#16 A Visit With Herb Winches...

In 1990, Herb Winches, a former TV sports anchor on WBRC and WVTM, moved his own popular show with co-host Ben Cook from WERC to WVOK. Because Winches' show was very successful, and because, by the 1990s, there were few AM radio stations that were successful playing music, station management made the decision to launch an all-sports station in 1992. It became WJOX Radio.  On November 29, 2006, WJOX began simulcasting on the 100.5 FM frequency of sister station WRAX. On December 1, the AM station changed its call letters to WSPZ, and the WJOX call sign moved to the FM station. On January 8, 2007, WJOX-FM and WSPZ began separate sports programming schedules. Three of the local call-in shows from the former WJOX moved to FM.  Herb now owns and runs two popular eating establishments on Lake Martin, near Alexander City, Alabama: The Landing at Parker Creek and The Landing at Habor Pointe. Thank you for listening.  Please like, follow, subscribe and all that stuff.  Please support our advertisers and let them know you appreciate them being a sponsor.