Orlando’s morning radio landscape is changing again, and this time the departure involves a familiar personality whose voice has been part of Central Florida broadcasting for much of the past decade. Jenn Lopez, one-half of the morning team at Audacy’s Hot AC Mix 105.1, has departed WOMX as she prepares for a new professional opportunity in another city. Her exit leaves co-host CJ Robinson, who also serves as the station’s Brand Manager, carrying the morning program into its next chapter while the station determines what comes next for one of its most important dayparts.
And for a radio station built around familiar personalities, losing half of a morning team is considerably more complicated than simply changing the name on the studio door.
Lopez’s departure brings another chapter of her Orlando broadcasting career to a close, following several assignments across the market that helped establish her presence with Central Florida listeners.
Her relationship with the Audacy operation dates to 2015, when she began working part-time at WOMX and sister Contemporary Hit Radio station WQMP, then known as 101.9 Amp Radio. Those early assignments introduced her to audiences across two different formats while giving her experience inside one of Florida’s most competitive radio markets.
By 2017, Lopez had moved into a more prominent position as morning co-host at WOTW, then operating as Country 103.1 The Wolf. She remained with that station until 2020, building additional experience in a format where personality, listener interaction and local connections are essential ingredients of a successful morning show.
Her career would eventually bring her back to Mix 105.1.
In February 2021, Lopez returned to WOMX for mornings, reestablishing her presence on the Hot AC station. Following a brief move to middays, she returned to the morning daypart in September 2023.
Then came another significant development.
In July 2024, Mix 105.1 paired Lopez with CJ Robinson for a new morning presentation, bringing together two personalities with experience in the Orlando market.
The pairing represented an opportunity to strengthen the station’s morning identity through familiar voices, shared chemistry and a format that depends heavily on the connection between personalities and listeners.
Now that partnership has ended, at least on the air.
And the timing presents an interesting programming question for Audacy.
What happens when a station’s morning show loses one of the personalities who helped define its identity?
Morning radio remains a uniquely personal part of the broadcasting business. Listeners often develop habits around particular voices, conversations and recurring segments, creating relationships that can last for years.
A successful morning team isn’t simply two people sharing microphones.
It’s an ongoing conversation that listeners feel invited to join.
When one personality leaves, the station must decide whether to rebuild that relationship around a new partner, change the structure of the show or allow the remaining host to establish a different identity.
For Robinson, the challenge carries an additional dimension.
As WOMX Brand Manager, he has responsibilities that extend beyond his own performance behind the microphone. His position also involves guiding the station’s programming identity, maintaining its competitive position and ensuring that the on-air product continues to connect with the audience.
That means Robinson is now navigating a transition from two perspectives.
He’s the morning personality adjusting to the departure of his co-host.
And he’s the programming executive responsible for helping guide the station through the change.
That’s a considerable amount of responsibility before most people have finished their first cup of coffee.
The departure also comes in a market where radio competition extends across several established music brands and listening platforms.
Orlando’s population, tourism economy and constantly changing audience composition create a challenging environment for broadcasters. Stations must maintain connections with longtime residents while remaining relevant to newcomers, commuters and listeners whose entertainment options continue to expand.
For Hot AC stations in particular, morning programming can play a central role in distinguishing one outlet from another.
Music libraries may overlap. Artists may appear on competing stations. Promotional campaigns can often sound similar.
But a recognizable morning personality offers something that cannot simply be duplicated through a playlist.
A human connection.
And that is why changes involving established morning teams deserve attention beyond the personalities themselves.
The transition is also notable because of Robinson’s growing role within Audacy.
In March 2026, the company elevated him to Brand Manager, placing him in charge of WOMX’s content strategy, talent, operations and overall presentation. His broadcasting responsibilities also extend beyond Orlando, including afternoon duties at Miami’s 102.7 The Beach and programming on Audacy’s CHANNEL Q network.
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That expanded portfolio makes the latest morning-show change especially interesting. Robinson is not simply an established personality being asked to continue without a familiar partner. He is an executive whose decisions will help determine what listeners hear next.
And the audience he serves is substantial.
According to Audacy’s 2026 Orlando market presentation, Mix 105.1 reaches approximately 414,700 monthly listeners and generates more than 70,000 monthly streaming hours. The company’s marketing materials position the station around adults 25–54, with particular emphasis on women 25–44.
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Those figures illustrate the importance of maintaining continuity at a station with a considerable established audience.
Lopez’s next destination has not yet been publicly identified in the information available for this report. Likewise, Audacy has not announced whether Robinson will receive a permanent replacement co-host or whether Mix 105.1 intends to restructure its morning presentation.
The station’s website also continued displaying the existing CJ and Jenn branding in recently indexed schedules, something that may change as the transition progresses.
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For Lopez, the move represents another opportunity to expand a career that has already taken her through multiple formats and programming assignments. For Robinson, it presents the challenge of maintaining momentum while helping define the next version of a heritage Orlando radio brand.
But the larger lesson extends well beyond Central Florida.
Radio companies can change playlists overnight, introduce new imaging in an afternoon and launch an entirely new station identity with the push of a button. Replacing the chemistry between two personalities is another matter entirely.
That chemistry develops through conversations, shared experiences and the familiarity listeners build over hundreds of mornings together.
It’s what makes personality radio different from simply pressing play.
As Jenn Lopez prepares to take her talents to another city, Orlando listeners are saying goodbye to one-half of a familiar morning combination. Meanwhile, CJ Robinson is preparing to write the next chapter of Mix 105.1’s morning story.
And somewhere outside Central Florida, another radio market is about to gain a personality Orlando listeners have come to know.
The microphones at Mix 105.1 will still be on tomorrow morning. The question now is what the next conversation will sound like.
On The Dial wishes Jenn Lopez continued success in her next broadcasting opportunity and will follow developments surrounding her new destination and the future of mornings at WOMX Orlando.
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