WHIY-AM 1270  
Eatonville

Original Call Letters: WHIY
Originally Licensed: 1957 
Original City of License: Eatonville 
Original Frequency: 1270 
Origin of Call Letters: 
Original Power: 5,000 Day Time
Original Location: 
Original Format: Country Western 

Network Affiliation(s):      

Owner(s): 1957-
                1969-Orlando Radio & TV Corp.
                1978-Sudbrink  Broadcasting
                1986-Metcom Associates Limited Partnership
                1987-Metropolex Communications of Orlando Inc.                                    WHIY, for the week of Aug. 26, 1967
                1987-WORL Radio Inc ($1.65 million)                                                                 courtesy of Steve Kennedy
                1988-Royal Barber, Willie Martin                                                                  
                1992-Rumbault & Associates                                                                     
                1996-Radio Luz ($378,500)

History Of Call Letters and Formats: WHIY-1957-           "Radio Hi Fi"   "Personality Radio"  
                                                         WHIY-1962-Country
                                                         WORL-1978-Adult Contemporary
                                                         WORL-1987-R & B
                                                         WBZS-1989-Business News
                                                         WBZS-       -Urban
                                                         WBZS-       -Spanish
                                                         WBZS-1990-Spanish
                                                         WHBS-1991-Spanish 
                                                         WHBS-1995-Station went "dark"
                                                         WRLZ-1999-Christian/Spanish
                                                         WBZS-1989-Business News
                                                         WBZS-       -Urban
                                                         WBZS-       -Spanish
    
WHIY History
From Brian Douglas; "...This station went on the air in 1957.  I think it was originally WHIY.  I first became aware of it as Country station (by 1962, I'd guess).  Country may well have been its original format.  WHIY was a day timer, 5,000 watts, licensed to Orlando.  Based on what I know, I think it pre-dated WABR(-AM 1440) as a Country station.  WHIY stayed in the format until some time after WHOO(-AM 990)'s flip to Country in 1968.  At that point, WHIY became Adult Contemporary WORL..." 

WHIY Personalities
Art Spector-Biography 
Jack Gardener-Program Director  

Names In WHIY History
Doug Coombs
Gene Cooke
 
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