WHOO
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| WHOO-AM | |
| City of license | Kissimmee, Florida |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Greater Orlando |
| Branding | 1080 WHOO - Orlando's ESPN |
| Frequency | 1080 kHz |
| Format | Sports |
| Power | 19,000 watts daytime 190 watts night |
| Class | D |
| Facility ID | 54573 |
| Affiliations | ESPN Radio |
| Owner | Genesis Communications |
| Website | www.espnflorida.com |
WHOO is the callsign for 1080 WHOO - Orlando's ESPN, an AM sports radio station in Orlando, Florida, United States. It broadcasts at a medium-wave frequency of 1080 kHz. It is owned by Genesis Communications. It broadcasts from a 27 kW transmitter in Winter Park, Florida and a 19 kW transmitter in Kissimmee, but both are drastically reduced in power in the evening (to 2 kW and 190W, respectively).
WHOO is the Orlando area affiliate for ESPN Radio. The only week-long local talk show is hosted by Brady Ackerman from 3pm until 6pm weekdays. Before mid-2007, it was 4pm-7pm and featured Terry Bowden. They are also the local affiliate for the Tampa Bay Rays, the Jacksonville Jaguars, as well as NASCAR NEXTEL Cup races.
The WHOO calls were used on AM 990 in Orlando, which is now WDYZ, from 1947 to 1987 and then again from 1988 to 2001.
AM 1080 began operations in 1965 as 10,000-watt daytimer WKGF, with a Christian religious format, then became country WFIV ("The Big Five") in 1966. The country format continued until 1995, when WFIV switched to a Spanish popular music format as "Radio Selecta." WFIV then went to a Christian talk format as "Genesis 1080" in 2000. The following year, the WHOO calls moved to 1080 from 990, along with AM 990's adult standards music format, followed by a change to the current sports format in 2002.
In 2008, after rival sports station WQTM changed formats, WHOO began calling itself "The Only Game in Town". It picked up the first two hours (Noon-2pm) of The Jim Rome Show on January 8. It is unknown if/when they will pick up the third hour of Rome, or any other programming currently left in limbo by WQTM's format change (The Dan Patrick Show, UCF Knights Sports, MLB Sunday Night Baseball).
On January 21, Jerry O'Neill joined WHOO a week after quitting from 540 WFLA, and now co-hosts The Brady Ackerman Show with Jerry O'Neill.
[edit] External links
- Orlando's ESPN Official Website (also website to 1060 WIXC Melbourne)
- Query the FCC's AM station database for WHOO
- Radio Locator Information on WHOO
- Query Arbitron's AM station database for WHOO
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