WHIY-AM 1270  
Orlando

Original Call Letters: WHIY

Originally Licensed: July 7, 1957 

Original City of License: Orlando

Original Frequency: 1270

Origin of Call Letters:  

Original Power: 5,000 watts daytime

Original Location: Ft. Gatlin Hotel

Original Format: Country Western


Network Affiliation(s):


Mutual Broadcasting System

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-Silent/Licensed
WRLZ-1999-Christian/Spanish
WRLZ-1996 -Spanish


WHIY History
From Brian Douglas; "...This station went on the air in 1957.  I think it was originally WHIY.  I first became aware of it as Country station (by 1962, I'd guess).  Country may well have been its original format.  WHIY was a day timer, 5,000 watts, licensed to Orlando.  Based on what I know, I think it pre-dated WABR(-AM 1440) as a Country station.  WHIY stayed in the format until some time after WHOO(-AM 990)'s flip to Country in 1968.  At that point, WHIY became Adult Contemporary WORL..." 


WHIY Personalities
Robert Irving-1957-Program Director-Orlando Radio & Television Broadcasting Corp.
Brad Crandall-1957-News Director-Orlando Radio & Television Broadcasting Corp.
Robert Barti-1958-Program Director-Orlando Radio & Television Broadcasting Corp.
Art Spector-1959-Program Director/Co-host of the "Art and Andy Morning Show"-Orlando Radio & Television Broadcasting Corp. Biography
Andy Wilson-1959-Promotion Manager/Co-host of the "Art and Andy Morning Show"-Orlando Radio & Television Broadcasting Corp.
Tom Doyle-1967-Program Director/1969-Executive Vice President/General Manager-Orlando Radio & Television Broadcasting Corp.
Tom Fallon-1967-News Director-Orlando Radio & Television Broadcasting Corp.
Gail Brooks-1967-Promotions Manager/1968-Program Director-Orlando Radio & Television Broadcasting Corp.

Steve Flesher-1969-Program Director-Orlando Radio & Television Broadcasting Corp.

Jack Gardener-Program Director  


Other Names In WHIY History

Gordon Sherman-1957-President/1964-President/General Manager-Orlando Radio & Television Broadcasting Corp.

Carl Hallberg-1957-General Manager/1958-General Manager/Commercial Manager-Orlando Radio & Television Broadcasting Corp.
Melvin Kampe-1957-Promotion Manager-Orlando Radio & Television Broadcasting Corp.
Sidney Harrell-1957-Commercial Manager-Orlando Radio & Television Broadcasting Corp.
Arthur Lowery-1957-Chief Engineer-Orlando Radio & Television Broadcasting Corp.

Gene Cooke-1958-General Manager/1960-Commercial Manager-Orlando Radio & Television Broadcasting Corp.

Marvin Pickard-1958-Commercial Manager-Orlando Radio & Television Broadcasting Corp.

Willard Taylor-1958-Chief Engineer-Orlando Radio & Television Broadcasting Corp.
Gene Cook-1959-General Manager-Orlando Radio & Television Broadcasting Corp.

Peter Wilster-1959-Chief Engineer-Orlando Radio & Television Broadcasting Corp.

Doug Coombs-1962-Commercial Manager/1965-Station Manger/Commercial Manager-Orlando Radio & Television Broadcasting Corp.

William Miller-1963-Chief Engineer-Orlando Radio & Television Broadcasting Corp.

Bob Andrews-1964-Chief Engineer-Orlando Radio & Television Broadcasting Corp. Biography  In Memory

Hap Ison-1967-Commercial Manager-Orlando Radio & Television Broadcasting Corp.

Emil Corona-1969-President-Orlando Radio & Television Broadcasting Corp.

Jim Moore-1969-Chief Engineer-Orlando Radio & Television Broadcasting Corp.

S.W. Ison-1969-Commercial Manager-Orlando Radio & Television Broadcasting Corp.


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                                                                       WHIY, for the week of Aug. 26,1967
                                                                        courtesy of Steve Kennedy  


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