WHTQ-FM 96.5 Orlando

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:

Original Format: Rock

Network Affiliation(s):

Premiere Radio Networks

Owner(s):	1987-TK Communications ($12 million)
	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-AOR

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''.

WHTQ Personalities

"Slats" (Tim Guinane)-1987-1988-1st jock hired for PM Drive Biography

Mark Samansky-Afternoons

Tommy Griffiths-Mornings

Paul Castronovo-Mornings

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

Pete Bunch

Dave Culp-1987-1989

Brian Krysz-Program Director

Chris Rhoads

Jeff Slater-Morning show producer

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