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WDYZ-990 AM
Orlando
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Original Call Letters: WHOO |
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Originally Licensed: Dec. 5, 1947 |
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Original City of License: Orlando |
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Original Frequency: 990 |
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Origin of Call Letters: Sound alike; DYZney |
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Original Power: 50,000 Day/14,000 Night |
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Original Location: 610 Sycamore St., Suite 220, Celebration |
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Original Format: Children |
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ABC |
Owner(s): |
1947-Orlando Daily Newspapers, Inc. |
| 1949-Radio Station WHOO | |
| 1950-Orlando Daily Newspapers | |
| 1951-Edward Lamb | |
| 1952-WHOO, Inc. | |
| 1957-Ted Estabrook Associates ($250,000) | |
| 1957-WHOO Radio, Inc. (Horton-Kincaid) | |
| 1958-Bluegrass Broadcasting | |
| 1978-WHOO Radio, Inc. (Bluegrass Broadcasting) | |
| 1987-TK Communications ($13.5 million) | |
| 1994-Granum Communications ($11.5 million) | |
| 1997-Cox Broadcasting | |
| 2001-American Broadcasting Co./Radio Disney Group ($5 million) | |
| 2014-Pennsylvania Media Associates, Inc. ($1.3 million) (Salem Communications) |
History Of Call Letters and Formats: |
WHOO-1947-Pop Broadcasting from the Fort Gatlin Hotel |
| WHOO-1968-Country "Country Gentlemen" | |
| WMMA-1987-Adult Contemporary "Magic 99" | |
| WMMA-1987-Oldies | |
| WHTQ-1988-Rock-simulcast of WHTQ-FM 96.5 | |
| WHOO-1988-Big Bands/Adult Standards Music Of Your Life | |
| WHOO-1989-Classic Country | |
| WHOO-1990-Rock-simulcast of WHTQ-FM 96.5 | |
| WHOO-1993-Adult Standards (ABC Radio "Stardust" format) | |
| WDYZ- 2001-Radio Disney-Children | |
| WDYZ-2015-Silent/Licensed (Mar 18, 2015) | |
| WDYZ-2015-Spanish Contemporary Christian (Apr 9, 2015) "La Nueva" |
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History of WDYZ |
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From the Orlando Business Journal Dec 8, 2000, 3:33pm EST Cox selling WHOO-AM to Disney Cox Radio plans to sell WHOO-AM in Orlando to ABC Radio for $5 million in cash, a transaction expected to close in the first half of 2001. ABC Radio plans to use WHOO-AM to broadcast Radio Disney, a live, 24-hour radio network for children. With the addition of the Orlando radio station, Radio Disney will have affiliates in 49 markets with 19 of the two 20 Designated Market Areas. ABC Radio is a unit of ABC, an indirect subsidiary of The Walt Disney Co. |
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Disney Station For Sale 8-13-14 The Walt Disney Company announced it plans to sell 23 of its 24 stations. WDYZ-AM 990 is included in the sale. The ultimate plan is to move all Radio Disney programming to digital distribution as the target audience is moving to satellite radio and online listening. Broadcasting & Cable reports the stations will go dark September 26. |
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Disney Sells Orlando Station 12-15-14 Salem Communications Pennsylvania Media Associates is purchasing WDYZ-AM 990 from Radio Disney Group (subsidiary of ABC). The selling price is $1.3 million. Salem already owns 3 stations in the Orlando area. WORL-AM 660, WTLN-AM 950 and WBZW-AM1520. In 2001 Cox sold the station to ABC Radio for $5 million. |
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Salem Announces Format For Former Disney Station 3-10-15 Salem Communications Chief Executive Officer and Director, Edward Atsinger, announced WDYZ-AM 990 would adopt their Spanish-language Christian Teaching and Talk format. |
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| Jean-Paul Coleco-2001-President-American Broadcasting Co./Radio Disney Group |
| Pren Rashbury-2001-Marketing Vice President-American Broadcasting Co./Radio Disney Group |
| Robin Jones-2001-Programming Vice President-American Broadcasting Co./Radio Disney Group |
 Fleetwood Gruver-2003-Operations Manager-American Broadcasting Co./Radio Disney Group |
| Drew Rashbaum-2004-Operations Manager-American Broadcasting Co./Radio Disney Group |
| Salan Stone-2005-Marketing Vice President-American Broadcasting Co./Radio Disney Group |
| Paul T. Proly-2006-Station Manager/General Manager-American Broadcasting Co./Radio Disney Group |
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