WTLN-990 AM
Orlando

Original Call Letters: WHOO 

Originally Licensed: Dec. 5, 1947 

Original City of License: Orlando 

Original Frequency: 990

Origin of Call Letters: Sound alike; DYZney

Original Power: 50,000 Day/14,000 Night

Translator: W268CT-FM 101.5

Original Location: 

Original Format: Children


Network Affiliation(s):


ABC

Owner(s):

1947-Orlando Daily Newspapers, Inc. 

1949-Radio Station WHOO 

1950-Orlando Daily Newspapers 
1951-Edward Lamb

1952-WHOO, Inc
1957-Ted Estabrook Associates ($250,000)

1957-WHOO Radio, Inc. (Horton-Kincaid)
1958-Bluegrass Broadcasting

1978-WHOO Radio, Inc. (Bluegrass Broadcasting)
1987-TK Communications ($13.5 million)
1994-Granum Communications ($11.5 million)
1997-Cox Broadcasting
2001-American Broadcasting Co./Radio Disney Group ($5 million)
2014-Pennsylvania Media Associates, Inc. ($1.3 million) (Salem Communications)
2017-Caron Broadcasting, Inc. (Subsidiary of Salem Communications Corporation)

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-FM 96.5
WHOO-1988-Big Bands/Adult Standards  Music Of Your Life
WHOO-1989-Classic Country
WHOO-1991-Rock-simulcast of WHTQ-FM 96.5
WHOO-1993-Adult Standards (ABC Radio "Stardust" format)
WDYZ- 2001-Radio Disney-Children  
WDYZ-2015-Silent/Licensed  (Mar 18, 2015)
WDYZ-2015-Spanish Contemporary Christian (Apr 9, 2015) "La Nueva" 
WTLN-2019-Religious "Life Changing Christian Radio"


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