You never know when and where the next sinkhole will open up in Central Florida. On Monday, a new one appeared in Windermere. I remember in 1981 covering the famous Winter Park sinkhole that grabbed international attention largely because of its size and its urban location. When it stopped growing, the crater measured 350 feet wide, 75 feet deep and had caused $4 million in damage. Today, the famous Winter Park sinkhole resembles a small Read More...
Sheryl Leider, a loyal listener to the Y106 Breakfast Club, did not welcome the change. Leider said she tuned in the show on WHLY-FM (106.7) one recent morning “and this guy came on — a total stranger!” WHLY fans Kathy and Don Rodgers also said they were caught by surprise. “My husband came home from work and said, ‘Where’s Jeff?’ ” Kathy Rodgers recalled. Jeff Cohen and Rick Stacy were the hosts of the Y106 Read More...
And there’s no Tin Man, Scarecrow or Lion coming to save it. Within two weeks, the station that has aired rock ‘n’ roll in Orlando for 25 years will assume a new identity. The hourglass has been turned for 100.3 FM (WDIZ). Of the Paxson Communications’ Orlando-area group of radio stations, 101.1 FM (WJRR) will be the surviving rock station, said Chris Kampmeier, vice president of programming, this week. Paxson took over management of WDIZ Read More...
Driving up to Downtown Orlando in 1975. BJ-105 was only 2 years old 🙂 Times have changed!
The Fun Machine Arcade – Orlando
95.3 Party became a success in the market with its mix of dance and hip-hop music.[1] By 2004, the station had shifted to a hip-hop-driven direction, and rebranded as rhythmic contemporary Power 95.3, restoring the format to Orlando since the flip of WJHM (now WQMP) to urban contemporary in the 1990s (WJHM returned to Rhythmic in 2012, but changed to CHR in 2014).
