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1940's

1940
WDBO is authorized to operate at a power output of 5000-watts full time, with a directional antenna at night.

1944
The Great Atlantic Hurricane of 1944 destroyed the roof of the WDBO studios, in the Angebilt Hotel in downtown Orlando. WDBO's north tower in Dubsdread blew down. WDBO set up temporary studios in Orlando's Orange Court Hotel.

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1947
WDBO moves in to its studios on South Ivanhoe Boulevard on the shores of Lake Ivanhoe.

1948
WDBO signs on Orlando's first FM station operating on 92.3mhz with 34,000-watts of power.

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