WSUN (defunct)
WSUN was a radio station which broadcast to Tampa Bay Area, Florida from 1927 until 2001.
History
The radio station began operating at 620 kHz in October 1927. In 1928 it was moved to 580 kHz, then to 900 kHz that year. In 1929, radio frequencies for stations in Florida were reallocated, the station at this point moved back to 620 kHz, where it remained until 1998. During the 1987-1995 talk period, the station was the home of the syndicated morning program The Ron & Ron Show as well as hosting Hooters on the Radio, Bob Lassiter, and a variety of other programs, including a psychic call in show with Gary Spivey. For a brief period, the station simulcasted programming from sister station WIOD in Miami, including Neil Rogers, Rick and Suds, and Chris Baker. The station also broadcast the Miami Dolphin NFL games. The nationally syndicated program "Smoke This" got its start on WSUN, now on WFLA.
Until 1974, the station offered a variety of programming including dramas, talk, music, and was an ABC affiliate. In 1974 the station switched to country. In 1987 it switched to a news/talk format which remained until 1995, when it switched back to a music format. In 1998, 620 kHz became a simulcast of Bay News 9, and the call letters were replaced with WSAA. The station was sold in 1999 to Cox Enterprises, and it took on an oldies format, moving to 570 AM. The station was ultimately sold to Salem Broadcasting, who converted it to a Christian station and changed the call letters to WTWD (and later, WTBN) in 2001.[1]