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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
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Original Frequency: 1440 |
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Origin of Call Letters: |
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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: News/Talk courtesy of Leo Vargas |
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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) |
History Of Call Letters and Formats: |
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| WABR-1966-Country | ||
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WBJW-1971-Oldies/Lite Rock "The Entertainer" |
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WBJW-1975-Easy Listening |
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WNBE-1976-NBC 24 Hour News |
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WAJL-1977-Easy Listening |
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WAJL-1987-Christian Ministry (Station sold. WAJL moves to 1190) |
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WPRD-1987-Classics of the '40s, '50s and '60s "Pride-1440" |
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WPRD-1990-Children "The Imagination Station" |
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WPRD-1991-CNN Headline News/WESH TV News |
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WWZN-1993-Talk |
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WWZN-1993-Sports |
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WPRD-1994-Talk |
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| WPRD-1995-Spanish |
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| Peter Ferrara-General Manager-1987-Metroplex Communications of Orlando Inc. |
| D. Mark Warlaumont-1989-Sales Manager-Metroplex Communications of Orlando Inc. |
| Jeffrey T. Perino-1989-Metroplex Communications of Orlando Inc. |
 Dean O'Neal-1989-Metroplex Communications of Orlando Inc. |
| Suzanne Hundley-1989-Morning co-host/News Director-1989-Metroplex Communications of Orlando Inc. |
| Jeffrey Kimmel-1989-Sales-1989-Metroplex Communications of Orlando Inc. |
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Mike Wiley-"Patriot Radio Network" |
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