WEUS-AM 790
Eustis / Leesburg
Original Call Letters: WEUS
Originally Licensed: Aug 1947
Call Letter Origin: (geographic) Eustis
Original City of License: Eustis
Original Power: 1,000 watts
Original Format: Pop
Owner(s): 1947-Paul Eleanor Hunter (Owners of Liberty Magazine)
1951-Paul, Sally and Wendy Husebo
1962-Paul and Sally Husebo
1965-Heard
Broadcasting, Inc.1975-WLBE Radio, Inc. (H. James Sharp, President)
1978-Gene Smith
1983-WLBE 790, Inc.
History Of Call Letters and Formats: WEUS-1947-Pop
WLBE-1951-Pop "Where Listening Brings Enjoyment"
WLBE-1988-MOR/Big Band
WEUS History
WEUS went on the air as a 1,000 watt full time directional and was licensed to the city of Eustis. Later, Leesburg City Manager, Wilbur Harkness, put WLBF-AM 1240 on the air from Leesburg. In 1947, the Chicago owners of Liberty Magazine sold their magazine and came to Central Florida and purchased both WLBF-AM 1240 and WEUS-AM 790. The new owners shut down WLBF-AM 1240, but maintained ownership of WEUS-AM 790 and combined the call letters which became WLBE for Leesburg/Eustis.
