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WLUS-AM
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Gainesville
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Originally Licensed: Oct 18, 1954 |
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Original City of License: Gainesville |
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Original Frequency: 980 |
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Origin of Call Letters: |
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Original Power: 5,000 watts daytime |
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Original Location: |
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Original Format: MOR |
Network Affiliation(s): |
Associated Press |
| Owner(s): |
1954-Decatur Broadcasting Co. |
| 1955-WDVH, Inc. | |
| 1969-DAE Broadcasting Co. | |
| 1986-Eagle Broadcasting Co. ($407,000) | |
| 1996-Pinnacle AM Broadcasting, Inc ($450,000) | |
| 1999-Prime Time Radio | |
| 2000-Pamal Broadcasting ($762,500 purchased with WDJY-FM) | |
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2004-Jablamo, LLC ($8 million with WYNY-AM
1240, WKZY-FM
106.9, WLUS-AM
980, WTMN-AM
1430, WRZN-AM 720, WHHZ-FM 100.5, WDJY-FM 101.7 and WTMG-FM 101.3) |
History of Call Letters and Formats: |
WDVH-1954-Country Western "5,000 watt Giant of Florida" |
| WDVH-1969-Country | |
| WLUS-1986-MOR/Big Bands | |
| WLUS-1996-Adult Standards "US98" | |
| WDVH-2004-Classic Country "WDVH…Your Country Legends" | |
| WDVH-2011-Talk | |
| WDVH-2013-Country "Country Legends" | |
| WDVH-2016-Conservative Talk/Country "I Am Country 94.1/101.7" |
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| Larry Edwards-1988-Owner/Manager-Eagle Broadcasting Co. | |
| Frank Boros aka "Frank"-1986-1989-Eagle Broadcasting Co. | |
| Jim Brown-1986-General Manager-Eagle Broadcasting Co. | |
 Jim Brand-1986-Program Director-Eagle Broadcasting Co./1996-Program Director-Pinnacle AM Broadcasting, Inc. Biography In Memory |
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George Fogle-1988-Chief Engineer-Eagle Broadcasting Co. |
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| Tom McCoy-General Manager/Vice President of Sales-Pinnacle AM Broadcasting, Inc. | |
| Ron Crider-Chief Engineer-Pinnacle AM Broadcasting, Inc. | |
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Jim Finch-Co-host of the " O.J. Show"-6:30am to 8:30am weekdays |
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Cindy Thompson-Sales Manager |
| Dan Andrews |
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