WTJV

Infobox Radio station
name = WTJV


city = Deland, Florida
area = Daytona Beach
branding =
slogan = "Furia Mexicana"
airdate = 1948 (as WDLF)
frequency = 1490 kHz
format = Regional Mexican
power = 1,000 watts
erp =
haat =
class = C
facility_id = 25123
coordinates = coord|29|1|5.00|N|81|17|59.00|W|region:GB_type:city
callsign_meaning =
former_callsigns = WDLF (1948), WJBS (1949-1959), WETO (1959), WJBS (after WETO up to 1980) WXVQ (1980-2000)
WNDA (2000-2005)
owner = J & V Communications, Inc.
licensee =
sister_stations =
webcast =
website = http://www.furiamexicana.com
affiliations =

WTJV (1490 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Regional Mexican format.Licensed to Deland, Florida, USA, the station serves the Daytona Beach area. The station is owned by J & V Communications, Inc.. [ cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WTJV |title=WTJV Facility Record |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division ]

History

The station went on the air as WDLF in 1948 with a pop format. Stetson University bought the station in 1949 & changed the calls to WJBS, reflecting the initials of university founder John B. Stetson. The university would again own the station between 1984-1987. Stetson sold the station to Rudi Gresham's WXVQ, Inc. which changed the calls to WETO & a format change to adult standards. After WETO, the station again became WJBS for a time before taking WXVQ (XV being the Roman Numeral 15) in 1980. With a station sale in 1987 to Great Lakes Broadcasting for $325,000 the station adopted an oldies format. Another sale came in 1991, this time for $175,000 to change owners to the Green Broadcast Group, & the station flipped to a News/Talk format that same year. Daytona Beach broadcasting group Black Crow bought the station in 2000 to simulcast its News/Talk property there: WNDB. WXVQ was changed to WNDA. The station was sold again in 2005 to Spanish broadcasters J&V Communications who changed the calls to the current WTJV.

The station is branded as Furia Mexicana and the web site indicates it is a simulcast with WOTS in Kissimmee, FL and WSDO in Sanford, FL.

References

www.cflradio.net/1490_WTJV_AM.htm

External links

*AMQ|WTJV
*AML|WTJV
*AMARB|WTJV

Daytona Beach Radio