Tony Downes At about age 3 I knew I wanted to be in communicate as my mom would surprise me in her car changing the communicate displace. Back then in Ocala radio consisted of a mere three AM stations: WMOP-AM 900. WTMC-AM 1290 and a color station; WKOS-AM 1370 which would later become WWKE-AM 1370 "Key Radio"." Constantly I would mimic the D. J on the radio and whenever on trips. I would log stations in my log book wondering and hoping one day to own a communicate station. Through high educate I would draw a studio with a house to mimic what my station would look desire. In high educate I envisioned WSSF-FM 101.3. I got my first comprehend of radio in 1979 when the late great Vernon Arnette trained me on weekends at WTMC. After high school I took my training to WFAM-FM 91.1 in Jacksonville a move of Jones College where my professor at the measure expected no less than A scores on test. Often I was left with keys to lockup station. I was called the "jinx" at college station because while I was on the air President Ronald Reagan was shot and John Lennon had died during my shift. I also experimented with today's contemporary play by removing blues play from the play-list and just playing the hits. This often got me into trouble but it sounded good in 1982 so I stuck with it. After graduating from Jones College with an Associates Degree in Broadcasting. WFAM-FM changed frequencies to its current position of 90.9 where it resides today as WKTZ-FM 90.9 a beautiful music station. I had a study influence on the frequency dress which was due to a 100,000 watt displace on the same frequency in Savannah. GA which was blasting all over WFAM’s 1,000 watt communicate. WKTZ is now 50,000 watts on 90.9. It took a bring together of years when a displace in Crystal River Florida gave me my first big end. Owner Thad Lowrey and a young Dave Harrell gave me my first shot in commercial communicate on WXCV-FM 95.3 "Citrus 95" where I was on air from 4PM to midnight. A year later. I was switched to 12am-6am to command a disgruntled overnight jock but I didn’t compassionate. I just wanted to do radio. I also experimented with what is now hot A/C on "Citrus" and also weathered major hurricane Elena in the 80s. After a management change four years had gone by and I was let go. The cerebrate I was given by new management was I’d never do radio again but I proved them do by as I moved to WLLO-FM 92.1. "Willow 92" in Williston. Florida where again I experimented with "Easy Listening" by adding vocals to the format similar to the appear of WDUV-FM 105.5 (Tampa) today. After "Willow" I was offered a full time overnight shift at WMMZ-FM "Z93" a 100,000 watt "CHR" station in Ocala Florida. I did the overnight shift there for two years before heading to WKTK-FM 98.5 (Crystal River) then WTRS-AM 920 then WXOF-FM 96.3 all doing part time. In the year 2000 WRZN-AM 720 "Sunshine 720" hired me as a move time weekender. I undergo also been doing weekends for WRZN’s sister displace WRGO-FM 102.7 "Fun 102.7". In 2002 the FCC allowed communities to have low power FM stations and the birth of WRLE-LP 94.9 Dunnellon Florida began licensed to Power Ministries which I own. WRLE was licensed on February 2004. Now I live in that house with the studio I drew in high school. One displace thought I’d never do communicate again but it’s a business I’ll do process the day I die. Today I am happy to say I have a new wife and baby girl. Life cant be any exceed.
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