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1949 to Now: The History of WYVE

The following three articles were printed in the Southwest Virginia Enterprise in Wytheville on September 21, 1949 - WYVE's First Broadcast!

Enjoy a trip down memory lane with some old photos from "Your Hometown Sound" since 1949 - WYVE Radio! Photographs were taken from the 1990 WYVE Cookbook/Photo Album, published by WYVE. Click on the small photo to see a larger image.

Art Gates, founder of the station in 1949.	WYVE's Main Control Room as it appeared in 1949 when the station went on the air upstairs over Hobert N. Grubb on Main St.
Jack Fleming (right) conducts a live interview at a remote broadcast in 1964.	Shirley Phillippi, Hostess of "Teen Time," circa 1955.
In 1958 or 1959, Craig Allison (in red underwear) and Jack Fleming (in wheelbarrow) had an afternoon radio program called "The Roadrunner Show." They asked listeners to call WYVE to vote for Craig or Jack - each vote was a pledge for the caller to donate a pint of blood during the Bloodmobile visit to Wytheville. The winner got to ride down Main Street in a wheelbarrow and the loser pushed, dressed in red underwear. Craig lost by one vote!
Alan Peltier (now a Senior Producer for the Nashville Network) chooses his next selection in the 1950's.
The Virginia Skyline Boys played on WYVE in the early 1950's.	Danny Gordon gives a speach to UPI audience.
Craig Allison as "Your Ol' Buddy" Granny Frye.	Craig Allison gives a live news report from WYVE's Mobile Unit "Casey." 1962 Jack Fleming in the mid-1960's.
The Melody Four - Ovella Hall, Louise Davis, Mary Davis and Sibbie Davis. One of the early music groups that appeared live on WYVE.

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