WPOW in Wikipedia ... and WGBS-FM & 96X

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WMYQ 96.3 started in March, 1971. It was known as "The Q" or WMYQ. Later on, around 1975 or 1976 it became WMJX-96X.


> WPOW is in Wikipedia -- as are some other local
> stations -- I haven't checked.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WPOW-FM
>
> But it is incorrect. Here's the first sentence:
>
> "In the 1970s the 96.5 signal was a very successful
> Top 40 as 96X but would sign off by 1980."
>
> I remember that it was 96.3 back then -- WGBS-FM.
> And successor 96X was WMJX? That I'm not sure of.
>
> Why do I remember this? I thought it was interesting
> that WIOD was 610 and WGBS 710, while they were
> reversed on FM: WIOD-FM on 97.3 (now WFLC) and WGBS
> on 96.3.
>
> Maybe someone who worked there and remembers more
> about the era would like to elaborate and fix
> this article?
>
> And maybe tell the story about why and when the
> frequency was changed. Even if that's too much
> detail for Wikipedia, it'd make a nice item for
> South Florida Radio History!
>
> I'd heard that it was changed to allow another station
> (Orlando?) on 96.3 without interference, but I don't
> know the details.
>
> BTW, Peppertree has written an item about Bwana
> Johnny to be added to Radio News and Radio History in
> December. I'll announce it here when it's posted.
>
> 73s from 954
>
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The call letters were changed to WMJX.
> >
> 96.3 used the WMYQ call letters from 1971 - 1975 (and then
> they changed to WMXJ 96X. The station was modeled after 99X
> (WXLO) in New York.
> I was able to listen to WMYQ in Dundedin Florida (near
> Tampa) with a 10 element winegard antenna -- it was the only
> live Top-40 FM station I could get at the time. I remember
> Lee Baby Sims as one of the personalities.
>
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