WTLN-AM 1520
Apopka
Original Call Letters:
WTLN
Originally Licensed: May 1964
Original City of License: Apopka
Original Frequency: 1520
Origin of Call Letters: Named for members of the Moffit family: Tom, Linda and Nancy
Original Power: 5,000 watts
Original Location:
Original Format: MOR/Religious
Network Affiliation(s): ABC
Contemporary Network
Owner(s): 1964-Alton Rainbow Corp.
1998-TM2, Inc (Thomas H. Moffit,
II)
2006-Salem Communications
History Of Call
Letters and Formats: WTLN-1964-MOR/Religious
''1520
The Word''
WTLN-1991-Southern
gospel
WHIM-1998-Religious
WTLN History
In 1964, Thomas Moffit Sr.,
was an announcer in Philadelphia and was a consultant to radio preachers in the
Northeast. His son, Thomas Jr., attended high school near Zellwood. After
visiting his son he decided he liked the area enough to buy a radio station
here. Delays in the purchase of a 1,000 watt station near Ocoee, owned by
an Atlanta preacher, made Moffit decided to build his own station from scratch
in Apopka. 5,000 watt WTLN-AM 1520 (named for
members of his family: Tom, Linda and Nancy) the format was "middle of the
road" laced with religious messages and programs. Inn 1968 Moffit, Jr.
would become station manager and added WTLN-FM
95.3. In 1998 WTLN-AM would move up the dial to 950.
WTLN Personalities
Marty Stebbins Biography
George
Crossley
Steve Rutledge
Biography
Steve Padgett -1978-1981
Biography
Mike
Fairfield
Lee Brandel-1981-2007-At
various times: Program/Operations/Music director and morning host (Lee and
Friends)
Other
Names In WTLN History
Thomas
H. Moffit-President
Tom
Moffit, Jr.-General Manager
Jim
Watson-News Director
Bob
Andrews-Chief Engineer Biography
Bill
Bloomer-Program Director
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