WBJW-FM 105.1  
Orlando            

Original Call Letters: WWQS
Originally Licensed: Aug 15, 1967
Original City of  License: Orlando  
Power: 100,000 watts                                                                                                  "BJ 105" license plate courtesy Dave Edwards
Format: Top 40

Owner(s): 1973-Rounsaville Radio, Atlanta 
                1982-Nationwide Communications
                1996-Omni America
                1996-Shamrock Broadcasting (Chancellor Media)
                1998-Cox Broadcasting 
                2000-Infinity Radio (Viacom)
               

History Of Call Letters and Formats: WWQS-1967-Religious
                                                         WWQS-1969-Classical
                                                         WBJW-1973-Top 40 "BJ105"
                                                         WBJW-1982-Adult Contemporary
                                                         WOMX-1989-Adult Contemporary  "Mix105.1"
                                                         WOMX-1997-Adult Contemporary


WBJW History

1973-Rounsaville Broadcasting based in Atlanta, signs-on WBJW-AM and FM from a small studio near the Dubsdread Golf Course in Orlando. The broadcast tower was located off of Turkey Lake Road near (the as yet to be built) Universal Studio's Florida.

1974-WBJW-FM decides to take on Orlando's Top 40 powerhouse WLOF-AM 950 under the guidance of Jerry Peterson, 
Tom West and M.F. Kershner. The slogan "BJ105" came from the owner Robert Rounsaville's wife Betty Jane Rounsaville.
 
1976-"BJ-105" continues to dominate Orlando radio, taking the number one spot in the ratings, and would stay there for many years. 

1980-"BJ-105" buys WLOF-AM 950 and it's sister station WLOQ-FM 103.1.  WLOF is retained.  WPRD-AM 1440 and 
WLOQ-FM 103.1 are sold off separately due to government regulations at the time that allow only one AM and one FM station to be owned by the same person, in the same city at one time.

1982-Nationwide Communications purchases "BJ-105" and WLOF-AM 950 from Rounsaville Communications. "BJ-105" relocated it's tower to Christmas, FL. The tower was built by WOFL-TV Channel 35.

From Dave Edwards "...here's a night shot of BJ-105 located at 222 Hazard Street, same location as all (or most I guess) of the stations on 1440...That would be WABR and on through the years..." "... The parking lot was in back of the building.  The new addition to the building is where the "FM Stereo" sign in the picture is located and was completed around 1977?..." "...There was a window to the front of the operator in the control room with an easterly view, if you could call it a view since in looked into the hedges of the neighboring house. In the picture we are looking N.N.E toward the area where Fairbanks goes under I-4.  After the addition to the building the window remained in place and looked into the program directors office  :-)  Back then, management had a great sense of humor or budget."

WBJW Personalities                       

Dennis Winslow  Biography
Chris Glendon
Dave Edwards-Biography
Barry Michaels  
Bill Barber-Program Director Biography
Bill Gardener-Mornings/program director
Rick Stone
Terry Allen  
B. J. Harris                                                               Bill Cross, Promotions guy, Tom Hoof,& Alan Spector taken at a "BJ105 Reunion Party" 
Steve Craig-1973-Morning drive                                                                            Courtesy of Clive Hayward
Terry Long                                                                              Bill Cross talks about the final day of "BJ105"  
Mitchell Stone                                                                                                                                                                         Courtesy of Clive Hayward
Mike Creiger                                 
Fast Freddy                                  
Kevin Casey                                                                                                                                       
Steve Michaels  
Bill Cross-1986-(with Alan Spector and Caren Sheldon)-"The Breakfast Bunch"


Alan Spector


   
                                                                                                                                          BJ105 Frisbee
                                                                                                                                       Courtesy of Clive Hayward
Caren Sheldon- (with Bill Cross and Alan Spector)-"The Breakfast Bunch
 photo courtesy of Clive Hayward   
                                                                                                                                        
     

Fred Bradshaw-1974-News

Ken Dixon


John Summers-1986-1989-nights and host of ''Affection Connection''-1988-Monday through Friday at 9 p.m. Now at KLUV, Dallas/Ft. Worth

 


Beth Anne Schaeffer-News


Tracey Young-mid-days 
Terry Foxx-1986-1988-overnights
Tom West-program director

Ron Courtney
Gregg Parker
Scott Walker
Debbie & Dan-1986
Bill Gardner    
Steve Mitchell-1973-1974-overnight news/DJ for both WBJW-AM and FM
Jeff Beeching-Junior Achievement intern

Jonathan Hart-weekends
Dave Matthews
Broadway Joe-1979-1981                                                                              Click photo for full sized view  Courtesy of Dave Edwards
Brad Jeffries



John Martin Biography


Terry Ross
Bob Benjamin (Robert Peterson)
Darrell Hammond-later joined the cast of Saturday Night Live
Tom Collins
Steve Fluker
Dave Matthews

Other Names in WBJW History                                                                     
Brian White-1987-1987-Program director
Rick Weinkauf-1988-General manager. Rick announced his retirement in 2007. Biography
Brian Phillips-1988-1988-Program director

Brian Thomas-1985-1987, 19881991-program director-Brian programmed "BJ105" and was on-air 2-4pm from May 85-May 87 and came back to program it again. Brian was the last voice heard on "BJ105",  “Thanks for the memories…it’s been a great ride” when they morphed into Mix 105.1 in the Fall of 89. Brian continued to program "Mix 105.1" until June of 1991. Brian went on to program B97 New Orleans, Q105 Tampa and KFRC-San Francisco.

Then in 2006 he became the program director  at  Jack-FM, WCBS-FM 101.1,in New York. 
Brian oversaw the return of "New York's Greatest Hits" to WCBS-FM 101.1

Garry Mitchell
Tom Hoof-Promotions director
  


  Carol Lewis (Carol Arvo)-1976-1979-Sales                                     



                                                                                            The dog tag that BJ105 gave their employees for two years of great book ratings
                                                                                                                             photo courtesy of Carol Arvo

                                                            
                                                                
                                                              Click photo for full sized view  Courtesy of Dave Edwards

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