WMFJ-AM 1450
Daytona Beach 

Original Call Letters: WMFJ
Year of License: Apr 1935
Power: 1000 watts daytime/ 250 night
Original City of  License: Daytona Beach
Original Format: Pop

Owner(s): 1935-
                       -Jim Walter (Jim Walters Homes)                 
                1965-Weeks Broadcasting                                                                                              Courtesy of Phil Beckman
                1996-Cornerstone Broadcasting ($250,000)                                                                   Click photo for full sized view
 
History Of Call Letters and Formats: WMFJ-1935-Pop
                                                         WMFJ-1972-Rock
                                                         WMFJ-1981-Contemporary Christian  "SonShine radio"
                                                         WMFJ-1995-Religious
                                                         WMFJ-1996-Religious

WMFJ History
Thanks to Brian Douglas for the following information. "...WMFJ was Top 40 from the late 50s into the early 80s(?), but flipped to Contemporary Christian around 1981-83(?) Jim Walter owned the station in the early 60s.  It was originally 100 watts, later 250, later 1,000 with 250 at night, now 1,000 full-time (the FCC kept raising power limits on the six "local" frequencies, 1230, 1240, 1340, 1400, 1450 and 1490).  A few, like 1340, Clermont were held back for specific reasons. Originally, the owners requested the calls WMFB for "World's Most Famous Beach", but the calls were not available.."

Names In WMFJ History
Bill Andrews Biography



Dan Hogan-1967-overnights Biography



Bob Stephenson-1979-1981-Program Director under Weeks Broadcasting
Dave Randall-(Cleveland Wheeler)-1966-Biography
Paul Delaney Biography
Kris Earl Phillips-1970-1972-6PM-12 Mid Biography
Bulldog Hesters (Terry Wayne) 
Mike Jay-6AM-10AM  
Doug James-10AM-2PM 
Gerry Peterson "The Mississippi Hippie" (Gerry Cagle)-2PM-6PM  
Rob Thomas-Midnight-6AM 
Doug Montgomery
Bobby Holiday-Weekends
Johnny Donovan (NOT the one from WABC)
Don Shoe
Rick Wagner-weekends
Honest John Feree 
Corky Dee
"Long John" Wade
Dusty Miller-1964-while still a junior in high school and was the school reporter
Jack McCoy
Dick Y. Clark-General Manager/mornings
Jim Shirah-nights (WAPE PD/Mornings throughout the late 60s)    
Brad Cowell did nights in the mid 1960s. Brad's daughter, Martha writes about "My Daddy the DJ"       
George McGovern-afternoons
"Good Guy Gordie" (Gordy McNeill)-played progressive music in overnights in the very late 60s
Al Connors-1971
Rick Stone-1978
Dane Eric-6AM-10AM
Bobby Mitchell
Jack Stevens-weekends
Don Skylar
Stan Barrett
Dean O'Neal
Johnny Holiday-1966 
Jim Palmer-Vice President/General manager  
Brent Alberts Biography  
Mark Scott (Jeff Campbell) Biography      
Bruce Bower-Nights                                                     
Joanne Ares
Doug Carter-10AM-3PM
Reed On The Radio-3PM-7PM
Eddie Beacon-7PM-Midnight
Mike Nelson-Midnight-6AM
Bob Mitchell-weekends
Frank Reed Biography
Dolly Holiday
George Barber
"Honest John" Feree
"The Janitor" (Warren Miller)-In the 1960's "The Janitor" worked in NY and was named Billboard's top DJ of the year
Ben Taylor
Chris Dana
                                                 1973 WMFJ Survey from Jack Stevens via Kris Earl Phillips 

                                       
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