WCUG (FM)

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WCUG
Broadcast area Columbus, Georgia metropolitan area
Frequency 88.5 MHz
BrandingCougar Radio
Programming
Format Jazz, News, Sports and College
Ownership
Owner
  • 88.5 The Truth Inc.
  • (88.5 The Truth, Inc.)
History
First air date
April 15, 2008
Former call signs
WTMQ (2002–2009)
WBOJ (2009–2015)
Call sign meaning
Cougar
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 88005
Class C2
ERP 23,000 watts
HAAT 164 meters (538 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
 31°59′19″N84°55′59″W / 31.98861°N 84.93306°W / 31.98861; -84.93306
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Website wcugradio.columbusstate.edu

WCUG (88.5 FM, "Cougar Radio") is a college radio radio station licensed Lumpkin, Georgia and serving the metro area. A student-run station, WCUG is owned by the Columbus State University with studios on the university's RiverPark Campus. [2]

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History

On December 26, 2009, 88.5 switched its format from latin music [3] to a Contemporary Christian radio station branded as 88.5 The Truth with a callsign of WBOJ. [4]

88.5 The Truth was put on the air by former WCGQ Programming Director/Air Talent Lee McCard who was the morning host until July 2009. Morning successor Heath Jackson was shot and killed at his home in September 2010, in a murder case which stunned Columbus. [5] Police arrested a suspected burglar on murder charges.

In July 2015, the station moved its programming to 107.7 FM and 103.7 WLTC-HD3 and rebranded as 107.7 The Truth. [4] This freed up 88.5 for use by Columbus State University.

On July 1, 2015, the station launched as Cougar Radio, with programming being handled by students and faculty of Columbus State's Department of Communication. The station's programming consists of various music genres including jazz, electronic dance music, country and other programming. [4] CSU obtained the station through a partnership with PMB Broadcasting. [6] The broadcasting group is leasing the station's license to the university for $1 a year. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WCUG". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "Columbus State's first radio station debuts". Ledger-Enquirer . Retrieved January 31, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Christian radio station now on 88.5". Ledger-Enquirer . Retrieved January 31, 2019.
  4. 1 2 3 "Columbus, GA Stations on the Move". Radio Insight.
  5. ↑ "Ricardo Strozier pleads guilty to gruesome murder of radio DJ Heath Jackson". WTVM . Retrieved January 31, 2019.
  6. ↑ "How Columbus State University got a radio station". Ledger-Enquirer . Retrieved January 31, 2019.
  7. ↑ "WTVM Editorials 4/22/16: WCUG Radio launches". WTVM . Retrieved January 31, 2019.

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