WJYO-FM 107.7Mount Dora
Original
Call Letters: WORJ
Originally Licensed:1966
Original City of License: Mount
Dora
Power: 96,000 watts
Original Format: Rock-simulcast
of WORL-AM 1270
Owner(s): 1981-Sudbrink
Broadcasting
1987-Metroplex Communications of Orlando Inc.
1993-Paxson
Communications
($5.6 million with
WWZN-AM 1440)
1997-Clear Channel
communications
History
Of Call Letters and Formats: WORJ-1966-Religious
WORJ-1967-Album Rock-some hours simulcast of WORL-AM
WORJ-1978-Rock "Zeta 7"
WJYO-1981-Soft
Adult Contemporary
"Joy 108", "Joy of Orlando"
WMGF-1990-Soft
Adult Contemporary "Magic 107.7"
Names
In WJYO History
Bud Paxson-Owner
Reagan Smith-News
Director Biography
Erika Engstrom-1985-News
Assistant Biography
Harvey Tate-General
Manager
Renee Blake-News
Director
Steve Fluker
Patricia
Madden
Jim
Davis-hosted a Sunday morning
Contemporary Christian show called "The Glory Of Joy"
David
Schulz-1980-Evenings
David
Sousa-1980-1989(?)-Program Director and Mornings. According to David
Schulz "While most of the air staff left after the change from ZETA7
to Joy 108, David Sousa remained, and I continued to work for
him for a couple of months. I met with him in later years, when I was in
Daytona, but I do not know the specific year he left.
Dave Matthews
Paul
Simkins-Host-"The
Glory of Joy"
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