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

Original Format: Country Western

Original Location: 


Network Affiliation(s):


Keystone
Mutual Broadcasting System

Owner(s):

1957
-Thomas Carr

1957-Daytona Broadcasting Company

1959-Quality Broadcasting of Daytona, Inc.

1963-Seven Cities Broadcasting Corp.

1967-J. Shea Peeples

1975-WELE Radio, Inc.

1989-PSI Communications ($250,000)

History Of Call Letters and Formats:

WDAT
-1957-Country Western
WELE-1959-Country Western
WELE-1963-Negro
WELE-1967-Country Western
WZIP-1981-Oldies
WZIP-1986-Country
WPUL-1989-Black Gospel/R&B Oldies  "Victory Radio"
WPUL-2005-Progressive Talk   "AM 1590 Victory Radio"


WELE History
From K.P. Manning; "Sid Frazer and (Sheldon) Shelly Katz from New York City owned both, WELE-AM and WELE-FM (105.9). (They) sold the AM first, then the FM. Sid owns Frazer Advertising in Daytona..."


Names In WELE History

R. Kelvin Shivers-1960-President-Quality Broadcasters of Daytona, Inc.
Val Carter-1960-Station Manager-Quality Broadcasters of Daytona, Inc.
Claire Warren-1960-Publicity Director-Quality Broadcasters of Daytona, Inc.
James Artis-1963-Executor of R. Kelvin Shivers Estate-Seven Cities Broadcasting Corp.
Arlene Schmidt-1963-Acting Manager-Seven Cities Broadcasting Corp.
Lovell Dyett-1963-Commercial Manager/Program Manager-Seven Cities Broadcasting Corp.
George Nelson-1960-Chief Engineer-Quality Broadcasters of Daytona, Inc./1963-Chief Engineer--Seven Cities Broadcasting Corp.
Jerry Norman-1965-General Manager/1966-President/General Manager-Seven Cities Broadcasting Corp.
Melvin Grace-1965-Program Director-Seven Cities Broadcasting Corp.
Clarence Steger-1965-News Director-Seven Cities Broadcasting Corp.
Joseph Matthews-1966-Commercial Manager-Seven Cities Broadcasting Corp.
Ken Henderson-1966-Program Manager-Seven Cities Broadcasting Corp.
Ann Hicks-1966-Program Manager-Seven Cities Broadcasting Corp.
Jerry Nelson-1966-NewsDirector/1967-Program Director-Seven Cities Broadcasting Corp.
Frank Webb-1966-1967-Chief Engineer-Seven Cities Broadcasting Corp.
Charles Hicks-1967-President-Seven Cities Broadcasting Corp.
John Carr-1967-General Manager-Seven Cities Broadcasting Corp.
Gene McMahon-1967-Commercial Manager-Seven Cities Broadcasting Corp./1967-Commercial Manager-J. Shea Peeples/1972-Vice President-WELE Radio, Inc.
Jim King-1967-Promotions Manager-Seven Cities Broadcasting Corp.
Ron Mac-1967-News Director-Seven Cities Broadcasting Corp.
J. Shea Peeples-1967-President
Maynard Dillabar-1967-Vice President/General Manager-J. Shea Peeples
Bob King-1967-1976-Program Director/Mornings-J. Shea Peeples/1972-Program Director-WELE Radio, Inc.
Jean Lewis-1967-Program Manager-J. Shea Peeples
Jack McClure-1967-Chief Engineer-J. Shea Peeples
Lynda Browning-1970-Promotions Manager-J. Shea Peeples
John Rogers-1970-News Director-J. Shea Peeples
John Hackman-1970-Chief Engineer-J. Shea Peeples
Joe Gratz-1972-President-WELE Radio, Inc. In Memory
Dave Bauder-1972-News Director-WELE Radio, Inc.
 
        wele ad 1975 News Journal.jpg (109774 bytes)
1975 ad from the Daytona Beach News Journal
Art Hill-1967-News Director-J. Shea Peeples
Sidney Frazer-1972-Co-Owner-WELE Radio, Inc.
Sheldon Katz-1972-Co-Owner-WELE Radio, Inc.
Tim Tillis-1972-Chief Engineer-WELE Radio, Inc.


Tom Graddy (Ray Thomas “Tom” Graddy, II)-WELE Radio, Inc. In Memory


K.P. Manning
-WELE Radio, Inc.  Biography
Randy Thomas-WELE Radio, Inc.
Gary Welch-WELE Radio, Inc.


"Big" John Rogers-WELE Radio, Inc.
Zach Taylor-WELE Radio, Inc.


George "Harold" Utter
-Engineer-WELE Radio, Inc. 
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