WTSK

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WTSK
Broadcast area Tuscaloosa and vicinity
Frequency 790 kHz
BrandingPraise 93.3
Programming
Format Urban gospel
Ownership
Owner
WALJ, WFFN, WQRR, WTBC, WTUG-FM
History
First air date
February 1958 (1958-02)
Former call signs
WTUG (1958–1980)
Call sign meaning
Tuscaloosa
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 54795
Class D
Power
  • 5,000 watts (day)
  • 36 watts (night)
Translator 93.3 W227DD (Brent)
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen live
Website praise933.com

WTSK (790 AM, "Praise 93.3") is a commercial radio station licensed to Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States, airing an urban gospel format. [2] It is owned by Townsquare Media with studios on Skyland Boulevard in Tuscaloosa.

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WTSK is also heard over low-power FM translator W227DD at 93.3 MHz in Brent.

History

The station signed on the air in February 1958 as WTUG. In 1980, the call letters changed to WTSK. They were chosen to represent the City of Tuscaloosa. [3]

In February 2005, Apex Broadcasting Inc. (Houston L. Pearce, chairman) reached an agreement to sell WTSK and six other radio stations in Alabama to Citadel Broadcasting (Farid Suleman, chairman/CEO) for a reported sale price of $29 million. [4] Citadel merged with Cumulus Media on September 16, 2011. [5] Citadel and Cumulus owned the station for seven years.

Cumulus sold WTSK, along with its sister stations, to Townsquare Media. The transaction took effect on July 31, 2012.

WTSK provides regular weather coverage from ABC 33/40 (WBMA-LD). The chief meteorologist is James Spann. Additionally, under the ownership of Townsquare Media and the direction of Market President/Chief Revenue Officer David R. Dubose, WTSK also provides news coverage with ABC 33/40 News Director Don Hartley and traffic coverage with Traffic Reporter Capt'n Ray.

WTSK.png (WTSK's logo under previous "Truth" branding)

Translator

Broadcast translator for WTSK
Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) HAAT Class Transmitter coordinatesFCC info
W227DD93.3 FM Brent, Alabama 1571522500  m (0  ft)D 33°9′36″N87°30′54″W / 33.16000°N 87.51500°W / 33.16000; -87.51500 LMS

References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WTSK". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Archived from the original on March 1, 2010.
  3. ↑ Nelson, Bob (October 18, 2008). "Call Letter Origins". The Broadcast Archive. Retrieved October 31, 2008.
  4. ↑ "Deals - 2/21/2005". Broadcasting & Cable. February 21, 2005.
  5. ↑ "Cumulus now owns Citadel Broadcasting". Atlanta Business Journal. September 16, 2011. Retrieved September 16, 2011.

33°11′17″N87°35′23″W / 33.18806°N 87.58972°W / 33.18806; -87.58972


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