WAUG
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| City of license | New Hope, North Carolina |
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| Broadcast area | Raleigh |
| Slogan | "Power 750" |
| Frequency | 750 kHz |
| Format | Gospel Music |
| Power | 500 Watts |
| Class | D |
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| Affiliations | Sporting News Radio, American Urban Radio Networks |
| Owner | Saint Augustine's College |
| Webcast | listen live |
| Website | waug750.com |
WAUG (750 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Talk/Personality format. Licensed to New Hope, North Carolina, USA, the station serves the Raleigh area. The station is currently owned by Saint Augustine's College and features programing from American Urban Radio Networks and Sporting News Radio.[1] WAUG radio is a daytime-only operation, shutting down at sunset to make way for the 50,000-watt WSB in Atlanta.
The college also runs a low-powered TV station, W68BK, whose call letters are also WAUG-TV. WAUG-TV 68 is also available for digital customers via the cable TV system in Raleigh.
[edit] History
WAUG "Power 750" began broadcasting in 1987 from the campus of Saint Augustine's College. In October of 2006, the station switched primarily to a talk format aimed at the African-American community. Shows include the nationally syndicated Warren Ballentine Show, Keepin' It Real with Al Sharpton and the Two Live Stews. The station also carries football games from the Washington Redskins as well as St. Augustine's College, Black college sporting events. The station is also the flagship for From The Press Box To The Press Row, a sports talk show focused on Black college sports which is heard on syndicated stations through the mid-atlantic region from Pennsylvania to Georgia.[2]
WAUG radio is a daytime-only operation, shutting down at sunset to make way for the 50,000-watt WSB in Atlanta.
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[edit] References
- ^ WAUG Facility Record. United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ Network Affiliates. From the Press Box to the Press Row.
[edit] External links
- Query the FCC's AM station database for WAUG
- Radio Locator Information on WAUG
- From the Press Box to Press Row
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