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WPRD-AM
1440 
Winter
Park
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Original Call Letters: WABR |
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Originally Licensed: Sep 1954 |
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Original City of License: Winter Park |
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Original Frequency: 1440 |
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Origin of Call Letters: Slogan:
Orlando's PRiDe |
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Original Power: 5,000 watts-Daytime |
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Original Location: 222 Hazard St., Orlando |
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Original Format: Spanish Variety |
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| Mutual Broadcasting System | |
| Transtar Satellite Network | |
| CNN |
Owner(s): |
1954-Orange County Broadcasting |
| 1959-Contemporary Broadcasting Co. | |
| 1966-Norfolk Broadcasting Corp. | |
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1971-Rounsaville Broadcasting, Atlanta (Co-owned with WBJW-FM 105.1) |
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| 1977-WSEC, Inc. | |
| 1982-Nationwide Communications ($6.5 million with WBJW-FM 105.1 & WLOF-AM 950) | |
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1986-Alleluia Broadcasting Corp |
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1987-Metroplex Communications of Orlando Inc. ($1.1 million) |
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1993-Paxson Communications ($5.6 million with WMGF-FM 107.7) |
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1994-J & V Communications, Inc. ($300,000) |
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| 2023-Estate of Jesus M. Torrado (Transfer of Control) |
History Of Call Letters and Formats: |
WABR-1954-Country |
| WBJW-1971-Oldies/Lite Rock "The Entertainer" | |
| WBJW-1975-Easy Listening | |
| WNBE-1976-NBC 24 Hour News | |
| WAJL-1977-Easy Listening | |
| WAJL-1987-Christian Ministry (Station sold. WAJL moves to 1190) | |
| WPRD-1987-Classics of the '40s, '50s and '60s "Pride-1440" | |
| WPRD-1990-Children "The Imagination Station" | |
| WPRD-1991-CNN Headline News | |
| WWZN-1993-Talk "Power Talk" | |
| WWZN-1993-Sports | |
| WPRD-1994-Talk | |
| WPRD-1995-Spanish | |
| WPRD-2005-Spanish "La Fantastica" |
History Of WPRD |
| Metroplex Communications of Orlando Inc. purchased WAJL for $1.1 million, they stated that its new AM station will be called WPRD and will play classics of the '40s, '50s and '60s. Peter Ferrara, Metroplex president, said the station will be known as PRIDE-1440. He hopes advertisers will appreciate what he describes as the fine fit between WPRD and Metroplex's existing WJYO-FM 107.7, known as JOY-108, which plays light, adult hits. The new marketing slogan that he hopes will unleash a rash of combination ad sales? Would you believe, ''We're Central Florida's pride and joy.'' |
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Station owner pulls plug In fight over WPRD-AM Orlando Sentinel Jun 4, 1993 Listeners of WPRD-AM probably were surprised to hear silence when they tuned to 1440 on Thursday evening. In a dispute with Rama Broadcasting, potential buyers of the station, Paxson Broadcasting, pulled the plug on WPRD at 5:20 p.m. Both sides say the station could be off the air for a couple of days until a judge can intervene. Chairman Lowell "Bud" Paxson went to the WPRD offices at 2001 N. Mercy Drive to shut down transmission because he was "concerned about the legal operation of the station," said David Murray, technical director for Paxson Broadcasting. WPRD now airs CNN headline news, talk shows and religious and ethnic programming on Sundays. It is the new base of talk show host Clive Thomas, who is on from 9 to 11 a.m. daily. |
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Suzane Michaels (Suzanne Hundley)-1989-News Director/Morning co-host-Metroplex Communications of Orlando Inc. |
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Thelma Tharp-1992-"Senior Networking"-Mon-12:30PM-2PM-Metroplex Communications of Orlando Inc. |
 Clive Thomas-1993-9AM-11AM-Paxson Communications |
| Andy Chau-1998-" Saigon Radio" - Vietnamese music, news and talk- weekdays from 8PM- 10PM-J & V Communications, Inc. |
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Mike Wiley-"Patriot Radio Network"-Weeknights 8PM-11PM-Paxson Communications |
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Dave Matthews (David Hesselink) In Memory |
Barry Farber |
 Alan Colmes |
Lee Mirabel |
Susan Loggans |
| Mario Piņa-Host of "La Parada Deportiva"-J & V Communications, Inc. |
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| Peter Ferrara-1987-President-Metroplex Communications of Orlando Inc. |
 John Torrado (Jesus M. Torrado)-1994-President-J & V Communications, Inc. In Memory |
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Tom Holter-General Sales Manager |
| Biographies | In Memory | Sounds AM / FM |
Misc. | Chronology | What's News? |
| History Of La Voz 1440 |
| From Leo Vargas: The station was originally called "La Fantastica 1440" from its launch in 1995 until it was renamed "La Voz 1440" in 2014. The Hatian/Creole format is not a format that replaced it, but rather a format that has already been existent for years coming from WUNA 1480 AM, which broadcasts on WPRD 1440 AM, WSDO 1400 AM, WOTS 1220 AM, & WTJV 1490 AM during the evening/overnight hours. |
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 Lucymar Rivera-"Las Maņanitas con Lucymar"-7AM-8AM-J &V Communications Communications |
| Manuel Mulet-"Una Hora Para la Derecha"-J &V Communications Communications |
| Gustavo Marquez-"De 40 Para Arriba"-J &V Communications Communications |
 Homan Machuca-News Director-J &V Communications Communications |
| Tony Acevedo - "Una Cancion Para Ti"-J &V Communications Communications |
| Juan Diaz - "Domingo Internacional"-J &V Communications Communications |
| Millie Diaz - Co-host- "Domingo Internacional"-J &V Communications Communications |
| Ismael Gonzalez - Co-host-"Domingo Internacional"-J &V Communications Communications |
| Victor Colon-Co-host-"Domingo Internacional"-J &V Communications Communications |
 Leo Vargas-Co-host-"Domingo Internacional"-J &V Communications Communications |
| Luis Angel Figueroa (aka "Angel Johnny") - Production Director/Host- "Mercado al Aire"-J &V Communications Communications |
| Sandra Carrasquillo - "Mujer y Hombre de Hoy"-J &V Communications Communications |
| Luis Alberto Bohorquez - News Director/ "Mercado al Aire"-J &V Communications Communications |
| Magda Ivette Torres - "En Agenda"-J &V Communications Communications |
| Elliot Uriel Hernandez - "En Agenda"-J &V Communications Communications |
| Mario Piņa - "La Parada Deportiva"-J &V Communications Communications |
| Maritza Beltran - "Ellas y su Punto de Vista"-J &V Communications Communications |
| Oscar Chacon- "Mundo Latino" |
| Juanito Rodriguez-"De Mi Tierra para Ti"-J &V Communications Communications |
| Juan Pedro Rivera-"Buscando Estrellas"-J &V Communications Communications |
| Radames Lamenza-"Pentagrama del Recuerdo"-J &V Communications Communications |
| Julio Zayas-"Con Sabor Boricua"-J &V Communications Communications |
| Mariela Chopite-"Mi Show de la Maņana"-J &V Communications Communications |
| Luis Hernandez-"El Show de Luis Hernandez"-J &V Communications Communications |
| Pedro Juan Figueroa-News/Host of "Dando Cantazos"-J &V Communications Communications |
| Fernando Miguel Negron-"Quedate Con Miguel"-J &V Communications Communications |
| Julio Guerra-Co-host-"Quedate Con Miguel"-J &V Communications Communications |
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 Jesus "John" Torrado-1994-President/CEO/Marketing Director/Program Director-J &V Communications Communications In Memory |
| Jocelyn Torrado-1994- Vice President/Program director-J&V Communications |
| Malaquias Bosques-General Manager-J&V Communications |
 Frank Vaught-Operations Manager-J&V Communications In Memory |
| Julio Mario Morales-Program Director/Promotions Manager-J&V Communications |
| Lou Mueller-Chief Engineer-J&V Communications |
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Lucas Soto-General Manager-J&V Communications |
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| History Of Call Letters and Formats: | WABR-1954-Country |
| WBJW-1971-Oldies/Lite Rock "The Entertainer" | |
| WBJW-1975-Easy Listening | |
| WNBE-1976-NBC 24 Hour News | |
| WAJL-1977-Easy Listening | |
| WAJL-1987-Christian Ministry (Station sold. WAJL moves to 1190) | |
| WPRD-1987-Classics of the '40s, '50s and '60s "Pride-1440" | |
| WPRD-1990-Children "The Imagination Station" | |
| WPRD-1991-CNN Headline News | |
| WWZN-1993-Talk "Power Talk" | |
| WWZN-1993-Sports | |
| WPRD-1994-Talk | |
| WPRD-1995-Spanish | |
| WPRD-2006-Spanish News/Talk |
