WHIY-AM 1270
Orlando
Original Call Letters: WHIY |
Originally Licensed: Feb. 3, 1958 |
Original City of License: Orlando |
Original Frequency: 1270 |
Origin of Call Letters: |
Original Power: 5,000 watts daytime |
Original Location: Ft. Gatlin Hotel |
Original Format: Country Western |
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Mutual Broadcasting System |
United Press International | |
Country Music Network |
Owner(s): |
1957-Orlando Radio & Television Broadcasting Corp. |
1969-Orlando Radio & Television Corp. | |
1978-Sudbrink Broadcasting | |
1986-Metcom Associates Limited Partnership | |
1987-Metropolex Communications of Orlando Inc. | |
1987-WORL Radio Inc ($1.65 million) | |
1992-Rumbault & Associates (Receiver for S.E. Broadcasting, Inc.) | |
1994-Ibero-American Broadcasting | |
1996-Radio Luz ($378,500) |
History Of Call Letters and Formats: |
WHIY-1957-Country Western "Radio Hi Fi" "Personality Radio" |
WHIY-1962-Country | |
WORJ-1968-Easy Listening "Big Orange Radio" | |
WORL-1971-Top 40 | |
WORL-1987-R & B | |
WBZS-1988-Business News | |
WHBS-1991-News/Talk/Spanish Music | |
WHBS-1995-Silent/Licensed | |
WRLZ-1996-Silent/Licensed | |
WRLZ-1996 -Spanish "Radio Luz Tu La Conoces" | |
WRLZ-1999-Spanish Christian | |
WRLZ-2010-Spanish Contemporary | |
WRLZ-2012-Spanish Language News "Noticias 1270" | |
WRLZ-2014-Spanish Language News/Talk "La Estacion Del Pueblo" |
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WHIY Personalities |
Robert Irving-1957-Program Director-Orlando Radio & Television Broadcasting Corp. |
Brad Crandall-1957-News Director-Orlando Radio & Television Broadcasting Corp. |
Robert Barti-1958-Program Director-Orlando Radio & Television Broadcasting Corp. |
Art Spector-1959-Program Director/Co-host of the "Art and Andy Morning Show"-Orlando Radio & Television Broadcasting Corp. Biography |
Andy Wilson-1959-Promotion Manager/Co-host of the "Art and Andy Morning Show"-Orlando Radio & Television Broadcasting Corp. |
Bill Taylor-1959-Orlando Radio & Television Broadcasting Biography In Memory |
Tom Doyle-1966-Program Director/1967-Executive Vice President/General Manager-Orlando Radio & Television Broadcasting Corp. |
Tom Fallon-1967-News Director-Orlando Radio & Television Broadcasting Corp. |
Gale Brooks-1967-Promotions Manager/1968-Program Director-Orlando Radio & Television Broadcasting Corp. |
Steve Flesher-1969-Program Director-Orlando Radio & Television Broadcasting Corp. |
Ray Beale-Program Director |
Jack Gardiner-Program Director |
Jim Drummond |
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Gordon Sherman-1957-President/1964-President/General Manager-Orlando Radio & Television Broadcasting Corp. |
Carl Hallberg-1957-General Manager/1958-1959-General Manager/Commercial Manager-Orlando Radio & Television Broadcasting Corp. |
Melvin Kampe-1957-Promotion Manager-Orlando Radio & Television Broadcasting Corp. |
Sidney Harrell-1957-Commercial Manager-Orlando Radio & Television Broadcasting Corp. |
Arthur Lowery-1957-Chief Engineer-Orlando Radio & Television Broadcasting Corp. |
Gene Cooke-1958-General Manager/1960-Commercial Manager-Orlando Radio & Television Broadcasting Corp. |
Marvin Pickard-1958-Commercial Manager-Orlando Radio & Television Broadcasting Corp. |
Willard Taylor-1958-Chief Engineer-Orlando Radio & Television Broadcasting Corp. |
Peter Wiltjer-1959-Chief Engineer-Orlando Radio & Television Broadcasting Corp. |
Doug Coombs-1962-Commercial Manager/1965-Station Manger/Commercial Manager-Orlando Radio & Television Broadcasting Corp. |
William R. Miller-1963-Chief Engineer-Orlando Radio & Television Broadcasting Corp. |
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Happy Ison-1967-Vice President of Sales-Orlando Radio & Television Broadcasting Corp. In Memory |
Emil Corona-1969-President-Orlando Radio & Television Broadcasting Corp. |
Jim Moore-1969-Chief Engineer-Orlando Radio & Television Broadcasting Corp. |
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Click photo for full sized view WHIY, for the week of Aug. 26,1967 courtesy of Steve Kennedy |
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