WMFE-FM 90.7 
Orlando

Original Call Letters: WMFE

Originally Licensed: Jul 24, 1980

Original City of  License: Orlando

Original Frequency: 90.7

Origin of Call Letters: Slogan: We Make Friends Easily         Mid Florida Educational Station

Original Power: 100,000 watts  

Original Location: 

Original Format: Classical, OTR and NPR programming


Network Affiliation(s):


NPR
APR


History Of Call Letters and Formats:


WMFE-1980-Classical/Variety/NPR  "FM 90 Plus"
WMFE-2009-News/Information

WMFE History
WMFE signed on July 24, 1980. The original format was a mix of public radio news/talk, jazz, classical music and Old Time Radio programs. Jazz was dropped in 1983. At the time, Orlando was the largest city in the United States with no full-time Public Radio service and only had a part-time affiliation with WFTU-FM 89.9 until 1978.
11-19-09 WMFE-FM 90.7 will morph into all news and information beginning Friday at 4PM. If you want your classical music, you'll have to purchase an HD Radio as it moves to 90.7-2. "Morning Edition" will now run from 6AM-10AM. "The Diane Rehm Show"; 10AM-Noon weekdays. "Fresh Air" Noon-1PM. "Here and Now" from 1PM-2PM. "Talk of the Nation" 2PM-3PM and a second part from 8PM-9PM. "The World" 3PM-4PM.  "All Things Considered" from 4PM-6PM. "Marketplace" 6PM-6:30PM. "All Things Considered" 6:30PM-7PM.  "On Point" from 9PM-11PM.


Names in WMFE History
Stephen McKenney Steck-1980-President/1972-2006-CEO/2007-President Emeritus


Aldo Vivona-1980-2008-Engineering/Senior Vice President/Chief Financial Officer  Biography

Clark Watters-1980-2009-Classical Music Host

Dennis Moore-1980-1990-Host/Producer/Music Director


Pat Duggins-1985-2009-News Director
 Sep 4, 2009-After 24 years Pat leaves Orlando to take the News Director position at Alabama Public Radio


Michael VonderBrink-1986-2002-Classical afternoon host 



Dave Glerum-1991-2009-Music Director



Jackie Brockington-1991-Co-host of evening news program from 4 to 5 p.m. (former news anchor at WESH-Channel 2)



Dave Pignanelli-1991-Co-host of evening news program/News Director



Ben Brotemarkle-1992-2000-Reporter, Producer and Host of "The Arts Connection" 

Logan Belle-1992-1996-Weekday evenings, Saturday afternoons and Sunday mornings 

Dale Spear-1994-Vice President of Programming



Patricia Madden-2000-Host of "The Arts Connection" 



Patrick Dalton-2000-Director of Radio Programming/Local Host-"All Things Considered"



Judith Smelser-2004-Reporter/2007-News Director



Steve Biddle-2009-Local host of "Morning Edition"


Nicole Creston (aka Nikki Pierce)-2010-Local host of NPR’s “All Things Considered”


Tom Parkinson-2010-"Morning Edition" Local host/News Producer


Bill Johnson-2010-Weekend Host


Mark Simpson-2010-Assistant News Director/Host "Intersection"  


Paul Delaney-Director of Marketing  Biography



David Glerum-Music Director

Peter Dominowski-Program Director

Gavin Sutton

Julia Stroud-Administrative manager



David Pittman-Morning Edition Host/Reporter



Rebecca Morgan-Host/Producer "Arts Connection" 



Scott Kim-Weekend Edition Host, ARS (Audio Reading Service) Coordinator

Lakshmi Singh

Robert Peterson



John Martin Biography



Steve Fluker-Chief Engineer



Kevin Baldinger-Traffic Biography
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 Marc Middleton, Wendy Chioji, Bill Shafer-2010-"Growing Bolder"


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