WELE-AM 1590 

South Daytona

Original Call Letters: WDAT 
Originally Licensed: June 1957  
Original City of  License: South Daytona
Original Frequency: 1590
Origin of Call Letters:
Original Power: 1,000 watts day time/32 watts night time   
Original Format: Country Western
Original Location: 
Network Affiliation(s): Mutual Broadcasting System

Owner(s): 1957-      
                1967-J. Shea Peeples 
                1981-Creative Broadcasting Inc.                
                1982-PSI Communications
                       -Sid Frasier and Shelly Katz
                1987-Tama Communications-Charles Cherry ($85,000)

History Of Call Letters and Formats: WDAT-1957-
                                                         WELE-     -Country
                                                         WZIP-1981-Oldies
                                                         WZIP-1986-Country
                                                         WPUL-1988-Black Gospel/R&B Oldies  "Victory Radio"
                                                         WPUL-2001-Gospel 
                                                         WPUL-2005-Talk

WELE History
From K.P. Manning; "Sid Frasier and Shelly Katz from New York City owned both, WELE-AM and WELE-FM. (They) sold the AM first, then the FM. Sid owns Frasier Advertising in Daytona..."

Names In WELE History
Gene McMahon-1967-Vice President/General Manager-J. Shea Peeples
Linda Browning-1967-Program Manager-J. Shea Peeples
Bob "King Bird' King-1967-1976-Program Director/Mornings-J. Shea Peeples
K.P. Manning-Biography
Randy Thomas
Gary Welch
Zach Taylor

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