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.
HD Radio
On December 20, 2017, WTUG-FM's HD3 subchannel flipped from adult album alternative as "Birmingham Mountain Radio" to classic hits as "Nick 97.5", named for University of Alabama coach Nick Saban, with the first song being "Sweet Home Alabama" by Lynyrd Skynyrd.{{Cite web|title=Nick 97.5 Launches Tuscaloosa’s Greatest Hits|url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/121899/nick-97-5-launches-tuscaloosas-greatest-hits/|access-date=2022-01-24|website=RadioInsight|language=en-US}} On January 24, 2022, the HD3 subchannel flipped to soft oldies as "97.5 MeTV-FM".{{Cite web|title=MeTV-FM Debuts In Tuscaloosa|url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/218941/metv-fm-debuts-in-tuscaloosa/|access-date=2022-01-24|website=RadioInsight|language=en-US}}
On October 12, 2023, WTUG-FM's HD2 subchannel changed its format from sports (which moved to WTBC 1230 AM Tuscaloosa) to classic country, branded as "Catfish 100.1", switching translators to W261BT 100.1 FM Tuscaloosa.[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/259887/tide-adds-am-in-tuscaloosa/ Tide Adds AM in Tuscaloosa] Radioinsight - October 12, 2023
On January 15, 2025, WTUG-FM's HD3 subchannel changed their format from soft oldies to Spanish adult hits, branded as "97.5 El Jefe" especially to stop the competition with WJRD.[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/292545/el-jefe-arrives-in-tuscaloosa/ El Jefe Arrives in Tuscaloosa] Radioinsight - January 16, 2025
Translators
{{RadioTranslators
| callsign = WTUG-HD2
| width =
| call1 = W261BT
| freq1 = 100.1
| city1 = Tuscaloosa, Alabama
| fid1 = 150872
| watts1 = 250
| haat1 = 0
| class1 = D
| coord1 = {{coord|33|9|36|N|87|30|54|W}}
| notes1 =
}}
{{RadioTranslators
| callsign = WTUG-HD3
| width =
| call1 = W248BO
| freq1 = 97.5
| city1 = Tuscaloosa, Alabama
| fid1 = 150864
| watts1 = 52
| haat1 = 179.1
| class1 = D
| coord1 = {{coord|33|9|36|N|87|30|54|W}}
| notes1 =
}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.wtug.com WTUG 92.9 FM official website]
- {{FM station data|54796|WTUG-FM}}
- {{FCC-LMS-Facility|150864|W248BO}}
- {{FXL|W248BO}}
- {{FCC-LMS-Facility|150872|W261BT}}
- {{FXL|W265CG}}
{{Tuscaloosa Radio}}
{{Urban Radio Stations in Alabama}}
{{Townsquare Media}}
Category:Urban adult contemporary radio stations in the United States
Category:Radio stations established in 1979
Category:1979 establishments in Alabama
Category:Townsquare Media radio stations
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