WUHT (107.7 FM, "Hot 107.7") is a

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Birmingham, Alabama Birmingham ( ) is a city in the north central region of Alabama, United States. It is the county seat of Jefferson County, Alabama, Jefferson County. The population was 200,733 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the List ...

, and owned by

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. It airs an

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format. Hot 107.7 carries two

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programs on weekdays: ''

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'' and '' The D.L. Hughley Show'' in afternoon

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. WUHT also serves as the

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of the

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Blazers Radio Network. WUHT's studios are on Goodwin Crest Drive in Homewood. WUHT is a Class C1 station. It has an

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(ERP) of 42,000

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s. Its

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is off Golden Crest Drive atop Red Mountain in Birmingham.Radio-Locator.com/WUHT
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History

WENN-FM and WRAX

The station

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the air on . Its

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was WENN-FM, the

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to the popular WENN

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. The two stations

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most of their programming. WENN-FM was the first FM station in Birmingham to target

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listeners, playing what was then called “

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" a mix of R&B and

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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 called

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music. In 1998, new owners of the 107.7 frequency moved the programming and call letters of WENN to 105.9 FM and moved the

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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/

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stations in the country. It was successful, even though its signal was limited. It broadcast from a tower atop Miles Mountain in Palmerdale, Alabama, some northeast of downtown Birmingham. The majority of Birmingham’s other FM stations broadcast from Red Mountain, which overlooks the city.

WUHT

In 2005,

Citadel Broadcasting Citadel Broadcasting Corporation was a Las Vegas, Nevada-based broadcast holding company founded and developed by Larry Wilson. Citadel owned 243 radio stations across the United States and was the third-largest radio station owner in the count ...

purchased several stations in nearby

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, including alternative music

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, 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". On the same day, WUHT "Hot 107.7" debuted, branding itself as "Birmingham’s New #1 for R & B Hits". 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 contemporary

WBHJ WBHJ (95.7 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Midfield, Alabama, and serving the Birmingham metropolitan area. It airs an urban-leaning rhythmic contemporary radio format and is owned by SummitMedia, Inc. It shares studios in ...

(95.7 Jamz) and adult urban

WBHK WBHK (98.7 FM " 98.7 Kiss-FM") is a commercial radio station owned by SummitMedia and airing an urban adult contemporary format. It is licensed to Warrior, Alabama, and serves Greater Birmingham. In AM drive time, it carries the nati ...

(98.7 Kiss FM). Citadel merged with

on September 16, 2011. In 2024, Cumulus Media made some company-wide cuts that included WUHT. Program Director and midday host Tasha Simone was let go.RadioInsight.com "Tasha Simone Exit Birmingham R&B Outlet" Nov. 22, 2024. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
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References

External links

Hot 107.7 WUHT official website
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