WAUG (AM)
WAUG (750 kHz) is an AM radio station broadcasting a mainstream urban format. Licensed to New Hope, North Carolina, United States, the station serves the Raleigh–Durham area. The station is owned by St. Augustine's University and features programming from American Urban Radio Networks and the Radio One-owned Syndication One.[3] WAUG radio is a daytime-only operation, leaving the air at sunset to prevent interference to 50,000-watt WSB in Atlanta, the Class A clear-channel station on 750 AM. Its programming is also carried on FM translator W250AZ (97.9) in Raleigh
| Broadcast area | Raleigh/Durham Research Triangle |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 750 kHz |
| Branding | Hot 97.9 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Mainstream urban |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | St. Augustine's University |
| WAUG-LD | |
| History | |
First air date | July 20, 1987[1] |
Call sign meaning | St. Augustine's University |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 58586 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 500 watts day |
Transmitter coordinates | 35°47′28.00″N 78°37′10.00″W / 35.7911111°N 78.6194444°W |
| Translator(s) | 97.9 W250AZ (Raleigh) |
| Links | |
Public license information |
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| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | hot979nc |
The university also runs a low-powered TV station, WAUG-LD (channel 8). WAUG-LD is carried by Spectrum Cable on digital cable channel 168 in Raleigh.
History edit
WAUG "Power 750" began broadcasting in 1987 from the campus of Saint Augustine's University. In October 2006, the station switched primarily to a talk radio format aimed at the Black community. Shows includes the nationally syndicated News One Now with Roland Martin, Keepin' It Real with Al Sharpton and Biz Talk with Josh Smith. The station also carried football games from the Washington Redskins as well as St. Augustine's University Sports including the CIAA Basketball Tournament. The station was also the flagship for From The Press Box To The Press Row, a sports talk show focused on Black college sports which was heard on syndicated stations through the mid-Atlantic region from Pennsylvania to Georgia.[4]
In October 2018, WAUG changed its format from talk to mainstream urban, branded as "Hot 97.9" to reflect its simulcast on FM translator W250AZ (97.9).[5]
References edit
- ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. p. D-326. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WAUG". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "WAUG Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "Network Affiliates". From the Press Box to the Press Row.
- ^ Hot 97.9 Brings More Hip Hop to Raleigh Radioinsight - October 29, 2018
External links edit
- Official website
- WAUG in the FCC AM station database
- WAUG in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- W250AZ in the FCC FM station database
- W250AZ at FCCdata.org