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WVGT-AM
1580 
Mount Dora
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Original Call Letters: WMDF |
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Originally Licensed: Jan. 1958 |
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Original City of License: Mount Dora |
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Original Frequency: 1580 |
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Origin of Call Letters: Slogan: "The Voice of the Golden Triangle" |
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Original Power: 5,000 watts |
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Original Location: 401 Old Eustis Road |
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Original Format: MOR/News/Sports |
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Owner(s): |
1958-Charlotte Radio & Television Corp. |
| 1959-Frank Taylor | |
| 1959-Cherry Hill Broadcasters | |
| 1962-Robert A. Lewis | |
| 1964-Frasure Hull, Inc. ($35,000) | |
| 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) |
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 |
| Some History of
WVGT 1964-The FCC approved the sale by Robert A. Lewis to Frasure Hull, Inc., for $35,000, of the license for station WVGT at Mount Dora, although Lewis had not held the license for three years, as FCC generally requires. Lewis acquired the WVGT license in July, 1962. Frasure Hull, Inc., holds a permit for a new station WFAQ-FM at Mount Dora which never was put on the air. 1965-David A. Rawley Jr. recently purchased radio station WVGT in Mount Dora. He also owns a majority of the stock of station VVLAF in LaFollette, Tenn. |
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H. James (Jim) Sharp-1963-Program Director-Robert Lewis Ownership |
| Richard S. Smith-1963-News Director-Robert Lewis Ownership |
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"Boots" VanArdsdale-1965-Robert Lewis Ownership |
| Larry Solomon-1965-Program Director/News Director-Robert Lewis Ownership |
Victor Lent-1965-3PM till signoff weekdays/Mt. Dora High School Football Play-by-Play -Robert Lewis Ownership Biography |
 Bill Bauman-1967-News-David Rawley, Jr. Ownership Biography |
| Roger Bond-1968-Program Director-David Rawley, Jr. Ownership |
Michael Solt-1968-Program Director-Universal Broadcasting |
 Bill Barber Biography |
 Chuck Goulder In Memory |
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| Robert A. Lewis-1962-Owner/General Manager-Robert A. Lewis Ownership |
| Robert S. Alderman-1963-Commercial Manager-Robert A. Lewis Ownership |
| H. James Sharp-1963-Program Director-Robert A. Lewis Ownership |
| Richard Smith-1963-News Director-Robert Lewis A. Ownership |
| Richard Mauney-1963-Chief Engineer-Robert A. Lewis Ownership |
| David Rawley, Jr.-1965-President-David Rawley, Jr. Ownership |
| J. Arch Laney-1965-General Manager/Chief Engineer-David Rawley, Jr. Ownership |
| David Ward-1965-Sales Manager-David Rawley, Jr. Ownership |
| Arch Laney-1965-David Rawley, Jr. Ownership |
| John R. Morris-1965-Commercial Manager/Promotions Manager-David Rawley, Jr. Ownership |
| H. Tom Durr-1968-President-Universal Broadcasting |
 Bill Andrews-1967-General Manager/Commercial Manager/Chief Engineer-David Rawley, Jr. Ownership Biography |
 Jerry E. Philliens1968-General Manager-Universal Broadcasting |
| John Franklin-1968-Chief Engineer-Universal Broadcasting |
| Leon Ganapol-1972-President-Cherry Hill Broadcasters |
| Sonny George-1972-President-Cherry Hill Broadcasters |
| Ron Aicher-1975-Co-Owner with Karl Meek |
| Karl Meek-1975-Co-Owner with Ron Aicher |
| Walter "Jack" Kaufman, Jr.-1976-1980 In Memory |
| Donald Painter-1980-Co-Owner with Marilyn Painter |
| Marilyn Painter-1980-Co-Owner with Donald Painter |
| Johnny Nixon |
| Bill Wise |
| Biographies | In Memory | Sounds AM / FM |
Misc. | Chronology | What's News? |
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