was an ABC affiliate. In 1974 then owner Plough flipped the easy listening music to country, eventually making WSUN one of the most successful AM stations in Florida. By the mid-80's music audiences had moved to FM, and then owner CBS flipped to all news, which was unsuccessful, eventually switching back to country music. In 1987 new owner Cox radio changed upon purchase to a hot talk format and the station was the home of the popular syndicated morning program The Ron & Ron Show (Ron and Ron) as well as hosting the Hooters-on-the-Radio show, Bob Lassiter (deceased), 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 stations KFI Los Angeles and 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. Eventually, WSUN morphed into sports, becoming the flagship for the Tampa Bay Lightning, but dropped all talk programming by 1995, when it switched to a Standards music format. On January 1, 1998, with a pending station sale, 620 kHz became a simulcast of Bay News 9, and the call letters were replaced with WSAA. WSUN moved its calls and format to 910 kHz. On January 1, 2000, as part of a major format and frequency swap, 1250 WDAE moved its calls and programming to 620 kHz. Paxson owned Business talk-formatted WHNZ (at 570 kHz) and moved its calls and programming to 1250, while 570 was ultimately sold to Salem Broadcasting, who converted it to a Christian station and changed the call letters to WTWD (and later, WTBN). Salem would also eventually buy 910 in Plant City as well, making it a simulcast WTWD/WTBN. The WSUN calls survive in Tampa Bay at 97.1 although the branding of that Alternative format FM station is 97X, until April 2022. See also WSUN-TV References External links SUN Defunct radio stations in the United States Radio stations established in 1927 1927 establishments in Florida 2001 disestablishments in Florida Radio stations disestablished in 2001 Defunct religious radio stations in the United States SUN