- 9AM-10AM Monday through Saturday
-Thornburg Communications  


JJ McKay-
Middays
-syndicated


Dennis Harrington-
Afternoons-syndicated


Dave Sanders
-Evenings "Dave's Diner" 


Gary Outlaw
-Overnights-syndicated


Steve Dale
-"Steve Dale's Pet World-syndicated


Dennis Clark
-1992
-Sports


Clint Edwards-2003
-Sports


Lynn Horne
-Sports


Fred Rhoden-Sports


Don Stratton
-Sports
Tom Anthony-1984-1986 Biography
Tom Thornburg-1984-President/General Manager/General Sales Manager/News Director-Thornburg Communications
Susan Thornburg-1984-Station Manager/Public Affairs Director-Thornburg Communications
Lynne A. Breidenbach-News Director-Thornburg Communications

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