WLFF, known on-air as 1065 The Coyote, is a country music FM radio station in Georgetown, South Carolina. The station is owned by Cumulus Broadcasting and broadcasts with an ERP of 50 kW.

History[link]

106.5 was previously WAZX, a top 40 station in Georgetown, South Carolina at 106.3.^[1] In 1988, the station increased its power to 50,000 watts and changed to the Sunny 106.5 name and WSYN call letters, with a hot adult contemporary format. During this time in 1988, the WSYN-FM Sunny 106.5 studios were moved to a small Frontage Road Studio off of U.S. Highway 17 By-Pass in Surfside Beach (next door to the offices of Clearview Cable TV that then became Jones Intercable in late 1988). The move of the studios to Surfside Beach and the name change to Sunny 106.5 generated a huge advertising campaign in the local media and a newly designed Sunny 106.5 logo.

From 1990 to April 2008 WSYN was known as "Oldies Radio Sunny 106.5 FM".

During its heyday of playing oldies radio on the coast of South Carolina, WSYN was owned by Seacoast Radio Company LLC and was South Carolina Broadcasters Association Station of The Year in 1996 and 1997.^[2]

Oldies Radio Sunny 106.5 employed an on-air reverb effect, producing a "bigger than life" sound, and served as home to many well-known local talents including Kemosabi Joe, "The Freakin' Deacon", Diane Costello, Michael Parnell, djrockinray, Sissy Hall, Robert Kessler, and Lou Krieger.

Horry County Council Chair Liz Gilland at one time hosted a Sunday morning gospel program on the station.

Syndicated weekly programs included "The Charlie Byrd Beach Blast", "Mike Harvey's Super Gold", "American Gold with Dick Bartley" and "Beatle Brunch".^{[citation needed]}

Cumulus Media bought WSYN, WJXY-AM, WJXY-FM, WXJY, WDAI, and WSEA in its first year of existence.^[3]

In 1999, Mike Lawrence took over as operations manager for Cumulus' Myrtle Beach stations and became afternoon DJ on WSYN. Cumulus market manager David Lewis said the among the changes planned was getting rid of the reverb effect and updating the playlist. Also, midday DJ Gary "Deacon" Dawson and morning host Kemosabe Joe traded shifts. Dawson was in his fifth year at WSYN, starting with the night shift and later moving to afternoons.^[4][5] Although WSYN considered moving away from 50s music, the station began "spotlighting" them.^[6]

Frank Barnhill served as the News and Sports Director for the station during two different tenures, for many years dating back to the 1990s. His position was eliminated by Market Manager Layne Ryan in May, 2007.^{[citation needed]}

On April 2, 2008, Al Connors and Krieger, the only DJs still working for the station, said they were told "restructuring" was planned and they too would lose their jobs.^[7]

On April 7, 2008, WYAK moved to 106.5, keeping the country format, and changing its name to 106.5 The Wolf.^[8] Sunny 106.5 moved to 103.1 FM.^[9] Less than two weeks after WYAK's re-incarnation as WLFF, Cumulus changed WLFF to 106.5 The Coyote. A likely reason was the proximity of 96.9 The Wolf in Charleston, SC; both country stations overlap in Georgetown County.

Jingles[link]

As of May 2009, WLFF's current jingles come from YoungGuns Studios. Prior to the country flip in April 2008, the station used TM's Evelution package.

Air Staff[link]

Night Train in the Morning (6 a.m.- 10 a.m.)

Jaimie (10 a.m.- 3 p.m.)

JD in the Afternoon (3 p.m.- 7 p.m.)

References[link]

1. ^ Toby Eddings, "WYAK changes its lineup and image," The Sun News, Apr. 25, 1999.
2. ^ http://www.scba.net/documents/StationsoftheYear-Web.pdf
3. ^ Toby Eddings, "John Boy and Billy jump ship to 100.3," The Sun News, Jan. 17, 1999.
4. ^ Toby Eddings, "Mike Lawrence fine-tunes WSYN," The Sun News, Mar. 7, 1999.
5. ^ Toby Eddings, "Holli Heart wins national award," The Sun News, Mar. 14, 1999.
6. ^ Toby Eddings, "Your turn: Readers offer their two cents," The Sun News, Mar. 28, 1999.
7. ^ "Sunny 106.5 DJs: Radio Station Fired Us," The Sun News, April 4, 2008.
8. ^ "WYAK Flips Frequencies With WSYN, Becomes 'The Wolf'". allaccess.com. 2008-04-08. http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/38569/wyak-flips-frequencies-with-wsyn-becomes-the-wolf. Retrieved 2011-01-24. 
9. ^ Steve Palisin, "Radio Format and Station Changes in Progress," The Sun News, September 7, 2008.

External links[link]

• Query the FCC's FM station database for WLFF
• Radio-Locator information on WLFF
• Query Arbitron's FM station database for WLFF

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Jeff Lorber
Photo by Jessica Lorber
Background information
Born	(1952-11-04) November 4, 1952 (age 59) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Genres	Jazz fusion Smooth Jazz Jazz pop Crossover jazz
Occupations	Musician
Instruments	Piano/Keyboard/Guitar
Years active	1975–present
Labels	Inner City Blue Note Narada Zebra Verve Warner Bros. Arista Peak (since 2008)
Associated acts	Michael Jeffries, Karyn White

Jeff Lorber (born November 4, 1952 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American Grammy Award-nominated keyboardist, composer, and record producer.^[1]

After leading his own group, The Jeff Lorber Fusion, he went on to pioneer the smooth jazz genre.^{[citation needed]}

Many of his songs were featured on The Weather Channel's Local On The 8s segments, including appearances on the channel's compilation albums, The Weather Channel Presents: The Best of Smooth Jazz and The Weather Channel Presents: Smooth Jazz II.

In February, it was announced Jeff Lorber signed with Peak Records. Lorber's first CD for his new label is expected to hit the street on Tuesday, June 10.

He was also nominated for a Grammy for his 2007 Blue Note Records release titled, "He Had A Hat."

Early life[link]

Jeff Lorber was born to a Jewish family in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Lorber started to play the piano when he was four years old and after playing in a number of R&B bands as a teen, went on to attend Berklee College of Music, where he developed his love for jazz.^[2] He moved to Vancouver, Washington in 1972.

The Jeff Lorber Fusion (1977-1981)[link]

His first group, The Jeff Lorber Fusion, released their self-titled debut album in 1977 on Inner City Records. Supported by a revolving cast of musicians including longtime drummer Dennis Bradford, Lorber recorded five studio albums under this moniker. These early releases showcased a funky sound influenced by other jazz fusion practitioners like Herbie Hancock, Weather Report and Return to Forever, the latter's Chick Corea appearing on several noteworthy Fusion cuts. Like his contemporaries, Lorber performed on multiple keyboard instruments including piano, Rhodes piano, and various analog synthesizers, often favoring the Minimoog and Sequential Circuits Prophet 5.

"Rain Dance," found on the 1979 album Water Sign, was sampled for the 1996 Lil' Kim single "Crush On You." It was also sampled for the track Love Like This (featuring Lil' Cease) on SWV's 1997 release Release Some Tension

The Jeff Lorber Fusion's 1980 LP Wizard Island introduced a young saxophonist named Kenny Gorelick, better known as Kenny G.

Solo career (1982-present)[link]

In 1982, Lorber recorded his first solo album It's A Fact, which explored Lorber's R&B roots with a smoother, more synth-heavy sound. The album featured a new backing band as well as contributions from former Fusion bandmate Kenny G and legendary percussionist Paulinho Da Costa. It's A Fact also contained several songs with vocalists, a stark contrast to the instrumental recordings of the Fusion.

1984 was a prolific year for Lorber, who followed up his solo debut with In the Heat of the Night and Lift Off. Later that same year, Lorber teamed up with influential R&B production duo David Frank and Mic Murphy, otherwise known as The System [2], to produce his most successful effort to date, Step By Step[3]. The synth-driven title track rose to number 31 on the R&B charts[4].

Jeff Lorber's keyboard work is featured in the PlayStation video game Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. His keyboarding can be heard during the game's closing theme song "I Am the Wind" (which also features saxophonist Gerald Albright).^[3]

His subsequent albums continued to evolve in a smooth jazz direction. Two greatest hits compilations, The Definitive Collection and The Very Best of Jeff Lorber, were released in 2000 and 2002 respectively. To date, he has recorded a dozen solo albums, his most recent being 2005's Flipside which was nominated for a Grammy Award in the Best Pop Instrumental Album category.

Lorber has done extensive production and session work for other artists including Dave Koz, Eric Benet, Herb Alpert^[4] and Laura Branigan, as well as working on a track for the critically acclaimed 1997 PlayStation game Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. In addition to his recording and performing, Lorber also hosts his own show on Sirius Satellite Radio.

Personal life[link]

Jeff Lorber is married to Mingquan Tungwarapotwitan. When Lorber was diagnosed with polycystic kidney disease, he received a successful kidney transplant from his wife. Jeff has two daughters, Nica Lorber and Jessica Lorber.^{[citation needed]}

Discography[link]

Studio albums (The Jeff Lorber Fusion)[link]

• The Jeff Lorber Fusion (1977, Inner City)
• Soft Space (1978, Inner City)
• Water Sign (1979, Arista)
• Wizard Island (1980, Arista)
• Galaxian (1981, Arista)
• Now Is The Time (2010, Heads Up)
• Galaxy (2012)

Studio albums (solo career)[link]

• It's a Fact (1982, Arista)
• In the Heat of the Night (1984, Arista)
• Lift Off (1984, Arista)
• Step by Step (1984, Arista)
• Private Passion (1986, Warner Bros.)
• Worth Waiting For (1993, Verve Forecast)
• West Side Stories (1994, Verve Forecast)
• State of Grace (1996, Verve Forecast)
• Midnight (1998, Zebra)
• Kickin' It (2001, Samson)
• Philly Style (2003, Narada Jazz)
• Flipside (2005, Narada Jazz)
• He Had a Hat (2007, Blue Note)
• Heard That (2008, Peak)

Compilations[link]

• The Definitive Collection (2000, Arista)
• The Very Best of Jeff Lorber (2002, GRP/Verve)

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Jeff Lorber

• Official site
• Jeff Lorber Interview at allaboutjazz.com