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Happy 30th Year For WPOZ 8-19-26
WPOZ-FM 88.3 (Z88.3) is celebrating their 30th birthday. In the summer of 1987, Jim Hoge, who was working as General Manager at WYND-AM 1310 in Deland hired Dean O’Neal (now Vice President/Director of Operations at WPOZ) from Kansas City. They began to plan a Christian Contemporary Music station in the Orlando market. The dream of Jim and Dean signed on August 14, 1995.

Officer Jim Bishop Has Passed 8-12-25
Officer Jim Bishop long time traffic reporter and sidekick of Jim Turner on WDBO-AM 580. A Memorial Service will be Sat. August 16 at 10AM at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church 5323 E CR 462 Wildwood, FL 34785 A Celebration of Life will follow immediately after service at Colony Cottage, 510 Colony Blvd. the Village from 11AM-2PM.

Robin MacBlane Passes 8-11-25
Robin MacBlane died on Aug. 9. She was Larry Whitler's friend, business partner and radio co-host for two decades. MacBlane, 70, was seriously injured in a crash when the vehicle she was driving was hit by a pickup truck on State Road 200. Larry Whitler died in the crash.

Larry Whitler 8-8-25
The date of the Celebration of Life for Ocala radio legend Larry Whitler has been changed. It is now scheduled for Saturday, August 16 at Roberts of Ocala Downtown Chapel, 606 SW Second Ave., Ocala. A visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. that day, followed by a service from 11 to noon.

Spring Ratings 8-5-25
Gainesville/Ocala Spring ratings are in here. Melbourne/Titusville/Cocoa Spring ratings are here.

Happy Birthday To Us 8-5-25
We celebrate our 21st birthday today. Thank you to all the contributors to the site for making our pages a true history of Central Florida Radio. Who has the cake?