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| Broadcast area | Greater Orlando |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 1080kHz |
| Branding | Relevant Radio |
| Programming | |
| Format | CatholicTalk |
| Affiliations | Relevant Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| History | |
First air date | 1965; 60 years ago (1965) (as WFIV) |
Former call signs | WFIV (1965–2000) |
Call sign meaning | Disambiguation of former sister stationWHBO callsign |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 54573 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 6,000watts day 55 watts night |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | relevantradio |
WHOO (1080AM) is anon-commercial listener-supportedCatholic talkradio stationlicensed toWinter Park, Florida, and servingGreater Orlando. It is anowned and operatednetwork affiliate ofRelevant Radio.[2]
By day, WHOO transmits 6,000watts.1080 kHz is aclear channel frequency reserved forClass AWTICHartford andKRLDDallas, so at night to reduce interference, WHOO reduces power to 55 watts. It uses adirectional antenna at all times.[3]
The callsign WHOO was used on AM 990 in Orlando, which is nowWTLN, from 1947 to 1987 and then again from 1988 to 2001.
AM 1080 began operations in 1965 as 5,000-wattdaytimer, WFIV, "the mighty five", with aCountry music format, with a brief stint in the ’90s asBig Band station. The Country format continued until 1995, when WFIV switched to aSpanishcontemporary hits format as "Radio Exitos." WFIV then went to aChristian talk and teaching format as "Genesis 1080" in 2000. The following year, the WHOOcall sign moved to 1080 from 990, along with AM 990'sadult standards music format, followed by a change to sports in 2002.
In 2008, after rival sports stationWQTM changed formats, WHOO began calling itself "The Only Game in Town". It picked up the first two hours (Noon-2 p.m.) ofThe Jim Rome Show on January 8, and took the third hour of the show beginning on April 25, the day of the Jim RomeSmack-Off. Prior to picking up Jim Rome, the station carried all three hours of Colin Cowherd andTirico and Van Pelt.
On January 21, Jerry O'Neill, formerly onWQTM, joined WHOO. He abruptly quit Clear Channel Orlando a week after moving from WQTM to540 WFLA. He co-hosted the afternoon show with Brady Ackerman until January 12, 2009, when Ackerman quit the station in order to purchase two radio stations:WGGG inGainesville andWMOP inOcala, both sister ESPN Radio stations. Also on January 12, WHOO ditched its original moniker of "Orlando's ESPN" in favor of "1080 the Team".
After Ackerman left, show producer Brian Fritz briefly filled in as O'Neill's co-host. On February 8, 2009, Mike Tuck, who co-hosted with Jerry O'Neill onWQTM and540 WFLA before O'Neill left, jumped to WHOO and replaced Brady Ackerman on their afternoon sports show. The show was now titled: Tuck & O'Neill. Ironically, WQTM re-branded again as "740 the Game" and changed callsigns toWYGM, returning to the sports format.
Genesis Communications announced on June 22, 2012, that WHOO would dropESPN Radio on October 1, 2012, in favor ofNBC Sports Radio.[4] The change was executed as scheduled.[5] The station retained Tuck & O'Neill, extending it by one hour to end at 7 p.m. instead of 6 p.m. It also picked upThe Dan Patrick Show for the 9a.m.-Noon hour, as well as local morning and noontime shows from Tampa Bay affiliateWHBO featuring David Baumann and Whitney Johnson, respectively. WHBO also transitioned to NBC Sports Radio.
The station broadcast three local sports talk shows, The David Baumann Show (6-9 a.m. weekdays), The Whitney Johnson Experience (noon-3 p.m. weekdays) and Tuck and O'Neill (3-7 p.m. weekdays), which was hosted by Jerry O'Neill and Mike Tuck. The Dan Patrick Show was also in the programming mix and aired from 9 a.m.-noon weekdays.
1080 The Team was also the local affiliate for theJacksonville Jaguars,Miami Marlins, andMiami Hurricanes football. It was also the local affiliate ofWestwood One'sNFL coverage, presenting normal Sunday games,Thursday Night Football,Sunday Night Football andMonday Night Football.
On March 27, 2017, WHOO was granted aFederal Communications Commissionconstruction permit to change thecommunity of license toWinter Park, increase day power to 50,000 watts, increasecritical hours power to 27,000 watts, increase night power to 1,000 watts and move to theWRSO transmitter site.[6] It did not act on its construction permit and according to the FCC's website, it has expired.
As of 2017, WHOO effectively simulcasted WHBO under the "Sports Talk Florida" umbrella. That past week, it was “sold” and switched to Haitian language programing, but returned to sports later on.
Genesis Communications announced that it would sell WHOO andWAMT to Immaculate Heart Media (Relevant Radio). The sale was completed effective August 14, 2018.
At some point in late 2018-early 2019, WHOO and its then-sister stationWAMT changed their formats from sports to Catholic talk, branded as "Relevant Radio".[7]
As of 2021, the station is broadcasting English-language Relevant Radio network.
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