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WORZ-FM 101.9
Daytona Beach
Original Call Letters: WMFJ |
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Originally Licensed: Sep 1, 1967 |
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Original City of License: Daytona Beach |
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Original Frequency: 101.9 |
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Origin of Call Letters: |
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Original Power: 4,100 watts |
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Original Format: Classic Rock |
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Network Affiliation(s): |
RKO Radio Network |
| United Stations Radio Network |
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. | |
| 1985-Duffy Broadcasting, Inc. ($7.7 million) | |
| 1988-Beasley-Reed Broadcasting, Inc. ($9.2 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. |
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 (Tran-Star Satellite) “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” | |
| WORZ-1988-Urban Contemporary | |
| WJHM-1988-Urban Contemporary/Hip Hop “Jamlando‘s 102 JAMZ” |
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Stuart Smith-1986-Part of the "Z-102 Morning Patrol"-Duffy Broadcasting, Inc. |
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Ed Geiger-1986-Traffic reporter-part of the "Z-102 Morning Patrol"-Duffy Broadcasting, Inc. |
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Donna Morehouse-1986-News-part of the "Z-102 Morning Patrol"-Duffy Broadcasting, Inc. |
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Andy McDonald-1986-Morning Show Producer-Duffy Broadcasting, Inc. |
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Max and Pam (Max and Pam McGann)-1986-1987-Mornings-Duffy Broadcasting, Inc. |
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Dave Matthews (David Hesselink) In Memory |
| Gary Shaw |
| Dave Culp |
| Jeff Harris |
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Mike Shields-1986-Vice President/General Manager-Duffy Broadcasting |
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Alan Edwards-1986-Program Director-Duffy Broadcasting |
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Dave Donahue-1988-Station Manager-Beasley-Reed Broadcasting, Inc. |
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Darrel Goodin-General Manager |
June 16, 1986 at 6 a.m., WORZ-FM debuted in WCFI's place. Program
Director Allen Edwards described WORZ's sound as rock, without the
heavy metal edge, and adult-contemporary hits, without the most mellow tunes.
Targeting 30- to 40-year-old listeners, WORZ will play a lot of older
rock hits. These listeners also want to hear current rock songs, said Edwards,
but only those from the pop mainstream. The station used the logo ''Z-102.''
It was not a random choice. WORZ's programmers found that listeners
remember the logo of "
