WFHT-AM 1390
Avon Park
Original Call Letters: WAVP |
Originally Licensed: Nov. 3, 1957 |
Original City of License: Avon Park |
Original Frequency: 1390 |
Origin of Call Letters: |
Original Power: 1,000 watts |
Original Location: Jacaranda Hotel |
Translator: 2015-W298BU 107.5 |
Original Format: Urban Adult Contemporary/Black Gospel |
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Mutual Broadcasting Service |
CRC | |
Jones Satellite Network | |
Jones Radio Networks |
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1957-Avon Broadcasting Co. |
1959-Mid-Florida Broadcasting Inc. | |
1963-Avon Broadcasting Co. | |
1970-Avon Electronics Services, Inc. | |
1978-Florida Broadcasting Corp. | |
1981-Florida Outdoor, Inc. | |
1992-Lee Broadcasting, Inc. | |
1996-Histed Media Group | |
2001-Anscomb Broadcasting Group Ltd | |
2005-Odyssey Broadcasting Co. Inc. ($225,000) |
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WAVP-1957- |
WAVP-1970-Country/Gospel | |
WAPR-1993-Contemporary Christian | |
WKHF-1993-Contemporary Christian | |
WAVP-1994-Spanish | |
WAVP-1999-Silent (07/02/1999-08/02/2000) | |
WAVP-2000-Gospel | |
WFHT-2006- | |
WAVP-2007-Silent (08/21/2007-01/28/2008) | |
WAVP-2008-Gospel. | |
WAVP-2009-Silent (10/01/2009-03/12/2010) | |
WAVP-2013-Silent (06/17/2013-09/09/2013) | |
WAVP-2014-Gospel "The People’s Station" | |
WFHT-2020-Urban Adult Contemporary/Black Gospel "Florida's New Hot Station" |
History
of WFHT-AM
Lee Broadcasting (Pearl Lee, President) acquired Avon Park’s one-kilowatt (.077 kilowatts at night) WAPR in 1992 and, the following year, switched the calls to WKHF. The station aired a contemporary Christian music format from studios at 801 U.S. Highway 27 South in Avon Park, and a tower and transmitter site at 1733 Lake Pioneer Road in Avon Park. |
Other names from WFHT history include , Dave McCoy (GM-2010), Frankie Grover (GM-2015), and Ferris Waller (Walco Enterprises LLC-2020). |
Names In WAVP History |
John W. Wright-1957-President/General Manager-Avon Broadcasting Co. |
Jerald Brush-1957-Avon Broadcasting Co. |
-1961-Chief Engineer-Mid - Florida Broadcasting Inc. |
Albert B. Gale1958-Owner/General Manager-Avon Broadcasting Co. |
John Gilbert-1958-News Director-Avon Broadcasting Co. |
Leona Maxwell-1958-Women's Director-Avon Broadcasting Co. |
Wade Scaffe-1958-Avon Broadcasting Co. |
Thomas Moore-1958-Chief Engineer |
Douglas L. Way-1959-General Manager/News Director-Mid-Florida Broadcasting Inc. |
John B. Marshall-1959-President-Mid - Florida Broadcasting Inc. |
William E. Hudson-1959-Commercial Manager-Mid - Florida Broadcasting Inc. |
June Bowden-1959-Program Director/Promotions Manager-Mid - Florida Broadcasting Inc. |
William Coarsey-1961-General Manager-Mid - Florida Broadcasting Inc. |
Geneva Clayton-1961-Commercial Manager-Mid - Florida Broadcasting Inc. |
June Cooper-1961-Program Director-Mid - Florida Broadcasting Inc. |
John McMasters-1961-News Director-Mid - Florida Broadcasting Inc. |
Jack How-1961-Chief Engineer-Mid - Florida Broadcasting Inc. |
H. B. Davey-1963-Program Director-Avon Broadcasting Co. |
Jerald Brush-1963-Chief Engineer-Avon Broadcasting Co. |
John W. Wright II-1965-Promotions Manager-Avon Broadcasting Co. |
C. C. Turner Jr.-1965-Chief Engineer-Avon Broadcasting Co. |
Nick Evers-1965-Co-Manager/Commercial Manager/Program Director-Avon Broadcasting Co. |
Robert L. Berrwitt-1965-Co-Manager-Promotions Manager/News Director-Avon Broadcasting Co. |
Charles A. Esposito-1970-President/Chief Engineer-Avon Electronics Services, Inc. |
Peggy Cook-1971-Avon Electronics Services, Inc. |
Chuck Shane-1971-General Manager/-Sales Manager-Avon Electronics Services, Inc. |
Walt McLendon-1972-Program Director-Avon Electronics Services, Inc. |
Mel Williams-1972-News Director-Avon Electronics Services, Inc. |
Eddie Lee-1974-Music Director-Avon Electronics Services, Inc. |
Edward Conklin, Jr.-1974-News Director-Avon Electronics Services, Inc. |
Ed Perry-1974-Sales Manager-Avon Electronics Services, Inc. |
Louis M. Neale-1976-Sales Manager-Avon Electronics Services, Inc. |
Bruce Strenth-1976-Program Director-Avon Electronics Services, Inc. |
Charlie Coffman-1976-News Director-Avon Electronics Services, Inc. |
Scott Harleman-1976-1979-Production Director-Avon Electronics Services, Inc./Florida Broadcasting Corp. |
Bret Atkins-News-1977-1978-Avon Electronics Services, Inc. |
Robert D. Stoehr-1978-President-Florida Broadcasting Corp. |
Duke Roberts-1979-General Manager-Florida Broadcasting Corp. |
D. Hansen-1979-Station Manager-Florida Broadcasting Corp. |
Dan Alexander-1979-Program Director-Florida Broadcasting Corp. |
J.M. Tanner-1979-Music Director-Florida Broadcasting Corp. |
Tony George-1979-News Director-Florida Broadcasting Corp. |
Steve Kennedy-1979-Chief Engineer-Florida Broadcasting Corp. |
Dale Gregory-1980-Program Director-Florida Broadcasting Corp. |
Connie Page-1980-Music Director-Florida Broadcasting Corp. |
Charlie Vail-1980-News Director-Florida Broadcasting Corp. |
Dave Lane-1980-Promotions Director-Florida Broadcasting Corp. |
Boyce D. Lancaster-1980-Sales Manager-Florida Broadcasting Corp. |
Howard Massey-1980-Chief Engineer-Florida Broadcasting Corp. |
Hershel Stone-1981-Program Director/Sales Manager-Florida Outdoor, Inc. |
Leroy Johnson-1981-Music Director/News Director/1982-Sales Manager/Music Director-Florida Outdoor, Inc. |
Harry Sharp-1982-Program Director/News Director-Florida Outdoor, Inc. |
Bobby Anderson-1982-Promotions Manager-Florida Outdoor, Inc. |
William A. Stokes-1984-President-Florida Broadcasting Corp. |
Charles Castle-1985-General Manager/Chief Engineer-Florida Broadcasting Corp. |
Truman Thomas-1985-Music Director-Florida Broadcasting Corp. |
Andy Dennon-1985-News Director-Florida Broadcasting Corp. |
Sandy Harrison-1985-Promotions-Florida Broadcasting Corp. |
Peggy King-1985-Sales Manager-Florida Broadcasting Corp. |
Mike Ivey-1985-Program Director-Florida Broadcasting Corp. |
John Patten-1986-Program Director/Music Director-Florida Outdoor, Inc. |
Shirley Castle-1986-Promotions-Florida Broadcasting Corp. |
Scott Terry-1986-News Director-Florida Broadcasting Corp. |
Andrew L. Banas-1990-President/General Manager-Florida Broadcasting Corp. |
Robert Cubero-1992-General Manager/General Sales Manager/Promotions Manager/News Director-Lee Broadcasting, Inc. |
David Womack-1992-News Director-Lee Broadcasting, Inc. |
Paul Rebman-1992-Chief Engineer-Lee Broadcasting, Inc./Histed Media Group |
William M. Histed-1996-President-Lee Broadcasting, Inc. |
Robert Cubero-1992-Vice President/General Manager/General Sales Manager/Promotions Manager/News Director-Lee Broadcasting, Inc. |
Esther Cubero-1992-Chief Operations Manager-Lee Broadcasting, Inc. |
Maribel Ruiz-1992-Operations Manager/Program Director-Lee Broadcasting, Inc. |
Pearl Lee-1992-President-Lee Broadcasting |
Bill Fowler-1993-General Manager-Lee Broadcasting, Inc. |
Steve Gile-1999-President/General Manager/Promotions Manager-Histed Media Group |
Steve Rezka-1999-Chief Operations Manager- Histed Media Group |
John Hinkle-1999-News Director- Histed Media Group |
Joe Fisher-2000-General Manager-Histed Media Group |
Reverend Robert Jones-2000-General Manager-Anscomb Broadcasting. |
Joe Fisher-2002-General Manager/2003-President/General Manager-Anscombe Broadcasting Group Ltd. |
Patricia Valentine-2003-General Sales Manager-Anscombe Broadcasting Group Ltd. |
Robert Jones-2003-Operations Manager/General Sales Manager/2005-Operations Manager/General Sales Manager/Program Director-Anscombe Broadcasting Group Ltd. |
Michael Cardillo-2005-President-Odyssey Broadcasting |
Lou Miller-2005-Chief Engineer-Anscombe Broadcasting Group Ltd. |
Ron Zimmer-2008-General Manager-Odyssey Broadcasting Co. Inc. |
Wes Belisle |
John Wright |
Other names from WKHF history include , Quick
Coddington (chief engineer-1993), Richard Holdsworth (PD-1993), David
Womack (news director-1993), G.W. “Gibby” Sullivan (GM-1994), James
Fuchs (sales manager-1994), and Charles Castle (chief
engineer-1994).
WAVP -Avon Park -1957 Frequency: 1390 Kc Power: 1 Kw.. d. Owned By Avon Bcstg. Co. Address Jacaranda Hotel Tel.: GL 3.4549 Independent General, Station Mgr. Jchn W. Wright Chief Engineer Jerry Brush