WTUG-FM

WTUG-FM (92.9 FM) is a radio station serving the Tuscaloosa, Alabama, vicinity with an Urban Adult Contemporary format.[1] Licensed to Northport, Alabama, United States. The station is currently owned by Townsquare Media.[2]

WTUG-FM
CityNorthport, Alabama
Broadcast areaTuscaloosa and Vicinity
BrandingWTUG 92.9 FM
SloganTuscaloosa's #1 For R&B Hits and Classics
Frequency92.9 MHz (HD Radio)
Translator(s)97.5 W248BO (Tuscaloosa, relays HD3)
100.9 W265CG (Tuscaloosa, relays HD2)
First air date1979
FormatFM/HD1: Urban Adult Contemporary
HD2: Sports "Tide 100.9"
HD3: Classic hits "Nick 97.5"
ERP100,000 watts
HAAT298.8 meters (980 ft)
ClassC1
Facility ID54796
Transmitter coordinates33°03′15″N 87°32′57″W
OwnerTownsquare Media
(Townsquare Media Tuscaloosa License, LLC)
Sister stationsWFFN, WQRR, WALJ, WTBC, WTSK
WebcastListen Live
Listen Live (HD2)
Listen Live (HD3)
Websitewtug.com
tide1009.com (HD2)
nick975.com (HD3)

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.[3] Citadel merged with Cumulus Media on September 16, 2011.[4]

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

WTUG-FM provides regular weather coverage from ABC 33/40 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.

Translators
Broadcast translators of WTUG-FM
Call signFrequency
(MHz)		City of licenseFacility
ID		ERP
(W)		Height
(m (ft))		ClassTransmitter coordinatesFCC infoNotes
W248BO97.5Tuscaloosa, Alabama15086452179.1 m (588 ft)D33°9′36″N 87°30′54″WFCCRelays WTUG-FM HD3
W265CG100.9Tuscaloosa, Alabama1485662500 m (0 ft)D33°9′36″N 87°30′54″WFCCRelays WTUG-FM HD2

References
  1. "WTUG-FM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  3. "Deals - 2/21/2005". Broadcasting & Cable. 2005-02-21.
  4. "Cumulus now owns Citadel Broadcasting". Atlanta Business Journal. September 16, 2011. Retrieved September 16, 2011.
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