WTJV-AM 1490
Deland                                 

Original Call Letters: WDLF 
Year of License:1948 
Power: 1,000 watts  
Original City of  License: Deland
Location: 220 E. Hubbard Ave.
Format: Pop

Owner(s): 1948-                                              
                1949-Stetson University, Deland    
                1959-WXVQ Inc. (Rudi Gresham) (WXVQ (XV being the Roman Numeral 15) 
                1980-
                1984-Stetson University ($425,000)                                                                  
                1987-Great Lakes Broadcasting Co. ($325,000)
                1991-Green Broadcast Group ($175,000)
                2000-Black Crow Broadcasting
                2005-J &V Communications


History Of Formats and Call Letters: WDLF-1948-                               
                                                         WJBS-1949-     (Calls stood for founder of Stetson University initials of John B. Stetson)
                                                         WETO-1959-Adult Standards                                                    
                                                         WJBS-       -
                                                         WXVQ-1980-Adult Standards 
                                                                            WXVQ-1987-Oldies
                                                                            WXVQ-1991-News/Talk                                     
                                                         WXVQ-1999-News/Talk 
                                                         WNDA-2000-News/Talk-simulcast of WNDB-AM 1150, Daytona Beach  
                                                         WTJV-2005-Spanish     "La Maquina"                                                   

The station went on the air as WDLF in 1948 with a pop format. Stetson University bought the station in 1949 & changed the calls to WJBS, reflecting the initials of university founder John B. Stetson. The university would again own the station between 1984-1987. Stetson sold the station to Rudi Gresham's WXVQ, Inc. which changed the calls to WETO & a format change to adult standards. After WETO, the station again became WJBS for a time before taking WXVQ (XV being the Roman Numeral 15) in 1980. With a station sale in 1987 to Great Lakes Broadcasting for $325,000 the station adopted an oldies format. Another sale came in 1991, this time for $175,000 to change owners to the Green Broadcast Group, & the station flipped to a News/Talk format that same year. Daytona Beach broadcasting group Black Crow bought the station in 2000 to simulcast its News/Talk property there: WNDB. WXVQ was changed to WNDA. The station was sold again in 2005 to Spanish broadcasters J&V Communications who changed the calls to the current WTJV.

The station is branded as Furia Mexicana and the



Names In WTJV History
John Torrado-General Manager                      

WTJV Personalities
The Tiger
Cristian the Travieso
The Alcon
Maria Hearts

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