WRUM

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WRUM
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Broadcast area
Central Florida
[[Frequency|FrequencTemplate:Pluralize from text]]100.3 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingRumba 100.3
Programming
LanguageTemplate:Pluralize from textSpanish
FormatLatin pop–reggaeton–tropical music
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History
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Former call signs
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  • WORZ-FM (1950–1957)
  • WKIS-FM (1957–1971)
  • WDIZ (1971–1996)
  • WSHE (1996–2004)
  • WEBG (2004–2005)
Call sign meaning
"Rumba"
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
59976
ClassC
ERP100,000 watts
HAAT484 meters (1,588 ft)
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WRUM (100.3 FM) is a commercial radio station in Orlando, Florida, known as "Rumba 100.3". It airs a Spanish-language radio format featuring Latin pop and reggaeton. It is owned by iHeartMedia.[2][3] The studios and offices are on Maitland Center Parkway in Maitland.[4]

WRUM has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000 watts, the maximum for most FM stations.[5] The transmitter is in Bithlo, off Fort Christmas Road (Route 420).[6]

WRUM broadcasts using the HD radio hybrid format.[7] The HD2 subchannel carries a bilingual CHR format, known as "Mega 97.1". The subchannel feeds two FM translators at 97.1 MHz. The HD3 subchannel carries a bilingual classic hits format, known as "Retro 97.9".

History

The station signed on the air on June 26, 1950. The call sign was WORZ-FM, originally simulcasting WORZ 740 AM (now WYGM).[8] The call sign changed in 1957 to WKIS-AM-FM. The two stations were owned by Central Florida Broadcasting and were network affiliates of NBC Radio Network. They carried NBC's schedule of dramas, comedies, news, sports, soap operas, game shows, and big-band broadcasts during the "Golden Age of Radio".

In 1971, the simulcast ended as WKIS and WKIS-FM were sold to separate companies, with the FM station acquired by the Shamrock Development Company.[9] The new management installed a progressive rock format, switching the call letters to WDIZ. Over time, the station's playlist focused on the top-selling albums and rock artists, as the station shifted to album-oriented rock.

In 1996, the station began stunting with sounds of a department store that included occasional talking, typewriter noises, and telephones ringing.[10] When the stunting had ended, it switched to all oldies as WSHE.[11] San Antonio-based Clear Channel Communications (now iHeartMedia) acquired the station in 1997. On February 23, 2004, after stunting with the last two minutes of "Hey Jude" by The Beatles on a loop for an entire weekend, the station's call letters were then switched to WEBG and the format to classic hits as Big 100.3.[12]

On February 2, 2005, the station flipped to a Spanish-language tropical music format. Over time, Latin pop and reggaeton were mixed into the playlist.

HD subchannels

WRUM-HD2

On April 19, 2017, WRUM's HD2 subchannel launched a bilingual CHR format, branded as Boom 97 Uno. It was simulcast on FM translators at 97.1 FM: W246BT in Clermont (about 20 miles west of Orlando), and W246CK in Kissimmee (a few miles south of Orlando).[13] However, due to a trademark claim by Radio One (which uses the "Boom" brand for its classic hip hop stations), the HD2 subchannel and FM translators were rebranded as Oi2 97 Uno (pronounced "Oidos") on May 4, 2017. On February 8, 2018, WRUM-HD2 became Mega 97.1.[14]

WRUM-HD3

From September 2018 until July 2024, WRUM’s HD3 subchannel simulcasted WRSO 810 AM, which currently broadcasts a sports radio format, until the simulcast moved to sister station WXXL, where the stations’ respective HD3 subchannels swapped formats, with the bilingual classic hits "Retro" national feed that aired on WXXL’s HD3 subchannel being moved to WRUM’s HD3 subchannel and ended up being simulcast on the FM translator as "Retro 97.9".[15]

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References

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  1. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Facility Technical Data for WRUM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."WRUM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."WRUM Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Rumba 100.3 Datos de Contacto: Teléfono, Domicilio, Anunciarse y Más". Rumba 100.3 (in español).
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."FM Query Results -- Audio Division (FCC) USA". transition.fcc.gov. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
  6. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."WRUM-FM 100.3 MHz - Orlando, FL". radio-locator.com.
  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."HD Radio Station Guide for Orlando". HD Radio. iBiquity.
  8. ^ Information from the Broadcasting Yearbook 1961-1962 page B-38
  9. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Broadcasting Yearbook 1972 page B-45" (PDF).
  10. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."100.3 WDIZ to WSHE flip" (MP3). Retrieved September 17, 2023.
  11. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Jim Abbott of The Sentinel Staff (April 30, 1999). "WSHE IS A NEWLY COOL SPOT". OrlandoSentinel.com.
  12. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Maxwell, Scott (February 24, 2004). "DEMOCRATS AT IT AGAIN". OrlandoSentinel.com. Retrieved December 31, 2025.
  13. ^ Bilingual CHR "Boom 97 Uno" Debuts in Orlando Radio Insight - April 19, 2017
  14. ^ Oi2 Returns to iHeart as Mega 97.1 Radio Insight - February 8, 2018
  15. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."iHeart Launches Retro 97.9 In Orlando Suburbs". RadioInsight. July 26, 2024. Retrieved September 11, 2024.

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