WOLL-FM
Encyclopedia
WOLL is a radio station
broadcasting a classic hits
format. Licensed in Hobe Sound, Florida
, it serves all of the Treasure Coast
and the Palm Beaches
.
format. Original air personalities were Steve Cody, Skip Kelly, Donnie Pachine, Steve Street, Rock-n-Roll Joel, Patti Stevens, Barry West, Lorna O'Connell, and Lindy Rome.
1993- Hires J.J. Duling as Program Director and airstaff includes Duling, ex-CKLW personality Art Riley and Lorna O'Connell on mornings, along with Mike Casey, Dave Brewster and Rock-n-Roll Joel.
1998 - Changed frequencies from 94.3 MHz to 105.5 MHz still playing oldies as KOOL 105.5. Line-up consisted of Skip Kelly, Mike Perry, Joe Steel, Russ Riba, and Rock-n-Roll Joel.
2000 - Dropped the oldies format for Adult Contemporary/Greatest Hits.
2002 - Started playing an annual broadcast of Christmas songs from the day after Thanksgiving till New Years Day.
2003 - The Mo & Sally Morning Show joined KOOL 105.5 from WJNA (they were on WRMF, and Mix 102.3 previously).
2005 - Tim Allan Walker joined The Mo & Sally Morning Show from 1290 WJNO/Air America Radio. KOOL 105.5 broadcasted a week of Hurricane Wilma recovery information spearheaded by The Mo & Sally Morning Show with Tim Allan. The station established itself as the clear community disaster recovery leader.
2007 - KOOL 105.5 dropped WPEC
as its news partner along with eleven other Clear Channel
radio stations and became partners with WPTV-TV. Clear Channel also changed newspaper partnerships from the Palm Beach Post to the Sun Sentinel. Mike Perry exited the station for an afternoon drive gig in New York at Fresh 102.7. Tim Byrd joined the station in afternoons and Bobby Rich moved to middays. Bobby Rich exited and headed back to Tampa. Jennifer Agostino is named Program Director for WOLL (she was also the Program Director for WRLX) then later exits. Skip Kelly returned to take over midday duties.
Jennifer Agostino exited in October to pursue other interests. Jodi Stewart took the rein
s as Program Director. John Tesh was added to the line-up from 7pm-Mdnight 6 days a week when WRLX flipped to Spanish Music radio.
2008 - Marked the return to the Palm Beach Post as the official newspaper of KOOL 105.5.
On January 25, 2008, it was announced that WOLL is one of several Clear Channel radio stations to be sold, in order to remain under the ownership caps following the sale of Clear Channel to private investors. Until it is sold, WOLL and other stations to be sold will be placed into the Aloha Stations Trust
. (http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-fri_3briefs_0125jan25,0,5116482.story, http://radioinsight.com/headlines/clear-channel-spinoff-list/) In December 2008, Clear Channel took back WOLL after Arbitron
reassigned its sister stations, WLDI in Fort Pierce
and WMAX-FM
in Holland, Michigan
, to new markets.
In 2009, Tim Byrd exits, Skip Kelly is moved to afternoons and Mike Perry returns to middays. Current line-up is Mo and Sally with T.A. Walker, Mike Perry, Skip Kelly and John Tesh.
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
broadcasting a classic hits
Classic hits
Classic hits is a radio format which generally includes rock and pop music from 1964 to 1989. The term is sometimes erroneously used as a synonym for the adult hits format, but is more accurately characterized as a contemporary style of the oldies format...
format. Licensed in Hobe Sound, Florida
Hobe Sound, Florida
Hobe Sound is an unincorporated area and census-designated place in Martin County, Florida, United States. The population was 11,376 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Port St. Lucie Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography and climate:...
, it serves all of the Treasure Coast
Treasure Coast
The Treasure Coast is a region in the U.S. state of Florida, generally considered to include Indian River, St. Lucie, and Martin counties. The area stretches from Hobe Sound in the south to north of Sebastian in the north and includes the cities of Stuart, Port St. Lucie, Fort Pierce, and Vero Beach...
and the Palm Beaches
Palm Beach County, Florida
Palm Beach County is the largest county in the state of Florida in total area, and third in population. As of 2010, the county's estimated population was 1,320,134, making it the twenty-eighth most populous in the United States...
.
History
1988 - Signed on as Oldies 94.3 playing the oldiesOldies
Oldies is a term commonly used to describe a radio format that concentrates on music from a period of about 15 to 55 years before the present day....
format. Original air personalities were Steve Cody, Skip Kelly, Donnie Pachine, Steve Street, Rock-n-Roll Joel, Patti Stevens, Barry West, Lorna O'Connell, and Lindy Rome.
1993- Hires J.J. Duling as Program Director and airstaff includes Duling, ex-CKLW personality Art Riley and Lorna O'Connell on mornings, along with Mike Casey, Dave Brewster and Rock-n-Roll Joel.
1998 - Changed frequencies from 94.3 MHz to 105.5 MHz still playing oldies as KOOL 105.5. Line-up consisted of Skip Kelly, Mike Perry, Joe Steel, Russ Riba, and Rock-n-Roll Joel.
2000 - Dropped the oldies format for Adult Contemporary/Greatest Hits.
2002 - Started playing an annual broadcast of Christmas songs from the day after Thanksgiving till New Years Day.
2003 - The Mo & Sally Morning Show joined KOOL 105.5 from WJNA (they were on WRMF, and Mix 102.3 previously).
2005 - Tim Allan Walker joined The Mo & Sally Morning Show from 1290 WJNO/Air America Radio. KOOL 105.5 broadcasted a week of Hurricane Wilma recovery information spearheaded by The Mo & Sally Morning Show with Tim Allan. The station established itself as the clear community disaster recovery leader.
2007 - KOOL 105.5 dropped WPEC
WPEC
WPEC is the CBS-affiliated television station for the Gold and Treasure Coasts of South Florida. Licensed to West Palm Beach, it broadcasts a high definition digital signal on VHF channel 13 from a transmitter in Lake Worth along U.S. 441/SR 7. The station is the flagship of Freedom Communications...
as its news partner along with eleven other Clear Channel
Clear channel
A clear-channel station is an AM band Radio station in North America that has the highest protection from interference from other stations, particularly concerning night-time skywave propagation. Usually known as class A stations since 1982, they are occasionally still referred to by their former...
radio stations and became partners with WPTV-TV. Clear Channel also changed newspaper partnerships from the Palm Beach Post to the Sun Sentinel. Mike Perry exited the station for an afternoon drive gig in New York at Fresh 102.7. Tim Byrd joined the station in afternoons and Bobby Rich moved to middays. Bobby Rich exited and headed back to Tampa. Jennifer Agostino is named Program Director for WOLL (she was also the Program Director for WRLX) then later exits. Skip Kelly returned to take over midday duties.
Jennifer Agostino exited in October to pursue other interests. Jodi Stewart took the rein
Rein
Reins are items of horse tack, used to direct a horse or other animal used for riding or driving. Reins can be made of leather, nylon, metal, or other materials, and attach to a bridle via either its bit or its noseband.-Use for riding:...
s as Program Director. John Tesh was added to the line-up from 7pm-Mdnight 6 days a week when WRLX flipped to Spanish Music radio.
2008 - Marked the return to the Palm Beach Post as the official newspaper of KOOL 105.5.
On January 25, 2008, it was announced that WOLL is one of several Clear Channel radio stations to be sold, in order to remain under the ownership caps following the sale of Clear Channel to private investors. Until it is sold, WOLL and other stations to be sold will be placed into the Aloha Stations Trust
Aloha Station Trust, LLC
Aloha Station Trust, LLC is a privately owned trust company that owns radio and television stations previously owned by Clear Channel Communications....
. (http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-fri_3briefs_0125jan25,0,5116482.story, http://radioinsight.com/headlines/clear-channel-spinoff-list/) In December 2008, Clear Channel took back WOLL after Arbitron
Arbitron
Arbitron is a consumer research company in the United States that collects listener data on radio audiences. It was founded as American Research Bureau by Jim Seiler in 1949 and became national by merging with L.A. based Coffin, Cooper and Clay in the early 1950s...
reassigned its sister stations, WLDI in Fort Pierce
Fort Pierce, Florida
Fort Pierce, also spelled Ft. Pierce, is a city in St. Lucie County, Florida, USA. It is known as The Sunrise City. The population was 37,959 at the 2004 census. As of 2008, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 41,000. It is the county seat of St. Lucie County.Fort Pierce is part...
and WMAX-FM
WMAX-FM
WMAX-FM are the call letters of a radio station owned by Clear Channel Communications located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, transmitting on a frequency of 96.1 MHz....
in Holland, Michigan
Holland, Michigan
Holland is a city in the western region of the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is situated near the eastern shore of Lake Michigan on Lake Macatawa, which is fed by the Macatawa River ....
, to new markets.
In 2009, Tim Byrd exits, Skip Kelly is moved to afternoons and Mike Perry returns to middays. Current line-up is Mo and Sally with T.A. Walker, Mike Perry, Skip Kelly and John Tesh.