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WMNF first went on the air 38 years ago today, changing forever the audio landscape of the Central West Coast of Florida, and many points beyond. Happy Birthday to us!

We are very grateful to our listeners who support us financially, and who let others know that we are here.

There are some fun links to read a little about WMNF’s past: http://www.radioyears.com/other/details.cfm?id=1092

This is an oral history that Rob Lorei did with USF: http://digital.lib.usf.edu/SFS0022583/00001/pdf

Jay Cridlin wrote about the history of Tropical Heatwave for the then St. Pete Times: http://www.sptimes.com/2006/05/18/news_pf/Weekend/The_history__of_Heatw.shtml

 

 

 

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