WOCL-FM 105.9 Power 105.9

WOCL-FM 105.9
Deland

Original Call Letters: WOOO

Originally Licensed: Jul 10, 1965

Original City of License: Deland

Original Frequency: 105.9

Origin of Call Letters:

Original Power: 100,000 watts

Original Location: 1800 Pembrook Dr., Orlando

Original Format: Jammin' Oldies

Network Affiliation(s):

Owner(s):	1965-Shom Broadcasters, Inc.
	1975-WELE Radio, Inc
	1976-Joe Gratz *In Memory*
	1981- Elyria-Lorain Broadcasting
	1986-American Media, Inc. ($7.5 million)
	1997-Chancellor Media
	2000-Infinity Radio (Viacom-CBS)
	2006-Chancellor Media (CBS Radio)

History Of Call Letters and Formats:	WOOO-1965-Country
	WDLF-1970-Country
	WDLF-1981-40's, 50's, 60's music "The Sounds of Your Life"
	WELE-1976-Country "The Big Wheel"
	WMGG-1986-Adult Contemporary
	WOCL-1986-Oldies "Class 105.9"
	WOCL-1988-50's to 70's Oldies "Cool 105.9" "Good Time Oldies"
	WOCL-1999-Jammin' Oldies "Power 105.9"
	WOCL-2000-Alternative "O-Rock 105-9"
	WOCL-2008-Classic Hits "Sunny 105.9"

History of WOCL
WOCL began as WOOO;
Mr. Brian Tolby, past owner of WSBB-AM 1230, New Smyrna Beach, fills us in on the history of WOOO which would become WOCL. "...That station was to be a Winter Park FM, WABR(-AM 1440), owned by the Petersons who also owned Peterson Outdoor Advertising in Orange & Seminole counties, who were sitting on an FM permit. I filed to move it to Deland and it went on the air in l965. I sold that station in l976 to Joe Gratz who owned WELE AM (1380) and he changed the calls to WELE-FM..."
In 1999 WOCL became Power 105.9. The new format - known as Jammin' Oldies or Rhythmic Oldies is a blend of disco, 1970's soul music and Motown recording acts such as Marvin Gaye and the Supremes.

WOCL Will Pay Good Money For 1 Good Name

By Jim Abbott of The Sentinel Staff | September 24, 1999
There are plenty of radio contests for listeners, but industry insiders are potential winners in a new offer from Power 105.9 FM (WOCL). The station is offering a $10,000 bounty to anyone who connects WOCL to a program director to replace Steve Kelly, who abandoned ship after just two weeks on the job this past summer. WOCL is making the offer on the Internet, through a message board on All Access, an industry Web site at www.allaccess.com that routinely presents help-wanted ads. Yet there's something out of the ordinary about WOCL's offer, which suggests that the station is having a hard time attracting suitable applicants.

Personalities In "Power 105.9" History

Bill Fries-1989-1999-Intern/Morning Show Producer/1991-1992-Production Director/1992-1994-Marketing Director/Promotion Manager/1994-Program Director-American Media, Inc.. In an email from Bill; "...I did the flip from Cool 105.9 to Power 105.9 in 1999 (not my decision)"-Chancellor Media

Steve Kelly-1999-1999-Program Director/Morning Co-host -Chancellor Media (Steve left after just 2 weeks) Biography