WCFI-FM 101.9 Daytona Beach

WCFI History
Thanks to Marc Tyll for this history of WCFI.
WCFI-FM began as Daytona’s sleepy-time beautiful music station known as WMFJ-FM “Stereo 102”. In 1984 and the hit music that had been so popular for so many years was replaced with Tran-Star’s Satellite adult contemporary music network. The heritage Q 102 moniker was also replaced, becoming “Central Florida’s I-4, 101.9 FM” in an effort to attract listeners traveling the I-4 corridor between Daytona Beach and Orlando. The new “I-4” was patterned similarly after Miami’s CHR formatted “I-95” WINZ-FM with the exception of being an adult contemporary station instead of CHR or top 40. A year later the name was shortened to “Sunny 102”. Toward the end of 1985, Aurbach suddenly fell ill and passed away unexpectedly. S & F Communications sold WCFI to Duffy Broadcasting, Inc. Under Duffy management, the adult contemporary format was replaced with classic rock under a new set of call letters, WORZ-FM 101.9.

Names In WCFI History

Douglas Auerbach-1983-1984-Program Director-Abell Communications In Memory

Owner(s):	1967-Daytona Broadcasting, Inc.
	1980-Patten Communications, Inc. (Co-owned with WNJY-FM 94.3 Rivera Beach-West Palm Beach)
	1982-Abell Communications Corporation (The A. S. Abell Publishing Company)
	1984-S & F Communications, Inc.
	1986-Duffy Broadcasting, Inc. ($7.7 million)
	1987-Beasley-Reed Broadcasting, Inc. ($8.6 million)
	1996-Chancellor Broadcasting Corporation
	1997-Chancellor Media Corporation
	1999-AMFM Broadcasting, Inc.
	2001-Clear Channel Communications Corporation
	2001-Infinity Broadcasting, Incorporated
	2005-CBS Radio, Inc.
	2017-Entercom Communications
	2021-Audacy, Inc. (Formerly Entercom Communications)

History Of Call Letters and Formats:	WMFJ-1967-Automated Beautiful Music (Drake-Chenault) “Stereo 102”
	WQXQ-1973-Automated AOR (Drake-Chenault) “Q 102”
	WQXQ-1976-Automated Top 40 “Q 102”
	WDOQ-1979-Top 40 “Q 102”
	WCFI-1984 -Adult Contemporary “Central Florida’s I- 4 101.9 FM”
	WCFI-1985-Adult Contemporary (Tran-Star Satellite) “Sunny 102”
	WORZ-1986-Classic Rock “The Rock You Grew Up With“ “Z 102”
	WJHM-1988-Urban Contemporary “Jamlando‘s 102 JAMZ”
	WJHM-2014-Contemporary Hits "101.9 AMP RADIO"
	WQMP-2016-Top 40 "101.9 AMP RADIO"
	WQMP-2016-Altenative "Orlando's New Alternative"
	WQMP-2024-Throwbacks “Orlando’s Home for Throwbacks”