WLBF-AM 1240 
Leesburg

Original Call Letters: WLBF 
Originally Licensed: 1947  
Original City of License: Leesburg 
Original Frequency: 1240
Origin of Call Letters: Location; LeesBurg, Florida 
Original Power: 
Original Location: 
Original Format: Pop 

Network Affiliation(s): 

Owner(s): 1947-Wilbur Harkness
                1949-Paul and Eleanor Hunter     

History Of  Call Letters and Formats: WLBF-1947-Pop
                                                          WLBF-1949-Station purchased and shut down


WLBF History
In 1947 Leesburg City Manager, Wilbur Harkness, put 1240 on the air from Leesburg with the calls WLBF-AM. In 1949, the Chicago owners of Liberty Magazine,  Paul and Eleanor Hunter, sold their magazine and came to Central Florida and purchased both WLBF-AM 1240 and WEUS-AM 790. They shut down WLBF-AM, but maintained ownership of WEUS and combined the call letters which became WLBE-AM 790; Leesburg/Eustis. 

Names In WLBF History   
Wilbur Harkness-1947-Owner
Paul Hunter-1949-Co-owner             
Eleanor Hunter-1949-Co-owner 
                                                                  

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