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| Ocala Legend Larry Whitler
Passes 7-18-25 Larry Whitler aka "The Gentle Giant", died July 17, 2025 when the vehicle he was traveling in was hit by a pickup truck on State Road 200, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Robin MacBlane, Whitler's partner and longtime radio co-host, was driving and was injured in the crash. MacBlane was at HCA Florida Ocala Hospital in the ICU after the accident. Larry had undergone surgery at HCA West Marion Hospital in Ocala and MacBlane was driving him home when the crash occurred. In Memory |
June PPMs 7-16-25 Orlando PPMs for June are in here. |
WLBE Off The Air 7-16-25 The licensee of WLBE-AM 790 is requesting a 180-day Special Temporary Authorization (STA) due to copper theft and vandalism at the transmission site, which has rendered the station unable to broadcast. The theft of the transmission line system and damage to related equipment necessitate a full replacement and repair process. The licensee is working with their insurance company to facilitate these repairs. |
SOLD: WWRZ 7-15-25 Hall Communications has sold WWRZ-FM 98.3 Fort Meade/Lakeland to the Radio Training Network for $4.25 million. The Radio Training Network is the owner of “The Joy FM” a Christian Contemporary Music network. |
He's Back 7-3-25 "Lil Shawn" Power (Omar Vazquez) has joined WONQ-AM1030/93.9 FM/103.5 FM, "Party FM" as the first on air talent. He will be on from 2PM-7PM. Shawn spent 14 years at WPYO-FM 95.3 and WFYY-FM 103.1. |
WMOP Goes Silent 7-3-25 WMOP-AM 900 has gone silent as of June 3. The reason is "The station is faced with serious antenna problems. For the purpose of not causing any interference problems, or damage to the station's transmitter, we request that the station go silent for the purpose of replacing the station's current antenna system." |
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