WAUD

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**WAUD AM 1230**

City of license	Auburn, Alabama
Broadcast area	Lee County, Alabama
Branding	AM 1230 WAUD
Slogan	The Voice of Auburn
Frequency	1230 (KHz)
Format	Sports, Music, News & Talk
Owner	Tiger Communications
Website	http://www.waudradio.com/

1 History
2 Station Lineup
3 Sports & News
4 External links
5 Radio Markets
6 References

[edit] History

WAUD AM 1230 is the oldest radio station in Auburn, Alabama, going on the air in 1947.

The station is currently an affiliate of ESPN Radio, and the radio home of Bob Sanders for 50+ years. Its format is a mix of nostalgic music with special local programming in the morning, news, talk, and sports. WAUD is the home of Auburn High School athletic broadcasts, including football, basketball, and baseball.

The station's slogan is "The Voice of Auburn," and it has also been nicknamed "The Thousand Watt Blowtorch" by past on-air personalities.

[edit] Station Lineup

All Times are Central

1970's WAUD Logo currently utilized as alternate logo

Mon-Sat.
5:30am - 10am Bob Sanders

Mon.-Fri
10am -12pm AM 1230 Music
12pm -1pm Inside Auburn
1pm - 3pm The Dan Patrick Show
3pm - 4pm ESPN SportsBash with Erik Kuselias
4pm - 6pm Sports Call
6pm - 7pm Sports X
7pm - 5:30am ESPN Radio

Sat.-Sun
ESPN Radio

[edit] Sports & News

WAUD logo from the 1970's

WAUD provides ESPN Radio SportsCenter updates at the top of every hour and additional updates during the lunch hour.

The Alabama Radio Network provides WAUD with state news and sports updates throughout the day. During the lunch hour, WAUD also broadcasts the ARN Alabama AgriNet and Business Minute.
Local news and weather are read live throughout the broadcast day during local programming hours.

The region's only afternoon call-in sports program, Sports Call, is on WAUD from 4pm-6pm, followed by Sports X at 6pm. WAUD carries the Sports Call pre-game and post-game shows during the Auburn University football season.