WOMX-FM
105.1Orlando
Original
Call Letters: WWQS
Original City of License:
Orlando
Originally Licensed:
Aug
15,
1967
Power: 100,000
watts
Format: Top
40
Owner(s):
1973-Rounsaville
Radio,
Atlanta
1998-Cox Broadcasting
1982-Nationwide
Communications
1996-Omni
America
1996-Shamrock
Broadcasting
(Chancellor Media)
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 History
1982-Nationwide
Communications purchases "BJ-105"
WBJW-FM
105.1 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.
1989-(September
14) -"BJ-105"
signs off the air. On September 15, 1989 "MIX
105.1" is born. Designed to appeal to the growing
25- 54 female demographic, the stations slogan was "Orlando's
New MIX 105.1- Not Too Hard, Not Too Light".
1990-(October 29)-Metro Traffic Services' Erica
Lee joins the "MIX
105.1" morning show.
1991-(January 3)-Scott McKenzie
is named the new morning show host. He is first introduced to his newscaster, Erica
Lee. This is the beginning of the "Scott
and Erica Show". Other cast member's of the show
include Otis the Gator Boy and William
Lamb "The Horoscope Man".
1992-"50 - 50
Music Mix of Yesterday and Today" is born.
1994-WOMX,
was nominated for: Station of the year; David Isreal, for program
director of the year; Tim Baldwin, music director of the year; and
morning show co-hosts Scott McKenzie and Erica Lee; local
personalities of the year.
1995-David
Israel was nominated for program director of the year
1996-"MIX
105.1" moves its' antenna from the Channel 35 tower to a
newer, taller tower in Christmas, FL, in eastern Orange County. The new 1,640
foot structure gives "MIX 105.1" coverage from the
beaches of Volusia and Brevard Counties to the Gulf Coast of Citrus and
Hernando Counties, and as far north as St. Johns County. also in 1996, Nationwide
Communications sells to WBJW-FM to Omni America. Then
in June Omni America entered into an agreement to sell "MIX
105.1" to Chancellor Communications.
Scott
McKenzie and Erica Lee were once again nominated as Billboard
Magazine's local personalities of the year
WOMX
Personalities
Mike
Elliot-1990-Mornings
Beth
Ann Schaeffer-1990-Mornings
Tracey
Young-1990-Middays/"You
Pick the Mix"-Noon-1PM
Dave
Kelly-1989-Afternoons
Biography
Nick
Sanders-1990-Nights
Keith
Summers-1990-Overnights
Scott McKenzie-1991- of the Scott
and Erica Morning
Show
Erica Lee-1991-News Director-Co-host of the Scott
and Erica Morning Show
Jay Edwards-Member
of the Scott
and Erica Morning
Show
Zack Skyler-Member
of the Scott
and Erica Morning
Show
Ann Duran-10am-3pm
Tim Baldwin
Michael Collins-1992-7PM-midnight
Dana Taylor-10AM-3PM
Laura
Francis-6PM-11PM
Lizzette
Perez-overnights-11PM-5AM
Allan
Brady-1995-1996-Weekends
Biography
Kevin
Quinn (Kevin Baldinger)-Traffic Biography
Jeff Cushman-2003-2008-3PM-6PM-Assistant program director/program director/music director
2008-Jeff
was named PD
at WOCL as well as maintaining the PD slot at Mix. Cushman steps down from his airshift
focus on his programming duties.
Brad Jeffries-1994-Afternoon-drive
Jim O'Brien-1996
Katie West
Bobby Smith-2008-3PM-6PM-Assistant program
director of WOMX and WOCL-FM
105.9
Steve
McKay-1995-1996-'70s
Saturday Night
Scott and Erica
Yesterday and Today 
Other
Names in WOMX History
Pat
Paxton-Program
Director
Rick
Weinkauf-1977-1982 Biography
David Isreal-1994-2000-program director
Brian
Thomas-1985-1987, 19881991-program director-Brian programmed BJ105 and was on-air 2007-Brian is instrumental in bringing
back "the greatest hits of all time" to WCBS-FM 101.1 in New
York City.
2008-Brian
oversees the flip of WOCL-FM 105.9
from O-Rock 105.9 to Sunny
105.9
Dan Conners-1990-Commercial production,
now
Creative
Services Director CBS Radio
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