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It all started as a physics project. On May 24, 1924 WDBO began broadcasting out of a small wooden building near the tennis courts on the campus of Rollins College in Winter Park. It had monk's cloth drapes as acoustic treatment in its only studio. It operated on 1250-kilocycles at 50 watts with a 75-foot antenna for 1 hour and 5 minutes a day.

Today, WDBO broadcasts from ultra-modern studios, along with its five sister stations, on John Young Parkway. Transmitting from Orlando, operating at 580-kilocycles at 5,000 watts of power with a two-tower array reaching 443 feet, WDBO covers Central Florida with award winning news, weather and traffic coverage 24 hours a day!

Check Out Vintage WDBO Broadcasts
Hear the first broadcast from Rollins College, as well as a 1947 radio show from the "new" WDBO studios.
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Take A Look Back
Enjoy a virtual stroll through 9 decades of WDBO in Orlando. Get Timeline

Look At These Classic WDBO Photos
See the WDBO faces and the places of years gone by. View Slideshow

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