WHUG

WHUG

City of license	Jamestown, New York
Broadcast area	Jamestown NY area
Branding	My Country 101.9
Frequency	101.9 MHz
Format	Country music
ERP	6,000 watts
HAAT	100.0 meters
Class	A
Facility ID	65591
Transmitter coordinates	42°7′53.00″N 79°13′13.00″W / 42.1313889°N 79.2202778°W / 42.1313889; -79.2202778
Former callsigns	WMHU (2001-2004) (was WHUG prior to 2001)
Affiliations	Jones Radio Network
Owner	Media One Group II, LLC
Website	whug.com

WHUG (101.9 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Jamestown, New York, USA, the station is currently owned by Media One Group, LLC.^{[citation needed]}

Local disc jockeys heard on this station include Dan Warren (The My Country Morning Show; 6-10 am Monday - Friday) Matt Warren (Middays with Matt Warren;- 12-3 pm Monday - Friday) and Chris Sprague (3-7 pm Monday - Friday).^{[citation needed]}

Syndicated/national programming on WHUG includes The Lia Show, ZMax Racing Country, Rise Up Country, NASCAR USA and Country Countdown USA. WHUG is also Jamestown's home for NASCAR Sprint Cup racing.^{[citation needed]}

History

The station went on the air in 1965 at the 101.7 frequency as WXYJ-FM.^{[citation needed]} It later changed to WHUG, "Huggin' Country", and ultimately moved to 101.9 MHz; this was part of an agreement between WHUG and WXOX in Attica so that both could increase their power.^{[citation needed]} It has long been Jamestown's country music outlet.^{[citation needed]} The station changed call signs to WMHU, "102 Moo", in January 2001.^{[citation needed]} The station changed its call sign back to the current WHUG in 2004.^{[citation needed]}

From 1994 until his death in 2012,^[1] Bruce Baker, another local personality, hosted his long-running three-hour classic country program on the station onSaturday mornings.

References

1. ↑ Shelters, Scott (May 9, 2012). Remembering Bruce. The Post-Journal. Retrieved May 9, 2012.

External links

• Query the FCC's FM station database for WHUG
• Radio-Locator information on WHUG
• Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WHUG