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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 |
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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-1985-Country | |
| WELE-1990-Religious | |
| WELE-1992-Talk |
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 Chuck
Johnson (standing), Becky McAfee (also standing), Bob
Cessna and Jeanmarie Fagan
This photo depicts a "remote" of the Morning Show with Bob Cessna and Jeanmarie Fagan. It was live Monday through Friday from the Holiday Inn across from the speedway in Daytona. This broadcast included Chuck Johnson and Becky McAfee from Daytona Beach Junior College Student Government Association in 1967. WQXQ was a good solid day-time operation under Cessna's management. It had morphed from Classical to easy listening with a great adult blend of music and was the first and only Daytona area station to broadcast daily editorials. Cessna later became Communications Director for Embry Riddle University in Daytona. photo courtesy of Chuck Johnson |
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./1969-News Director-Morris Broadcasting Co. |
 Bob Cessna-1967-Morning co-host with Jeanmarie Fagan |
 Jeanmarie Fagan-1967-Morning co-host with Bob Cessna/Promotions Manager-Volusia County Broadcasting Corp. |
| Lynn Younger-1969-Program Director/Production Director-Morris Broadcasting Co. |
| Rick Felisko (Rick Stephen) |
Other Names In WQXQ History |
| Lyman (Lee) Menard-1957-President/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. |
| Steven Searle-1968-Chief Engineer-Volusia County Broadcasting Corp. |
| William Morris-1969-President-Morris Broadcasting Co. |
| William Hunter-1969-Vice President-Morris Broadcasting Co. |
| John Hackman-1969-Chief Engineer-Morris Broadcasting Co. |