WDVH-AM 980
Gainesville   

Original call Letters: WDVH
Originally Licensed: Oct 1954
Origin of Call Letters: Partners in WDVH, Inc.-Toby Dowdy, Buster Vaughn and Tom Hanssen
Original Power: 5,000 watts daytime
Network Affiliation(s): ABC

Owner(s): 1954-WDVH, Inc. 
                1969-DAE Broadcasting Co. 
          1986-Eagle Broadcasting Co. ($407,000)
          1999-Pinnacle AM Broadcasting, Inc
          1999-Prime Time Radio
                 2000-Pamal Broadcasting ($762,500 purchased with WDJY-FM)
          2004-Jablamo License Holdings      
               
History of Call Letters and Formats: WDVH-1969-Country Western   
                                WLUS-1986-MOR/Big Bands
                                                        WLUS-1996-Adult Standards   "US98"                    
                                                        WDVH-2004-Classic Country   "WDVH…Your Country Legends"

History of WDVH
WDVH AM radio was first licensed by the FCC to operate on 980 KHz with 5,000 watts daytime only with a non-directional antenna in October of 1954 in Gainesville. Larry Edwards was the General Manager, Ferrell Asbell was the Station and Commercial Manager, Jim Brand was the Program and Music Director, Gary Nelson was News Director and Bob Cunningham was the Chief Engineer. The station changed call letters to WLUS-AM "US98" and adopted an adult standards format in 1996.

Names in WDVH History
Steve Rutledge   Biography    
Jinx Miller (McCall)-1969
Dutch Schaffer 
Ferrell Asbell-Station Manager/Commercial Manager
Jim Brand-Program/Music Director
Gary Nelson-News Director
Bob Cunningham-Chief Engineer
Eloise Cozens Henderson-Sunday Program "Lady of Smiles"
Pat Patterson-Afternoons
Iottis Adams
Lee Allen (Lee Allen Feinberg)

                                                                                                                          
Forrest Sawyer
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                            Dennis Winslow at the console

Pierre Bejano                                                                
Tom Hanson-owner                                                                                                          
Bobby Dennis (Dennis Winslow)-1965-1968 Biography
Lewis Zucker-1982-1985 News Producer/Reporter
Jackson W. Herring Sr.
Gary Allen-4PM weekdays
Jason McCrae-6AM-9AM
Mike Reynolds-11:30AM-4PM
Rick Morton
Mark Fowler
Steve Sullivan
Dave Derry
Don Donovan-1976
Dan Huth-1959
Tom Kennington-1961
Chris Morgan-1968
Jim Williams-1973
Ray Ryan
Bud Blackwood
Cliff Walden
Bill Marr
Tom Hansen
Mary Neal Langford
Stu Bowers
Larry Havill
Mark Fowler
Randy Rogers
Tom Allan (Tom Talcott)
Brad Cox
Keith Conway
Preston Hicks
Wayne Payne



Jamie McIntyre


Toby Dowdy-1954-Co-owner
Buster Vaughn-Co-owner 
Tom Hanssen-Co-owner
George Fogle-Chief Engineer
Glenn Asbell
Janis Koppenhoefer Barber
Mary Helen Owen
Everett Flagg
Ray Danner-1969-DAE Broadcasting Co.
Larry Edwards-1969-General Manager-DAE Broadcasting Co.
William E. "Bill" Morris-1986-Eagle Broadcasting Co.

                                                                                                            


                      

                                                                                             
                                                                           
                   1963 Mobile Studio
                                                                         

                 click photos for full sized view

1975 MediaStat (before Arbitron) Promo for WDVH thanks to Bill Watson
                



     

            




Fire destroyed the station in 1995




                                                           
                                                                           
                                                             Jackson W. Herring Sr. in the studio

                                                            
                                                                     MediaStat ratings Winter 1978 

            
                    Gary Allen                                                 Gary Nelson                                Jason McCrae

                                 Steve Sullivan                                          Jim Brand                                          Mike Reynolds

                  
                                     Jim Brand                                                               Larry Edwards


                                                      

   



Click photos for full    
        sized view





                    WDVH Studios 1963                                                                                       WDVH Studios 1975
                                                                                                      
                                                                                                        
                                                           

            What's New    Biographies    In Memory    Sounds    Misc.    Links    Chronology    What's News?