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| Broadcast area | Greater Orlando -Central Florida |
| Frequency | 106.7MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | XL106.7 |
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| Language | English |
| Format | Contemporary hit radio |
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| Affiliations | Premiere Networks |
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First air date | March 12, 1969; 56 years ago (1969-03-12) |
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Call sign meaning | XXL, abbreviation for "Double Extra Large" |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 29569 |
| Class | C1 |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 251 meters (823 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 28°33′32″N81°35′37.3″W / 28.55889°N 81.593694°W /28.55889; -81.593694 |
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WXXL (106.7FM) is a commercial radio stationlicensed toTavares,Florida, and serving theGreater Orlando -Central Floridaradio market. The station airs acontemporary hit radioformat and is owned byiHeartMedia. The studios and offices on Maitland Center Drive inMaitland.
WXXL has aneffective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000 watts.[2] Thetransmitter is on Story Road at Veterans Memorial Park inWinter Garden.[3]
WXXL first began broadcasting in 1969, under thecall sign WLBE-FM, as anMOR-format radio station. It was the sister station ofWLBE (790 AM), also licensed to Leesburg. In 1977, the station was known asY-106 broadcasting anadult contemporary format. The station first gained notice as aTop 40 radio station by the fall of 1984, as Leesburg-licensed WHLY-FM, still using the monikerCentral Florida's Y-106. Shortly afterward,WDBO became an adult contemporary station. Among the personalities at the station in this era were Shadow, who hosted a music-intensive morning show, and program director Rick Stacy, now atWOCL.
By 1987, adult-focused Top 40 WBJW (BJ105) remained the ratings and revenue leader in Orlando, and Y-106 was still viewed as a teen and young-adult station. This resulted in the shift in call letters to WCAT-FM and the nicknameThe Cat, in a failed attempt to woo older listeners.[4] The WHLY call letters later returned, but the damage had been done.[5] Furthermore, the rise of dance music, early hip-hop, hair bands and adult rock compounded the station's struggles. The station changed to the WXXL callsign on January 14, 1990, and later became Central Florida's dominantCHR station.[6][7][8]
The original morning show on WXXL wasDoc and Johnny in the Morning, laterThe XL Morning Zoo with Doc and Johnny, hosted byJeffrey "Doc Holliday" Duncan and Johnny Magic. The morning show was a staple of the station from 1990 through 2007, when Doc resigned and jumped toCox Radio, initially taking over the morning show atWWKA before hosting a talk radio show onWRSO.