WTSK
| City | Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Tuscaloosa and vicinity |
| Branding | Praise 93.3 |
| Slogan | Tuscaloosa Gospel Radio |
| Frequency | 790 kHz |
| Translator(s) | 93.3 W227DD (Brent) |
| First air date | 1958 (as WTUG) |
| Format | Gospel |
| Power |
5,000 watts (day) 36 watts (night) |
| Class | D |
| Facility ID | 54795 |
| Callsign meaning | TSK = "Tuscaloosa"[1] |
| Former callsigns | WTUG (1958-1980) |
| Owner |
Townsquare Media (Townsquare Media Tuscaloosa License, LLC) |
| Sister stations | WTUG, WFFN, WBEI, WNPT, WTBC |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | praise933.com |
WTSK (790 AM, "Praise 93.3") is a radio station serving the Tuscaloosa, Alabama, area with a Gospel music format.[2] It is under ownership of Townsquare Media.
In February 2005, Apex Broadcasting Inc. (Houston L. Pearce, chairman) reached an agreement to sell WTSK and six other radio stations in Alabama to Citadel Broadcasting (Farid Suleman, chairman/CEO) for a reported sale price of $29 million.[3] Citadel merged with Cumulus Media on September 16, 2011.[4] Cumulus sold the station, along with its sister stations, to Townsquare Media effective July 31, 2012.
Previous Logo
(WTSK's logo under previous "Truth" branding)
References
- ↑ Nelson, Bob (2008-10-18). "Call Letter Origins". The Broadcast Archive. Retrieved 2008-10-31.
- ↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Archived from the original on March 1, 2010.
- ↑ "Deals - 2/21/2005". Broadcasting & Cable. 2005-02-21.
- ↑ "Cumulus now owns Citadel Broadcasting". Atlanta Business Journal. September 16, 2011. Retrieved September 16, 2011.
External links
- Query the FCC's AM station database for WTSK
- Radio-Locator Information on WTSK
- Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WTSK
- Query the FCC's FM station database for W227DD
- Radio-Locator information on W227DD
Coordinates: 33°11′17″N 87°35′23″W / 33.18806°N 87.58972°W
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