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Welcome to RadioYears!
RadioYears - a history-based work in progress - is one of the Web's most comprehensive archives on Florida radio broadcasting history. We focus on standard broadcast AM and FM stations in Central Florida, with emphasis on the Greater Tampa Bay area. This extensive repository of text, images, and audio is made available ad free and without charge, and is an excellent resource for the study of Florida's great radio history.
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WHAT'S INSIDE...
Who's Who - Station histories and personnel bios.
Photo Album - Gallery of radio personnel and stations.
Memorabilia - Music surveys, ads, articles, program schedules, sales tools, stickers, license plates, and other station-related items.
Audio Clips - Airchecks, newscasts, station jingles, promos, commercials, IDs, program intros and theme songs.
Related Links - Links to other radio broadcast history and tribute sites.
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OUR STATIONS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM |
Featured Stations: |
WLAK, WONN, WPLA |
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Hall Communications Big 4, WCIE, WFSI, WGTO, WKES, WLKF, WLLD, WMBL, WPCV, WQPD, WSJT, WVFM/WEZY, WWRZ, WYFO, WYSE/WWAB |
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WBAR, WCZE, WFXI, WHAN, WHFL, WHNR,
WINT AM/FM, WIPC, WLVF AM/FM, WPUL, WQXM, WSIR, WTHN, WTWB, WWBF, WXEZ, WXKL, WYXY, WZNG |
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WAKS, WALT, WAMA, WAMR AM/FM, WAVE, WAVV, WAYP, WAZE, WBBY, WBDN AM/FM, WBOY,
WBRD AM/FM, WBSB, WBTP, WBVM, WBZZ, WCBF, WCIE, WCKX, WCLE, WCOF, WCTQ, WCWR,
WDAE AM/FM, WDCF, WDCL, WDDV AM/FM, WDHL, WDUV, WEBK, WEND, WENG, WEZX, WFHH, WFJO,
WFLA AM/FM, WFLZ, WFNN, WFNS, WFSO, WFTI, WFUS, WGES, WGHB, WGNB AM/FM, WGNP,
WGUL AM/FM, WHBN, WHBO, WHBO, WHBS, WHNZ, WHPT, WHVE, WIBC, WIBQ, WILV, WILZ, WINQ, WIOK, WIQI, WISP, WJIS, WJBB, WJQB, WJYW, WKES, WKGA, WKLV, WKRL, WKTS, WKXY, WKZM, WLCC, WLCY AM/FM, WLFF, WLLD, WLSS, WLTQ,
WLVU AM/FM, WMBR, WMGG, WMGG AM/FM, WMLO, WMNF, WMTX AM/FM, WMTX, WNSI, WNZE, WOFN, WOKF, WPAS, WPDS, WPIN AM/FM, WPKM, WPLP, WPOI, WPSO AM/FM, WQBN, WQSA, WQSR, WQXM,
WQYK AM/FM, WRAV, WRBB, WRBQ AM/FM, WRFA, WRMD, WRXB, WSAA, WSAF AM/FM, WSDV, WSEB, WSGX, WSJT, WSMR, WSOL, WSPB AM/FM, WSRQ, WSRZ, WSRZ AM/FM, WSSR, WSST, WSUN AM/FM, WTAN AM/FM, WTBN, WTBT, WTCX, WTIS, WTKN, WTMP AM/FM, WTMY, WTRL, WTSP AM/FM, WTUN, WTYM, WTZB, WUGL, WUSA, WUSF, WVTY AM/FM, WWBA AM/FM, WWBA, WWJB, WWLF, WWMI, WWPR, WWQT, WWRM, WWTB, WWZZ, WXCR, WXGL, WXJB, WXTB, WXYB, WYAK, WYND, WYNF, WYNF, WYOU, WYTA, WYUU, WZHR, WZNE, WZRH, WZST, WZTM |
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WAPG, WAPR, WAUC, WAVP, WBIL, WDBO AM/FM, WFHT, WFLN, WHOO AM/FM, WITS, WJCM,
WKGF AM/FM, WKHF, WLOF, WOKD AM/FM, WPRV, WSEB AM/FM, WSKP, WSLC, WWKE, WWLL, WWOJ, WWTK, WXKT, WYMR, WZSP, WZTK, WZZS |
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New This Month |
May 2012
Who's Who
WSKP-FM 105.5 Sebring
David W. Albright, Chuck Alton,
Jim Kowalski, Joe O'Grady,
and Genesis Communications
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Tampa Bay Audio Clips
WFLZ - Jeff Kapugi (1989-Jon 'RockNRoll' Anthony); WILV - Station ID (1997-Neal Bowden); WLCY - Jingle compilation 5 (Mike Lusk); WYOU - License renewal announcement (1978-Earl Polk)
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Tampa Bay Photo Album
- People -
WFLA - Seminole Indian at microphone (1932); WGUL - Dave Harrell and Miss USA/Miss Universe (1967-Jeff Miller); WHPT - Bubba the Love Sponge and show staff (2008); WINQ - Rob Whitehurst (1978-Rob Whitehurst); WKXY - Charlie Knight (circa 1966-Charlie Perez; WSUN - Earl Wood and Vinnie Heiser (1962); WTSP - Taft Tew (1955-Earl Polk); WWBA-AM 820 - Roger Schulman and Shayna Lance (2010); WYNF-FM 94.9 - Governor meets station personnel (1988-Earl Polk)
- Studios -
WDCF - Studio building and
tower (1957-Jeff Miller); WTSP -
St. Pete Times Building at night (1953-James Lewis)
- Mobile Units -
WPLP - News unit
(1980s-Mike Hennessy);
WWPR - Station van (2010)
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Tampa Bay Memorabilia
- Newspaper Ads/Articles -
WDAE - Secret Sound winner (1969); WRBQ - "Q-Zoo Tube" (1990); WTSP - "Good Will
Amateur Hour" (1944)
- Sales Related Items -
WKXY - Rate card (2 photos-1950); WTIS - Media kit map (2011)
- Station Related -
WCTQ - "92/CTQ" cup (1987-Tracy Black); WHBO - West Tampa/Reunion Dance Party (1990); WJBB - Bryant radio reception stamp (late 1920s-Larry Flegle); WSUN - Metal microphone ballpoint pen (1962-Earl Polk)
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Other Polk - Memorabilia
- Music Surveys -
WSIR - "Nightbeat Funderful
Forty" 3 (Larry Flegle)
- Newspaper Ads/Articles -
WIPC - Like Your Music Country? (1967-Larry Flegle)
- Station Related -
Station stickers from Larry Flegle: WSIR - 21st anniversary;
WSIR - 25th anniversary;
WWBF - "Oldies Stereo 1130"
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Other Central Florida Stations
- Photo Album - Studios -
WAPG - Studio building (1963-
Larry Flegle); WJCM - Original transmitter (circa 1981-Jim Kowalski); WJCM - Studio building (circa 1979-Jim Kowalski)
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- Memorabilia - Station Related -
From Larry Flegle: WHOO - Promotional lighter (most likely 1950s); WWOJ - "106.3 FM" stickers (2 photos - 1980s)
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REMEMBERING...
Paul Hayes
(WSUN, WFLA, WPIN, WINQ)
passed away 2-28-12 at age 86
Joe O'Grady
(WSUN, WINQ)
passed away 4-3-12 at age 85
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