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Original Call Letters:  WLBE
Originally Licensed: 195? 
Original City of  License:
Leesburg

Power:
100,000 watts                           
Original Format
Religious

Owner(s):
195?-
               
1975
-WLBE Radio, Inc.  
              
 1976-General Communicorps     
                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)
                2004-
Capstar (Clear Channel Communications)
                       -
AMFM Radio Licenses, LLC (Clear Channel Communications)
              
2007
-Aloha Station Trust, LLC, as Trustee 

History Of Call Letters and Formats: WLBE-195?-
                                                        
WHLY
-1969-Religious  ''Where He Loves You''
                                                        
WDGM-1969-Beautiful Music   "We're Delightfully Good Music"
                                                        
WHLY
-1978-Jazz and Pop 
                                                         WHLY
-       -Adult Contemporary   "Y106"
                                                        
WHLY-1984-Top 40   "The Hot-Rockin Y-106"
                                                        
WCAT-1987-Top 40   "Cool Cat"
                                                        
WHLY-1988-
                                                        
WXXL
-1990-CHR   "XL 106.7 Today's Hit Music"


WXXL  History
WXXL-FM began life as WLBE-FM. Bob Andrews of WLBE-AM 790 fills us in on some of the history of WLBE-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, 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. 
I
n 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
Jay Scott-1990-Mornings
Shadow Stevens (Rod Grant)-1990-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
Fast Bobby
Greg Holt

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"


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


Grace (Vasquez)-Doc and Johnny Morning Show 

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

                                                             

Brian
-
(Brian Grimes)-Producer of The Doc & Johnny Morning Show




AJD
-Assistant producer





No Life Lisa


Erin Somers
Pete De Graaff-2001-2005-Assistant program director/producer
of Doc and Johnny Morning Show/Mid-days
Deborah Smurawa-News

Adam Cook (Gary Wheeler)-PM Drive/program director



Chad Pitt-2000-2006-10PM-2AM/Afternoon drive
Big Steve Kelly
Kooz-2005
-Nights



Jana
(Sutter)-2004-Middays/Assistant program director/Music director




Lu Valentino
-1995-"Love Phones with Lu Valentino"-10PM-2AM

 



Alex Diaz
Biography


Nikki Knight-1993-2000
-10PM-2AM/Mid-days/"Alternative Static" 8pm-midnight Sundays
Just Plain Mark-1990-1995-Evenings
Tommy Chuck-2006
-Program director
Stick on the Radio-3 p.m.-7 p.m.




Kid Cruz-1991-2004-Late nights/afternoons



Surfer Dave (Dave Marcello)-1990-1996-Original host of "Alternative Static"

Hildi-Mid days 
Danny Wright
 

Uncle Johnny-2001
-Overnights/weekend fill in



Marianne Marosan
(Kathryn Adkins)
-Traffic
Biography





Stan the Monkey Boy




Frankie V-7p.m.-12 a.m.



Jayde-2007
-Joins the Johnny Magic Morning Show


Deborah Roberts-News
Brian Christopher
-Part time weekends
College Boy-1993-Intern/Producer/Weekend Overnights
Dave Matthews
Kevin Baldinger-Traffic Biography



                                                  
                                                                
What a beaut!
                                                                 Alex Diaz wins the Ugly Betty Contest

Other Names In WXXL History
Tom Mosher
-General Manager 
Jeff Kimmel-1992-Sales Manager
Rhonda Bohrer-1992-Regional Sales Manager 

Michael Bryan-Program Director/Regional Dir./Interactive Services
Glory Adona-Promotions Manager
Shannon Fraser-General Sales Manager

Randy Rahe-General Manager  
Dave Deamer-Promotions Director

Other Programs In WXXL History
Love Phones with Dr. Judy and Jagger


           SALUTING THE DOC AND JOHNNY SHOW -- (House of Representatives - June 07, 2005)

 The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Mack). Under a previous order of the House, the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Keller) is recognized for 5 minutes.

   Mr. KELLER. Mr. Speaker, I rise tonight to pay tribute to two central Floridians marking a special anniversary. Doc Holliday and Johnny Magic have been a team on the Orlando airwaves for 15 years now.

   In an industry where many hear the words ``you are fired'' more often than Donald Trump's would-be apprentices, the Doc and Johnny Show on XL 106.7 has stood the test of time. These guys are like gum under a bus seat. They have survived four presidents, three hurricanes, and have gotten themselves in trouble too many times to count.

   The idea for the Doc and Johnny show came the way many great ideas in this country come about, over a beer. Doc Holliday is a huge sports fan with a reputation for enjoying the big game with a big beverage. Johnny Magic is a single guy in his 40s, loved by the station's female fans, which sort of makes him the Fonz of Orlando.

   They have worked together 15 years and are still going strong. And behind one of the most successful morning radio shows in Central Florida are two men who have shown a strong commitment to making my home town of Orlando a better place. Let me give you three examples.

   First, in 1991, Doc and Johnny helped 30 needy families make sure they had Christmas presents under the tree for their children. Last year, the Baby DJ Program help make sure 5,000 kids had toys at Christmas. It is a program I am proud to have personally donated to.

   Second, after the events of September 11, 2001, Doc and Johnny broke from their regular format and instead had numerous elected and law enforcement officials on their radio show to make sure the people of Orlando had the very latest information on the war in terrorism in what was a very uncertain time for our Nation.

   Finally, when my State was hit last summer with hurricane after hurricane, Doc and Johnny's Neighbor Helping Neighbor program set up shop at a local mall and gave listeners a place to donate and pick up hurricane relief supplies, all free of charge.

   When I asked their long term sidekick, Grace Vazquez, her favorite memory about Doc and Johnny, she wrote about a time when the show was on the road in Key West. Grace fell off a moped and broke her arm. Through it all she writes, ``One, they never left my side. Two, they still made me laugh. Or maybe it was the painkillers''.

   Mr. Speaker, Doc may be a fast-talking guy from New Jersey, and Johnny may be a southerner from North Carolina, but my home town of Orlando, Florida, is a better place because they decided to make their home there. I wish them a happy 15th anniversary on their radio show.

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