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The station is owned and operated by Chase and
Company, citrus fruit packers and shippers and the Newell Electrical company, one
of Orlando's most prominent electrical supply and fixture company. William
Justice Lee, an authority on Radio affairs and technique, J. J. Newell, of the
Newell Electric company, and Ed Little, also of the Newell company, are in
charge of the station.
The station was on the air Mon-Fri from 6AM until
7:15PM, Sunday 7:30AM until 9PM.
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NEW RADIO STATION BEGINS
BROADCASTING
Oct 12, 1926
Orlando Morning Sentinel
Radio fans last night had the privilege of "listening in" on a new
station, WOCB, which started broadcasting last night from the store of the J. J.
Newell electrical company, 19 S. Main Street. The
station. which is operated by the Orlando Broadcasting company, will go on the
air three afternoons each week and at 7.30 o'clock every night with the
exception of Sunday. The station operates on 293 meters. (1020 AM).
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LOCAL STATION WOCB CATERS TO CENTRAL
FLORIDA RADIO FANS
Orlando Morning Sentinel
November 14, 1926
Since it began operation several weeks ago. WOCB has not only been.
maintained by Orlando people, bat has catered first of all to Orlando and
central Florida radio fans. The station is owned and operated by Chase and
Company, citrus and fruit packers, and the Newell Electric company, one of
Orlando's most prominent electrical supply and fixture companies. William
Justice Lee, an authority on radio affairs and technique, J.
J. Newell, of the Newell Electric company, and Ed
Little, also of the Newell company, are in charge of the station. All of
these men are experienced in affairs pertaining to radio broadcasting and
transmission, and after several months of work inaugurated Orlando's first radio
station several weeks past. The actual operation of the station has been
delegated to H. P. Danforth and Harry
Maurer, both of whom are familiar to Orlando and central Florida radio fans
as experts in this line of work. Danforth is in complete charge of programs to
be broadcast over WOCB, and has been designated as the announcer for the
station. Maurer has taken charge the operating features of the station, 80 that
WOCB may nightly end out its voice with perfect control. At present, the
broadcasting over WOCB is confined to dinner programs, sent out between 6 and 7
o'clock at night, and market reports, containing information on the stock
market and, for the benefit of Florida radio fans, reports on the citrus fruit
situation. Station WOCB operates on 50 watts, and has a wave length of 290
meters, (1020 AM) which does not conflict with other stations in this vicinity.
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2 Local Broadcasting Stations Consolidate
Orlando Morning Sentinel
March 4, 1927
Plans For Merger of WDBO and WOCB Call for
New and Improved Equipment
Consolidation of broadcasting stations WOCB of the Orlando Broadcasting company
at Orlando, and WDBO(-AM 580) of the Central
Florida broadcasting stations at Winter Park, was announced yesterday by
officials, the consolidation of the two stations to go into effect Friday. The
Orlando Broadcasting company has taken over the WDBO equipment and will rebuild
the 500 watt transmitter, operating it temporarily from the present location of
WOCB, in the Newell Electric building at 23 South Main Street in Orlando, while
the main studio and offices will remain at the Angebilt
hotel.
JOHNSTON PRESIDENT
The new organization is headed by Col.
George C.Johnston, president, Jay J. Newell,
vice-president, and William Justice Lee,
secretary treasurer; the board of directors includes the above and E.
D. Little. The direction of programs and publicity will be in charge of
Harold Danforth of the WOCB staff, and James Yarborough of WDBO remains as head
of the operating and technical staff. Present plans of the consolidation call
construction of a modern broadcast, transmitter of high power, with the latest
models auxiliary equipment and remote control apparatus; and the new station
will take up intensively the work of moron broadcasting. A network of remote
lines connect the Angebilt, hotel studio with many buildings in Orlando,
including the new municipal auditorium, the Coliseum, the Lake Eola Bandstand,
the Beacham theatre, Mandarin Inn, several churches, Rollins college and many
buildings and hotels in Winter Park. In addition to the early evening
broadcasting schedules, the station plans to broadcast afternoon musical events
such 35 the Royal Hussar band concerts from Lake Eola.
TO REMODEL STUDIO The main studio in room 927 of the Angebilt hotel will be
entirely redecorated and draped in accordance with the improved method to
eliminate excessive vibration and echoes. By means of this consolidation,
Orlando and central Florida has at its disposal a modern and effective means of
publicity, inasmuch as the new transmitter will consistently be heard in all
parts of the United States and Canada. The officials of the new company as well
as the operating personnal have had long experience with radio broadcasting and
will make Orlando's name well known to the millions of radio listeners who turn
to the ether evening after evening for their recreation. WDBO, the Winter Park
station has been in existence for more than four years, and during that time has
been reported by radio fans the country over. WOCB was bought in Savannah, Ga.,
and moved here a few months ago, It has also been operating several years. By
consolidating these two stations, it is believed that Orlando interests can be
better represented than by dividing the work between two different broadcasting
stations. Pending a more definite allocation station of will working operate
wave 293.7 lengths (1020 AM), the on meters, and will use the call letters
WDB0/WOCB.
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