WOCL-FM 105.9
Deland

Original Call Letters: WOOO
Original City of  License: Deland
Originally Licensed: Jul 10, 1967
Origin Of Call Letters: Location; DeLand Florida
Power: 100,000 watts                           
Original Format: Country

Owner(s): 1967-Tolun Advertising (Brian Tolby) 
                1976-Joe Gratz
                1986-American Media, Inc.($7.5 million)
                1997-Chancellor Media 
                       -Clear Channel              
                2000-Infinity Radio (Viacom-CBS)
                2006-CBS Radio

History Of Call Letters and Formats: WOOO-1967-
                                                         WDLF-1967-Country
                                                         WELE-1976-Country  "The Big Wheel"
                                                         WMGG-1986-Adult Contemporary
                                                         WOCL-1986-Oldies  "Class 105.9"
                                                         WOCL-1988-50's to 70's Oldies  "Cool 105.9"
                                                         WOCL-1999-WOCL- 1999-Jammin' Oldies   "Power 105.9"
                                                         WOCL-2000-Alternative   "O-Rock 105-9"
                                                         WOCL-2008-Greatest Hits  "Orland's Greatest Hits"

                                                             The studios and tower of WELE on 
                                                             highway 17-92 in Deland after           
                                                             WDLF was sold by Brian Tolby.
                           
Note: WDLF-FM shared space at the studios of WOOO-AM 1310

History of WOCL
Mr. Brian Tolby, past owner of WSBB-AM 1230, New Smyrna Beach, fills us in on the history of WOCL. "...That station was to be a Winter Park FM, WABR(-AM 1440), owned by the Petersons who also owned Peterson Outdoor Advertising in Orange & Seminole counties, who were sitting on an FM permit. I filed to move it to Deland and it went on the air in l965. I sold that station in l976 to Joe Gratz who owned WELE-AM 1380   and he changed the calls to WELE-FM..."


WOCL Personalities
Bill Gable-1986-1994-Morning drive, program director launched "Cool 105.9" Bill went on to CFTR-Toronto, WLW, Cincinnati, and WMAG-FM in Greensboro, NC. Bill can now be heard on CHFI-FM Toronto, Canada. Bill also owns Bill Gable Voiceworks in Toronto.



Frank Reed-Frank worked with Bill Gable launching  WOCL. Biography




John Summers 1993-1995 

Bobby Knight-Music Director/Middays 
Allan Brady-1986-1987  Biography       
Dean O'Neal
Roy Adams   
Kathy Aparo
Banana Joe Montione-mornings
Bob O'Brien-1989-1992-Evenings/Mornings/Music Director
John Barrett
Frank Lasko In Memory
Scott ''Scooter'' Sherwood 
Alan Spector
Elvis Gorbechev (Jack Dyer)
Andrea Lively
Brian Morgan-middays
Ray Michaels-afternoons 

Brian McGarry-evenings 

Other Names in WOCL History
George Toulas-General manager
Bill Fries-1989-1999-program director 
David Israel-program director 
Steve Kelly-1999-Program director
Gene Witt-1985-One of the "traffic twins" 


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