WTUG-FM (original) (raw)

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Radio station in Tuscaloosa, Alabama

WTUG-FM
Northport, Alabama
Broadcast area Tuscaloosa and Vicinity
Frequency 92.9 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding WTUG 92.9 FM
Programming
Format Urban adult contemporary
Subchannels HD2: Catfish 100.1 (Classic country)HD3: 97.5 MeTV FM (Soft oldies)HD4: WMHZ simulcast (Classic rock)
Affiliations Compass Media NetworksPremiere Networks
Ownership
Owner Townsquare Media(Townsquare License, LLC)
Sister stations WFFNWQRRWALJWTBCWTSK
History
First air date 1979
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority FCC
Facility ID 54796
Class C1
ERP 100,000 watts
HAAT 298.8 meters (980 ft)
Transmitter coordinates 33°03′15″N 87°32′57″W / 33.05417°N 87.54917°W / 33.05417; -87.54917
Translator(s) HD2: 100.1 W261BT (Tuscaloosa)HD3: 97.5 W248BO (Tuscaloosa)
Links
Public license information Public fileLMS
Webcast Listen LiveListen Live (HD2)Listen Live (HD3)
Website wtug.comcatfishtuscaloosa.com (HD2)nick975.com (HD3)

WTUG-FM (92.9 MHz) is a radio station serving the Tuscaloosa, Alabama, vicinity with an urban adult contemporary format.[2] Licensed to Northport, Alabama, United States. The station is currently owned by Townsquare Media.[3]

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.[4] Citadel merged with Cumulus Media on September 16, 2011.[5]

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.

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.[6] On January 24, 2022, the HD3 subchannel flipped to soft oldies as "97.5 MeTV-FM".[7]

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.[8]

Broadcast translator for WTUG-HD2

Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) HAAT Class Transmitter coordinates FCC info
W261BT 100.1 FM Tuscaloosa, Alabama 150872 250 0 m (0 ft) D 33°9′36″N 87°30′54″W / 33.16000°N 87.51500°W / 33.16000; -87.51500 LMS

Broadcast translator for WTUG-HD3

Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) HAAT Class Transmitter coordinates FCC info
W248BO 97.5 FM Tuscaloosa, Alabama 150864 52 179.1 m (588 ft) D 33°9′36″N 87°30′54″W / 33.16000°N 87.51500°W / 33.16000; -87.51500 LMS
  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WTUG-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "WTUG-FM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  4. ^ "Deals - 2/21/2005". Broadcasting & Cable. 2005-02-21.
  5. ^ "Cumulus now owns Citadel Broadcasting". Atlanta Business Journal. September 16, 2011. Retrieved September 16, 2011.
  6. ^ "Nick 97.5 Launches Tuscaloosa's Greatest Hits". RadioInsight. Retrieved 2022-01-24.
  7. ^ "MeTV-FM Debuts In Tuscaloosa". RadioInsight. Retrieved 2022-01-24.
  8. ^ Tide Adds AM in Tuscaloosa Radioinsight - October 12, 2023