WNTF AM 1580 Bithlo

Original Call Letters: WMDF

Originally Licensed: Jan. 1958

Original City of License: Mount Dora

Original Frequency: 1580

Origin of Call Letters:

Original Power: 5,000 watts

Original Location: Mount Dora

Original Format: Simulcast of WPGS-AM 840

Owner(s):	1958-Charlotte Radio & Television Corp.
	1959-Frank Taylor
	1959-Cherry Hill Broadcasters
	1962-Robert Lewis
	1965-David Rawley
	1972-Cherry Hill Broadcasters
	1974-Lake Radio, Inc.
	1975-Community Broadcasting, Inc.
	1976-Walter "Jack" Kaufman, Jr.
	1980-Donald and Marilyn Painter
	1982-Central Florida Broadcasting Inc.
	1987-Group A Productions Ronald Aicher Receiver
	1993-Cross Country Communications ($30,000)
	1998-American Community Radio Network
	2000-American Community Oriented Radio Network
	2002-Peoples Radio Network, Inc
	2002-Rama Communications ($600,000 with WGAF-AM 1090)
	2015-Trinity Broadcasting ($100 with WLAA-AM 1600, WOKB-AM 1680, WMEL-AM 1300 and WKIQ-AM 1240

History Of Call Letters and Formats:	WMDF-1958-Country "Cross Country"
	WVGT-1960-MOR/News/Sports "The Voice of the Golden Triangle"
	WGTW-1975-MOR
	WGTW-1976-Country "Great Country GT158 AM"
	WGTW-1976-MOR/Beautiful Music
	WHTZ-1981-Easy Listening/Jazz/MOR
	WBGB-1983-Easy Listening/Jazz/MOR
	WBGB-1984-Beautiful Music
	WBGB-1993-Religious
	WNTF-1997-Simulcast of WPGS-AM 840
	WNTF-2000-News/Talk
	WNTF-2002-Spanish
	WNTF-2003-Religious
	WNTF-2003-Licensed/Silent
	WNTF-2005-Black Gospel simulcast of WOKB-AM 1600
	WNTF-2005-Spanish "Latina 1580AM"
	WNTF-2011-Licensed/Silent (Jul 1, 2011)
	WNTF-2012-Spanish Religious
	WNTF-2014-Licensed/Silent Mar 21, 2014
	WNTF-2017-Classic R&B
	WNTF-2017-Vietnamese
	WNTF-2017-Caribbean Music/Talk
	WNTF-2019-Haitian Christian
	WNTF-2020-Vietnamese Language Programming "Vietnamese Broadcasting Central Florida"
	WNTF-2022-Classic R & B
	WNTF-2022-Urban Talk

About WNTF
WNTF-AM1580 is a radio station under the umbrella of Unity Broadcasting a minority owned and operated Broadcasting company with several radio stations. WNTF is a Central Florida Caribbean Radio Network 2500 watt station. The target market and demographics is urban 40 plus. They provide Caribbean music and talk radio that is educational, political, engaging and stimulating. WNTF offers local broadcasting opportunities to brokers who have Caribbean talk topics such as music, political, national and community issues. Unity Broadcasting DBA as Rama Communications has been in business for over 35 years and has radio stations that have continually been a staple in the Central Florida Market.

Names In WNTF History

Sabatta Persaud-1993-2014-President-Rama Communications, Inc.

Shanti Persaud-1993-General Manager-Rama Communications, Inc./2014-President-Trinity Broadcasting

Ed Shiflett-2000-General Manager-American Community Oriented Radio Network

Jay Rowan-2000-Engineering Director/2002-Operations Vice President/Engineering Director-American Community Oriented Radio Network In Memory

Sabita Persaud-2002-President-Rama Communications

Kris Persaud-2002-General Manager-Rama Communications
Magada Ivette Torres-2010-"En Agenda"-Rama Communications
"D. L." Hughley-2017-3PM-7PM-Trinity Broadcasting
Steven Delay-Chief Engineer In Memory
Paul B. Walker, Jr.