WHUG
{{short description|Radio station in Jamestown, New York, US}}
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{{Infobox radio station
| name = WHUG
| logo = WHUG logo.png
| city = Jamestown, New York
| area = Jamestown NY area
| branding = My Country 101.9
| frequency = 101.9 MHz
| format = Country music
| power =
| erp = 6,000 watts
| haat = 100.0 meters
| class = A
| facility_id = 65591
| coordinates = {{coord|42|07|53|N|79|13|13|W|region:US-NY|display=inline,title}}
| callsign_meaning = HUGgin' Country (former slogan/brand, a play on sister station WKSN's "Kissin'" brand)
| airdate = {{start date and age|1965|04|26|p=y|br=yes}}
| former_callsigns = WHUG (1965–2001)
WMHU (2001–2004)
| owner = Media One Radio Group (Media One Holdings, LLC)
| licensee =
| sister_stations = WJTN, WKSN, WKZA, WQFX-FM, WWSE
| webcast = [https://radio.securenetsystems.net/cwa/index.cfm?stationCallSign=WHUG Listen Live]
| website = [http://www.WHUG.com WHUG.com]
| affiliations = Jones Radio Network
| licensing_authority= FCC
}}
WHUG (101.9 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Jamestown, New York, United States, the station is currently owned by Media One Radio Group.
Local disc jockeys heard on this station include Dan Warren (The My Country Morning Show; 6-10 am Monday - Friday) Matt Warren (Middays with Matt Warren;- 12-3 pm Monday - Friday) and Chris Sprague (3-7 pm Monday - Friday). Syndicated/national programming on WHUG includes Honky Tonkin' with Tracy Lawrence, ZMax Racing Country, Rise Up Country, NASCAR USA and Country Countdown USA.
History
The station went on the air in 1965 at the 101.7 frequency as WXYJ-FM under the ownership of Bud Paxson; it signed on at roughly the same time as what was then its sister station, WNYP-TV.Fybush, Scott (January 12, 2015). [http://www.fybush.com/nerw-20150112/ Salary Controversy Ousts Public TV Exec]. NorthEast Radio Watch. Retrieved January 12, 2015. Fybush placed a free copy of this column on his Facebook account. It later changed to WHUG, "Huggin' Country", and ultimately moved to 101.9 MHz; this was part of an agreement between WHUG and WXOX in Attica so that both could increase their power.{{citation needed|date=May 2013}} It has long been Jamestown's country music outlet. The station changed call signs to WMHU, "102 Moo", in January 2001. The station changed its call sign back to the current WHUG in 2004.{{citation needed|date=May 2013}}
From 1994 until his death in 2012,Shelters, Scott (May 9, 2012). [http://www.post-journal.com/page/content.detail/id/603479/Remembering-Bruce.html?nav=5192 Remembering Bruce]. The Post-Journal. Retrieved May 9, 2012. Bruce Baker hosted his long-running three-hour classic country program on the station on Saturday mornings. The classic country block continued in the time slot until 2024, when WHUG replaced it with syndication.
References
External links
- [http://radiojamestown.com/whug-fm WHUG official Web site]
- {{FM station data|740663|WHUG}}
- [https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/api/download/attachment/9e082aea-0688-bca0-9b00-669e255458fa.pdf FCC History Cards For WHUG (FM) (1965–1980)]
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