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WJBS-AM
1490
Deland
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Original Call Letters: WDLF |
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Originally Licensed: Sep. 10, 1948 |
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Original City of License: Deland |
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Original Frequency: 1490 |
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Origin of Call Letters: Name of Founder of Stetson University-John B. Stetson |
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Original Power: 250 watts |
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Original Location: 220 E. Hubbard Ave. |
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Original Format: Full Service/Block Programming |
Network Affiliation(s): |
Mutual Broadcasting System |
| Associated Press | |
| NBC | |
| ABC | |
| Florida Radio Network |
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Owner(s): |
1948-Deland Broadcasting Company |
| 1951-Stetson University | |
| 1959-WJBS, Inc. | |
| 1960-WJBS, Inc. (New Ownership) | |
| 1962-Radio Deland, Inc. | |
| 1967-Cosmopolitan Communicators Group, Inc. | |
| 1969-Norfolk Broadcasting Corp., Orlando ($65,550 Mortgage Foreclosure Sale) | |
| 1970-WETO, Inc. | |
| 1978-We Two Inc. | |
| 1984-Stetson University ($425,000) | |
| 1987-Great Lakes Broadcasting Co. ($325,000) | |
| 1991-Green Broadcast Group ($175,000) | |
| 2001-Black Crow Broadcasting | |
| 2005-J &V Communications ($370,000) | |
| 2012-Diegel Communications, LLC (LMA) |
History Of Formats and Call Letters: |
WDLF-1948-Full Service/Block Programming |
| WJBS-1949-Full Service/Block Programming | |
| WJBS-1959-Adult Standards | |
| WETO-1970-Comtemporary MOR | |
| WETO-1979-Top 40 | |
| WXVQ-1980-Adult Standards | |
| WXVQ-1984-Top 40 | |
| WXVQ-1987-Oldies | |
| WXVQ-1991-News/Talk | |
| WNDA-2001-News/Talk Simulcast of WNDB-AM 1150, Daytona Beach | |
| WTJV-2006-Mexican Regional | |
| WTJV-2011-Spanish Religious "Renacimiento Radio" | |
| WTJV-2012-Adult Standards Simulcast of WSBB-AM 1230, Daytona Beach |
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| Robert Wingfield-1949-(A Volusia County judge) Sunday afternoon-half-hour history lesson-Deland Broadcasting Company |
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Mark Barker-1951-Program Director/News Director-John B. Stetson University |
| C.L. Menser-1951-General Manager/1954-General Manager/Program Director/1955-General Manager/ Commercial Manager/Program Director-John B. Stetson University |
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Robert Walton-1951-Commercial Manager/Program Director-John B. Stetson University |
| Sam Mansfield-1951-Sports Director-John B. Stetson University |
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Dick Pearce-1951-News Director/Sports Director-John B. Stetson University |
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James Tillis-1951-Farm News Director-John B. Stetson University |
Ona Barfield-1951-Women's Director-John B. Stetson University |
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| Georgiana Bushnell-1954-Women's Director-John B. Stetson University |
 Theodore "Ted" Cassidy-1956-John B. Stetson University |
| Ed Ripley-1956-Student at Stetson University |
| Gene Pope-1957-Farm Director-John B. Stetson University |
| Dave Fulton-1957-News Director-John B. Stetson University |
| Ed Lotspeich-1957-News Director-John B. Stetson University/1959-News Director-WJBS, Inc. |
| Mike Sassard-1958-Program Director-John B. Stetson University |
| Millie Young-1958-Women's Director-John B. Stetson University |
| Jerry Girvin-1958-Program Director-WJBS, Inc. |
| Kay Van-1959-Women's Director-WJBS, Inc. |
| Clinton McElroy-1962-Station Manager/Program Director-Radio Deland, Inc. |
| Bruce Gilmore-1962-News Director-Radio Deland, Inc./1967-News Director-Cosmopolitan Communicators Group |
| Judith Moore-1967-Program Director-Radio Deland, Inc. |
| Doug Stambaugh-1969-Program Director-Cosmopolitan Communicators Group |
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Dr. J. Ollie Edmunds-1951-President-John B. Stetson University |
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Loren Mickle-1951-Station Manager/Chief Engineer-John B. Stetson University |
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M. M. Davis-1951-Commercial Manager-John B. Stetson University |
| Donald Hall-1953-Chief Engineer-John B. Stetson University |
| Dr. Clarence Menser-1954-Station Manager-John B. Stetson University |
| William Hall-1955-Commercial Manager-John B. Stetson University |
| John Andre-1955-Chief Engineer-John B. Stetson University |
Ken Brown-1957-Sales Manager-John B. Stetson University |
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Lonnie Padron-1957-Chief Engineer-John B. Stetson University |
| Ray Stevens-1957-General Manager-John B. Stetson University |
| Allen Hill-1958-General Manager/Commercial Manager-John B. Stetson University |
| Alan Huckleberry-1958-Assistant Manager/Chief Engineer-John B. Stetson University |
| Charles Britt-1959-President-WJBS, Inc. |
| Gil Murray-1959-General Manager/Commercial Manager-WJBS, Inc. |
| Donald Brieman-1959-Chief Engineer-WJBS, Inc. |
| Dale Phares-1960-President/General Manager-WJBS, Inc. |
| Frank Johnson-1960-Chief Engineer-WJBS, Inc. |
| Charles Stuart-1961-Commercial Manager-WJBS, Inc. |
| Ralph Hatcher-1962-President/General Manager-Radio Deland, Inc. |
| Doris Hatcher-1962-Secretary/Treasurer-Radio Deland, Inc. |
| Raye Sorenson-1962-Chief Engineer-Radio Deland, Inc. |
| Gary Clarkson-1962-Promotions Manager-Radio Deland, Inc. |
| David Fritz-1965-Chief Engineer-Radio Deland, Inc. |
| Bill D. Ross-1967-President-Cosmopolitan Communicators Group, Inc. |
| John Mattingly-1967-Attorney-Cosmopolitan Communicators Group, Inc. |
| Donald McMillen-1967-Chief Engineer-Radio Deland, Inc./1967-Chief Engineer-Cosmopolitan Communicators Group, Inc. |
| Bill Ross-1967-President-Cosmopolitan Communicators Group, Inc. |
| Robert Carson-1967-Executive Vice President/General Manager-Cosmopolitan Communicators Group, Inc. |
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Don Ammon-1967-Production Manager-Cosmopolitan Communicators Group, Inc. In Memory |
| Bill Roberts-1969-Station Manager-Cosmopolitan Communicators Group, Inc. |
| Lonny Padron |
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