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Original Call Letters: WMMB |
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Originally Licensed: 1948 |
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Original City of License: Melbourne |
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Original Frequency: 1050 |
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Origin of Call Letters: |
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Original Power: 1,000watts
daytime/250
watts nighttime |
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Original Location: Front Street |
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Original Format: Full Service |
| Translator: 2016-W226CF-FM 93.1-Melbourne (250 watts) |
Network Affiliation(s): |
United Press International |
| Mutual Broadcasting Service | |
| ABC information | |
| Florida Radio Network |
Owner(s): |
1948-Melbourne Broadcasting Co. |
| 1958-Indian River Radio, Inc. | |
| 1965-Broadcast Enterprises, Inc. | |
| 1979-Miller Broadcasting | |
| 1986-City Broadcasting Co. ($2.25 million with WMMY-FM 95.1) | |
| 1996-Capstar Royalty I Corp. (Group owner: AMFM Inc.) | |
| 1999-Chancellor Media Corporation | |
| 2000-Clear Channel Communications, Inc. | |
| 2017-iHeart Media |
History Of Call Letters and Formats: |
WMMB-1948-Full Service |
| WMMB-1951-Moved to 1240 from 1050 | |
| WMMB-1965-AOR "The Rock of Brevard" | |
| WMMB-1985-Big Band "Music You Love and Remember " | |
| WMMB-1986-MOR | |
| WMMB-2004-News/Talk "The Space Coast Talks" |
WMMB History WMMB signed on the air on May 8, 1948. The original frequency was on 1050 AM. WMMB would be Brevard County's first radio station. The station signed on at sunrise and signed off at sunset. Then on June 21, 1951 the FCC authorized WMMB to move to 1240 AM and they began broadcasting 24 hours a day. The main studios moved from Front Street to the Florida Market Place in 1998. In 1978, Miller Broadcasting purchased WMMB. Miller Broadcasting was owned by Chicago radio personality Howard Miller. Miller also owned WRRR-AM 1150, Rockford, IL, WFXW-AM 1480, Geneva, IL, WYRL-FM 102.3, Melbourne and WGGG-AM 1230, Gainesville. Howard Miller would sell WMMB and WYRL in 1986 and retire. |
WMMB Personalities |
| Victoria Martin-1948-Program Director-Melbourne Broadcasting Co. |
| Gloria Lee-1948-1952-Teamed with husband Frances Wenner-''Breakfast with the Wenners''-Melbourne Broadcasting Co. |
| Francis Wenner-1948-1952-Teamed with wife Gloria Lee-''Breakfast with the Wenners''-Melbourne Broadcasting Co. |
| Barbara Bancroft-1951-Program Director/Women's Director/Co-hostess of "Town Topics"-Melbourne Broadcasting Corp. |
 Phylis Hoskins-1951-Co hostess (Mother of Marsha Hoskins Littlejohn) of "Town Topics"-Melbourne Broadcasting Corp. |
| Glen Weber-1951-Sports Director-Melbourne Broadcasting Corp. |
| Bob Howard-1955-Sports Director/Commercial Manager-Melbourne Broadcasting Corp. |
| Elyse King-1955-Program Director-Melbourne Broadcasting Corp. |
| Robert Jobes-1955-News Director-Melbourne Broadcasting Corp. |
| Duane Sommers-1955-Farm Director-Melbourne Broadcasting Corp. |
| Lucille Kahn-1955-Women's Director-Melbourne Broadcasting Corp. |
| Karl Meier-1956-Program Director-Melbourne Broadcasting Corp. |
| Gene Bucckman-1956-News Director-Melbourne Broadcasting Corp. |
| Duane Somers-1956-Farm Director-Melbourne Broadcasting Corp. |
| Tom Missey-1956-Sports Director-Melbourne Broadcasting Corp. |
| Frank Doyle-1958-News Director-Melbourne Broadcasting Corp. |
 Thom Billington-1958-Program Director-Melbourne Broadcasting Corp. Biography |
 Marcia Hoskins Littlejohn-1961 (Daughter of Phylis Hoskins) "...I started out with a 5 minute show called "Baby Talk"... listing the births of the babies born at the Melbourne Hospital...-Indian River Radio, Inc. |
| Ed Von Nordeck-1960-News Director-Indian River Radio, Inc. |
| Norm Keller-1963-1974-General Manager until his death in February, 1974-Melbourne Broadcasting Corp./Indian River Radio, Inc. |
 Steve Padgett-1970-1972-6PM-10PM-Broadcast Enterprises, Inc. Biography |
| Jon
Roberts (Apfeld)-1970-6PM-Midnight/1971-1974-10AM-3PM/Program
Director/Chief Engineer |
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George
Harris (George Poidomani)-1970-1973-Broadcast
Enterprises, Inc. |
 Don Gould-1973-1979-Broadcast Enterprises, Inc. Biography |
| Syd Captain--1976-"Senior Citizens News"-Broadcast Enterprises, Inc. |
 Larry Spilman-1978-Broadcast Enterprises, Inc. |
 Lynn Younger-Program Director |
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 Larry Brewer-1985-2003-6AM-10AM/Program Director/Morning Host-City Broadcasting Co. Inc. |
 Chuck Deel-1988-Afternoons-City Broadcasting Co. Inc. In Memory |
| David Waterman-1989-1993-News Director/Partnered with Larry Brewer for the morning show-City Broadcasting Co. Inc. |
 Jim Morgan-1999-"The Swing Shift"-5PM-Chancellor Media Corporation |
Bill Mick-2003-2005/2007-Mornings-Clear Channel |
 Scott Duncan-2006-2007-Mornings-Clear Channel |
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 Meghan McCain-2015-2017-9PM-Midnight-iHeart Media |
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 Buck Sexton-2017-"America Now"-9PM-Midnight-Chancellor Media Corporation |
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 Ernie Legge In Memory |
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 Lee Garen Biography |
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| August Sindone | |
 Andrea Shea King- "What's Shacking! with Andrea Shea King" -4PM-5PM |
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 Dr. Laura-3PM-6PM |
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| Matt Carter | |
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Larry Bessler-From Lee Garen; "...he (Larry) worked from his pre-teen years until after graduation from H.S. (at WMMB) It was owned, at one time, by his father who used the name Vern King on the air. I believe Sr. became ill and the station was sold (either just before or shortly) after Sr.'s death..." In Memory |
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| Vern King | |
| George Tomlinson-Newscaster From Don Gould; "... George reportedly was an eyewitness to Jack Ruby shooting (Lee Harvey) Oswald at the Dallas police station in 1963. Although he could sound a bit pompous on the air, I really loved that guy. He was Ted Baxter with a heart...". | |
| Steve Luba-News | |
| Bob Justice | |
| George Wenstrom | |
| Norman Ledger | |
 Mark Pence-10AM-3PM |
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| Dave Wilson | |
| Rosalind Postell | |
 Nikki Hart-Traffic Reporter/Production |
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| Cathy Noland-"In a Heart Beat" -medical news | |
| Linda Herridge-"Brevard Focus" | |
| Sharon Carnohan-Brevard Club Happenings | |
| Orlando Dominquez-"Firestation 911" | |
| Tom Haymond-General Manager /"The Managers Minute" | |
| Vanessa Allen | |
| Ann Knoop | |
| Randy England-Overnights | |
| Rob Nichols | |
| Dale Bryan | |
| Neal Stein | |
| Alan Gast | |
| Ron Mahr-known as "Rockin' Ron Mahr", he was Melbourne's Wolfman Jack In Memory | |
| Alison Whitney | |
| Gene Bueckman-Mornings for 15 years | |
| Dave Kershaw | |
| Johnny Armstrong | |
| Jim Hunt | |
| Rob Selkow | |
 Glenn Beck-9AM-Noon-iHeart Media |
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 Rush Limbaugh-Noon-3PM-iHeart Media |
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 Sean Hannity-3PM-6PM-iHeart Media |
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 Mark Levin-6PM-9PM-iHeart Media |
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 Bill Cunningham-Midnight-1AM (Monday)-iHeart Media |
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 George Noory-"Coast To Coast AM"-1AM-5AM-iHeart Media |
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John Reagan |
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| Bobby Austin | |
| Rob Royer | |
| Mark Haney | |
| Stacey Knight | |
| Jack Holmes-News | |
| Jackie Harris | |
 Don Gould at the console 1975 click photo for full sized view
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 1996 Marconi Award for Best Nostalgia Station |
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Other Names in WMMB History |
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William Shakespeare, Jr.-1948-President-Melbourne Broadcasting Co. |
| Thomas Barr-1948-Vice President-Melbourne Broadcasting Co. |
| Thomas Newsom, Jr.-1948-General Manager-Melbourne Broadcasting Co. |
| Maude Nesom-1948-Commercial Manager-Melbourne Broadcasting Co. |
| John Armstrong-1948-Sales Manager/Promotions Manager-Melbourne Broadcasting Co. |
| Bob McCall-1948-Operations Manager-Melbourne Broadcasting Co. |
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Kenneth Waltz-1948-Chief Engineer-Melbourne Broadcasting Corp. |
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Bill Gray-1948-Chief Engineer-Melbourne Broadcasting Corp. |
| Austin "Chick" Catterton-1949-General Manager-Melbourne Broadcasting Corp. In Memory |
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Mikiel Brower-1948-Program Director-Melbourne Broadcasting Corp. |
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Glen Weber-1951-Sports Director-Melbourne Broadcasting Corp. |
| Joseph Peters-1951-Commercial Manager-Melbourne Broadcasting Corp. |
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Henry Dravneek-1952-President-Melbourne Broadcasting Corp. |
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Victoria Martin-1952-Advertising Director/Program Director-Melbourne Broadcasting Corp. |
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Beverly Flemming-1952-Commercial Manager-Melbourne Broadcasting Corp. |
| Alan Mills-1953-Chief Engineer-Melbourne Broadcasting Corp. |
| Frederick Kurry-1954-President-Melbourne Broadcasting Corp. |
| Hugh Tyler-1954-Chief Engineer-Melbourne Broadcasting Corp. |
| Louis Bessler-1955-President/Promotions Manager-Melbourne Broadcasting Corp. |
| Vern Bessler-1955-General Manager/1956-Vice President/General Manager-Melbourne Broadcasting Corp. |
| Fred Schopflin-1955-Chief Engineer-Melbourne Broadcasting Corp. |
| Richard Bate-1956-Sales Manager/1957-Station Manager/Commercial Manager-Melbourne Broadcasting Corp. |
| Robert Bones-1956-Chief Engineer-Melbourne Broadcasting Corp. |
| Erna Bessler-1957-President-Melbourne Broadcasting Corp. |
| Howard Green-1958-President-Indian River Radio, Inc. |
| Harlan Murrelle-1958-Vice President/General Manager-Melbourne Broadcasting Corp. |
| Richard Williams-1958-Station Manager/Commercial Manager-Melbourne Broadcasting Corp. |
| Edward Murdoch-1958-Chief Engineer-Melbourne Broadcasting Corp. |
| Gordon Sherman-1965-President-Broadcast Enterprises |
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Howard Knox-1965-Commercial Manager-Broadcast Enterprises |
| Dr. Frank Franco-1986-President-City Broadcasting Co. In Memory |
| Howard F. Rebert-1986-Co-founder-City Broadcasting Co. |
 Howard Miller-1979-1986-President-Miller Broadcasting Known as "Uncle Moo Moo" in Chicago radio, he was the #1 Morning Personality from 1947-1968 in Chicago, on WIND. In the 1950's, Howard was also on the CBS following Arthur Godfrey's program. Howard was sponsored by Wrigley's Gum and he would interview the "stars" of the day. When he left WIND, over an on-air controversy, he was pulling in 58% of the morning audience. Howard was a conservative (Republican) talk show host, the controversy involved Howard's defense of the Chicago Police Department during the politically charged summer of 1968. Howard died on Election Day, 1994. |
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Fay Stevenson-1979-1980/1983-1986-General Manager-Miller Broadcasting |
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David Franco-1986-1997-General Manager-City Broadcasting Co. Inc. |
| Tom Bohannon-1986-1987-Chief Engineer-City Broadcasting Co. Inc. |
| John Intelisano-1986-General Sales Manager-City Broadcasting Co. Inc. |
| Tony Batta-1987-General Sales Manager-City Broadcasting Co. Inc. |
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Rosalind Postell-1993-1999-News Director-City Broadcasting Co. Inc. |
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Tom Haymond-1997-2000-General Manager/"The Managers Minute"-Commodore Media of Florida, Inc. |
 Katrina Perez-2010-2011-President/General Manager-Clear Channel Communications Inc. |
 Tom Davis-2013-Vice President/Market Manager for the Melbourne three station cluster-Clear Channel Media and Entertainment |
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Janice Amoroso-Sales |
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Vicki Sherlock-Office Manager |
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Greg Phillips-Promotions |
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Linda Taylor-Sales |
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Hugh Tyler-Chief Engineer |
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Joy Jorgenson-Traffic manager |
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Donna Kimball-Bookkeeper |
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Samantha Whaley-Promotions Manager |
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Doug Remington-Chief Engineer |
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Jim Faires-Director of Sales |
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Joan Palmer-Business Manager |
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Kay Little-Sales |
| Jack Newsome-Station Manager |
| Barbara Latham-General Manager |
| Andy McDonald-Chief Engineer |
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