The station first gained notice as a Top 40 radio station by the fall of 1984 as Leesburg-licensed WHLY-FM, still using the moniker Central Florida's Y-106. Shorter afterward, WDBO became an adult contemporary station.
Initially, the station made a name for itself as a Top 40 radio station in the fall of 1984, operating under the moniker WHLY-FM and still known as Central Florida's Y-106. Later on, WDBO shifted its focus to become an adult contemporary station.