WLUB

WLUB
City	Augusta, Georgia
Broadcast area	Central Savannah River Area
Branding	105.7 The Bull
Slogan	Augusta's #1 for Country
Frequency	105.7 MHz
Translator(s)	106.3 W292EE (Augusta-Richmond County, relays HD2)
First air date	March 10, 1952 (as WAUG-FM)
Format	Country HD2: Classic Country "106.3 Bull Icons"
ERP	100,000 watts
HAAT	371 meters (1217 feet)
Class	C
Facility ID	59250
Callsign meaning	BUL(L) spelled backwards
Former callsigns	WAUG-FM (1952-1980) WYMX (1980-1984) WFMG (1984-1985) WZNY (1985-1986) WLTO (1986) WZNY (1986-2004) WIBL (2004-2007) WEKL (2007-2013) WSCG (2013-2016)
Owner	iHeartMedia, Inc. (Capstar TX LLC)
Sister stations	WBBQ-FM, WKSP, WYNF
Webcast	Listen Live Listen Live (HD2)
Website	Bull1057.com 1063BullIcons.com (HD2)

WLUB (105.7 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Augusta, Georgia. The station is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. and airs a country music radio format. WLUB calls itself "105.7 The Bull." As with many country stations owned by iHeart, WLUB carries the nationally syndicated Bobby Bones Show from Nashville on weekday mornings.

The station is licensed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to broadcast with an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100 kW from an antenna 371 meters (1217 feet) in height above average terrain (HAAT), giving it a wide coverage area, reaching Columbia, South Carolina to the northeast and nearly to Athens, Georgia to the west.^[1] WLUB's studios are located at the Augusta Corporate Center near the I-20/I-520 interchange in Augusta, and the transmitter tower is in Beech Island, South Carolina.

WLUB operates a classic country-formatted station on its HD Radio subchannel and on translator W292EE as 106.3 Bull Icons.

History

WLUB signed on in July 1994. It began life as Eagle 102 - a classic hits station, broadcasting on the 102.3 frequency. That frequency had previously been WGUS - Big Gus (Country), Power 102 (contemporary hit radio), and Froggy 102 (Country) before settling on a classic rock format using the call letters WEKL. After years of dominating the rock market in Augusta with only a 6,000 watt signal, on August 13, 2007 WEKL traded frequencies with sister country station WIBL, becoming "Eagle 105.7" while WIBL moved to 102.3, becoming "102.3 The Bull".

The 105.7 frequency began in 1952 as WAUG-FM, simulcasting AM 1050 WAUG (now WFAM). The station was sold in 1980 and became WYMX with an album rock format known as "Rock 106". This format lasted until 1984 when it became WFMG with an adult contemporary format known as "M105". WFMG then became "Sunny 105" in early 1986 under the WZNY call letters. In 1994, WZNY was acquired by Savannah Valley Broadcasting, which owned longtime contemporary hits outlet WBBQ. A format and airstaff swap was done in August of that year as WBBQ went AC and WZNY became CHR and within a year's time came to be known as Y-105. In September, 2004, WZNY was reborn as "105.7 The Bull", a gold-leaning country outlet with the new call letters of WIBL. On April 1, 2010, WIBL flipped its format back to Top 40, becoming "Y102.3", and soon after returned to the WZNY call sign.

On November 8, 2013, WZNY began stunting with a simulcast of WEKL as it assumed WEKL's format as "Eagle 102.3". WEKL, in return, flipped back to Country as "G105.7, Georgia-Lina's NEW Country". On November 21, 2013, WEKL changed its call sign to WSCG to reflect the new format, and the WEKL call sign returned to WZNY, dropping the WZNY call sign from the Augusta area for a second time. The station brought back the syndicated Bobby Bones Show to mornings on January 2, 2014. It was originally heard for a brief period on Top 40 outlet Y102.3, ironically the station it replaced.

On April 15, 2016, WSCG became 105.7 The Bull and changed its call sign to WLUB. On the same day, a companion classic country station was launched on WLUB-HD2 and on translator W292EE as 106.3 Bull Icons.

Current 105.7 The Bull Line Up

Weekdays

6 am − 10 am: The Bobby Bones Show

10 am - 1 pm: Madison

1 pm − 4 pm:

4 pm − 7 pm: Eddie Foxx

7 pm − 12 m: Tige & Daniel

12 am − 6 am: After Midnite with Cody Alan

References

↑ http://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/patg?id=WLUB-FM

External links

Query the FCC's FM station database for WLUB

Radio-Locator information on WLUB

Links to related articles

Radio stations in the Augusta, Georgia market

By FM frequency	WAFJ 88.3 WLJK 89.1 WACG-FM 90.7 WLPE 91.7 WAEG 92.3 WKSX 92.7 WDRR 93.9 WAAW 94.7 WGAC-FM 95.1 WCHZ 95.5 WKSP 96.3 WTHB 96.9 WIIZ 97.9 WHHD 98.3 WKXC-FM 99.5 WRMK-LP 100.3 WAKB 100.9 WEKL 102.3 WGUS-FM 102.7 WFXA 103.1 WKZK 103.7 WBBQ 104.3 WLUB 105.7 WLUB-HD2 106.3 WYFA 107.1 WPRW 107.7

By AM frequency	WGAC 580 WFAM 1050 WEZO 1230 WYNF 1340 WNRR 1380 WTHB 1550 WKZK 1600 WRDW 1630

Defunct	WCHZ (1480 AM)

Georgia radio markets Albany Atlanta Augusta Brunswick Columbus Macon Savannah Valdosta Other Georgia radio regions Rome Thomasville/Bainbridge Waycross See also List of radio stations in Georgia

Country radio stations in the state of Georgia

Stations	WAAC – Valdosta WAJQ-FM – Alma WBAF – Barnesville WBTR-FM – Carrollton WBYZ – Baxley WCJM-FM – West Point WCOH – Newnan WCON – Cornelia WCON-FM – Cornelia WDAL - Dalton WDEN – Macon WEKS – Zebulon WFDR - Manchester WFFM – Ashburn WGCO – Midway/Savannah WHIE – Griffin WHKN – Millen WIFO – Jesup WIHB – Macon WIHB-FM – Gray WISK-FM – Americus WJCL-FM – Savannah WJTH – Calhoun WKAA – Willacoochee WKAK – Albany WKBX – Kingsland WKCN – Lumpkin WKHX – Marietta WKKP – McDonough WKLY – Hartwell WKNG – Tallapoosa WKUB – Blackshear WKZR – Milledgeville WKZZ – Tifton WLHR – Lavonia WLJA – Ellijay WLUB – Augusta WLYU – Lyons WMCG – Milan WMNZ – Montezuma WMOQ – Bostwick WNGC – Toccoa WOBB – Tifton WOKA-FM – Douglas WPEH – Louisville WPPL – Blue Ridge WQCH – Lafayette WQZY – Dublin WRJY – Brunswick WRLD - Columbus (Valley, AL) WSGA – Hinesville WSGC – Elberton WSNT – Sandersville WSNT-FM – Sandersville WSRM – Coosa WTHO – Thomson WTIF-FM – Omega WTSH – Aragon WTUF – Boston WUBL – Atlanta WUCG-LP – Blairsville WUFF – Eastman WUFF-FM – Eastman WULK – Crawfordville WXLI – Dublin WXRS-FM – Swainsboro WYNR – Waycross WYUM – Mount Vernon WYYZ – Jasper WZAT – Tybee Island/Savannah WZCH – Warner Robins WZQZ – Trion

Defunct	WBBK – Blakely WCUG – Cuthbert

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Georgia

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Coordinates: 33°25′19″N 81°50′17″W / 33.422°N 81.838°W / 33.422; -81.838

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