WXXL-FM 106.7 Taveres

WXXL-FM 106.7
Tavares

Original Call Letters: WLBE

Originally Licensed:1969

Original City of License: Leesburg

Original Frequency: 106.7

Origin of Call Letters:

Original Power: 100,000 watts

Original Location:

Original Format: Top 40

Network Affiliation(s):

Premiere Radio Networks

Owner(s):	1969-Heard Broadcasting
	1975-WLBE Radio Inc.
	1976-General Communicorps
	1976-Magic Box Media
	1988-Southern Starr Broadcasting Group Inc.
	1989-Taylor Communications ($12 million)
	1993-Chancellor Media/Shamrock Radio
	1997-Shamrock Radio/Chancellor Media
	1997-HM2/Chancellor
	2000-AMFM Radio Licenses (Clear Channel Communications)

History Of Call Letters and Formats:	WLBE-1969-MOR
	WYLY-1969-Religious "Where He Loves You"
	WDGM-1975-Beautiful Music "We're Delightfully Good Music"
	WYLY-1976-MOR
	WHLY- -Adult Contemporary "Y106"
	WHLY-1984-Top 40 "The Hot-Rockin Y-106"
	WCAT-1987-Top 40 "Cool Cat"
	WHLY-1989-CHR
	WXXL-1990-Top 40 "XL 106.7 Today's Hit Music" "XL 106.7 All The Hits"

WXXL History
WXXL-FM began life as WLBE-FM 106.7. Bob Andrews of WLBE-AM 790 fills us in on some of the history of WXXL-FM 106.7. "In the late fifties, WLBE-AM 790, under the ownership of a wealthy road contractor, (father in law of Jim Sharp) applied for and got the 106.7 license and was actually on the air (the space for FM transmitter and wiring for A/C, etc are still in the back of the WLBE-AM studios.) The station was bought by a couple of preachers, who saw no value in the FM, just the value of the resale of it to keep going, and Lake County lost its second FM station to Orlando. The first was 107.7, licensed to Mount Dora. I don't recall the ownership, but it went to WORJ-FM (107.7), Orlando. The company kept an office and a man in Mount Dora for some time to satisfy FCC rules. That is why 107.7 and 106.7 still identify with Lake County locations every hour.
In 1990 following the brief stint as WHLY-FM, "Y-106" and "The Cat", "XL 106.7" would become a major player in the Top 40 arena in the Orlando Market .The Doc and Johnny Morning Show would become a "household name" celebrating 17 years on the air.

Names in WXXL History

JJ Walker-1986-1987 (now on the 80's station on Sirius) (Also known as The Jammer on Z100 New York, 1987-1988)

Ken Rayback-1987-1988-Morning News

Max Montana-1987-1988-Part time (weekends)

Dave Shropshire-1988-Mornings

Roger Carey-1987-1988-Mornings

The Uglees-Jerry and Annie Lousteau-1988-1989-Mornings

Larry Dee-1989-Music Director-Taylor Communications Inc.

Jay Scott-1990-Mornings

Shadow Stevens (Rod Grant)-1990-1991-Mornings, mid-days (now at WWKA-FM 92.3)

Steve Kelly-1990-1991-Afternoon-drive/Assistant Program Director Biography

Rod Lauderdale-1990-Music Director

Pam Crosby-1990-News

Doc Holliday (Jeff Duncan)-1990-2007-"Doc and Johnny Morning Show"
March 5, 2007-Doc Holliday announced his retirement from the Doc and Johnny Morning Show

Johnny Magic-1990-Evenings (as John Magic) then became part of the "Doc and Johnny Morning Show"

Grace (Vasquez)-Doc and Johnny Morning Show

May 4, 2007-Grace (Vasquez) has left the morning show

Adam Cook (Gary Wheeler)-1989-PM Drive/Program Director-Taylor Communications Inc.

Bubba The Love Sponge (Todd Clem)-1991-Nights

Greg Holt

Buckethead (Jason Bailey)

Brian Grimes-Producer of The Doc & Johnny Morning Show

AJD-Assistant producer

No Life Lisa

Pete De Graaff-2001-2005-Assistant program director/producer of Doc and Johnny Morning Show/Mid-days

Erin Somers

Deborah Smurawa-1989-News Director-Taylor Communications Inc.
Chad Pitt-2000-2006-10PM-2AM/Afternoon drive
Fast Bobby
Kooz-2005-Nights