WAUG

WAUG

Infobox Radio station
name = WAUG


city = New Hope, North Carolina
area = Raleigh
branding =
slogan = "Power 750"
airdate =
frequency = 750 kHz
format = Gospel Music
power = 500 Watts
erp =
haat =
class = D
facility_id =
coordinates = coord|35|47|28.00|N|78|37|10.00|W|region:US_type:city
callsign_meaning = Saint AUGustine College
former_callsigns =
owner = Saint Augustine's College
licensee =
sister_stations =
webcast = [http://radio.webstream.net/radio_player_large.cfm?stationCallSign=WAUG listen live]
website = [http://www.waug750.com waug750.com]
affiliations = Sporting News Radio, American Urban Radio Networks

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. [ cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WAUG |title=WAUG Facility Record |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division ] 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.

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. [cite web|url=http://www.boxtorow.com/thenetwork.php|title=Network Affiliates|work=From the Press Box to the Press Row] 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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External links

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* [http://www.boxtorow.com/ From the Press Box to Press Row]


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