WDVH-AM 980
Gainesville   

Original call Letters: WDVH
Originally Licensed: Oct 1954
Origin of Call Letters: Partners in WDVH, Inc.-Toby Dowdy, Buster Vaughn and Tom Hanssen
Original Power: 5,000 watts daytime

Owner(s):1954-WDVH, Inc. 
               1969-DAE Broadcasting Co. (Ray Danner and Larry Edwards)
               1986-Eagle Broadcasting Co. (William E. "Bill" Morris) ($407,000)
               1999-Pinnacle AM Broadcasting, Inc
               2000-Pamal Broadcasting ($762,500 purchased with WDJY-FM)
               2004-Jablamo License Holdings       

History of Call Letters and Formats: WDVH-1969-Country   
                                WLUS-1986-MOR/Big Bands
                                                        WLUS-1996-Adult Standards   "US98"                    
                                                        WDVH-2004-Classic Country   "WDVH…Your Country Legends"

History of WDVH
WDVH AM radio was first licensed by the FCC to operate on 980 KHz with 5,000 watts daytime only with a non-directional antenna in October of 1954 in Gainesville. Larry Edwards was the General Manager, Ferrell Asbell was the Station and Commercial Manager, Jim Brand was the Program and Music Director, Gary Nelson was News Director and Bob Cunningham was the Chief Engineer. The station changed call letters to WLUS-AM "US98" and adopted an adult standards format in 1996.

Names in WDVH History
Larry Edwards-General ManagerDennis_Winslow_WDVH.jpg (52353 bytes)
Steve Rutledge-Biography
Jinx Miller (McCall)-1969
Dutch Schaffer 
Ferrell Asbell-Station Manager/Commercial Manager
Jim Brand-Program/Music Director
Gary Nelson-News Director
Bob Cunningham-Chief Engineer
Eloise Cozens Henderson-Sunday Program "Lady of Smiles"
Pat Patterson-Afternoons
Iottis Adams
Lee Allen (Lee Allen Feinberg)

                                                                                                                          Dennis Winslow at the console

Forrest Sawyer


Pierre Bejano                                                                
Tom Hanson-owner                                                                                                          
 Bobby Dennis (Dennis Winslow)-1965-1968 Biography
Lewis Zucker-1982-1985 News Producer/Reporter
Jackson W. Herring Sr.
Gary Allen-4PM weekdays
Jason McCrae-6AM-9AM
Mike Reynolds-11:30AM-4PM
Rick Morton
 Mark Fowler
 Steve Sullivan
Dave Derry
 Don Donovan-1976
Dan Huth-1959
 Tom Kennington-1961
 Chris Morgan-1968
Jim Williams-1973
Ray Ryan
 Bud Blackwood
Cliff Walden
Bill Marr
George Fogle
Tom Hansen
Mary Neal Langford
Stu Bowers
Larry Havill
 Mark Fowler
 Randy Rogers
 Tom Allan (Tom Talcott)
Brad Cox
 Keith Conway
Preston Hicks
 Wayne Payne

Jamie McIntyre





                                                                                                            
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                   1963 Mobile Studio
                                                                         

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1975 MediaStat (before Arbitron) Promo for WDVH thanks to Bill Watson
                

     

            
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Fire destroyed the station in 1995




                                                           
                                                                           
                                                             Jackson W. Herring Sr. in the studio

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                                                                     MediaStat ratings Winter 1978 

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                    Gary Allen                                                 Gary Nelson                                Jason McCrae

      steve_sullivan_poster.jpg (69459 bytes)   jim_brand_poster.jpg (58505 bytes)   mike_reynolds_poster.jpg (77715 bytes)                     Steve Sullivan                                          Jim Brand                                          Mike Reynolds

                  
                                     Jim Brand                                                               Larry Edwards


                                                      

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                    WDVH Studios 1963                                                                                       WDVH Studios 1975
                                                                                                      
                                                                                                        
                                                           

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