WHTQ-FM 96.5 Orlando

Original Call Letters: WHOO

Originally Licensed: 1948

Original City of License: Orlando

Original Frequency: 96.5

Origin of Call Letters:

Original Power: 100,000 watts

Original Location: 4192 N. John Young Parkway

Original Format: Rock

History Of WHTQ
At midnight Monday, March 1, 1987, WHOO-FM changed its call letters to WHTQ and abandoned its country format. Listeners to WHTQ heard non-stop Beatles songs. The marathon was well-timed, coinciding with the release the week prior of the first Beatles CDs. But it was begun only as an interim program. WHTQ general manager Jim Jordan described the station's upcoming format as ''adult rock''.
On August 15, 2011, Cox announced that the rock format would be replaced by a simulcast of WDBO-AM 580.

Fallout At WHTQ 8-18-11
With the WDBO-AM 580 simulcast replacing the rock format of WHTQ-FM 96.5 Program Director Fleetwood Gruver along with mid-day host Slats (Tim Guinane) and night guy Buckley all left the station.

WHTQ Personalities

"Slats" (Tim Guinane)-1987-1988-1st jock hired for PM Drive-TK Communications/2010-3-7pm Sundays /2011-Mid-days -Cox Broadcasting Biography

Aug 2011-With the WDBO-AM 580 simulcast replacing the rock format of WHTQ-FM 96.5 Slats left the station.

Tommy Griffiths-1987-Morning Co-host-TK Communications

Paul Castronovo-1987-Morning Co-host-TK Communications

Greg Wells-1987-Middays-TK Communications In Memory

Rick Bavic-1987-Evenings-TK Communications

Dave Culp-1987-1989-TK Communications

Mike Lyons-1987-Overnights-TK Communications In Memory

Annie Sommers (Mari Ann Sollom)-1989-1991-Music Director/Afternoons/Interim Program Director-TK Communications In Memory

Gary Van Allen (Gary Warne)-1990-1997-Creative Advertising Manager/Air Talent-TK Communications/Radio Orlando L.P.

Jim Steel (aka James Steele)-1991-1993-Program Director/Mid-days-TK Communications

Melissa Foxx (Laurie Turner)-1992-TK Communications Biography

Mark Samansky-1995-Afternoons-Granum Communications Biography In Memory

"Cap'n" Chris Hill-1995-1997-Granum Communications Biography

Hildi -2001-2011-Afternoon Drive-Cox Broadcasting

Alan Spector-2001-2008-News/Morning show producer-Cox Broadcasting
Alan along with Dixon and Willoughby were let go in Nov 2008 to make room for Bubba the Love Sponge

Richard Dixon and J. Willoughby-2006-2008-Mornings-Cox Broadcasting
Dixon and Willoughby along with Alan Spector were let go in Nov 2008 to make room for Bubba the Love Sponge

Buckley
Aug 2011-With the WDBO-AM 580 simulcast replacing the rock format Buckley left the station.

Ken Carson-Program Director

Frank Vaught In Memory

Al Spry-Air talent/Promotions Assistant Biography

Pete Bunch

Chris Rhoads

Jeff Slater-Morning show producer Biography

Other Names In WHTQ History

Karen Kjos-1986-General Sales Manager-Bluegrass Broadcasting

Jim Jordan-General Manager

John Tenaglia-1987-TK Communications

Dave Gariano-1987-Program Director-TK Communications

Frank Tenore-Manager at WHOO-AM 990 and WHTQ/Regional Vice President-TK Communications

Herb McCord-1994-President/CEO-Granum Communications

Tanya Heath-1994-Sales-Granum Communications

Steve Fluker-1995-Chief Engineer-Granum Communications

Debbie Morel-1996-Vice President/General Manager-Cox Broadcasting

Fleetwood Gruver-1996-Operations Manager/2003-Interim Program Director/Program Director
Aug 2011-With the WDBO-AM 580 simulcast replacing the rock format of WHTQ-FM 96.5 Fleetwood left the station.

Tim Boisch-1997-General Sales Manager-Cox Broadcasting

Bruce McGregor-1998-2003-Program Director-Cox Broadcasting

Greg Stevens-2003-Program Director-Cox Broadcasting

Shane Reeve-2008-General Sales Manager-Cox Radio

J.C. Campese-2000-Marketing Director-Cox Broadcasting

Ron Lewis-Production Director

Brian Krysz-Program Director

J.T. Stevens-Program Director

Owner(s):	1948-Orlando Daily Newspaper
	1958-Bluegrass Broadcasting
	1987-TK Communications ($13.5 million for WHOO-AM 990 and WHTQ-FM 96.5)
	1994-Granum Communications ($11.5 million)
	1996-Infinity Broadcasting Corp
	1997-Cox Broadcasting

History Of Call Letters and Formats:	WHOO-1952-Beautiful Music (First stereo station in Central Florida)
	WHOO-1984-Country "96 Country"
	WHTQ-1987-Rock "Q96"
	WHTQ-1993-Classic Rock
	WHTQ-2011-Rock "Orlando's Best Rock"
	WDBO-2011-Simulcast of WDBO-AM 580

Kevin Baldinger-Traffic *Biography*
Barry Bennett-Program Director
Pat Lynch *Biography*
John Hamilton
“Snake” (Max Goldberg)-Nights
Craig Williams
T.C. McGuire

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