WONN
WONN (1230 Hertz, kHz) is a commercial radio, commercial AM broadcasting, AM radio station broadcasting a sports radio, sports radio format. City of license, Licensed to Lakeland, Florida, the station is owned by Hall Communications, Inc. WONN carries the full schedule from Fox Sports Radio. It also airs live University of Florida Florida Gators football, Gators football and Tampa Bay Buccaneers NFL football. The transmitter is atop the office building where WONN has its studios and offices, on Lime Street at Sikes Boulevard in Lakeland. WONN is powered at 1,000 watts, day and night, using a omnidirectional antenna, non-directional antenna. Programming is also heard on 250-watt FM translator W296CS at 107.1 Hertz, MHz. History The station first Sign-on, signed on the air on . In 1981, current owner Hall Communications bought WONN, along with FM sister station 97.5 WPCV in Winter Haven, Florida, Winter Haven, for $2 million. On August 5, 2024, WONN changed its format to spo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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WWRZ
WWRZ (98.3 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station in Fort Meade, Florida, broadcasting to the Lakeland- Winter Haven area of Central Florida. It broadcasts an adult hits variety radio format and is owned by Hall Communications. Programming Prior to January 2, 2006, the station was dubbed "98.3 The Rose" and had an Adult Contemporary format. The station uses the slogan "Playin' it All!" with a playlist that includes new wave, pop, rock, and dance hits. Songs from the 1970s through the 2010s are included. The station's schedule is automated Automation describes a wide range of technologies that reduce human intervention in processes, mainly by predetermining decision criteria, subprocess relationships, and related actions, as well as embodying those predeterminations in machine ..., as is typical of most adult hits stations. The station's longtime morning show, the "Big Max Morning Show," was hosted by co-sidekicks Eric Michaels and Mike Lee. The show concluded on J ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Hall Communications
Hall Communications, Inc. is a broadcasting company based in Lakeland, Florida. The company currently owns 17 radio stations in Polk County, Florida; eastern Connecticut; New Bedford, Massachusetts; and Burlington, Vermont. History The company was founded in 1964 when Robert M. Hall, founder of The Hall Syndicate (a major newspaper syndicate), purchased WICH, his first radio station in Connecticut. In 1967, Hall would sell off his syndication company to Field Enterprises, in order to concentrate more on broadcasting. By 1971, Hall Communications, Inc. had grown to include WICH and WICH-FM in Norwich, Connecticut; WNBH and WNBH-FM in New Bedford, Massachusetts; WMMW in Meriden, Connecticut; WETE in Knoxville, Tennessee; WUSJ in Lockport, New York; and WBVP and WBVP-FM, Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania. WMMW was sold at some point in the early 1970s. WETE was sold in 1976 to Basic Media, Inc. That same year, Hall purchased WGAL and WGAL-FM, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Hall resig ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lakeland, Florida
Lakeland is a city in Polk County, Florida, United States. Located along Interstate 4, I-4 east of Tampa and southwest of Orlando, Florida, Orlando, it is the List of municipalities in Florida, most populous city in Polk County. As of the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau release, the city had a population of 112,641. Lakeland is a principal city of the Lakeland–Winter Haven metropolitan area, Lakeland–Winter Haven Metropolitan Statistical Area. Lakeland is situated among several lakes including Lake Morton downtown and is sometimes locally referred to by the nickname "Swan City" due to its sizeable population of swans, all of whom are descendants of two mute swans given to Lakeland by Queen Elizabeth II in 1957. Lakeland is home to several colleges and universities. Lakeland Linder International Airport is in Lakeland as is the corporate headquarters of Publix, a supermarket chain. European-American settlers arrived in Lakeland from Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia and South Ca ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Fox Sports Radio
Fox Sports Radio is an Radio in the United States, American Sports radio, sports radio network. Based in Los Angeles, California, the network is operated and managed by Premiere Networks in a content partnership with Fox Corporation's Fox Sports (United States), Fox Sports division and iHeartMedia, parent company of Premiere Networks. With studios also in New York City, New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Tampa, Florida, Tampa, Phoenix, Arizona, Phoenix, Tulsa, Oklahoma, Tulsa, Cincinnati, and Las Vegas, Fox Sports Radio is broadcast on more than 400 stations, as well as FoxSports.com on MSN and iHeartRadio. Clear Channel Communications (now iHeartMedia) sold its stake in Sirius XM Radio in the second quarter of fiscal year 2013. As a result, nine of Clear Channel's eleven XM Satellite Radio stations, including Fox Sports Radio, ceased broadcast over XM on October 18, 2013. Fox Sports Radio returned to the Sirius XM radio lineup on January 20, 2017. The Sirius XM feed contains some l ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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List Of Tampa Bay Buccaneers Broadcasters
Radio The Buccaneers' current flagship radio station is WXTB, 97.9 FM Tampa. Prior to the 2017 season, 620 AM WDAE broadcast the games. A network of Florida radio stations simulcast the games. The play-by-play announcer since 1989 has been Gene Deckerhoff. Former Bucs tight end Dave Moore joined Deckerhoff as analyst for the 2007 season. T. J. Rives works as the sideline reporter. The current line up of Tampa Bay Buccaneers radio affiliates is: *Tampa - 97.9 FM WXTB *Tampa - 96.1 FM WTMP-FM and 1470 AM WMGG (Spanish-language broadcasts) *Fort Myers - 770 AM and 104.3 FM WBCN *Hernando County - 1450 AM WWJB *Miami - 940 AM WINZ *Orlando - 740 AM and 96.9 FM WYGM * Polk County - 1230 AM and 107.1 FM WONN *Space Coast/Treasure Coast - 95.9 FM WROK *West Palm Beach - 640 AM WMEN Past Broadcast legend and former Green Bay Packers announcer Ray Scott was the play-by-play man for the Bucs' 1976 and 1977 seasons. In 1978, Dick Crippen called the games for the first half of the s ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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WLKF
WLKF (1430 AM broadcasting, AM "Talk Radio 96.7") is a commercial radio, commercial radio station city of license, licensed to Lakeland, Florida, and serving Central Florida. It broadcasts a talk radio radio format, format and is owned by Hall Communications, Hall Communications, Inc. By day, WLKF transmits with 5,000 watts, but to avoid interference with other stations on 1430 AM, at night it reduces power to 1,000 watts. It uses a omnidirectional antenna, non-directional antenna at all times. Programming is also heard on FM translator W244BJ at 96.7 Hertz, MHz in Lakeland. Programming Weekdays on WLKF begin with a local news and information show, "Polk County Live with Len Erickson." The rest of the weekday schedule is made up of radio syndication, nationally syndicated conservative talk shows: Brian Kilmeade, Glenn Beck, Sean Hannity, Dave Ramsey, Eric Metaxas, "Coast to Coast AM with George Noory" and "America in the Morning." Weekends feature shows on money, health, C ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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WPCV
WPCV (97.5 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station, licensed to Winter Haven and serving Central Florida. It has a country music radio format and is owned and operated by Hall Communications. The radio studios and offices are in Lakeland. While the station predominantly covers Polk County, WPCV‘s signal also blankets the Greater Orlando area (where it competes with WWKA) and can be heard clearly in the eastern part of the Tampa Bay area and south to Sebring. with its transmitter on Cypress Parkway in Haines City. It has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000 watts, the maximum for non- grandfathered FM stations. The tower has a height above average terrain (HAAT) of , making WPCV one of few radio stations in Central Florida to reach both Atlantic and Gulf coasts. History On , the station signed on the air. Its first call sign was WINT-FM. In 1967, the station became WXKL, with a beautiful music format. It played quarter hour sweeps of mostly instrumental c ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Fort Meade, Florida
Fort Meade is a city in Polk County, Florida, United States. , the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 5,100. It is part of the Lakeland– Winter Haven Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city was named for George Meade, at the time an Army lieutenant serving in Florida following the Second Seminole War. Fort Meade is home to Fort Meade Middle-Senior High School, several historic buildings, and Streamsong resort. The area is popular with kayakers and canoers. History Fort Meade is the oldest city in Polk County, dating its origins to 1849, when it was established along a new military road from Tampa ( Fort Brooke) to Fort Pierce following the Second Seminole War. The town and road were originally sited by then-lieutenant George Meade of the Corps of Topographical Engineers, whose commander named it for him. Around the start of the American Civil War a mounted volunteer company nicknamed the "Hickory Boys" was formed at the fort. The 1880s business di ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers (colloquially known as the Bucs) are a professional American football team based in Tampa, Florida. The Buccaneers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC South, South division. They joined the NFL in as an expansion team, along with the Seattle Seahawks, and played their first season in the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC West, West division. Prior to the season, Tampa Bay switched conferences and divisions with Seattle, becoming a member of the NFC North, NFC Central division. The Seahawks eventually rejoined the NFC in 2002, leaving the Buccaneers as the only NFL team not to play in their original conference. As a result of the league's realignment prior to the season, the Buccaneers joined three former NFC West teams to form the NFC South. The team is owned by the Malcolm Glazer, Glazer family and plays its home games at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa. The Buccaneers have won t ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Media Market
A media market, broadcast market, media region, designated market area (DMA), television market area, or simply market is a region where the population can receive the same (or similar) television station, television and radio broadcasting, radio station offerings, and may also include other types of media such as newspapers and internet content. They can coincide with or overlap with one or more metropolitan areas, though rural regions with few significant population centers can also be designated as markets. Conversely, very large metropolitan areas can sometimes be subdivided into multiple segments. Market regions may overlap, meaning that people residing on the edge of one media market may be able to receive content from other nearby markets. They are widely used in audience measurements, which are compiled in the United States by Nielsen Media Research. Nielsen has measured both television and radio audiences since its acquisition of Arbitron, which was completed in Septemb ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Adult Standards
Adult standards (also sometimes known as the nostalgia or Big Band format) is a North American radio format heard primarily on AM or class A FM stations. Adult standards started in the 1950s and is aimed at "mature" adults, meaning mainly those people over 50 years of age, but it is mostly targeted for senior citizens. It is primarily on AM because market research reveals that only persons in that age group listen to music on AM in sizable numbers. Adult standards first became a popular format in the late 1970s and early 1980s as a way to reach mature adults who came of age before the rock era but were perhaps too mature for adult contemporary radio or too young for beautiful music or MOR stations. A typical adult standards playlist includes traditional pop music by artists such as Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett, some easy listening numbers from Roger Whittaker and others, and softer tunes from the oldies and adult contemporary music formats. As originally conceived, the f ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |