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WHUG

Jamestown, New York

Broadcast area

Jamestown NY area

Frequency

101.9 MHz

Branding

My Country 101.9

Programming

Format

Country music

Affiliations

Jones Radio Network

Ownership

Owner

Media One Radio Group (Media One Holdings, LLC)

Sister stations

WJTN, WKSN, WKZA, WQFX-FM, WWSE

History

First air date

April 26, 1965
(59 years ago) (1965-04-26)

Former call signs

WHUG (1965–2001)
WMHU (2001–2004)

Call sign meaning

HUGgin' Country (former slogan/brand, a play on sister station WKSN's "Kissin'" brand)

Technical information^[1]

Licensing authority

65591

6,000 watts

100.0 meters

Transmitter coordinates

42°07′53″N 79°13′13″W / 42.13139°N 79.22028°W / 42.13139; -79.22028

Links

Public license information

Public file

LMS

Webcast

Listen Live

Website

WHUG.com

WHUG (101.9 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Jamestown, New York, United States, the station is currently owned by Media One Radio Group.

Local disc jockeys heard on this station include Dan Warren (The My Country Morning Show; 6-10 am Monday - Friday) Matt Warren (Middays with Matt Warren;- 12-3 pm Monday - Friday) and Chris Sprague (3-7 pm Monday - Friday). Syndicated/national programming on WHUG includes Honky Tonkin' with Tracy Lawrence, ZMax Racing Country, Rise Up Country, NASCAR USA and Country Countdown USA.

History[edit]

The station went on the air in 1965 at the 101.7 frequency as WXYJ-FM under the ownership of Bud Paxson; it signed on at roughly the same time as what was then its sister station, WNYP-TV.^[2] It later changed to WHUG, "Huggin' Country", and ultimately moved to 101.9 MHz; this was part of an agreement between WHUG and WXOX in Attica so that both could increase their power.^{[citation needed]} It has long been Jamestown's country music outlet. The station changed call signs to WMHU, "102 Moo", in January 2001. The station changed its call sign back to the current WHUG in 2004.^{[citation needed]}

From 1994 until his death in 2012,^[3] Bruce Baker hosted his long-running three-hour classic country program on the station on Saturday mornings. The classic country block continued in the time slot until 2024, when WHUG replaced it with syndication.

References[edit]

^ "Facility Technical Data for WHUG". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

^ Fybush, Scott (January 12, 2015). Salary Controversy Ousts Public TV Exec. NorthEast Radio Watch. Retrieved January 12, 2015. Fybush placed a free copy of this column on his Facebook account.

^ Shelters, Scott (May 9, 2012). Remembering Bruce. The Post-Journal. Retrieved May 9, 2012.