WOYS

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WOYS

City of license	Apalachicola, Florida
Broadcast area	Panama City area
Branding	Oyster Radio
Frequency	100.5 MHz
First air date	1989
Format	Classic Hits & Beach Music
ERP	11,500 watts
HAAT	145 meters
Class	C3
Facility ID	56224
Transmitter coordinates	29°43′57.00″N 84°53′24.00″W / 29.7325000°N 84.8900000°W / 29.7325000; -84.8900000
Callsign meaning	W OYSter
Affiliations	ABC Radio
Owner	Robert and Lena Allen (East Bay Broadcasting, Inc.)
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	oysterradio.com

WOYS (100.5 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic hits format, with beach music. Licensed to Apalachicola, Florida, USA, the station serves Franklin / Gulf / Wakulla County in Northern Florida. The station is currently owned by Robert and Lena Allen, through licensee East Bay Broadcasting Inc. and features programing from FNN Radio .^[1]

This station has been a focal point for both tourist and locals who like a wide range of music including hits from the new "trop-rock" style beach music from artists like "Jimmy Buffett", "Brent Burns", "Sunny Jim", "Jim Morris" and many more. Manned by two main personalities "Colonel Bill Denton - originally from Louisville Kentucky, and local Michael Allen. Bill Denton started with Oyster Radio back in 1996 - starting as a late night DJ - quickly moving to the Morning Show Host. Denton's background started with Humana Inc, but found his love when breaking into Stand-Up Comedy in Louisville Kentucky under the management of Tom Sobel.

Bill Denton also has background in Photography, Creative Writing, and at the age of 43, became a Kentucky Colonel - hence the title "Colonel Billy D.

References

↑ "WOYS Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.

External links

Query the FCC's FM station database for WOYS

Radio-Locator information on WOYS

Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WOYS

v t e Radio stations in the Panama City, Florida market

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By AM frequency	590 1000 1290 1430 1480

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v t e Classic Hits radio stations in Florida

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See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Florida See also Oldies Classic Hits

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