WCUG (FM)

WCUG (88.5 FM, "Cougar Radio") is a radio station licensed to the community of Lumpkin, Georgia and serves Columbus, Georgia and its metro area. Its studios are housed in the Carpenters Building on 9th Street on Columbus State University's RiverPark Campus.[1]

WCUG
CityLumpkin, Georgia
Broadcast areaColumbus, Georgia metropolitan area
BrandingCougar Radio
Frequency88.5 MHz
First air dateApril 15, 2008
FormatJazz, News, Sports and College
ERP23,000 watts
HAAT164 meters (538 ft)
ClassC2
Facility ID88005
Transmitter coordinates31°59′19″N 84°55′59″W
Call sign meaningCougar
Former call signsWTMQ (2002-2009)
WBOJ (2009-2015)
Owner88.5 The Truth Inc.
(88.5 The Truth, Inc.)
WebcastListen Live
Websitewcugradio.columbusstate.edu

On December 26, 2009, 88.5 switched its format from latin music[2] to a Contemporary Christian radio station branded as 88.5 The Truth with a callsign of WBOJ.[3]

88.5 The Truth was put on the air by former WCGQ Programming Director/Air Talent Lee McCard who was the morning host until July 2009. Morning successor Heath Jackson was shot and killed at his home in September 2010, in a murder case which stunned Columbus.[4] Police arrested a suspected burglar on murder charges.

In July 2015, the station moved its programming to 107.7 FM and 103.7 WLTC-HD3 and rebranded as 107.7 The Truth.[3] This freed up 88.5 for use by Columbus State University.

On July 1, 2015, the station launched as Cougar Radio, with programming being handled by students and faculty of Columbus State's Department of Communication. The station's programming consists of various music genres including jazz, electronic dance music, country and other programming.[3] CSU obtained the station through a partnership with PMB Broadcasting.[5] The broadcasting group is leasing the station's license to the university for $1 a year.[6]

References
  1. "Columbus State's first radio station debuts". Ledger-Enquirer. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
  2. "Christian radio station now on 88.5". Ledger-Enquirer. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
  3. "Columbus, GA Stations on the Move". Radio Insight.
  4. "Ricardo Strozier pleads guilty to gruesome murder of radio DJ Heath Jackson". WTVM. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
  5. "How Columbus State University got a radio station". Ledger-Enquirer. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
  6. "WTVM Editorials 4/22/16: WCUG Radio launches". WTVM. Retrieved January 31, 2019.


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