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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