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| Broadcast area | Birmingham metropolitan area |
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| Frequency | 107.7MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | Hot 107.7 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Urban Adult Contemporary |
| Affiliations | Premiere Networks Westwood One University of Alabama at BirminghamBlazers |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WAPI,WJOX,WJOX-FM,WJQX,WZRR | |
| History | |
First air date | September 15, 1969; 56 years ago (1969-09-15) (as WENN-FM) |
Former call signs | WENN-FM (1969–1998) WRAX (1998–2005) |
Call sign meaning | WUrban (station's format)HoT (branding) |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 6401 |
| Class | C1 |
| ERP | 42,000watts |
| HAAT | 409.9 meters (1,345 ft) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen live Listen Live via iHeart |
| Website | hot1077radio.com |
WUHT (107.7FM, "Hot 107.7") is acommercialradio stationlicensed toBirmingham, Alabama, and owned byCumulus Media. It airs anurban adult contemporaryformat. Hot 107.7 carries twonationally syndicated programs on weekdays:The Steve Harvey Morning Show andThe D.L. Hughley Show in afternoondrive time. WUHT also serves as theflagship station of theUniversity of Alabama at BirminghamBlazers Radio Network.[1] WUHT's studios are on Goodwin Crest Drive inHomewood.
WUHT is aClass C1 station. It has aneffective radiated power (ERP) of 42,000watts. Itstransmitter is off Golden Crest Drive atopRed Mountain in Birmingham.[2]
The stationsigned on the air on September 15, 1969; 56 years ago (1969-09-15). Itscall sign was WENN-FM, thesister station to the popularWENN1320 AM. The two stationssimulcast most of their programming. WENN-FM was the first FM station in Birmingham to targetAfrican-American listeners, playing what was then called “soul music" a mix ofR&B andMotown hits. The station had no FM competition until 1996. When the AM changed formats and call letters in 1983, WENN-FM was well established as Birmingham’s leading station for what is now calledurban contemporary music.
In 1998, new owners of the 107.7 frequency moved the programming and call letters of WENN to 105.9 FM and moved thealternative rock format and WRAX call letters to 107.7. Known on the air as "107.7 the X", WRAX became one of the highest rated alternative/modern rock stations in the country. It was successful, even though its signal was limited. It broadcast from a tower atop Miles Mountain inPalmerdale, Alabama, some 15 miles (24 km) northeast of downtown Birmingham. The majority of Birmingham’s other FM stations broadcast from Red Mountain, which overlooks the city.
In 2005,Citadel Broadcasting purchased several stations in nearbyTuscaloosa, including alternative musicWANZ, whose signal reached Birmingham. Not wanting to own two stations with the same format in the same market, the WRAX call letters were moved to 100.5 FM. On March 31, 2005, "The X" changed frequencies again, moving to 100.5 and becoming known on the air as "The X @ 100.5".[3] On the same day, WUHT "Hot 107.7" debuted, branding itself as "Birmingham’s New #1 for R & B Hits".[4] The station now broadcasts at slightly reduced power from an antenna atop Birmingham’s Red Mountain. Its musical presentation places it squarely between Summit Media's stations, urban contemporaryWBHJ (95.7 Jamz) and adult urbanWBHK (98.7 Kiss FM).
Citadel merged withCumulus Media on September 16, 2011.[5] In 2024, Cumulus Media made some company-wide cuts that included WUHT. Program Director and midday host Tasha Simone was let go.[6]
The Blazers ISP Sports Network has signed a three-year deal with Citadel Broadcasting to serve as the flagship radio stations for UAB football and men's basketball. UAB football and basketball games - as well as the pregame and postgame shows - can be heard on FM-107.7.
Among the changes Citadel made while [Dale] Daniels was in Birmingham was moving the once-popular alternative station The X (WRAX-FM) from the 107.7 frequency to the weaker 100.5 signal to start up Hot 107.7, an urban station. The X lost listeners after the switch, and in December, Citadel pulled the plug on the station altogether to make way for WJOX-FM, which moved from the AM dial to become Birmingham's first FM sports talk station.
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