WTUG-FM

{{short description|Radio station in Tuscaloosa, Alabama}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}

{{Infobox radio station

| name = WTUG-FM

| logo = WTUG 92.9 logo.png

| logo_size = 220px

| city = Northport, Alabama

| area = Tuscaloosa and Vicinity

| branding = WTUG 92.9 FM

| frequency = 92.9 MHz {{HD Radio}}

| translator = {{ubl|{{Radio Relay|100.1|W261BT|Tuscaloosa|HD2}}|{{Radio Relay|97.5|W248BO|Tuscaloosa|HD3}}}}

| airdate = 1979

| format = Urban adult contemporary

| subchannels = HD2: Catfish 100.1 (Classic country)
HD3: 97.5 El Jefe (Spanish adult hits)
HD4: WMHZ simulcast (Classic rock)

| erp = 100,000 watts

| haat = {{convert|298.8|m|ft|sp=us}}

| class = C1

| facility_id = 54796

| licensing_authority = FCC

| coordinates = {{coord|33|03|15|N|87|32|57|W|region:US-AL_type:landmark}}

| callsign_meaning =

| former_callsigns =

| affiliations = Compass Media Networks
Premiere Networks

| owner = Townsquare Media

| licensee = Townsquare License, LLC

| sister_stations = {{hlist|WFFN|WQRR|WALJ|WTBC|WTSK}}

| webcast = [https://wtug.com/listen-live/ Listen Live]
[https://catfishtuscaloosa.com/listen-live/ Listen Live (HD2)]

| website = [https://www.wtug.com wtug.com]
[https://catfishtuscaloosa.com catfishtuscaloosa.com] (HD2)

}}

WTUG-FM (92.9 MHz) is a radio station serving the Tuscaloosa, Alabama, vicinity with an urban adult contemporary format.{{cite web |url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WTUG-FM |title=WTUG-FM Facility Record |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division}} Licensed to Northport, Alabama, United States. The station is currently owned by Townsquare Media.{{cite web|url=http://www.arbitron.com|title=Station Information Profile |work=Arbitron}}

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.{{cite news |date=2005-02-21 |url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA505332.html?q=WFFN |work=Broadcasting & Cable |title=Deals - 2/21/2005}} Citadel merged with Cumulus Media on September 16, 2011.{{cite news|title=Cumulus now owns Citadel Broadcasting|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2011/09/16/cumulus-now-owns-citadel-broadcasting.html|access-date=September 16, 2011|newspaper=Atlanta Business Journal|date=September 16, 2011}}

Cumulus sold WTUG-FM and its sister stations to Townsquare Media on July 31, 2012.

WTUG-FM provides regular weather coverage from WBMA-LD chief meteorologist James Spann. During times of active severe, tropical, and Winter weather events, WTUG-FM provides West Alabama's only live and local weather coverage on the radio, with local, in-house, Staff Meteorologist Bobby Best.

Additionally, under the ownership of Townsquare Media and the direction of Market President/Chief Revenue Officer David R. Dubose, WTUG-FM also provides West Alabama radio's only live and local news coverage with News Director Don Hartley and West Alabama's only live and local traffic coverage with Traffic Reporter Capt'n Ray.