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Florida Broadcast DB 1923-2015 AM RADIO STATIONS 8/11/2018 Date of License or 2015 call 2015 Original On Air Subsequent (*noncomm MSA Original pwr Original city of Original (1/1/xxxx is Subsequent pwr ercial) 2015 freq 2015 licensee 2015 Arbitron Metro Market Rank 2015 city of license Original call freq (rounded) license county Original Licensee default) Subseqent Licensee freq (rounded) Subsequent call Notes WACC-AM 830 Radio Peace Catholic Broadcasting Miami-Ft. Lauderdale- 12 Hialeah WRFM-AM 830 1kw-U, Hialeah Miami-Dade Big Time Radio (Richard A. 12/1/1987 Inter-American Broadcasting aka Big 1kw-D, WXTO-AM 1995; Original 1985 CP calls WTIW-AM. Hollywood DA-2 Bowers pres) Time Radio (Abid Eden Jr. 250w-N WACC-AM 1997 Licensed to Hialeah but listed in pres/CEO/GM) acq 1989; Interamerican 1973; 1kw-U Miami starting 1993. Broadcasting (Adib Eden Jr. 1986; 1kw- CEO/pres/GM) acq 6/22/1992; Radio U, DA-2 Peace aka Radio Peace Catholic 1999 Broadcasting (Pax Catholic Communications, a service of the Archdiocese of Miami, Rafeal DeLos Reyes GM) acq 11/27/1996 WAFC-AM 590 Glades Media Company Ft. Myers-Naples-Marco Island 62 Clewiston WAFC-AM 590 930w-D, Clewiston Hendry Glades Media Company 2/16/1988 470w-N (James M. Johnson pres, John Norman GM) WAFZ-AM 1490 Glades Media Ft. Myers-Naples-Marco Island 62 Immokalee WCOF-AM 1490 250w Immokalee Collier Carl Richard Buckner 9/15/1964 Jerome Broadcasting (C.J. Jones 1kw-D, WKEM-AM 1975; (owner/GM) pres/GM) acq 11/8/1974; Gold Coast 250w-N WZOR -AM Broadcasting aka Sandia Boadcasting 1973; 1kw- 1984; WAFZ-AM (Jan F. Kantor pres/GM) acq D, 250w-N, 1995 10/16/1976; Sandia Broadcasting (Mary DA-1 1987; J. Arthur pres, Gerald T. Arthur VP/GM) 1kw-U, DA- acq 5/18/1981; Explorer 1 1988; 1kw- Communications (Gerald T. Arthur U 1990 VP/GM) acq 10/26/1983; Milo J. Ritchey aka Ritchey Communications (Gregory Cooper pres/GM) acq 8/21/1986; HAB Communications Systems aka Glades Media (Milo J. Ritchey pres/news dir, Geri C. Ritchey GM) acq 8/21/1989 WAJD-AM 1390 Gillen Broadcasting Gainesville-Ocala 83 Gainesville WPUP-AM 1390 5kw-D Gainesville Alachua Southern Broadcasting of 5/31/1962 WUWU Radio (Leon E. Mims 5kw-D, 50w- WUWU-AM Marianna (John A. Dowdy owner/pres, O.R. Buckler VP/GM) acq N 1989; 5kw- 1965; WAKA-AM pres, O.R. Buckler GM/VP) 11/19/1963; Olivia Broadcasting D, 51w-N 1971; WKGR-AM (Michael Searcy GM) acq 11/1971; 2007 1981; WMGI-AM Nabco (Joe Schwartzel pres/GM) acq 1982; WDVH-AM 9/1978; Kent Communications (Rick 1986; WAJD-AM Dames VP/GM) acq 1981; Sunshine 1988 Wireless (Dan N. Cohen pres, Jeffrey Greenhawk VP, Darwin Paustian GM) acq 10/1982; Albert J. Gillen Associates (Dan N. Cohen pres, Jeffrey Greenhawl VP, Darwin Paustain GM) acq 8/4/1987; Gillen Boadcasting (Jeffrey Dana Gillen & Douglas Gillen VPs) acq 9/22/1987 WAMA-AM 1550 WAMA Tampa-St. Petersburg- 19 Tampa WZST-AM 1550 10kw-D Tampa Hillsborough Dixieland Broadcasters 1/1/1960 John M. McLendon owner/pres (William 10kw-D, WYOU-AM 1964; Clearwater J. Brown GM) acq 1964; WYOU Radio 222w-N WAMA-AM 1986 (Art Reuben pres/GM) acq 6/2/1965; 1990; 10kw- Efrain Archille-Roig owner/pres (Victor D, 125w-N Lanz GM) acq 8/28/1986; WAMA 2001 (Efrain Archilla-Roig pres/GM) acq 10/15/1997 WAMT-AM 1190 Genesis Communications I Orlando 34 Pine Castle-Sky WHHL-AM 1190 250w-D Pine Castle-Sky Orange Borgen & Murphy (Obed S. 1/28/1977 Suntime Radio (A.E. Donahue pres, J.J. 1kw-D 1979; WREM-AM 1982; Original 1975 CP to Hyman Lake. Lake Lake Borgen pres, Robert J. Shipley GM) acq 7/20/1982; Comco of 1kw-D, DA- WWLD-AM 1985; Comco was formed in Apr 1984 by Burdge GM) Florida (Walter M. Windsor pres, Daniel D 1983; 5kw- WAJL-AM 1987; 24 local investors, most of whom Markham GM) acq 5/23/1985; Alleluia D 1988 WIXL-AM 2000; were part owners of WFTV-TV Ch Ministries (Al Chubb GM) acq WAMT-AM 2004 9 when station sold in July 1984 to 8/18/1987; Daystar Ministries (Jason SFN for $125M. Walter Windsor Linkous GM) acq 2/24/1993; Lapcom was WFTV GM for 16 years. Communications (Steve Lapa pres/GM) acq 5/6/1998; Genesis Communications I (Genesis Communications Bruce Maduri pres/GM) acq 3/20/2000 1 Florida Broadcast DB 1923-2015 AM RADIO STATIONS 8/11/2018 Date of License or 2015 call 2015 Original On Air Subsequent (*noncomm MSA Original pwr Original city of Original (1/1/xxxx is Subsequent pwr ercial) 2015 freq 2015 licensee 2015 Arbitron Metro Market Rank 2015 city of license Original call freq (rounded) license county Original Licensee default) Subseqent Licensee freq (rounded) Subsequent call Notes WAOC-AM 1420 Phillips Broadcasting Jacksonville 47 St. Augustine WSTN-AM 1420 1kw-D St. Augustine St. Johns St. Augustine Broadcasting 12/1/1953 St. Croix Broadcasting (Leslie J. 4kw-D 1988; WETH-AM 1964; (Thomas S. Carr Wentworth pres) acq 7/1958; Harold W. 4kw-D, WAOC-AM 1972 partner/GM, Ben Ackerman Critchlow acq 7/1959; D&R 460w-N partner) Broadcasting (John H. Riggs pres/GM) 1991; 2kw- acq 5/1960; Gatorland Broadcasting D, 250w-N (Wayne Sims pres/GM/CE) acq 2003 12/16/1970; Ariel Broadcasting (Kenneth Stein pres/GM) acq 7/1/1985; Exosphere Broadcasting (The Mondosphere Broadcasting Group, Steven Nicholl GM) acq 5/6/1998; Shull Broadcasting (Douglas D. Shull pres, Steven Nicholl GM) acq 5/3/2002; Phillips Broadcasting (Kristine Phillips pres, Kevin Leslie GM) acq 7/1/2006 WAQI-AM 710 Licensee Corporation #1 Miami-Ft. Lauderdale- 12 Miami WFTL-AM 1370 250w-LS, Fort Lauderdale Broward Tom M. Bryan chief owner 11/15/1939 Radio Station WFTL (Ralph A. Horton 1400 in 10kw 1944; WGBS-AM 1944; Originally licensed to Fort Hollywood 100-N (Winston L. Clark GM) chief owner/exec, R.M. Tigert GM) acq 1940; 710 in 50kw-D WAQI-AM 1985 Lauderdale, moved to Miami in 1942; The Fort Industry aka Storer 1944 10kw-N DA- 1944. Do not confuse this station Broadcasting (Lt Cmdr George B. 2 1949; with year 1946 WFTL-AM 1400 Storer pres, Robert G. Venn GM) acq 50kw-U, DA- Fort Lauderdale, later known as 3/1944; Jefferson Pilot Broadcasting 2 1970 WFFL-AM and finally WFLL-AM (Dan DiLoreta VP/GM) acq 12/1979; 1400 Miami-Ft. Lauderdale. Mambisa Broadcasting (Amancio Victor Perez pres, Armano Perez Roura GM) acq 1986; Viva America Media Group (Amancio Victor Suarz chmn, Charles Fernandez pres/VP, Amancio J. Suarez EVP/chief opns, Armando Perez Roura GM) acq 1992; Licensee Corporation #1 (Heftel Broadcasting aka Hispanic Broadcasting, Cecil Heftel chmn, Carl Parmer pres, Luis Diaz Albertini EVP, Armando Perez Roura GM) acq 1996; Licensee Corporation #1 (Univision Radio, Claudia Puig SVP/GM) acq 9/22/2003 WAUC-AM 1310 Dora A. Cruz Sebring 289 Wauchula WAUC-AM 1310 500w-D Wauchula Hardee Hardee Broadcasting 1/7/1958 WAUC Broadcasting (Royce D. 5kw, DA-D (Robert S. Taylor and E.E. Plummer owner/pres, Robert V. Rogers 1981; 5kw- Covington Jr. co-owners) GM, Sara S. Plummer prom mgr) acq D, 500w-N, 5/15/1964; Wauchula Broadcasting DA-1 1989; (Samuel L. Rosengerger GM) acq 5kw-D, 10/1/1969; Barco (Richard Rosenberger 500w-N, DA- pres, Samuel L. Rosenberger GM) acq 2 1990 3/1/1973; Poucher Broadcasting (Donald W. Poucher pres/GM) acq 1/17/1977; Heartland Broadcasting (M. Carol Poucher stn mgr) acq 11/1983; Ted L. Hite d/b/a WAUC Radio (Ted L. Hite pres/GM) acq 6/4/1986; Marlene Ayala (Chay Gonzales GM) acq 5/20/1993; Dora A. Cruz aka Marvina Enterprises (Robert Ayala GM) acq 12/1/1997 WAVS-AM 1170 Alliance Broadcasting Miami-Ft. Lauderdale- 12 Davie WAVS-AM 1190 5kw DA-D Fort Lauderdale Broward Lauderdale Broadcast 11/15/1969 Radio WAVS (Sherman-Ruwitch, Lowell 1170 in 5kw-D, License moved to Davie in 1984 Hollywood (Gordon Sherman pres/GM) Bud Paxson pres/GM) acq 5/24/1975; 1984 500w-N, DA- Radio WAVS (Dr. Roy H. Bresky MD 2 1984; 5kw- pres) acq 8/1983; Alliance Broadcasting D, 240w-N, (Emmanuel Cherubin pres, Andrea F. DA-2 1989; Bresky EVP) acq 7/28/2004 5kw-D, 250w-N, DA- N 1991 2 Florida Broadcast DB 1923-2015 AM RADIO STATIONS 8/11/2018 Date of License or 2015 call 2015 Original On Air Subsequent (*noncomm MSA Original pwr Original city of Original (1/1/xxxx is Subsequent pwr ercial) 2015 freq 2015 licensee 2015 Arbitron Metro Market Rank 2015 city of license Original call freq (rounded) license county Original Licensee default) Subseqent Licensee freq (rounded) Subsequent call Notes WAXY-AM 790 Lincoln Financial Media of Florida Miami-Ft. Lauderdale- 12 South Miami WMBM-AM 800 1kw-D South Miami Miami-Dade Biscayne Broadcasting 9/15/1947 Biscayne Broadcasting (Kenneth S. 790 in 1961 5kw DA-2 WFUN-AM 1961; Hollywood (Thomas O. McCullough Keyes Sr. pres, Kenneth S. Keyes Jr. 1961; 25kw- WNWS-AM pres/GM) GM) acq 1950; Rounsaville of Miami U, DA-2 1979; WMRZ-AM Beach (Robert W. Rounsaville pres, 1984; 25kw- 1990; WAXY-AM William Arthur Selley Jr. VP/GM) acq U, DA-N 1994 1/1/1953; Sudbrink Broadcasting (Ralph 1991; 25kw- B. Johnson pres, Jerry Norman GM) U, DA-2 acq 10/24/1976; Jefferson-Pilot 1997 Communications (Richard D.