WDBO-FM 92.3
Orlando
Original Call Letters: WDBO |
Originally Licensed: Apr 24, 1948 |
Original City of License: Orlando |
Original Frequency: 92.3 |
Origin of Call Letters: See WDBO-AM 580 |
Original Power: 34,000 watts |
Original Location: 30 S. Ivanhoe Blvd. E. |
Original Format: Beautiful Music |
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Owner(s): |
1948-Orlando Broadcasting Co., Inc. |
1957-Cherry Broadcasting Station of Providence, Rhode Island | |
1963-The Outlet Company | |
1982-Katz Broadcasting (Purchased WDBO-AM/FM for $9.5 million) | |
1986-New City Communications | |
1997-Cox Broadcasting |
History Of Call Letters and Formats: |
WDBO-1952-Beautiful Music |
WWKA-1983-Country "K92FM" |
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WDBO-FM "Takeover" |
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Names In WDBO-FM History |
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Colonel George C. Johnston-1948-1957-President/General Manager/Station Manager-Orlando Broadcasting Company, Inc. In Memory | |
Harold P. Danforth-1948-1957-Vice President/Station Manager-Orlando Broadcasting Company, Inc. | |
W. G. McBride-1948-Program Director-Orlando Broadcasting Company, Inc. | |
J. M. Pedrick-1948-Local Sales Manager-Orlando Broadcasting Company, Inc. | |
Rosalind Boggs-1948-Sales Manager/Promotions Manager/1952-Program Director-Orlando Broadcasting Company, Inc. | |
Robert L. Craig-1948-Production Manager-Orlando Broadcasting Company, Inc. | |
James E. Yarbrough-1948-Chief Engineer-Orlando Broadcasting Company, Inc. In Memory | |
William S. Cherry Jr.-1957-1963-Chairman of the Board-Cherry Broadcasting Station of Providence, Rhode Island In Memory |
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Joseph Sinclair-1963-Chairman of the Board-Outlet Company |
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David Shurtleff-1963-Vice President-Broadcast Division-Outlet Company |
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Bill Taylor-1963-Program Director-Outlet Company |
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Fred Bradshaw-1963-News Director-Outlet Company |
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Chalmers Stromberg-1963-Chief Engineer-Outlet Company |
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Corey Meyer-1971-Operations Manager-Outlet Company |
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Frank Scharf-1971-Production Manager-Outlet Company |
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New Era At WDBO-FM | |
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WDBO General Manager Carl Hallberg (right)
watches as Chief Engineer Corey Meyer program
the Gates-SP-19 automated system in 1971. |
![]() Dennis Moore courtesy of John Gordon |
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