
WMMA-AM
990
Orlando
Original call Letters: WHOO
Originally Licensed: Dec. 5, 1947
Power: 50,000 Day/14,000 Night
Original City of License: Orlando
Original Format: Block
Programming
Original Location: Hotel Fort Gatlin
545 North Orange Ave.
Network Affiliation(s): ABC
Owner(s): 1947-The
Orlando Sentinel Star Co.
1951-Edward Lamb
1954-Ted Esterbrook
1958-WHOO Radio, Inc.
1958-Bluegrass
Broadcasting
1987-TK
Communications ($13.5
million)
1994-Granum
Communications ($11.5
million)
1997-Cox Broadcasting
2001-American
Broadcasting Co. ($5
million)
2003-Radio Disney Group (subsidiary
of ABC)
History Of Call Letters and Formats:
WHOO--1947-Pop
Broadcasting from the Fort
Gatlin Hotel
WHOO-1968-Country "Country
Gentlemen"
WMMA-1987-Adult
Contemporary "Magic 99"
WMMA-1987-Oldies
WHTQ-1988-Rock
(simulcast of WHTQ
96.5 FM)
WHOO-1988-Big
Bands/Adult Standards (Music
Of Your Life)
WHOO-1989-Classic
Country
WHOO-1990-Rock
(simulcast of WHTQ
96.5 FM)
WHOO-1993-Adult
Standards (ABC Radio "Stardust" format)
WDYZ-
2001-Radio Disney-Children
WMMA Personalities

Perry Moore-1985-1987-Biography

Frank Vaught
doing sports on WMMA in July of 86.
Photo courtesy of Dave Edwards
Dave Edwards Biography
Rick Saylor
Rick Bavic
Cecil West
Other Names In WMMA History
Jim Jordan-General
Manager
Mike Kinosian-Program Director
Stan Lee-Intern Biography
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