WTGZ

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WTGZ
WTGZ TheTiger95.9 logo.png
Broadcast area Auburn-Opelika, Alabama
Frequency 95.9 MHz
BrandingThe Tiger
Programming
Format Alternative rock
Affiliations United Stations Radio Networks
Ownership
OwnerTiger Communications
WACQ, WAUD, WQNR, WQSI
History
First air date
July 12, 1975 (as WVNS)
Former call signs
WVNS (1975–1978)
WBIL-FM (1978–1996)
WTGZ (1996–2010)
WQSI (2010–2020)
Call sign meaning
"Tigers"
Technical information
Facility ID 48682
Class A
ERP 4,300 watts
HAAT 115 meters (377 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
32°19′4″N85°40′16″W / 32.31778°N 85.67111°W / 32.31778; -85.67111
Links
Webcast Listen Live
Website thetiger.fm

WTGZ (95.9 FM, "The Tiger") is a commercial radio station in Tuskegee, Alabama, broadcasting to the Auburn, Alabama, area. Until 2007 the station also broadcast to the Montgomery, Alabama, area on 104.9 FM. The Tiger is the area's only modern rock station and is popular with Auburn University students.

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On May 4, 2020, WTGZ and its alternative rock format moved to 95.9 FM Tuskegee, swapping frequencies with talk-formatted WQSI. [1]

Programming

WTGZ airs an alternative rock music format branded as "The Tiger." Notable former on-air personalities include Marti Jackson, Ripper Price, Matt Stone, Sharpie, Johnny Wilkes, and Bill Bailey.

Alternative rock from the 1990s and 2000s is the dominant style of music on the Tiger. Hard Drive airs active rock and heavy metal. These genres of music compose a small portion of the station's regular playlist as well.

WTGZ simulcasts Auburn High School Tigers football games on FM along with WAUD. [2]

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References

  1. WTGZ & WQSI Swap Spots Radioinsight - May 5, 2020
  2. Auburn High School Tigers Football, retrieved October 8, 2008; David Morrison, "New crop expected to step up", Opelika-Auburn News, August 25, 2010.