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WTGZ
Tuskegee, Alabama

Broadcast area	Auburn-Opelika, Alabama
Frequency	95.9 MHz
Branding	The Tiger
Programming
Format	Alternative rock
Affiliations	United Stations Radio Networks
Ownership
Owner	Tiger Communications
Sister stations	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^[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	48682
Class	A
ERP	4,300 watts
HAAT	115 meters (377 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	32°19′4″N 85°40′16″W / 32.31778°N 85.67111°W / 32.31778; -85.67111
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	thetiger.fm

WTGZ (95.9 FM, "The Tiger") is a commercial radio stationinTuskegee, 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.

On May 4, 2020, WTGZ and its alternative rock format moved to 95.9 FM Tuskegee, swapping frequencies with talk-formatted WQSI.^[2]

Programming[edit]

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.^[3]

WTGZ airs a regional sports call-in show titled SportsCall.^[4]

References[edit]

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

^ WTGZ & WQSI Swap Spots Radioinsight - May 5, 2020

^ Auburn High School Tigers Football, retrieved October 8, 2008; David Morrison, "New crop expected to step up", Opelika-Auburn News, August 25, 2010.

^ "Sports Call Auburn". Tiger Communications. Retrieved 2023-10-04.