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The Orlando Sentinel from Orlando, Florida • 39

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Orlando, Florida
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39
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Orlatiba ritttnrl CMwMlt A Mill 4C Sunday, July 1161 Communications Center Planned Unicom Statloni a Florida nonprofit corporation affiliated with United Co unicatlons Mission Orlando, plans to construct a communications center southwest of Raniada Inn South Open For Business Orlando's Ramada Inn South, on South Orange Blossom Trail just north of the Florida Turnpike, is completed and open for business. Dave Drummond, a Chicago native with long experience in the hotel-motel business, is general manager. The new Inn has 200 rooms, swimming pool, banquet room, plus dining and party facilities. DRUMMOND believes it to be a "prime motel in a prime location," pointing out that it is "at the crossroads'' in the immediate proximity of the Martin Andersen Beeline Highway, Florida Turnpike, Interstate 4, and Hwys. 17-92 and 441.

"We are going to be in ORLANDO'S RAMADA INN SOUTH Dave Drummond at the helm the city to house offices and studios for two recently-purchased radio stations and facilities for the a nization's broadcast syndication work. The corporation recently purchased radio stations WWQS Stereo, Orlando, and WVCF, Windermere plus a 10-acre site on Turkey Lake Road near Interstate 4 and the Florida Turnpike. FORREST Thompson, executive director for Unicom, says an existing structure on the site will be utilized as the first unit of the new complex. No price for purchase of the stations or property has been disclosed, but the entire project will cost about a half million dollars, Thompson notes. He also says the project will UNICOM STATIONS ANNOUNCES PLANS To construct communications center i with people from all over the country." Drummond, on the job rvising construction and pushing for the opening, comes to the Ramada Inn from a long background in the motel-hotel business.

one of the most fabulous areas of the world," Drummond contends. "The estimate of tourism by 1975 is some 20 million visitors annually. While the Walt Disney World complex will have its own motels and hotels, the entire area will be bustling mercial, but not-for-profit basis. WVCF will broadcast a religious format and WWQS Stereo will broadcast a format favoring the fine arts, Thompson points out. broadcast materials which are being distributed to more than 80 stations in 30 states and three foreign countries.

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