WFHT-AM 1390
Avon Park
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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" |
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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. |
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Other names from WFHT history include , Dave McCoy (GM-2010), Frankie Grover (GM-2015), and Ferris Waller (Walco Enterprises LLC-2020). |
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Names In WFHT History |
| John W. Wright-1957-President/General Manager-Avon Broadcasting Co. |
| Jerald Brush-1957-Avon Broadcasting Co. |
| Jerry Brush-1957-Chief Engineer-Avon Broadcasting Co. |
| 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. |
| Richard Holdsworth-1993-Program Director-Lee Broadcasting, Inc. |
| Quick Coddington-1993-Chief Engineer-Lee Broadcasting, Inc. |
| G.W. “Gibby” Sullivan-1994-Genereal Manager-Lee Broadcasting, Inc. |
| James Fuchs-1994-Sales 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 |