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Original Call Letters: WQXQ |
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Originally Licensed: Aug. 1, 1957 |
Original City of License: Ormond Beach |
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Original Frequency: 1380 |
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Origin of Call Letters: |
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Original Power: 1,000 watts |
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Original Location: |
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Original Format: Classical |
Network Affiliation(s): |
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Owner(s): |
1957-Volusia County Broadcasting Corp. |
| 1963-Volusia County Broadcasting Corp. (New Ownership) | |
| 1969-Morris Broadcasting Co. | |
| 1977-Hunter Industries | |
| 1980-Hunter-Knight Daytona, Inc. | |
| 1981-Barnett Bank of Ormond Beach, N.A. (repossession from Hunter-Knight Daytona, Inc.) | |
| 1983-Hale Communications | |
| 1990-Wings Communications, Inc ($175,000) | |
| 2009-Goliath Radio, LLC. (License transfer pending) |
History Of Call Letters and Formats: |
WQXQ-1957-Classical |
| WDAT-1969-Top 40 | |
| WDAT-1981-Big Bands/Swing | |
| WDAT-1982-Adult Contemporary/Country Crossover Mix | |
| WDAT-1983-Country "1380 WDAT" | |
| WELE-1986-Country (flipped to WELE in 1985 WELE-FM flipped to WOCL) | |
| WELE-1990-Religioous | |
| WELE-1992-Talk |
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WQXQ Personalities |
| Joe Gerard-1957-Music Director-Volusia County Broadcasting Corp. |
| Cal Rains-1957-Sports Director-Volusia County Broadcasting Corp. |
| Don Ritter-1958-General Manager/Program Director-Volusia County Broadcasting Corp. |
| Harry Griffiths-1962-News Director-Volusia County Broadcasting Corp. |
| Bryant Simms-1963-Music Director/1965-Program Manager-Volusia County Broadcasting Corp. |
| Ken Wallace-1963-Program Director-Volusia County Broadcasting Corp. |
| John Stevens-1964-Program Director-Volusia County Broadcasting Corp. |
| Jack Hayward-1966-Program Director/News Director/Program Manager |
| Robert Loughran-1967-News Director-Volusia County Broadcasting Corp. |
| Glen Younger |
| Rick Felisko (Rick Stephen) |
Other Names In WQXQ History |
| Lyman (Lee) Menard-1957-President/General Manager/Chief Engineer-Volusia County Broadcasting Corp. |
| Ben Taylor-1957-Vice President/Program Director-Volusia County Broadcasting Corp. |
| Ann Hicks-1957-Promotions Manager/1958-Commercial Manager-Volusia County Broadcasting Corp. |
| James Dryden-1957-Promotions Manager-Volusia County Broadcasting Corp. |
| James Haupt-1957-News Director-Volusia County Broadcasting Corp. |
| Jerry Norman-1957-Commercial Manager-Volusia County Broadcasting Corp. |
| Sari Phillips-1962-Program Manager-Volusia County Broadcasting Corp. |
| Robert Cessna-1963-President/General Manager/Commercial Manager-Volusia County Broadcasting Corp. |
| Joe O'Donnell-1963-Chief Engineer-Volusia County Broadcasting Corp. |
| Travis Wallace-1967-Commercial Manager-Volusia County Broadcasting Corp. |
| Jeanmarie Fagan-1967--Promotions Manager-Volusia County Broadcasting Corp. |
| Steven Searle-1968-Chief Engineer-Volusia County Broadcasting Corp. |
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