WHBS-AM 1270  
Eatonville

Original Call Letters: WHIY

Originally Licensed: 1957 

Original City of License: Orlando 

Original Frequency: 1270 

Origin of Call Letters:

Origin of Call Letters: 

Original Power: 5,000 Day time

Original Location: 

Original Format: Spanish News/Talk/Music


Network Affiliation(s):

CBS Hispanic

Owner(s):

1957-
Orlando Radio & Television Broadcasting Corp.
1969-Orlando Radio & Television Corp.
1978-Sudbrink  Broadcasting
1986-Metcom Associates Limited Partnership
1987-Metropolex Communications of Orlando Inc. 
1987-WORL Radio Inc ($1.65 million)
1992-Rumbault & Associates (Receiver for S.E. Broadcasting, Inc.)                   
1996-Radio Luz ($378,500)

History Of Call Letters and Formats:

WHIY
-1957-Country Western  "Radio Hi Fi"   "Personality Radio"  
WHIY-1962-Country
WORL-1969-Big Bands
WORL-1971-Top 40
WORL-1987-R & B
WBZS-1988-Business News
WHBS-1991-Spanish
WHBS-1995-Licensed/Silent
WRLZ-1999-Christian/Spanish
WRLZ-1996 -Spanish  "Radio Luz Tu La Conoces"


Names In WHBS-AM History

Anibal Torres, Sr.-1992-CEO-Rumbault & Associates

Anibal Torres, Jr.-1992-President/General Manager/Vice President of Sales-Rumbault & Associates
Hector Torres-1992-Executive Vice President-Rumbault & Associates
Edwin Ayola-1992-Station Manager-Rumbault & Associates
Magaly Rodriguez-1992-Program Director-Rumbault & Associates
Homan Machuca-1992-News Director-Rumbault & Associates


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