• Get involved.
    We want your input!
    Apply for Membership and join the conversations about everything related to broadcasting.

    After we receive your registration, a moderator will review it. After your registration is approved, you will be permitted to post.
    If you use a disposable or false email address, your registration will be rejected.

    After your membership is approved, please take a minute to tell us a little bit about yourself.
    https://www.radiodiscussions.com/forums/introduce-yourself.1088/

    Thanks in advance and have fun!
    RadioDiscussions Administrators

Retro Dial: Orlando/Central Florida, December 1974

T

TR1968

from Orlando Sentinel via Newspapers.com

AM Dial
540 WGTO Cypress Gardens (pop)
580 WDBO Orlando (pop)
740 WKIS Orlando (pop)
790 WLBE Leesburg (pop)
860 WKKO Cocoa/Cocoa Beach (rock)
900 WMOP Ocala (country)
920 WMEL Melbourne (pop)
950 WLOF Orlando (rock)
990 WJOO Orlando (country)
1060 WRMF Titusville (pop)
1080 WFIV KIssimmee (country)
1150 WNDB Dayton Beach (pop)
1220 WACY Kissimmee (pop)
1230 WSBB New Smyrna Beach (country/pop)
1240 WLCO Eustis (pop)
1240 WMMB Melbourne (easy listening)
1270 WORL Orlando (big band)
1290 WTMC Ocala (pop)
1300 WRKT Cocoa/Cocoa Beach (rock)
1340 WWFL Clermont (pop)
1340 WROD Daytons Beach (easy listening)
1340 WKKX DeLand (country)
1350 WEZY Cocoa/Cocoa Beach (pop)
1370 WWKE Ocala (pop)
1380 WDAT Ormond Beach (rock)
1400 WTRR Sanford (rock)
1410 WZST Leesburg (country)
1440 WBJW Winter Park (easy listening)
1450 WMFJ Daytona Beach (rock)
1480 WVCF Windermere (religious)
1490 WETO DeLand (easy listening)
1520 WTLN Apopka (pop)
1550 WOGO New Smyrna Beach (pop)
1560 WTAI Melbourne (country)
1580 WGTW Mount Dora (pop)
1590 WELE Daytona Beach (country)
1600 WOKB Winter Garden (soul)

FM Dial
88.9(?) WPRL Winter Park (rock; listed as 89 FM)
91.5 WPRK Winter Park (format not listed)
92.3 WDBO Orlando (easy listening)
93.7 WFUZ Ocala (easy listening)
94.5 WDNJ Daytona Beach (easy listening)
95.3 WTLN Apopka (religious)
96.5 WHOO Orlando (easy listening)
98.3 WRMF Titusville (pop)
99.3 WEZY Cocoa/Cocoa Beach (easy listening)
100.3 WDIZ Orlando (rock)
101.1 WCKS Cocoa/Cocoa Beach (easy listening)
101.9 WMFJ Daytona Beach (easy listening)
102.3 WYRL Melbourne (country)
103.1 WLOQ Winter Park (easy listening)
104.1 WKPE Cocoa/Cocoa Beach (rock)
105.1 WBJW Orlando (easy listening)
105.9 WELE DeLand (country)
106.7 WDGM Leesburg (easy listening)
107.1 WTAI Melbourne (rock)
107.7 WORJ Orlando (rock)
 
Wow. An all-music market. My oh my how things have changed in almost 50 years.
 
Interesting how little change there has been in FM frequencies. 98.3 moved to 98.1, which allowed the creation of WMMO on 98.9, and I assume 102.3 moved to 102.7 to upgrade. Tons of call letter and format changes, obviously, and I'm sure quite a few tower moves and upgrades, but almost no new facilities.
 
WPRL was an educated guess...it was listed as 89 FM, but there's no station at that frequency COLed to Winter Park, but there's 2 in Orlando area on 88.9...
 
For comparison....
1975-1976 - FM STATIONS - Indialantic FL (south Brevard)​
91.5 WFIT Melbourne Alternative Radio Progressive rock, jazz 1976
92.3 WDBO-FM Orlando Stereo 92 Easy listening – 24 hours 1976
93.5 WGYL Vero Beach ---- Easy listening – APR - 0600-2400 1976
95.5 WOVV Fort Pierce The Big Orange Rock - UPI 1976
96.5 WHOO-FM Orlando Stereo 96 Easy listening - NBC – 24 hours 1976
97.5 WPCV Winter Haven Stereo 97 Country – AFM – 24 hours 1976
98.3 WRMF-FM Titusville Radio Brevard //1060AM 1976
99.3 WEZY-FM Cocoa Stereo 99 Easy listening – 24 hours 1976
100.3 WDIZ Orlando Rock 100 Rock – 24 hours 1976
101.1 WCKS Cocoa Beach Stereo 101 Rock – 24 hours 1976
102.3 WYRL-FM Melbourne ---- Country music – 0500-0100 1976
104.1 WRKT-FM Cocoa Beach Stereo 104 Easy listening – 0500-0100 1976
105.1 WBJW Orlando BJ105 Rock – 24 hours 1976
105.9 WELE-FM Deland Country 106 Country – MBS – 24 hours 1976
107.1 WTAI-FM Melbourne Rock 107 Rock – AFM – 24 hours 1976
107.1 WORJ Mount Dora – Orlando FM107 Progressive – 24 hours 1976

according to my old logs....
WHKR started in 1989
WYRL (by then WGGD) was moved to 95.1 in the early 1990s so that a station in Jensen Beach could take 102.3

kw - Melbourne
 
I remember when the WDIZ tower collapsed in 1973 killing several engineers. Terrible tragedy. I used to listen to both WDIZ and WBJW in Dunedin Fla (North of Clearwater) Used a 10 element FM antenna. Could also pick up WDBO Ch 6. Better programming than what we had in Tampa at the time.
 
Status
This thread has been closed due to inactivity. You can create a new thread to discuss this topic.


Back
Top Bottom