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RadioYears is all about the stations and the people. We're a work in progress and one of the Web's most comprehensive archives on Florida radio broadcasting history. Our focus is on select standard broadcast AM and FM stations in Central Florida, with primary emphasis on the Greater Tampa Bay area. This extensive repository of text, images and audio, available ad free and without charge, 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 - Galleries 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
Hall Communications Big 4, WCIE, WFSI, WGTO, WKES, WLKF, WLLD, WMBL, WPCV, WQPD, WSJT, WVFM/WEZY, WWRZ, WYFO, WYSE/WWAB
    WBAR, WCZE, WFXI, WHAN, WHFL, WHGS, WHNR,
WINT AM/FM, WIPC, WLVF AM/FM, WPUL, WQXM, WSIR, WTHN, WTWB, WWBF, WWRZ, WXEZ, WXKL, WXPQ, WYXY, WZNG
 

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, WFCE, WFHH, WFJO, WFLA AM/FM, WFLZ, WFNN, WFNS, WFSO, WFTI, WFUS, WGES, WGHB, WGNB AM/FM, WGNP,
WGUL AM/FM
, WHBN, WHBO, WHBO, WHBS,
WHFS AM/FM
, WHNZ, WHPT, WHVE, WIBC, WIBQ, WILV, WILZ, WINQ, WIOK, WIQI, WISP, WJIS, WJBB, WJQB, WJRB, WJYW, WKES, WKGA, WKLV, WKRL, WKTS, WKXY, WKZM, WLCC, WLCY AM/FM, WLFF, WLFW, WLLD, WLSS, WLTQ, WLVU AM/FM, WMBR, WMGG, WMGG AM/FM, WMLO, WMNF,
WMTX AM/FM, WMTX, WNLT, WNSI, WNZE, WOFN, WOJC, 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, WTBL, WTBN, WTBT, WTCX, WTIS, WTKN, WTMP AM/FM, WTMY, WTRL, WTSP AM/FM, WTUN, WTWD, WTYM, WTZB, WUGL, WUSA, WUSF, WVTY AM/FM, WWBA AM/FM, WWBA, WWJB, WWKY, WWLF, WWMI, WWPR, WWQT, WWRM, WWTB, WWZZ, WXCR, WXGL, WXJB, WXTB, WXYB, WYAK, WYFE, WYMZ, WYND, WYNF, WYNF, WYOU, WYTA, WYUU, WZHR, WZNE, WZRH, WZST, WZTM

  WANZ, WAPG, WAPR, WAUC, WAVP, WBIL, WCAC,
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, WWRZ, WWTK, WXKT, WYMR, WZSP, WZTK, WZZS
New This Month

May 2013

Who's Who - New Bios

Harry Dunlap, Bill Gamble,
Pat McKay, Daylon Rushing,
and Chris Taylor

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Tampa Bay Audio Clips

WFLZ - Martin Giles news - 1995; WJIS - Kris Byerly - 2012; WLCY - Jingle compilation 6 (Mike Lusk); WMGG Magic 96 - Jeff Laurence - mid 1980s (Jon R&R Anthony)

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Tampa Bay Photo Album

- People -

WFSO - John O. Burke - ca. 1968 (Phil Graham); WOKF - Bill Schricker & Stan Raymond - 1977; WQBN - Angelito Rodriguez - 2012; WSPB - Students visit station - ca. 1950 (Larry Flegle); WTSP - Lou Brewer & Warren Johnson - 1955

- Studios -

Genesis Communications Tampa Bay (2) - 2012; WDAE - Inside Gandy transmitter building -
2011 (Scott Fybush); WGNB - Entrance to offices and studios - 1966; WPSO - "Open Line" talk studio - 1984 (Jeff Miller); WTAN - Erecting a new tower - 1985;
WYFE
- Tower site in Hudson -
2013 (Kevin Coldiron)

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Tampa Bay Memorabilia

- Music Surveys -

WFSO - "Dyna-Mentional First 57" (2) - July 1969; WQXM - "98 Rock Street Sheet - 1979; WSUN - "Bay Area Country" - Feb. 1976

- Station Related -

WFLZ - "Power 93 FM The Power Pig for Governor" pin - early 90s; WKES - Letter of thanks - 1984 (Terry Carpenter); WOJC - Billboard - 1983; WOJC - promotional cut-out - 1983 (Frank Ferreri); Three WRBQ stickers from Kevin Coldiron: (1) "Q105 Hot Country Hits"; (2) "Q105" yellow, black & red; and (3) "Q105" red, white & blue

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Other Stations

- Memorabilia - Station Related -

WGTO - Letterhead stationery (3) - ca. 1989/1990/1993 (Larry Flegle)

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Other Central Florida Stations

- Memorabilia - Station Related -

WLOF - Letterhead stationery (2) - late 70s/1981 (Larry Flegle)

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REMEMBERING...

Scott Farrell
(WFLA, WDAE, WJYW)
passed away April 9, 2013 at 86

Terrance McKeever
(WLCY, WRBQ)
passed away April 12, 2013

Daylon Rushing
(WALT, WLCY)
passed away April 14, 2013 at 64



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