WJYO-FM 107.7 Mount Dora

Original Call Letters: WFAC (Construction Permit)

Originally Licensed: 1965

Original City of License: Mount Dora

Original Frequency: 107.7

Origin of Call Letters: Slogan: Orlando's JOY

Original Power: 100,000 watts

Original Location: Studio: 122 E. 4th Avenue, Leesburg

Original Format: Soft Adult Contemporary

Names In WJYO History
Harvey Tate-1976-General Manager-Orlando Radio and TV Broadcasting Corp.
David Schulz-1980-Evenings-Metroplex Communications of Orlando Inc.

David Sousa-1980-Program Director/Mornings. According to David Schulz "While most of the air staff left after the change from ZETA7 to Joy 108, David Sousa remained, and I continued to work for him for a couple of months. I met with him in later years, when I was in Daytona..."-Metroplex Communications of Orlando Inc.
Ericka Engstrom-1985-News Assistant-Metroplex Communications of Orlando Inc. Biography
Karen Kjos-1986-General Sales Manager-Metroplex Communications of Orlando Inc.
Barbara Pecket-1989-President/General Manager-Metroplex Communications of Orlando Inc.
D. Mark Warlaumont-1986-Sales/1989-Local Sales Manager-Metroplex Communications of Orlando Inc.
Norman Wain-1987-Co-owner-Metroplex Communications
Robert Weiss-1987-Co-owner-Metroplex Communications
Peter B. Ferrara Jr.-1987-General Manager-Metroplex Communications of Orlando Inc.
Jeffrey Perino-1989-3PM-7PM-Metroplex Communications of Orlando Inc.
Suzane Michaels (Suzanne Hundley)-1989-News Director/Morning co-host-Metroplex Communications of Orlando Inc.
Dean O'Neal-1989-7PM-Midnight-Metroplex Communications of Orlando Inc.
Denis Sloatman1989-Chief Engineer-Metroplex Communications of Orlando Inc.
Jeffrey Kimmel1989-Account Executive-Metroplex Communications of Orlando Inc.
Lowell "Bud" Paxson-1993-President-Paxson Communications *In Memory*
Reagan Smith-News Director *Biography*
Renee Blake-News Director
Steve Fluker
Patricia Madden
Jim Davis-"The Glory Of Joy"-Christian music-7AM-10AM-Sundays
Robert Archer-"The Glory Of Joy"-Christian music-7AM-10AM-Sundays
Dave Matthews (David Hesselink) In Memory
Paul Simkins-"The Glory of Joy"-Christian music-7AM-10AM-Sundays
Tommy Roberts
Dennis Shockley
Bill Gephart In Memory
Bill doing a newscast in 1988

Owner(s):	1965-Frasure Hull, Inc.
	1969-Orlando Radio and TV Broadcasting Corp
	1978-Sudbrink Broadcasting (with WORL-AM 1270 $1.5 million)
	1987-Metroplex Communications of Orlando Inc.
	1993-Paxson Communications ($5.6 million with WWZN-AM 1440)
	1997-Clear Channel Communications

History Of Call Letters and Formats:	WFAC-1965-Construction Permit
	WHIY-1966-MOR/Country Western
	WORJ-1969-MOR/Country Western
	WORJ-1972-Progressive Rock
	WORJ-1978-Rock "Zeta 7"
	WJYO-1981-Soft Adult Contemporary "Joy 108", "Joy of Orlando"
	WMGF-1990-Soft Adult Contemporary "Magic 107.7"

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