WTUG-FM
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| City | Northport, Alabama |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Tuscaloosa and Vicinity |
| Branding | WTUG 92.9 FM |
| Slogan | Tuscaloosa's #1 For R&B Hits and Classics |
| Frequency | 92.9 MHz (also on HD Radio) |
| First air date | 1979 |
| Format |
Urban Adult Contemporary HD2: Sports (WNPT-FM simulcast) |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 298.8 meters |
| Class | C1 |
| Facility ID | 54796 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 33°3′15.00″N 87°32′57.00″W / 33.0541667°N 87.5491667°W |
| Owner |
Townsquare Media (Townsquare Media Tuscaloosa License, LLC) |
| Sister stations | WFFN, WBEI, WNPT-FM, WTSK, WTBC |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | wtug.com |
WTUG-FM (92.9 FM) is a radio station serving the Tuscaloosa, Alabama, vicinity with an Urban Adult Contemporary format. [1] Licensed to Northport, Alabama, USA. The station is currently owned by Townsquare Media.[2]
In February 2005, Apex Broadcasting Inc. (Houston L. Pearce, chairman) reached an agreement to sell WTUG-FM and six other radio stations in Alabama to Citadel Broadcasting (Farid Suleman, chairman/CEO) for a reported sale price of $29 million.[3] Citadel merged with Cumulus Media on September 16, 2011.[4]
Cumulus sold WTUG-FM and its sister stations to Townsquare Media effective July 31, 2012. WTUG simulcasts severe weather coverage from ABC 33/40 when there is a tornado warning within its listening area.
References
- ↑ "WTUG-FM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
- ↑ "Deals - 2/21/2005". Broadcasting & Cable. 2005-02-21.
- ↑ "Cumulus now owns Citadel Broadcasting". Atlanta Business Journal. September 16, 2011. Retrieved September 16, 2011.
External links
- WTUG 92.9 FM official website
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WTUG
- Radio-Locator information on WTUG
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WTUG
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