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| Broadcast area | |
| Frequency | 750kHz |
| Branding | Hot 97.9 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Mainstream urban |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | St. Augustine's University |
| WAUG-LD | |
| History | |
First air date | July 20, 1987 (1987-07-20)[1] |
Call sign meaning | St. Augustine's University |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 58586 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 500watts day |
Transmitter coordinates | 35°47′28.54″N78°37′9.01″W / 35.7912611°N 78.6191694°W /35.7912611; -78.6191694 (WAUG) |
| Translator | 97.9 W250AZ (Raleigh) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | hot979nc |
WAUG (750kHz) is anAM andFMradio station broadcasting amainstream urban format. Licensed toNew Hope, North Carolina, United States, the station serves theRaleigh–Durham area. The station is owned bySt. Augustine's University and features programming fromAmerican Urban Radio Networks and theRadio One-owned Syndication One.[3] WAUG radio is adaytime-only operation, leaving the air at sunset to prevent interference to 50,000-wattWSB inAtlanta, theClass Aclear-channel station on750 AM. Its programming is also carried onFM translator W250AZ (97.9) inRaleigh.
The university also runs a low-powered TV station,WAUG-LD (channel 8). WAUG-LD is carried bySpectrum Cable on digital cable channel 168 in Raleigh.
WAUG "Power 750" began broadcasting in 1987 from the campus of Saint Augustine's University. In October 2006, the station switched primarily to atalk radio format aimed at the Black community. Shows includes the nationally syndicatedNews One Now with Roland Martin,Keepin' It Real withAl Sharpton andBiz Talk with Josh Smith. The station also carried football games from theWashington Redskins as well as St. Augustine's University Sports including the CIAA Basketball Tournament. The station was also the flagship forFrom The Press Box To The Press Row, asports 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 onFM translator W250AZ (97.9).[5] Hot 97.9 is operated by Damian Powell of Powell Media under a lease agreement.[6]
| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | Class | Transmitter coordinates | FCC info |
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| W250AZ | 97.9 FM | Raleigh, North Carolina | 146926 | 200 | D | 35°48′13.5″N78°37′26″W / 35.803750°N 78.62389°W /35.803750; -78.62389 (W250AZ) | LMS |
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