What happened to O-Rock?

One of our local FM alternative rock stations in Orlando suddenly changed format over the weekend. WOCL 105.9 O-Rock, home to Drew Garabo, Jody & Scott, amongst others, is now playing oldies. Oddly enough, when I was in high school, the same station was known as "Cool 105.9" and was an oldies station. Whether it will continue to be oldies, I can not predict.

I had a brief chat with Drew online last night and it appears all the existing on-air talent has been canned. I just saw a post on MySpace from Jody & Scott, here's a snippet:

Ok then.... new site is coming on January 11th at the new JodyandScott.com.

Soon we'll have new broadcasts, podcasts, music, new blog stuff, and whatever the hell else we can think of. BUT, since we no longer have 100,000 watts to promote our lame crap, it's gonna be a bit of a challenge. Between now and the 11th we are trying to spread the word as aggressively as possible about the new site.

Drew, in his typically sarcastic sense of humor had this to say about the transition, "oh, just your garden-variety radio format change, leaving all full-time air staff without jobs. Nothing to be alarmed about."

On his blog on MySpace, however, Drew was a bit more serious about his future and thankful to his fans, "Making the world a better place through laughter is something I have strived to do since I was a little kid, and even if I never get a similar opportunity to do so then I have already made my mark."

But you can read that all for yourself here: Drew Garabo on MySpace.

4 in the cooch, Drew. 4 in the cooch.