The Cowhead Show
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The Cowhead Show is an American radio program hosted by Mike "Cowhead" Calta and broadcast live Monday through Friday on WHPT
in the Tampa Bay area, Florida and re-broadcast on Rock105 (WFYV) Jacksonville from 7p to 11p.
Cowhead (born Michael Calta in Staten Island, New York
on September 20, 1971) is the creator and host of The Cowhead Show. Cowhead has been doing radio in the Tampa Bay area since 1992. He got his start on the Bubba the Love Sponge
Show when it aired at night on WFLZ. Galvin joined The Cowhead show in February 2007. Since then The Cowhead Show (and variations of it) have aired on:
WQYK AM Sports Radio 1010 The Team as The Replacement Show
WRBQ Q105 as AW and Cowhead
WYUU Outlaw 92.5 Kick Ass Country as Cowhead and Brent
WXTB 98 Rock as The Cowhead Show
WHPT 102.5 The Bone The Cowhead Show
WFYV Rock 105 The Cowhead Show
The last morning show aired January 4, 2008. The Cowhead show began afternoon broadcasts on Monday, January 7, 2008. The move came to make room for the return of Bubba the Love Sponge to terrestrial radio. This move was not only significant because of Bubba's return after the largest fine in the history of the FCC, but because of the history the two have had. Bubba had sued Cowhead in the past claiming that he in fact owned the rights to the name Cowhead. A Hillsborough County judge ruled in favor of Cowhead, twice.
On January 17, 2010, Cowhead launched a weekly half-hour television program, Cowhead TV, on local CW affiliate WTOG
, Sunday nights at 11PM. The program time slot will be purchased by Cowhead from WTOG (along the lines of an infomercial
or brokered program
), and Cowhead will sell all ad time during the program.
June 2010 Cowhead introduced CowheadTV.com, a free 24 hour television broadcast website where viewers can watch the entire broadcast live on the internet. The show is shot with 10 HD cameras and directed by Joseph DiSanto.
On May 18, 2011 Cowhead told his listeners to call the Boston Bruins marketing department, due to the Bruins putting up a billboard in Boston claiming that Tampa Bay Lightning fans do not exist.
WHPT
WHPT is a Cox Radio station located in the Sarasota, Tampa Bay, and St. Petersburg Florida areas, but can be heard as far south as Fort Myers and Naples, from its transmitter near SR 70, near the northeastern corner of Sarasota County. While the station's license and transmitter is based within...
in the Tampa Bay area, Florida and re-broadcast on Rock105 (WFYV) Jacksonville from 7p to 11p.
Cowhead (born Michael Calta in Staten Island, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
on September 20, 1971) is the creator and host of The Cowhead Show. Cowhead has been doing radio in the Tampa Bay area since 1992. He got his start on the Bubba the Love Sponge
Bubba the Love Sponge
Todd Alan Clem is an American radio personality better known by his Legal name Bubba the Love Sponge Clem. He is the host of The Bubba the Love Sponge Show on various Cox Radio and Beasley Broadcast Group stations, formerly on Sirius XM Howard 101, as well as on RadioIO.-Early career and the...
Show when it aired at night on WFLZ. Galvin joined The Cowhead show in February 2007. Since then The Cowhead Show (and variations of it) have aired on:
WQYK AM Sports Radio 1010 The Team as The Replacement Show
WRBQ Q105 as AW and Cowhead
WYUU Outlaw 92.5 Kick Ass Country as Cowhead and Brent
WXTB 98 Rock as The Cowhead Show
WHPT 102.5 The Bone The Cowhead Show
WFYV Rock 105 The Cowhead Show
The last morning show aired January 4, 2008. The Cowhead show began afternoon broadcasts on Monday, January 7, 2008. The move came to make room for the return of Bubba the Love Sponge to terrestrial radio. This move was not only significant because of Bubba's return after the largest fine in the history of the FCC, but because of the history the two have had. Bubba had sued Cowhead in the past claiming that he in fact owned the rights to the name Cowhead. A Hillsborough County judge ruled in favor of Cowhead, twice.
On January 17, 2010, Cowhead launched a weekly half-hour television program, Cowhead TV, on local CW affiliate WTOG
WTOG
WTOG, channel 44, is a television station in St. Petersburg, Florida. Owned by the CBS Corporation, WTOG serves as the Tampa Bay Area station for the co-owned The CW Television Network. Its transmitter is located in Riverview, Florida.-Early years:...
, Sunday nights at 11PM. The program time slot will be purchased by Cowhead from WTOG (along the lines of an infomercial
Infomercial
Infomercials are direct response television commercials which generally include a phone number or website. There are long-form infomercials, which are typically between 15 and 30 minutes in length, and short-form infomercials, which are typically 30 seconds to 120 seconds in length. Infomercials...
or brokered program
Brokered programming
Brokered programming is a form of broadcast content in which the show's producer pays a radio or television station for air time, rather than exchanging programming for pay or the opportunity to play spot commercials...
), and Cowhead will sell all ad time during the program.
June 2010 Cowhead introduced CowheadTV.com, a free 24 hour television broadcast website where viewers can watch the entire broadcast live on the internet. The show is shot with 10 HD cameras and directed by Joseph DiSanto.
On May 18, 2011 Cowhead told his listeners to call the Boston Bruins marketing department, due to the Bruins putting up a billboard in Boston claiming that Tampa Bay Lightning fans do not exist.