WTUG-FM (92.9

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serving the

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, vicinity with an

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format. Licensed to

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, United States. The station is currently owned by

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. In February 2005, Apex Broadcasting Inc. (Houston L. Pearce, chairman) reached an agreement to sell WTUG-FM and six other radio stations in Alabama to

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 ...

(Farid Suleman, chairman/CEO) for a reported sale price of $29 million. Citadel merged with

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on September 16, 2011. Cumulus sold WTUG-FM and its sister stations to Townsquare Media on July 31, 2012. WTUG-FM provides regular weather coverage from

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chief meteorologist James Spann. During times of active severe, tropical, and Winter weather events, WTUG-FM provides West Alabama's only live and local weather coverage on the radio, with local, in-house, Staff Meteorologist Bobby Best. Additionally, under the ownership of Townsquare Media and the direction of Market President/Chief Revenue Officer David R. Dubose, WTUG-FM also provides West Alabama radio's only live and local news coverage with News Director Don Hartley and West Alabama's only live and local traffic coverage with Traffic Reporter Capt'n Ray.

HD Radio

On December 20, 2017, WTUG-FM's HD3 subchannel flipped from adult album alternative as "Birmingham Mountain Radio" to classic hits as "Nick 97.5", named for University of Alabama coach Nick Saban, with the first song being "

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" by

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. On January 24, 2022, the HD3 subchannel flipped to soft oldies as "97.5 MeTV-FM". On October 12, 2023, WTUG-FM's HD2 subchannel changed its format from sports (which moved to

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1230 AM Tuscaloosa) to classic country, branded as "Catfish 100.1", switching translators to W261BT 100.1 FM Tuscaloosa. On January 15, 2025, WTUG-FM's HD3 subchannel changed their format from soft oldies to Spanish adult hits, branded as "97.5 El Jefe" especially to stop the competition with WJRD.El Jefe Arrives in Tuscaloosa
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WTUG 92.9 FM official website
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