WCUG (FM)
City | Lumpkin, Georgia |
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Broadcast area | Columbus, Georgia metropolitan area |
Branding | 88.5 The Truth |
Frequency | 88.5 MHz |
First air date | April 15, 2008 |
Format | Contemporary Christian |
ERP | 23,000 watts |
HAAT | 164 meters |
Class | C2 |
Former callsigns |
WTMQ (2002-2009) WBOJ (2009-2015) |
Owner | 88.5 The Truth Inc. |
Sister stations | WBOJ |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | http://www.885thetruth.com/ |
WCUG (88.5 FM, "The Truth") is a radio station licensed to the community of Lumpkin, Georgia and to serve Columbus, Georgia and its metro area. It broadcasts as a Contemporary Christian radio station.[1] It began broadcasting in April 2008 at frequency 103.7, but, as of December 2009, it is broadcasting at 88.5.[2]
WCUG was put on the air by former WCGQ PD/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. Police arrested a suspected burglar on murder charges. The current morning host is station manager Brian Hite.
References
- ↑ http://www.stationratings.com/ratings.asp?market=235
- ↑ Columbus radio stations make a switch from WTVM.com, retrieved December 8, 2009
External links
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WCUG
- Radio-Locator information on WCUG
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WCUG
Coordinates: 31°59′20″N 84°55′59″W / 31.989°N 84.933°W
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