WUUQ

WUUQ
City of license	South Pittsburg, Tennessee
Broadcast area	Chattanooga, Tennessee
Branding	Classic Country Q97.3/99.3
Slogan	Chattanooga's Home For Classic Country
Frequency	97.3 MHz
Translator(s)	99.3 W257AZ (Lookout Mountain)
First air date	1990 (as WKXJ)
Format	Classic Country
ERP	16,000 watts
HAAT	261 meters
Class	C2
Facility ID	40469
Former callsigns	WKXJ (1990-1999) WLOV-FM (1999-2003) WMXF-FM (2003-2004) WMAX-FM (2004-2005) WNGA (2005-2007) WUUS-FM (2007-2008)
Owner	Bahakel Communications
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	wuuqradio.com

WUUQ is a radio station serving the Chattanooga, Tennessee area, broadcasting on two different frequencies. The main frequency is 97.3 MHz FM which is licensed to South Pittsburg, Tennessee. There is a low powered translator that serves the Chattanooga, Tennessee area. It also broadcasts on 99.3 FM, licensed to Lookout Mountain, Tennessee with the call-sign W257AZ. This station currently broadcasts a Classic Country format known as "Classic Country Q97.3/99.3". These stations are owned by Bahakel Communications. Libby Phillips is General Manager and Dale Mitchell is Operations Manager/Program Director.

History

In 1999, Cumulus owned rhythmic oldies WLOV (formerly WKXJ) at 97.3 FM,^[1]^[2] as well as WUSY, WKXJ, WLMX-FM and WLMX-AM.^[3]^[4] In 2000, Cumulus announced it would buy 11 radio stations in 4 markets from Clear Channel Communications in exchange for 25 radio stations in 5 markets plus cash. WLOV, WIIS-AM, WUSY, WKXJ and WLMX-FM were included in those stations going to Clear Channel.^[5]

When the 97.3 frequency was still licensed to Clear Channel, WLOV was urban contemporary and also heard on 99.3 FM. The 980 frequency was sports talk. Other Clear Channel stations were WUSY, WKXJ, WRXR (the former WLMX-FM), WUUS (the former WLMX-AM), and WSGC.^[6]

WMAX ("The Max: Maximum 80s"^[7]) played 1980s music until June 7, 2005, changing its letters to WNGA in December 2005 and its format to classic country.^[8]

3 Daughters Media bought WNGA-FM and WUUS from Clear Channel in a deal announced late in 2006.^[9] "The Legend" moved to 98.1 FM when Clear Channel sold the station. 3 Daughters Media took over the station on June 22, 2007 and launched a Classic Hits station as U97.3/99.3. The station later changed its moniker to "Classic Hits WUUS" before changing the call letters to WUUQ in December of 2008. The call letter change coincided with a switch from locally originated programming to the syndicated "Classic Top-40" format.

On January 27, 2010, WUUQ dropped the classic hits format in favor of a classic country format, adopting the branding "Classic County Q97.3/99.3".

On December 18, 2010 3 Daughters Media sold WUUQ 97.3/99.3 to Bahakel Communications.

Translators

WUUQ also broadcasts on the following translator:

Call sign	Frequency (MHz)	City of license	ERP W	Class	FCC info
W257AZ	99.3	Lookout Mountain, Tennessee	250	D	FCC

References

↑ "Tennessee Radio Stations". SHG Resources. Retrieved 2010-12-13.
↑ "Call Sign History". Retrieved 2010-12-13.
↑ "Cumulus Media Continues Expansion". Business Wire. 1998-08-20. Retrieved 2010-12-13.
↑ "Cumulus Media Starts New Year by Completing Several Acquisitions". Business Wire. 1999-01-25. Retrieved 2010-12-13.
↑ "Clear Channel/Cumulus Swap". Yahoo News. 2000-05-30. Retrieved 2010-12-13.
↑ "Chattanooga: No Choo-Choo, Just Towers and Studios". 2002-05-15. Retrieved 2008-12-10.
↑ "Radio Stations in Chattanooga, TN". Retrieved 2010-12-13.
↑ "WUSY Country At Top Of The List, Air America Off The Charts," The Chattanoogan, April 5, 2006.
↑ "Deals," Broadcasting & Cable, October 2, 2006.

External links

Query the FCC's FM station database for WUUQ

Radio-Locator information on WUUQ

Chattanooga, Tennessee radio stations

By FM frequency	88.1 88.9 89.7 90.5 91.5 92.3 93.1 93.5 93.9 94.3 94.7 95.3 96.5 97.3 98.1 98.9 99.3 100.7 101.9 102.3 102.7 103.7 105.1 105.5 106.5 107.9

By AM frequency	980 1070 1110 1150 1260 1280 1370 1420 1450 1490 1590

By callsign	WAAK-LP WALV-FM WBDX WDEF WDEF-FM WDNT WDOD-FM WDYN WFLI WGOW WGOW-FM WJBP WJOC WJTT WKWN WKXJ WLMR WLND WMBW WMPZ WNGH-FM WNOO WOCE WOGT WPLZ WQCH WQMT WRXR-FM WSAA WSKZ WSMC-FM WUAT WUSY WUTC WUUQ WYBK

Defunct stations	WDOD (AM 1310)

Tennessee radio markets Chattanooga Jackson Johnson City–Kingsport–Bristol Knoxville Memphis Nashville Other Tennessee radio regions Clarksville Cookeville See also List of radio stations in Tennessee

Country radio stations in the state of Tennessee

Stations	KYTN – Union City WAKM – Franklin WANT – Lebanon WAXO – Lewisburg WBEJ – Elizabethton WBRY – Woodbury WCOR – Lebanon WCYQ – Oak Ridge WDEB-FM – Jamestown WDEF - Chattanooga WDKN – Dickson WDKW – Maryville WDXE – Lawrenceburg WECO-FM – Wartburg WEIO – Huntingdon WEKR – Fayetteville WEMB – Erwin WEPG – South Pittsburg WEYE – Surgoinsville WFWL – Camden WGAP – Maryville WGKX – Memphis WGOC – Kingsport WGSQ – Cookeville WHIN – Gallatin WIKQ – Tusculum WIVK-FM – Knoxville WJDT – Rogersville WJJM-FM – Lewisburg WJLE – Smithville WJLE-FM – Smithville WJSQ – Athens WKBQ – Covington WKDF – Nashville WKJQ-FM – Parsons WKOS – Kingsport WKSR – Pulaski WKSR-FM – Lawrenceburg WKVL - Knoxville WKWX – Savannah WKXD-FM – Monterey WLAR – Athens WLCT – Lafayette WLFP – Germantown/Memphis WLIL – Lenoir City WLIV – Livingston WLIV-FM – Monterey WLLX – Lawrenceburg WLNQ – White Pine WLNT-LP – Loudon WLOD – Loudon WLVS-FM – Clifton WLXA - Loretto WMCP – Columbia WMCT – Mountain City WMOD – Bolivar WMTN – Morristown WMUF – Henry WMYL – Halls Crossroads WNCK - Cookeville WNKX-FM – Centerville WNOX – Karns WNPC – Newport WOGT – East Ridge WOGY – Jackson WOOP-LP – Cleveland WORM-FM – Savannah WOWF – Crossville WPFT – Pigeon Forge WRGS – Rogersville WSBI – Static WSDQ – Dunlap WSIX-FM – Nashville WSM – Nashville WSM-FM – Nashville WTNK – Hartsville WTNV – Tiptonville WTRB – Ripley WUCZ – Carthage WUSY – Cleveland WVFB – Celina WWLX – Lawrenceburg WWYN – Mckenzie WXOQ – Selmer WYSH – Clinton WYTM-FM – Fayetteville WZLT – Lexington

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Tennessee

Coordinates: 34°58′23″N 85°37′59″W / 34.973°N 85.633°W / 34.973; -85.633

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