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WNDB-FM
94.5
Daytona
Beach
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Original Call Letters: WNDB |
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Originally Licensed: Mar 1947 |
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Original City of License: Daytona Beach |
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Original Frequency: 94.5 |
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Origin of Call Letters: Owner and location; News Journal and Daytona Beach |
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Original Power: 44,000 watts |
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Original Location: 128 Orange Ave. |
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Original Format: Beautiful Music |
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1948-News Journal Corp. |
| 1972-Quality Broadcasting, Inc. (co-owned with WDNJ-FM 94.5, Daytona Beach) | |
| 1977-Broadcast Management Corp. | |
| 1982-Root Communications | |
| 1992-New City Communications | |
| 1996-Black Crow Broadcasting, Inc. | |
| 1997-Cox Broadcasting |
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WNDB-1948-Beautiful Music |
| WDNJ-1972-Beautiful Music (Bonneville's "Just Beautiful Music") | |
| WWLV-1988-Soft Adult Contemporary "Love 94.5" | |
| WWLV-1990-Adult Contemporary | |
| WCFB-1992-Young Country "B94.5" | |
| WCFB-1995-Urban Adult "Star 94.5" "Star 94 Today's R&B and Classic Soul" | |
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WCFB-2014-Throwback Hip Hop |
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| WCFB-2014-R & B/Throwbacks |
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WNDB
History
1947-WNDB
was the first FM radio station in Daytona Beach. It was part of the Daytona
Beach News Journal's holdings. WNDB added an AM station in 1948.
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 WNDB-FM Takes To The Air on March 31, 1948 |
 This is where WNDB-FM originated on Orange Ave in Daytona Beach where the format was beautiful music until 1990 when it became "Love Songs" consisting of Lite contemporary top 40 love songs. Soon under Root Communications it became mainstream adult contemporary before finally switching to country in 1992 known as "B94.5" under the current call letters WCFB, later being sold to NewCity Communications and finally to current owner, Cox Radio. Photo from The Daytona Beach News-Journal |
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Marc Tyll
updates
some history of WNDB-FM; 1972-The Daytona News Journal sold WNDB-AM 1150 along with the FM station to Delray Beach broadcaster Victor M. Knight owner of Quality Broadcasting, Inc. Quality also owned WGGG-AM 1230 in Gainesville around the same time. WNDB-FM became WDNJ (for Daytona News Journal) and in 1977 became WWLV. That same year Knight sold both stations to a guy named Thrope, however, I don't remember his first name nor the company name. Thrope sold to Root Communications. |
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Jerry Stone-1947-General Manager/Commercial Manager/Program Director-News Journal Corp. |
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William R. Steadman-1947-Program Director/Program Manager-News Journal Corp. |
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Ralph Montgomery-1947-News Journal Corp. |
| Chester Smith-1948-Sales-News Journal Corp. |
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Steve Hunter-1948-News Director-News Journal Corp. |
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Bob Patillo-1948-Sports Director-News Journal Corp. |
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Jean Davis-1948-Women's Director-News Journal Corp. |
| Cecil Brown-1957-News-News Journal Corp. |
| R.Y. Huffman-1958-News-News Journal Corp. |
| Bob Smith-1966-Program Director-News Journal Corp. |
 Ken Lueck-News Journal Corp. |
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William H. Deem-Station Manager-News Journal Corp. |
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Kenneth Hoff-Commercial Manager-News Journal Corp. |
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Robert E. Smith-Operations Manager/Program Director-News Journal Corp. |
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Bob Loughran-News Director-News Journal Corp. |
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Bill W. Martin-Chief Engineer-News Journal Corp. |
 Jim Martin-News Journal Corp. |
| Harry Johnson-Program Director-News Journal Corp. |
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