WELE-AM 1380
Ormond Beach
Original Call Letters: WQXQ
Originally Licensed: Aug 1957
Power: 1,000
Original City of License: Ormond Beach
Original Format: Classical
Owner(s): 1957-
1971-Hunter Industries
1977-
1981-Hale Communications
1990-Wings Communications, Inc ($175,000)
History Of Call Letters and Formats: WQXQ-1957-Classical
WXMS- -Country
WDAT-1968-Top 40
WELE-1986-Country (Flipped to WELE in 1985)
WELE-1990-Religion
WELE-1998-News/Talk
WELE History
WELE began as WQXQ.
From Brian Douglas; "...For some reason, although the station was a day timer, they signed at 4:00 AM. Original power was 1,000 watts (they were not directional, but went directional with the move to 5kW). The station flipped to Top 40 just before "Bad Moon Rising" hit (1968?). They had a progressive rock show on in late afternoons by late 1968 and were still a day timer. The 24 hour thing happened in 1969/70(?)"
WELE Personalities
Doug Wilhite-Owner of Wings Communications
Sherry Wilhite-Assistant to President of Wings Communications
WELE studios (1993) Courtesy of
Dave Edwards
Michael J. Johnson-Sports Director
Roland Via
Greg Lake-1996-2008-Program/Production Director/Traffic/Talk Show Co-Host
Biography
Natalie Emerson-host of "Nat Chat" the Talk Show For Kids
Gene McMahon-General Manager
Trish Anderson-Program Director
John Barrett-Music Director
Bob Barry
Phyllis Brady
Rick Brady
Adele
Garvey
Big John-1999-"Big
Talk with Big John"-Big's show began as a Saturday show from 8AM-9AM.
Big can be heard Mon-Fri from 4:15PM-6:15PM
Gwen Azama-Edwards
Alex Simon
Cassie
Wilhite
Dan Reid
Kevin Tomaka
Kristen Wilhite-Cobb
Sandy Clark
Steven
Andersen
Becky
Wilhite
Tim Steward
Bobbie Thomas
Leesa Marie Benz
Christopher "Igor" Baker
Rick
Brady-1991-1994-Program
Director/Operations Director/Morning talk show host/weekly political talk show/sports
play-by-play
Gary Colombo-2008-2008-"Good
Morning Coffee Club"
Don
Imus--2008-"Imus
in the Morning"-2008-syndicated
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