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WORZ-AM
740
Orlando
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Original Call Letters: WORZ |
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Originally Licensed: Feb 8, 1947 |
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Original City of License: Orlando |
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Original Frequency: 740 |
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Origin of Call Letters: |
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Original Power: 1,000 watts |
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Original Location: WORZ Building, Winter Garden Road |
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Original Format: Variety |
Network Affiliation(s): |
NBC |
| Associated Press | |
| Mutual Broadcasting System |
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Owner(s): |
1947-Central Florida Broadcasting Co. |
| 1966-Tom Cassel | |
| 1971-Susquehanna Radio | |
| 1988-Guy Gannett Broadcasting | |
| 1994-Paxson Broadcasting | |
| 1997-Clear Channel Communications | |
| 2007-Aloha Station Trust, LLC, as Trustee | |
| 2008-Clear Channel Communications |
History Of Call Letters and Formats: |
WORZ-1947-Variety |
| WKIS-1958-Adult Contemporary | |
| WKIS-1979-News/Talk "NewsTalk 74" | |
| WWNZ-1988-News/Talk | |
| WQTM-2001-Sports Talk formerly on 540 | |
| WQTM-2007-Mexican Oldies "La Preciosa" ("The Precious One") | |
| WQTM-2008-Modern Spanish Pop | |
| WYGM-2009-Sports |
History of WORZ
WORZ took to the air on Feb. 8, 1947,
with 1,000 watts of power as another NBC affiliate at 740 on the AM dial.
Offices and studios were at 790 N. Orange Ave., and the station's transmitter
was on Old Winter Garden Road. In those days, NBC had two radio
networks, called the red and the blue
networks. In 1949, you could listen to the Dean
Martin and Jerry Lewis show on Friday evenings.
Martin & Lewis opening 
This building
on Winter Garden Road was built to house WORZ-AM 740, WORZ-FM
100.3 as well as a planned TV studio as WORZ was granted a
license to transmit on channel 9. Seems they ran out of money and channel 9
became WLOF TV. The area in the back of the station which housed
the Sales dept. was to be the TV studio.
click photo
for full sized view
Thanks to Jeff D'Aurora for the photo.
| WORZ Personalities |
| William Pennell-1947-Program Director/Promotions Director-Central Florida Broadcasting Co. |
| Tony Chastain-1949-Proram Director/Host of the first "Talk Show" in Central Florida-Central Florida Broadcasting Co. |
| John Lofton-1950-News Director-Central Florida Broadcasting Co. |
| Lou Kennedy (Lou Candido)-1950-Farm News Director-Central Florida Broadcasting Co. |
| Marcia Roen-1950-Women's Director-Central Florida Broadcasting Co. |
 Bob Andrews-1951 Biography |
| Robert Deihl-1951-News Director/Farm Director-Central Florida Broadcasting Co. |
| Jim Wilson-1951-Sports Director-Central Florida Broadcasting Co. |
| Walt Sickles-1952-Program Director-Central Florida Broadcasting Co. Walt would move to TV on "Adventures with Uncle Walt" on WDBO-TV 6 |
| Charles Hunt-1953-Program Director-Central Florida Broadcasting Co. |
| William Switzer-1953-News Director/Farm Director-Central Florida Broadcasting Co. |
| Chuck Fuller-1953-Sports Director-Central Florida Broadcasting Co. |
| Phoebe Miller-1953-Women's Director-Central Florida Broadcasting Co. |
| Happy Ison-1954-Program Director/1956-Sports Director-Central Florida Broadcasting Co. |
| Harry Gaines-1954-Promotions Director/Farm Director-Central Florida Broadcasting Co. |
| Don James-1954-News Director-Central Florida Broadcasting Co. |
| Bill Dawson-1954-Sports Director-Central Florida Broadcasting Co. |
| Mary Lou Edwards-1954-Women's Director-Central Florida Broadcasting Co. |
| Jim Price-1955-Farm Director-Central Florida Broadcasting Co. |
| Stephen Wesley-1956-Program Director-Central Florida Broadcasting Co. |
| Tom Doyle-1956-News Director-Central Florida Broadcasting Co. |
 Russ Wheeler-1966-1969 Biography |
| Gordon Town |
| Sammy and Marsha-Hosted a breakfast show from their home |
| Tony Girard |
| Glen Smith |
Other Names In WORZ History |
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James Dandelake-1947-President-Central Florida Broadcasting Co. |
| Eugene Hill-1947-Stataion Manager/Commercial Manager-Central Florida Broadcasting Co./1949-General Manager/ Commercial Manager/1953-Vice President/General Manager/1955-Vice President/General Manager/Commercial Manager-Central Florida Broadcasting Co. |
| W. Dodd Daniel-1947-Chief Engineer-Central Florida Broadcasting Co. |
| Howard Scott-1948-Chief Engineer-Central Florida Broadcasting Co. |
| W. O. Murrell, Jr.-1948-Station Manager-Central Florida Broadcasting Co./1950-Secretary/Treasurer-Central Florida Broadcasting Co./1951-President-Central Florida Broadcasting Co. |
| Sam Roen-1950-Promotions Manager-Central Florida Broadcasting Co. |
| William Miller-1951-Chief Engineer-Central Florida Broadcasting Co. |
| Naomi Murrell-1953-President/1956-President/General Manager-Central Florida Broadcasting Co. |
| Winston Clark-1953-Commercial Manager-Central Florida Broadcasting Co. |
| Georgia McCarty-1953-Promotions Manager-Central Florida Broadcasting Co. |
| John Surrick-1954-General Manager/Commercial Manager-Central Florida Broadcasting Co. |
| Jim Moore-1954-Chief Engineer-Central Florida Broadcasting Co. |
| James Guerrinni-1954-Chief Engineer-Central Florida Broadcasting Co. |
| M.S. Wetzel-1955-Commercial Manager-Central Florida Broadcasting Co. |
| W.C. Murell, Jr.-1956-Promotions Manager-Central Florida Broadcasting Co. |
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