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WDLF-AM 1490
Deland
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Original Call Letters: WDLF |
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Originally Licensed: Sep. 10, 1948 |
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Original City of License: Deland |
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Original Frequency: 1490 |
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Origin of Call Letters: Location; DeLand Florida |
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Original Power: 250 watts |
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Original Location: 220 E. Hubbard Ave. |
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Original Format: Block Programming |
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Mutual Broadcasting System |
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Owner(s): |
1948-Deland Broadcasting Company |
| 1951-Stetson University | |
| 1959-WJBS, Inc. | |
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1960-WJBS, Inc. (New Ownership) |
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| 1962-Radio Deland, Inc. | |
| 1967-Cosmopolitan Communicators Group | |
| 1969-Norfolk Broadcasting Corp., Orlando ($65,550 Mortgage Foreclosure Sale) | |
| 1970-WETO, Inc. | |
| 1978-We Two Inc. | |
| 1981-DeLand Broadcasting, Inc. ($300,000) | |
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1984-Stetson University ($425,000) |
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1987-Great Lakes Broadcasting Co. ($325,000) |
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1991-Green Broadcast Group ($175,000) |
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2001-Black Crow Broadcasting |
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2005-J &V Communications ($370,000) |
History Of Formats and Call Letters: |
WDLF-1948-Full Service/Block Programming |
| WJBS-1949-Full Service/Block Programming | |
| WJBS-1959-Adult Standards | |
| WETO-1970-Comtemporary MOR | |
| WETO-1978-Top 40 | |
| WXVQ-1980-Adult Standards | |
| WXVQ-1984-Top 40 | |
| WXVQ-1987-Oldies | |
| WXVQ-1991-News/Talk | |
| WNDA-2001-News/Talk-simulcast of WNDB-AM 1150, Daytona Beach | |
| WTJV-2005-Mexican Regional | |
| WTJV-2009-Licensed/Silent-9-09-3-10 see Tower Collapse | |
| WTJV-2010-Mexican Regional Returns to the air | |
| WTJV-2015-Adult Standards Simulcast of WSBB-AM 1230 |
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Broadcasting/Telecasting Magazine Sept 20, 1948 Lyle Van's New Station, WDLF, Starts at Deland WDLF DeLand, Fla., 250 w full-time on 1490 kc, went on the air September 10 with celebratory ceremonies featuring Sen. Claude Pepper (D-Fla.) as principal speaker. The station is solely owned by Lyle Van, NBC announcer from 1938 to 1946, and since 1946 a free lance artist. Mr. Van has his own newscast, News on the Human Side, over WOR-Mutual Mon-Sat, 6p.m. (EDT), and is commercial announcer on H. V. Kaltenborn's NBC newscasts Mon.-Fri., 7:45 p.m. (EDT). The WDLF staff includes: Lynn Gearhart, formerly with WALT Tampa, Fla., station manager; Maj. R. L. Clinton Jr., business manager; Michael Davis, program director, and Loren Mickle, previously with WFUN Huntsville, Ala. chief engineer. |
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Lyle Van (Valkenburgh)-1948-President-Deland Broadcasting Company |
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Lynn Gearhart-1948-Station Manager-Deland Broadcasting Company |
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Major R. L. Clinton, Jr.-1948-Business Manager-Deland Broadcasting Company |
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Michael Davis-1948-Program Director-Deland Broadcasting Company |
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Loren Mickle-1948-Chief Engineer-Deland Broadcasting Company |
| Judge Robert Wingfield-1948-Sunday afternoons-gave a half-hour history lessons |
| James Knox-1949-General Manager/Commercial Manager-Deland Broadcasting Company |
| Robert Walton-1949-Program Director/Promotions Manager-Deland Broadcasting Company |
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