WRLZ
| City of license | Eatonville, Florida |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Orlando, Florida |
| Branding | Radio Luz |
| Frequency | 1270 kHz |
| First air date | 1957 |
| Format | Spanish Christian Contemporary |
| Power | 5,000 watts day 5,000 watts night |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 57931 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 28°34′3.00″N 81°25′38.00″W / 28.5675°N 81.42722°W |
| Callsign meaning | Radio Luz |
| Former callsigns | WHIY (1957-1978)[1] WORL (1978-1988) WBZS (1988-1991) WHBS (1991-1996)[2] |
| Owner | Radio Luz, Inc. |
| Website | radioluz1270.com |
WRLZ (1270 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Spanish Christian Contemporary music format. Licensed to Eatonville, Florida, USA, it serves the Orlando area. The station is currently owned by Radio Luz, Inc.
[edit] History
The station signed on the air as WHIY in 1957 using the slogan "Radio Hi Fi".[1] In 1962, it transitioned to a country music format. In 1978, the station switched callsigns to WORL and adopted an adult contemporary music format. By 1986, WORL 1270 was known as "Power Hits ORL". In 1987, the station dropped AC for R&B. In late 1988, with FM on the rise the station dropped music altogether and began a business news format as WBZS. This lasted about one year before a switch to Spanish language programming. This programming continued through the 1991 callsign change to WHBS until the station went dark in 1995. In 1996, it was revived under new ownership as WRLZ.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ a b "WHIY-AM 1270 Eatonville". Central Florida Radio. http://www.cflradio.net/1270_WHIY_AM.htm. Retrieved 2008-09-25.
- ^ a b "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database. http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=57931&Callsign=WRLZ.
[edit] External links
- Query the FCC's AM station database for WRLZ
- Radio-Locator Information on WRLZ
- Query Arbitron's AM station database for WRLZ
- WHIY music survey from August 26, 1967
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