WUHT

The station signed on the air on {{Start date and age|1969|9|15}}. Its call sign was WENN-FM, the sister station to the popular WENN 1320 AM. The two stations simulcast most of their programming. WENN-FM was the first FM station in Birmingham to target African-American listeners, playing what was then called “soul music" a mix of R&B and Motown hits. The station had no FM competition until 1996. When the AM changed formats and call letters in 1983, WENN-FM was well established as Birmingham’s leading station for what is now called urban contemporary music.

In 1998, new owners of the 107.7 frequency moved the programming and call letters of WENN to 105.9 FM and moved the alternative rock format and WRAX call letters to 107.7. Known on the air as "107.7 the X", WRAX became one of the highest rated alternative/modern rock stations in the country. It was successful, even though its signal was limited. It broadcast from a tower atop Miles Mountain in Palmerdale, Alabama, some {{Convert|15|mile|km|sp=us}} northeast of downtown Birmingham. The majority of Birmingham’s other FM stations broadcast from Red Mountain, which overlooks the city.

In 2005, Citadel Broadcasting purchased several stations in nearby Tuscaloosa, including alternative music WANZ, whose signal reached Birmingham. Not wanting to own two stations with the same format in the same market, the WRAX call letters were moved to 100.5 FM. On March 31, 2005, "The X" changed frequencies again, moving to 100.5 and becoming known on the air as "The X @ 100.5".{{cite news | first = Bob | last = Carlton | title = Daniels steps down as Citadel manager | url = http://www.al.com/birminghamnews/stories/index.ssf?/base/business/118544171857180.xml&coll=2 | work = The Birmingham News | location = Birmingham, Alabama | date = 2007-07-26 | access-date = 2008-01-03 | quote = Among the changes Citadel made while [Dale] Daniels was in Birmingham was moving the once-popular alternative station The X (WRAX-FM) from the 107.7 frequency to the weaker 100.5 signal to start up Hot 107.7, an urban station. The X lost listeners after the switch, and in December, Citadel pulled the plug on the station altogether to make way for WJOX-FM, which moved from the AM dial to become Birmingham's first FM sports talk station.}} On the same day, WUHT "Hot 107.7" debuted, branding itself as "Birmingham’s New #1 for R & B Hits".{{cite web|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/2000s/2005/RR-2005-04-08.pdf#page=15|title='Hot 107.7' Debuts As WiRAX/Birmingham Moves|pages=15|publisher=Radio & Records|access-date=2023-09-11}} The station now broadcasts at slightly reduced power from an antenna atop Birmingham’s Red Mountain. Its musical presentation places it squarely between Summit Media's stations, urban contemporary WBHJ (95.7 Jamz) and adult urban WBHK (98.7 Kiss FM).

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}} In 2024, Cumulus Media made some company-wide cuts that included WUHT. Program Director and midday host Tasha Simone was let go.[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/287660/tasha-simone-kim-moore-exit-competing-birmingham-rb-outlets/ RadioInsight.com "Tasha Simone Exit Birmingham R&B Outlet" Nov. 22, 2024. Retrieved March 18, 2025.]

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• [http://www.hot1077radio.com Hot 107.7 WUHT official website]
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Category:Urban adult contemporary radio stations in the United States

Category:Cumulus Media radio stations

Category:Radio stations established in 1969

Category:1969 establishments in Alabama